If the weather keeps up, I expect Hil to start making her own soap and knitting socks.
Look, Angel, I know you've been out of the loop for a while, but I'm still evil. I don't do errands...unless they're evil errands.
Lilah ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2010 9:35:04 am PST #7667 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Jessica - Feb 10, 2010 9:35:08 am PST #7668 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
When my hotel suite in Florida had dishwasher soap but no hand-wash soap I just used shampoo. Took a little more rinsing, but it got stuff clean!
Kathy A - Feb 10, 2010 9:35:27 am PST #7669 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Kathy, are the roads up there clear?
Pretty much. Even the road through the forest preserve was plowed when I drove in this morning.
Ginger - Feb 10, 2010 9:36:49 am PST #7670 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've accidentally run the dishwasher without soap and everything seemed just about as clean.
Jessica - Feb 10, 2010 9:39:34 am PST #7671 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
On a similar note, I recently read a comment by the CEO of Seventh Generation who said that most loads of laundry don't really need soap either - the agitation alone will get rid of everyday dirt, and you don't get any griminess from soap buildup.
Sheryl - Feb 10, 2010 9:41:54 am PST #7672 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Healthma to Bob.
sarameg - Feb 10, 2010 9:42:14 am PST #7673 of 30001
Maybe baking soda?
Cashmere - Feb 10, 2010 9:42:51 am PST #7674 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
lisah, lots of strength and health~ma for you and for Bob.
tommyrot - Feb 10, 2010 9:43:43 am PST #7675 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
OK, this is freaky.
Carbon-22 Is Shockingly Huge And Shockingly Stable
Physicists in Japan have discovered Carbon-22, an exotic isotope of one of the universe's most abundant elements. With a nucleus greater than those of heavier elements like carbon and zinc, it is the biggest example yet of a "halo nucleus."
Discovered in a particle accelerator at the University of Tokyo, Carbon-22 has six protons and a whopping sixteen neutrons in its nucleus. In most such overstuffed isotopes, the excess neutrons create instability and cause the atom to break apart. However, Carbon-22 makes use of a unique arrangement of its nucleus that gives it stability unusual for its size.
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This is the freaky part:
The reason for this is that Carbon-22 arranges itself in what is called a halo nucleus. In this arrangement, two of the neutrons detach from the nucleus and orbit around it, forming a halo around the nucleus. This essentially alters the nucleus so that it is now a three body system, with a core of six protons and fourteen neutrons along with the two orbiting neutrons. Although physicists still don't exactly know why, this arrangement provides the needed stability for Carbon-22 to hold together longer.
WTF, Carbon-22?
Jessica - Feb 10, 2010 9:45:51 am PST #7676 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think the real question is, how long until we can build nanotubes out of it?
t /wants a space elevator