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Things I never knew I needed

February 28th, 2009 1 Comment

A new series on Nadsat inspired by a thread on Style Forum, “Things I never knew I needed” (but now desperately need).  The first installment, decorative bottles for bathroom items:

I like a neat bathroom even though I barely claim mine as such.  A neat bathroom used to mean empty to me, nothing on the counter [...]

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Compact Fluorescents

August 25th, 2007 2 Comments

Compact Fluorescents are a hot topic these days. Australia has mandated their use and there has been some talk of similar laws in the US (I’m looking at you, California). What’s the big deal with them? They last longer and use less energy than conventional incandescent bulbs. The negative? They [...]

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Tin Alloys and Float Glass

May 10th, 2007 No Comments

Tin (chemical symbol Sn) typically is not thought of as a particularly useful metal and neither are its alloys. Tin has largely been replaced by aluminum in the two areas people knew it best, cans and foil. Some still refer to the updated aluminum versions as tin. So is tin used for [...]

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