This video is a buddy film, or sorts: it shows CodyDon Reeder and his buddy sweeping dust from the side of a highway in the middle of the night, then working to chemically retrieve (from that dust) platinum bits — presumably shed from the catalytic converters of passing automobiles: (Thanks to Scott Langill for bringing this to our […]
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A pebble, dust, and the more-than-half-forgotten author Hallam Hawksworth
For adventure in a book, no author can or should quite equal what Hallam Hawksworth produced during the 1921-1922: The Strange Adventures of a Pebble, Hallam Hawksworth, 1921. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust, Hallam Hawksworth, 1922. But some may disagree as to when was Hawksworth’s best period. Arguments can be made for […]
Ground Moon and Ground Ground, Compared Breathily
Investigator Dan Heck summarizes a new study. Heck says: “Moon dust, or above ground dirt, is apparently as toxic as regular ground dirt, but not ground dirt, which is about as toxic as unground dirt.” The study is: “Estimate of safe human exposure levels for lunar dust based on comparative benchmark dose modeling,” John T. […]
Inventors’ dustup, with teeth: Tat, Tit, Tat,…
Two eminent invention/design firms are quarreling very much in public about a dustpan. In form, this is a classic tit-for-tat battle: TAT: “Rise Up! Quirky Seeks Justice for Inventor Bill Ward“, which begins: As a haven for transparent online collaboration, Quirky must strive to protect the interests of its inventors and influencers. While this customarily […]