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Comment Re: This will revolutionize igloo construction (Score 2) 57

It's not a new idea, just a more refined version of what they were playing around with in the 1940s. The Brits floated the idea of making huge chunks of the stuff using nothing more than water and wood fibres, then attaching them all together to make a floating landing strip. Essentially an artificial iceberg employed as an aircraft carrier.

Comment Re: Objection: relevance? (Score 2) 65

Xylitol is a shitty sweetener...it poisons your dog and definitely has GI side effects. I honestly don't know why food producers use it. It can't be that much cheaper than the more established products. I guess because it has a similar volume and texture?

Bacteria can't metabolise it so they use it for sweets that won't rot your teeth.

It's not âoeartificial" either; it's found in birch bark. IIRC it's basically just normal sugar with the opposite chirality.

Comment Re: Hot or cold? Make your minds up! (Score 1) 164

If you can't afford central air...just toss up a few window units. It doesn't cost a ton and makes summer's survivable....especially if humidity is there in the mix.

Itâ(TM)s not a question of affording central air. Most homes here don't have air ducts and that's not the sort of thing you can just retrofit.

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