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I've seen unionized and non-ionized used interchangeably in most situations, with maybe a rare subtle difference unionized used to emphasize something is not yet ionized. That, and you only see non-ionizing, but I haven't see unionizing in that context.
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Or get a straight razor, and never have to buy blades again. I get a better shave from it than disposables, and have yet to hurt myself with it, despite having been able to draw blood with disposables or even once with an electric. You have to learn to sharpen it at some point though.
And even if you don't go with a straight razor, a proper brush for applying shaving cream can make quite a difference.
And even if you don't go with a straight razor, a proper brush for applying shaving cream can make quite a difference.
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At a temperature of 1370 C, that is 170 C less than the melting point of iron. There are hotter things in most households. Lava isn't particular hot in terms of industrial scales, but there is a whole lot of it in and around volcanos, orders of magnitude more than what could fit in some industrial crucible at a smelter.
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A couple things:
For a long time, I've not seen any difference in price between portabello and button mushrooms for the same size. The only difference is that the portabellos come in a much larger size that cost more. So I am not sure if that the fact they different stages of the same mushroom matters much (and there are a lot of other veggies that are different variations of the same plant or species).
Meat glue never seemed like a big deal to me, as it is an enzyme that occurs already in the human body and not much is needed for typical uses. The most common uses are to maximize use of scrap material and to achieve consistency in products otherwise not possible. But there are a lot of creative uses for it, to make forms, textures, and foods not otherwise possible, like noodles that are actually made from shrimp, or combining two different meats in a way that the textures, moisture and fat components complement each other. You can get the stuff for experimenting at home, although in the past the issue was with bulk orders that would go bad way before you could use it, some specialty places now are offering it in much smaller quantities.
And there are many studies on wine, but sometimes the details can make a huge difference. A lot of them are not necessarily showing we can't tell the difference between types of wine, but that we are easily mislead by external influences. And I'm not sure if I would say people getting the expensive wines mixed up 50% of the time is the same as guess, as it may depend on if the same people are getting it right and the same ones are getting wrong multiple times, as they may just have a misconception about what is supposed to make a wine more expensive (I haven't been able to find more details with a small amount of searching for an actual paper for that one). There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical of the snobbery and costs of things related to wine, although I think some people will go way too far the other way and end up misrepresenting results that are somewhere more in the middle.
For a long time, I've not seen any difference in price between portabello and button mushrooms for the same size. The only difference is that the portabellos come in a much larger size that cost more. So I am not sure if that the fact they different stages of the same mushroom matters much (and there are a lot of other veggies that are different variations of the same plant or species).
Meat glue never seemed like a big deal to me, as it is an enzyme that occurs already in the human body and not much is needed for typical uses. The most common uses are to maximize use of scrap material and to achieve consistency in products otherwise not possible. But there are a lot of creative uses for it, to make forms, textures, and foods not otherwise possible, like noodles that are actually made from shrimp, or combining two different meats in a way that the textures, moisture and fat components complement each other. You can get the stuff for experimenting at home, although in the past the issue was with bulk orders that would go bad way before you could use it, some specialty places now are offering it in much smaller quantities.
And there are many studies on wine, but sometimes the details can make a huge difference. A lot of them are not necessarily showing we can't tell the difference between types of wine, but that we are easily mislead by external influences. And I'm not sure if I would say people getting the expensive wines mixed up 50% of the time is the same as guess, as it may depend on if the same people are getting it right and the same ones are getting wrong multiple times, as they may just have a misconception about what is supposed to make a wine more expensive (I haven't been able to find more details with a small amount of searching for an actual paper for that one). There are a lot of reasons to be skeptical of the snobbery and costs of things related to wine, although I think some people will go way too far the other way and end up misrepresenting results that are somewhere more in the middle.
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Did I miss something, or did it only go half a turn? If it only went half a turn, I wouldn't be surprised if it is just a slight slope in the shelf, and it is pivoting on a bump on the base, such that the center of gravity is lowered by a little bit. That wouldn't be the explanation if it turns much more than 180 degrees though. And not just vibration, but changes in temperature and humidity could mess with the friction enough to cause it to spin at times when people are around.
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Neat uses if you have a few too many around. But based on the experience of previous times family members needed crutches, in many cases it was better to have a set already on hand than trying to suddenly find some at an odd hour or get to a doctor's office without some beforehand. Unless you are short on storage, crutches seem like a good thing to have on hand.
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I've known a few people who drink catnip tea. It is supposed to have a calming effect or help settle digestive issues. Although it can be bad in excess or bad for certain groups of people (e.g. pregnant women).
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That doesn't look like a two-person costume, that looks like a one person costume with some sort of extension on the arms to make them similar length to the legs. It would be just like the Toothless costume you showed not too long ago.
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Phil has a picture comparing the largest the moon appears to the smallest it can appear. Another picture on Wikipedia maybe illustrative, contrasting the supermoon to a more average moon. It is kind of annoying how it seems like 90+% of the coverage of the phenomenon skips over saying actually how much bigger the moon will look, so people end up imagining a lot more than a 7% change from normal. It can lead to some awkward or annoying exchanges between people and those more familiar with the details, shattering their imagination...
As he said, you probably wouldn't notice if it someone didn't tell you and showed a photo contrasting the sizes. As far as subtle effects you probably don't notice about the Moon, the libration of the moon is a lot cooler in my opinion, as illustrated in a (simulated) animation here.
As he said, you probably wouldn't notice if it someone didn't tell you and showed a photo contrasting the sizes. As far as subtle effects you probably don't notice about the Moon, the libration of the moon is a lot cooler in my opinion, as illustrated in a (simulated) animation here.
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When I got married, there were a few people who helped covered the tab at dinners before and after, and a couple that gave more elaborate presents, but in the end, the presents that made the biggest difference and went the furthers were the simple staples. We were trying to start a family, not furnish a vacation home. If you are fortunate enough to not need or appreciate any help with basics, even snack food, then you can probably just relax and enjoy the celebration, which is what I thought the point of such things was supposed to be.
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I was referring to the words' applicability, not legibility.
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The yellow words look hit or miss to me, the blue words.... well, I don't wear glasses.
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At least if you are not in direct line of sight of the area around the actual arc, you most likely won't have the more serious arc flash problems, like massive sun burns or clothes catching on fire, and it becomes more like a normal fire in a confined space.
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A discussion I seen on the topic a few days ago seems to suggest the that "last telegram" means last message sent through a telex service or other dedicated network. There are still telegram companies, but are mostly paying for a courier to deliver a message sent via the internet. That said, I'm not sure how accurate the claim this is the last telegram is, because there might still be some telex networks around.
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In my experience, a lot of learning and memorization can come around as a result of needing to use something. I've had students ask why I remember so many atomic numbers and masses and if I sat down to memorize the whole periodic table, when instead it was because there were certain elements I needed to use the numbers for on a daily basis and I just remembered them eventually (but not others I didn't use). At least in some fields, like math and physics, you can re-derive things instead of memorizing them. Although for teaching some basic principles, you need to prime the pump and some memorization is needed, and some more advanced topics can become way too tedious and slow to teach if a student can't recall the basic stuff from memory.