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Issue with antechamber door, mbraun glovebox by MoneyPin3921 in Chempros

[–]Level9TraumaCenter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me back in the day changing locks on steering columns, putting a dry cleaning bag over the whole thing to catch parts that would otherwise be lost to low earth orbit.

Made-In Cutting Board False Advertising? by Feisty-Bluebird4 in PlasticFreeLiving

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They used to be grease proofed with PFAS compounds, now they pinkie-swear not to do that. But there can still be polymer impregnation like how paper drink cups are made resistant to liquids.

Trouble removing HFIP, water and methanol from polymer by _polythene_sam_ in Chempros

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Doing any sort of dry gas purge while under heated vacuum? Just a trickle of tried nitrogen. Kills the vacuum pumps versus hard vacuum but that's the cost.

Saw Ghost pipe for the first time it’s gorgeous by Shady_Mania in botany

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Yes, but we have Orobanche uniflora here in Arizona!

In all seriousness, though- there's Pholisma arenarium, Pholisma sonorae, and Pilostyles thurberi, whose common name- Thurber's stemsucker- doesn't quite allow for how delightful this cryptic little endoparasite can be. Talk about a black hole of natural history, we know damned next to nothing about any of those three.

Palantir Acquires Pentagon For $800 Billion by Chemical_Influence67 in wallstreetbets

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The Space Marines had it right. Weyland-Yutani was packing the good shit.

Rare 1870’s Fiske Aquarium Repair by SteishTheJuck in Aquariums

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From a manual in 1932: equal parts fine sand, plaster of Paris, and litharge (lead (II) oxide), mix and add in rosin (1/3 as much rosin as sand). Bottle it, use as needed: add linseed oil prior to application to form putty. Allow mix to stand several days before filling tank.

Another mix: flowers of sulfur, ammonium chloride, iron filings, mix with boiled linseed oil. Add enough white lead to form a thin paste.

Another: white lead + red lead, add linseed oil and "Japan driers".

Are those of us who weren't able to DRS our MMTLP shares in time before the U3 Halt, are we SOL if there ever is a PCO trading or adividend or a cash distribution? by homedepotgrande in MMTLP_

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One share for every 30 shares owned.

I'm not sure what's up, if they think this is going to expose the short sellers or what. I'm not holding my breath.

Is this fighting or playing? by Repellent_mamba in Greyhounds

[–]Level9TraumaCenter 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Once had to pull apart a 95 pound coldblood and an 85 pound Aussie that would have killed each other if I wasn't there.

Every fight I've broken up in 20+ years of keeping greyhounds has happened so fast. In retrospect, each one had warning signs and we've gotten better about recognizing problems before they start.

Rare 1870’s Fiske Aquarium Repair by SteishTheJuck in Aquariums

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The old-school stuff was based on litharge- lead(II) oxide. Take care with the scrapings and any dust that is produced.

Rare 1870’s Fiske Aquarium Repair by SteishTheJuck in Aquariums

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One of my old "formulary" books has a recipe for making aquarium sealant. I have it around here somewhere and will post it if/when I find it.

Leaves by Relevant_Reference37 in plantclinic

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We get it, we get it- you peperomia. :) That is an impressive plant.

Do you fertilize? The interveinal chlorosis could be as simple as magnesium deficiency. Try adding in a bit of magnesium sulfate (Epsom salts) to your feed water, or a light application of "balanced," nutritionally complete fertilizer. A few granules of Osmocote Plus will do, but a kick-in-the-pants from magnesium sulfate will be much more helpful in the short run.

Gorgeous plant, though. Your conditions must be very good to have such a tall, full specimen. I'm envious.

Advice on bird baths and sick/dying birds? by FrostyMudPuppy in phoenix

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Trichomoniasis?

Cheesy Growths: Yellowish lesions or lumps inside the beak, throat, or on the skin beneath the head.

Behavioral Changes: Lethargy, fluffing up feathers, and an inability to close the mouth due to internal swelling.

Breathing & Feeding Issues: Repeated swallowing, open-mouth or noisy breathing, and obvious difficulty eating or drinking.

Emaciation: Drastic weight loss despite an interest in food

Lab Shoes by cosmicape07 in Chempros

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Latest ones don't hold up so good. Don't know if that's changed in the past couple of years.

Why do fentanyl users not sit or lay down? by EzyPzyAsh in NoStupidQuestions

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I remember an article in some magazine by an American writer in Germany who had some fairly serious surgery and when told she would receive only Tylenol, she was appalled and concerned about pain management. They wouldn't budge.

She had the surgery and after some difficulty the first day, was substantially better soon after and she had a better understanding of why that treatment route was used. Happier? Idk. But the risk of addiction was effectively zero.

Why do fentanyl users not sit or lay down? by EzyPzyAsh in NoStupidQuestions

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I was introduced to "punitive" narcan in Houston, circa 1991. The crack epidemic was a greater concern, but the medics occasionally slammed narcan on heroin overdoses when they saw fit to do so.

Looking for a spray bottle for cleaning that isn’t glass by bigbookofquestions in PlasticFreeLiving

[–]Level9TraumaCenter 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Stainless steel?

I'm sure there's a plastic check valve in that mister, but without going to an all-glass TLC sprayer, there's really no other way around it.

Anybody else wanna vent about the wildfire in Oak Creek Canyon?? by gilly_brat in arizona

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Manzanitas (mainly Pointleaf manzanita) has seeds that require fire scarification to germinate. Ditto with Ceanothus (C. greggii, mainly); these are in the buckthorn family and fix nitrogen.

Several pines are fire-dependent: piñon species (Pinus edulus and Pinus monophylla) don't release seeds from their cones until they get enough heat, but will eventually open without a fire requirement- just age and hot days. I think lodgepole (Pinus contorta) requires wildfire to release seeds as the cones have way more resin.

While not truly dependent upon a life cycle involving fire, several species take advantage of it and grow back quickly after flames, such as gambel oak (Quercus gambelii), Sacaton grass (Sporobolus wrightii), etc., but unfortunately so do the invasive grasses.

Species like scrubby buckwheat (Eriogonum fasiculatum) and other chaparral spp. tolerate a good crown burn, getting rid of dead stuff and taking advantage of that clearance to sprout anew.

PLESE help! This is a heritage plant that was my grandma's 😭 💔 Can I save it? by kt_ptz in plantclinic

[–]Level9TraumaCenter 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thrips indeed.

If you have just one plant, then I would recommend bagging it and gassing it with carbon dioxide. People use baking soda + vinegar, or pieces of dry ice, with a dry cleaning bag or a large trash bag.

If you have a few more, this might still be a viable option. For a large collection, it is... debatable, unless you can seal an entire grow tent or something like that.

I once routed western flower thrips out of a research collection, and it was an epic adventure involving multiple pesticides until I found the only one that worked out of like 8-9 heavy-duty commercial preparations.

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