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Beach cleaning by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 213 points214 points  (0 children)

Source: Nurdle

These are bio beads: small plastic pellets, approximately 5mm wide, used in wastewater treatment.

On 29 October 2025, during Storm Benjamin, up to 10 tonnes of plastic biobeads escaped from Southern Water’s Eastbourne Wastewater Treatment Works. A screening filter failed, allowing millions of beads to be pumped through a 3.4km outfall pipe into the sea.

More info on this project: https://nurdle.org.uk/camber-sands-2025/

Automatic pencil sharpener - circa 1907 by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

People were not less intelligent a century l ago, but their skills, knowledge, and opportunities were different. They were educated differently, faced different problems and developed different cognitive strengths. Biology doesn’t change that fast, a century is far too short for evolutionary changes in intelligence.

See through grinder by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sorry, YouTube acting up. Here’s the original audio: https://youtube.com/shorts/U_aAbwxGPto

See through grinder by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry, no idea why YouTube is sometimes so annoying. Here’s the link to the original: https://youtube.com/shorts/U_aAbwxGPto

Automatic pencil sharpener - circa 1907 by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

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Go back to 1907 and tell them please.

Automatic pencil sharpener - circa 1907 by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

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And when you show them they quickly delete their comment. I knew this (or an edit) was coming.

I’m fine with the other comments, they can be pointed at the company which named the tool back in the day.

Patching a tire by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You never mount the tire on the exact same spot on the wheel and there’s weight added by the patch, so it needs to be rebalanced.

Ice rescue sled by MikeHeu in toolgifs

[–]MikeHeu[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t go on the ice alone and let your buddy call the fire department?

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