“The portable bidet compatible with your plastic bottle”—that’s what the promoters say in promoting their invention called CuloClean. It’s a propulsive bottle cap. The promotional video and crowdfunding campaign, like the device itself, comes with minimal information. You may find it tricky to flush out information about the people behind CuloClean. Their press kit says only this: […]
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Three Heralds of the Rising Star Plastic World
We live in a Rising Star Plastic world. That’s what the evidence suggests. Here’s the evidence: FIRST. Daniel Y. Maman, MD, [pictured here]: “has been named a ‘Rising Star in Plastic Surgery’ by The New York Times, and he is a regularly featured surgeon on The Plastic Surgery Channel (PSC)”, and “he has lectured to his peers […]
Geotrichum candidum (fungus) might destroy your CDs?
Many thanks to Dr. Victor Cardenes of the Department Geology and Soil Science at Ugent, Belgium, who provides us with a photo of a music CD being colonised by Geotrichum candidum (or a near relative). Whilst working in Belize, Dr. Cardenes noticed that a CD ‘Pieces of Africa’ by the Kronos Quartet, showed mysterious markings […]
Further adventures with plastic pink flamingos: lemurs
Io9 published a selection of photos of plastic pink flamingos used as mental stimulants for lemurs in the San Francisco Zoo: Lawn Ornaments Help Lemurs Stay Happy and Healthy The San Francisco Zoo recently introduced its lemurs to some pink plastic flamingos. The results were predictably adorable, but the flamingos weren’t just decoration. They’re an […]