The Most Expensive Product to Manufacture

Dec 10 2012

Aluminum foil.

Top 3 anyway. Sometimes called ‘tin foil‘, for historical reasons, but it’s actually made of aluminum.

Surprised? I was. But then I considered how fragile it is. And the amount of energy required, to press metal that thin.

A Sign You're Hiring Dumdums

Dec 10 2012

Spotted on a retail store door, downtown Nashville.

The Most Beautiful Sound when they Smash

Dec 9 2012

If you’ve never heard a fluorescent bulb break, try to.

One day, if ever someone wants to get me a present, I’ll send this link.

I would like a pallet of these, an empty warehouse,
goggles and a clean-up crew.

This is Now the Size of an App

Dec 2 2012

How Loud Stuff Is

Nov 28 2012

dB – sound is measured in decibels

Interesting:

– buildings can crumble using sound. There’s a theory, that that’s how the Egyptians cut stone so perfectly (a dollar bill can’t fit between the pyramid stones)

– the threshold of pain is 120 dB

– below is a box of $20 headphones.

Aluminum foil.

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I would like a pallet of these, an empty warehouse, goggles and a clean-up crew.

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Interesting:

Hearing doesn’t grow back, eh.

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I would like a pallet of these, an empty warehouse,
goggles and a clean-up crew.