Friday, September 12, 2025

The day I was a typo, and the crowd cheered

I gave blood today.

Yes, I am Type O Positive.

Retting

This is a follow-up to the post on hemp fiber.

Good post HERE written in very readable English.

Short, interesting video showing mechanical retting (not hemp).

Retting is actually two processes. The first part of the process is to separate the fiber bundles from the core. That part can be very fast. The second process is to delaminate the fiber bundle into its individual fibers by breaking down the gel that glues the fibers together. The second part is similar to making paper from wood.

Long, academic paper

4 comments:

  1. Always good to have a positive outlook on things.

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  2. Grumble, I'm not allowed because I've been in too many 'wrong' places.

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    1. Tell that to the IRS when they audit you!

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  3. I also tried in Madrid around the turn of the century but was initially rejected on the grounds of my U.K. passport. I gently informed them that I had left residency in 1978, before the Mad Cow kerfuffle.
    Reluctantly she began preparing me and asked what medication I was taking. I was on one pill a day back then and a slow smile spread over her not disagreeable features. Turns out that they don’t allow combination pills and mine was a beta blocker and diuretic combo.
    I did get a soft drink and a bun out of though as compensation.

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