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Fhek , 10 months ago to technology in The web version of Threads is finally here | Engadget

No.

AbouBenAdhem , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

Can I also strengthen my coffee by adding a little concrete mix?

TropicalDingdong , 10 months ago

For science, go for it!

Excrubulent , 10 months ago

The lime that concrete is made of is alkaline, so if you’re very careful a little bit may simply neutralise the acid. Neutralised… I think it’s just chalk? Don’t do this though, it wouldn’t take much to mess it up and do serious damage to your insides. Plus idk if it’s actually just chalk. Also if you wash your hands with vinegar after a day working with cement it gets rid of the horrible dried out feeling and feels nice & creamy, because it neutralises the base.

Selmafudd , 10 months ago

This is funny because when I was a plumber after particularly dirty days I used to wash my hands with cement and I used to think that made my hands feel smooth

Excrubulent , 10 months ago

Makes sense if you were working with strong acids. Bleach or baking soda might’ve had a similar effect.

Selmafudd , 10 months ago

Was domestic so plenty of urine from blocked drains I guess

Excrubulent , 10 months ago

Ah, I see what you mean now by “dirty”.

SCB , 10 months ago

Time to go write a cozy mystery where the murderer is poisoning people with tiny amounts of concrete in the coffee.

Anonymousllama , 10 months ago

Asking the important questions here, we just find out, for science ofcourse

Rozz , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

Good luck getting most people to recycle or save their used coffee grounds

Esqplorer , 10 months ago

Just pay Starbucks to collect it.

Franzia , 10 months ago

I have like, buckets of it. Brb making concrete.

BradleyUffner , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

From a materials science perspective, a jump of 30% for a material that’s been well known for thousands of years seems unlikely.

MechanicalJester , 10 months ago

Well, not really. They only mentioned compressive strength, so other important qualities and measures could be worse in unacceptable ways.

Or maybe it’s great. www.concretecentre.com/…/Charcoal-Concrete.aspx

scarabic , 10 months ago

Two materials that have both been known for a long time.

billiam0202 , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

I only use the finest Portland Arabica for my concrete needs.

FlyingSquid , 10 months ago

Only opus caementicium for my buildings. I want them to last 2000 years.

snailtrail , 10 months ago

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_cement

CaptKoala , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

I love seeing my countrymen coming up with dumb ideas that work, very Australian.

DragonTypeWyvern , 10 months ago

They definitely spilled it while testing something else.

igorlogius , 10 months ago to technology in The web version of Threads is finally here | Engadget

but the new features coming out could entice those early adopters to take a peek and become active users.

doubt

cheese_greater , 10 months ago

Howdya do that font/markup? Is that code

Edit: asked and answered

MechanicalJester , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

Gee, a controllable and fairly steady source of something that naturally generates methane. Better just bury it real quick because we’ve got fracking to do!

Geert , 10 months ago to technology in The web version of Threads is finally here | Engadget

I don’t understand why this news is downvoted. Yes Threads sucks but it is news and relevant

nutsack , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

that must be some shitty coffee

infyrin , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

And so it was, the scent of coffee through concrete will influence coffee drinking by 500%.

chrisbit , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

Not surprised it’s a Melbourne university researching this.

Akasazh , 10 months ago

How’s that? The connection eludes me

AustralianSimon , 10 months ago

Melbourne claims to be home to the best coffee culture in Australia.

Akasazh , 10 months ago

Aha I see, cheers antipode!

FlyingSquid , 10 months ago

Knowing what little I know about Australia, shouldn’t it be reinforced with either beer or squashed cane toads?

Rubanski , 10 months ago

Squashed cane toad experiments are incoming

ThePantser , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

Can we call it cofcrete?

steal_your_face , 10 months ago

Covfefe

ChihuahuaOfDoom , 10 months ago

I bigly approve of this.

objectionist , 10 months ago

oxford, can we approve the word “bigly”? thanks

scottyjoe9 , 10 months ago

It was right there all along. 🤔

Tetsuo , 10 months ago

In a few years we will all be injecting blivcheche and sunlilit while sipping on our covfefe.

Who will be laugthithing then ?

Gork , 10 months ago

Despite the constant negative press

RegularGoose , 10 months ago to technology in Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds

This is one of those things I’d never think to try, but am still surprised that no one else did decades ago.

FireWire400 , 10 months ago to technology in The web version of Threads is finally here | Engadget

I really like the design of the login page, will I try the service? Nope.