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  • ronl2k@lemmy.worldtoMicroblog Memes@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 天前

    That building at 7500 S South Shore Drive actually has architectural significance. Built in 1950, all the corner windows wrap around framelessly, allowing nearly unobstructed views of Lake Michigan across the street; one of the first buildings in the nation to implement such window framing. Unfortunately, in 2011 Mayor Daley allowed a school to be built on park land across the street, which blocked the view of Lake Michigan from east-facing windows. I believe losing the lake view is what caused the building to lose prime renters and spiral into subprime building condition it was in at the time of the raid.







  • Incinerator toilets like the Incinolet don’t need septic or water. They can also be used to burn small trash. But there are downsides:

    • Incinolet toilet: $3000
    • Per flush: 2000 watts (120v), 3500 watts (240v)
    • Incinerates at 1400°F
    • Cheapest liners: 7¢ each flush. 18" sheets of wax paper would be cheaper. 7¢ liners might be too small for explosive diarrhea splatter.
    • Incineration cycles can be interrupted and restarted.
    • Need a 5" vent hole pipe.



  • ronl2k@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldOh dear
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    9 天前

    From your article:

    Pre- and early Neanderthals seem to have continuously occupied only France, Spain, and Italy, although some appear to have moved out of this “core-area” to form temporary settlements eastward (without leaving Europe). Nonetheless, southwestern France has the highest density of sites for pre- and classic Neanderthals.



  • ronl2k@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldOh dear
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    10 天前

    Ice wasn’t everywhere.

    The last ice age of 40,000 years ago covered everywhere Neanderthals lived, and no Neanderthals survived it. The last Neanderthals went extinct from exposure in a cave in Spain, which was affected by the last ice age.

    No sewing equipment has ever been found with Neanderthals. They died of exposure in spite of being more cold-hardy than homo-sapiens, who by the last ice age had mastered sewing tighter-fitting clothing with leather and fur. That’s why we survived the last ice age, and the Neanderthals did not.



  • ronl2k@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldOh dear
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    11 天前

    Neanderthals went extinct because they couldn’t survive the ice age of 40,000 years ago. Unlike homo-sapiens, they never learned to sew, so they couldn’t make tighter-fitting fur clothing to keep warm. They mostly wore loose-fitting animal hides.