Interesting Links for 28-08-2024

[andrewducker]

1. Sainsbury Wing contractors find 1990 letter from donor anticipating their demolition of false columns

(tags:sainsbury's museum architecture history )

2. Jane really hates direct lights, but these lampshades come with diffusers so that you never get direct light from the bulb. They definitely make the room lighting feel more relaxed

(tags:lighting autism )

3. The Efficacy of Duct Tape vs Cryotherapy in the Treatment of Verrucas

(tags:disease )

4. Keir Starmer in Berlin to 'turn corner on Brexit'

(tags:UK Germany Europe GoodNews trade )

5. Lego to replace oil in its bricks with pricier renewable plastic

(tags:plastic recycling Lego )

6. Oasis reunion tour sees hotels cancel rooms and hike prices up to £900/night across the UK

(tags:music hotel oasis business )

Comments

[anna_wing]

So the next questions would presumably be (a) why?; (b)must it be duct tape specifically or whether anything do to cover or seal off the wart would do?; (c) why?

[andrewducker]

All very reasonable questions!

It might just be that there's no blood flow through the verruca and it cuts off oxygen.

[bens_dad]

At least two of the links are to studies which found that duck tape was *less* effective - in one case less effective than no treatment !
Maybe it was a different type of wart, or maybe there is some other source of variability that swamps the stats.

[channelpenguin]

In my personal experience

Any deep enough blister will do the trick very quickly. This happened on my foot. Faster than the reported duct tape cure.

They can resolve themselves in a few months. This happened on my leg.

I suspect any way of softening the surrounding area to sufficient depth kills the little buggers roots, but I'm far from an expert.

[mtbc]

Yes, I suspect the time limit was the problem in the study. I gave up having random clinic nurses administer cryotherapy, most of them can't be persuaded to give the wart a heavy enough dosing, I've ended up finding unapproved means for doing the cooling myself so I can do my skin enough damage to be effective.

[bens_dad]

I have always preferred my lights to be properly shaded.

It does mean less illumination in most places.

[andrewducker]

I can cope with less illumination - I can just put a ridiculously bright bulb in there if necessary. So long as it makes the ceiling glow brightly rather than putting a burning star in my line of sight.

6

[emperor]

"Yay, capitalism", I guess :-/

Re: 6

[bens_dad]

I suppose you could argue that £900 hotel rooms for £140 concerts does give a sort of priority to local residents.

Sainsbury Wing contractors find 1990 letter from donor anticipating their demolition of false column

[anef]

I thought from the headline that the donor would have been against the demolition, rather than welcoming it!