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25 Sunday Dec 2022

Posted by crashdlanding in Non-Fiction

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christmas, crash landing, crashdlanding, Crystal, gemstone, man-made, manufactured, non-fiction, Science, Swarovski crystals

Swarovski Crystals Aren’t Really Crystals

They’re actually a type of fancy glass, basically.

I was watching a video from creator CelinaSpookyBoo, where she opened a Swarovski Advent calendar.

The Vidja in question

Honestly I’d be disappointed too, Celina. There was very little variety and one was broken! Anyway, it got me wondering, what really are those very expensive shiny things, anywho?

4 interest free payments of $44. Swarovski.com

“Crystals” seems like a Misnomer.

Am I using that word right?

Anyway, while crystals are beautiful and unique and spectacular (*is named Crystal*) I knew that naturally occurring crystals (*clears throat*) are rarely as pure and clear as Swarovski specimens are, I had to know what they actually are.

Glass. Fancy glass.

Swarovski Crystals are legit a man-made scientific masterpiece.

They’re actually led glass crystals created using quartz, sand, and minerals.

This website

They’re a non-naturally occurring glass bobble created with a patented process. Right down to the color and refraction of the “Crystal”.

How tho, bro?

Let’s go straight to the number one source I’d I formation on the internet. Wikipedia!

Wikipedia says nothing about how they came up with the process, just that they are a glad company that has been around since 1895, so almost 130 years. They wanted to create “a Diamond for everyone.” Which, to be honest, failed miserably if you have to spend $175 on a tiny Beauty and the Beast rose… but anyway…

Swarovski glass is produced by melting a mixture of quartz sand, soda, potash and other ingredients at high temperatures.

Wikipedia Duh

Turns out they stopped using led in their products, back in 2012. Anything before that time, contains led, in thr form of Lead Tetroxide. The color comes from a various types of metallic coating, creating different colors and effects.

Okay. So?

So? Bro, I got a sweet pair of Swarovski earrings for Christmas.

Listen don’t hate in my picture taking skills. I was too lazy to turn on my light and then The Kid decided to crawl in my bed. OkY?

I’m not dissing or downing or criticizing Swarovski Crystals, in fact, diamonds are super overrated and made way more expensive that necessary. They’re not rare like other more interesting gemstones.

I am also going to pretend in my head that The Hubs found said earrings on an amazing sale and didn’t spend a fortune on them. I am also resisting the urge to do more “research”.

Ya girl just gets curious and likes to know answers to questions. And then share the findings with you in a hastily writing blog.

I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas and/or holiday season. It’s finally over. Goodnight.


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BMB: GIANT AFRICAN LAND SNAILS

08 Friday Jul 2022

Posted by crashdlanding in BMB, News, Non-Fiction

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art, canva, crash landing, crashdlanding, Florida, giant African land snail, news, non-fiction, Politics, Science, snails

Day 8

What Do You Think of When you hear Giant African Land Snails?

If its something like this, we have a similar imagination. Snail image borrowed from Here. Image thrown together in Canva.

This morning, as I was avoiding going in to work, and reading news on Yahoo!, when I stumbled upon a very interesting article. This article is titled “Effort begun to eradicate giant African snails in Florida” and it is literally about snails that eat buildings.

The fact that my brain turned this:

(Image stolen from here)

Into the thing in the poorly made Canva clickbait above, well, that’s just who I be. And we don’t judge here. We are a judge free zone.

However, it is true that these guys do literally eat buildings. They apparently enjoy the delicious delicacy of plaster and stucco. They also, like a true multitasking invasive species, carry diseases.

The article specifically mentions something called the rat lungworm, which, I’m not going to think to hard about, because well, look what my brain did with a giant snail. I have a very literal mind. But the rat lungworm can cause meningitis in humans.

And guess whose to blame for this chunky shelled slug (yes I’m sure there’s a difference) being in our country and not where its native.

Yup.

Apparently we imported them as pets. Yes, I can imagine being bag-checked at an airport. First, they at some point had to ask someone, “do you have anything to declare?”

“Oh just a giant land snail.” And then they all laugh.

And then later, they check the bags and there’s a slimy shelled creature. Is it apparent I’ve never been on a plane?

But the problem with these dudes isn’t just that they eat buildings, or carry diseases, but they enjoy 500 other things to eat, that we eat too. Including but not limited to (cause these are hungry boys) peanuts, beans, cucumbers, and melons.

They also share a characteristic with rabbits. I’m quite sure you know what I’m talking about but just in case: they make a lot of babies. The giant African land snail can lay up to 1200 eggs a year.

Now I absolutely have to bring up the most ridiculous fact in this entire article: they had to mention that Nikki Fried (cool name BTW) who is commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is a Democrat. I’m not entirely sure what the importance of that was, maybe besides the fact that she’s running for governor. Maybe her determination to eradicate the snails again will help her win. But we don’t Politic here either, my dudes.

Yes, I did just gloss over the whole again part. It was for dramatic effect. Did I do it right? Yes, they had this issue not once but twice before. The most recent campaign—see what I did there since shes’s running for gov—took ten years and they captured 170,000 snails in Miami-Dade County. “I think they missed one or two” would be funny to put here, if the county of the current invasion, Pasco County, wasn’t several counties away.

A visual

So far, this go ‘round, they’ve managed to capture 1,000 snails in the area they quarantined (I know the snails hate that word as much as we all do). The snails were initially spotted by a homeowner, and the properties involved (meaning having their buildings gnawed on by snails) are being treated with a molluscicide bait. Hole up imma google that. A pesticide against slugs. There’s one called Sluggo 😂.

Available on Amazon

The slugs are illegal to own without a permit. The fact that you can get a permit for a snail, and own this thing, despite its obvious problems… well that just sounds like Florida to me. Its also illegal to move them or dirt out of the quarantine area. Floridians are expected to call 888-397-1517 if they see one of the distinctive snails. These bad boys can grow up to 8 inches long and “have a distinctive whirled, brown mottled shell.”

They are also not the escargot type of snail. Thanks for that.

Gross.

I had a vision one building-eating snails in my head all day, so, now you can too!


Thanks for reading. -C

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It Sounds Worse Than It Is

21 Friday Aug 2020

Posted by crashdlanding in Bad B-Movie, Non-Fiction, Science

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crash landing, crashdlanding, GMO, mosquitoes, non-fiction, Science

“GMO Mosquitos” Edition

“Scientists to Release Genetically Modified Mosquitos to in Florida to Combat Denge, Zika.”

Read the Article

Reasons why you might be upset:

  • “Just what we need from 2020: MORE MOSQUITOES”
  • “GMO is bad enough for you, now we have mutated bugs?!”
  • Another reason to hibernate in a hole for the remainder of the year.
  • Mosquitos carry diseases! Why release them if they can spread the diseases?!

Reasons why it’s not that bad:

  • The “mutated” “GMO” bugs are male versions of the breed of skeeter that carry dangerous Zika and Dengue viruses (among other things).
  • Only the female of the species bite, (biting makes babies, gross) and the males are the ones being released.
  • these male “frakensquitos” have been engineered to produce only MALE offspring.
  • this is merely a small scale study. In Florida. So, don’t go to Florida?

Thanks for reading.

-c

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Reblog from Imgur: How Nanodiamond Treats Cancer, Why They Are Made Through a Detonation and Why Am I Telling You This?

18 Wednesday Jan 2017

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https://imgur.com/gallery/QgR4n

Imgur user APortalPassScavenger is attempting to spread the word about her husband’s patented environmental friendly method of creating explosions, that have a biproduct that includes nano diamonds. Nanodiamonds are said to be a useful and effective method of treating cancer by targeting chemo. 

I have literally no knowledge about it, but thought it’d be handy to share. Check the link above. 

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