[ExI] big rip in washing machines

[William Flynn Wallace]

I have gotten better about tossing things, but I do have a warm jacket that
is approaching 50 years old.  T shirts I apparently don't keep as long as
you do.

Isn't polyester the fabric that exudes very toxic smoke when burned?  I
remember some time back about how many things in our living room, covered
with fabric, would kill anyone smelling a lot of that smoke if the house
burned.

We complement one another:  you are one fount of trivial information and I
am another and likely overlap very little.  (to go along with our vast
expertise, of course, in our fields)

bill w

On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 4:34 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
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> >…I used to save lint to put in my compost before realizing that most of
> it was some artificial fiber which would add nothing to my plants…  bill w
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> It is an interesting question, but I have a speculation.  We know that
> plenty of modern clothing is made with a combination of natural fibers and
> artificial.  Those of us who have a favorite old T-shirt for years know
> that eventually there is little left of it but the artificial fiber, which
> eventually come to resemble nylon hosiery.  So perhaps the lint in your
> dryer is mostly cotton and would help your compost.
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> As I wrote the above, it occurred to me that this notion is easily
> testable: if the lint is cotton it will burn quickly with almost no ash.
> If it is polyester, it will burn with a lot of smoke while melting and
> smell terrible.
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> Anyone want to try?
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