Comments on: Kumho http://trilema.com/2018/kumho/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Sun, 24 May 2026 09:54:49 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2018/kumho/#comment-126092 Mircea Popescu Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:50:54 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=80137#comment-126092 I expect it's exactly what it is, temperature-mediated outgassing. Whether of the synthetic "rubber" or of the genuine biodiversymoms... not so clear. I expect it's exactly what it is, temperature-mediated outgassing. Whether of the synthetic "rubber" or of the genuine biodiversymoms... not so clear.

]]> By: Slag http://trilema.com/2018/kumho/#comment-126091 Slag Mon, 25 Jun 2018 19:46:00 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=80137#comment-126091 Incredible shots of the coastline, it's hard not to envy your access to the ocean. Biodiversidad, indeed. I wonder if outgassing or mild oxidation inside the rubber tube would release any short-chain sulfur compounds? A rather different smell, though. Humid, unfiltered compressed air will usually contain organic material (spores, pollen, bacteria, microscopic debris) that may gradually break down to release nitrogenous compounds called amines. The bad smell of rancid semen comes from two notorious amines--cadaverine and putrescine--that are also produced by the systematic decomposition of proteins in the body of an animal after it dies... It looks like your custom beach towel was put to good use! Cheers, S. Incredible shots of the coastline, it's hard not to envy your access to the ocean. Biodiversidad, indeed. I wonder if outgassing or mild oxidation inside the rubber tube would release any short-chain sulfur compounds? A rather different smell, though. Humid, unfiltered compressed air will usually contain organic material (spores, pollen, bacteria, microscopic debris) that may gradually break down to release nitrogenous compounds called amines. The bad smell of rancid semen comes from two notorious amines--cadaverine and putrescine--that are also produced by the systematic decomposition of proteins in the body of an animal after it dies...

It looks like your custom beach towel was put to good use!

Cheers,
S.

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