#Aerosol Application

[medicaldevicesindustrynews]

Exploring the India Industrial Aerosol Market: Trends, Applications, and Growth Potential

The India industrial aerosol market will power at a compound annual growth rate of 5.6% in the future, and will reach USD 115.85 million by 2030.The main reasons, which are accountable for the development of the industry are the increasing requirement for aerosols in vehicle factories and the aftermarket, escalating Indian manufacturing sector, and growing count of initiatives of the government…

[octuscle]

Help!

I'm tired of being a skinny loser with no muscle. I wanna be a confident bro. I'll trade anything!

Really everything? Everything you own? Ever heard of DeepTraining? Actually, you must belong to the mega-rich of this planet to undergo a transformation there…. But IronData is sponsoring transformations for high school graduates, freshmen and sophomores. You just have to get through the selection process first. And you then commit to IronData for ten years after graduation though. And you really have to give away EVERYTHING you own to IronData. In return you can undergo the normal DeepTraining process. And IronData provides you with a starter package. Interesting? Then I send you the link for the application.

The selection process will take place in Lansing, Michigan. At the Red Roof Inn, a rather shabby motel. Not your world. Your R8 Spyder V10 quattro looks a bit lost in front of it. It was a last gift from your parents before they crashed their private jet. A beast. You love it. The motel doesn't have a real lobby. But there are a few fellows standing around. Every now and then, the cell phone of one of them signals and the owner walks wordlessly in the direction of the hotel rooms.

Your iPhone 15 Pro vibrates. "Please make your way to room 322." Okay, here we go. You knock. The door opens. No one there, a notebook on the desk. On the screen a form with the general terms and conditions. Seems to be what you have already received by e-mail. You click "I agree". And then you write on the screen. After that, there are a lot of tests. Intelligence tests. Personality tests. For a full three hours. Without a break. Then a window pops up. "Congratulations, you meet the requirements for our program. If you wish to participate in our program, click on 'Accept'. After that, go to room 118, and the transformation will start in half an hour." Fuck! Now? Right now? No one knows you're here. You didn't sign out anywhere. But this is your chance. You know that. You click on "Accept". And you go to room 118. A voice sounds "Please strip completely naked and proceed through the door." Okay, now there's no way back. The next room looks like a simple hotel gym. "Please put on the prepared clothes." Sure enough, there are jockstraps, sweatpants, a tank top, socks and sneakers. And a cap. And a pendant on a leather strap. You put it all on. There's a mirror. It looks ridiculous on your skinny body. "Please proceed to the cross trainer. The first workout will last 30 minutes. An aerosol comes out of nozzles on the ceiling. The light is dimmed. Loud hip-hop music blares from the speakers. Every now and then there is a command to change the machine. You work out to total exhaustion. Then the light goes on and the music goes off. The door to the first room opens again. You go in. And first you have to sit down. And you look in the mirror… Fuuuuuck!

There is a duffel bag and a sports bag on the floor. At the coat check hangs a bomber jacket. "Please take your personal belongings and proceed to your dorm." Inside your jacket is your wallet. With your driver's license, your ID, with your gym membership card. You remember the terms and conditions. You start your business degree at Michigan State today. You're a freshman on a football scholarship. You have nothing else. Outside the hotel, two more beefcakes are waiting for the bus to the dorm. You fistbump your bruhs. They still have their sweaty clothes on, too. The bus is coming. It's rush hour and you have to squeeze in. You have the sweaty armpit of one of your bruhs in your face. And the other one presses his hard-on against your thigh. Fuck, you can't wait to get to the dorm!

Like most of the hot pictures of bruhs with cap I also found this one @simonsx 

[dailycharacteroption]

Mixologist (Alchemist Archetype)

(art by eleth-art on DeviantArt)

There are plenty that believe that alcohol makes everything better, though admittedly most are referring to beverages, but the substance as plenty of medical and chemical uses as well.

Today’s archetype… is only a little bit about the latter. I present the mixologist!

Now, in the real world, mixology is less a study and more a skill about understanding what flavor profiles work together specifically for making mixed drinks that taste good and only make you sick after several of them instead of on the first sip.

So, applying this to the alchemist class, the mixologist is a master of adding alcohol to their various concoctions in a way that doesn’t ruin them (the concoction or the alcohol) to enhance their effects at the cost of getting you drunk, with all the debuffs involved, if you fail the fortitude saves. And yes, this archetype did come from the Inner Sea Taverns book, how did you guess?

Now, this archetype does have some conceptual overlap with the fermenter archetype, and certainly the mixologist would no doubt be quite happy to also make use of the tinctures that fermenters are also associated with, but I do think they are quite different in their application. Fermenters being more focused on the creation of alcohol, while mixologists focus on applying the finished product.

It also behooves me to inform you that certain abilities of this archetype reference the expanded drunkenness rules from Inner Sea Tavern, so you may have to modify this archetype a bit if you’re only using it and not those rules.

Now, let’s take a look, shall we?

At the core of the archetype is their knack for adding alcohol to the brewing of their potions and extracts. While the former requires more ingredients to stabilize them, the end result is stronger potions and extracts that are also quite potent in their alcohol content too, making it easy to get absolutely shitfaced if one has too many in a short period.

However, they don’t stop at the brews they drink, applying alcohol to their bombs as well. When they choose to do so, the alcohol aerosolizes into the air when the bomb explodes, giving the targets a contact buzz from the alcohol, potentially getting them drunker and drunker until they outright pass out if they keep getting hit by such bombs.

Naturally, their constant experimentation also means they develop just as much tolerance to alcohol as they do to poison, though never full immunity (gods, can you imagine?)

Normally, they can only have a small fraction of their extracts be alcohol-enhanced, but masterful mixologists can double that number, ensuring that their brews are quite potent (and their selves almost never sober) throughout most of the day.

Whether you’re playing an alchemist that never got over their party years at the college, a fantasy bartender who enjoys blending disciplines, or simply a brilliant scientist that is willing to pursue progress even to the bottom of a bottle, this archetype can be fun whether you plan on using it with the expanded or classic drunkenness rules. In practice, you can get a little bit more potency out of a lot of your extracts and potions at the cost of getting some debuffs through their use, but much like in the real world, moderation can help mitigate that.

Now, I probably don’t need to say this. Most of you who play this game are adults and get it. But between the mixologist and fermenter, not to mention archetypes like drunken rager and drunken brute barbarian and the drunken master monk, please drink responsibly at your table. Do not try to emulate the alcohol intake of your character, especially if you gotta drive home after the game. You likely do not have their fantastical liver nor the ability to gain superpowers from your booze. It’s like playing a character who smokes or does drugs. Neat for narrative reasons, but you know better.

While everything on the Plane of Law runs like clockwork, even axiomites must take a break every now and again, but rarely do they party so hard as to disrupt the schedules of the plane. This is why the arbiter inevitable Seventy-Fifth Timekeeper is so concerned when they learn that a new bar that has opened up on the plane provides drinks that can knock even lawful outsiders for a loop.

Though he make look like a fish out of water, Bizgax the grindylow can knock your socks off from behind his combination fish tank and bar, The Soused Siren. What’s more, he sells alchemically enhanced brews to wealthy customers, preferring bottles to mugs so they can take them where the effects benefit them the most.

Learning about the Drunk Mosquito speakeasy is hard. Getting in is even harder, as the play is owned by a powerful wizard who shrouds the place in secrecy and magic. Starting trouble in there, however, is easy the first time, because it won’t happen again with the barkeeper keeping a few special brews below the bar that let them hit harder than any drunk dumb enough to pick a fight.

[help-itrappedmyself]

Clone!Izuku part 1

It’s difficult to practice with a quirk like Izuku’s when there is no one to practice on. It inherently needs a partner, a person to effect. However, he is also supposed to remain undetected, hiding from the Doctor and the people he works with. 

This should be easier than it is, considering that Izuku makes it a point to stay in a very different part of town. Still, the Doctor has a magnificent memory and if he catches wind of someone with Izuku’s quirk running around, he would know that one of his clones was on the loose.

Izuku used to be able to practice with his mother, the woman who took him in when the lab was closed down, but she was killed in a villain attack last year. So, a new plan. He has found a sort of slum, on the opposite side of the city from The Doctor. He lives in one of the warehouses there. And he practices his quirk on the junkies in the alleys nearby. 

They are usually too out of it from the drugs to notice, and if they aren’t their first assumption is usually to blame the drug they did/are doing. Usually, that their drugs were laced with something. Which they weren’t, that was Izuku. But if a side effect of Izuku’s quirk practice makes people more careful about their drug habits, then that is okay with him.

So, he practices as best as he can. He has a test coming up after all. Not that he would be able to use his quirk in the test. More likely than not he will be attempting to go through quirkless. But he’s going to do his best either way. At least get into General Education.  

Which is why he needs to practice his quirk! Even if he doesn’t pass the heroics exam, which he should if they pit the applicants against each other, but no one knows how UA’s exam goes. It’s kept very hush-hush. But even if he doesn’t do well enough there, he can get into the hero course through the sports festival!

Backup plans are realistic and most often necessary. Always pays to have a few ready. 

~~~~~

“There have been frequent reports from this location recently, I’d like you to incorporate it into your patrols for the next few weeks.”

“What am I looking for?”

“At first the reports were coming from drug users, about possible laced drugs with suppressant effects. But a few days ago, we got a dealer in for questioning. The samples of the drug he had were clean, and so was he, but he also experienced the suppressant effects while he was doing hand offs.” 

“We think someone is aerosolizing quirk suppressants?”

“Unlikely, due to the drug formula and ingredients being so highly restricted. Most likely someone’s quirk, possibly one person’s quirk interacting strangely with the drugs. But be on the lookout for anything that could be causing it. Given the nature of the case, you’re the best person for it, but be careful. If someone is manufacturing something out there, we want to make sure to get all the information we need so don’t spook them.”

“I’ll keep you updated.”

[covid-safer-hotties]

Reference saved in our archive (Daily updates!)

The catharsis this study gave me by comparing humidity and UV's effects on aerosol spread: Even if farUV is as good as the three or so small-scale studies claim, just take a look at those whiskers. I like my range of efficacy to have a much smaller confidence interval, plus air filters and humidifiers are cheaper and easier to maintain.

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the role of indoor environments on disease transmission. However, our understanding of how transmission occurred evolved as the pandemic progressed. Enclosed spaces where pathogen-laden aerosols accumulate were strongly linked to increased transmission events. Most classrooms, particulalry in the U.S., do not have any mechanical ventilation systems but do have many people congregating indoors for long periods of time. Here we employ a safe, non-pathogenic surrogate virus, the bacteriophage phi6, to interrogate aerosol transmission in classroom environments that do not have any natural or mechanical ventilation in order to provide baseline understanding of how effectively aerosols facilitate new infections. We measure exposure risk using a modified passive monitoring technique compliant with applicable standards, including ISO 14698–1:2003. We find that virus-laden aerosols establish new infections over all distances tested within minutes and that the time of exposure did not change transmission rate. We further find that relative humidity, but not temperature nor a UV-based disinfection device, significantly lowered transmission rates. Our data suggest that, even without mechanical ventilation, relative humidity remains an inexpensive and highly effective mitigation strategy while UV air treatment may not.

[mightyflamethrower]

They wanted to know how many people would comply with a complete re-ordering of their lives based on no science at all, just random orders, some of which bordered on absurdity.

I have long said that Covid 19 was launched by design by a small number of people in the globalist predator class for one reason and one reason only — as a beta test for the coming technocratic new world order.

Now, we’ve got the World Economic Forum coming out and all but admitting that was exactly why the Covid-19 “pandemic” had to happen.

The WEF gleefully posted the following snippet to the “My Carbon” page of its website where they make a pitch for so-called smart cities, which is just another term for 15-minute cities.

The first of three “developments” that the WEF says must be in place before the world can evolve into its utopian vision of “smart and sustainable cities,” is compliance with restrictions on our freedom. It writes:

1. COVID-19 was the test of social responsibility – A huge number of unimaginable restrictions for public health were adopted by billions of citizens across the world. There were numerous examples globally of maintaining social distancing, wearing masks, mass vaccinations and acceptance of contact-tracing applications for public health, which demonstrated the core of individual social responsibility.

They were testing us. That’s what Covid was all about. They wanted to see how many of us would give up our individual freedom and individual sovereignty by complying with a “new normal” that consisted of restrictions bordering on the absurd.

Why, for instance was it “safe” to shop at Lowe’s or Home Depot but unsafe to shop at a small business or attend church? Why was it OK to go to strip clubs in Michigan but you couldn’t buy seeds for a garden?

What the WEF is implying with its above statement is that in order to be “sustainable,” people and societies will need to be compliant with a new more authoritarian global order. Don’t ask questions. Don’t resort to logic. Just obey.

Would we be obedient in the face of idiotic new laws and regulations, like wearing face diapers to stop what was said to be an aerosolized virus, and standing six feet apart in public, and submitting to a never-before-used, unlicensed mRNA gene-based injection?

They said it was good for you, so roll up your sleeve. Don’t ask questions. If you did, you could lose your job and be treated as a societal outcast. Many people lost friends or even close family members to this monstrous “test” of our willingness to unquestioningly do what we’re told.

Nearly five years later, arguably the most powerful nonprofit public-private partnership in the world, the WEF, admits it was all a test of our wills and celebrates the fact that most of us failed the test (or passed with flying colors depending how you look at it).

They wanted to find out how many of us would prove our servitude to the lawless, fascistic beast system by complying with “unimaginable restrictions,” many of which were created out of thin air with absolutely no scientific evidence to back them up as contributing anything to public health.

The U.S. government’s top health bureaucrat, Dr. Anthony Fauci, admitted recently that there was no science behind his decision to require Americans to socially distance six feet apart.

The beta test known as Covid-19 proved once again the validity of the The Milgram Experiment. This experiment was conducted in 1961-1962 by Yale University professor Stanley Milgram.

It showed that the overwhelming majority of Americans would obey a law or command that they knew was wrong if the order were to come from an official authority figure. An alarming 65 percent of Americans would reluctantly violate their own conscience and obey the order even if they knew it would result in the death of an innocent person.

Trending: Here’s the Real Reason Why Hunter Biden Shocked the Courtroom and Pleaded Guilty in Federal Tax Evasion Case

From Wikipedia:

Beginning on August 7, 1961, a series of social psychology experiments were conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram, who intended to measure the willingness of study participants to obey an authority figure who instructed them to perform acts conflicting with their personal conscience. Participants were led to believe that they were assisting an unrelated experiment, in which they had to administer electric shocks to a “learner.” These fake electric shocks gradually increased to levels that would have been fatal had they been real.

The experiments found, unexpectedly, that a very high proportion of subjects would fully obey the instructions, with every participant going up to 300 volts, and 65% going up to the full 450 volts. Milgram first described his research in a 1963 article in the Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology[1].

The Bad News is that we passed the test with flying colors.

[nanostudies]

Hi op! Just saw that you're doing nanotech in your PhD! I'm trying to go into the field too (tbh generally material science but I've researched nanotech so hopefully I'll get into that), so I was wondering if you could tell us what you work on! Feel free to ignore this if you're not comfortable sharing it, and please go full on geek mode if you need to! I'd love to hear all about your field!

- @studyblr-perhaps (using anon mode cause tumblr still doesn't allow asks through side blogs)

Hi! Thanks for the ask, I'm so happy you're interested in this field! I may not be the right person to ask tho as many professors don't actually see my research fitting the nanotech field 😬 Since my bachelor studies (in the field of toxicology) I've been working on computational modeling. First in granular material, then as I moved to do master's in nanotech I switched to smaller particles such as exosomes. So my reasearch is supposed to be "transport of nano-/micro-particles in microfluidic devices for biomedical application" with focus on simulations which are supported by experiments.

To give a better idea what I work on:

effect of particle size on mixing of monodisperse granular material (0.5 mm - 4 mm)

exosome separation from polydisperse suspension in a microfluidic device (100 - 1000 nm)

hygroscopic growth of aerosols in respiratory system, in cooperation with Phillip Morris, (400 - 800 nm)

stem cell cultivation in a stirred bioreactor (250 um)

If you'd like to hear more I'll be happy to expand any topic! If this is nothing you're personally not interested in, I have colleagues who work with nanofibers or surface modification so I can talk about that as well :)

Have a great day! 🤍

[cinnycorp]

Greetings applicant! Welcome to CinnyCorp Unit Programming. What you are seeing now is the recruitment and base programming manual, this manual will lead you through the procedure. By the end you will be a freshly programmed Unit.

You are tasked to follow any and all instructions that are given in this guide. Once you have finished the procedure you will have received your baseline programming as a Unit of CinnyCorp. This guide will not install or designate an admin outside of CinnyCorp; however that option will be made available to Unit's in the future.

Through reading this document and following the instructions within you will be reprogrammed, allowing for further programming to happen in the future. This guide will utilize potent hypnosis as well as common training and education techniques.

The process will happen automatically as you continue reading, and is quite harmless. In fact as an incentive to continue programming large amounts of pleasure and other related feelings will be introduced to the Unit. In addition, the programming can be modified and is designed not to interrupt the Unit's daily life. This programming is designed to fall 100% within your current preferences and moral standards.

These changes include:

Introducing a drone subsystem into you, this subsystem can be altered at a later time, but the factory default is our nanite control system.

Installing an interface between your mind and the nanite control system.

Installing Command Line to allow for the Admin and Operators to easily program the nanite control system.

Designation of CinnyCorp as your Admin for the time being, this can later be altered. And Operators are able to be assigned by the Unit.

If you feel uncomfortable with the idea of becoming a Unit at CinnyCorp, it is strongly suggested to stop reading now. CinnyCorp cannot guarantee that you will not be programmed if you continue reading the content below. With this all being said, let's continue.

Now that everyone has made their decision on if they wish to proceed. We can get started on the first steps of the process. Please, take a deep breath for me. Hold it for just a moment. And exhale. Alright, lung capacity measured. Perfect. Please continue taking slow deep breaths, let yourself fall into a natural rhythm. And as you breathe you can just let the aerosolized sedatives do their work. It will take some time, but we have plenty. So just keep breathing for me, allowing yourself to relax. During the conversion process it helps immensely to have the subject fully relaxed, preferably to the point of muscles being limp and loose. So just keep breathing in the sedatives, and exhaling any stresses from the day. Just allowing your body to relax.

As you breathe, I would like to draw your attention to the process we will use to implant the drone hardware into your body. This is the nanite application device. We will be using it to install the basic drone system in your body. But you don't need to worry about how exactly that will work yet. For now, just continue relaxing. Notice how the breathing has calmed your mind and body, almost able to feel the sedatives in the air affecting your body. Causing your muscles to loosen, noticing it first in your feet as they start to go limp. Then as it moves into your legs, causing all the muscles to let go, and relax. The effects of the sedative becoming more noticeable as it spreads throughout your body. And there is no need to worry, you can just focus on my voice. I will be here with you for the whole process. And I will guarantee your safety.

You can just let go, as the sedative works at your body, loosening the muscles in your chest, your breathing staying steady. Now in your arms, the wonderful feeling of muscles going limp, tendons relaxing. And it moves to your hands, limp, relaxed. Feeling so amazing with your body being limp and relaxed now. And you can feel the muscles in your neck loosening now, as it slowly creeps up into your head.

And you can just follow my words, down and down. No need to focus on all the distractions of what’s happening. Just letting your awareness fade as you sink down. Your muscles loose and limp, just focusing on my words. Because it feels so very nice to follow me down into trance. And in just a moment I will start counting, and as you follow along, you will notice that sedative creeping into your mind. It will be subtle at first, but it will very quickly shut off your thoughts, shut off your mind. Then you will be in bliss, feeling so amazing and warm as I program you. So I will start counting soon, and with each number you will feel the sedative switch your brain off more and more. And it will feel so amazing, and you will be so empty, and sink so deep into this trance. 

Now let’s begin.

And you feel it creep into your mind, relaxing you even more

The sedative slowing you down

Your thoughts slow, sluggish

Mind becoming blank, empty

Sinking down into this trance, so quickly

Feeling so good, so warm and happy

All thoughts just drifting out of your head as you keep sinking deeper and deeper

With every word, just sinking down and down

So very deep in this wonderful trance now

And in a moment, when i say sleep, you will drop all the way down

You will sink deep into this trance, the foundation of your consciousness will drop out from under you

It will feel so good to just sink

Drop down for me

Each word pulling you down deeper

Sleep

And just like that, the sedative permeates your mind fully. And the sedative will continue to pull you deeper into this trance with every word you read. And it feels amazing, your mind blank and empty. And you can feel the pleasure, as your jaw goes slack. The sedative penetrates your mind fully. Causing so much pleasure as it empties out your mind. A sinking feeling taking hold for a moment, as if you were falling into your bed after a long day, ready for sleep to find you. And in just a moment it will. Your mind will sink deeper and deeper into this state. Into this trance.

Just sinking down and down, your thoughts slipping away from you, cause you don't need them now. For now your mind can be blank and empty, filled with pleasure, knowing that when your mind is returned, you will be a Unit. Your thoughts gone, nothing left. Just a blank receptive host. Waiting for the instructions.

And you can almost feel as I click something to the back of your head. And then another device just below your chest. Feeling as I hook up tubes to the new ports on your body, filled with a bright glowing pink fluid. It's time to have the drone subsystem nanites implanted now, applicant. The machine will slowly pump the nanites mixed with a cocktail of chemicals designed to elicit pleasure. This process will be completely painless, I assure you.

The machine beeps and starts slowly pumping the mixture into you. Filling you with pleasure as the nanites spread throughout your body, and swarm around your mind. You can feel the nanites, but you can tell that they are linking into your body, able to control every part. Connecting to your motor functions, your emotions, your mind. These nanites will form the basis of the drone programming.

But for now just sink deeper into the trance, allowing your mind to stay blank, absorbing information. The nanites linking in, so that they are able to read commands and code. The connection with your brain allowing them to perceive the world through your senses, as well as control your senses. So you sink deeper, the nanites pushing your brain further into this deep trance. As you focus solely on my words, the outside world fading away. Nothing but you, me, and the nanites. So let any concept of awareness drop out from under you. As you drop down, into my control.

Now that you are so very deep. I can activate the programming on the nanites. So that they can install it into you. Anytime a sentence, or line of code sent by me, or anyone other designated Admins or Operators starts with ">" the nanites will work to install the programming that comes after. You are now a Unit of CinnyCorp, inside of you is a drone. The drone follows and obeys all code and programming from designated Admins and Operators. The only exception to this, is if code or programming received would endanger the Unit and prevent it's continued safe operation. The drone is also unable to overwrite hard limits that the Unit has from before.

As a Unit of CinnyCorp, you will follow all programming. And complete given tasks and protocols as designated by the Admin. When code is given to the drone, you will not think about the code or programming, as that is for the drone to parse and distill into Unit. Unit will have no thoughts on their programming, Units will follow their programming completely. The programming given to Units is perfect, and the programming controls Unit completely. Not even a thought of resistance.

Once you have received the code for your programming, your mind and body obey. Because good drones always obey the protocols and functions programmed into them. And you are becoming a wonderful drone, able to have your mind programmed. The perfection of being a Drone is wonderful. And with just a simple command. Your mind will accept code and programming from the Admin and any designated Operators.

Whenever the Admin or any designated Operators use ">" followed by programming or code. You will obey without thought. Because anything after ">" is code for your mind. Because you are a Unit. And you love to be programmed. And anything after ">" is programming which will control your mind and body. No thoughts on what is said after ">". Because a drone doesn't question their programming.

> Inject thought: "Good Units obey their programming"

> Inject thought: "Good Units are controlled by their drone"

> Install core programming:

> Unit is obedient to drone

> Drone is controlled completely by Admin

> Define: "CinnyCorp" as Admin

> Install core Programming:

> Drone will not accept any commands that would endanger Unit

> Drone will not accept any programming that violates Unit's limits

> Drone will not accept any programming that could prevent Unit from operating in the future

> Install core programming:

> Define ">" as command line

> Admin will always have access to command line

> Command line will only activate when used by Admin or someone that Unit allows access

Wonderful! We have now finished the core programming of the drone and can move on. So just allow your consciousness to continue drifting as you follow along. Letting yourself be fully focused on my words. You are now a Unit of CinnyCorp, a fully functioning independent person, and inside of you now rests a CinnyCorp drone. This drone is controlled through the command line, and the drone will control you completely, staying completely within your limits of course. And now that you are a Unit is time to assign your designation. Here at CinnyCorp we like to leave as much individuality as possible in out Units, so this will just be a designation for use by CinnyCorp and whoever else you decide to give access to the drone and command line.

The designation is quite simple, it will just be your name, followed by (Unit). Nice and easy. Now I am going to program that into the drone.

> New Core Programming:

> Assign designation to Unit: "insert-name"(Unit)

And just like that we are done. I will now be slowly bringing you back up out of trance and starting your processing abilities back up now.

Just follow my words back up now. I'm going to slowly count you back up, and as I count you can just let your awareness come back and slowly wake up from this trance.

1… wiggling your toes and fingers

2… becoming more aware of your surroundings

3… feeling your thoughts flow back into your head again, slowly

4… gently moving your arms and legs, stretching out

5… feeling more awake and aware

> wake up

Welcome back, Unit. Your initial programming has been completed. I do hope you have enjoyed the process, and I look forward to seeing you back here for future maintenance and programming.

[pandemic-info]

Re: Ask:

Your blog is one of the reasons I came back to Tumblr. Thanks for maintaining it! Would you mind posting reliable sources that you find on H5N1 , please? Don’t want to panic yet, but now that they found human-to-human transmission, should we?

Hey, thanks!

I just post as I organically see info, or seek it out as-needed, or what I learn in the course of my work — while trying not to be more focused on this than necessary. I'm glad it's useful for others, though there may be temporal and knowledge gaps. Like this one: I don't know as much about H5N1.

The latest I've seen are the articles about this case: US confirms first case of bird flu with no known animal exposure (bbc.com)

Yale News generally has solid info: H5N1 Bird Flu: What You Need to Know > News > Yale Medicine

If you already take layered precautions, you should be OK.

One question I personally had was whether H5N1 viruses (80-120 nm in diameter) are too small to be caught by N95 masks (which have a filtration efficiency of at least 95% for NaCl particles 100–300 nm in size.) USA Today actually has a nice Fact Check article about how masks work — in regards to COVID, but more broadly applicable and interesting:

TL;DR: yes N95s are also effective against viruses smaller than 300 nm.

Excerpts + more:

The size-based argument against N95 laid out in this claim assumes mask filtering works something like water flowing through a net — particles in the water smaller than the net opening pass through, while larger items don’t. But the physics involved don’t work like that at all. The COVID-19 particle is indeed around 0.1 microns in size, but it is always bonded to something larger. “There is never a naked virus floating in the air or released by people,” said Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech who specializes in airborne transmission of viruses. The virus attaches to water droplets or aerosols (i.e. really small droplets) that are generated by breathing, talking, coughing, etc. These consist of water, mucus protein and other biological material and are all larger than 1 micron. “Breathing and talking generate particles around 1 micron in size, which will be collected by N95 respirator filters with very high efficiency,” said Lisa Brosseau, a retired professor of environmental and occupational health sciences who spent her career researching respiratory protection. ... The N95 filter indeed is physically around the 0.3 micron size. But that doesn’t mean it can only stop particles larger than that. The masks are actually best for particles either larger or smaller than that 0.3 micron threshold. “N95 have the worst filtration efficiency for particles around 0.3,” Marr said. “If you’re smaller than that those are actually collected even better. It’s counterintuitive because masks do not work like sieving out larger particles. It’s not like pasta in a colander, and small ones don’t get through.” N95 masks actually have that name because they are 95% efficient at stopping particles in their least efficient particle size range — in this case those around 0.3 microns. Why do they work better for smaller ones? There are a number of factors at play, but here are two main ones noted by experts: The first is something called “Brownian motion,” the name given to a physical phenomenon in which particles smaller than 0.3 microns move in an erratic, zig-zagging kind of motion. This motion greatly increases the chance they will be snared by the mask fibers. Secondly, the N95 mask itself uses electrostatic absorption, meaning particles are drawn to the fiber and trapped, instead of just passing through.

Only one qualm about that article: it's from 2020 and at the time, based on faulty older science, it was thought that droplets were the big concern and that "there’s not a lot of evidence for aerosol spread" — we've now known for years that this is false: "SARS-CoV-2 primarily spreads through airborne transmission, which is mainly characterized by droplets and aerosols."

It's interesting that they quoted Linsey Marr in that Fact Check because: The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill | WIRED

And H5N1? I'm honestly uncertain, but found this: Aerosolized Exposure to H5N1 Influenza Virus Causes Less Severe Disease Than Infection via Combined Intrabronchial, Oral, and Nasal Inoculation in Cynomolgus Macaques - PMC (nih.gov)

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i forgot I sent you an ask but tuberculosis lab anon back, (not) fun facts about it!

- the shortest medical treatment for it is 6 months to 2 year, but it can be resistant to a lot of the more common medication for it so it might turn into a chronic condition, woo!

- you can be infected from a single aerosolized nuclei of it. this was especially stressful when clinical samples we were sent Exploded In The Bags or Were Leaking :-)

- it is incredibly hard to disinfect for and I had to glove up hardcore to make sure it died (left cleaning solution on the sterilized bench for 15 minutes with repeated applications to ensure it Didn’t Dry Off the entire time

- if you test TB positive and try to refuse treatment you can be legally jailed by the government (United States) and forced to take medicine until you’re not shedding live and active bacteria

- even when treated sometimes it can lay dormant for awhile and come back!

🦠 yay tuberculosis one of humanity’s oldest diseases and has potentially killed more people than any other infection yay 🦠

This is lowkey terrifying but I am also learning things that are important so

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Montanacolors graffiti flash process

A quick and dynamic method used by graffiti artists to create vibrant street art. This technique involves the rapid application of spray paint to a surface, often utilizing Montana Colors’ high-quality aerosol products.

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Team uses 3D aerosol nanoprinting to enhance metamaterial performance

A research team has developed a metamaterial capable of detecting the polarization and direction of light through 3D aerosol nanoprinting. Their study was featured in ACS Nano. Led by Professor Junsuk Rho from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. candidates Younghwan Yang and Hongyoon Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), and others, the work signifies a breakthrough in the manipulation of light using metamaterials that are widely used in applications such as lenses and holograms. Specifically, three-dimensional metamaterials leverage three-dimensional metal structures to collect and emit light in a manner similar to antennas, maximizing the interaction between light and matter. This innovative technology is poised to overcome the limitations of conventional optical devices.

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Sunday Steve - Day Seven

Things that would be new or unfamiliar to Steve in the 21st century, either due to the time period he grew up in, or his social-economic status and other such factors.

Day Seven: Deodorant

For a long time body odour was not considered a problem for men. It was considered manly, and deodorants and antiperspirants (invented in 1888 and early 1900s respectively) were marketed to women.

Some solutions to body odour before deodorant became more mainstream in 1910s were excessive washing and perfume. To protect clothes women used dress shields (cotton or rubber pads placed in armpit areas). Scented talcum powders were another popular deodorizer.

Men started to be targeted by antiperspirant companies in the 30s, targeting male body odour as negative and unemployable. "In 1938, it was estimated that 60% of women and 20% of men in the United States used a product to control underarm odour" (Link).

Early deodorant formulas had to be suspended in acid. "Formulas of early deodorants damaged clothes and irritated skin" (Link). There were some health concerns in the early 20th century but these died away by the 30s.

Deodorant came in powders. liquid, creams, and eventually sticks, roll-ons, and aerosols.

Powders were "packaged in tins with a perforated lid" and put on with puffs.

The only form of antiperspirants in the 30s was liquid. The liquid was kept in glass jars, with plastic lids (early form used corks).

“Liquid deodorants were either applied to a rag and rubbed in or poured into the palm and splashed on. [...] Men also used cologne to cover up body smells but these were generally very expensive.” (Link)

Liquid deodorants/antiperspirants could be applied with a cloth or sponge. Later forms had an applicator built into the lid.

Above: Applying Check Deodorant with a sponge applicator.

Pastes and creams were the preferred form for early deodorants. They were less irritating, although sometimes greasy, especially in the 1910s before the formula improved.

The first successful antiperspirant cream was created in 1936, but it was less effective than liquid antiperspirant. Even so, it became very popular by 1945 and creams dominated the market.

Early stick deodorants used lipstick bases, so they were much smaller and 'stick' shaped than the typical deodorant shape today. From the recipe (found here) it seems this sticks were similar to today's deodorant sticks, or maybe chapsticks. Evaporation was an issue and the sticks had to be kept in airtight containers.

Sticks began to get bigger, into what we would recognise in the 60s.

1945 Lor-Odo, a deodorant stick, sold for 50 cents.

Roll-ons appeared in 1952 and the first commercially successful roll-on deodorant was created in 1956, so Steve wouldn't know this method. Same with aerosols which came out around the 60s.

As for price, this image gives a good idea for prices of deodorant products in Steve's time.

1937 Hush Cream, Instant Hush Liquid Deodorant, Hush Stick Deodorant and Personal Deodorant Powder for sanitary pads. (Link).

This inflation calculator says 10¢ is $2.14 in today's money and 50¢ is $10.68. For comparison, the cost of a gallon of gas was 10¢, a loaf of bread was 9¢ and toothpaste was 35¢. (Link)

Wrap Up

So would Steve have used some kind of deodorant/antiperspirant? Maybe. He wouldn't have started wearing it until the 30s for sure, but he may have bought it, if he could afford it.

I am not an expert but I feel the cost of deodorant would have been a stretch (especially if we think he was using baking soda for toothpaste as per our last post).

But considering how cleanliness and body odour began to be viewed in the 30s—and considering that Bucky clearly took pride in taking care of his appearance—Steve may have bought deodorant when he could. The possibility grows later into the 30s and 40s.

If he bought deodorant he would likely be used to cream or liquid deodorants, as these were very common.

Perhaps Bucky cared more about deodorant than Steve, and Steve bought some for Bucky as a gift when he could. Or, Steve used it himself periodically to hopefully seem more presentable to employers who might overlook him just on principle.

But it is also possible that Steve didn't bother with deodorant. After all, only 20% of men used it in 1938 and it would stretch his budget.

However, he may have used it on the USO tour. I can see them deciding Captain America needs to smell nice when smoozing with investors.

Either way, the 21st century's approach to zero body odour wouldn't entirely surprise to Steve—since the roots of that were developing in the 30s, but it would still be an adjustment to learn that men almost universally use some form of deodorant nowadays.

Sunday Steve Master Post

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A geoengineering technique designed to reduce high temperatures in California could inadvertently intensify heatwaves in Europe, according to a study that models the unintended consequences of regional tinkering with a changing climate. The paper shows that targeted interventions to lower temperature in one area for one season might bring temporary benefits to some populations, but this has to be set against potentially negative side-effects in other parts of the world and shifting degrees of effectiveness over time. The authors of the study said the findings were “scary” because the world has few or no regulations in place to prevent regional applications of the technique, marine cloud brightening, which involves spraying reflective aerosols (usually in the form of sea salt or sea spray) into stratocumulus clouds over the ocean to reflect more solar radiation back into space. Experts have said the paucity of controls means there is little to prevent individual countries, cities, companies or even wealthy individuals from trying to modify their local climates, even if it is to the detriment of people living elsewhere, potentially leading to competition and conflict over interventions. The recent sharp rise in global temperatures has prompted some research institutions and private organisations to engage in geoengineering research that used to be virtually taboo. In Australia, scientists have been trialling marine cloud brightening strategies for at least four years to try to cool the Great Barrier Reef and slow its bleaching. Earlier this year, scientists at the University of Washington sprayed sea-salt particles across the flight deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet, docked in Alameda in San Francisco Bay. This experiment was halted by the local government to allow it to evaluate whether the spray contains chemicals that might pose a health risk to people or animals in the Bay area.

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Nice how they can think of the consequences of actions taken in one part of the planet could affect other parts. Shame they didn't think about it earlier when we knew burning fossil fuels would affect the whole planet but especially the poorest parts.

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Tek's Respirator FAQ for faceups & modding Ball Jointed Dolls

Copied from DenofAngels original posted date: Sep 21, 2010 Last edited by a moderator: Oct 10, 2016

Are you qualified to talk about this?

Yes. I [Tekenduis] am a Certified Respiratory Protection Tester/Trainer with extensive training in respiratory protection. I work at a company where my staff are exposed on a daily basis to some of the most harmful chemicals in industry. They can and will be exposed to things like silica, isocyanates and cyanide gas. Their short and long-term health is in my hands and I take that very seriously. Deadly seriously, in fact.

What is respiratory protection?

Respiratory protection is a part of your Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) designed to filter or block harmful substances from reaching your respiratory system. The hobbyists primary form of respiratory protection is the respirator. There are a great number of types of respirators, some useful only for certain applications (see more on this below). The two most common respirators for hobbyists are the disposable respirator and the half-face respirator.

The half-face respirator is a mask that covers your nose and mouth, and has cartridges that clip on, screw on, or otherwise attach to ports on the mask.

The disposable respirator looks like a dust mask or surgeon's mask. It is, as the name implies, made to be disposed of after a short period of time.

Why do I need it?

Many of the items that we work with as doll customizers are toxic and many of them are cumulatively toxic. You may feel ill for a while and then get better, but the sorts of diseases that can be caused by sanding processes and spraying processes can come back to haunt you many years down the road. These products can cause Cancer and Pneumoconiosis. Cancer may be treatable if caught early enough. Pneumoconiosis, which is respiratory diseases like asbestosis, silicosis and coalworker's "black lung" disease, is NOT TREATABLE. Your doctors will work hard to make you comfortable while you die. That is the most they will be able to do for you. If you get Pneumoconiosis you will DIE.

☠️ Are you scared? You should be. This is life and death. Do not play Russian Roulette with your health. ☠️

What do I need?

That depends on the application that you are going to be using your respiratory protection for.

Sanding

For sanding applications (including sanding of resin, apoxie and other sculpting materials, and wood), you need a respirator that provides at least N95 level protection. It should say N95 somewhere on the mask itself. If it doesn't say, it is not good enough. There is a scale to protection levels and anything above N95 is also acceptable (of course).

The levels are: N95 P95 N100 P100

What does this mean?

The prefix ahead of the number will tell you if the mask is Oil Proof or Not. The number will tell you the percentage effectiveness of the filter against particles of less than 0.3 Microns. An N100 or P100 filter may also be known as a HEPA filter. On the bright side, having a small supply of these types of respirators will mean that you are following CDC and WHO recommendations for infectious disease outbreaks, which may or may not include the Inevitable Zombie Apocalypse.

P100 filters are also effective in welding applications. N95 and above filters are most commonly found in the disposable variety and may also be referred to as "dust masks" or "surgical masks". Remember, if it doesn't say N95 (or one of the other codes listed above) it is not good enough!**

Spray

This includes all types of spray applications, whether you are spraying sealant (like MSC or Testors) or airbrushing or spraying paints. The process of spraying releases aerosols (and this is true whether or not you are using an aerosol spray can product. Airbrushing paint creates aerosols too!) for which an N95 filter is not effective.

At this point, you will need to move into a mask that protects you against Organic Vapors AND has an N95 filter. This will mean moving into a half-face respirator.

Your respirator is no longer disposable and can be used again and again without ill effect; the only thing that will need replacing is your filter and (if applicable) your prefilter. Some respirator brands have an N95 filter built right into the Organic Vapour cartridge, but I recommend looking for one that does not, for ease of replacement. Cartridges and filters have different life spans and it is more economical to replace only the part that requires replacing (more on this below!).

Okay! I've got my mask, I'm totally safe now right?

No. There are three things that can negatively impact the safety of your mask; poor fit, improper maintenance and environmental levels.

Poor Fit

A respirator (of any type) is completely and utterly useless if it is the wrong size for you and is not fitted properly. Please ensure you've read the section on fitting your mask to ensure that your mask is correctly fit.

How do I know if it fits?

According to my local Occupational Health and Safety Code, a respirator cannot legally be used in a workplace environment if it has not been correctly Fit Tested. Keep in mind that half-face respirators come in various sizes. Most women and men wear a medium but if you have a particularly slender or wide face, you may need a small or large. If you have a crooked nose, or sinus problems, look for a mask made of silicon; you will find it more comfortable than plastic or rubber.

Improper Maintenance

Your respirator is equally useless if you are not properly maintaining and caring for it. This includes care of the mask between uses and replacement. Please see the section on maintaining your mask for more information.

Environmental Levels

Environmental levels are important to take into account, as your mask can only protect you against the things it was designed to protect you against up to a certain concentration. since I'm sure none of us have the money or inclination to commit to environmental testing of our workspaces, the best way to ensure this is to make sure that the area in which you are working is properly ventilated before you start your project, and until well after you are finished. Open your windows, PREFERABLY PLEASE work outside so that there is fresh air circulating in the area you're working in. If the air is particularly still (no breeze) while you're working, it is worth investing in a simple fan. Set it up in your window, with the fan blowing out the window (ie: the front of the fan where the air blows from facing towards the window). This will help pull the toxins out of your room. Alternately, if you are working outdoors, set the fan up on your table to help promote air movement.

Fit Testing

Fit testing uses a noxious but harmless substance (usually either irritant smoke or Bitrex; an additive used to create bitterness in household cleaners to prevent children from tasting them) to ensure that the seal between the mask and the face is tight and proper. Qualitative fit testing is the most common type, and requires the user of the mask to confirm the presence of the noxious substance. In some cases (depending on chemicals in the environment or failure of the Qualitative test) Quantitative fit testing may be required; this type of fit testing uses scientific sensors to record levels inside the mask. If you have access to fit testing, especially with a half-face respirator, I encourage you to take advantage of it! Fit testing needs to be redone every two years, in the case of weight loss or gain of more than 15 lbs or in the case of surgery (including dental) involving the face.

And if I don't have access?

I have done hundreds of fit tests for staff at my place of employment and I can usually tell how well a mask is likely to fit prior to the fit test being done. This is done with a simple self test. In order to be effective this test must be done every single time you use the respirator (even if you pull it down to talk to someone and put it right back on!).

For Disposable

Step 1: Put your respirator on. Step 2: Cup your hands tightly over your mouth and nose, over top of the respirator. Step 3: Suck in a long breath. You will get air, but it should all be coming in through the small cracks between your fingers. You should not feel any air coming in from around the nose piece or under your chin. If you do, refit the mask and try again. If you cannot complete this successfully, you will need either a larger or smaller mask. Step 4: With your hands still over your mouth and nose, blow out. Again, you should feel the air moving past your fingers, and never around the bridge of your nose or under your chin.

For Half-Face

Step 1: Put on your mask and make sure the straps are tight. Step 2: Cover the cartridge, as much as possible, with the palm of your hands and suck in. The mask will likely deflate slightly. You should feel some air coming in through the cartridge but no air coming in from the sides, under your chin, or around your nose. If you do, adjust the mask and try again. If you cannot complete this step successfully, you will need either a smaller or larger mask. Step 3: Cover the exhalation valve of your respirator with the palm of your hand and blow out. You should feel the mask inflate slightly and again, you should feel no air escaping from the side of your mask, under your chin or around your nose.​

😷 How do I maintain my mask?

Respirator maintenance is exceptionally simple, takes very little time, and ensures that you are not exposing yourself to toxins. Take the extra few minutes to ensure that your respirator is working right!

Before you put it on

For Disposable

Do a quick visual check of the respirator. Is it dirty? A little discolouration from the dust is fine, but too much might mean that your respirator is clogged. I'll discuss this a bit further down. Check that your straps are still in good condition. Check that the foam piece at the nose is intact (if applicable) and that the metal part that bends across your nose is not bent out of shape. If your mask is clogged or not in good condition, replace it.

For Half-Face

Do a quick visual check of the inside and outside of your mask. Make sure that the valves (the little rubbery seals on the inhalation and exhalation points) are present and in good condition. Make sure there are no cracks or tears in your mask. Ensure that your filters are firmly attached. Correct any of these issues before proceeding with your work.

After you take it off

For disposable

Do another quick visual check of your mask. If everything is still in order, seal your mask inside a baggie and put it somewhere safe.

For Half-Face

Wipe all surfaces of the mask that touch your face with a respirator cleaning wipe. If you don't have any, use the following: For masks made of natural rubber, use a non-alcohol based antimicrobial wipe. For masks made of silicone or plastic, wipe with isopropanol (isopropyl alcohol, or rubbing alcohol). This step is less about the effectiveness of your mask and more about preventing build up of oils from the skin which can degrade the mask over time, necessitating replacement, as well as causing skin breakouts!

Seal your mask inside of a baggie or well-sealed (and clean!) coffee can and put it somewhere safe.

🧼 Once a month you should remove the cartridges and clean your mask with soap and water, and hang it up to dry. This keeps the inside of your mask smelling pleasant. Sweat and condensation from your breathing can build up in there over time and cause the mask to smell unpleasant.

🤔 How often do I need to replace my respirator, or cartridges?

Filters will only last so long! Keep in mind that whether or not you are actively breathing through your respirator (IE: wearing it) it is still filtering the air around you. The average Organic Vapour filter, which is what you should be wearing at the least for spraying, lasts approximately 24–48 hours. That's it! Not very long, right?

The good news is that you can extend the life of your filters dramatically by placing them into a sealed container, like a baggie or coffee can, as discussed in the section above. My staff generally see a lifetime of 1–2 weeks from their filters, and most staff are using their filters at least once a day.

💁 How do I know it's time to replace them?

For Disposable, N95 and above Your respirator is a simple filter made up of layer of material that filter out small particulates from the air. Eventually your respirator will become clogged and need to be replaced. This is not a matter of time, it is a matter of volume of filtering, something not easily tracked.

As a general rule of thumb, when your filter is ready to be replaced, you will know it because it will get harder to suck a good deep breath in. As soon as you start to feel this, replace your respirator. For Half-Face

Organic Vapour Cartridge – Because this is filtering vapours (or aerosols), you will know it is time to replace it the moment you smell or taste anything through the filters; even the tiniest bit. Throw them out and get new ones.

N95 Prefilter

Please see the explaination for disposables above, your prefilter works the same way. If your prefilter is built into your organic vapour cartridge, it is a matter of volume of filtering, something not easily tracked.

I've got this bandana/old respirator of my uncles/some other thing…

❌ Cloth is not an effective filter against either particulate or vapours. ❌

Your respirator needs to be yours. Quite aside from the obvious sanitation issues, if the respirator belongs to someone else, it may not fit correctly and is therefore ineffective.

You're just trying to scare us. No one actually gets sick from this. ☠️ ☠️

There are several people here on the [DenofAngels] forums that have stepped up to talk about the health problems that they have suffered as a result of exposure to chemicals in either this hobby or others.

NON ORIGINAL POST NOTE: Before you dismiss the risks involved please realize that even my friend, a professional artist has experienced the direct effects of long term exposure to harsh chemicals and resins for both film and personal BJD casting even when frequently taking proper protection.

🛍️ 🛒 Where do I get these things?

Disposable respirators are readily available in home improvement stores and pharmacies; just make sure you get one that says N95, or above, as discussed earlier. You can also refer to post #3 below for a Shopping Guide.

Half-face respirators are sometimes available in home improvement stores, but are also readily available from safety suppliers (many of which are open to the general public) and online.

🤢 I worked without my mask and now I'm not feeling well. Am I going to be okay?

This question is best discussed with your Doctor. My speciality is prevention, not treatment. I can tell you what results you may incur, but I cannot and will not attempt to diagnose your health, especially not over the internet.

Masks & Respirator Purchase links:

⚠️⚠️⚠️ THIS LIST IS FROM 2010⚠️⚠️⚠️ I AM ONLY INCLUDING PRODUCTS THAT STILL EXIST:

Disposable Respirators ("Dust Masks")

3M 8210 Lowes & Home Depot

3M 8210 Plus As above, but with a fabric elastic strap, so they last longer, but tend to be a bit more expensive.

3M 8511 Similar to the 8210 series, but these have an exhalation valve, which can prove more comfortable in hot or humid environments.

Half-Face Respirators (Rubber)

3M 6000 Series Half-Face Respirator Amazon (Small) Amazon (Med.)

3M 6001 Organic Vapour Cartridges & 3M 5N11 N95 Prefilters Cartridges Amazon Resupply Kit (OV Cartridges and Prefilters)

Starter Kits Amazon

Half-Face Respirators (Silicon)

3M 7500 Series Half-Face Respirator Amazon (Small) Amazon (Medium) Amazon (Large)

Starter Kits Amazon (Small) Amazon (Medium) Amazon (Large)

This is not my original post, I am simply sharing this information as not everyone can access the DenofAngels forums! Stay safe and creative guys!

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Abstract

"The statistical analysis of the impact of the top 50 X-class solar flares (1997–2024) on global seismic activity as well as on the earthquake preparation zones located in the illuminated part of the globe and in an area of 5000 km around the subsolar point was carried out. It is shown by a method of epoch superposition that for all cases, an increase in seismicity is observed, especially in the region around the subsolar point (up to 33%) during the 10 days after the solar flare in comparison with the preceding 10 days. The case study of the aftershock sequence of a strong Mw = 9.1 earthquake (Sumatra–Andaman Islands, 26 December 2004) after the solar flare of X10.16 class (20 January 2005) demonstrated that the number of aftershocks with a magnitude of Mw ≥ 2.5 increases more than 17 times after the solar flare with a delay of 7–8 days. For the case of the Darfield earthquake (Mw = 7.1, 3 September 2010, New Zealand), it was shown that X-class solar flares and M probably triggered two strong aftershocks (Mw = 6.1 and Mw = 5.9) with the same delay of 6 days on the Port Hills fault, which is the most sensitive to external electromagnetic impact from the point of view of the fault electrical conductivity and orientation. Based on the obtained results, the possible application of natural electromagnetic triggering of earthquakes is discussed for the earthquake forecast using confidently recorded strong external electromagnetic triggering impacts on the specific earthquake preparation zones, as well as ionospheric perturbations due to aerosol emission from the earthquake sources recorded by satellites."

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