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HTDE: Haircuts in Space, Tutus, and the Nasal Ranger

2024/9/4
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Eddie Grundy: 在芭蕾舞表演结束后,用伏特加喷洒芭蕾舞裙可以有效杀灭细菌,保持舞裙清洁。伏特加挥发后不会留下异味,是清洁芭蕾舞裙的有效方法。 Frank Rubio: 太空剪发使用电动剪刀和真空系统,可以有效吸走剪下的头发。太空环境中的液体变化和血流增加可能导致头发颜色变黑。宇航员的脏衣服会与其他垃圾一起装入补给船,在返回地球时焚烧。太空站的生日庆祝方式是用带黄色胶带的闪光灯代替蜡烛。 Marci: 想知道如何客观地判断自己是否体味过重,寻求一种有效的方法来检测自身气味。 Mike: 使用工业级的鼻腔探测器可以量化气味强度,通过不同的过滤层来判断气味的浓度。猫砂的气味强度为30(满分60),正常人的气味强度在2到7之间。 Hina: 使用鼻腔探测器需要专业培训。Marci的腋下气味强度在7到4之间,属于正常范围。 Eddie Grundy: The use of vodka to clean ballet tutus is an effective method for killing bacteria and maintaining the cleanliness of the costumes. The vodka evaporates without leaving a smell, making it an effective way to clean tutus. Frank Rubio: Haircuts in space are done using electric shears connected to a vacuum system to effectively remove cut hair. Changes in fluid and increased blood flow in the space environment may cause hair to turn black. Astronauts' dirty clothes are loaded into resupply ships along with other garbage and incinerated upon re-entry to Earth. Birthday celebrations on the space station use flashlights with yellow tape as candles. Marci: Wants to know how to objectively determine if she has excessive body odor and seeks an effective method to detect her own smell. Mike: An industrial-grade nasal ranger can quantify the intensity of odors, using different filter layers to judge the concentration of the smell. The smell intensity of cat litter is 30 (out of 60), while the smell intensity of a normal person is between 2 and 7. Hina: Using a nasal ranger requires professional training. Marci's underarm odor intensity is between 7 and 4, which is within the normal range.

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Cleaning a tutu is not as simple as throwing it in the washing machine. The Dutch National Ballet uses vodka to kill bacteria on their tutus after performances. This trick, originating from Russia, is used in theaters worldwide.
  • Vodka is used to clean tutus.
  • The method originated in Russia.
  • Vodka is chosen for its lack of scent.

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