Father, Hacker (Information Security Professional), Open Source Software Developer, Inventor, and 3D printing enthusiast.

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Cake day: June 13th, 2023

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  • If you’re working out in those pants and they don’t smell like vinegar after 4-5 uses without washing it means your sweat salt concentration is high enough to keep odor-causing bacteria at bay. Which is basically normal 👍

    If you get headaches after working out though or experience vertigo then you’re losing too much salt and should down some electrolyte solution (e.g. Gatorade) instead of just water.



  • The concept behind bamboo clothing isn’t so much that it’s tough it’s that it grows really fucking fast and doesn’t require as much water (which means you can also grow it in more places). So it’s cheaper to grow but also cheaper to harvest and ultimately a lot more environmentally friendly.

    The chemicals used to process bamboo into the type of fiber used in clothing aren’t really a big deal (sodium hydroxide aka “caustic soda”) and have relatively straightforward (and safe) disposal processes. So if the fibers are processed in the West you can assume that regulations will require safe disposal of waste. They’re not exotic or new enough to be of much concern.

    However, if it’s made in a 3rd world country with heavy corruption of regulatory agencies (e.g. India and Bangladesh) and/or completely inadequate enforcement/policing (e.g. China) that’s a very real problem. Though not so much a global pollution problem like global warming as much as it’s a local pollution problem.

    TL;DR: Bamboo is all around way better for the environment than cotton.