Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 04, 2024

May as well throw in the towel, Frazz

The manufacturing process for the paper cups also has to be taken into account.

It’s a concept called energy accounting, and was around in the 70s, but doesn’t seem to have caught on (till now!).

Don’t forget to include acquiring and processing of raw materials.

The keyboards do not need to be tossed.

I keep two keyboards for our computer. When one gets spilled on, I switch to the other one. They plug in and out really easy.

I take the dirty keyboard and just rinse it out in the sink. Then I just let it sit and dry. By the time it’s needed, usually a few months, it’s ready to go. But they do take time to dry.

I’ve heard some people have run them through the dishwasher. I haven’t done that, but I don’t see how it would hurt.

Question: Why do the Bounty ads show wiping from the start of the spill instead of where the spill is heading?

Reusable but not spill proof. Works every time.

She does have a good point.

It’s all very complicated. For example “a cotton bag needs to be used 7,100 times to equal the environmental profile of a plastic bag”; not to mention “reusable shopping bags can carry bacteria and transfer it from home to grocery carts and checkouts and back again.”

I take a baby aspirin daily and the bottle I had was getting low. Went to get more. Small bottle. About 1-1/4" in diameter and a couple of inches tall. Bought two. Opened both and put all the aspirins in one of the bottles. Plus what I had in the one I’d been using. Still room left. A lot of packaging made, used, sold and discarded for no reason other than a marketing ploy to make me think I’m getting more than I am. Why don’t the ecological activists go after that?

Very true, Frazz! My dad killed a cell phone that way, way back in the 90s when cell phones were new. Dropped it right into his coffee mug. And he used to take his coffee super super super sweet, so it gacked it up real good.

I only had to replace one keyboard before I resolved never to bring a drink anywhere near a computer unless the drink was in a container with a lid.

Liquids and Electronics do not mix, tech gadgets especially. For other things electronic that gets wet, WD40 usually works.

I find it’s easier to just not spill anything on my keyboard.

The company that makes the machines that other companies use to make disposable cups is in Kansas City.

Valid point!