May 18, 2006

Italians Unleash Smog-Eating Cement An Italian company is releasing a revolutionary 'smog-eating' cement product capable of reducing urban pollution by over 40%. . . . The cement works fast. Nitrogen dioxide clouds left by cars travelling along the Segrate street vanished, on average, five seconds after the vehicle passed by. GoodNewsFilter.
posted by petebest 18 years ago
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  • That is impressive! I hope that it doesn't cause a rection similar to that of Skrik in the thread below, and encourage people to pollute all the more just 'cause it seems less harmful now. *wonders if this cement filters aftershave, too*
  • *calls broker*
  • It's all well and good till one of the buildings full of pollutants becomes sentient and goes on a rampage. Then we'll have no recourse but to call in Godzilla. Which is always a crapshoot.
  • "The cement works fast. Nitrogen dioxide clouds left by cars travelling along the Segrate street vanished, on average, five seconds after the vehicle passed by." Fascinating...
  • So if you farted next to one of these buildings, would it smell?
  • I smell great along the Segrate street my sockfree feet seem wondrous sweet
  • unfortunatley, it also eats small dogs and children.
  • Neat! The kilns used in the cement manufacturing process produce a great deal of pollution including carbon dioxide and nitrous oxides. Perhaps this new product could even be incorporated into cement and other industrial plants where emissions are a problem.
  • Hmm. I wonder what the limit on the absorbency is - how much can it scrub out of the atmosphere before it's full?
  • Must be kind of hard to snog eating cement.
  • Dunno rogerd - I wondered if once it was "full" if it became dangerous itself. Keep it away from giant radioactive lizards, for one. That kind of thing.
  • Shoot, they need to apply this to clothing. Never fades, absorbs odors... The new and improved stonewashed?? So long stinky underpants! Not mine of course...
  • It appears to be a catalytic reaction, so there's no absorbing taking place, rogerd.
  • oooo, well then, that's much more impressive. bene, bene!
  • I'm skeptical, but then, that's just me. Why would sugarmilktea want to keep a bunch of stinky underpants??
  • Shhh GramMa! Don't tell anyone our secret, unless you have already forgotten??
  • Even so, a catalyst can still be exhausted. Still, if you were putting it in commercial buildings you'd only need the life of the catalyst to exceed the life of the building.
  • SMT: There's something in the air that keeps reminding me... Would you mind going out and standing on the sidewalk?
  • *standing* *waiting*
  • It's raining GramMa! I'm all wet, don't leave me hanging!
  • We'll let you know when you can come in, SMT. If those stinky underpants hang out in the rain long enough, they'll be sweet-smelling and rain-washed fresh!
  • Figures the MoFi would go down for a couple days, I've been standing here for days now! Can I go back in Grams? *SNIFFF*
  • ...they'll be sweet-smelling and rain-washed fresh! And, a bonus: no more chafing of your heels! Oh, wait.
  • Com'er baby. It was scary, wasn't it? *hugs the sweet TUM GramMa doesn't like it when the screen is dark, either.
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 7 - FROM: EARTH HIGH COMMAND TO: ITALIANS VENUSIAN FORCES MASSING IN YOUR SECTOR STOP ALIENS EXIST IN GASEOUS FORM ONLY STOP RELEASE SMOG EATING CEMENT STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 5 - FROM: ITALIANS TO: EARTH HIGH COMMAND EXECUTED YOUR LAST STOP HOWEVER CEMENT INFESTED WITH NANOPARTICULATES OF NEPTUNIAN ORIGIN STOP ROME NOW BESIEGED BY HOSTILE GIANT CEMENT BLOBS STOP PLEASE ADVISE STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 9 - FROM: EARTH HIGH COMMAND TO: ITALIANS FUCK STOP SUGGEST YOU EMPLOY SENTIENT ANTICOAGULANT BITUMEN STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 14 - FROM: ITALIANS TO: EARTH HIGH COMMAND SENTIENT ANTICOAGULANT BITUMEN EFFECTIVE STOP HOWEVER HAS ALSO DISSOLVED NATIONAL PARLIAMENT COLISEUM ARCH OF CONSTANTINE FORUM CAPITOLE HILL PALAZZO CONSERVATORI PALAZZO NUOVO AND VATICAN STOP LAST SEEN HEADING TOWARD VENICE STOP GRATEFUL YOUR ASSISTANCE STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 12 - FROM: EARTH HIGH COMMAND TO: SLOVENIANS IMMEDIATELY ASSIST ITALIAN UNITS WITH DEPOLYMENT OF BITUMENT LIQUIFYING SMOG VIA TRIESTE STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 4 - FROM: SLOVENIANS TO: ITALIANS SORRY GUYS ALL OUT OF BITUMEN LIQUIFYING SMOG STOP HOW ABOUT PLASTER DRINKING FOAM STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • - COMMUNICATION CATEGORY 3 - FROM: GREEKS TO: ITALIANS WE HAVE SOME PAPIER-MACHE DISSOLVING LIMA BEANS STOP JUST SAYING STOP MESSAGE ENDS
  • La parole me faut.
  • ON A UN TAS DE CONNERIES A PASSER A VOUS. VOUS EN VOULEZ?
  • (good to hear from you again, quid)
  • *hugs the sweet TUM Not only did you leave me waiting in the cold rain, you were thinking of someone else! *blows nose*
  • SMT + TUM = SMMUTT!! I think we know what GramMa was thinking about.
  • *marvels at Koko's genius* *bats eyelashes* Say, GramMa was a no-show. Care to take a stroll with 'lil 'ol me?
  • Well, you're a little soggy, but ok.
  • GramMa is so sorry, dear. It's all these Monkeygrandkids, and you know how senile I'm getting. Come back here when I'm talking to you, you little slut!
  • I fear the grand nano, me!