Paul CumminsMar 211 minKitchen ChemistryThe rule is like dissolves like. Water is a polar solvent, meaning it has distinct charges at different ends. Grease is non-polar so...
Paul CumminsMar 51 minTool Time: PurgeAfter recent move I built a new shed and realized I should have purged tools before the move, but just packing up was hard enough. Ended...
Paul CumminsMar 25, 20231 minAir "Fresheners" and SafetyFabuloso not so fabulous! This pervasive cleaner made its way north from South America to homes and offices everywhere, until it was...
Paul CumminsAug 22, 20221 minStains in stone counters: use a poultice!My favorite example of a poultice was when doctors during the Civil War would put maggots in a little cup and wrap it around a wound to...