Gadgets - Home+Garden

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It could eliminate the need for air conditioning.

On the other hand, it could also create a need for more heating in the winter.

Will the world begin to resemble classic Greek villas?

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Climate has a lot to do with appropriate building requirements. Remember T1, that as OJ pointed out, white reflects the sun/heat, but black absorbs the suns rays/heat. AKA, "your experience may vary, according to your particular climate." A/C is almost required down here in the South, not so much up North.

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2026 / DISCONTINUED stuff

Reviewing this topic’s pages, some items seem to have been discontinued.
Like the OP smoke-free fireplace grate, and the “super shovel”, P.3. i’m glad i have both.


i probably have a half box left. i hope i have that many.
they’re handy for various microwave items. like, the polish hot dogs i just bought.

waxed paper is still available. and there are different “bag” items. WAXTEX was a good product.

Waxed Paper history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxed_paper

Waxed paper (also wax paper, waxpaper, or paraffin paper) is paper that has been made moisture-proof and grease-proof through the application of wax.

Waxed paper
The practice of oiling parchment or paper in order to make it semi-translucent or moisture-proof goes back at least to
the Middle Ages. Paper impregnated or coated with purified beeswax was widely used throughout the 19th century to retain or exclude moisture, or to wrap odorous products. Gustave Le Gray introduced the use of waxed paper for photographic negatives in 1851.[1] Natural wax was largely replaced for the making of waxed paper (or paraffine paper) after Herman Frasch developed ways of purifying paraffin and coating paper with it in 1876.[2] Waxed paper is commonly used in cooking for its non-stick properties, and wrapping food for storage, such as cookies, as it keeps water out or in. It is also used in arts and crafts. .. ..

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