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Re: The health benefits of better air

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Post by scotty79 »

garmaine wrote: post #180
occz wrote: post #159

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Very interesting to me that gas is considered the 'high end'-option, I presume in the U.S? Where I live, the high end-option is to get an induction stove. I have one, and it's extremely pleasant to cook on. Granted, I've never cooked on gas because that alternative is mostly not used, in my experience.

Depends on what you’re cooking, but there are many types of cuisine that simply need gas burners to be properly cooked.

Unless you are doing it on open flame I have no idea how that might be possible. Heat is heat.

Re: The health benefits of better air

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Post by mrob »

AppleCandy wrote: post #192

Laundry and clothes by far creates the most dust and particles in my home, probably yours too. At night, with the lights off and the room dark, turn on your phone LED pointed at the ceiling. Look closely at the air just above the light, you'll see tiny little material threads and speckles. I do not like the idea of constantly breathing that in. I've used an expensive HEPA air filter in my room and did some testing, l…

Most particles by total mass, but not by total health risk. Your phone LED test only detects large particles that your lungs can remove (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucociliary_clearance ). PM2.5 particles are more dangerous because they can make it past the lungs' self-cleaning system, and the very smallest ones can penetrate the lungs and end up in the bloodstream. You need a laser sensor to measure small particles.

Re: The health benefits of better air

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Post by guerrilla »

crazygringo wrote: post #130

This article seems to make fantastic jumps from the believable -- mortality from overall air pollution (e.g. in Delhi) to the frankly unbelievable -- your ultrasonic humidifier supposedly reducing your life by nearly an hour each night, or that a daily commute between Newark and NYC takes half a year off your life. According to this logic, anyone who works in the subway should be dying, what, 10 years earlier? Which…

> According to this logic, anyone who works in the subway should be dying, what, 10 years earlier? Which is obviously not happening.

We know this?

Re: The health benefits of better air

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Post by jillesvangurp »

garmaine wrote: post #180
occz wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting to me that gas is considered the 'high end'-option, I presume in the U.S? Where I live, the high end-option is to get an induction stove. I have one, and it's extremely pleasant to cook on. Granted, I've never cooked on gas because that alternative is mostly not used, in my experience.

Depends on what you’re cooking, but there are many types of cuisine that simply need gas burners to be properly cooked.

Gas is popular for the instant and fine grained control over temperature. You get much of the same advantages by using induction. I've had a cheap electrical furnace for ages and it is a bit limiting but you get used to it. Asian wok cooking uses gas burners to get the wok up to high temperature. High temperatures are important for that type of cooking. Another trick they use is to use thin metal for the wok so it conducts heat quickly. That's much harder to do with an electrical furnace but not impossible. If you use cast iron pans, they hold the heat much better and longer. It takes ages for them to heat up though. For flavor, cook over wood or charcoal. That's why outdoor grills are popular and why the gas variety of that is a bit frowned upon by grilling enthusiasts. Cooking on an open fire also is quite nice. But of course living next to a place where that is done is not great for your lungs.

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Post by thrwaeasddsaf »

sixstringtheory wrote: post #149
heipei wrote: post #119

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Anecdotal, but since recently getting a plug-in hybrid I've only been using regenerative braking except for the most abrupt stops. Whenever you approach a red light or junction it's not hard to stay within the regen braking zone.

I’ve always made it a game to see how little I can use my brakes, whether in bumper-to-bumper traffic or more wide open suburban roads. I never understand why people need to race up to red lights just to do a hard brake. I take solace thinking they probably replace their brakes 20% more frequently.

I did that too and my brakes rusted from lack of use. Ended up having to get towed for an expensive repair..

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Post by scotty79 »

DeRock wrote: post #95
porb121 wrote: post #63

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EVs still have tires and brake pads. There's less pollution, but not none.

Regenerative braking largely solves the brake pad issue. Some EVs are efficient enough that brake rotors rusting over from not being used is a concern.

I don't see why would that be a concern. You use normal breaks every time you stop. You can't regeneratively break to 0.

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Post by thrwaeasddsaf »

Qwertious wrote: post #138
Thlom wrote: post #97

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One of the problems with EV’s is that the brake discs are rusting because they almost never gets used.

"problems"

It's a real problem. Your brakes can get totally stuck (been there), also you can fail the car's inspection with rusty brakes.

Re: The health benefits of better air

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Post by thrwaeasddsaf »

scotty79 wrote: post #219
Thlom wrote: post #97

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One of the problems with EV’s is that the brake discs are rusting because they almost never gets used.

I don't think that really happens because breaks are used every time you stop. You can't regeratively break to 0.

Depends on how much your drive. Drive only now and then and brake only the bare minimum, you can get really rusty brakes. I ended up having to get towed with brakes being seized due to rust and lack of use.

Re: The health benefits of better air

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Post by scotty79 »

proc0 wrote: post #121

US with worse physical activity... I think this is car culture taking its toll. So many spend so much time in their car, and forget that you're really just sitting down. This means that in order to get the most value out of a car, you have to sit more. More hours on the road, less hours moving around. I'm not prescribing anything for anyone... it's fine if people want to spend most of their day in their car, I'm just…

I think aversion to drinking unsweetened water and it's influence on BMI is huge factor for USA health.
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