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Part of my job is to keep siloxanes out of a complex, multi-step, multi-sub-contracted manufacturing process. A supplier change that should have been a simple affair has cost us several kilobucks in analyses in the past months. I hate the stuff.
This is the first time hearing the term "kilobucks". I love it (and am stealing it for future conversations).
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> Why wasn't the result to simply ban siloxane-containing cosmetics and wipes? I would assume there is an approval process in place and alternatives have to go through this process before they can be sent up. It might take months or years for approval.
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> Why wasn't the result to simply ban siloxane-containing cosmetics and wipes? I would assume there is an approval process in place and alternatives have to go through this process before they can be sent up. It might take months or years for approval.
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But does it work fine in zero-G, and does the "natural" alternative interact with any other process on the space station?
This sort of substitution is trivial here on Earth, and quite complex in a tiny closed ecosystem spinning through the cosmos
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In French project management parlance, we use k€ all the time.
I guess the french equivalent of kilobucks would be briques (bricks)
Since the switch to euro, I think the most commonly accepted value of one "brique" is (unofficially) 10 000 €, but the uncertainty makes it basically useless.
Something like that during a covid like moment would suck donkey rocks.
Siloxanes contaminate everything. We routinely see them on various surfaces when doing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
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I thought they just dumped it overboard but maybe there are some ethical cruises... maybe.
It's fine to dump sewage overboard if you're far enough from shore. Cruise ships treat it to some extent, but ultimately it all becomes fish food.
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I guess the french equivalent of kilobucks would be briques (bricks)
Historically, a "brique" used to be a million of anciens Francs (old Francs), then converted to 10 000 nouveaux Francs (new Francs) in 1960. Since the switch to euro, I think the most commonly accepted value of one "brique" is (unofficially) 10 000 €, but the uncertainty makes it basically useless.
I can't recall I've heard "brique" used since the switch to € but it might just be my local bubble