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Lila Kerr and Lauren Theis, two Rice undergrads who were given an assignment to come up with a way to separate blood and diagnose anemia in places with no electricity. Their solution: a centrifuge made from an ordinary plastic salad spinner.
Finally: a Worthwhile Use for the Salad Spinner
Seeded on Wed Jul 21, 2010 1:52 PM EDT
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Can I vote this up three times?
The next generation will be just fine. (Now, if we can keep from destroying our Republic and the rest of the world ill they're willing to take over...)
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#2 - Wed Jul 21, 2010 3:36 PM EDTHow about the ladies using the salad spinner to get the excess water out of their panties and then drying on a clothes line? It's eco-friendly. ;^) You can still use it for salad.
Save all of that electricity used in spinning the washing machine.
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#4 - Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:41 PM EDTI can make up a batch of hashish with a salad spinner, a cup of vodka and some cheese cloth. Where's my McArthur grant?
I give and I give and I give, trying to make the world a better, safer, more verdant place and do I get accolades and awards? Am I lauded? Do I get even a pat on the back? *Belushi accent* NNNNooooOOOooo!
( Just flipping out; I'm really grateful these young people have created a useful and healthful contraption using appropriate technology. Thanks kids. )
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#6 - Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:42 PM EDTHehehe....what'll they think of next!?
I agree....thanks kids!
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#7 - Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:53 PM EDTForget diagnosing anemia, spin some spinach in that thing and eat it to prevent anemia.
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#9 - Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:47 PM EDTForget diagnosing anemia, spin some spinach in that thing and eat it to prevent anemia.
Well, eating a proper diet, much less obtaining enough food in general, might be a challenge in parts of the world where there is no electricity.
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Oh yeah that electric food - I forgot about that.
Seriously, what are you going to do once you diagnose it? Give them vitamins? Why not say some sort of greens, or whole grains of whatever type they eat in that part of the world? Doesn't that work better?
Oh yeah that electric food - I forgot about that.
Good snark. Still, in parts of the world where there is no electricity things like poverty and hunger are probably issues.
Seriously, what are you going to do once you diagnose it? Give them vitamins? Why not say some sort of greens, or whole grains of whatever type they eat in that part of the world? Doesn't that work better?
I'm not a doctor or nurse, are you? I do know that you can't treat what you can't diagnose. While this is only a small attempt to address part of a larger more complicated problem, there are probably doctors and nurses working in underfunded, poverty stricken areas who will be able to use such a tool -- and probably being able to separate blood can be helpful in more than just diagnosing anemia.
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How clever.
Although, I will say I love my salad spinner. I hate wet lettuce in salads!!
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#10 - Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:05 PM EDTDo they make "electric" spinners? I thought they were "hand crank". LOL.
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