Vinegar: Forgotton Hero (beta)

There's a ton of uses vinegar has which people (including myself) just seem to be unaware of/forgotten.

With all of the chemicals we use on a day to day basis that we feel we need to use in order to stay healthy and sterile, vinegar is the all inclusive natural alternative.[1]

Apparently people used to use vinegar all the time around the house and was used as a remedy for different ailments for thousands of years. However, with the rise of modern science and technology it seems people have turned away (and sometimes justly) from "traditional" agents and forgotten things like vinegar.

Part of the reason is that chemical agents like Clorox® are able to say their products disinfect[2] because their products are considered by the EPA as pesticides as well. Now (for some reason) in order for a product to be labeled as a disinfectant it must also be considered a pesticide by the EPA[3][4].

However, the vinegar you buy in the store ~4-5% acidicy has [5]

Numerous studies show that a straight 5% solution of vinegar, such as what is sold in the supermarket, kills 99% of bacteria, 82% of mold and 80% of viruses.[6]

Note: I have yet to find the study for this quote, which is strewn throughout the net but no one seems to be citing the actual study(-ies).

The FDA agrees that vinegar does kill bacteria, though again no study [7].

HIV [x]

Paperless Receipts

We get receipt forms emailed to us from internet purchases all the time, but there are still a shiton of spatially locatable stores that we go to which print out paper receipts.

Personally I like having things digital as I'd rather keep a folder of PDF files than a filing cabinet worth of paper; its just easier to manage.

Digital is great because it also gives me a choice if I want to print it out or not, I hate being handed a receipt at the store when I just throw them away.

So an idea would be to have a standard form which would be emailed to our registered address(es) when we make purchases at a store.

For example when I go to the grocery store instead of getting a paper receipt it would be emailed to me where I could print it out later if I wanted or keep it stored on a digital source. Each form would have a standard layout (work on a mockup) and they could put their own digital signature on it.

Once fingerprinting comes into common practice it would be easy to take coupons onto the paperless trail too, and have the ability to digitalize a person's coupons.

When/if they get a coupon from purchasing an item that would also be emailed to them and stored with their actual fingerprint, which would then get accessed and processed when they went to the store and slid their finger on the fingerprint module.

Envirofriendly USB/Flash Drive?

Never thought this would come out or be as cool as it looks. See it here: Earthdrive




Not only is it huge on the size factor, I think 4/8GB is pretty nice for carrying on a keychain (though if my fucking iTouch would act as a portable HDD things would be just fine).

Cheapest price I found for the 8GB from www.pricewatch.com (which is where I go to find the best prices for any computer related parts) was $63.99 USD or $37.99 for the 4GB [1].

Designed with Recycled Material
The Earthdrive's unique housing was designed to be recyclable.

American Forests Partnership
In partnership with the American Forests, a portion of all EarthDrive product sales will go towards the planting of trees.

Waterproof for all Conditions
In addition to being one of the most durable USB drives in the world, the EarthDrive is also one of the most versatile. Built with ATP's SIP technology, all vital flash components are completely encapsulated allowing for shock proof, waterproof, and dust proof durability.

Security Protection
The EarthDrive's built in security software allows for password protection of private data.

-from Meritline.com