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- A mummy was found in China during the excavation of a tomb,
which was ascertained to be 2,100 years old. This mummy was a
53-year-old noble lady who died from the stricture of the heart.
Upon careful examinations, the mummy was found to be as fresh
as a 4-day-old corpse. Inside her stomach were more than 170 melon
seeds. These seeds were planted for experimental reasons, and
all of them germinated. These astonishing facts were soon explained
when the excavators found 5 tons of charcoal at the bottom of
the tomb. It seems all the once-living things were protected and
kept fresh by the billions of negative ions made by the charcoal
for over 2,000 years!
- Bamboo charcoal dissipates electromagnetic (EM) waves by bouncing
them. When EM waves leave a computer monitor, for example, they
seek a good electric conductor nearby. When bamboo charcoal, which
is also a good conductor of electricity, happens to be nearby,
some EM waves will go to it before reaching the human body. Once
such waves enter the bamboo charcoal, they are bounced around
by the surfaces of the pores, gradually slowing down their speed,
and eliminated completely.
- The porosity of charcoal explains why it floats on the surface
of water, although it is actually denser. This also accounts for
its ability to readily absorb gases and liquids; charcoal is often
used to filter water or absorb odors. Charcoal filters are used
in some types of gas mask to remove poisonous gases from inhaled
air.
- Using nanometre technology, bamboo charcoal can be interwoven
into the threads of clothing. The clothing then has an anti-fungal
quality, eliminates odours, and helps reject dampness.
- In the 1870's, Thomas Edison used carbonized bamboo fibre as
filament in the development of the light bulb. The carbonized
filament he used then still works and is on display at the Smithosionan
in Washington D.C.
- An increasing number of companies and individuals in Japan use
charcoal for the foundations of their factories, office buildings,
and homes. Reports indicate, among other things, that the people
working or living above the charcoal foundations get less tired
and that wood used in the structures deteriorates less quickly.
- Many Japanese kitchens use charcoal inside the oil for frying,
because the oil becomes rancid less quickly and can be used for
many days, as long as the charcoal is kept inside the oil all
the time.
- Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world and some species can grow up to 1.2 metres a day if conditions are good. The plant usually matures in three to five years, and renews itself without the need for replanting.
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