AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
Food In Historic Construction
- Traditional plaster mixes sometimes included food ingredients like egg white, sugar and fruit juice for binding.
- Historical builders used organic additives to improve plaster strength and workability in major monuments.
Organic Additives In Masonry
- Builders historically added animal hair and sugar to lime plasters to increase tensile strength and retard setting.
- These straightforward organic additives solved practical construction problems long before modern admixtures.
Golf On Shifting Arctic Ice
- The annual ice golf championship in Umana, Greenland, plays on a shifting ice course so records don't stick.
- Organizers allow special rules like clearing the path and use oversized holes and red balls to suit icy conditions.