Erika House

That makes a lot of sense. Thank you!
Would it still work the same way if the inner barrel was just an open bottom set onto the "floor" of the outer barrel?

I finally have all of the pieces needed to make a retort style biochar creator (YAY).  There's one part in all of the videos I've watched, and posts I've read, that I need clarification on.

The inner barrel is enclosed on the top and holes are put in the bottom to allow the gasses to exit and burn off.  Since hot air/gasses rise I would think it would be more effective to put the holes into the top of the inner barrel.

Could somebody help me understand why the holes are put into the bottom instead of the top of the inner barrel?

I work at a High School library.
On the weekends (and summer break) I drive railroad crews to and from their trains.

Kim Wills wrote:And about that quote you quoted: So.... if the axe got a new handle... and a new blade.... thennnnn... it's not the same axe, lol. How much time must go by between changing parts in order to feel it's the same tool? Then again, our cells replicate and we are the same person... wow, you've got me thinking all philosophically about pens and axes and people!

That's the Ship of Theseus/Theseus Paradox!!  There's a cool scene in Marvel's Wandavision about it.

Erika House wrote:

Anne Miller wrote:To me, this is something you need to discuss with your doctor not on a public forum ...

I should be taking with a doctor about why people use euphemisms to talk about periods?

Sorry! I shouldn't respond to comments when I'm still half asleep.
When I said I'm not comfortable having sex I meant mentally
not physically.

Nancy Reading wrote:I'm rather glad this is one thing that menopause means I no longer have to worry about. I think I used to tell my husband I had started leaking and he knew what I meant but it could have meant a number of things. If talking to someone else I would have referred to my periods, but I know there are lots of euphemisms like the decorators or auntie flo visiting. It is not something generally brought up in general conversation for me though, personal issues to be kept private I guess rather than a subject openly discussed, maybe because most of my adult friends are men....

I agree that it's not something that usually comes up in general conversation, and I also have almost exclusively male friends.
That's kind of where my thoughts were going with this, why we often  feel the need to hedge around the subject using euphemisms (and why is that one of those words that never looks like it's spelled correctly lol) when talking with someone (husband/partner) that we have an intimate relationship with.  It makes me feel more uncomfortable to talk about it like that than to just use straightforward language, but it feels like I should in order to make the other person not feel uncomfortable.

Thanks everybody for indulging my need to get my thoughts out in a space like this that is so non-judgemental. I love this site and this community!

Anne Miller wrote:To me, this is something you need to discuss with your doctor not on a public forum ...

I should be taking with a doctor about why people use euphemisms to talk about periods?

For the past 15 years I've been on birth control methods that meant I didn't have a period. Recently I've started having a periods again (which is a whole other subject lol). And trying to explain to my current partner why I'm not comfortable having sex has been awkward to say the least (since it's been many years since this discussion had been needed).

It's made me aware of the many many many euphemisms that are employed to reference the natural bodily function that is the female period. Even the willow feeder directions refer to it as "shark week" etc. WHY? Do we refer to female bleeding as something with euphanisms because men or women are uncomfortable with the direct wording?

Thanks to this thread I spent most of the day down the rabbit hole of flower flavored jams, jellies, and syrups!    

Kali De Keyser wrote:Here is a rose petal recipe - never tried, maybe this year...
https://www.emikodavies.com/rose-petal-jam/

What makes this recipe considered a jam, and not a flavored syrup?

Timothy Norton wrote:I think the sticking point for what you want to do would be what the sawdust is sourced from. A lot of common 'commercial' mushroom spawn is focused more-so towards hardwoods. If you are not looking for edible species, there might be some better types available but I'm not super familiar.

Winecaps/blewits don't do well in straight softwood from my experience. If there is some hardwood, hay/straw, or leaves mixed with softwoods you might get some success.

Do you know what kind of sawdust it is?

It's the Mallard Creek "MEGAZORB ™ Bedding Pellets with mega-absorption and odor control are custom made from premium soft wood with zeolite. These premium Mallard Creek equine bedding pellets with zeolite are made with no additives other than water..." (that's directly from the website).

Maybe an oyster mushroom would be better.