Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds::Researchers in Australia have found a new use for old coffee grounds: concrete doping!.

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Anyone else annoyed that they use kilos for coffee, but tons for concrete, and then give percentage by volume?

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1 metric ton=1000kg

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Gee, a controllable and fairly steady source of something that naturally generates methane. Better just bury it real quick because we’ve got fracking to do!

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that must be some shitty coffee

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From a materials science perspective, a jump of 30% for a material that’s been well known for thousands of years seems unlikely.

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Well, not really. They only mentioned compressive strength, so other important qualities and measures could be worse in unacceptable ways.

Or maybe it’s great. https://www.concretecentre.com/Specification/Innovative-concrete/Charcoal-Concrete.aspx

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Two materials that have both been known for a long time.

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Can we call it cofcrete?

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Covfefe

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Despite the constant negative press

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It was right there all along. 🤔

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In a few years we will all be injecting blivcheche and sunlilit while sipping on our covfefe.

Who will be laugthithing then ?

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I bigly approve of this.

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oxford, can we approve the word “bigly”? thanks

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