Why is Fertilizer Explosive?
Why is fertilizer explosive? The answer is not obvious, and for years after the invention of ammonium nitrate, people didn’t …
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How to Get Ink Stains off Carpet
Reader Ali asks: Please advise what is best for lifting red texture pen stains that have been treated with chemicals …
Trying to get onto ABC Radio
As of a few weeks ago, when my 6PR show wound up, I no longer have a radio show. I’m …
Millipedes and Coopex.
Reader Kath asks Hi again! We get literally invaded by thousands of disgusting Portuguese Millipedes every year. The only thing …
Windex Loses Confidence in Itself
There are many products that we recognise immediately – when we think of fly sprays we think of Mortein. When …
Cleaning Fish Smells out of a Fridge
Reader Marisa asks I need help, I had raw fish in my fridge and the liquid of the fish leaked …
How to Kill Weeds
Weeds are a lot easier to kill than you may think, like flies and cockroaches. In just the same way …
Book Extract #7: Irreversible Stains
There are some stains that you just can’t do anything about. This is because you have not added something that …
Shannon Lush Myths #1
The most difficult part about running this blog is the amount of time that I have to spend correcting the …