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  1. @wyatt_h_knott Actually, the Aztecs invented rubber, which was re-invented in the 1800s. I just found out about that myself.

    Aztec, Maya Were Rubber-Making Masters?

    Ancients blended plant juices to get bouncier or tougher rubber, study says.

    By Rachel Kaufman
    Published June 30, 2010

    "Ancient civilizations in much of #Mexico and #CentralAmerica were making different grades of rubber 3,000 years before Charles #Goodyear 'stabilized' the stuff in the mid-19th century, new research suggests.

    "The #Aztec, #Olmec, and #Maya of #Mesoamerica are known to have made rubber using natural latex—a milky, sap-like fluid found in some plants. Mesoamerica extends roughly from central Mexico to Honduras and Nicaragua.

    "Ancient rubber makers harvested #latex from #RubberTrees and mixed it with juice from #MorningGlory vines, which contains a chemical that makes the solidified latex less brittle."

    Read more:
    nationalgeographic.com/science

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/XMpwr

    #AncientTechnology #SolarPunkSunday #TraditionalTechnology #IndigenousHistory

  2. Yesterday afternoon brought an uncommon #adsb sighting...N2A is the #Goodyear #blimp "Wingfoot Two" (home base Pompano Beach, FL), shown here on approach to Blue Grass Airport (Lexington KY).

  3. Yesterday afternoon brought an uncommon #adsb sighting...N2A is the #Goodyear #blimp "Wingfoot Two" (home base Pompano Beach, FL), shown here on approach to Blue Grass Airport (Lexington KY).

  4. Yesterday afternoon brought an uncommon #adsb sighting...N2A is the #Goodyear #blimp "Wingfoot Two" (home base Pompano Beach, FL), shown here on approach to Blue Grass Airport (Lexington KY).

  5. Yesterday afternoon brought an uncommon #adsb sighting...N2A is the #Goodyear #blimp "Wingfoot Two" (home base Pompano Beach, FL), shown here on approach to Blue Grass Airport (Lexington KY).

  6. Yesterday afternoon brought an uncommon #adsb sighting...N2A is the #Goodyear #blimp "Wingfoot Two" (home base Pompano Beach, FL), shown here on approach to Blue Grass Airport (Lexington KY).