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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. @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

  3. @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

  4. @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

  5. @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

  6. "Woman with Morning Glories," Katsushika Ōi, c. 1820s.

    Katsushika (c. 1800 - c. 1866) was the daughter of the great Hokusai, by his second wife, but also an accomplished artist in her own right.

    Not a lot about her life is known for sure, except she was her father's apprentice and assistant, and married another artist...but divorced him three years later. She moved back in with her father and never remarried, the two of them always busy with their art.

    This print is intriguing; at first glance the woman seems to be simpering at the bowl of morning glories (on a tray that absurdly resembles a bathroom scale to modern eyes), but a closer look shows what may be a sheet of paper hidden behind the fan. Is she reading a clandestine letter? A poem from a lover? A naughty print? Who knows?

    Sadly, not much of her art is known to survive to this day, but it is known that she was highly regarded in her lifetime. It's possible that some of her work is misattributed to others, including her father. But she remains the object of study and admiration.

    Happy Flower Friday!

    From the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

    #Art #KasushikaOi #JapaneseArt #AsianArt #ukiyo_e #MorningGlory #WomenArtists #WomenInArt #FlowerFriday

  7. #ThursdayThoughts

    My memory of morning glories is from early summer when I was a kid in Japan. But the ones we have which is currently climbing over hydrangeas don’t start blooming until late summer 🤔

    #MorningGlory #Flower #Plant #Photography

  8. Some little white morning glories have volunteered in the flower bed next to the vitex bush. I'm enjoying their delicate beauty.

    #flowers #MorningGlory #bloomscrolling

  9. escapee from glass house
    takes a better look at the yard
    the grass keeps growing unruly
    root fingers invisible seeking

    #flowers #bloomscrolling #morningglory #writing #poems #poetry #naturephotography #photography #nature

  10. Maron the Shiba ran over to help me photo this pavement flower in a poetic mood:

    > Like a flower blooming in pavement
    > Let's talk of love in abandoned fields
    > アスファルトに咲く花のように
    > 荒れ地で愛を語りましょう

    More Morning Glory photos:
    pixelfed.social/i/web/post/752

    youtube.com/watch?v=_jvfpgP0D8
    南部式、 寺原仁太の日本語説明
    totemtraxx.bandcamp.com/album/
    #どんどこしょ #南部式 #MorningGlory #アサガオ #朝顔

  11. Afternoon Glory - I just decided to call it like this, following the Japanese naming - with a pollinator 😊

    The actual name is Hedge Bindweed, though😉

    #Plant #Flower #Afternoon #Bindweed #MorningGlory

  12. Hedge Bindweed

    In Japan, we call this "hiru-gao," meaning "Daytime Face" or "Afternoon Face," because they are open until early afternoon😊
    We also have "Morning Face," which refers to the Morning Glory, and "Night Face," which blooms at night😃
    These three plants are related, so, to me, this plant is "Afternoon Glory”😉

    #Plant #Bindweed #HedgeBindweed #Flower #Afternoon #MorningGlory

  13. Blä. Missed the top of the hour again.

    😜 Oh well. Better late than never.

    I trust y'all went ahead without me.

    #BongSignal #SparkItIfYaGotIt #MorningGlory #WakeAndBake

  14. 🤣 And I missed the top of the hour anyway! Playing catchup with le Petit Outil de Malheur. Happy Sunday!

    #BongSignal #WakeAndBake #MorningGlory #SparkItIfYaGotIt