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Takket

(21,571 posts) Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:09 PM Apr 2015

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Tampons can be used to detect waste water pollution

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/seriouslyscience/2015/03/31/engineers-discover-a-new-use-for-tampons-as-pollution-detectors/#.VR2FR5K9LCS

Tampons can do it all...

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Tampons can be used to detect waste water pollution (Original Post) Takket Apr 2015 OP

Keep a couple in my car's first aid kit for putting in/on cuts. uppityperson Apr 2015 #1

Good idea! Takket Apr 2015 #3

We used them in basic training in the Army to upaloopa Apr 2015 #2

Tampons: helping the military defend our country! Takket Apr 2015 #4

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

1. Keep a couple in my car's first aid kit for putting in/on cuts.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:12 PM

Apr 2015

Tampon on the cut, pad over, wrap with tape to hold in place.

Yay for tampons.

Takket

(21,571 posts)

3. Good idea!

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:50 PM

Apr 2015

I don't have a FA kit in my car. Need to fix that.

upaloopa

(11,417 posts)

2. We used them in basic training in the Army to

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:29 PM

Apr 2015

protect our newly waxed floors from scratches made by the legs on our bunks. Set each bunk leg on a tampon until inspection time.

Takket

(21,571 posts)

4. Tampons: helping the military defend our country!

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 2, 2015, 02:53 PM

Apr 2015

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