This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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We’ll start out with this at USA Today, sent by reader H.L.: What part of the US has the most disasters? See a county-by-county breakdown.
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Reader J.M. in Montana wrote:
“I am passing on to you some information that I learned in nursing school (a long time ago) that I feel would be of great value to your readers. It is about rehydrating a person in a remote setting that cannot take fluids orally. The method uses the colon and is safe, very effective and does not require sterility or special equipment. I have wondered why I have never seen this explained in all the readings I have done over the years about emergency medicine in remote areas or under extreme circumstances. I thought of this, again, while reading today’s book review about treating burn victims. I did an iInternet search and came up with this web page which is an excellent explanation of the how and when of this life-saving technique: https://www.realfirstaid.co.uk/rectal
I want more people to be aware of this simple, life-saving technique if or when they may need to use it.”
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Here is a useful tool for gardeners created by a SurvivalBlog reader with a blog own: How Much to Grow Calculator.
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Reader S.L. had this query:
JWR Replies: Chlorox is Sodium Hypochlorite. It degrades more quickly but it is safer to store and use than Calcium Hypochlorite. (Calcium Hypochlorite is most commonly sold as a powder, and is commonly called pool shock.) The problem with Chlorox (Sodium Hypochlorite) is that it weakens as it is stored, over time. You can use less (8 drops per gallon) if the bleach was freshly purchased, but use more if it has been stored for more than a year.
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Our Editor-At-Large Michael Z. Williamson has posted some advice: What To Do About The ATF’s Pistol Brace “Interpretation”. (Note: There is a bit of off-color language.)
At FoxNews: Elon Musk chose us to report on the Twitter Files. Here are the disturbing things I learned about the FBI.
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Reader C.B. suggested this news about some clever technology: Using cosmic rays to generate and distribute random numbers and boost security for local devices and networks.
