Comments on: Using Eggshells To Build Walls In Japan http://www.metaefficient.com/news/using-eggshells-to-build-walls-in-japan.html The Guide To Highly Efficient Things Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin T. http://www.metaefficient.com/news/using-eggshells-to-build-walls-in-japan.html/comment-page-1#comment-817 Kevin T. Thu, 14 Jul 2005 22:02:24 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=408#comment-817 <p>"After having their inner film peeled off, eggshells are cleansed, sterilized, crushed and ground into powder."</p> <p>One of my housemates tries to convince me that we should peel the film off the eggshells and clean them for use in the garden. I, however, find the de-filming process to be absurdly labor intensive for the benefit. Which leaves me wondering if these walls are insanely pricey, or if they have an inexpensive source of eggshell-cleaning robots over there in Japan?</p> “After having their inner film peeled off, eggshells are cleansed, sterilized, crushed and ground into powder.”

One of my housemates tries to convince me that we should peel the film off the eggshells and clean them for use in the garden. I, however, find the de-filming process to be absurdly labor intensive for the benefit. Which leaves me wondering if these walls are insanely pricey, or if they have an inexpensive source of eggshell-cleaning robots over there in Japan?

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