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“What Paper Means In Prison”

By Paperstone on June 29, 2012 in Paper with 0 Comments
“What Paper Means In Prison”

Kate Bolger at The Awl has written a great article on the uses of Paper by inmates in prison. What Paper Means In Prison chronicles mundane and innovative uses of Paper, from communication (“kites” or written notes and arrangements passed between prisoners), through concealment (e.g. hiding mobiles, flash drives and narcotics in books), to weaponry […]

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The Unprinter

By Paperstone on June 15, 2012 in Ink Cartridges And Toners, Paper, Printers & Fax Machines with 0 Comments

Cambridge University scientists have developed an printer which removes ink from Paper which has been printed on so that it can be re-used. The printer sends pulses of green laser through the Paper, vaporising the toner. If you’re wondering whether all that electronic fuss will cancel out the reduction in carbon footprint by reusing the […]

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The Science of Paper Cuts

By Paperstone on June 12, 2012 in Paper with 0 Comments
The Science of Paper Cuts

Matt Soniak writing for mental_floss goes some way towards explaining why Paper cuts are so very painful. Firstly, hands are very complex sensory instruments, packed with nerve fibres to sense temperature, pressure and pain. A Paper cut on your leg, Soniak explains, would not send anywhere near as many pain signals to your brain as […]

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Civilisation Inconceivable Without Office Supplies

By Paperstone on April 25, 2012 in History of Office Supplies, Office Supplies, Paper, Pens & Pencils with 0 Comments
Civilisation Inconceivable Without Office Supplies

Early cuneiform, ca. 3000 BC Office supplies are humdrum. Objects around the office seem to subsist on a mundane plane of existence, interrupting our consciousness only when they are required for some necessary but fundamentally dull task. Scribbling on a Post-it Note, loading Paper into your printer, buying a multipack of biros – what could […]

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My Cheapskate Valentine

By Paperstone on February 10, 2012 in Envelopes, Fun, Paper with 0 Comments
My Cheapskate Valentine

Who says romance is dead? Romance is in fact a fetid, rotting corpse, if Asda’s latest Valentine’s Day offering is anything to go by. Featuring the supermarket’s “Smart Price” logo emblazoned on a dull heart below the tired words, “Be My Valentine,” The Telegraph dubs this expression of loveless apathy “the worst Valentine’s Day card […]

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Business Cards for Gang Members

By Paperstone on January 24, 2012 in Books & Pads, Fun, Paper, Presentation Equipment with 0 Comments
Business Cards for Gang Members

We Are Supervision has shown off a lesser known snippet of Chicago’s history: Gang cards. Apparently it was common practice ca. 1980 for Chicago gangs to put together their own business cards to impress, intimidate, whatever. It’s a bit of outsider history with a homespun aethetic. The names of the members are often included. We […]

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Toilet Paper Folding Record Broken

By Paperstone on January 18, 2012 in Janitorial, Paper with 0 Comments

Maths students at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusettts, have broken the Paper-folding record. A huge length of toilet Paper – made up of a number of industrial, 1.2 kilometer length rolls –was folded 13 times. The final folded result was a 1.5-metre wide, 76-centimetre high wad comprising 8192 layers of Paper. It had long […]

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Unintelligent Design

By Paperstone on January 11, 2012 in Fun, Paper, Pencils & Accessories with 0 Comments
Unintelligent Design

A museum of failed and stupid inventions has opened to popular acclaim and won a £400,000 government grant. The Museum of Nonsense in Herrnbaumgarten, Austria – dreamt up by Fritz Gall, himself a failed inventor – will move to a larger home later this year so it can cope with the thousands of monthly visitors. […]

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The Vanishing Word

By Paperstone on July 8, 2011 in Ink Cartridges And Toners, Paper with 0 Comments
The Vanishing Word

Designer Kim Su Yeon has come up with a printer which, instead of leaving its mark, removes ink from printed Paper using laser technololgy. Pop in a page-full of martketing "insights" and out pops a white (and probably more insightful) piece of Paper. In such a way, Paper can be reused. Whether or not this […]

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Killer Paper Keeps Foods Safe

By Paperstone on January 28, 2011 in Paper with 0 Comments
Killer Paper Keeps Foods Safe

  A specially coated Paper has been developed that could improve food safety. The “killer Paper” contains a coating of silver nanoparticles that kill food-spoiling bacteria such as E. coli and S. aureus in under three hours. The Paper could be used as part of packaging that extends the shelf life of certain foods. Aharon […]

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