Abby on her blog mentions a man who had narcolepsy. This triggered a memory in my brain. I am fairly sure there was someone, in school with one of my children, who had narcolepsy. I can't get a tighter grasp on the thought than that. It's breezing in and out but not staying long enough for me to grab it and pin it down.
Or is it a figment of my imagination?
Relief. Whatsapped the children and Elder Son confirmed that the brother of a boy in his year had it. I can see his mum now, and remember talking to her about it. Sanity restored.
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Coming back from the gym Husband grumbled about his t-shirt again. "It smells."
I've already changed the washing liquid I use for the t-shirts he wears to the gym because he complained but apparently it's not enough. He thinks they should be washed at a lower temperature. He also has a theory that the ones that have gone quite hard should have been washed in cool water.
The fact that he wears tatty old polo shirts that weren't made for lots of physical activity might have something to do with it of course. I've bought him a couple of proper exercise shirts - modern materials - and they seem to work fine. I'll have to get him some more.
I've been catching snatches of a fascinating programme on the radio about the history of materials. Called The Golden Thread the most recent one is about materials developed for space and swimming suits. In the 2009 Swimming World Championships Michael Phelps, Olympic Champion, went up against Paul Biedermann, a German swimmer who should have been beaten easily by Phelps. However Beidermann won and his times set new records for the 200m and 400m freestyle competitions, records which still stand.
And it was all put down to the swim suit he was wearing. Full body polyurethane suits, since banned from the Olympics, reduced drag by 8% allowing an astonishing 20 new world records to be set in the 2009 championships.
It's an excellent short listen if you're able to tune in to BBC Sounds. The book of the same name is by Kassia St Clair.
7 comments:
Do you use liquid fabric softener when doing laundry? I read an article that it causes bad smells in fabric over time.
I remember the controversy over those swimsuits!
I remember the hullabaloo over those suits and all the math in the sports columns.
I make my own laundry detergent and it works a treat. No fabric softener since I learned more about it. But the homemade detergent softens, too. So I think the commercial detergent is a dastardly plot to sell softener. I'd invite husband to attend to his own laundry if he doesn't like the service around here..
I sympathize so much with that need to track down memories. I do it all the time when I watch old TV series and actors show up that I'm sure I've seen before. Imdb and Wikipedia are my friends.
My wife also takes care of the laundry, and I have no complaints. Maybe it is the material in his case if all else is fine.
Laundry is by both of us in our house. I hate laundry day though.
We had a lecture on stress vs narcolepsy at uni. But I slept through it.
I remember that swimsuit controversy.
I think fabrics do have a say in how clothing smells and holds up to exercise/sweat. I vaguely remember an article I read about running bras and how much scrutiny goes into using materials that don't grab onto odors - likely not as much scrutiny as polo shirts?
I with everyone else the fabric matters maybe as soon as he takes it off put it in for a good soak.
Cathy
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