Next time your cellphone signals suddenly dies or drops off, and you're about to complain about it, take a second and think about whether there's been any freezing weather recently. If there has, whilst it's still an inconvenience, you should probably spare a thought for the unfortunate souls who are facing a task like this to fix the problem for you.
This isn't an Arctic climber attacking a wall of ice; this is a technician climbing up a frozen cell phone tower to try to shift some of the ice away and get everything working again. Cell phone towers tend to reach significant heights, where the air is colder, and so adverse weather affects them more than anything on the ground. With the wrong combination of high winds and snow, frozen water can become an icy spear, sailing through the air until it finds something to wrap itself around and cling on to.
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.