669 P.S.

Brad Walsh wrote:

>The paper for toilet paper is made of
>plant material and highly processed and milled, something that would be
>difficult and expensive for an orbital colony to replicate.
>
I saw a program on TV the other day called 'Rough Science'. They dump
about 5 scientists on an island and they were supposed to make a map of
the island they were on from first principles (more or less). They had
to make the paper, make the map; the ink, and then they went out and
surveyed the island using equipment they made themselves.

They did successfully make paper in a couple of days- it wasn't the best
paper I've ever seen; but it's not /that /hard to make. If you had the
wood/hemp and the right equipment you could probably make it in a few hours.

You might even be able to make it from bananas. Bananas grow super quick
under the right conditions.

>Brad W.
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-Ian

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