On August 15th, we started the restoration of our approximately 100-year-old spirit level. That day, we successfully removed the brass cover. Today, we carefully extracted the glass vial, which, as you can see in the pictures, was held in place by gypsum. We then cleaned the vial before moving on to the wooden part. The wood was first cleaned with soapy water to remove the most stubborn dirt, like emulsion paint. Finally, we used sanding pads to rub away the old grime from the wood.

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Am 15. August haben wir mit der Restaurierung unserer rund 100 Jahre alten Wasserwaage begonnen. An diesem Tag haben wir es geschafft, den Messingdeckel zu entfernen. Heute haben wir den Glaskörper vorsichtig herausgenommen, der, wie ihr auf den Bildern sehen könnt, von Gips gehalten wurde. Danach haben wir die Libelle gereinigt und uns dann dem Holzteil gewidmet. Das Holz wurde zunächst mit Seifenlauge von den gröbsten Verschmutzungen, wie Dispersionfarbe, befreit. Anschließend haben wir mit Schleifmatten den alten Schmutz vom Holz weggerieben.

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"This “hubris of the ultra-wealthy,” The Spirit Level at 15 observes, “is destroying our world.”
We can put some chilling numbers on that destruction: Our richest 1 percent worldwide, the new Equality Trust report points out, are now emitting “as much greenhouse gas emissions” as our world’s poorest 66 percent combined.
Shrinking that “massive environmental footprint” of the world’s richest, the Equality Trust analysis stresses, “must be recognized as indispensable to controlling the climate crisis.”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/07/30/from-the-uk-a-new-reminder-why-inequality-must-go/
#inequality #politics #SpiritLevel
From the UK, a New Reminder Why Inequality Must Go

Inequality, note Wilkinson and Pickett, heightens hierarchy and reinforces the notion that some people — rich people — have more intrinsic value than people of more modest means. Within this unequal social reality, “people worry more about how they’re seen and judged.” Status rules supreme, leaving some among us “overcome with a sense of inadequacy and depression” while a fortunate few view life through an exceptionally narcissistic lens.

CounterPunch.org
Requiem for the Holocene, by Kcin & Tilman Robinson

from the album Requiem for the Holocene

Spirit Level