Have you watched ‘Back to the Future II’? When Dr.Brown and Marty head to the future, there is a particular scene where the future Mrs. McFly places a disc (around the size of a cookie) in an oven and it blows up to become a half and half pizza. Replace the pizza with some tablets and the oven with water; you get an instant toothpaste, mouth wash and shaving gel.

Chicago based Travelon has released instant tooth paste, mouth wash and shaving gel in form of tablets. All three are to be mixed with water to be used for its respective applications. These products come with a mixing container.

Some countries and airlines impose a restriction on the amount of liquids that could be taken on a flight. These tablets could just be the answer to those miserable rules. Also, I see it as a space saver.

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Toiletries for Geeks

So how does an airplane dial its CO2 output back to zero?
Nature Air first uses its yearly fuel consumption to calculate emissions—some 4,650 tons in 2004. Then, working with the Costa Rican government, it assigns that number a monetary value. Last December, when the company started the project, Nature Air offset its 2004 emissions with a $12,322 investment in reforestation and habitat-protection projects on the Osa Peninsula, one of Central America’s most biologically diverse rainforests. (Away Magazine)

The steps undertaken by Nature Air, a speck in the aviation industry is a brave and a commendable move. I hope that there is something for all of us to learn from their move. The one and only way of preventing global warming is by planting trees. What are you waiting for?

via Tree Hugger

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Nature Air: World’s First Green Airliner