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... Or they could just sell bags of organically-grown leaves. But you can't patent a centuries-old folk remedy and sell it at a 10,000% mark-up.
by cstross 14y ago
... Or they could just sell bags of organically-grown leaves.
But you can't patent a centuries-old folk remedy and sell it at a 10,000% mark-up.
- sliverstorm 14y agoFresh leaves don't last very long.
- masklinn 14y agoLeaves only work fresh and they don't stay fresh long (which is why this "folk remedy" was spreading leaves in the evening and burning them in the morning). Furthermore, leaves only work on horizontal surface, an artificial version could e.g. be put on bed legs to avoid covering the ground. But of course that's a business opportunity to you: you could sell bags of bean leaves yourself. I wonder if you could combine diatomaceous earth with bean leaves for increased efficacy.
- astrodust 14y agoThankfully we have duct tape now which is just as effective at keeping things stuck.