What A Sheety Week
Sunday
Leaves, bark, silk, parchment, and cloth were used to record information since ancient times, but it was not until 200 BC that the Chinese first pulped, spread thin, and dried natural fibers to make paper sheets, a process still used today.
Monday
DIY crafty types can “make” their own paper at home with a blender and some other common household items. However, since most people don’t have the machinery to produce wood pulp at home, the raw material for homemade paper is also paper, which is then soaked and reconstituted to your own preferences (color, thickness, texture, etc.).
Tuesday
While most paper is made from wood (mostly pine), other natural fibers in modern paper include cotton, straw, hemp, sugarcane, sorghum, rice, and flax.
Wednesday
In the US, paper has the highest recycling rate of recyclable materials at about 68%, as opposed to only about 5% for plastic recycling.
Thursday
Dutch papermakers of the 1660s settled on the size of 44 inches for the paper molds to accommodate the armspan of the average worker who dipped the frames into the pulp, and that divided by four is 11 inches, which is still the standard paper length today.
Friday
The word paper comes from papyrus, the plant whose stems were cut into thin strips, dried, and pressed together by the ancient Egyptians for an early writing surface.
Saturday
In studies of Rock Paper Scissors games, the likelihood of your opponent’s throws are in that same order: rock (35.4%), paper (35%), and scissors (29.6%).