Beauty salons across the country are donating human hair to the effort to clean up the Gulf oil spill.
via The Daily Caller
5/6/2010
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Alabama women fight Gulf Coast oil spill — with human hair
Alex Pappas
The Daily Caller
Alabama women fight Gulf Coast oil spill — with human hair
By Alex Pappas — The Daily Caller | Published: 05/06/10 at 2:56 PM | Updated: 05/06/10 at 3:52 PM
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Two Alabama women have devised a creative way to combat the oil spill along the Gulf Coast — and all it takes is human hair, pantyhose and a PVC pipe.
Yes, really.
A pound of hair absorbs a quart of oil, says Amanda Bacon of Point Clear, Ala., so she and some friends are organizing an effort for people to give their own locks to make homemade “booms” to put into the waters to do just that.
Those who make booms can either take them to private properties or store them in a warehouse for donation to those along the Gulf Coast who may need them. “Wherever the oil goes, these will go,” Bacon told The Daily Caller.
The Mobile Press-Register explains how it works…
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