making string and cataract prevention

Today I learned by running out of this kind of upholstery string that I used for mattress tufting that the fabric store where I had acquired said string apparently lost all memory that such a thing existed. Thus I learned that if you make about four long loops of kite string, twist each loop counter-clockwise, and then twist them all together clockwise, you can make something that looks a lot like the string that, according to the fabric store, never existed.

In other news, theoretically you can reduce your risk of getting cataracts if you make sure you have enough anti-oxidants in your system. Unfortunately, among the listed supplements are vitamin E and beta carotene, which we all learned before will kill you, so it could just be that you can't develop cataracts if you're dead.