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Before whitening strips, ancient Romans used urine to brighten their pearly whites. Urine was a rich source of urea, a nitrogen-based compound that when set aside for long periods decays into ammonia.
Ammonia acts as a weak base when in water, making it the perfect substance for the ancients to use when softening and tanning animal hides to make leather.
Soaking the animal skins in urine also made the process of removing hair and bits of unwanted flesh from the skin.
In ancient Rome, vessels were placed on streets as urine collectors. After the buckets were full from people passing by to relieve themselves, the vats were taken to a laundry and used to wash dirty clothes.
Apparently stale urine was popular with 16th century Brits. During the 1500's, families dedicated chamber pots to collecting their pee to be used in developing brighter colors when dying fabric.
Charcoal and sulfur used in small quantities to make gunpowder are easily found. But the main ingredient, potassium nitrate was only made available on a large-scale in the early 1900's. Until then, gunpowder manufacturers used the nitrogen found in urine to make their product
But in the ecosystem, lizard urine would add to the needed nitrogen that plants used.
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∙ 7y agoIn the ecosystem, lizard urine would add to the needed nitrogen that plants used.
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What ecosystems do lizards live in?
lizards live in desserts plants
Is urine in Windex?
Of course not! Urine is considered a biological hazard to other people. Companies cannot use biological hazards in products. Besides, urine would not / could not perform the cleaning that Windex can perform.
Do you have to empty the boric acid from a urine sample bottle before you use it?
no
What is the primary purpose of urine production?
To get rid of liquids you can not use throughout the body.
How do you get rid of fern plants in a woodlot?
I know this answer sounds strange but you use urine!
Do lizards use lungs to breathe?
Yes; lizards do use lungs to breathe.
What came out of my fence lizards butt?
Possibilities: Feces, urates, urine. Cloacal prolapse Parasites
What do lizards use their dewlap for?
Anoles
What color is your urine if you use cocaine?
What color is your urine use crack
What do lizards use when catching their foods?
They use there long stick tongue
What animal produces little urine?
Many desert animals conserve water so they produce small amounts of urine. Some of those animals are gerbils, camels, dromedaries, lizards, jackrabbits, desert snakes, and others.
Why might lizards begin to disappear?
Lizards begin to disappear because if scientists use Pesticides to reduce the number of mosquitoes (the lizards feed on the mosquitoes) the lizard will die of hunger.
How do lizards control their temperature?
Because they are cold-blooded animals, lizards use heat sources outside of their body to regulate their temperature.
What is a lizards shelter?
I think lizards mostly use rocks as shelters, but it depends on where it is, what environment it is in, what kind of lizard it is, and all of that kind of stuff.
What animals use camouflage rats dogs lizards cats?
Lizards. Some can even change their color to match whatever they are standing on.
How to keep lizards away from porch?
Use bug spray
How do you treat a lizard bite?
If you survive, clean the wound immediately and thoroughly. The bacteria in most lizards mouths (and especially the Komodo) are dangerous. If you have no sterile liquids available immediately use urine- in healthy people it is sterile! Piss on the wound to wash it. (Don't let the urine stand around in a container for many minutes.) Seek professional medical attention as soon as possible.
