[Aasiya]

thats interesting Tanya; does it mean cornstarch helps the clotting process while flour just slows the flow due to its smothering qualities? i have no idea...(always been bad at chemistry lol!)

 

[Tanya]

oh, oops. i had no idea! It didnt burn me yesterday lol!

😂 . If you lit it you would most likely find that it smoulders. Flour doesnt. It smothers the heat.

 

[CaramelKittey]

That's very interesting @Tanya, thanks!

 

[Moers kiko boars]

(dance)(rofl) enjoyed the read on ♨ corn starch..(rofl) that was a good one!

 

[Tanya]

Yea yea. It would be funny if a first degree burn became 3rd degree. Corn starch actually doesnt absorb heat well. its a South African thing.

 

[Jessica84]

I have had to use flour on my dog's nail, my parakeets,
(Cut a blood feather while clipping a wing ) my cat, my goats, and numerous times on chickens. I wonder which of the two are better, cornstarch or flour? Any thoughts?

Honestly I have no idea I just always have flour around the house and never cornstarch. So for me flour is best lol

 

[Nigerian dwarf goat]

😂If you lit it you would most likely find that it smoulders. Flour doesnt. It smothers the heat.

Oh wow LOL! I am so dumb :crazy: 🤦 Thanks for the lesson though!!

 

[Moers kiko boars]

I would not use the word dumb! No not at all. Just didnt get the comments...:bonk:BIG BIG DIFFERENCE! :great:Thanks for being so nice about it & letting us tease you. !:heehee:

 

[CaramelKittey]

Honestly I have no idea I just always have flour around the house and never cornstarch. So for me flour is best lol

Same here! I can't even think of any recipes we use cornstarch in...

 

[Nigerian dwarf goat]

i use it because it comes in easy to store containers lol

 

[Tanya]

thats interesting Tanya; does it mean cornstarch helps the clotting process while flour just slows the flow due to its smothering qualities? i have no idea...(always been bad at chemistry lol!)

Aasiya. Yes. Cornstarch is a more natural clotting agent than flour. It is packed tighter han flour. Flour also creats a slight barrier but absorbs bleeding because its not as tight. Cornstarch actually makes a much denser layer over a wound and lasts longer than flour.
Flour works amazingly if you have a superficial burn. It absorbs the heat and draws it off the skin. Cornstarch does the oposite. It actually drives the heat back down into the skin.

 

[Tanya]

I would not use the word dumb! No not at all. Just didnt get the comments...:bonk:BIG BIG DIFFERENCE! :great:Thanks for being so nice about it & letting us tease you. !:heehee:

Now what kinda person would I be if I couldnt take some kidding around. I am sure that I could find the first boat out and come visit.
:funnytech:

 

[Tanya]

I would not use the word dumb! No not at all. Just didnt get the comments...:bonk:BIG BIG DIFFERENCE! :great:Thanks for being so nice about it & letting us tease you. !:heehee:

:funnytechdoh):heehee:

 

[Aasiya]

Aasiya. Yes. Cornstarch is a more natural clotting agent than flour. It is packed tighter han flour. Flour also creats a slight barrier but absorbs bleeding because its not as tight. Cornstarch actually makes a much denser layer over a wound and lasts longer than flour.
Flour works amazingly if you have a superficial burn. It absorbs the heat and draws it off the skin. Cornstarch does the oposite. It actually drives the heat back down into the skin.

Thanks for clearing it up!

 

[CaramelKittey]

I am always amazed everyday to see how many wonderful and knowledgeable people there are on TGS. (thumbup)

 

[goathiker]

Keep a worn out muffin pan with your tool kit. Anything you have to repair, you can keep all the screws, bolts, nuts and washers etc. organized and out of the grass or dirt.

Plastic barrels from food companies make great water troughs when cut in half.

Build a set of turkey wire boxes, set them under your nut trees in the fall and you can save some nuts from the squirrels.

 

[Tanya]

:up:
That isvcool ideas

 

[LuvmyGoaties]

Baling twine can be used to open bales. Just thread a piece of baling twine through the baling twine on the bale, pull up on the piece you have treaded through, one end in each hand and "saw" back a forward quickly. Super handy if you are like me and constantly losing your barn knife.

 

[Tanya]

@Steve89 here we use flour if we extinguish small flames, pretty much if I had oil burn or even if my grass was on fire. It also depends on the type of flour. We have two, our baking kind and our speciality kind. Our baking kind is definately not explosive. But thank you for the correction.

 

[toth boer goats]

All good idea's.