Interesting article on the acidification of books and paper

The Little-Known ‘Slow Fire’ That’s Destroying All Our Books: Chloe Vassot on the Relentless, Inevitable Process of Decay

Update

Remember the woman I mentioned who had acid thrown in her face? Turns out she did it herself, then blamed a black woman for doing so. One thing they didn't mention in the original news story that tipped off the police? She was apparently wearing sunglasses at night.

Woman admits acid attack was self-inflicted: Vancouver, Wash., police say discrepancies led to story's unraveling

How bizarre

I hope they catch the woman who did this, and that the young woman who was attacked heals well. Thank God she had sunglasses on; it may have saved her sight.


Acid attacker: 'Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?': Wash. woman in serious condition after unprovoked attack in Vancouver

A 28-year-old woman severely burned when a stranger threw an acid-like liquid in her face was listed in serious condition in a Oregon hospital.

Bethany Storro, of Vancouver, Wash., was getting something out of her car in downtown Vancouver when the attack happened Monday evening, her mother Nancy Neuwelt told The Oregonian.

Neuwelt said a young woman walked up to her daughter, said: "Hey pretty girl, do you want to drink this?" and tossed a cup of liquid in Storro's face.

Police are looking for the attacker, but the description's awfully vague: 'a black woman between 25 and 35, who wore a green shirt and khaki shorts, The Columbian reported. She had medium-length black hair that was pulled back.' It's a shame it didn't get caught on some sort of video. I think it's weird how camera-wired Britain is, but they can catch someone who puts a cat in a garbage bin, but this is a whole other form of senseless act, and the assailant may never be caught.

UPDATE:

Woman admits acid attack was self-inflicted: Vancouver, Wash., police say discrepancies led to story's unraveling


Hmmm...apparently she was wearing the sunglasses at night, and the story didn't gel with the cops. Why is it that people like this always blame some black person?