“I am great OZYMANDIAS,” saith the stone, Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws Smith published his Petrarchan sonnet a few weeks after Shelley’s published his in The Examiner. There are obvious differences: one ends on a science fiction-y note in London, the other stays put with Rameses in Egypt. The statue was late, and so was the poem, apparently. Shelley had a head start: he had been working on a poem since 1817, when the British Museum announced its acquisition of a large chunk of a statue of Rameses II from the thirteenth century B.C. This time he challenged another friend, Horace Smith (1779–1849) to a poetic duel. Two years laters – two hundred years ago this very month! – he pulled the same stunt again. Finally, they devise a contest to create a ghost story during their Swiss sojourn.”īut wait! It’s not over! Percy Shelley and Lord Byron obviously lost their silly contest to a teenager. They cited Coleridge and talk about their dreams. Their discussion is fueled by the era’s cutting-edge discussions of evolution, materialism, electricity, and the animating principle of life. One stormy night, the couple huddled in a villa with the poet Lord Byron and a few others. The 18-year-old Mary Godwin had eloped with the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, ‘at that time, more of an incorrigible trouble-maker than a poet…the nineteenth-century equivalent of a rock star.’ She had been disowned by her family and was still haunted by the death of her infant first child. Last month we wrote about the birth of the Mary Shelley‘s novel Frankenstein: “The story was born on the shores of Lake Geneva in the summer of 1816, the coldest summer on record. For now, if accessing a trash can inside your cabinets isn’t a problem, you might try this pull-out bin without a lid.Is this Ozymandias? And would he have liked the name change? (Photo: BabelStone) We’re conscious that some may be unable to use a step can, and hope to research and test touch-top or other non-step options for our next update. So ordinarily, a stand alone trash can isn’t covered by the ADA, at least not by the design standards.” That means that trash cans advertised as “ADA-compliant” have not been certified by an official agency. However, according to Richard Hunt, an expert in the law of accessible design, “In general, the ADA construction standards only apply to what it calls architectural elements, which are just things that are built in. Many trash can manufacturers will advertise their touch-top cans as ADA-compliant in the product specs. If you’re unable to use a step can, you may have searched for “ADA-compliant” trash cans (the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability). Swing-top and fold-in lids frequently get caught on trash as the receptacle fills up, which prevents them from opening properly. The lids also tend to get splattered with food as you scrape dishes into the trash. They won’t keep odorous garbage contained or discourage inquisitive pets or pests from getting inside. Trash cans with swing-top, butterfly, or fold-in lids don’t seal as tightly as other styles, so we don’t recommend them.If you’re unable to operate a step can, we recommend you get a touch-top bin or an in-cabinet can. For all these reasons, we don’t recommend them. We’ve also seen reviews and gathered feedback from family and friends who own them that the batteries need to be replaced often. Automatic trash cans, which open automatically using an infrared sensor or voice activation, have a high failure rate, and they didn’t open reliably in our previous tests, so we don’t recommend them.We're currently researching new options for folks who may not be able to use a step-can or regularly lidded can. The touch-top can we used to suggest as an honorable mention in our competition section has been discontinued. But since you have to use your hands, they’re less sanitary.

Touch-top trash cans, which you open by pressing a button on or near the lid, are a good alternative to step cans for people who can’t operate the foot pedal on a step can.Others can be mounted on a cupboard door. Some sit on a metal track mounted to the base of a cupboard, so they’re easy to pull out. You can of course use any trash can that fits under the sink, but dedicated in-cabinet cans are designed for easy access. In-cabinet trash cans, which most often go in the cupboard under your sink, are a great option for small kitchens with limited space.A foot pedal is a lifesaver when your fingers are dripping with raw chicken juice or you’re grasping a heavy wood cutting board that’s towering with potato peels. Step cans, which you open by pressing a foot pedal, are best for most households because they generally have well-sealed lids to contain odors, and they are easy to open hands-free (which is more sanitary).

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