#Comminution
The #NYTSpellingBee doesn’t take COMMINUTION as one of today’s pangrams.
April 30, 2026 at 11:03 AM
(3) Repeated fragmentation and comminution in addition to fluid at the grain boundaries are required to facilitate viscous deformation
February 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
I just learned a cool new word: comminution. "the action of reducing a material, an ore, to minute particles or fragments."

#NowToWorkItIntoConversation
October 23, 2023 at 2:00 AM
How is comminution not recognized 😡
April 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
fun fact: 3% of the global energy usage is spent on grinding big rocks down into progressively smaller rocks

whenever you see gravel or sand or concrete or roads or basically anything, it's all different finenesses of rock comminution
if the entire planetary internet is using about 1 percent of global energy consumption we could all use the internet a bunch more
December 3, 2024 at 5:24 AM
it didn't like COMMINUTION one time because it's too technical, but somehow CONTINUUM isn't?
May 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
FWIW, I think COMMINUTION deserves a place at bee-roots.com. #hivemind #nytspellingbee
April 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Mostly other impacts, big and small. Physically breaking down is called comminution. Weirdly, microimpacts also make small amounts of melt that glue tiny particles together called agglutination. www.lpi.usra.edu/publications...
www.lpi.usra.edu
May 31, 2026 at 2:28 PM
i havent managed to write up proper case notes yet, but here are the images of that ankle i posted last week

note the comminution of the anterior colliculus - this was unexpectedly a major PITA

MPM but first plate was post colliculus

www.osteosynthesis.org/46762289-mas...

#orthosky #orthopedics
Mason and Molly 2B posterior malleolus with anterior collicular comminution
coming
www.osteosynthesis.org
December 2, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Tomašek et al., Bulletin of Volcanology: Impact of comminution and resuspension of tephra by vehicular activity on ambient PM10 levels in urban areas: insights from a pilot experimental study on Mt. Etna volcano, Italy.
doi.org/10.1007/s004...
Impact of comminution and resuspension of tephra by vehicular activity on ambient PM10 levels in urban areas: insights from a pilot experimental study on Mt. Etna volcano, Italy - Bulletin of Volcanol...
Fine volcanic ash can have an adverse health impact. It is readily produced during explosive eruptions but also can be generated in large quantities by secondary processes. We evaluated the production...
doi.org
March 4, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I look at these plus metaphyseal comminution specifically. Sometimes you can have lots of pieces and they line up ok but if the metaphysis is crumbled gingerbread it won't stay no matter how good the initial reduction.

Also, a well-molded splint after reduction prevents lots of surgeries.
February 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM


🩻 Features
- Focal lateral cortical thickening at the fracture site
- Transverse orientation of the fracture
- Medial spike
- Lack of comminution

💡Note: High risk of contralateral fracture💡

#Rdiag #MSKRad #RadSky #MedSky
PMID: 21940585


64 y/o Female, post minor trauma.

#Rdiag #MSKRad #RadSky #MedSky
February 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Found this article suggesting comminution (grinding, mostly) is ~3% of global energy consumption. the only thing I found in a quick search for comminution as percentage of US energy was 2% from 1981.

So anyway, if data centers are 4%, it might be higher than total mining electricity usage.
Grinding down energy consumption in comminution
Smart miners are investigating new techniques and technologies in order to improve the energy efficiency of their comminution circuits. Increasing demand for […]
www.mining.com
April 29, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Might be some metallurgical issues with the supports at 1000C / 1800F…and comminution of the catalyst leaving just powder!
March 17, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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#rock #comminution #CO2_Storage #energy_consumption

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August 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Walking with a stick I hope means “slightly fractured” is closer to a crack than a comminution so hopefully healing, and pain reduction, will occur without intervention. 🤞
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
@coeminerals.bsky.social researchers from UQ and UniSA have been sharing how Australian research and newly invented technologies are improving #mineralprocessing at the 14th International #Comminution Symposium (#Communition25) in South Africa.
Well done team!
#WomeninSTEM #minerals #PhD
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April 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I find the radial butress help correct the radial translation and shortening. Also helps contain some of the comminution to fine tune the volar reduction.

#orthosky
December 4, 2024 at 11:58 PM
- ‘Twill be long.
- I warrant you, take but the cues* I give you, it shall be brief enough.

- the reduction, contrition, cribation & comminution (which is to say cutting) of The Alchemist in preparation for it’s fulmination in next season’s REP revival reading

[* in Q “cues” is rendered “QQs”]
April 14, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I still haven't forgotten how it said "comminution" is too technical a term to be a real word (oh, but "continuum" is fine?)
August 19, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Inconsistent results often start with inconsistent sampling. Learn how to evaluate and optimize your sampling processes—from primary sampling to comminution—in our upcoming June 4 webinar.

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May 19, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Have you tried Merriam-Webster's Blossom game? I bet it would take COMMINUTION.
Blossom, a daily word game
Blossom is a word game in which you use seven letters to make only 12 words. Longer words score better, and bonus letters and pangrams earn extra points.
www.merriam-webster.com
April 30, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Since we're sharing bad Google search results ... today, my husband's search said a product was approved by the FDA when it is not. He talked to the company to be sure.

It looks like an old-school snippet though. I can't tell if it's using AI.
May 24, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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July 20, 2026 at 3:55 AM