The many names of friends to whom Ginsberg refers in the poem, including Jack Kerouac, Carl Solomon, and Neal Cassady, all belong to which aesthetic movement?
Children screaming under the stairways!
In one case, 10-gauge aluminum wire was used to tie rebar together. Moloch!
The presence of calcium chloride greatly accelerates the process.
Filth!
Boys sobbing in armies! Removing cement stains can be especially difficult when they are on aluminum doors or siding. Even seemingly small amounts of aluminum can be a problem.
Solitude! The corrosion of the aluminum will result in expansion and subsequent cracking. The best method for preventing this damage from happening is taking steps to avoid concrete splatter prior to the cement's application. Ugliness! What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?
Moloch.
What is the answer to Ginsberg's question "What sphinx of cement and aluminum bashed open their skulls and ate up their brains and imagination?" This is because concrete has an etching effect on aluminum which can permanently damage its surface.
If coupled with ferrous metals, galvanic corrosion will also occur. Old men weeping in …