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I had to look that up.
Found a page on Reader's Digest lol
The Origin of the Word “Avocado” Is About to Make You Really Uncomfortable
No matter how much you love avocados, you probably don't know the meaning behind their name. You'll blush when you hear the origin.
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Johnny West
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Sweden wants to make pesky EV chargers a thing of the past.
The Nordic country is building the world’s first permanent electric road that will recharge the batteries of cars and trucks as they’re driving on it, as reported by Elektrek. The Swedes have already piloted four temporary electrified roads, but this 13-mile stretch will be, well, concrete.
The new e-highway, which is set to be complete in just two years’ time, will increase vehicle range on the go and reduce the need for lengthy charging pitstops. The project is being spearheaded by Trafikverket, though the Swedish transport administration has yet to settle on a contractor and the tech that it will use.
The Nordic country is building the world’s first permanent electric road that will recharge the batteries of cars and trucks as they’re driving on it, as reported by Elektrek. The Swedes have already piloted four temporary electrified roads, but this 13-mile stretch will be, well, concrete.
The new e-highway, which is set to be complete in just two years’ time, will increase vehicle range on the go and reduce the need for lengthy charging pitstops. The project is being spearheaded by Trafikverket, though the Swedish transport administration has yet to settle on a contractor and the tech that it will use.
Wow ! ... Didn't know this ...
Laika, the first animal in space,died from overheating before her oxygen ran out while still in space.
The Soviets never intended to retrieve Laika's capsule, which created a controversy outside the Soviet Union. At first it was believed that Laika simply perished from oxygen deprivation, but in 1998 it was reported that she died when the cabin overheated on the fourth day. In 2002 a Russian scientist reported that in 1957 it was "practically impossible to create a reliable temperature control system" for the cabin before the launch took place. In 1958 Laika's body and Sputnik 2 disintegrated on re-entry. In 2008 a statue and plaque were set up in Laika's memory at the Russian space training base.
Laika, the first animal in space,died from overheating before her oxygen ran out while still in space.
The Soviets never intended to retrieve Laika's capsule, which created a controversy outside the Soviet Union. At first it was believed that Laika simply perished from oxygen deprivation, but in 1998 it was reported that she died when the cabin overheated on the fourth day. In 2002 a Russian scientist reported that in 1957 it was "practically impossible to create a reliable temperature control system" for the cabin before the launch took place. In 1958 Laika's body and Sputnik 2 disintegrated on re-entry. In 2008 a statue and plaque were set up in Laika's memory at the Russian space training base.
LastManStanding
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As I always do, I read a lot about this after your post. But actually found nothing to the effect that the overheating story is reliable. Searched for citations, and found that many of the citations are just blank, or someone's personal ideas only, not based on any facts. But I will not give up. I'll read more.
I think I found that at the Neil deGrasse Tyson siteAs I always do, I read a lot about this after your post. But actually found nothing to the effect that the overheating story is reliable. Searched for citations, and found that many of the citations are just blank, or someone's personal ideas only, not based on any facts. But I will not give up. I'll read more.
LastManStanding
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My first thought too. Brave feats such as that by the women that era shaped the world. I feel sorry about the women in some countries of the world, whose heads will be chopped off the moment they speak a words against the will of their captors.For wearing pants, imagine that.
How far we've come
Johnny West
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Man! I'm binge-watching Northern Exposure on Amazon Prime Video, and loving it even more the second time around. The actual filming was not done in Alaska, but in Roslyn, WA "because of its uncanny resemblance to an Alaskan locale".
I cannot conceive of -83 degrees.
Lee
Eek!
Johnny West
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We’ve not been to Roslyn but will this spring. We don’t like driving I-90.
LastManStanding
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I've been reading that it's a myth. There are 2 youtube videos that show the experiment, and prove otherwise. I found nothing else that discusses for or against it.
There's a Company that's making plastic utensils and
Straws out of Avocado Seeds !
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Straws out of Avocado Seeds !
Ingenious Mexican Company Turns Avocado Seeds into Biodegradable Straws and Cutlery
Biofase has found an ingenious way to recycle discarded avocado pits. The Mexican company turns them into eco-friendly utensils.
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You can eat an avocado with an avocado fork!There's a Company that's making plastic utensils and
Straws out of Avocado Seeds !
Ingenious Mexican Company Turns Avocado Seeds into Biodegradable Straws and Cutlery
Biofase has found an ingenious way to recycle discarded avocado pits. The Mexican company turns them into eco-friendly utensils.
The largest black hole found so far lies at the heart of the gigantic superluminous quasar known as SDSS J0100+2802, with its massive accretion disk of matter burning more brightly than that of any other known quasar. J0100+2802 is said to have formed approximately 900 million years after the Big Bang.
J0100+2802 has around 3,000 times the mass of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole that sits at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, and millions of times larger than our sun.
J0100+2802 has around 3,000 times the mass of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole that sits at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, and millions of times larger than our sun.
When Jeff and Ty were kids, we used to take summer trips up into Michigan.
My favourite lighthouses were Point Betsie, Grand Haven, and the one at Whitehall.
Point Betsie is on the dunes, Sleeping Bear dunes.
I have a picture somewhere of Ty fishing off the pier of Grand Haven.
Whitehall's Bay is crystal clear for very far out into the water, with pebbles for wading.
LastManStanding
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Reminds me of the guy who ate deer with deer teeth. Francis Wharton.You can eat an avocado with an avocado fork!