A friend of mine asked me today why an iced drink does not give him the classic eye-head- cold migraine type effect but a Mister Misty® or other slushy ice-type of drink readily does. He posed the question, “I thought you told me that ice can only get so cold, to be specific, 32° F or 0° C.
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The Day The Science Died! Commentary.
I don’t know the exact day that science died, but I was there when the end began. Somewhere during the Ronald Reagan-Bill Clinton era I remember hearing on television that American students were falling behind Asian students in the areas of mathematics and science. I remember hearing this quite a few more times over they years, but then, at some point, I didn’t hear it any more. I guess we…
Filtration Rocks!
I am not saying that filtration rocks, instead I am talking about rocks being used as water filters. Crazy? Well, not really. Rocks are an important part of water filtration technology and can serve different purposes. Bowling ball size rocks will not do much filtering, but as we get smaller and smaller particle sizes, down into the sand range, rocks can actually help filter sediment and dirt out of water.