Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for January 04, 2012

In a nuclear reactor, one small fuel pellet (1.86 grams) of uranium has the energy equivalent of 14 barrels of Oil

I’ve used a vacuum many times and never had any trouble…

and it only takes one 99 cent bean Burrito to Generate 6000 cubic feet of “Natural Gas”. Compare that to the Price of a Barrel of Oil. It should be noted that both Sources should be considered “Crude”. :-) Have Fun Y’all!

The “Natural Gas” from the burrito is not “environment friendly” especially in the SBD form.

Boiling? I’ve been lied to by television! I always thought someone exposed to the vacuum of space would be flash-frozen.

Contemplating the harpy eagle’s claws seems grizzly to me.

& the wife wonders why I dont like vacuuming it just leaves a bad tast in my mouth

Boiling is when a liquid turns to a gas. The boiling (evaporating) point of water is affected by air pressure. In 1966 I was in Cuzo, Peru (high in Andes) and after a shower, I felt like I’d freeze before I could reach a towel. Note that freeze drying of items – water is drawn out much faster by using at least a partial vacuum.

good comments today

For more on Jim LeBlanc go to:http://tinyurl.com/6u3594v

Here’s a link to a film clip about the zero gravity incident.http://digg.com/news/science/Space_Suit_Testing_in_Zero_Pressure_Vacuum_Goes_Wrong

The harpy eagle must be able to shread its victim to pieces in less than a minute.