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Friday, January 31, 2014
Indestructable Day
What Color are You?
I believe that I am in a field of carnation mixed with lavender plants, intertwined throughout the field. An orange and tangerine sun sits in a sky and blueberry colored background, and there's cantaloupe dotting around the outside of the field. What color are you?
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Norwegians are all Millionaires!
All Norwegians became millionaires from the savvy thinking of Norway's government. They started saving in a fund called Government Pension Fund - Global , and only withdrew 4% from it every year. The amount they have saved up is roughly $828.66 billion in American currency. Now deciding to give it to the Norwegians, dividing the money up equally between all 5,096,300 citizens, each person is suddenly a millionaire!
Government Pension Fund - Global invested in oil exporting and 1% of the world's trade, so by saving up since 1969 it has acquired a lot of money since then. The Norwegians are paper millionaires because they will each get about 1 million dollars in cash. I believe that the United States does not have a fund like that because there are a lot of Americans, and any money we have saved goes toward the deficit. ![]() |
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Thursday, January 30, 2014
Verrückt, World's Tallest Waterslide?
Verrückt is a water slide that is located in Kansas City, Missouri, but Verrückt is not your average everyday water slide. When on it you can go down a plummeting drop of an estimated 17 stories more than 65 mile per hour. After the first drop you shoot over the next five story hill and then to the going down it to conclude the ride.
Brazil's Insano hardly stands close to the behemoth Verrückt. Insano is only 14 stories tall and 65 mile per hour when going down it. Next to Verrückt, Insano is small.
Jeff, the creator of Verrückt is known as the 'Wizard of Water' where he works. Jeff has created crazy rides such as uphill water coasters and inland surfing.
I would not like to go on Verrückt because I do not like heights, and if there's one thing that stands out about this water slide, it is its height. So no, Verrückt is not a ride I would ever like to go on.
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After Looking at This Water Slide, It Will Make a Lot of Sense Why Its Name Literally Translates to Insane
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Miniature Windmills
The horizontal axis wind turbine is an invention that will help take the power of wind and convert it to energy. The arduous task of making these small windmills was first thought about when Smitha Rao, contemplated harnessing the gusts of wind that blew through his back yard without placing in a wind turbine in his back yard.The turbine is small, only measuring 1.8 millimeters at it's thickest, 10 could fit within one grain of rice. Next to the small size would be the cheap manufacturing costs that allow it to be cheaper for the public. The small turbines are made from nickel alloy, and 1000 can be made from one wafer of alloy. While how much power the windmills can create remains disclosed, the inventors, Jung-Chih Chiao and Smitha Rao, assert that a couple thousand could power a family's communication and lighting system for a night.
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These Ultra-Cute Micro Windmills May Soon Charge Your Devices - Kids News Article |
- The nickel alloy is favored because it is very durable and comes in thin wafers that can make up to a thousand windmills per sheet.
- Jung-Chih Chiao, the inventor, has not released them to the market due to the absence of a patent.
- Both inventors, Jung-Chih Chiao and Smitha Rao worked very hard on the prototype of the small windmill.
- Though the windmill is small, it can withstand strong winds due to the metal it's made from.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Intro
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