https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtLah8fOZ-g
How to get up after falling down on the moon…
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The Untold Truth Of Rogue One
As the first true standalone story in the Star Wars saga, there was a whole lot riding on Rogue One. But the story surrounding the film is almost as interesting as the one we watched on the big screen. From axed cameos to the film’s humble beginnings, there’s a whole lot more to Rogue One than just Jyn’s quest to snag the Death Star plans. So let’s dig into the untold truth of Rogue One…
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Different Types of Fuel Burning Inside A See-Though Engine
From Popular Mechanics
In the video above, the team builds a piston engine and fires it up while filming it in super slow motion. The result is that you can clearly see each step of the process as the engine goes through its cycle. The Warped Perception folks experiment with using isopropyl alcohol and acetylene as fuels instead of gas, and the engine clearly doesn’t care too much for those.
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Bag of Randomness for Tuesday, January, 24, 2017
- I’ve been on a presidential trivia kick as of late and was surprised by these two tidbits, thinking both would have occurred much earlier in our nation’s history.
- Lady Bird became the first First Lady to hold the Bible as her husband took the oath of office. – Wikipedia
- Lyndon B. Johnson was the first POTUS since George Washington to dance at his own Inaugural Ball. – OurPresidents
- Britney Spears’ Shaves Her Head And Marries ‘K-Fed’ In New Lifetime Biopic Trailer
- Possible Trump Supreme Court nominee – East Texas judge calls Saturday’s marchers ‘a million fat women’ on Facebook
- Cab Driver Calls John Elway Best QB Ever Without Realizing He’s Sitting In Backseat (Article w/video)
- I would have thought Elway and company would have had a personal driver or at least used Uber.
- Committed to a cause – 2,000 gather in subzero Fairbanks, Alaska weather for Women’s March
- Jim Hall and the Chaparral 2J: The Story of America’s Most Extreme Race Car – Jim Hall’s Chaparral built some of the wildest and most creative race cars ever seen. We visited Hall to see the amazing 2J and witness his first drive in it in 30 years.
- China shuts down 111 golf courses as it continues its assault on ‘sport for millionaires’
- ZIP code trivia
- 10048 (ZIP code) – 10048 was the ZIP code assigned to the original World Trade Center complex in New York City. It was discontinued following the September 11 attacks in 2001. Years afterward, mail continues to be sent to 10048 by senders who have not updated their mailing lists. The ZIP code is being kept active by the United States Postal Service (USPS). It has not been assigned to 1 World Trade Center and other buildings planned for the World Trade Center site, which use the ZIP code 10007 instead.
- Eerie
- A silly theory I have about older folks who faint at public events – they dehydrate themselves so they don’t feel the urge to go pee during an important event. I only say that because I do this when I go to a concert or a movie, but then again, my bladder is tiny.
- The out-going couple always are more relaxed, but then again, the new ones gotta show they are taking the new role seriously.
- Sidenote: Bob Schieffer recently spoke about how Harry Truman and his wife left the house simply by packing their own suitcases and driving back home. I think there’s even a book about it.
- Sidenote: Bob Schieffer recently spoke about how Harry Truman and his wife left the house simply by packing their own suitcases and driving back home. I think there’s even a book about it.
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