I shared an article similar to this with my students at the beginning of last summer, but my wife let me know about the updated version. http://www.mpgillusion.com/
Archive for the ‘Science and the Natural World’ Category
GPM vs MPG
Posted in Science and the Natural World, tagged gallons per mile, miles per gallon on March 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the Garden
Posted in Gardening, Life, Religion and Spirituality, Science and the Natural World, tagged Garden on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This weekend has been gray, rainy, damp and cold. All I got done in the yard was hauling two loads of bricks. Last weekend however, was partly cloudy and warm. I spent part of last Sunday afternoon in the garden, placing bricks for the path that Laura wants to have around the garden (which will [...]
Buying American
Posted in Life, Random, Science and the Natural World, Uncategorized, tagged Patriotism, random thoughts, Science and the Natural World on December 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Patriotism was the original title for this, but I changed it to “Buying American”. There have been many times when I’ve thought about the concept of “buying American”, and/or buying locally made products (local to where ever I happen to be living at the time). Obviously, when I was living in Switzerland I wasn’t confining [...]
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining II – Perfect Storm Stores CO2
Posted in Random, Science and the Natural World, tagged Carbon Store, Global Warming, Perfect Storm on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.motherjones.com/blue_marble_blog/archives/2008/07/9133_perfect_storm_s.html
Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining I – Do High Gas Prices Save Lives?
Posted in Random, Science and the Natural World, tagged High Gas Prices, Saving Lives, Silver Linings on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
http://www.motherjones.com/mojoblog/archives/2008/07/9093_high_gas_prices.htm
Explaining Global Warming, Part I
Posted in Science and the Natural World, tagged Science and the Natural World, Science perspective on July 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello ….. I apologize for my late response to your email about global warming. I’ll try to explain the whole phenomena and I do not mean to “talk down” to you, but I am used to talking to people who don’t have a strong science background (or any science background for that matter) and who [...]
Earthquake? What Earthquake?
Posted in Memories, Military, Random, Science and the Natural World, tagged Earthquakes on April 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apparently I slept through an earthquake in Nashvegas this morning, we are close to the New Madrid Fault. The epicenter is about 6 miles east-southeast of New Salem, Illinois, and it was a 5.4 on the Richter Scale. It was probably deep enough and far away that it only slightly jarred the middle Tennessee area. [...]
