The average temperature in the U.S. right now is 19.2°F (-7.1°C). It’s thanks to coal, natural gas and nuclear that you’re not freezing to death
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1srelluc
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LOL....It's a balmy 5 degrees here.
I gotta say, I'm really impressed with those Anderson windows and doors I got this past Summer. They do a fine job.
I gotta say, I'm really impressed with those Anderson windows and doors I got this past Summer. They do a fine job.
His buddy Ben Franklin would certainly have been intrigued.
You know, the kite guy?
That's a super-interesting story. Do you know why Ben flew the kite?
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Perhaps we could send Newsom over to Australia or Chile to help out.
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shockedcanadian
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Do you insult us with this question?
Just asking...its not bad. Cold and snow are for real people...
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Where do you live? What country or state?
None of your business. But why are you against cold and snow? Its the ultimate christian condition.
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You betcha. Ben was actually a very smart dude, actually a polyhistor of his day!
I believe he was trying to deduce the actual nature of lightning to prove whether or not it was related to or electrical in nature. As I recall, he connected the kite to a capacitive jar and the point of the kite was to raise the collection point close enough to a storm cloud to do so while minimizing danger to himself.
The kite was never actually struck by lightning but Franklin was able to collect enough static charge from the cloud to demonstrate on the ground that the storm did indeed carry an electrical charge thus making lightning electrical in nature.
Freeking lucky they didn't get themselves killed. Ben was born probably a century before his time, he would have really enjoyed living in the late 19th century.
Google "Ben Franklin bioelectricity".
Luigi Galvani published his paper the same year Franklin died.
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Even though they're what got us here, amiright, lol
toobfreak
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Google "Ben Franklin bioelectricity".
Luigi Galvani published his paper the same year Franklin died.
Like I said, Ben was a real hep dude who was very interested in and conducted many experiments greatly advancing much of our preliminary, basic understanding of electricity.
Kind of sad really that most of that has been lost on history because of his involvement with the founding of our country and all most people remember of him was his kite experiment.
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Okay.
I don't care who you are ... that's funny.
I'm still just trying to figure out what sex lube you can buy that still flows and works at -26° never mind why freezing to death at nearly 60°F below freezing would make anyone horny.
Jarlaxle
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Because it's cold, it's going to snow for 2 days, the roads are coated in salt, my heating bills are going to be nuts, and my wife is wearing five layers.
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