Thursday, November 27, 2003
Exploding-Turkey Phenomenon
sunspot.net - restaurants & food:
"Then there is the exploding-turkey phenomenon. This occurs, he said, when a partially thawed turkey hits the hot oil, and moisture inside the bird becomes steam. The steam pops the turkey skin, sending searing oil out of the pot, toward the cook."
"Then there is the exploding-turkey phenomenon. This occurs, he said, when a partially thawed turkey hits the hot oil, and moisture inside the bird becomes steam. The steam pops the turkey skin, sending searing oil out of the pot, toward the cook."
Saturday, November 01, 2003
How Much Is Inside A Pumpkin?
How Much is Inside a Pumpkin?:
"If you ever need to pack 166 pounds of chunky flesh into easy-to-transport sacks, you'll need at least nine 13 gallon bags.
"Tara and Russell helped me carry the cumbersome bags into my car. They took up my entire hatchback, I had to move the shovels and the rifle just to make room!"
"If you ever need to pack 166 pounds of chunky flesh into easy-to-transport sacks, you'll need at least nine 13 gallon bags.
"Tara and Russell helped me carry the cumbersome bags into my car. They took up my entire hatchback, I had to move the shovels and the rifle just to make room!"
Wednesday, September 17, 2003
Butterfly Companion
We had a company picnic today, with steamed crabs. Went great. One of the guys noticed a pretty butterfly fluttering around. He was headed out to play football but pointed it out to me saying, "I tried to catch it for you but I couldn't." It landed on the far side of a garbage can, I walked around and watched it slowly open and close its wings. At one of the wing closings I picked it up gently and carried it over to where some other people were sitting. I set it on my hand, thinking it would probably fly away. It sat on my hand for about 20 minutes, licking my hand. The tongue felt wet! I had had some cake so I figured it was eating the sugar off my hand. Eventually it flew off. When I got home I checked the web. It was a red-spotted purple admiral. The amusing thing is that they prefer carrion and dung, though they will eat sugar. It was probably attracted to the crab meat on my hand, not the cake. |  |
Monday, August 25, 2003
Egg Harbor Blob
7Online.com: Mysterious Smelly Blob Fouls Little Egg Harbor: "Resident: 'Whatever it was was decomposing. And it would form bubbles, and mass, and you could watch them pop.'" | |
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Saturday, August 02, 2003
Project Apollo images
from The Project Apollo Image Gallery  | Earthrise. Click on image to go to a full-sized version (about 100K), or click here for a high-resolution image that's about 662K. This is one of hundreds of fascinating, historic Project Apollo images in the Project Apollo Image Gallery. |
 | View of thunderhead from Apollo 9. High-res version here. |
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Common Cold Plushie
GIANTmicrobes | The Common Cold (Rhinovirus) Billions of people a year catch the cold. Now you can get one too -- without getting sick! Learn all about the Common Cold with this cuddly companion. |  |
Monday, July 21, 2003
Giant Hogweed
| Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland: "Beware of the Giant Hogweed, a giant perennial plant named by the Maryland Invasive Species Council(MISC) as April's 'Invader of the Month.' While interesting for its unusually large size and flower, the Giant Hogweed is on the federal noxious weed list because of its potential as a public health hazard. The plant has been found in neighboring Pennsylvania and Washington D.C., but not in Maryland. 'Giant Hogweed exudes a clear, watery sap that causes the skin to become photosensitive to ultraviolet radiation,' said Don R. Robbins, weed control administrator for the Maryland Department of Agriculture. 'Contact with the sap can result in severe burns, blisters and dermatitis, possibly leading to future complications, namely skin cancer, which is the primary reason for concern in Maryland.' " |  |
black cat IN the sink
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