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The Moh………..the Merrier.
The Mohs Scale |
The
Cost of Organ Transplants. *Note,
Professor Sy Yentz had his ruptured appendix removed. You can have it
for free. |
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Trees A Crowd – The World’s Tallest Plants |
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The
Fastest and (1) Slowest Fish |
Which Animals Can Run Faster Than a
Human? |
The
South Venus Diet: Your
Weight on Another Planet
Planet
Earth"Weight"
Planet Weight
Mercury
0.37
Times
Venus
0.88
Times
Earth
1.00 Times
125
125
Mars
0.38 Times
125
47.5
Jupiter
2.51 Times
Saturn
1.07
Times
Uranus
0.93
Times
Pluto
0.04
Times
Earth's Moon
0.17
Times
Yes
kiddees, once upon a time.....Pluto was a
planet but some mean men demoted it to dwarf planet, the astronomical
equivalent of Dopey, Happy, or Sneezy.
What
we know grows from day to day – for the
latest go to
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
Planet
Number
of Moons
Mercury
0
Venus
0
Earth
1
Mars
2
Jupiter
63
Saturn
60
Uranus
27
Pluto
3
Yes
kiddees, once upon a time.....Pluto was a
planet but some mean men demoted it to dwarf planet, the astronomical
equivalent of Dopey, Happy, or Sneezy.
What we know grows
from day to day – for the latest
go to
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/index.html
The Moh………..the
Merrier. The Mohs Scale
Hardness
Mineral
Comment
1
Talc
Hardness 1-2 can be
scratched by a fingernail
2
Gypsum
Hardness 2-3 can be scratched
by a copper coin
3
Calcite
Hardness3-6
can be scratched by steel
4
Fluorite
5
Apatite
Means
you're hungry(ha ha
ha..just kidding)
6
Orthoclase
Hardness 6-7 will
not scratch glass
7
Quartz
8
Topaz
Hardness 8-10 will scratch
glass
9
Corundum
10 Diamond
Doctor, Doctor........"It hurts
right here.."
Doctor,
Doctor " it hurts when I
do this"...."Well don't do that anymore" (ancient vaudeville
joke)
The
Cost of Organ Transplants.
|
Organ |
Number
of Transplants |
Mean
Cost |
Success
Rate % |
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Heart |
1,689 |
$
148,000 |
82.8 |
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Heart/Lung |
67 |
210,000 |
56.9 |
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Kidney
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8,942 |
51,000 |
92-97 |
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Liver |
2,191 |
235,000 |
76 |
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Lung |
91 |
225,000 |
48.4 |
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Pancreas |
428 |
70,000
|
89.1 |
Tallest
animal
African
Giraffe
19.6
ft.
Largest
and Blue
Whale
105 ft
heaviest
animal
Blue Whale
195
tons
Largest
eyes
Blue Whale
5 inches
Largest
land carnivore
Polar
Bear
8 1/2ft.
Largest
ears
Male African Elephant
3 ft. wide
Largest
pinniped
Northern Elephant Seal
19.75
ft.
Largest
primate
Gorilla
6
ft.
Smallest
mammal
Kitt's Hog-nosed Bat
6in.
wingspan
Largest
crustacean
Spider Crab
11 ft. long
Largest
lizard
Komodo Dragon
10 ft.
Largest
turtle
Leatherback
5ft.
long -
weighs 1,300 lbs.
Longest
snake
Anaconda
37.5 ft.
Longest
venomous snake
King Cobra
18 ft.
Trees A Crowd – The
World’s Tallest Plants
Plant
Height
1. California
Redwood
366 feet
2. Bamboo
121
feet
3. Alsophila
excelsa (tree fern)
60 feet
4. Saguaro
cactus
52 feet
5. Orchid
25
feet
6. Callie
grass
18
feet.
Flowers
1. Sunflower
23
1/2 feet
2.
Hollyhock
18
ft. 9 in.
3.
Dahlia
9ft.
10 in.
4. Lupin
6ft.
10 in.
|
Time duration |
Inches |
Centimeters |
Place |
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1 minute |
1.5 |
3.8 |
Barst,
Gaudeloupe |
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24 hours |
73.2 |
187 |
Cilaos,
La Reunion, March
15-16, 1952 |
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24 hours in US |
19 |
48.3 |
July
25,26 1979 |
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Calendar Month |
366.14 |
930 |
Cherrapunji,
Meghlaya |
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12 Months |
1,041.78 |
2646 |
Cherrapunji,
Meghlaya |
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12 Months in US |
739 |
1877 |
Kukui,
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Source:
Handy
Science Answer Book
From
World Atlas.comhttp://worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/deepest.htm
The planet isapproximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans,
including
the Arctic,Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern.
#1Pacific Ocean(35,837 ft) (10,924 meters)
#2Atlantic Ocean(30,246 ft) (9,219 meters)
#3Indian Ocean(24,460 ft) (7,455 meters)
#4Caribbean Sea(22,788 ft) (6,946 meters)
#5ArcticOcean(18,456 ft) (5,625 meters)
#6South China Sea(16,456 ft)(5,016 meters)
#7Bering Sea(15,659 ft) (4,773 meters)
#8Mediterranean Sea(15,197 ft) (4,632 meters)
#9Gulf of Mexico(12,425 ft) (3,787 meters)
#10Japan Sea(12,276 ft) (3,742meters
The
Fastest and (1) Slowest Fish
|
Fish |
Speed |
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Sailfish,
Istiophorus platypterus |
68.18
mph |
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Mako
Shark, Isurus oxyrinchus: |
60
mph |
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Marlin,Tetrapturussp |
50
mph |
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Wahoo,Acanthocybium
solandri |
48.5
mph |
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Bluefin
Tuna, Thunnus thynnus |
43.4
mph |
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Blue
Shark, Prionace glauca |
43
mph |
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Bonefish,
Albula vulpes |
40
mph |
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Swordfish,
Xiphius gladius |
40
mph |
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Slowest
Fish:Sea
Horse |
0.01
mph |
Which Animals Can Run Faster
Than a Human?
Actually
there are 24 species
that can run faster. Here are some:
Animal
Maximum
Speed
M.P.H.
K.P.H
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Cheetah
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70 |
112.6 |
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Pronghorn
antelope |
61 |
98.1 |
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Lion
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50 |
80.5 |
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Horse
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47.5 |
76.4 |
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Elk |
45 |
72.4 |
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Coyote |
43 |
69.2 |
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Zebra |
40 |
60.4 |
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Rabbit |
35 |
56.3 |
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Reindeer |
32 |
51.3 |
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Giraffe |
32 |
51.3 |
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Human |
27.9 |
44.9 |
We note that the
cheetah, lion, and coyote are carnivores.
What
Did You Say?
How
fast does sound travel in different media?
Medium
Speed
of Sound (meters/second)
Air
(0 degrees C)
331
Air
(20 degrees C)
343
Air
(100 degrees C)
366
Helium
(0 degrees C)
965
Mercury
1452
Water
(20 degrees C)
1482
Lead
1960
Wood
(oak)
3950
Copper &n