October 2011
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Bimblers Bluff 50k experience!
After I crossed the finish line the race director hands me a metal, smiles and asks me “did you have a good time?!”. In an instant I said yes, but, for what felt like an eternity, I pondered the thought of saying “FUCK NO, MAN! I have been experiencing fluctuating degrees of pain since mile 9! I hated it!”. But, I didn’t. Lets rewind.
At the start of the race I had...
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CivilEats: Will removing subsidies make our food... →
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Why are rainclouds dark? →
The main reason why rain clouds are dark is due to their particulate density. As clouds are formed from minuscule water droplets and/or ice crystals, the denser they are packed, the more light radiating from the Sun is scattered and dispersed by them, lending a darker appearance to their lower sections.
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How does fake tan work?
Today, the majority of sunless tanning lotions, mousses, sprays and gels contain a safe sugar molecule called dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which darkens skin tone with no side effects.
The concentration of the DHA determines the darkness of the fake tan. DHA reacts with the amino acids present in dead cells on the surface of the skin to alter their colour, producing a yellow/brown tanned...
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The science behind the those beautiful morning sun... →
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No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don’t want to die to...
– Steve Jobs (via -redux)
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Salads Are Nice, But Burgers Are What Really Sell →
nbc15:
While 47 percent of Americans say they’d like restaurants to offer healthier items like salads and baked potatoes, only 23 percent tend to order those foods, according to a survey last year by food research firm Technomic.
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the...
– Carl Sagan (via cwnl)
BUILD, Science, BUILD! →
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