I had been curious about sand
surfing, so this last Fall, on
our way to the Maldives, we
stopped in Dubai and drove out to
the desert to try it. I can tell
you that the scary thing wasn’t
sand surfing but rather driving
up to the highest dunes to get
decent pitch for your ride. As
anyone who has driven in deep
sand knows, the wheel feels loose
and you have to keep your speed
up. Combine that with stomach
clenching drops that would roll
the car three or four times and
you get a feel for what getting
surfing, so this last Fall, on
our way to the Maldives, we
stopped in Dubai and drove out to
the desert to try it. I can tell
you that the scary thing wasn’t
sand surfing but rather driving
up to the highest dunes to get
decent pitch for your ride. As
anyone who has driven in deep
sand knows, the wheel feels loose
and you have to keep your speed
up. Combine that with stomach
clenching drops that would roll
the car three or four times and
you get a feel for what getting
The pioneering folks at North
Carolina State University are
partnering with ERSystems to test
out the success of “cool roofing”
(EDC Magazine) on chickens. The
predicament of these fuzzy little
guys, of course, is already
somewhat sad.
Carolina State University are
partnering with ERSystems to test
out the success of “cool roofing”
(EDC Magazine) on chickens. The
predicament of these fuzzy little
guys, of course, is already
somewhat sad.
This photo wasn’t actually taken in
Costa Rica but it could have
been! There are kittens and
monkeys aplenty there!
Costa Rica but it could have
been! There are kittens and
monkeys aplenty there!
From January 5th’s AMNewYork:
“You can blame El Nino, global
warming or blind chance, but
today marks the longest New York
City has gone into the season
without snowfall since 1878, when
it finally snowed on Jan. 4th.”
What do they mean, “… or blind
chance?” This seems
suspiciously like an attempt to
keep everyone from getting too
worried about global warming.
Of course you can blame blind
“You can blame El Nino, global
warming or blind chance, but
today marks the longest New York
City has gone into the season
without snowfall since 1878, when
it finally snowed on Jan. 4th.”
What do they mean, “… or blind
chance?” This seems
suspiciously like an attempt to
keep everyone from getting too
worried about global warming.
Of course you can blame blind