The van hates me. It mocks me from its perch high above me on the tow truck. It broke down again. White smoke billowed from underneath. Does that elect me as the new Pope? I’ll take the gig if I can get it but I think you have to be Catholic. Or at least Christian. [...]
Yeah, I needed this problem this week. I’ve learned through the years, to take care of my vehicles. The van has been running smooth and my computer just popped up a reminder that it is coming due for an oil change soon. I’ve been real good to the van. Tuesday on the way home, it [...]
Normally, I stumble across these trivial thoughts by screwing around on the web because I’m bored. Recently, I’ve been very busy and haven’t really had the time to surf around and stumble. Today, I have a good one that not only did I stumble across, I tripped, fell down and bloodied my nose over it. [...]
Aluminum does not occur naturally as a metal. Bauxite ore is refined into alumina and then combined with cryolyte and given a shock, low voltage and extremely high current. The mixture reaches temperatures of close to 900°c. The electricity splits the alumina oxide into molten aluminum and carbon dioxide. The newly formed aluminum drops to [...]
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