How Does Salt Melt Ice?

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Feb 092015
 
How Does Salt Melt IceReactions explains how salt is used to melt ice.

Enjoy!

Winter weather can mean treacherous driving across much of the country. Road crews spread rock salt all over the highways and byways, but why? This week, we break down the chemistry that keeps the roads safe when bad weather hits.

Special thanks to Pedro Alvarez, Ph.D., P.E. of Rice University for his help with this episode.

 

Brain Teaser Of The Day: Cars

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Feb 092015
 
In this teaser, your job is to try and discover the car model within each sentence.

The model is hiding in the consecutive letters within a sentence.

Example: This recipe calls for only one onion.

Answer: Neon (oNE ONion)

1. The zookeeper gave the chimp a large banana.

2. The police had the home of the pyromaniac cordoned off.

3. There are galactic areas where our starship has not travelled.

4. Do math majors find people with a nice compass attractive?

5. I once saw a gambler from Mexico roll a seven five times in a row.

 scarecrow

 

Random Riddle: 2-9-2015

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Feb 092015
 
The cost of making only the maker knows. Valueless if bought but sometimes traded. A poor man may give one as easily as a king. When one is broken pain and deceit are assured.

What Is It?
 

 Riddle

 

Joke Of The Day: Taking The Boat Out

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Feb 092015
 
Rubber Chicken A couple went on vacation to a fishing resort up north. The husband liked to fish at the crack of dawn; the wife preferred to read. One morning the husband returned after several hours of fishing and decided to take a short nap. The wife decided to take the boat out.

She was not familiar with the lake so she rowed out, anchored the boat, and started reading her book. Along comes the sheriff in his boat, pulls up alongside and says, “Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?”

“Reading my book,” she replies as she thinks to herself, “Is this guy blind or what?”

“You’re in a restricted fishing area,” he informs her.

“But, Officer, I’m not fishing. Can’t you see that?”

“But you have all this equipment, Ma’am. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.”

“If you do that, I will charge you with rape,” snaps the irate woman.

“I didn’t even touch you,” growls the sheriff.

“Yes, that’s true… but you have all the equipment!”

 

 

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