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Here’s an easy way to keep food warm while you’re waiting for someone

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Have you ever prepared a nice dinner for your family or a group only to have it sit on the table and get cold while you were waiting for someone to arrive?

My guess is yes. It happens to most everyone at times.

I’m probably late to the party on this but I recently found out about a handy device that will keep several plates of food tasty and warm, regardless of the wait time. It’s called a food warming mat and I plan to give it a try.  [Read more…]

Afraid of heights and extremely high voltages? Check out this dream job

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Have you ever witnessed someone working at a job that appeared to be so ridiculously dangerous that you wondered who in the world would ever have the intestinal fortitude to do it?

Every day numerous people go to work at jobs that require them to do things “the average person” would never do.

Some of those jobs pay extremely well, for obvious reasons. Others, not so much.

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Fun with Math: 17 horses, a pony and a will.

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Here’s a fun math puzzle that my dad taught me when I was a little boy…

Farmer Brown had seventeen horses on his small farm.

In his will he instructed that upon his death the horses should be distributed to his sons as follows: [Read more…]

Awesome time-lapse video: Storm clouds and lightning…at 1,000 frames per second!

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As you know, powerful lightning storms can be rather frightening, and even downright dangerous. But when viewed from afar they can also be quite beautiful and intriguing.

Lightning moves way too fast for the human eye to catch all its intricate motions and storm clouds move way too slowly for us to fully appreciate their power and intensity. Well, the short, but breathtaking time-lapse video featured below solves both of those problems.  [Read more…]