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Q&A: Why don’t the oceans keep getting saltier?

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Question from Kelly:  In school they taught us that the earth’s rivers are constantly dumping salt into the oceans.

If that’s true why aren’t the oceans getting saltier?

It seems to me that after all these billions of years the water in the oceans should be too salty to even support sea life.

So why don’t the oceans keep getting saltier as more and more salt is carried down the rivers and deposited in the oceans? [Read more…]

Video: Check out this awesome drone-like “flying car”

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Humans have been wanting to fly ever since they first saw birds flittering hither and yon through the air. Many have tried and failed at building all manner of potential aircraft over the centuries.

Finally, French brothers Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier teamed up to invent the first successful hot air balloon. And years later, Orville and Wilbur Wright designed, built and flew the first successful airplane.  [Read more…]

Beautiful instrumental performance of “The Sound of Silence” on a 12 string guitar

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I have featured the awesome acoustic guitar work of Guus Dielissen several times and those posts were extremely well received. Well, today I’m featuring yet another of Guus’ masterful performances.

You’re probably well familiar with Simon & Garfunkel’s classic “The Sound of Silence” but I’m guessing you have never heard it performed quite like this.  [Read more…]

The secrets hidden inside Mount Rushmore

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As you probably know, Mount Rushmore is one of America’s most visited, and most photographed memorials.

But there’s more to this massive monument than just the famous Presidential faces.

There’s a little-known secret about this amazing place that’s rather fascinating once you know about it…  [Read more…]

Awesome Video: Would you take this exhilarating wingsuit flight?

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Have you ever seen a flying squirrel in action? If so, you know pretty much how a wingsuit works.

In a nutshell, these contraptions turn your body into a huge glider wing, allowing you to glide through the air much the same way flying squirrels do.

I’ve seen lots of videos showing folks doing some rather daring things in wingsuits, but this one really takes the proverbial cake. Check it out!  [Read more…]