Most of the electrical energy in the USA is supplied by burning fossil fuels. Currently coal is number 1 for generation of electricity. The only alternative to fossil fuels is nuclear energy. All other green candidates are drop in the bucket propositions. Research is definitely merited on the basis of Read more…
Dmitry Kovalivnich has been spotted again as Anlogvins on ebay. I decided we can make this game similar to Where's Waldo. However he's not hard to spot because he uses the same name and address each time. The part that is challenging is to spot his ID on ebay. Ebay Read more…
I lived in Phoenix Arizona a long time. I noticed the difference in the sound between winter and summer breeze. The cold winter air is more dense and makes a difference noise.  Here in Brazil I am at sea level and the air is humid. The breezes here sound like Read more…
I was told by my Swedish neighbor Tomas that the European run youth hostels in Rio de Janeiro do not accept Brazilian travelers. The reason is that when they do too many things end up being reported stolen. Another point of reference in the Latin Business Model. ( LBM ). Read more…
All my life I have associated waking up with a sweat soaked bed with having slept very deeply. I became curious to know what the physiological mechanism associated with this. I was surprised to find out the only explainations online are ones that have negative health connotations. They are listed Read more…
This is an excellent question and it requires a 2 part answer depending on whether you believe in MMGW or not. If you believe: When you exhale you put out CO2 from your lungs. Thus you are increasing the process of anthropogenic warming. Therefore you should immediately hold your breath. Read more…
I forget which of the books about Richard Feynman talks about him taking an IQ test early in his life. His sister also took it. Feynman scored an very unimpressive 125-ish.  His sister scored higher. Hell I scored higher. But he was the talent. He won the nobel prize ( Read more…
The following story was recounted to me by my Portuguese neighbor here in Brazil. The troop of guys would go into a village and look for a pregnant girl. They would cut the baby out of her stomach and put it up on a stick. I’m right wing. I’m pretty Read more…
My neighbors here in Brazil are from Portugal, Norway and Sweden. Tordy of Norway tells me that a majority of people under the age of 65 in Norway speak english.  Tommy says a similar thing about Sweden. According to them their is alot of english on their televisions. Norway has Read more…
Mulata is a term for a cross bred human constituted from Black and White races. The term originates from MULE. The cross bred result from a horse and donkey. However while mules are very rarely fertile quite the opposite is true with humans. If the country in question is Brazil Read more…