Make a list of 43 things I know very little about, & then learn at least 3 things about each of them

i may reopen this goal in the future,

but i’ve been hustlin’ and bustlin’ and haven’t had much to contribute to this lately…

i’ll be back tho

1. Balloons are manufactured from a liquid rubber called latex. The balloon gets its color from the pigment that is added to the latex

2. The natural rubber latex that we use comes from the sap of the rubber tree , Heveabrasiliensis, that grows in Malaysia. This sap looks like milk and is shipped to America in large ocean tanker ships. Once removed from the tree, the sap is called latex. To make this suitable for balloon production, curing agents, accelerators, oil, color, and water must be added. After these are added, the completed latex is put in an open top tank, and the balloon form, which is in the shape of a balloon, is dipped. Before the form is dipped into latex, it is dipped into a coagulent that causes the rubber particles of the latex to collect on the form. This coagulent is calcium nitrate, water, and/or alcohol. After the coagulent coated form is dried, it is then dipped into the compounded latex. Then the latex coated form passed through a set of revolving brushes that rolls the balloon neck into the bead that is used to aid in the inflation of the balloon. The latex coated form is then washed in hot water to remove any unused nitrate.

3. Following the leaching, the form is put in a 200-220 degrees Fahrenheit oven to cure for 20-25 minutes. When cured, the rubber balloon is removed from the form (stripped).

from here

1. Pythagoras of Samos is often described as the first pure mathematician. He is an extremely important figure in the development of mathematics yet we know relatively little about his mathematical achievements. Unlike many later Greek mathematicians, where at least we have some of the books which they wrote, we have nothing of Pythagoras’s writings. The society which he led, half religious and half scientific, followed a code of secrecy which certainly means that today Pythagoras is a mysterious figure

2. he had a most striking birthmark on his thigh

3. Pythagoras founded a philosophical and religious school in Croton (now Crotone, on the east of the heel of southern Italy) that had many followers. Pythagoras was the head of the society with an inner circle of followers known as mathematikoi. The mathematikoi lived permanently with the Society, had no personal possessions and were vegetarians. They were taught by Pythagoras himself and obeyed strict rules. The beliefs that Pythagoras held were [2]:-

(1) that at its deepest level, reality is mathematical in nature,
(2) that philosophy can be used for spiritual purification,
(3) that the soul can rise to union with the divine,
(4) that certain symbols have a mystical significance, and
(5) that all brothers of the order should observe strict loyalty and secrecy.

all from here

36. Norse mythology
37. War strategy
38. the origin of xmas lights

awesome site here

glass has to get up to about 2000 degrees before it can be blown…then it is rolled, shaped, blown some more and cooled

i’d love to try this some time :)

1. the hawaiian shirt was made in the 1930’s, starting with a gentleman by the name of Mr. Ellery Chun, a chinese merhant in Honolulu using leftover kimono fabric

2. in 1936, the shirts were coined as “Aloha Shirts” and became a souvenir for tourists in the area

3. the 40’s and 50’s were a huge boom for the hawaiian shirt, with celebrities like Elvis sporting them quite often

all from this website

is there a way to drop from the team without dropping from the goal?

so the stuff seems to be made from viscoelastic that is anti-mite and anti-allergy..from the website:

“Tempur-Pedic products are naturally treated to be resistant to mites and other household allergens. Our products are also CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) and formaldehyde free.”

some properties of viscoelastic are:

“The liquid in a cylindrical vessel is given a swirling motion by means of a stirrer. When the stirring is stopped, the fluid gradually comes to a rest and, if viscoelastic, may then start to rotate in the opposite direction (ie. to unwind).

A viscoelastic fluid, on emerging from a tube or a die, may form a jet which is of larger diameter than the aperture. The phenomenon is referred to as ‘die-swell’ and results from the sudden removal of a constraining force on the fluid. Viscoelastic fluids are thus capable of exerting normal stresses “

the foam is recognized by NASA and certified by the space foundation (it was originally used by NASA, and then Bob Trussell, the founder and CEO smelled an economic opportunity)

tempurpedic foam is apparently temperature sensitive, which some people have a hard time acclimating to initially:

“ne of the very unique aspects to Tempur ® foam is that it is temperature sensitive. This means that it changes a bit with the rooms temperature and humidity. The warmer or more humid the room the softer the Tempur ® foam. And the Tempur ® material gets noticeably firmer in rooms below 65 degrees or so.

But this temperature sensitivity is also one of the main reasons that Tempurpedic ® is so comfortable. It reacts to your body’s heat and softens which allows the foam to conform and shape itself to your body’s curves.

For many people, it takes a few days to get used to the temperature sensitive nature of the foam. The molding affect of the bed is different than an ordinary bed, and the mattress does form a bit of a cocoon around as you lie down. So switching to another position may be a bit more difficult at first. But I’ve found people do get used to this fairly fast, and if this does continue to be an issue you can simply warm the room up a bit to make the foam a bit more elastic and easier to move around in.

Sleeping on a temperature sensitive bed is a bit different than a standard coil spring bed, but once you’ve adjusted to the way it works you will find that no other bed gives you the conforming feel and pressure relief of a temperature sensitive bed”

unfortunately, i couldn’t find any website that actually tells me WHAT the stuff is made of!!! kind of unnerving, to say the least

31. what tempurpedic foam is made of
32. why men have nipples
33. the origin of hawaiian shirts
34. marine biology
35. sloths

21. string theory
22. why water, when it runs down my winshield or window makes crazy squiggles as gravity pulls it downward…perhaps this is related to string theory….
23. tibetan buddhism
24. death
25. what goes into being a really good and effective stand up comic
26. how digital cameras work
27. how to blow glass
28. who discovered the mirror and how it is made
29. how water can be naturally carbonated
30. why poop is brown