People in Los Angeles California have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh " they answer "it's about five minutes from here." You say "Yes but how many miles away is it?" They don't know. ...
As if you didn’t already know it, Google’s Street View cars have been going here, there, and everywhere since the first camera-equipped vehicle took to the streets more than a decade ago. The web giant has just revealed that Street View has now captured more than 10 million miles of...
Chris Rock’s opening monologue started off with a controversial bit about the Boston Marathon. After noting how far 26 miles actually is, Rock said, “You finally get to the finish line, and somebody screams, ‘Run!,’” referring to the finish line bomb. As for the Freedom Tower that ...
You say,"Yes,but how many miles away is it?"They don't know. People in Mexico never answer"I don't know."People in Yucatan think that"I don't know"is not polite.They usually give an answer,often a wrong one.A visitor can lose his way very often in Yucatan...
According to a June report byNBC News,this has had the effect of creating as many as 86 new banking deserts in the U.S., defined as “population clusters where no bank exists within 10 miles.” What’s more, the number of automated teller machines (ATMs)droppedaround the globe for the...
"So being able to do this production that I grew up singing every single day in the car… I worship this role," she added. "And also working with so many people who I have grown up worshiping is just, I can't say it enough times, it's so inspiring and so crazy and s...
Even though urbanization has many advantages, living in a city is a well-known risk factor for mental health [2]. Mental health problems like anxiety, mood disorders, major depression, and schizophrenia are up to 56% more common in urban compared to rural environments [3]. It has been sugg...
Good points: It’s fun. At 42 kilometers (26.2 miles), a marathon isn’t easy to run. Luckily, the Rock and Roll Marathon in Las Vegas is fun. It’s a race and a party. The “Vegas Strip” (the city’s famous main street) closes so people can run. Along the race, over thir...
Destination charging stations usually offer 7kW charging, giving 20-30 miles of range per hour plugged in for full battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Many of them are provided free by businesses who use them as anincentive to visit their premises. ...
Many rules govern drivers on American streets and highways. The most common ones are the speed limits(限制). The speed limits control how fast a car may go. On streets in the city, the speed limitis usually 25 or 35 miles per hour.On the highways between cities, the speedlimit is usua...