Warm spells meant more abundant crops, leading to better nutrition. So, when you think about why the Vikings stood tall, remember it was a mix of hearty meals, a demanding climate and a dash of environmental luck. Did people get smaller after the Viking Age? We touched on this earlier, ...
The Deadly Nadder's fire is made of magnesium, which burns at 3100 °C. It is said to be able to melt steel and turn a Viking into ash in seconds. It is regarded as one of the hottest fires in the dragon world. Stormfly was able to melt an entire sea stack within seconds. The...
Continue to mound up soil over the spears as they grow up so that plants are growing on 4-inch tall or higher ridges or rows. Planting asparagus crowns outdoors Asparagus crowns can be planted in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked and the soil temperature has ...
When I decided that I wanted a refractor, I was not yet rich, so I bought a Photon Instruments 5" f/9. Lots of chromatic aberration. I bought one of those violet filters and a very clever piece of Cold War era peace dividend: an Aries Chromacorr which turns an achromat into an apo...
But let's wander over to the rovers' predecessors. Viking 1 and 2, which launched in the mid-'70s, both had landers that descended to the surface of Mars. They were the first to discover that Mars was self-sterilizing, meaning that the combination of ultraviolet radiation with the dry so...
You can travel to Estonia by train+ferry via Copenhagen & Stockholm, or by Eurostar and connecting trains to Rostock in Germany then cruise ferry to Helsinki and on to Tallinn, or overland all the way through Brussels, Berlin, Warsaw, Vilnius & Riga. The journey from London to Tallinn ...
The European nation’s energy revolution has made it a leader in replacing nukes and fossil fuels with wind and solar technology.
the vehicle. so we had to adapt the cargo volume to make sure we fit 24 bags of groceries and get all the way up to 500 pounds of cargo volume. one of the things we changed with r2 was having the doors go a bit higher as some tall folks might bunk their head on the top of ...
it just shouldn’t have been sexual assault. Instead, he could have done something immoral that unintentionally had negative consequences for her. For instance, in the episode As You Were he was caught dealing in dangerous demon eggs. Those eggs could have hatched and led to her becoming sever...
The addition of solar twinkle lights and battery candles brings the playhouse to life at night, making a cozy and inviting atmosphere. Providing both fun and function, this playhouse stands tall enough for older kids, ensuring everyone in the family can enjoy the backyard oasis. ...