While most computers need a fan to keep the processing unit cool, this PC uses the pool water it's floating on to cool it, instead. The touchable user interface eliminates the need for a keyboard, which would create air pockets and places for water to seep in. It includes a GPS device...
The high heat capacity of waterbodies makes them experience lower temperature than impervious surface in the daytime, which can further alter the thermal energy transmission and local circulation to cool the local environment (Du et al., 2016, Wilson et al., 2003). Unlike the seasonal ...
Mulch the soil to help keep it cool and moist, allowing you to water less often. Just cover the soil surface with an inch or two of shredded leaves, evergreen needles/pine straw, or other organic material. You’ll not only conserve moisture, but mulching also helps suppress weeds and imp...
Some geraniums, particularly the ivy variety, suffer from a condition called edema on the underside of the leaves. When soil temperatures are warm and wet and air temperature is cooler and humid, plants take up more water than they can hold, which causes the leaf cells to stretch and become...
When calculating the dimensions, remember to leave enough for the ends and the sides. Once you have laid this in your shallow pond, secure it while you fill it with water. We went low-tech and used bricks to hold it down from the constant wind. ...
Philippe Squarzoni (2012/2014) Climate changed: a personal journey through the science [i] Ella Striem-Amit, Ornella Dakwar, Lior Reich, & Amir Amedi (2012) The large-scale organization of 'visual' streams emerges without visual experience [p] [d] Daniel Z. Sui (2012) Looking through H...
YouTube removed the video and agreed to ban any other videos that contained material offensive to the people of Thailand. In August 2007, Thailand lifted the ban on YouTube [source: afterdawn.com]. Members who use YouTube responsibly know that there's no shortage of cool features. In the...
I’d heard all sorts of raw denim myths like “don’t wash them for six months” so good to know how to look after them properly! Reply zo Reply to Tommy Mack 3 years ago my favourite is the ‘wear them into sea water’ ritual. Reply Paul 3 years ago Like the suggestion...
Set the pods into a shallow bowl. Slit them open with the tip of a knife to reveal the seeds inside. Angelonia seeds are very tiny. Shake the seeds out of the pod and into the bowl. Remove any of the fuzz that comes out of the pod from the seed bowl with a pair of tweezers....
the sound of water The English version doesn't follow the syllabic pattern due to translation differences, but you can see all the other elements of haiku in play. It's arranged in three lines with the traditional number of syllables in each. Its subject matter is the small splash a frog...