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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Gold!

I did a science report on gold.I put in all the stuff that was interesting rather than put the whole thing on.

  • The Greeks thought gold was made by dense concentrations of sunlight and water.
  • The ocean has enough gold in it for each person to have 2 pounds.
  • One ounce of gold can be pounded out to 300 square feet, roughly the size of a tennis court.
  • The symbol Au comes from the Latin "Aurum," meaning "shining dawn.".
  • Nobles in the 1500's would drink molten gold and emeralds to cure bubonic plague.
  • More than 25% of the world's gold is in the Federal Bank Reserve in New York. It is half the size of a football field and has 540,000 gold bars.
  • Gold has been found on every continent on earth.
  • Gold is soft but heavy and incredibly dense. A cubic foot foot of it weighs half a ton.
  • The bible has over 400 references to gold.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Best Villains

Here are my top five favorite villains from movies, comics, television or wherever the else I find them. I'd like to make this a top ten, so feel free to throw in any suggestions.

  1. The Governor- The antagonist of The Walking Dead, he is the best developed and most believable villain ever.
  2. The Thing- The goriest, most explosive monster to ever burst out of your innards.
  3. The Joker- Don't have to explain this one.
  4. Hannibal Lector- The only charming cannibal.
  5. Darth Vader- After 6 movies you get to know him pretty well.