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Were you aware of the 12th century German Mystic, Hildegard of Bingen? She experienced mystical visions of shimmering colors throughout her life. She attributed her vision to glimpses of heaven... Today it's commonly thought that she was experiencing optical migraines... :cheers:

So explain this to me - Alabama has 1 Loss to a non Top 25 Ole Miss ...

Actually, Alabama lost a close one to #15 Ole Miss after shooting themselves in the foot repeatedly, along with an incredibly lucky TD pass from Ole Miss... but then went on to beat three ranked teams; #8 Georgia, #9 Texas A&M, and went on to LSU. Ole Miss's current ranking doesn't matter...after all you wouldn't say that Alabama beat a #9 LSU - they beat a #2 LSU.

I collect art...I have 40+ oil paintings that I've bought over the years, and my only advice is NEVER buy for an investment - only buy things that you enjoy looking at. If they bring a smile to your face daily, they're worth it. I've paid anywhere between $25 and $7,000 for each piece and have no assurance whatsoever that any of them will ever appreciate in value. Anyway the point's moot as I'd never sell them. I bought them because I like looking at them.

Oh, and women dig them - shows that you're a classy kinda guy. :cheers:

I saw this article about the "greatest hoodie ever", and wound up checking out the American Giant website...I didn't buy the hoodie, but bought one of their baseball jackets instead. It is absolutely the best baseball jacket I've ever seen. They definitely make a superior product. :bow:

I'm in my 50's and my night vision isn't what it used to be, so I tend to use my fog lights at night to illuminate up the edges of the road...it's a easier way to add more lighted area, without blinding other drivers.

St. Roch (or Rocco) is the patron Saint of dogs and falsely accused people...

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Alabama played a really sloppy game against Arkansas, but I'm thinking some of that was due to the fact that Arkansas is vastly improved...they're due for a win (and I'm happy as hell to have escaped) :cheers:

Right now zero...although that's subject to change...

The modern silvery tape that you're enquiring about is/was called "duct" tape - commonly used as a sealant on ducting. It was however, modeled after an earlier product called "duck" tape - a tape that was made of waterproof cotton duckcloth...

Someone posited that:
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100 lbs of potatoes, 99% water (by weight), means that there's 99 lbs of water, and 1 lb of solids. It's a 1:99 ratio.

If the water decreases to 98%, then the solids account for 2% of the weight. The 2:98 ratio reduces to 1:49. Since the solids still weigh 1 lb, the water must weigh 49 lbs.
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100 lbs of potatoes, 99% water (by weight), means that there's 99 lbs of water, and 1 lb of solids. THIS IS TRUE
If the water decreases to 98%, then the solids account for 2% of the weight. The 2:98 ratio reduces to 1:49. Since the solids still weigh 1 lb, the water must weigh 49 lbs. THIS IS NOT TRUE. The solid still weighs 1 lb, that’s true…what’s NOT true is that the solid is now 2% of the 100lbs…IF 99% equaled 99lbs, how could you possibly think that 98% equaled 49lbs? You’re saying that 100lbs of potatoes dried out a little, and lost HALF their weight?

So, let’s think about this….
If a potato is 99% water, then 100 lbs of potatoes contains 99 lbs of water and 1 lb of other material. For the potatoes to dry down to 98% water, we’ll need to understand that the solid portion still weighs 1 lb, but the 99 lbs of water is going to decrease…
The 1 lb of solid material remains, but the moisture content is reduced from 99% to 98%.
So the question is, if 99% equaled 99lbs of water, what does 98% weigh?

Which can be expressed as 99pct/99 lbs = 98pct/x lbs, cross multiply and we get 99x = 98 x 99, which equates to 99x=9702, which is expressed as x=9702/99, which equals 98… as in 98 lbs. And we still have our 1 lb of solid material, so our slightly drier potatoes now weigh in at 99 lbs instead of their previous 100 lbs!