As crazy as that may sound, that water bottle you carry in your car to cool you off, could end up roasting your vehicle. Though the risk is low, under certain conditions, the water in the bottle can act as a magnifying glass for the Sun light. At minimum, you could end up with a burn mark in your interior. But if luck is not on your side, with the right cabin temperature and Sun light intensity, that burn mark can turn into a fire. The solution is...

We have all played with dirt and sand. Most of us can recall the first time we played with dirt and world of possibilities it opened. Suddenly we could "build" castles, highways, cities... But if you are like me, those possibilities quickly came to a halt when water evaporated and the soil or sand became dry and lost its shape. So you can image my thoughts when I saw a video claiming he'd "Engineered" dirt to support the weight of a car. Really? How can this be? What...

In a previous posting we discussed the history of opioids in the US and how it grew into an epidemic. This epidemic had a lot of caregivers in various forms. Some of it was in the form of the governing bodies not doing their job. Others were in the form of marketing and advertising to doctors and consumers alike. Yet others were in the form of companies looking out for their bottom line. In the clip below you can see the extent to which some companies went in...

The news of the first-ever image of a black hole swept the world yesterday. Einstein's equations and our general understanding of physics had predicted these phenomena in space, but we had never actually seen one. Artists had done a great job at illustrating these "black holes" in the universe, but yesterday's image was visual proof they existed. Even with our advanced understanding of physics, black holes have always inspired awe. After all, how can something so massive be so small (relatively speaking) and so large at the same...

Last week tonight Sunday's episode discussed a very important subject that many folks in America, and particularly our elderly communities, are impacted by; mobile home parks and private-equity firms. According to the Seattle Times, between 2016 and 2017, one such equity firm produced over 30% return on investment from their acquisition of mobile parks. These private equity firms make money by raising rents and through fees for anything which does not meet their rules. Fees range from huge late-payment costs, to fees for lack of general up-keep, etc....

Einstein is the most famous scientist in modern history. So famous and well-known that he's name has become a noun ("look at that Einstein over there", or "you are smart like Einstein"). So it may come as a surprise to you to find out that our dear Einstein was wrong about our Universe and its current expansion. One of the theories of the Universe is the Big-Bang Theory. This is the theory that at some point a "Big-Bang" created our current Universe from an infinite amount of mass....