Friday, January 31, 2014

Kansas City's Verrückt Water Slide

This article is mostly about Kansas's new water slide . This water slide is higher than the Niagara falls, and even the statue of liberty. The article said that the water slide is 17 stories tall! Another cool fact about it is that four people can slide down it together in a big raft. To slide down they said you have to walk up 264 steps, don't you think that would get tiring after the first 50 steps? The slide tower is built out of railroad tanker cars that have been cut and welded together into one vertical tower. The people that made this slide are testing it to make sure it is safe enough for the crazy people who dare to slide from 17 stories.
  1.  Verrückt is an insane water slide.
  2.  Brazil's Insano is only 14 stories tall and Verrückt is 17 stories tall.
  3. Jeff is called "Wizard of Water" because he is really good at creating new things, an example is that he created a function to make the raft for the slide come back up.
  4. Maybe, because it looks scary but fun at the same time.
  •  The mall is a very extensive place to try and find someone in.
  • If I tried hurtling I would probably fail.
  • On mine craft I illuminate my house with glow stone.
  • I usually am mulling over my math study guide because I'm not very good at math. 
  • I see helicopters propelled in the air all the time.
  • I think mine craft is pretty radical because you can make whatever you want. 
  • I've seen Japanese people speculating in movies.
  • I surpassed myself with food when I went to Talco Bell.
  • I've seen my dad weld his muffler on his car.   
 

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Micro Windmills

This article is about micro windmills helping people power personal devices with solar energy. It would be a hassle to carry around a windmill so they are making mini micro windmills. They said that a thousand could fit comfortably in the sleeve of a cell phone case. The electrical engineering company professor at the university in Texas had this cool idea in mind. The article said the micro windmills where 1.8 millimeters at its widest point. The professor also said he is in the process of obtaining a patient for his invention, so he is not going to disclose details about how much power each micro windmill is capable of generating. 

  • It would be an arduous task to move a refrigerator into a small house.    
  •  It would be a good idea to harness down on two kids in a fight.
  • It would be a good idea to contemplate my social studies article I have to read for our circle of death project for tomorrow.  
  • I would enjoy making a prototype of a 2014, 5.0 Mustang.
  • I assert that I will get my homework done this weekend for Mrs. Krieger.
  • The chairs at school are durable enough that people can stand on them.
  • The professor in the article is waiting for a patent so that he can put his invention on the market.
  • I think that wafers get stale quick so you cant leave them out for to long.
  • Horses can withstand the amount of weight that gets put on them from the saddle and the person riding it.   



Guantanamo Bay Windmills
 
                            


Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Intro

Echoes from the Geekcave: RMA: Tigers
My name is Joshua Priest. I'll be using this blog during second semester.