Comments on: Chapter 12

By: KatieMcL

KatieMcL — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:43:59 +0000

Gordon and Susan are an African-American couple who live on Sesame Street. They have a son named Myles. Fun fact: Season 1 of Sesame Street was recently released on DVD but contained a warning to parents because there is a scene in which Gordon (a stranger!) sees a little girl crying outside and brings her into his apartment for an ice cream cone. (Hey, it was the sixties). Source: Me, old school “Sesame Street” buff.

By: SJBolling

SJBolling — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:52:39 +0000

The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness of a hot pepper. These fruits of the Capsicum genus contain capsaicin, a chemical compound which stimulates heat-receptor nerve endings in the tongue, and the number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Many hot sauces use their Scoville rating in advertising as a selling point. Wikipedia entry Scoville Scale

By: alex

alex — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:01:11 +0000

Higher power to lower isn't always a problem. What might be needed is a "step-down transformer." This is what is used if you are traveling in parts of Europe with higher voltage systems and want to run your 110v US appliances. Note also that Prius batteries are really many smaller batteries bundled together into cells and modules. The '97 Prius, for example, has 240 cells, split into 40 modules, with a voltage of about 288v. That means that each of those modules produces a bit over 7 volts, so creating a 110v system from the modules would not be too difficult. In fact, Pacific Gas and Electric has created a "Prius Hack" that allows you to use your Prius to power your home.

By: missyka04

missyka04 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:39:28 +0000

A Toyota Prius car battery would not be able to power the P.A. system because the voltage would be too high and would fry or damage the components hooked up to it. A Prius battery is approximately 250 - 300 volts DC, whereas a normal non-hybrid car battery is 12 volt DC, and the unit that would plug into an electrical outlet (in this case the P.A. or stereo system) would be 110 AC. It would be possible to power the concert with normal, non-hybrid car batteries connected in a parallel circuit (positive to positive, negative to negative).

By: Lauren Di Lieto

Lauren Di Lieto — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:54:04 +0000

The term Yippie refers to a member of the Youth International Party. The Youth International Party is a counter culture group founded in 1968. The group consisted mostly of young radicals who performed theatrical street performances to mock the government. One theatrical gesture of the Yippies was to attempt to get a pig elected as President of the United States in 1968. The pig’s name was Pigasus. His candidacy was announced to the public during the 1968 protests of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This was a way for the Yippies to mock the government. Click here to watch a 10-minute video about Yippies and the YIP.

By: vale307

vale307 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:12:47 +0000

“Anti.personnel” but also possibly anti-cancer. Apart from it’s older medicinal use in topical treatments, recent investigation indicates capsaicin may be beneficial in preventing prostate and other types of cancer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capsaicin

As so often, natural “native” practices – just like the rice and beans complementary proteins – turn out to have scientifically proved benefits.

Maybe Marcus should acquire the taste.