I remember when there were two types of Americans, those that could solve Rubik’s Cube, and those who couldn’t. That was 30 years ago.
Even though we don’t talk about it much anymore, those two groups still exist. Robbie Gonzalez of Wired magazine, decided enough is enough.
He is going to show you eight steps in the above video that is going to help you solve the puzzle faster and faster.
For those of you who don’t remember, Rubik’s Cube is a 3-D combination puzzle that was invented in 1974, according to Wikipedia. It was invented by Erno Rubik, a Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture. The puzzle made its way to the United States in 1980 thanks to Ideal Toy Corp. Three hundred and fifty (350 million) Rubik’s Cube were sold as of January 2009. Some say it’s still one of the best selling toys.
If you live in Miami, you often hear TV meteorologists talk about the great work of hurricane hunters. I couldn’t believe these folks existed. It just seemed like science fiction. I wanted to understand more so I looked them up on Wikipedia. “Hurricanes hunters are able to measure the interior barometric pressure of a hurricane and then provide accurate wind speed information–data needed to accurately predict hurricane development and movement.
“Hurricane hunters are made up of aircrews that fly into tropical cyclones to gather weather data. In the United States, the organizations that fly these missions are the United States Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunters. Such missions have also been flown by Navy units and other Air Force and NOAA units.”
The whole process is quite remarkable. I recorded the NBC TV news explanation to show you how hurricane hunters work.
This is where Hurricane Dorian hit. This is 90 miles from Nassau. Nassau was spared.
“After The Storm” by Eliot Hess
Steve Rothaus
Local gas station out of gas
See baggie on pump. That means no gas.
A gas station without cars is just weird.
Tap Tap restaurant under construction. Hmmm.
Lobster Bar and Sea Grille boarded up
Shutters on all sides
The building looks so different.
Flood pumps all ready.
Pipes all laid out.
I hope the pumps work.
Cruise ship arrives before the sun comes up to make a quick turnaround.
So peaceful before the heavy winds.
Very few people are sticking around.
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