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Why do we drive on Parkways and park on Driveways?
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| biznology |
well in actuality it just comes down to names, what worked and stuck. Parkways back in the day were sorta lazy, rolling roads that didnt go anywhere in particular. this was back in the 40s-50s era in the US where the car was seen as a form of entertainment in itself. Parkways were built so that people could 'visit' the park without leaving their car. now the name is just another for highway generally, and they may have a tree or 2 thrown in for scenery.
as for driveways, im not sure how the name was derived, prolly just from the fact it wasnt somewhere you *necessarily* parked, just a was to drive from the road to your house or whatever - 'driveway'...late/ |
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| PVD_S11DJ |
| very very interesting .... (scrathes chin) |
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| SYNthSRI |
| because the sky is blue |
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| PVD_S11DJ |
| do you know why the sky is blue? |
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| sharpeye00 |
| because if the sky was any other color it wouldn't seem right. or would it? |
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| PVD_S11DJ |
| it can look pretty when it turns pink and stuff :cool: |
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| tiesto14 |
| hahhahha.....good question |
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| Fir3start3r |
Here's one....what does WD-40 stand for?:conf:
Here's what I found...
| quote: | | "WD-40 literally stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. That's the name straight out of the lab book used by the chemist who developed WD-40 back in 1953. The chemist, Norm Larsen, was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion-a task which is done by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try. Please see our history section for more information." |
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| biznology |
| the sky actually has no color...its just the combination of gases in the atmosphere absorb all colors except for blue. blue gets reflected down here, so we see blue sky. thats also why the ocean is blue, because water is also technically clear as well...late/ |
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| SYNthSRI |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
the sky actually has no color...its just the combination of gases in the atmosphere absorb all colors except for blue. blue gets reflected down here, so we see blue sky. thats also why the ocean is blue, because water is also technically clear as well...late/ |
(edit) reading back to what I originally said...decided against
lol
:p:D
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"technically"
Blue light's short wavelength causes it to get scattered around 10 times more by oxygen and nitrogen molecules than the longer wavelengths (like red) of the other colors visible to us.
The blue in the sky we see is scattered blue light.
"scattered" and "reflected" are two different mechanisms. |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYNthSRI
would do some good, if you go outside and breathe some air
in other words...
LIGHTEN UP! :p;):D
"technically"
Blue light's short wavelength causes it to get scattered around 10 times more by oxygen and nitrogen molecules than the longer wavelengths (like red) of the other colors visible to us.
The blue in the sky we see is scattered blue light.
"scattered" and "reflected" are two different mechanisms. |
youre telling me to lighten up? im just answering the mans questions with 5 mins of my time, of COURSE its not 'reflected' since the light source isnt coming directly from the surrface of the earth, but then again - who gives a rats ass? late/:toothless |
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