Fun with Sparks
“In some of the furnace-heated houses of this city, the air is so dry that it is a common amusement of the children to light the gas by a spark of electricity from their fingers. By rubbing the feet along the carpet the body becomes so charged with the electric fluid, that, on approaching the finger to the gas-burner, a spark is drawn forth sufficient to light the gas.”
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Add Comment“Venus is nearly as large as the earth and, as it is much nearer the sun, its temperature must be higher than that of the earth. The average temperature is estimated to be about 140 degrees F..."
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisIf only they had known just how different Venus really is. And yet one man did predict the awesome state of our 'sister' planet. The space probes confirmed his words, but he was removed from the records. Who? Immanuel Velikovsky. Why? He dared to think outside the box!