According to Erik Qualman’s Socialnomics video, social media isn’t a fad, but a fundamental shift in our way of communicating and doing business that’s here to stay. If you haven’t seen Socialnomics before, then click here now. Qualman reports some staggering statistics: “Over 50% of the world’s population is under 30 years old” and “96% [...]
In recent years American’s have had an increased interest in the quality of their food. Farmers markets large and small have sprung up all across the States. They play a role in creating healthy local economies and vibrant neighborhoods, and offer us a personal connection to the people who grow the produce we eat. According [...]
Yesterday we remembered the nearly 3,000 people lost during the 9/11 attacks. Over 10,000 people gathered at the 9/11 memorial site to reflect upon the tragedies of that day, and countless other services were held all around the world. Even ten years later, the measure of grief and loss from this terrible event is a power of 10 so large it cannot be calculated.
My mother raised me to believe that coffee is the elixir of life. Apparently, the world is in agreement with her. According to coffee-statistics.com, as of 2011, coffee shops represent the largest growing segment of the restaurant business (they currently have an annual growth rate of 7%). Around 115 million bags of coffee are produced [...]
20,000 feet = 6,096 meters (10+3 ) 40,000 feet = 12,192 meters (10+4 ) 60,000 feet = 18,288 meters (10+4 ) Cirrus (Ci), Cirrostratus (Cs) and Cirrocumulus (Cc) are always the highest out of low, middle and high clouds. The temperature of the air (polar ice cap vs. equator) determines the elevation of the clouds. [...]
Map of Top 10 Largest Oceans and Seas Map from Maps of the World ———————————————————————- How many oceans are there on earth? According to National Geographic, there is ‘one world ocean’ but that most geographers separate it into 4 oceans – Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic. The Pacific is the largest and deepest of the [...]
3,000 Bricks, 46 Seconds, 1 LEGO Face Powers of 10 project Build with… 1 brick (100) 10 bricks (10+1) 100 bricks (10+2) 1,000 bricks (10+3) How many bricks does LEGO produce every year? How many bricks are at a Legoland park? 10,000 bricks (10+4)? 100,000 bricks (10+5)? 1,000,000 bricks (10+6)?
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA For a powers of 10 project, you could pick a state and look at different powers of 10 like land area in square kilometers, largest cities, natural land formations like depths of lakes, or elevation of mountains. You could compare the census reports (every 10 years) of a few cities and [...]
54o40′ or fight! In 1844, that was the campaign slogan of James K. Polk that helped him get elected the 11th President of the United States and defeat Henry Clay. At that time, the Oregon Territory was jointly occupied by both Great Britain and the United States since the Treaty of 1818. Thousands of American [...]
In 1903, Binney & Smith offered Crayola crayons in the following 8 colors (10+ 1): Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Red, Violet and Yellow. In Crayola Chronology, you can see how the number of colors have increased, how the names of some colors have changed, and how some colors are voted out of the box [...]