Posts
Hello everyone , it is
cold and wet today and I feel like shit, stuffed up in the head and a
tight chest but that is neither here or there because it is fact
day.
The
area of the earth is almost 200 million square miles, if you say so
Earth
travels through space at 66,700 miles per hour, sounds fast
A
“funambulist” is a tight rope walker, I can't even pronounce it
The
word “electric” was first used back in the 1600's by Dr William
Gilbert a doctor to Queen Elizabeth 1, I wonder why the word was used
and what it described back then.
The
thin line of cloud that forms behind an aircraft at high altitudes is
called a contrail, ok .
I had no idea a tight rope walker was a “funambulist”.
ReplyDeleteHi Jo-Anne - those numbers are difficult to relate to - aren't they? I did know funambulist ... but not that 'electric' was first used back in the 1500s if it was Elizabeth 1 - she lived to 1601. But in Wikipedia - there's reference - if anyone is interested - under the page 'Etymology_of_electricity'. More importantly take care - and feel easier soon - Hilary
ReplyDeleteDidn't know what you called a person who walked a tight rope...interesting, they all are.
ReplyDeleteHope you feel ok tomorrow.
I too find the word hard to pronounce. Interesting facts. Happy weekend.
ReplyDeleteKnow what the contrail is, we have a lot of whack jobs that think the government feeds us mind control drugs in them. Hope this doesn't post twice, Bloggers in a snit.
ReplyDeleteSandie......Me either
ReplyDeleteHilary.....Trust the book I use to get it wrong
Margaret D........Yes they are interesting
Nancy.....Many w ould
Chris......You know more then I do
Dearest Jo-Anne,
ReplyDeleteHope you soon feel better and get over that feeling stuffed up!
Guess also Queen Elizabeth I, could have some 'electric' hair in winter time when brushing it makes it static... One way of understanding how and why it got used.
Wish we could go back in time and see, feel, smell... But maybe it is better not to!
Hugs,
Mariette