- Hurricane busters - scientists think they may be able to reduce the impact of hurricanes by flying supersonic F-4 Phantom fighter jets counter to the wind inside the wall of the eye. They think it could slow it down and choke off the supply of warm air that fuels the storm.
- Kuwait is about to break ground on a 3,300 foot skyscraper that will be a city onto itself. It will be 1,000 feet higher than any building today, about triple the height of the Empire State Building.
- Oasis of the Sea Royal Caribbean cruise ship will launch this year out of Florida. Its population will be 6,600 people, 2,000 more than the biggest thing that floats today.
- Pollution is going straight to our hips per three recent studies. Many of the chemicals we ingest from baby bottles, food packaging, plumbing, etc. (environmental obesogens) mimic estrogen and interfere with the body's natural mechanisms for regulating fat cells. Along the same line, artificial sweeteners make us fatter by blunting the brain's natural ability to measure calories, causing us to overeat.
I'll close on that happy note ...
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