I've brewed a few boxed beers with the cans of malt extract and the step by step instructions. The beer comes out the best I've ever had which doesn't say much as I've only ever had the very popular beers like Budweiser and Guiness. My only complaint is the price. I've invested a good 300 into this project already with a mini-fridge being my next buy because my beer is fermenting at too high of a temperature. I got into this because I thought home brewing would be cheaper and more satisfying like baking your own bread or changing your own oil. While it is definitely more satisfying, it's about the same price as buying commercially with the additional cost of time and equipment. The boxed be
My wife and I are looking into purchasing land in Tennessee. We're saved almost half of the asking price up, but before we make any decisions, I'm looking for advice on any legal issues we're going to run into. The lot is 40 acres in a very secluded area. What I'm wondering is if there are any legal problems with building more than one home on my own land. If I were to let family or friends build here, would I have to subdivide or can it still just be under my name? We have the necessary architectural plans, and I fully expect to have to have everything inspected. If there is somewhere else I need to post this, just let me know.
When you were young, things were a lot simpler. The others developed at a smooth, even pace. Their reach extended with caution born from the slightest of scrapes and bruises along the way. But you bled fiercely. We watched and helped only occasionally when the world tried to take you away from us. You needed to be independent, to be strong. But you were so reckless. When we noticed that you were growing fast and heedless of your mistakes, threatened to steal yourself from our care, we intervened. We nurtured you, and you became much more clever than you were, not cautious but singularly self-aware. You are unique among all the intelligent species in the universe, cultivated over only a few g
I frequent a lot of burning man style events, and my group wants this for our theme camp. I'm not all that handy, but I'm more than willing to try repeatedly until I succeed.
Were this just a permanent cage, it would be simpler, but we need to be able to take it with us with a minimal amount of set up time. To build a permanent one, I would probably use 2x8's for the outside frame of the base. Then large tires form the actual support, after that a layer of plywood. To the plywood, I'd fix at least 3 inches but preferably four or five of polyethylene foam with liquid nail. Then I'd tarp over that. The outer cage itself is easy if its permanent. I'd go with steel fence posts wrapped in
The discussion keeps coming up on here about the fiscal cliff, and many on the right think that the problem isn't the need to raise taxes but the need to cut spending. Almost every time one of the immediate suggestions is to remove welfare, social security, unemployment, medicare and medicaid. This is met with personal attacks but not supported arguments, so I want to know. What would happen if we removed the social safety net?
When an object is placed high in a tree, that object has the potential to fall. I understand that kinetic energy resists the force of gravity to place the object up there, but where does the kinetic energy that allows it to fall come from? How is that energy stored? Does a high resting object just have more energy somehow than a low resting one?
I'm a college student in Indiana and recently I've had to take a political science course, and to me, socialism seems like the only viable alternative to our current society. I hear socialist constantly used as an derogatory term, and I don't understand it. The prevailing argument against it seems to be that we couldn't accurately regulate the price and therefore the supply, of goods, but doesn't the internet take care of that problem? We could continuously resubmit our needs with little maintenance or cost so as to track the usage and demand of individual goods. Are there any other significant downsides to that form of government?
The brain produces dozens of chemicals, and the hypothalamus alone is a major component in hormone production. Why can't we use the same processes they use to manufacture beneficial chemicals for things like hormone therapy?
I've been getting the argument a lot lately that cellular life is too complex and can't function without any of it's individual parts, so therefore it couldn't have evolved. I disagree, and quote the RNA can self-replicate argument (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090109173205.htm) but so far this is only possible in a laboratory environment and only to a limited degree. Are there any other good theories?