Freaky Fzx Friday - When Our Sun Dies

It makes me smile to know that my little star won't ever become a black hole.
I'm content that scientists understand that stars are the universe's Solar Element Generators.
And I giggle in wonder because our yellow sun is wonderfully stable.

But it'll die eventually.

Goodbye Sun

Tek Tip 2sD #5 - Eyes and Ears

I often work with a bench grinder and an angle grinder so sparky metal flies everywhere.  The wire wheel on that angle grinder drops little pieces of wire that fly off at a tangent and draw blood on a regular basis.

Sometimes that little piece of steel ends up on my eye.  It's happened twice since I didn't learn the first time that I'm supposed to wear eye protection.

In the sun or on a bicycle I sometimes wear these.

Freaky Fzx Friday - Solar Element Generators

Our Freaky Universe so far:

• Birth of the Universe during birth week.
• Brief break to give thanks to God for the universe.
• The ensuing Expansion of the Universe last week.

After a few hundred thousand years, the universe had expanded and cooled enough that the gravitational force between all objects with mass started pulling the protons together to begin the formation of nebulae and galaxies and stars.  Try reading that in one breath.

A big ball of protons (with electrons) pulled each other together and compressed under their mutual gravitational force to form the first star.  As they were compressed, the temperature increased to millions of degrees Celsius and the protons moved faster and faster.  

So is the sun just a big ball of fire?

Tek Tip 2sD #4 - HAMMER drill TIME

It's Hammer Time

Now this is a drill!  Bit.

Butterfly Belt

I got a Carhartt belt with good leather that was way too long at a thrift shop.  Then I picked up a butterfly belt and decided to combine them.

The Carhartt leather is excellent and the butterfly buckle isn't bad.

Freaky Fzx Friday - Christmas is Coming the Universe is Getting Fat

As we get older, we tend to expand horizontally.  The universe has been doing the same.  Looking in all directions, we see everything moving away from us.

Tek Tip 2sD #3 - Impact Wrenches

Here are some 1/4" bits.

   

And here is a driver.

Hamburguesa Completa

During our last visit to Paraguay I bought a motorcycle and had lots of adventures.  One of the recurring characters in my advrider story was Hamburguesa Completa - the "complete hamburger."  I cook on Tuesday and have spent the past months working on the recipe.  It starts with ground beef with diced onions and bell peppers.  I add salt and garlic powder and pepper and cumin.  The cumin is essential for the Paraguayan taste.  It's also an ingredient in many Mexican style spices.

It all gets hand squished in a big bowl and I use a form to compress the mix into patties.