Mark N

I have noticed that I am still thirsty after eating snow or ice cubes, and even after drinking water from melted ice.  Is it just me or is something real going on?  Has anyone experienced this?

Anna Quayle was fabulous in this!

I was rewiring an old house and came upon what I thought was some type NM cable (the most common brand name is Romex).  Actually, it has two conductors with old fabric-wrapped insulation that cracks and falls apart when I touch it. That whole setup is encased in lead where in modern NM cable there is a vinyl jacket.  Yes, grey, metallic LEAD--I couldn't believe it.  Anybody ever heard of this?

I have flexible metal conduit that appears original to the (1948) house, containing fabric type conductors. the circuit to the outlet in question drops from the attic and doesn't appear to be stapled, just secured inside the box. I have tried pulling the wire out so I can replace it with THHN, but it won't come out. As I pull out the FMC, can I just pull in the Romex? I know NM cable is usually requires to be stapled within 6 inches of a box, but wouldn't the securing mechanism in those old boxes be acceptable? I have been looking through the NEC but haven't found this answer yet.

My example is: Re-wiring a house--all loads in a bedroom about 40 ft from panel. 5-6 outlets, a ceiling fan/light, and a light fixture in a closet. Wire from panel would go to a box in attic, then down to each load (or string of outlets). Those are all 15 Amp loads, indicating a 15 Amp breaker and 14 gauge wire, but would I bring the whole thing from the panel on a 12 gauge(20 Amp breaker) wire In case several things are on at once? So--is it OK to connect several 14's to a 12 gauge, or OK to do the whole thing on 14, or all on 20. 14 gauge is a little less expensive and a lot easier to make connections with.

I have studied this quite a bit but can't find the answer to this detail--I have a place chosen near Mackay,Idaho that is exactly in the center of the path of totality. There, I will have my choice of being at the summit of one of the many 10,000+ foot mountains or down in a wide flat valley that stretches many miles. I wonder which location would give the most impressive view?

I know this is a long shot, but I wonder if anyone knows if the Middle Fork area has been burned recently. Especially an area called Vanity Lakes. If you haven't actually been there in the last 1-2 years, please don't submit an answer. If you are able to name the Forest Service Guard station in that area, I will know that you know what you're talking about. I have looked on Google Earth and the Vanity area looks burned but I can't tell for sure. The person at the ranger district office did not have "boots on the ground" experience so could not say for sure. I was to Vanity summit in Fall 2013 but it was too snowy to go in. What about the toll road cabin, did it get burned?

Similar to the movie "Never Been Kissed", a reporter returns to high school to compare the differences between now and then. Possibly with a white cover showing a school draped in a flag?

I have no background in chemistry so I do not understand this at all--"Sixteen Sodium atoms walk into a bar--followed by batman" Why is this funny?

Two chemists walk into a bar. The bartender says "What'll ya have?' The first chemist says: "I'll have h2O". The second chemist says: "I'll have hydrogen peroxide". ...that's it.

I have the current installer code, or can enter programming through power cycling. I am fairly familiar with programming the Vista 15 and 20, but would like to default to "out-of-box" condition if possible

....What is their potential for solar power generation?

It is near Humphreys peak, highest point in Arizona, but Summitpost.org website says it is illegal to climb.

Does anyone know where i can find a resource on how to build a pendulum wave? I'm sure there is some precise mathematics involved regarding the string lengthshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V87VXA6gPuE&feature...

Does a modern piano have a bigger, better developed harp than what Mozart or Beethoven had access to, and if so, how does that affect a player's interpretation of their works?