KeyWordPoetry: Intern Robin's Poem

keywordpoetry:

When you post on Twitter about al-Qa’ida
Or a Nuclear Threat in North Korea,
The FBI, the CIA,
The ATF, the TSA
The DHS, the DEA,
Will all make sure that you’re okay.
If you just use a Social Network to talk about the Flu
They will check on you.
You might be a Threat,
You might cause a Riot.
So…

Posted on May 31, 2012 via KeyWordPoetry with 137 notes

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MPG of a Human - Do the Math

jtotheizzoe:

A walking human gets about 75 MPG (miles of travel per gallon of food energy). A biking human? Even better, at 290 MPG.

But when you factor in all the fossil fuels that go into making that food, we only get 18 MPG walking and 70 MPG on a bike. Check out the full rundown of the energetic calculations at Do The Math.

(via npr)

Posted on May 31, 2012 via It's Okay To Be Smart with 464 notes

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