Freezing

There were approximately ten people in the Brooklyn Bridge Park on the bright but freezing Wednesday morning. Just as I expected, not as many as during weekends, nor as few as on a Monday. I found the park similar to the “Wednesday” Todd Colby described in his poem Wednesday. The Brooklyn Bridge Park is located on the Brooklyn side of the East River, resting outside of the crowded, always busy financial district of Manhattan. The park serves as a service area on a highway, where drivers feed…

is no way the people in the house could have known Jonas and Gabe were coming. Jonas was probably thinking of how he wanted to celebrate that holiday with his family and friends. His brain showed him what he wanted to see before he died. Jonas was freezing, starving, dehydrated, and possibly sleep deprived. Even if they made it to some house in the middle of nowhere, he would have been dead before he could get…

In August 1992, Hurricane Andrew ripped through the United states killing about 65 people and leaving more than 1 million people without power and even some without homes. Most food will most likely be spoiled above 40-degree temperature which the freezer can easily can deal with. Pykrete is a longer lasting ice that could help solve this problem it is very easy to make but can be made of different materials. So what material is the best? For my project I want to find out if you use paper or…

Pioneer Living Conditions in Nineteenth Century Nebraska As depicted in “My Antonia,” many people of the Nebraskan frontier lived in sod houses. Most sod houses had dirt floors while others had wooden planks or carpet. Temperatures in these houses were comfortable year-round because the thick, soil and grass walls kept heat in during the winter and out during the summer. There were persistent issues that came with living in sod houses, such as perpetual dirtiness and roof leaks, but for most,…

Surrounded by the freezing tundra of the treacherous Antarctic, many courageous and adventuresome explorers have risked their lives for answers about the boundless mysteries hidden within the arctic sea. The rigid and harsh climate of this uncharted land makes survival an almost impossible task. However, the few exceptions, such as the renowned Vilhjalmur Stefansson, a courageous explorer aboard the old and unsuited ship, the Karluk, lead to fame and success. Stefanssons quest to find a lost…

You asked the following question: “I have an existing building with a wet system. The owner is installing a walk-in cooler that will be maintained between 33°F and 39°F with a thermostat. The top of the cooler is approximately 10 feet below the ceiling so I will need to drop sprinklers into the cooler. Are the sprinklers I am dropping into the cooler required to be dry pendent sprinklers or are standard pendent sprinklers acceptable because it is being maintained above 32°F?” In response to…

to 68 thousand feet (“High Altitude Experimentation”) in order to imitate the pilot’s fall. Most victims fell unconscious and died due to the sudden pressure change or the exposure to atmospheric condition. Another experiment carried out was the freezing experiment. This was to help the German army be better prepared for the conditions in Russia as thousands died from the cold. Some of the victims used were Russians because it was believed that their genetics give them a resistance to the cold.…

and dry from head to feet Introduction Going camping is one thing that a lot of people only dream about. The outdoors, creeping sounds at night and the freezing cold temperatures. Camping is fun, if you know how to keep warm. Staying warm at night may be the only thing that matters on your camping trip or if you happen to get stuck outdoors. Freezing cold temperatures can completely change the trajectory of your day from a good one, to the worst day of your life. It is very important to know…

All storms are different from each other and amazing in their own ways. Any storm can destroy a lot of stuff, but it can do so in many peculiar ways. Even though there are many different storms and they are all formed in various ways, different storms can have the same effects, while other storms have diverse outcomes. Some storms that we see often we consider common storms. Although we consider them common, they are still very interesting with assorted parts to the storm. Thunderstorms can be…

beautiful deep red. The tall peaks of mountains reach up to the sky as the freezing air of high altitude shower everything in snow and ice. The vast expanse of open space where the sun’s rays can shine down painting the canvas that is the valleys of Yellowstone. When the sun finally sets behind the mountains the park becomes covered in a shade of blue. The night turning the cold temperatures into an even more unbearable freezing temperature. The large moon peaks above the mountains as glowing…