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OldDog/NewTricks

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Interesting Facts:

Googol is a number (1 followed by 100 zeros)
(Source: snapple(.com))

News Item:
Thirty Percent of Children under 3 have Televisions in their bedroom.
(Source: Focus on the Family-Citizen, January 2004)

Teatime
Although the word “tea” is used quite loosely to describe many steeped hot beverages, true tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, a member of the camellia family. Only the leaves of the top 12 inches of the plant are harvested to make tea.
Fine teas are made from the youngest top leaves; medium teas come from the leaves below these fine top leaves and course teas come from the leaves farther down. Three main types of tea are: black tea, the most fermented type, providing the richest flavor; green tea, where the leaves are steamed immediately after picking to stop fermentation and oolong tea, a lightly fermented tea between the black and green teas.
(Source: Highways, November/December 2003)

Innovation
The first U.S. patent was granted in 1790 for potash, a soap and fertilizer ingredient. Thomas Edison’s light bulb, Samuel Morse’s telegraph and the Wright brothers Flyer followed, as did patents for such things as underwater bicycles.
(Source: USA Today, Tuesday, January 13, 2004)

2003
Nearly half of the world’s population is between the ages of 4 and 14.
(Source: The Jesus Film Project, A Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ International, 12/03)
 

nr

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Never heard of under-water biking but googled it and found:
The 10th annual underwater bicycle race was held on July 4, 2004 on the shipwreck U. S. S. Indra by Discovery Diving located in Beaufort North Carolina. All race participants had to attend an orientation brief where they were given boat assignments. The Outrageous V and the SeaQuest II, two of Discovery’s dive Charter Boats, brought the scuba divers and bicycles to the dive site about 30 minutes offshore.
With the brief complete and details of the race known, 28 divers prepared their scuba equipment and moved on board the two dive boats. It was a beautiful late afternoon boat ride with a gentle breeze and warm sunshine.

Approaching the dive site each diver donned their scuba gear. Everyone talked of different strategies to win the underwater bicycle race. But then there were many questions. How would you peddle the bicycle with your fins on? Which bicycle would be the best one to ride? The Outrageous V and the SeaQuest II tied into the Indra wreck site and the bicycles were dropped into the water on the port (left) side of the dive site wreck. The divers quickly moved into the water and found their bicycle of choice. Underwater visibility was 40 feet and the temperature of the water was 78 degrees.

Debby Boyce, owner of discovery diving, lined up the race participants and signaled the race to begin toward the stern (rear) of the shipwreck Indra. The scuba divers were teenagers to adults, men and women and ranged in age from approximately 16 to 50. The scuba divers peddled, kicked and swam to the finish line. Debby was there to judge the winner and recognize divers for their efforts in several categories.



With the race complete the divers returned to the charter boats. They relaxed to a setting sun on the ride back to the dive shop for recognition and prizes. Padi recognized all the participants with a red dive cap.

“I was looking for something interesting for scuba divers to do during the summer where they could dive, socialize, relax and have a good time”, says Debby. “It has been a huge success and we look forward to doing it again next year”. “The bicycles stay at the Indra and are available to all scuba divers during the year.”



So we were not kidding about bicycle races underwater! And there is plenty of room for spectators! So come on down and we will see you there next year!

Email Discovery Diving for more information.
414 Orange Street, Beaufort, NC 28516
 
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