Having fun with ice!

On Thursday June 2 2009 my brother and I had a some fun while experimenting with ice cubes. My brother showed me that ice melts faster on aluminum than just a counter. We did some experiments of melting ice on different things. We tried one ice cube on a sheet of aluminum, one on a green painted sheet of aluminum, one on tinfoil, and one on the plain counter. Each ice cube was timed while it was melting. Here were the results of our tests:

Melting Ice Test Results

Aluminum: 9:29 mins.

Green painted aluminum: 9:16 mins.

Tinfoil: 17:02 mins.

Counter: 19:14 mins.

Google Chrome

Yes!, I thought when I saw that Google had made their own browser. I thought it would be every browser put together. But when I got on it I noticed that it may look fancy, but it barely had anything on it! I was especially surprised when I noticed that Google Chrome did not even have a google toolbar! On the bright side it was only the Beta version. I thought when they make the next version as all browsers do they deffinatly have to have the Google Toolbar. I hope it will come out soon! If you are having trouble accessing you're google bookmarks try this link:
http://www.google.com/bookmarks/. Another thing I need the Toolbar for is the page ranking meter to Know how good the website is. One thing that might make things easier is type in a URL for a site you might want to access a lot, then drag the star at the front of the address bar to some where below the address bar, and it will become a button. Another useful thing is if you click F3. It will make a bar pop up which will find words on the web page you are on. And finally if you click F1 the Google Chrome Help page will come up. I hope some of these ideas for Google Chrome will make it easier without the toolbar! Until Google comes up with the next version of Google Chrome I think I will stick with Internet Explorer. If you have any question or comments click on the comments link bellow. I rate Google Chrome at 7 out of 10

Moto-Mower Tralier

Sometime during May my Papa built the Moto-Mower a new trailer out of an old sprayer. The trailer currently works quite well. My Papa put cement over the hole in the trailer that the nozzle was connected to. When I was testing it out the bumps made the 15 year old cement chip. So as a result of that we had to chisel the cement off, un screw the part that the nozzle was connected to, and in it's place screw in a piece of thick metal. Now the patch work is working just fine!! Here are some pictures of the Moto-Mower and it's trailer.

Vacation in South Carolina

During the march break we went to South Carolina. We say lot's of things like: Fort Sumter(where the first shot of the civil war hit.), the Charlston Confederate War Museum, and the aircraft carrier the USS Yorktown. It was deafeningly one of the best vacations I have ever had. So, if you want to go on vacation I recommend South Carolina.

Bird house gourds

Over the last weekend in February we made bird house gourds. They are a certain type of gourds left to dry for a few months. While they are drying they become incredibly light. Then you use a knife and sandpaper to take off all of the skin. You let them sit for a day then you use bleach mixed with water and use a brush to cover the gourd in the mix. the bleach will get it wet, and that will help the skin that is left to come off. :Note do Not let the bleach touch your clothes. Once the are dry from the bleach buy paint that is nice to the birds and paint your gourd. finally drill a hole for the birds and you have yourself a bird house gourd!

work on Moto-Mower

The Moto-Mower has now been taken apart and painted, then put back together. We put in a new battery, a new seat, and a tool box. It is getting to be a really nice tractor to drive around. We are trying to have it completely restored for the Essex County Steam and Gas Engine show in August.

Skiing at Chicopee

Over the Valentines weekend my family and I went to the Chicopee ski hill. The snow was sort of icy because of the rain they had gotten. Chicopee was the only place I could see snow on because they make most of their snow. Over all it was pretty fun despite the snow. If you are looking fore somewhere to ski or snowboard I recommend going to Chicopee. To find out more about Chicopee visit their website at: http://www.skichicopee.com/

Moto-Mower

Over the summer my Papa bought me a 1958 Moto-Mower which is now my pride and joy. It is a small lawn tractor with out the blade. It is a very good tractor to be driving around for fun and enjoyment. I'm sure all children would love to have one of these tractors. Here is a picture of it: