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  1. My avatar is................ the NEW............... Women's Champion............. Of The World......................... RARITYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. I am not happy at the moment.

  3. I’m not happy, HTTR. :angry:

  4. UPdate: I'm gonna do the trivia questions every other day.

    Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Tuesday.

    Staying with weather. Central Illinois sees heavy snow events from time to time in the winter and early spring. What is the record for most snow from a single storm in central Illinois (since 1996)?

    Answer: B. 18.5 inches of snow fell on Palm Sunday 2013 in two locations in central Illinois: Springfield and Taylorville. 

    Thursday/Friday's Question

    Going to geology. It's pretty common knowledge that the earth has had multiple ice ages that has made the central US the bread basket for the entire world. These glaciers did leave a mark on the earth through, including kame. What is a glacial kame? 

    A: A large deposit of compressed stone
    B: gentle rolling hills
    C: A hill composed of sand, gravel, and other various rock put down by a glacier and formed into a mound
    D: Scour marks from the movement of a glacier. 

    Answer will be posted at approximately Midnight Friday.

  5. I'm looking for a dvd release in Australia. 

  6. I'm looking for a dvd release in Australia. 

  7. I'm looking for a dvd release in Australia. 

  8. I’m not happy, HTTR. :angry:

  9. I’m not happy, HTTR. :angry:

  10. I’m not happy, HTTR. :angry:

  11. I'm looking for a dvd release in Australia. 

  12. Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Monday.

    Staying with weather. Tornadoes can be small, but they can also be very wide. What is the record for the widest tornado (in diameter) ever recorded?

    Answer: D. On May 31st, 2013, a tornado near El Reno, Oklahoma was 2.6 miles wide, the widest recorded tornado ever. This tornado killed 4 storm chasers when it expanded from a half mile wide to 2.6 miles wide in 30 seconds.

    Tuesday's Question

    Staying with weather. Central Illinois sees heavy snow events from time to time in the winter and early spring. What is the record for most snow from a single storm in central Illinois (since 1996)?

    A: 22.4 inches (56.89 cm)
    B: 18.5 inches (47 cm)
    C: 24 inches (61 cm)
    D: 16.6 inches (42.16 cm)

    Answer will be posted at approximately Midnight Wednesday.

  13. my appointment went well.

  14. i just found out through one of my cousins that my aunt has died

    complications from late-stage cancer

  15. Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Sunday.

    Going to weather this time. Wind is always going, always moving. HOwever, sometimes, the wind can get violent. What was the highest wind gust ever recorded?

    Answer: A. A wind gust of 318 mph was recorded by a DOW (Doppler on Wheels) truck during the historic 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore F5 tornado in May of 1999.

    Monday's Question

    Staying with weather. Tornadoes can be small, but they can also be very wide. What is the record for the widest tornado (in diameter) ever recorded?

    A: 3.3 miles (5.3 km) wide
    B: 2.9 miles (4.7 km) wide
    C: 4 miles (6.4 km) wide
    D: 2.6 miles (4.2 km) wide

    Answer will be posted at approximately 10 pm Monday evening.

  16. I hope the Cincinnati Bengals win the SuperBowl.

     

    To the Los Angeles Rams.......

    Spoiler

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  17. I hope the Cincinnati Bengals win the SuperBowl.

     

    To the Los Angeles Rams.......

    Spoiler

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  18. This is the first interesting Super Bowl in a long time solely for the fact that both teams involved are ones we rarely see make it

  19. Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Friday.

    Staying with geology. Illinois isn't exactly known for earthquakes, but we do get them here from time to time. Which of the following dates had the strongest earthquake occur in the recorded history of the state of Illinois?

    Answer: C. THis earthquake occurred at just after 4:30 am CDT in Wabash county in southeastern Illinois. It had a magnitude of 5.4, and had dozens of aftershocks including a 4.6 magnitude aftershock that occured while I was at school (I was a freshman in high school at the time).

    Sunday's Question

    Going to weather this time. Wind is always going, always moving. HOwever, sometimes, the wind can get violent. What was the highest wind gust ever recorded?

    A: 318 mph (512 Km/h)
    B: 276 mph (444 km/h)
    C: 345 mph (555 km/h)
    D: 265 mph (426 km/h)

    Answer will be posted at approximately midnight Sunday night.

  20. Alright, here's the answer to the trivia question from Friday.

    Switching it up to geology. THere are several well known seismic zones spread throughout the United States. What fault zone/seismic zone is known for producing a series of strong earthquakes in 1811/1812?

    Answer: A. THe New Madrid Seismic Zone produced a series of 4 earthquakes from December 1811 through February 1812 with magnitudes in the 7-8 range. 

    Saturday's Question

    Staying with geology. Illinois isn't exactly known for earthquakes, but we do get them here from time to time. Which of the following dates had the strongest earthquake occur in the recorded history of the state of Illinois?

    A: June 10th, 1987
    B: September 27th, 1891
    C: April 18th, 2008
    D: June 9th, 1838

    Answer will be posted at approximately midnight Saturday night.

  21. To hell with Facebook.

    :angry::angry::angry::angry:

  22. To hell with Facebook.

    :angry::angry::angry::angry:

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