Tomorrow is the Pi Day to end all Pi Days! 3.1415! We celebrated a day early with free apple pie bites, trivia and freebies from IEEE! In 2 hours, 300 pie bites were consumed and many students bravely took on the 7 trivia games that were played. ManyContinue reading “PI DAY CELEBRATION! March 13, 2015”
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Ninety-nine Years of BMWs
Ninety-nine years ago on March 7, 1916, BMW was officially incorporated. Originally launched to make aircraft engines for Kaiser Wilhelm’s war machine during World War I, the company switched to making motorcycles in the 1920s and started producing cars in the 1930s. The first plant outside of Germany, located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, wasn’t built until 1992. BMWContinue reading “Ninety-nine Years of BMWs”
Alkaline batteries, lithium-ion batteries, potato batteries, but frog batteries?
To celebrate National Battery Day, take a moment to think how many times a day and in how many different ways you rely on batteries … cell phones, computers and tablets, cameras, hearing aids, car batteries, children’s toys, games, smoke alarms (have you checked that battery recently?), the list goes on. Image what the worldContinue reading “Alkaline batteries, lithium-ion batteries, potato batteries, but frog batteries?”
Love and Ferris Wheels Just Go Together
Love and Ferris Wheels just go together! “…Look at our small town spinning aroundWe got our feet dangling high off the groundCan you believe, baby, how good it feelsFalling in love on a Ferris wheel? Falling in love…” Ferris Wheel, written by Michael Sarver. (C) 2010 Dream Records February 14 is not only Valentine’s Day,Continue reading “Love and Ferris Wheels Just Go Together”