“For millions of years, this world has been a great gift to nearly everything living on it, a planet whose atmosphere, temperature, air, water, seasons, and weather were precisely calibrated to allow us - the big us, including forests and oceans, species large and small - to flourish.” WorldYearsHas BeensBigsWaterMillionsAirThis WorldPlanetsOceanSeasonsSpeciesIncludingForestsWeatherAtmosphereTemperatureLiving OnGreat GiftsWoods And Forests Author:Rebecca Solnit
“I've tried every kind of bottled water, but Poland Spring is my go-to. I always have room-temperature bottles of it on side of stage for post-performance.” KindSidesWaterRoomsStageSpringPerformancesPostsBottlesTemperaturePolandBottled Water Author:French Montana
“What I had mastered was fly-fishing Rule # 1: Remove all hooks from soft tissue under water, where near-freezing temperatures anesthetize exposed nerve endings and you can't hear your fellow anglers' hysterical laughter.” WaterSeaLaughterRiversFellowsFishesBoatLakesRemoveFishingNervesExposedHookTemperatureTissuesHystericalFly FishingFreezingAnglers Author:Jessica Maxwell
“I know how to choke. Given even a splinter-thin opportunity to let my side down and destroy my own score, I will seize it. Not only does ice water not run through my veins, but what runs there has a boiling point lower than body temperature.” KnowsDoeBodyRunningOpportunityGivenSidesWaterMy OwnKnow HowDown AndGolfIceScoreVeinsTemperatureChokeBoilingSplintersBody TemperatureIce WaterBoiling Point Author:John Updike
“Many different planets are many different distances from their host star; we find ourselves at this distance because if we were closer or farther away, the temperature would be hotter or colder, eliminating liquid water, an essential ingredient for our survival.” IfsDifferentWould BeStarsWaterPlanetsEssentialsSurvivalDistanceIngredientsHostTemperatureLiquidEliminatingHotter Author:Brian Greene