The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the highest professional basketball league in North America. The league is made up of 30 teams (29 from the US and 1 from Canada), which are separated into 2 conferences and 6 divisions. The league was founded as the Basketball Association of America in 1946 with 11 teams and merged with the National Basketball League in 1949 to become to NBA. The regular season is made up of 82 games and at the end of this eight teams from each conference enter the NBA Playoffs (3 division winners and 5 teams with the next best records). The playoffs consist of 4 best-of-7 rounds, first round, Conference semifinals, Conference finals and culminates with the NBA Finals, where 2 teams qualify for the chance to win the NBA Championship.
Duct tape is a cloth backed adhesive tape used for many different purposes. It is known for being strong and flexible while remaining very sticky. It was invented in 1942 by Permacel, which was a part of the company Johnson & Johnson at the time. It was originally designed for sealing ammunition cases during World War II, but it wasn’t long before it was being used for other purposes such as repairing military equipment. Since it was released to the public it has been used for a variety of different purposes, including many unusual and alternative uses. Let’s take a look at how this popular product is manufactured.
A chemical element is any substance that cannot be chemically separated into simpler substances. They are made up of a single type of atom and are distinguished by the atomic number, which is the amount of protons found in the nucleus of the element. All elements also have a chemical symbol, such as Mg for magnesium and Na for sodium, which is used on the periodic table and in chemical equations. Currently there are 118 known elements, but not all of these occur naturally.
Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake that covers an area of almost 500 km2 (193 sq mi.). It is a very deep lake with an average depth of about 300 m (1,000 feet) and a deepest point of 501 m (1,645 feet). This depth makes it the second deepest lake in the United States. It is also the 26th largest lake in the world in terms of volume with a total of 150.7 km3 (122,160,280 acre-foot). Lake Tahoe is classified as an alpine lake and is almost 1,900 m (6,225 feet) above sea level. The lake and surrounding area are a major tourist attraction. If you want to know where this popular lake is located, continue reading to find out.
Rubidium is a very soft, and highly reactive, silvery white metal. It is a chemical element with an atomic mass of 85.4678 and is represented by the chemical symbol Rb and the atomic number 37. It is the 23rd most common element in the crust of the Earth, but it is not widely mined because it has limited uses. Due to the fact that rubidium is highly reactive the pure metal must be stored in a dry mineral oil or in a container with an inert atmosphere. Continue reading if you want to know who discovered this abundant element.
Sam Neill is a celebrity actor who began acting with various theater groups in New Zealand. He also worked with the New Zealand National Film Unit as a scriptwriter, editor and director for 6 years. His first feature film role came in 1977 with the New Zealand movie “Sleeping Dogs.” After this he decided to move to Australia to further his career. One of his films got him noticed by a British Actor and before long he moved to England where he worked on television and film. He drew the attention of worldwide audiences in 1993 with the release of “Jurassic Park” and has worked on a number of big budget films since this time. The following is a list of movies that Sam Neill has acted in during his career.
Barbed wire is a fencing wire with sharp barbs placed at regular points on the wire strand. These barbs are designed to cause discomfort to an animal or person to discourage them from passing through or over the fence. It is commonly used in agriculture to prevent animals from escaping and on top of high fences or walls to discourage people from climbing the structure. Barbed wire has also been used in times of war to fortify an area or to slow opposition troops down. Barbed wire fencing is widely used for these many applications because it is inexpensive and can be easily constructed quickly and easily. If you have ever wondered who created this simple and effective fencing, keep reading to find out.
The landmasses of Earth are generally broken up into 7 regions, called continents. These are named Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia (sometimes called Australasia or Oceania) and Antarctica. If you have ever wondered which of these is the largest continent in area or population, keep reading to find out.
Thunderstorms are a storm that is characterized by the presence of lightning and thunder. They are known by various other names including electrical storms, lightning storms or thundershowers. They Thunderstorms can include heavy rain, sleet, snow or hail and almost always include strong wind. Thunderstorms can occur anywhere in the world but are most common in areas located close to the equator where warm air often collides with cooler fronts.
Chili peppers are the name given to fruit from the plants that belong to the Capsicum family. There are many different types of chili pepper plants. Many species of chili peppers are known for their spiciness, which comes from the chemical capsaicin and other related substances. Every species has a different amount of these chemicals, which means that chili peppers range from very mild through to extremely spicy. The measurement of the spicy heat in a chilli pepper is called the Scoville scale and the number Scoville heat units (SHU) shows the amount of capsaicin in the pepper. Continue reading to find out which chili pepper tops the Scoville scale.