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[Elrey Desol]

with regard to wines from CA:

- if you see the name of the grape on the label (e.g. Cabernet Sauvignon), at least 75% of the juice must be of that grape.
- if you see the name of the growing region (i.e. AVA) on the label, at least 85% of the fruit for that wine must come from within that region.
- if you see the name of the vineyard on the label, 95% of the fruit for that wine must come from that vineyard.

 

Edited March 18, 2016 by Elrey Desol

[Zeph]

Oil and gas (at least deep in the sea) is not "pumped up" in the way many would assume. Initially there is usually enough pressure in the reservoir for the oil and gas to force itself to the surface once you drill a hole into it. As the reservoir is emptied the pressure drops and they may have to inject fluids (sea water) or steam into the reservoir to keep the pressure high enough for extraction. 

[Strandly]

Some more land survey tidbits:

Due to differences in the mass composition of the earth gravity does not pull exactly towards the center of the planet.  Because of this even if the planet was covered in water and all wind and ocean currents were stopped it would appear round but slightly misshapen like an orange.

As far as vertical relief is concerned the earth is practically a cue ball.  Mount Everest at about 5 miles tall and the earth at about 8,000 miles wide yields an angle between the mountaintop and the horizon of only 0.0358 degrees.

The earth is about 26 miles fatter than it is tall.

[onthehunt526]

On 5/9/2016 at 7:44 PM, Strandly said:

Some more land survey tidbits:

Due to differences in the mass composition of the earth gravity does not pull exactly towards the center of the planet.  Because of this even if the planet was covered in water and all wind and ocean currents were stopped it would appear round but slightly misshapen like an orange.

As far as vertical relief is concerned the earth is practically a cue ball.  Mount Everest at about 5 miles tall and the earth at about 8,000 miles wide yields an angle between the mountaintop and the horizon of only 0.0358 degrees.

The earth is about 26 miles fatter than it is tall.

Interesting stuff.

Is the whole fatter than tall fact make the Earth an oblate spheroid?

[Strandly]

3 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

Interesting stuff.

Is the whole fatter than tall fact make the Earth an oblate spheroid?

Yep, and if I remember right that's what Europeans call it, in the US I've always seen it called an ellipsoid.  Either term works.

[boogielicious]

7 hours ago, onthehunt526 said:

Interesting stuff.

Is the whole fatter than tall fact make the Earth an oblate spheroid?

What a great insult that would make!