Cooler, less humid and how the kids can build a rail gun with the stuff around the house
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This morning we have sunny skies with highs in the lower 70s. Winds are Northwesterly 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph.
Tonight we’ll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s with light and variable winds.
The outdoor temperature is 53.4°F, the dewpoint is °F and it feels like 53.443.2°F.
We didn’t receive any rain here over the past 24 hours.
Today’s sunrise is 4:58 AM, sunset is 8:28 PM and we’ll have 15 hours 29 minutes of daylight today. Moonrise is 12:16 AM and Moonset is 12:30 PM. The moon phase is in its third quarter and is 55% illuminated. Our next full moon will be on June 21 and our next new moon is on July 5.
The wind velocity is between 3.1 MPH and 6.8 MPH from the West Southwest.
The Relative pressure is 29.80, the Absolute pressure is 29.60 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun and a few clouds.
The Humidity is 70%, the UV index is 2 placing the average person at moderate risk and the solar radiation reading is 251.0W/m2.
Visibility is 10.0 Miles / 16.1 Kilometers with Sun and clouds.
You know what a RAIL GUN is, right? Well, if you don’t know, ask one of your teenagers. They’ll know.
So why not have them build one this summer?
One of the contests I’ve seen this used for involves one of those old-style (cheap) balsa wood gliders – the ones with a metal nose tip.
The metal on the nose is the metal grabbed by the magnets and you now have a catapult. Who’s gun shoots the plane the farthest?
You’ll need to make a non-magnetic slide for the plane to rest on over the gun, but it’ll work.
Maybe your teen can get a government grant to develop it?
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