Month: September 2013

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Hailstone sometimes contain foreign matter such as pebbles, leaves, twigs, nuts, and insects.

Swackett Fun Fact:   All the planets in our solar system could fit inside Jupiter.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact: A luminous plasma appears like fire on objects, such as the masts of ships or lightning rods, in an area that is electrically charged during a thunderstorm.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact: Did you know? The Moon is 2159.886 miles in diameter (3,476km).

Swackett Weather Fun Fact: Sun light can penetrate clean ocean water up to a depth of 73m (240 feet).

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Did you know that an egg can stand on its own? This can only be done on the spring and fall equinox. To do this you will need and egg. It does not have to be hard-boiled. Place the egg on a hard flat surface on its largest end. Carefully pull your hands away and it should remain upright.

Swackett Weather Fun Fact:  Ice in the Antarctic is more than 2.5 miles thick in places.