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QUESTION: What is faster than the speed of sound?

ANSWER:
Supersonic jets, like the Concorde, are able to travel faster than the speed of sound. Supersonic speed (commonly called SST) is achieved when the relative velocity of an object and the air is greater than the local velocity of sound propagation. This causes a sonic boom. Chuck Yeager is considered to be the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound.

SOURCE: eLibrary Curriculum Edition database http://www.lili.org/portal/

QUESTION: How is a supercharger different from a turbocharger?

ANSWER:
Both turbochargers and superchargers are called forced induction systems. The key difference between a turbocharger and a supercharger is its power supply. Something has to supply the power to run the air compressor. In a supercharger, there is a belt that connects directly to the engine. It gets its power the same way that the water pump or alternator does. A turbocharger, on the other hand, gets its power from the exhaust stream.

SOURCE: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/QUESTION122.htm

QUESTION: How is RADAR like a KAYAK?

ANSWER:
They are both palindromes, a word or phrase that spells the same thing written either backwards or frontwards.

SOURCE: eLibrary Curriculum Edition database http://www.lili.org/portal/

QUESTION: If I'm 20-something am I Gen X or Gen Y?

ANSWER:
Gen X is “the generation following the post-World War II baby boom, especially people born in the United States and Canada from the early 1960s to the late 1970s.

Gen Y is “the generation following Generation X, especially people born in the United States and Canada from the early 1980s to the late 1990s.”

SOURCE: http://www.bartleby.com — American Heritage dictionary online

QUESTION: How many bugs did I eat today? YUCK!

ANSWER:
In order to qualify as U.S. No. 1 Grade, the commodities listed below cannot exceed the following limits of contamination:

Ketchup -- 30 fruit fly eggs per 100 grams
Canned corn -- 2 insect larvae per 100 grams
Blueberries -- 2 maggots per 100 berries
Peanut butter -- 50 insect fragments per 100 grams
Curry powder -- 100 insect fragments per 100 grams
Wheat -- 1% of grains infested
Sesame seed -- 5% of seeds infested
Coffee -- 10% of beans infested

SOURCE: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/course/ent425/text18/food.html

QUESTION: How much food does my pet tiger need?

ANSWER:
Tigers can consume 44-77 lb. of food at one sitting; but they usually eat about 33-40 lb. of food a day, over several days. They don't seem to mind eating decaying flesh.

SOURCE: http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Tiger/diettiger.html

QUESTION: Where did snowboarding begin?

ANSWER:
The snowboard was invented in 1963 in New Jersey by 8^th grader, Tom Sims.

SOURCE: The Kid Who Invented the Trampoline by Don L. Wulffson

QUESTION: Which state has the highest male to female ratio?

ANSWER: Alaska and Nevada

SOURCE: US Census/American Factfinder http://factfinder.census.gov

QUESTION: How can I get a job at MTV?

ANSWER:
Visit https://jobhuntweb.viacom.com to locate job openings, recruiting events and career opportunities.

QUESTION: Where can I find a recipe for Twinkies?

ANSWER:
Yes, you will find complete instructions with drawings in the book Top Secret Recipes by Todd Wilbur.

Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Makes 10.

Cake:
Nonstick spray
4 egg whites
One 16 ounce box golden pound cake mix
2/3 cup water

Filling:
Filling recipe is the “improved” version from the web site of the same
name as the cookbook http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/recipes/twinkfil.htm

2 teaspoons very hot water
rounded 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups marshmallow creme (1 7-ounce jar)
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Combine the salt with the hot water in a small bowl and stir until salt is dissolved. Let this mixture cool.

Combine the marshmallow creme, shortening, powdered sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl and mix well with an electric mixer on high speed until fluffy.

Add the salt solution to the filling mixture and combine.
Makes 1 1/2 cups.

Putting it all together:

Making Twinkie molds - Fold each piece of aluminum foil in half twice. Wrap the folded foil around the spice bottle to create a mold. Leave the top of the mold open for pouring in the batter. Make twelve molds and arrange them on a cookie sheet or in the shallow pan. Grease the inside of each mold with a light coating of nonstick spray.

Disregard the directions on the box of cake mix. Instead, beat the whites until stiff. Combine them with the cake mix and water, and beat until thoroughly blended (about 2 minutes).

Pour the batter into the molds, filling each one about ¾ inch. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.

For the filling, cream the butter and shortening. Slowly add the sugars while beatin

Add the evaporated milk, vanilla, and lemon extract.

Mix on medium speed until completely smooth and fluffy.

When the cakes are done and cooled, use a toothpick to make 3 small holes in the bottom of each one. Move the toothpick around the inside of each cake to create space for the filling.

Using a cake decorator or pastry bag, inject each cake with filling through all three holes.