What is Givin' Ya Gas Summer Tour?
Powerlines
Driving back from Dickinson made me really appreciate powerlines. What first caught my attention was the overhead lines kept switching to the other side of the road. I thought to myself, "Self, when do these powerlines cross the road? It seems like they just magically keep jumping over to the other side." So, I tried watching them to see what happens when they switch sides...
Watching...
And watching...
But every time they switched, something would distract me, usually a meaningless comment from Matt, who seems to be full of all kinds of random knowledge. Like explaining how stripes on a zebra create an airflow between the hot black stripes and the cool white stripes, thus keeping the animal cool on those hot savanna days.
Anyway, it took almost two hours for me to finally witness the change-over. And to be honest, it wasn't that cool, but it did get me thinking about how awesome powerlines are. Just think, somebody had to string all that stuff across the whole world. Wow, that's amazing!
~Jon
July 1, 2006 | Permalink
