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[Rufus T. Firefly]

[webenda]

Wayne, would mercury in the Earth's core be able to account for the Earth's magnetic field?

Of course. Mercury has been used in many magnetic experiments.

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Scientists have determined the temperature near the Earth's center to be 6000 degrees Celsius (10,832 degree Fahrenheit,) 1000 degrees hotter than in a previous experiment run 20 years ago.--Apr 25, 2013
Reference: http://www.esrf.eu/news/general/Earth-Center-Hotter

The Curie point of iron is 770 degree Celsius (1,418 degree Fahrenheit, the temperature at which iron ceases to be a magnet.)

It is far too hot for iron to be a magnet at the Earth's core. Mercury does not have a Curie point.
Reference: http://periodictable.com/Properties/A/C ... nt.an.html

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Not really. IMunHO

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Not really. IMunHO

More roughage is prescribed for you.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Duly noted. Do bell peppers count?

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Duly noted. Do bell peppers count?

Maybe - they are known to produce or be the source of gaseous emissions post-consumption in some segments of the population.

But, given that you are in NJ and I am not, have at them!

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Somewhere along the line, I learned (so here is where Wayne gets to tell me I'm wrong, of course) that Bell Peppers can help to remove cholesterol from our circulatory system. Thus, I eat them raw, the red, yellow, or orange-colored varieties, in salads or as a side dish with sandwiches. I hope they do help because they are no particular thrill, though I am getting used to them. No combustible gasses have been any noticeable biproduct as yet.

[webenda]

Somewhere along the line, I learned (so here is where Wayne gets to tell me I'm wrong, of course) that Bell Peppers can help to remove cholesterol from our circulatory system.

OK, wouldn't want to disappoint you Murph, Bell Peppers cannot remove cholesterol from our circulatory system.

However, Bell Peppers can prevent cholesterol from clogging up our arteries. Bell Peppers even lower levels of oxidized cholesterol (the stuff that clogs arteries) in meats that are cooked with Bell Pepper slices.

Read about it here: http://www.lifeextension.com/Magazine/2 ... rs/Page-01

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Good to learn, Wayne! Thank you. I knew I could depend on you to do some good lookin' out and set me straight. Seriously. Thanks.

I'll add cooking them with meats, like my mother did (grilled pork chops; stuffed-peppers,) and I will add ordering more Jumbot to my purchases when my wife and I go out for Italian.
Murph

[robert.]

My kid eats them like apples.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

Marvelous, Robert. I never saw anything like that.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I'm not a fan of the regular green bell peppers, but the sweet red or orange ones are good. Amish paid part of the rent for the fields one year with red sweet peppers back when they were selling at $5.99/lb

[Rufus T. Firefly]

[Roy]

On TV, I've seen honey badgers besting big cats. I wonder how they do against bears?

[Tom Dempsey]

My second hand understanding is that both species practice mutual respect.