Word: ein
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...clear, still night last December, Israeli scientists and energy officials gathered in the tiny desert community of Ein Bokek near the southern shore of the Dead Sea. At the command of the Energy Minister, a switch was thrown and a battery of floodlights suddenly blazed in the darkness, casting an eerie bluish glow over the nearby hills. As onlookers cheered, one dazzled scientist exulted: "We have hit the skeptics pretty hard...
...solar rays penetrating the pond. The lighter layer of water at the surface helps to contain the heat below by acting as an insulator. Since very little heat escapes, the temperature at the bottom of the pond quickly rises-to about 80° C (176° F) at Ein Bokek...
...STETS EIN REICH STARK GEMACHT, BUTTER UND SCHMALZ HABEN HOCHSTENS EIN VOLK FETT GEMACHT--who said that...