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...wire he found. On his third day on the island, the waves washed up a rusty but seaworthy 50-gallon drum. Placing the drum in the open center of his 6-ft. by 8-ft. raft, Rafael lashed it loosely with loops of wire so that it would not float off and left himself some slack wire to serve as reins. Then, straddling the drum like a maritime bronco buster, he shoved out to sea under the blazing Caribbean sun. To fight his mounting thirst he took rare, tiny sips of sea water, and when he could fight off sleep...
...Queen's Regs," soon whips together a unit that makes up in morale what it lacks in morality. "England," says the colonel proudly, "always supplies the right man for the job. Even if it's the wrong job." Along the sound track at appropriate moments float snatches of martial music, and after B-day ("our finest hour"), many a brave mug's eye is misty as he bids his mates farewell. Happily, the well-mannered British police, always ready to give quod pro quid, arrange for a touching reunion of The League-in quarters provided...
Cool Droplets. In Scientific American, Cloud Physicist B. J. Mason of London's Imperial College of Science and Technology tells of experiments made to determine why some clouds give rain while others float high in the air until they evaporate. When he carefully cooled small droplets of very pure water, they did not turn to ice until the temperature fell below - 42° F. This proved, as had been suspected, that ice crystals seldom, if ever, form in moderately cold clouds unless some solid nucleus is present to start the process...
...transition between rural and urban life and to provide migrants with the means to get started in another field, the government ought to offer to buy farms at reasonable rates. At the same time, a credit corporation on the lines of the Small Business Administration must be established to float loans for small farmers who wish to remain on the land, but who need to expand their facilities in order to survive...
...system enables swimmers to remain afloat for long periods of time. It is based on the fact that almost everyone with a lungful of air will float naturally just below the surface of the water. A person struggling to keep his head above the surface must tread water, using additional energy. In steps, the swimmer...