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A Single Spine From This Cactus Can Lift a Half-Pound Slab of Pork

The spines of the jumping cholla cactus slide in with ease, but they’re grueling to extract. You can thank their barbs. ByKatherine J. Wu Tuesday, November 20, 2018 NOVA NextNOVA Next This unfortunate ... read more

Scientists Stabbed Cactus Spines Into Meat To Study Evolution

A single ... spines stayed anchored. The spine from the jumping cholla cactus even lifted a half-pound slab of pork off of the working surface, requiring the scientists to pull the meat off. Why does ... read more

Scientists study puncture performance of cactus spines

This shrubby, branching cactus will ... to brush past them, the spines help the plant distribute pieces of itself to new locations. To compare the different spines, Crofts and Anderson tested them in ... read more

Researchers Stabbed Slabs of Meat With Cacti Spines to Learn About Puncture Strength

“In contrast, cactus spines puncture passively—all of the force comes from whatever is being punctured.” A single cholla spine exerts enough force to lift a half-pound pork shoulder (L ... where the ... read more

Barbecue Basics with Grillmaster Steve Raichlen (Rebroadcast)

Meat master and television host Steven Raichlen joins Kojo to explore how to make the most of this year’s barbecue season — whether you like to flame up beef, pork, fish … or ... do in Columbia is ... read more

Real America

Utah? Changing, but still heavily influenced by a single religious sect, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The wide-open Northern Plains? Any place where the lights of the next town are ... read more

HAPPY CHRISTMAS ONE AND ALL. XXX

T'was the show before Christmas... …and the ageing d.j. was akip in his pit. He was deep into a sleep induced by far too much munch at the works Christmas dinner the night before. Twice he’d already ... read more

Stories for December 2003

Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon www.rnrmarathon.com 2002's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon was everything the concept promised. It was loud and fast. After a few years of stumbling through -- understaffed and ... read more

Hy's Steakhouse Whistler

Gorgonzola Filet Mignon C$ 57.95 Grilled and topped with melted Gorgonzola, port wine jus Steak Neptune C$ 62.95 Your choice of New York or Filet Mignon, topped with fresh asparagus and Dungeness ... read more

Hugging the Left Coast

Even the sea lions, crowding onto rocky outcroppings off the scenic, private, but tourable (for a fee) “17-Mile Drive” can’t help but take it easy. The famous newspaper publisher and “yellow ... read more