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    When to abandon the "go" in touch and go

    Not me of course. We all see the first big mistake, one we've all done at some point so I wrong fault that too much. But there's a bigger question that never came up when I got my private. At what point does one abandon a go around? In the video it he looks super committed to going around...
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    [NA] 3rd hand smoke?

    Article Study Most smokers I know try to be kind WRT 2nd hand smoke. How are they supposed to avoid causing 3rd hand smoke? Does this means everything around a smoker is toxic?
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    Water doesn't prevent dehydration?

    http://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal/doc/1982.pdf (page 7) In a roundabout way 20+ professionals spent 3 years and concluded that drinking water doesn't reduce the risk of dehydration. Obviously staying hydrated is a little more complex than just pure water, but for the general population...
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    Meet the Sky Whale

    http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/21/travel/sky-whale-future-of-flying/index.html?hpt=hp_c3 A triple-decker 755 passenger plane that does STOL. Is there something I'm missing that makes this thing flyable?
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    Land of the drunkards?

    http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/BingeDrinking/index.html Must say, I'm actually surprised at this among the other findings. What does this mean?
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    Are land lines obsolete?

    Now that I'm moving to a new place I thought about what utilities and services I need/want connected or installed. Missing from this list was home phone service. Since I have good reception there and anyone who I care to talk to has my cell number I just couldn't justify why I'd basically...
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