While all buffer tubes seem to look and function exactly the same, there a few variances and options available to the rifle builder. Can you replace a commercial buffer tube with a mil spec? It SHOULD be just a simple buffer tube swap, however there ARE commercial spec lower receivers,Read More →

For one, the tank top should be slim-cut, but not skin-tight, and the arm holes should hug, but not suffocate, your shoulders. How do I know my undershirt size? Measure around your waist, slightly below your natural waist, where you normally wear your pants. Insert your forefinger between the tapeRead More →

Today, all of the islands except the Big Island of Hawaii—the only one still growing—have experienced a decrease in species diversity, albeit imperceptibly on human time scales, since even before human activity caused extinction. “The older islands were all much larger than they are now… Why are the Hawaiian islandsRead More →

A Metric measure of volume. Equal to 1,000 liters. Is a milliliter small? A milliliter is a very small amount of liquid. Here is a milliliter of milk in a teaspoon. … The word milliliter literally means one thousandth (“milli”) of a liter. Should mL have a capital l? BothRead More →

“Nano” means one-billionth. Therefore, a nanogram is a billionth of a gram. … Therefore a milligram is a thousandth of a gram. One milligram is equal to one million nanograms. Is PG bigger than ng? ng↔mg 1 mg = 1000000 ng. ng↔ug 1 ug = 1000 ng. ng↔pg 1 ngRead More →

A nanometer (nm) is 1,000 times smaller than a micrometer. It is equal to 1/1,000,000,000th or one-billionth of a meter. How many cm are in 1m? There are 100 centimeters in 1meter. What is smaller than a pico? pico (million-millionth), femto (million-billionth), atto (billion-billionth), zepto (billion-trillionth), yocto (trillion-trillionth). … InRead More →

Blepharoplasty is a type of cosmetic surgery that corrects uneven eyelids. It is a frequently performed aesthetic procedure. During the procedure, a surgeon will remove excess fat, muscle, or skin from around the eye area to make the eyes appear more symmetrical. What is it when one eye is higherRead More →

On the Mercator map, Africa – sitting on the equator, reasonably undistorted – is left looking much smaller than it really is. … The distortion is largest near the poles: Greenland, which looks about the same size as the whole of Africa on the Mercator, is a classic example. WhyRead More →