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The Island State of Hawaii has dozens of golf courses, many near the ocean. Golf balls are bad for underwater ecosystems, so people are needed to dive underwater and retrieve the errant balls.

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Only in Florida... at Jules’ Undersea Lounge in Key Largo, visitors can get pizza delivered to their underwater rooms . . . by a scuba diving pizza delivery man.

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As home to the World Dog Surfing Competition and over 3,000 miles of coastline, California is arguably the only state where it makes sense to have a job teaching dogs how to surf.

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[SS427]

In the Pacific Northwest and the aftermath of Mt. Saint Helens, extreme measures were needed to combat engine seizures due to the ingestion of ash. When it found its way into the combustion chamber it actually turned to glass. The Washington State Police had to take drastic measure to keep the ash from getting into the engines.

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Originally Posted by SS427

In the Pacific Northwest and the aftermath of Mt. Saint Helens, extreme measures were needed to combat engine seizures due to the ingestion of ash. When it found its way into the combustion chamber it actually turned to glass. The Washington State Police had to take drastic measure to keep the ash from getting into the engines.

Interesting. I guess the particle size of the ash was small enough to pass though the air filter media?

[SS427]

Yes, much smaller than the air filters of that era could withstand. Besides that they would plug up instantly due to the large amount of dust in the air. Ash typically measures 6-10 microns. A current K&N filter is advertised to remove particles as small as 10 microns so even todays filters would be an issue.

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