A design award has been given for a concept that would allow existing traffic lights to be retrofitted with progress bars that offer a visual representation of when the light will change. Several benefits have been suggested...
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- Less pollution, as drivers can turn their engines off and cut carbon emissions while waiting for the green light,
- Less fuel consumption, as turning off vehicle engines lowers fuel consumption in the long run,
- Less stress, since drivers know exactly how long to wait, and
- Safer driving, as all traffic participants are fully aware of how much time they have left before the light changes, reducing the chance for potential traffic accidents.
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http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Datei:Hh-ampel.jpg&filetimestamp=20060709105731
as for the red timer : great thing for drag racing!!!
If I remember biology, extra leaves in a clover is a recessive trait. Dominant traits such as normal leaves well affect the plant more than the extra leaves trait. If you breed two plants with extra leaves, the trait stays with the offspring so it also has extra leaves. Keep doing this, and eventually you will get a plant with a lot of leaves.
Not confirmed because that family member ate the 27-leaf clover.
p.s i would like to see more pictures.
That's hw I found this page; I was checking the web to see if I had a world record on my hands. Sadly not. By a LONG way!
56 leaf clover grown by the same Japanese farmer!!
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/05/photogalleries/week-in-news-pictures-130/photo4.html
~Shay