Tom, what you say is true. Once you understand the periodic table its like legos. Some fit together in some ways, some dont. All in the number or orientation of those pegs, “electrons”.
A chemical equation is just like any other math equation. Both sites of the “=” must be the same and your job is done.
You may have heard it before, but it was the first time for me 
Merry Christmas to all 
Yesterday I made another driving video and was about to post it then decided I may be boring folks so instead here is a little bit from last night at the neighbor place .
We had a big fire , plenty of food, friends and fellowship .
5” of rain in 2 days does make the creek rise
This was the 5th most rain in 1day since records were kept.
Often after this kind of flooding we get 3’ long 10 lb salmon in this tiny creek that dries up for 3 mo in the summer.
Wow Mike those sound like huge salmon, you have a nice place too stock up on fish there, how bad is the mercury in the fish around there.?
I’m just amazed at how your friends and neighbors can play those insturments. At some point in their lives they must have practiced a lot. That music sounds as good as a Dodge V10 run’n on woodgas! TomC
No issues with salmon, but any that come up the creek are my pets and so are off limits
About June I seine the puddles for fry and take them about 1/2 mile downstream where the creek runs year around
Don’t they just come back to mate and die? I know that is the deal in Alaska I just assumed it was everywhere
Move to Alabama…
but I would have to move back to NH to avoid the heat…
I’m probably too old for that, and have trouble bringing the ferret.
Mike, I am trying to figure out what this big wheel is in the creek.
About 35 years ago I made a verbal deal with 2 neighbors to install 500’ of 6” ADS pipe across their property. This developed a 300GPM flow of water with 12’ of head.
The discharge nozzle of 3” impacted the top of a 6’ diameter wheel.
With about a 3/4 hp load the wheel turned at 15 RPM and was speeded up with #50 roller chain to a jack shaft and a 10” to 2” V belt to a permanent magnet motor.
I tried several generating systems with automotive alternators, 1/2HP overdriven induction motors but these had very little output due to losses in the field windings.
The system ran for about 5 years for 6 months during winter months and mostly would run a bank of 12 volt headlights illuminating the wheel.
But one of the neighbors kids became a tree hugger and decided. That diverting 300 GPM from the avg 1500+ GPM creek flow for 500’ was a bad thing.
So I still have some interesting yard art.
Merry Christmas!
Well JO, that was a first to see for sure. You doing the Jingle Bells Chop.
Bob
LOL
very creative but you realize that 99.9% of the population might be dialing 911 thinking this beer drinking mad choppin Santa has gone over the edge!
I suppose some would say we “ain’t right.” But some of us “ain’t right” more than others—very creative JO.
Hey Santa .
I know while you are chunking your mind is on the matter at hand but also keep in mind you are close to the fire and drinking beer
OMG!! What can I say after that---- Merry Christmas TomC
Wooden Christmas cookies and an axe! What more can be said… Merry Christmas to all and your loved ones. May everybody have a stocking full of wood chunks and charcoal. 
