Aluminum is lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant, infinitely recyclable, and an essential part of our daily life. Measured either in quantity or value, aluminum’s use exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and…
Author: Brian Colwell
Alternative Investment Explorer
20 Interesting Facts About Graphite
Graphite, referred to as plumbago in the early eras, is a crystalline form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure. It occurs naturally in this form and…
What Are Heirloom Cannabis Strains?
With a goal to educate cannabis and sustainability activists on the importance of preserving indigenous cannabis genetics, this series will focus first on cannabis landrace strains and then, finally, on the F1…
20 Interesting Facts About Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard, and brittle transition metal. Chromium is valued as an important strategic mineral…
20 Interesting Facts About Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, ductile, malleable transition metal. Vanadium is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer somewhat stabilizes the free metal against…
50 Quotes To Kick Your Own Ass
“Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco pipes of those who diffuse it; it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.” – George Elliot “Nothing…
Debt is like jello – There’s always room for more!
Debt tastes delicious … “If you are a country and you have managed to REDUCE your total (public+private) debt load since the crisis you are part of an elite club.” – Variant…
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
The BEST economy EVER! Q1 GDP Smashes Expectations, Soars 3.2%!! “With the Atlanta Fed forecasting Q1 GDP of as little as 0.5% about 6 weeks ago, traders were shocked when moments ago…
The Writing Is On The Wall
Economic risks are rising, “Korean GDP shrank by the most in a decade amid a tech slowdown. Asia’s fourth-largest economy shrank by 0.3 percent in the first quarter from the previous three…
Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
Unemployment rates are misleading, “Young adults are the last to be hired and first to be fired. They are the most economically fragile segment of the population and their levels of employment…