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Going down, the roller coaster is about to take a dip
Read full article: Going down, the roller coaster is about to take a dipJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The roller coaster of weather we are on will gain downside momentum, as our record tying high temperature on Wednesday will be a distant memory by Friday morning. Winds will slowly shift from a warm southerly breeze to a stiff northerly breeze before sunrise on Thursday. After one final shower before 7 a.m., expect wall to wall blue skies and breezy - chilly conditions. Sunrise temperatures will be in the 50s and they never really warm up. By Friday and Saturday mornings, inland temperatures will be in the 30s and beaches temperatures will be in the 40s.
Stir-crazy? 11-year-old jumps on Pogo stick 12,000 consecutive times, breaks record during quarantine
Read full article: Stir-crazy? 11-year-old jumps on Pogo stick 12,000 consecutive times, breaks record during quarantineThe pogo stick counting alone would get to youBut that didn't stop 11-year-old Trevor Christiansen. The Pogo stick was somewhat of a gift from his sister. And after a little research...“We found a world record of 11,500 consecutive pogo stick hops,” said Trevor’s mom Manda. Trevor started hoping and hopping, and hopping, 12,000 straight times. The family says they’ll wait to inquire about Trevor getting the official record until things get back to normal, but they’ve got the video proof of his great pogo jumping record.
Push to clean waterways with Operation Plastic Pollution Purge
Read full article: Push to clean waterways with Operation Plastic Pollution PurgeJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The American Sailing Association is asking boaters to be on the lookout for any plastic they see out on the water. The campaign is called, Operation Plastic Pollution Purge.Through the campaign, the association is asking boaters to take less plastic out on the water and pick up any plastic in the water to be brought back and recycled. Tony Jones, the owner of Windward Sailing in Fernandina Beach, said they remind boaters to pick up any plastic they find. If everybody thats out, all boaters, when they see plastic pick it up, it would really help, said Jones. Some docks do have recycling bins by the water for boaters to dispose of any plastic they find.
16 ski slopes in 24 hours? Snowboarders set new record on impressive race across Michigan
Read full article: 16 ski slopes in 24 hours? Snowboarders set new record on impressive race across MichiganIt wasn’t quite a world record, but a North American record was still something to celebrate for a couple of skiers in Michigan on Saturday. In conjunction with the Michigan Snowsports Industries Association, David Zemens and Sabato Caputo of agnarchy.com set a North American record by snowboarding at 16 different ski areas throughout the state over a 24-hour period. The old record was 12, but now the two can lay claim to the Snowball Run title in North America. The Guinness World Record is 17, which was set in Japan. The final legs of the journey were at ski areas closer to Detroit, those being Mt.