Cool Beans
This creamy golden froth atop an espresso shot is not only inviting but full of flavor, textures and aromas. It appears when hot water is forced through the coffee grounds, emulsifying the coffee bean oils and forming tiny smooth bubbles.
What is crema?
Only being used in amateur golf and in games for fun this term and action is taken as a do over, or redo after an errant golf shot.
What is a mulligan?
This part of a computer is considered the heart and is responsible for main computing workload a PC handles.
What is a CPU?
A mechanical device that uses the kinetic energy in flowing exhaust gases to spin a turbine, that forces compressed fresh air into into the engine which is known as forced induction or boost.
What is a turbo charger?
1992 was the first year that players saw this iconic track in Nintendo's most popular racing game Mario Kart. It has appeared in almost every new version of the game often as the final track in the special cup.
What is rainbow road?
This level of roasting a coffee bean is often thought of to have more caffeine but is actually the level with the least caffeine.
What is dark roast?
Marked by red stakes on the course, these areas are designated that a ball cannot be played from, meaning a ball shot into these areas either needs to be re hit from the starting point or dropped along the target line and both options carrying an added 1 shot penalty.
What is a hazard?
This robust piece of hardware is responsible for the main graphic rendering workload when a CPU cannot handle it. While not found in every pc they are most commonly seen in gaming pc's and can be upwards of half the cost of the entire system
What is a GPU?
A mechanical suspension device comprised of several moving parts, that facilitate both the compression and the dampening of the suspension all in one part.
Starring a female main character where you never actually see her face, this Nintendo game which in earlier versions were side scrolling platformers, turning in to 3D first person views, has you battling hostile alien enemies and obtaining power ups through the world.
What is Metroid?
Of the two main types of coffee beans this one is most often considered better because the taste is smoother and sweeter compared to it's more bitter counterpart.
What is arabica?
Making their first golf balls in 1998, and their first clubs in 2002 this sport brand made quite a name in the sport by signing budding superstar Tiger Woods to a 20 year endorsement contract. However shocking the sporting world announced in 2016 they would no longer produce hard goods and go back to apparel only.
What is Nike?
This necessary piece of hardware found in a pc can have a wide range of configurations and number of pieces. Providing high speed, short term memory for the CPU. Many think adding more to a computer will make it faster, but while that often is true, it is not always the issue when a pc is suffering from being slow.
What is RAM?
A mechanical device consisting of layers of material that when pressure is applied, facilitates the transfer of power from the engine to the transmission
What is clutch or clutch pack?
This 2011 sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios, has become the best selling video game in history with over 300 million copies being sold and nearly 140 million monthly active players as of 2023.
What is Minecraft?
This espresso based drink has equal parts espresso and warm milk making for a less sweet and more intense taste compared to a latte.
What is a cortado?
A "gimmie" is term when a putt to be made is close enough to the hole that a golfer can pick up his ball and count the stroke as if the putt was made, but it needs to be approved by another player. This similar term is when 2 golfers agree to give each other a "gimmie" meaning both players pick up their balls and count 1 stroke, but needing to be agreed upon by both players.
What is good good?
With storage demands in a PC increasing this piece of hardware can save space in your computer by being physically smaller and have no moving parts so finding data is faster and less prone to failure.
What is an SSD?
A mechanical device using several gears that makes it possible for one wheel of a vehicle to spin at a different speed than the opposing wheel during turns, but still be connected to each other when power from the engine is applied through the axels.
What is a differential?
Console gamers shop for new games on their respective consoles virtual store, or in earlier years had to actually get off the couch and go to Walmart to purchase a new physical copy of a game to play. This digital distribution service is where the vast majority of PC gamers get their new games often at a fraction of the cost.
What is Steam?
This device which comes from traditional engineering applications, is installed on many high end espresso machines and is used to keep the water in the brew boiler at a consistent temperature with less fluctuation, usually within 1 degree fahrenheit.
What is a P.I.D?
You've heard of a birdie or even an eagle, but with there only being 6 of these shots on record this less commonly known term is used when a payer shoots 4 strokes under par on a golf hole.
What is a condor?
With a variety of serial and parallel ports being used prior, this standard made it's debut in 1996 making connecting peripherals to your computer more user friendly, being hot swappable and self configuring this type of connector made it so devices could changed without rebooting the host computer.
What is USB?
An electrical device that uses a magnetic field to detect the teeth on a metal gear that surrounds a wheel bearing and the distance between those teeth, to determine the speed of the wheel and send that information back to several control modules.
What is a wheel speed sensor?
A simulated experience giving users a more immersive feel and adding layers to video games that were not previously possible, this new way of playing games which made a leap in development and technology in the 2010's often left users with a feeling of true escape and nausea.
What is virtual reality?