tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17732353979948700602024-03-12T19:43:57.744-07:00The Adventures of Ben and PappaBennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05852521709528960331noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-71323193154618083252019-07-19T04:29:00.000-07:002019-07-19T06:06:50.174-07:00[GSN Suspected Spam] You Got a Text Message!(87)<p><font face="Andalus"><b><a href="http://inventec.com.hk/zunkuioq/ayzu73gq&363072?v6h27eroto">Surprise!</a></b></font></p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>___________<br> </p> Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-15312250992700162872019-01-09T04:46:00.001-08:002019-01-09T04:46:38.741-08:00Forward: Edhuff@gmail.com<div>Hey there</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://topmarketers.org/wxgbyudf/tbsns2-tgcyv.qm?ejmffpopu">http://topmarketers.org/wxgbyudf/tbsns2-tgcyv.qm?ejmffpopu</a></div><div><br>Sent from my iPad</div><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us.</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Edhuff@gmail.com -<a href="mailto:edhuff@gmail.com">edhuff@gmail.com</a>-<br><b>Date:</b> Wed, 9 Jan 2019 09:46:32 -0300<br><b>To:</b> Jgoodwin<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Forward: Edhuff@gmail.com</b></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><a href="http://topmarketers.org/wxgbyudf/tbsns2-tgcyv.qm?ejmffpopu">http://topmarketers.org/wxgbyudf/tbsns2-tgcyv.qm?ejmffpopu</a></blockquote><br>Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-87028699174143364412016-09-26T06:13:00.001-07:002016-09-26T06:13:57.388-07:00MY LATEST VIDEO<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h05MXliOuwU" width="560"></iframe><br />
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A great dive in the caribbean - thanks to good friends.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-88867070079984260042016-05-16T13:24:00.005-07:002016-05-16T13:24:57.078-07:00A Trip to St. Thomas<div style="text-align: center;">
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Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-79634307109979016782015-11-10T08:13:00.000-08:002015-11-10T08:13:11.990-08:00Flying time<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QwPihz8zFZQ" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Ben is back in the air with his instructor Don Turrell at <a href="http://www.ripilot.com/" target="_blank">North Central Flight Center</a>. It was a nice November day with a lot of wind but beautiful sunshine.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-38255047874270744612015-08-22T18:53:00.001-07:002015-08-22T18:53:59.715-07:00Trebuchet<div style="text-align: center;">
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A trebuchet that Pappa and I made. Test firing and video taped in slow motion - 240 frames per second and then slowed down more in After Effects. This is for a science/physics project for High School - I am starting in a week or so.</div>
Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-87549856641704091232015-03-27T12:04:00.003-07:002015-03-27T12:04:55.840-07:00Science Fair Best of Fair<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Even though Ben has received a Blue Ribbon every time he has entered the Science Fair, this year he was one of ten who got Best In Fair recognition. Well done Benjamin! His project was Airfoil Design as you can see in the picture below. Ben created three different wing designs and tested them in a homemade wind tunnel.<br />
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And then he also won a Broadband Award which gets him entrance into another competition - a national competition this time - where the winner gets a free week visit and tour of silicon valley. Keep up the good work Ben, hopefully you will be heading west sometime soon. . .<br />
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<br />Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-59159040780997313652015-03-27T10:03:00.002-07:002015-03-27T10:04:03.404-07:00Student Poster Contest<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #999999;">Megan got a great letter today:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif;">On behalf of the RI Office of Energy Resources, I would like to first congratulate your son on his 1</span><sup style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif;">st</sup><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Gisha, sans-serif;">Place Award in the Student Poster Contest , and thank you for attending the awards ceremony. I have attached the photo of the 6-8 winners on stage from the awards ceremony. Congratulations and enjoy!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Gisha, sans-serif;">and that is Ben's good friend Isabel who took second place-- must be some good programs at Sacred Heart School to get 2 out of the 3 top spots in the state.</span></div>
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Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-44483720994608246082014-10-19T17:15:00.001-07:002014-10-20T12:13:58.056-07:00Woonsocket to Watch Hill<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/knZCQkPOvhE" width="560"></iframe>
Ben and Pappa take a bike ride the full length of Rhode Island. From Woonsocket in the Northeastern corner of the state to Watch Hill in the Southwestern corner. It was a long day. We started in Woonsocket at 9 AM and ended up at the waters edge in Watch Hill at 5 PM. And we had hills, lots of hills and while Pappa was struggling pulling his weight up the hill, Benny was cruising along behind, whistling. We had a beautiful day for the most part, with a quick rain shower in the middle and a lot of wind in our face at the end, and somewhere around the 38 mile mark we had a great chicken dinner at the <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/41/1186130/restaurant/Providence/Middle-of-Nowhere-Diner-Exeter" target="_blank">Middle of Nowhere Diner</a>, and we both would recommend this place to eat. A special thanks goes to Nana who drove us up to Woonsocket and picked us in in Watch Hill. <a href="http://cyclemeter.com/88d351174b8c288f/Cycle-20141018-0900" target="_blank">Here is a link </a>to the stats and a map of our ride. Ignore the last couple of miles - forgot to turn off my app and it ran for 2 miles in the car…<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><i>Some Statistics</i></span><br />
<b>Oct 18, 2014, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM</b><br />
ride time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 5:35:56<br />
stopped time<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 2:42:59<br />
distance<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 66.07 miles<br />
average speed<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 12.30 mph<br />
fastest speed<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 35.5 mph<br />
ascent<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 3029<br />
descent<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 3182<br />
calories<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> 5833Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-38238955542493278842014-09-28T18:41:00.001-07:002014-09-28T18:41:57.622-07:00Flight Lesson number 3<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/pUUUzRIirWw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Ben had another flight lesson on Saturday. We tried something new with the camera and placed it on the windshield looking back at Ben and his instructor Don. Unfortunately I didn't have the right mounting bracket and I forgot to reformat my card so it ran out of space very early into the flight. But we have a good take-off. Ben's concentration is impressive. Good going Ben!Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-42001724262691222782014-09-14T07:31:00.001-07:002014-09-15T04:26:29.360-07:00New Bikes<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xiMya_P_Qdk" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Ben and I just got new bikes...well at this point only Ben has his new one..I have a loaner until my bike comes in on Wednesday this week. There was a comedy of errors at the bike shop resulting in me getting a frame that was WAY too small for me, which I had said to them from the start, so the immediate remedy was a very long seat post..this turn out to be really silly. Ultimately they said they would get one for me in about six weeks but a few phone calls later and they found one in California and had it shipped - it is supposed to get here Wednesday. In the meantime they provided me with a decent road bike loaner so Ben and I can ride together.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-50317751520044688452014-08-25T18:46:00.001-07:002014-08-25T18:46:56.279-07:00Sunday Morning ride<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/k-NdP13YKIM" width="560"></iframe>
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Sunday Morning we did a different section of the east Bay Bike Path - from the overlook down to the Dari Bee in Riverside. We were disappointed that the Dari Bee was closed. . it was a short 7 mile ride but fit the bill for this Sunday morning as Ben was off to visit with his Uncle Shawn and Auntie Erin.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-22786902059017023612014-08-24T10:38:00.003-07:002014-08-25T09:01:26.429-07:00Some pictures of the summer<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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On the last day of school this year Ben broke his collarbone messing around with his buddies at school. That was the start of a summer without too much to look forward to and certainly no football at the end of the summer..so we did other things. . .<br />
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We drove out to Illinois and took Ben and his little sister Grace with us. We went to Kansas, Illinois wher Pappa's brother Dave lives. ...and we had a ball.<br />
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We went to the county fair over in Charleston Illinois and had a lot of fun riding the rides and looking at livestock..here is Ben flying on a ride with his Uncle Dan. A truck pull that evening left all with ringing ears. The corn dogs were very good.<br />
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I think Grace still has nightmares about the Dragon Ride!!! She was not pleased with this one. . .<br />
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The tractors sure were impressive and of course after we climbed all over them we saw the sign that said Keep Off<br />
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After a great canoe trip through Turkey Run State Park we found a cool trading post that had an axe throwing range…Ben did well, sticking a few, bouncing a few.<br />
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The picture above is a typical view of Downtown Kansas, Illinois - what a charming little town.<br />
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On the way home we took a different route and spent a couple days at Niagara Falls.<br />
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Now that's a lot of water!<br />
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We all got very wet riding the Maid of the Mist, and Ben and Pappa went and climbed up the side of the falls as if we weren't wet enough.<br />
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It was a great trip and Ben and Pappa commanded the good ship from the front seats - Pappa at the helm and Ben was the Navigator.<br />
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We did the license plate game and got 46 states on the way out and 42 on the way bad. . .<br />
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To top off the summer we spent some time in Onset, Massachusetts in a cottage right on the water, swimming and kayaking every day.<br />
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Ben and I got in another 9 miles Friday night..this is a video of the short and boring variety. . .<br />
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Today, Day 4, of our new beginning of riding brought us 4.5 miles down the path to The Daily Scoop, where Ben had a vanilla single scoop cone in a sugar cone. Mmmmm, Pappa had his water as he needs to drop a few pounds, or more. The return trip brought us up to a 9 mile total for the day, where we averaged 13 mph, which isn't too bad for a couple of beginners.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-74408077081538942762014-08-20T18:54:00.001-07:002014-08-20T18:54:43.705-07:00Wednesday night ride<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NFFvuN1ePEk" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Another ride tonight..we are getting our selves in shape for a longer ride..my bottom is sore but Benny tells me his bottom is getting used to the saddle. So it was 4.5 miles on the first night, 5.5 on the second night and tonight we rode 6.5 miles. It is coming along. This is just the early work, adventure is around every corner. . .Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-35963067592706639082014-08-19T20:42:00.001-07:002014-08-19T20:42:36.932-07:00On the Bike Path<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7QxWauSYxiw" width="560"></iframe>
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It has been quite a while since we have posted a cycling video..this is almost the first time we have gone out riding this year!! We are determined to get ourselves back in shape and do some good rides before the season is done. We are hoping to make it back down to Mattapoisett Mass or Little Compton, RI -- or both, before the season is over. So stay tuned and we will be posting more videos of the Adventures of Ben and PappaEdward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-57496017400912486212014-08-16T03:53:00.003-07:002014-08-16T03:53:52.954-07:00ALS Challenge<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dBKQfizWGWY" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Ben And Pappa Take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on the beach in Onset, Massachusetts.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-28663666158672838002014-06-11T10:05:00.001-07:002014-06-12T06:31:26.663-07:00First Real Flight Lesson<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5slPg39fvDo" width="560"></iframe><br />
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This past Sunday morning at 8:30 AM Benjamin began his flight training in earnest. His first lesson, which he paid for himself, began with some information in the office, then onto the preflight inspection of the aircraft and then off into the wild blue yonder. Don Turrell who is the flight instructor at North Central Flight Center has just the right temperament to match Ben and they have hit it off well. Ben spent an hour in the air and about an hour on the ground. He is excited and looking forward to his next lesson. The people at North Central couldn't be nicer. I like that in this video, while Ben is taking off, for the first time, Don seems to be fussing with his iPad. . . .didn't seem to bother Ben.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-79598344727178694312014-05-26T16:56:00.002-07:002014-05-27T05:34:17.635-07:00First Flight<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/sYqi7SORnq8" width="560"></iframe><br />
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Ben and Pappa, and the family went off to North Central Airport in Smithfield and Ben had his first flight lesson. Ben did a Discovery Flight with instructor Don Turrell from the North Central Flight Center and he had a great time. Hopefully this is the beginning of a pilots license . Ben's plan is to be a Navy pilot and graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy. This is the start of that plan.<br />
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<br />Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-74825782667389255472014-04-20T17:33:00.001-07:002014-04-21T09:23:31.744-07:00Woodworking Adventures<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This weekend Ben and Pappa had lots of chores to do, and we got them done. In between the chores Ben wanted to make a garden tool box for his Mom for Easter. We got a set of plans online and went to work. Ben did 99% of the work with Pappa's guidance. In the process Ben used the scroll saw, table saw, drill press, thickness planer, sander and many hand tools including a very fine toothed Japanese hand saw (one of Pappa's favorite tools) and clamps, lots and lots of clamps.<br />
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The cool thing about his project is that it had no screws or nails in it at all, it is held together with glue and dowels. We made a jig to make sure we had proper alignment of the dowels. and everything was cut at either a 7º or 14º angle so we had to be very careful about making things square.<br />
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We started this about 9:15 in the morning - glueing up some boards to make a piece of wood large enough for the ends. We clamped it up and did some chores while it was drying. And we went back and forth all day from woodworking to chores, we did some concrete patching, and painted the front porch took down storm windows and other things, even made a quick trip to the Home Depot (no Saturday is complete with out at least one trip to the Home Depot, or at least to the Benny's) --- and of course Pappa did not get a photo of the finished product - sloppy work Pappa. We finished up by 5:30 just in time to color Easter Eggs -- Mom was very pleased with her Garden Box. . .<br />
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We found the plans and the video of how to make this here - <a href="http://www.woodworkingformeremortals.com/" target="_blank">Woodworking For Mere Mortals</a>Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-7670395144265184092014-03-19T07:07:00.000-07:002014-03-19T07:07:04.799-07:00Another First Place! 2 Years straight!!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The team of Ben and Pappa did it again. . . . Pappa pointed the way and Ben ran with the project and garnered another first place this year for his research into Solar Energy. Using a parabolic reflector ben boiled, cooked and set fire to things. . . way to go Benny</span></span>Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-87906029214471013512014-02-01T14:17:00.002-08:002014-02-01T14:17:32.913-08:00Drawing a parabolic curve<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/GONIo2yXGsw" width="560"></iframe><br />
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We are creating a pattern for a trough solar reflector to generate steam or hot water using only simple tools.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1773235397994870060.post-44197416541248119362014-01-26T16:07:00.000-08:002014-02-02T08:11:19.573-08:00Measuring Temperatures<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/DNEQU4--E-M" width="560"></iframe><br />
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We measured the rise in temperature several times today and took an average. We sat the kitchen thermometer in the snow and the needle dropped down as far as it could..we guess that it must have been somewhere in the thirtys. We timed it until it reached 250 degrees. The average was 42 seconds. The highest temperature we got was off the scale. Our oven thermometer only goes to 500 degrees and the needle went beyond that point.Edward M. Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01475080805988040594noreply@blogger.com0