I recently stumbled across a blog post
about the world’s worst roads at
The primary feature of this article was a
mountain road in Belize .
Before reading this blog, I coincidentally received an e-mail from a friend of
a friend who was on this exciting road. I use term ‘exciting’ loosely because it
would only apply if you find near-death experiences to be exhilarating.
The Nova offices in New
York , USA and in
Hamilton , Canada also have some geographical
features that affect local traffic. But thankfully nothing that would qualify
us for the blog post mentioned above.
Some of the staff at our Canadian office
have to descend and ascend the Hamilton
“ Mountain ” on their journey to and from work
every day. Hamiltonians call it the “Mountain” but its height (100m / 330ft) and
bearing would make drivers in Belize
laugh scornfully. The Hamilton
Mountain is actually part
of a 725km / 450mile long escarpment or cliff formed by erosion. This
escarpment essentially represents the shoreline of an ancient tropical sea that
existed there about 450million years ago. This was before Nova established its Hamilton office.
The Hamilton Mountain
can be conquered using one of several broad roadways traversing the slope. The
more energetic among us can take the stairs for some good exercise.
Our US
office is located in the town of Niagara Falls , New York . The escarpment
mentioned above has conspired with the Niagara River to produce a natural
wonder called Niagara Falls .
The Niagara Falls are the most powerful
waterfalls in North America . On average, about
150,000 U.S. Gallons / 567,811 Liters per second of water flows in the Niagara River toward the Falls. (Portions of this flow
are diverted for hydroelectric power generation).
The sheer immensity and power of the Falls
have prompted numerous endeavors of artistic admiration over the years. One
curious group of artists has found meaningful expression in conquering the
Falls without such things as bridges, boats, or observation decks. This
tradition was started in 1829 when a daredevil jumped from a high tower into
the gorge below the falls and survived. Numerous others have attempted to go
over the falls in barrels and other purpose-built craft. Some have crossed
the river gorge leading up to the falls or even the falls itself via tightrope,
including recently by Nik Wallenda on June 15, 2012 .
Most Nova employees generally avoid these methods of crossing Niagara Falls and simply take the bridge.
Nik Wallenda's impressive crossing of the falls on June 15, 2012. |
Speaking of hydroelectric power generation,
Nova makes hydrogen analyzers for power generators. I suspect some of our
equipment is likely in use at the Niagara
Falls power stations. Check it out:
We make gas analyzers for oxygen, hydrogen,
carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, and many other atmospheric gases. We
provide gas analysers for syngas, landfill gas, purity gas, biogas, and others.
For information on these and other gas
analyzer systems, give Mike or Dave at Nova a call, or send us an e-mail.
1-800-295-3771
sales at nova-gas dot com
websales at nova-gas dot com
http://www.nova-gas.com/
Niagara escarpment:
Hamilton:
Niagara Falls:
Niagara Falls Daredevils:
Niagara Falls Tightrope – Nik Wallenda
REUTERS/Mark Blinch
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