Why does water boil at 100 degrees celsius?   It only boils at 100 degrees Celsius because Anders Celsius chose the boiling point of water to be a reference point on his new metric scale. The freezing point of waterâ¦ was his other reference point.
New evidence reportedly indicates Amelia Earhart survived crash. Did Amelia Earhart survive her plane crash? This is the most likely theory, with evidence emerging that she was making contact for days after her plane disappeared. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) believes Earhart safely landed her plane when it disappeared in 1937 and died as a castaway.
Seventy-seven years ago, aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared over the south pacific, attempting to circumnavigate the globe. Today, another Amelia Earhart takes off from Oakland, California to finish what her namesake started, CBS news correspondent Barry Petersen reports. Her parents named her Amelia Rose Earhart, and she is flying the same route that her predecessor did in 1937 -- an 18-day, 28,000-mile trip around the world. They said, you know, we wanna give her a positive role model. And also give her a name that nobody will ever forget.