API Gravity: An arbitrary scale expressing the gravity or density of liquid petroleum products. The measuring scale is calibrated in terms of degrees API; it is calculated as follows: Degrees API = (141.5 / (sp. gr. 60ÂºF / 60ÂºF)) - 131.5 The higher the API gravity, the lighter the compound.
| Filed Under: Firsts 1 Comment. The now famous character Mario was created by Shigeru Miyamoto and has appeared in over 200 video games. Marioâs first appearance was in Donkey Kong (ãã³ã­ã¼ã³ã³ã°) in 1981, which is another iconic arcade game developed by Nintendo. In Donkey Kong, Mario was known as âJumpmanâ the carpenter. In later games, Mario is depicted as a short Italian plumber.
In Japan, he was called Mr. Video. Later, he was named Mario, after Mario Segale, who was a lot like Mario. Mario Segale was the owner of the land where Nintendo of America's office was built. Mario later appeared with his younger brother Luigi in an arcade game called Mario Bros.