To calculate your RMD: 1  Find your age in the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table (below). 2  Locate the corresponding life expectancy factor. 3  Divide your retirement account balance as of December 31 of the prior year by your life expectancy factor.
Slime is a unique play material composed of a cross-linked polymer. It is classified as a liquid and is typically made by combining polyvinyl alcohol solutions with borate ions in a large mixing container. It often has an unpleasant odor, a green color, and is cold and slimy to the touch. In scientific terms, slime is classified as a non-Newtonian fluid. These are thick liquids that have a variable viscosity. Viscosity is a measurement of the resistance to flow when a shearing force is applied. Newtonian fluids have a constant viscosity depending on their composition.
That is essentially a gateway community to the barnacles and other things.â. âThe slimeâ is a biofilm, a thin sheet of bacteria that stick to each other and to a matrix of molecules they exude to communicate with each other and to provide a hospitable environment for themselves. Once the slime forms, the rush is on, as algae and the larvae of creatures such as barnacles attach and begin to grow. Routine scraping of an average size commercial vessel can yield up to 200 tons of organisms. And thatâs just the fouling on the hulls.