Next Exit Observations: 06/02/16

Thursday, June 2, 2016

According to Golden Tee, the mark belongs to a 561-yard drive logged in 2008.

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Coca-Cola x adidas Climacool

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Guess what BMW's '30 Years M3' special edition celebrates

Add a verb and the name becomes crystal clear.

What's the difference between kosher salt, table salt, and sea salt?

Table salt

What it is: Table salt consists of fine, evenly shaped crystals, which makes it denser than other salts. It's typically mined from salt deposits underground and may also contain anti-clumping agents, such as calcium silicate.
When to use it: As the name implies, it's good for keeping out on the table for last-minute seasoning. It's also good for salting pasta water or seasoning soups.

Kosher salt

What it is: Kosher salt is less refined than table salt. Its larger flakes don't compact together as neatly, so a pinch is a little coarser and not as dense.
When to use it: Kosher salt is the most versatile. It's great for seasoning before, during and after cooking. It's especially good for seasoning meat before cooking.

Sea salt

What it is: Sea salt undergoes the least processing. Flakes are collected from evaporated seawater and may contain residual minerals that could alter the color. The unevenly shaped flakes don't stack up evenly and create a less dense pinch.
When to use it: Sea salt is typically more expensive, which means you'll want to use it with caution. It's best for finishing.

The 10 Worst-Designed Airports in America

6. Los Angeles International Airport

Opened: 1929 (first established), 1961 (new terminal buildings began replacing originals)
Annual passengers: 70.6 million
Delayed flights: 21% arrivals, 19.6% departures
When LAX was designed, Los Angeles wasn't the sprawling, smog-choked megalopolis we all know and love today. Which means that when it was first planned 80 years ago, that area was nothing but wheat and barley fields and not the "prime ocean-adjacent real estate” it is now. But that doesn't mean it isn't still a massive and complete clusterfuck to navigate. Renting a car once you land? Allow at least an hour of travel time just to shuttle to the car rental facilities. And if you have to pick up or drop someone off? HAHAHAHAHAHA welcome to the double-decker horseshoe of hell, the most miserable microcosm of LA traffic you never hoped for. Real friends take cabs and don't ask to be dropped off/picked up, FYI.

9. McCarran International Airport

Opened: 1963
Annual passengers: 42.9 million
Delayed flights: 17.9% arrivals, 20.4% departures
At McCarran -- the Las Vegas airport that is literally across the street from the MGM Grand Casino but will still cost you $18 in cab fare to get there -- you will have a very, very different experience depending on which terminal you're traveling through. The shiny new Terminal 3: no problem, assuming you can navigate the different levels to get to check-in without getting caught in a vicious loop of escalators to nowhere. (The signage is a bit... misleading.) But Terminal 1? If you're condemned to fly out of gates C 1-8, just know that you will walk about one full mile down a crowded hallway congested with slot machines and the world's worst tourists, and every last square inch of it is carpeted, which means it was designed by someone who never once walked a roller bag down a mile-long hallway. There are also smoking lounges and lots and lots and lots of slots. Welcome to Vegas.