2500 Fact Sheet

Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country

Record Name Year Country Region Source Inventor Name
Glass c. 2500 BC Egypt or Lebanon Africa and Middle East Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 Egyptians or Phoenicians
Ink c. 2500 BC Egypt, China Africa and Asia Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003

Database: Energy Units Conversion to kBtu

Record Name Energy Source Units of Measure Source Multiplier
Coal (anthracite) MLbs. (million pounds) to kBtu Coal (anthracite) MLbs. (million pounds) EPA / US Department of Energy / EnergyStar 11625000
Coal (anthracite) Tons to kBtu Coal (anthracite) Tons EPA / US Department of Energy / EnergyStar 25001.5

Database: Auto Performance

Record Name Year Make Type Engine (Liters) Engine Cylinders Country Model Base Price Horsepower 0-60 Curb Weight Pounds per HP
2008 Tesla Tesla Roadster* 2008 Tesla Coupe 3.0 Electric Tesla Roadster* 248 4.0 2500

Database: Top Supercomputers of the world

Record Name Year Country Manufacturer Source Site Processors Rmax (GFlops) Rpeak (GFlops)
Tungsten - PowerEdge 1750, P4 Xeon 3.06 GHz, Myrinet 2003 United States Dell Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) NCSA 2500 9819 15300

Database: Typical Cost for Common Plastic Surgery Procedures

Record Name Procedure Range Low Range High Range
Laser (Erbium) Laser (Erbium) $2500-4000 2500
Liposuction (1 area) Liposuction (1 area) $2500-4500 2500 4500
Medium Peel Medium Peel $1500-2500 1500 2500

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