Northern Lights

Imagine a battery that can be printed like paper. It can be cut, folded, rolled, or twisted and still provide energy. It can work in temperatures up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit and as low as 100 degrees below zero.

Now imagine that you won't even need to really worry about recharging it because it can run on blood or sweat.

Well, my friends, imagine no more.

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During a prolonged training exercise in Alaska, intense cold played havoc with the vehicles and equipment. One harassed machine shop sergeant was trying furiously to keep up and cope with all of the vehicles that wouldn't run and machinery that wouldn't work.

One evening he was wondering what else could possibly go wrong when the door to the shop burst open and a soldier rushed in and announced, "Hey, Sarge, the Northern Lights are out!"

Exasperated and not even thinking, the sergeant replied, "Alright, alright. I'll send Johnson over to replace the generator as soon as I can!"

[first seen in Net 153's Smile A Day]

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WISDOM for YOUR WEEK: "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." (James 1:17)

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