[ History ] Open Question : How bad was the war in North Africa during WW2?

I know about the other 3 major fronts, the Western Front, the Pacific War and the Eastern Front, but I've never heard very much about the campaign in North Africa. How bad was it compared to the other battlefields of the war (as in conditions/casualties-wise). I know how awful things were in the Pacific, it seems to me that that was the worst place to be stationed. How does Africa compare?

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[ Physics ] Open Question : Need help finding equation for torque?

I have a bike with a weight of five pounds tied to the rim. I use a torque wrench to turn the bolt at the center of the pedal (which turns the wheel). The resistance will always be a constant five pounds, so the distance turned is irrelevant. believe me, I actually got a torque wrench and tested it, and the torque stayed the same no matter how much it was turned. Basically, think of it as a screw that always had a five-pound resistance, and if it was held still, there would always be five pounds of force pulling it, so how much torque would be required to keep it from turning? (i need an equation to determine this. the answer is about 60 pound-inches.)

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[ Languages ] Open Question : Can anyone skilled in German help me with this?

I need this paragraph to be very correct, and don't laugh at the content... the guidelines were rather specific. Der beste Urlaub meines Lebens war meinen Besuch nach Australien, weil Australian meine Heimat ist und ich viel spass da machen. Ich sollte an der Reise schlafen, aber ein kleines madchen hatte mich argern. Danach den Flug, wenn meinen Oncle uns abgeolt hat, der mir fragen hat "Warum bist du so mude?" "Ich bin so mude, weil ich als 24 Uhr wach sein". Ich habe antworten. Meinen Bruder fand die Unterhaltung lustig, weil er gehassig ist. Denn meinen Onkle Dave hat uns Haus gefahrt. Wenn die anderen Leute aus gehen sein, bin ich im Haus bleiben um ins Bett zu liegen. Hier das essen war lecker, weil Dave ein Kuchenchef ist. I apologise for what's probably a butchering of the german language... what particularly worries me is possilbe discrepancies in the tense. If doing corrections, please leave the 'um..zu' and 'weil's in when possible, I get marks for this.

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Rico Rodriguez and Raini Rodriguez Talk About Music

StarCam was at the L.A. Premiere of Wicked where we talked to Rico Rodriguez and Raini Rodriguez about how Raini got Rico into musicals, what their favorite musicals are, and how they sing around the house together. They also show off their sweet shufflin' skills! Rico chats about how much he loves the cast and crew of Modern Family and dishes about some of the pranks they play on set.

Source: http://blog.starcam.com/post/rico-rodriguez-raini-rodriguez-wicked-la-opening-night.aspx

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