36. TOWELS

They become wet, so we can be dry.

* Way to go towels, way to take one for the team!
* If this rain in Maryland doesn't soon subside, after I ride my bike the three miles from Catholic University to my house, I'm going to need several towels.

35. LIGHTNING

Sometimes majestic, sometimes frightening

* Yesterday, Maryland was pummeled by thunderstorms. As I drove home from work, I was treated to strike after electric strike in the sky. What other things in Nature evoke such fear and awe?

34. THUNDER

The sky-filling rumble that keeps us humble

* You should have seen - and heard and felt - the storm that rolled through Maryland last night! How a fierce thunder clap can catch our attention and draw us outside of ourselves!

33. SHAVING CREAM

Lets you stay trim without losing your skin

* Arguably, in the absence of shaving cream, it is better to have your chin be bearded than bloodied.
* This simple miracle first appeared at NCSU in the spring of 2007.