brazzo is at the starting line, there to catch what they think will be another history-making day for ron cook ron has already smashed several other speed records and rarely disappoints. >> i'm seen ron race before. he's very fast on a bike. his book is 200 miles an hour. kawasaki has a nitrous bottle on it. this they think is a rocket. >> mark watches as ron shoots down the track, disappearing into a cloud of dust. it's only later he learns what happens next. ron moves up to fourth gear and hits the nitrous boost button. he gains enough force power to hit top speed. he's blasting at 175 miles per hour when his front wheel begins to wobble. ron struggles to regain control, but it's a losing battle. he makes a split second decision to abandon the bike before it crashes, but as this terrifying video shows, ron doesn't fall away from the bike. his right leg is caught, under the seat, pulling him at almost 200 miles per hour, along the hard, dusty surface. >> and the bike actually dragged him like a horse would drag a cowboy, so it was quite a ride. >> the friction of ron's body against the ground

ron williams. he loves to cook. he got frustrated every time he tried to defrost something so he got to work. omes to thawing, i love the laws of physics. the meat always floats to the top. my solution? handy thaw. plaz the frozen food under the arm. you're good to go. if you're tired of your food floating in the sink the handy thaw has you covered. >> let's see what the home terss thought. >> i think you do just as well submerging food with a heavy plate. i have to give it thumbs down. >> it just feels impractice kl to use water to defrost when i could plan ahead and do it in the refrigerator. i have to give it a thumbs down. >> oh no. thumbs down. sorry, ron. lori now it's up to you. what do you think? >> well honestly i think they're both really clever. they both solve a problem. and meet a need. that's always the best kind of product. i'm going to pick now? >> okay. tough as it is. i'm going to pick melanie for one reason. more people can use her product. it -- a bigger cross section of people. >> a bigger pool. >> there it is. >> i liked yours, ron, a lot. i think it's really smart. >> no

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jerry and his brother ron were both stationed overseas at the same time, ron running supplies from thailand and gary as a cook in vietnam. jerry chose to enlist so that he could serve his country and return to the family farm and ranch as soon as possible. jerry intended to essentially take over -- eventually take over the farm. his sister rose remembers how much he loved farming and training his dogs to hunt. after his death jerry's brother ron escorted his body home. that night after jerry's funeral, their brother tom had to appear before the draft board. but he was excused from service. rose remembers jerry as the kind of guy everyone loved even though he had a very dry sense of humor. she says that during jerry's funeral their church was overflowing with people mourning jerry's death. norman emineth. norman was from baldwin and was born june 13 1949. he served in the country's 25th infantry division. norman was 20 years old when he died on may 22, 1970. norman and his four siblings grew up on a form outside of baldwin. he spent his cooled working on a farm picking rocks and milking cows. in his free time