Category: Misc

Breathalyzer

​​​A breathalyzer or breathalyser is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample. Breathalyzer is the brand name (a genericized trademark) for the instrument that tests the alcohol level developed by inventor Robert Frank Borkenstein. It was registered as a trademark on May 13, 1954, but many people use the term to refer to any generic… Read more →

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God’s Algorithm & God’s Number

God’s algorithm is a notion originating in discussions of ways to solve the Rubik’s Cube puzzle, but which can also be applied to other combinatorial puzzles and mathematical games. It refers to any algorithm which produces a solution having the fewest possible moves, the idea being that only an omniscient being would know an optimal step from any given configuration.… Read more →

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Artificial Leaf

Artificial leaf, a silicon-based device that uses solar energy to split hydrogen and oxygen in water, thereby producing hydrogen energy in a clean way, leaving virtually no pollutants. The technology, which was designed to simulate the natural energy-generating process of photosynthesis used by plants, was first successfully developed by American chemist Daniel G. Noceraand colleagues in 2011. Further work was… Read more →

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20 of Interesting Facts

We forget 80% of what we learn every day (Now I know why….). It is normal to have an urge to jump off a cliff. (DON’T JUMP HAHA) Sometimes you’ve got to shut up, swallow your pride and accept that you’re wrong. It’s not giving up. It’s called growing up (WORD!) Adding salt to a pineapple actually causes it to… Read more →

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Tips for Healthy Lips

Lips are the soft and delicate part of our body. Keeping your lips healthy is important as they make you look beautiful. No one likes dry, cracked, peeling, or chapped lips as they look bad and uncomfortable. 5 Tips for healthy lips Stop licking and biting your lips as in both the cases there is a high chance to damage… Read more →

About Ancient Egyptian

Women had the same rights as men. In Ancient Egypt women had similar rights to men, making them stand out from other communities around the world at the time. Women were allowed to own property and in court, women were legally equal to men. Women of power would only be served by other women and sometimes communities of these women… Read more →

NASA’s internet speed is 91 GB per-second!?!?

This means on NASA’s internet you could download a high-quality 1080p movie in mere milliseconds! Normal household internet speeds are roughly 25 MB per second, which is dwarfed by NASA’s hugely superior internet. FICTION!!! The popular fact that NASA attained the 91 Gbps! But the internet speed at NASA is not 91 Gigabits per second. This was an experiment conducted… Read more →

Greenhouse

A greenhouse is a structure with walls and roof made chiefly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown. These structures range in size from small sheds to industrial-sized buildings. A miniature greenhouse is known as a Cold frame. The purpose of a greenhouse is to shield crops from excess cold or heat… Read more →

​​Can Water Boil and Freeze at the same time?

Yes, it’s called the ‘Triple Point’, and it occurs when the temperature and pressure are just right for the three phases (Gas, Liquid, and Solid) of a substance to coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium. Substance’s triple point, the particular temperature and pressure at which the three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) exist in thermodynamic equilibrium. As the liquid boils,… Read more →