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Last touches | Bublegumar

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Why Are There Stones Along Railway Tracks?

The crushed stones that line railroad tracks are collectively called track ballast. More specifically, the track ballast constitutes the trackbed upon which sleepers or railroad ties are laid. As you may have seen, these stones are packed below, between and … Continue reading →

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The Real Reason London’s Skyscrapers Are Oddly Shaped – Cheddar Explains

London’s skyline is spotted with several distinctly shaped skyscrapers. Londoners have awarded these unique building with some quirky nicknames including the Gherkin, the Shard, and the Cheesegrater. But these now iconic buildings weren’t designed this way for purely aesthetic purposes. … Continue reading →

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How do particle accelerators make neutrinos? | Even Bananas

Neutrinos are neutral, meaning the magnets in a particle accelerator can’t manipulate them. So how can scientists make a dense beam of neutrinos for their experiments? Neutrino physicist Kirsty Duffy and Fermilab accelerator operator Laura Bolt explain the power of … Continue reading →

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What does the James Webb Use to See the Universe?

[…] ow the JWST is in its final setting up phase I thought that I would look at how and what the JWST uses to see the universe in the IR spectrum and what this means not only for for … Continue reading →

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the ‘reversible destiny lofts mitaka’ by shusaku arakawa + madeline gins in tokyo | Amazing architecture, Unusual buildings, Unique architecture

Aug 12, 2020 – shusaku arakawa and madeline gins’ ‘the reversible destiny lofts mitaka (in memory of helen keller)’ is an experimental apartment complex in tokyo. More: the ‘reversible destiny lofts mitaka’ by shusaku arakawa + madeline gins in tokyo … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s $3.4 Billion IOU To Itself

[…] dmit it, we’ve all eaten at McDonald’s. Yes, their fries are delicious. You know what’s not delicious? The world’s biggest companies scamming the rest of us out of our hard-earned money by exploiting tax havens and obscene loopholes. In … Continue reading →

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Imagine a world without fossil fuels | The Kid Should See This

What would it be like to live without fossil fuels? What would that planet look like? What would our neighborhoods sound and smell like? Imagine this Source: Imagine a world without fossil fuels | The Kid Should See This

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Adapting to Our New Climate | Solving for Zero: The Search for Climate Innovation

n the next 30 years, climate change could affect enough of the planet to cause as many as 200 million displaced persons—four times as many as World War II. Although steps are being taken to reduce our carbon emissions, we … Continue reading →

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What Ancient Egyptian Sounded Like – and how we know

How did Egyptians pronounce the language behind the hieroglyphs? Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_… Become my patron: https://www.patreon.com/NativLang ~ Briefly ~ From Hatshepsut to Nefertiti to a Coptic Abuna, meet the many forms of the long-lived Egyptian language. Watch as they … Continue reading →

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No, it’s not a teepee frame | Upping It

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Visualizing the World’s Fertility Rate over 200 years

Starting in the 20th century, the fertility rates of the world went crashing down. In just one or two generations nations went from 7 or 8 babies per woman on average to 1 or 2. In this video we visualize … Continue reading →

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