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Why can't firefighters hear the alarm?
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Why can't firefighters hear the alarm?

Firefighters are equipped with emergency alarms with quite large sound intensity. However, their colleagues participating in fire fighting often do not hear this alarm.…

December 18, 2018
The sad truth about the eternal fire pit
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The sad truth about the eternal fire pit

Central Turkmenistan is known for its giant fire pit, which has been burning for more than 40 years. But behind the miraculous thing that seems to be the masterpiece of…

December 18, 2018
Admire the world's most beautiful eternal fire
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Admire the world's most beautiful eternal fire

Perhaps grouped by indigenous peoples thousands of years ago, the eternal fire in New York, the United States is still burning with a natural geological process that has…

December 18, 2018
Amazing mysteries in nature
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Amazing mysteries in nature

Have you ever wondered just how deep the scallop eye or the ocean really is? The results of recent scientific discoveries will help us understand some of the wonders of…

December 18, 2018
Strange theories about the Titanic disaster
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Strange theories about the Titanic disaster

The Titanic crashed into an iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912. The official hypothesis is that the ship went at high speed and collided with the iceberg. However, no…

December 18, 2018
Interesting myth about fire metal
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Interesting myth about fire metal

You will not do much if you want to extinguish a fire of magnesium. Flushing or spraying fire extinguishers? The result may even be an explosion.

December 18, 2018
People can go on fire
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People can go on fire

Professor physics David Willey, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown (USA), who received the award for best teaching this year by the US president, recently instructed…

December 18, 2018
Why not fire itself off?
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Why not fire itself off?

Normally, the process of generating CO2 and water vapor, are substances that are unable to maintain combustion. These substances will cover the fire, preventing it from…

December 18, 2018