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When sad, take a cold shower
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When sad, take a cold shower

Winter comes with gloomy days that often make people sad. But just taking a cold shower can cure and even prevent moodiness.

December 18, 2018
Sunbathing is also addictive
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Sunbathing is also addictive

Sun worshipers who drifted south to avoid the winter cold or climb to the top of the mountain to enjoy the sun may have been as addicted to alcohol as strong as alcoholi…

December 18, 2018
Why do we tremble when cold?
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Why do we tremble when cold?

Your body needs to maintain a constant temperature at 36.9 degrees Celsius. To avoid hypothermia and other consequences of coldness, your brain will keep a close eye on…

December 18, 2018
Why does the fan feel cool?
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Why does the fan feel cool?

When fanning the fan, we chased away the hot air in the face and replaced it with cold air. By the time this new gas layer heated up, it would be replaced by another lay…

December 18, 2018
Why touching the cold metal?
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Why touching the cold metal?

When winter hits a metal object, it feels cold to touch a piece of wood even though their temperature is the same. That's because metals conduct heat better than wood: t…

December 18, 2018
Why close the window and still feel the wind?
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Why close the window and still feel the wind?

People often find the wind blowing from a completely closed window, without a small gap. This seemed very strange. Actually, that is totally normal. Simple physical know…

December 18, 2018
Ice burns hands
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Ice burns hands

When it comes to ice, perhaps you always think it must be very cold, so how can you burn your hands? However, in fact, at high pressure conditions, water can freeze at t…

December 18, 2018
How does the clay cool the water?
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How does the clay cool the water?

The secret to the cooling effect of these scales is very simple: the water contained in the pot penetrates into the clay wall and slowly evaporates, and when it evaporat…

December 18, 2018
Dead to live again thanks to cold ice bath
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Dead to live again thanks to cold ice bath

Death and death seem to happen only in movies, but this phenomenon really exists. That miracle happened in Turkey with Bulent Sonmez, though after waking up this patient…

December 18, 2018
The cold world of immortality
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The cold world of immortality

The precious documentary images of a British photographer reveal the mysterious world of those who believe they will be revived by science in the future.

December 18, 2018