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Why are bird eggs of different shapes?
Stoddard's team wrote a computer program called Eggxtractor to be able to calculate the length, width and statistics of the eggs in the photos from the museum.
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Why do fighters often fly?
In the process of training, fighting and doing aerial missions, fighters often move in formation, very closely and precisely in which often see the formation of 2 aircra…
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How to escape when the engine dies
The ability to glide at high altitudes can help the aircraft have more time to escape when all engines stop working.
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Confusing symbols between the flight attendants on the plane
Flying a lot, but the symbols on non-passenger planes are known.
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The deadly elements of cruise missiles or the use of shot-down rifles Tomahawk
Cruise missiles must fly in pre-programmed trajectories and have some self-correction, but in general it is low-flying and less orbital so it is easy to pick up.
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Why can US airlines offer tickets and passenger types?
US airlines are allowed to sell tickets in excess of the number of seats on the plane but must compensate passengers depending on the delay.
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Reveal the shocking declassified documents of the CIA
Over the years, some CIA declassified documents shocked public opinion because of information related to top secret projects.
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NASA is about to launch a robot that keeps track of astronauts' activities
Free flying robots are called Astrobees. They can move around ISS, film astronauts' activities, power new scientific experiments and help NASA locate lost devices.
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Why is smoking banned on the plane but still have ashtrays?
We all know that smoking is prohibited when flying, but there are cigarette ashtrays on every plane. So what does ashtray work?
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Illusion of flying helicopters with stationary propellers
The phenomenon of hovering helicopters above the takeoff yard, flying higher and higher while the propeller almost stood still completely stemming from the shooting spee…
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Why should you bring tennis balls with you when flying?
Use tennis balls to massage your legs, hips, and will bring relaxing and anti-aching effects.
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What happens if the phone is not turned off on an airplane?
The ban or permit the use of mobile phones on airplanes has been discussed a lot when the airline industry is trying to catch up with changing technologies every day.
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'Secrets' have never been revealed about aviation
On average, at any given time, there are about 3 million people flying in the sky; every 2 seconds an Airbus A320 aircraft takes off; Only 5% of the world's population e…
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Why need to turn off the phone, pull the window when the aircraft takes off / landed?
When flying, we are often reminded by flight attendants:
