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Police recommend buying rope ladders and smoke masks in apartments
Fire ladders are a necessary item to safely escape from high locations when a fire occurs.
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French female athlete breaks world record when climbing a rope up the Eiffel Tower
On April 11, French athlete Anouk Garnier (34 years old) broke the world record after climbing a 100-meter rope to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in just 18 minute…
Environment
Microplastics - An incalculable danger to the ocean
The ocean is facing dangers from plastic waste, nylon ropes used on fishing boats is one of the causes.
Videos
Strange way of catching fish: Dropping a bucket at the foot of the bridge with fast-flowing water, the group of people harvested unexpectedly
A group of people used a bucket and tied it to a long rope, then dropped the bucket at the foot of a bridge with very fast water.
Oceanography
California angler rescues whale caught in lobster trap and unexpected ending
A man jumped into the water to rescue a whale caught in a lobster trap off the coast of San Diego, and the whale's unexpected return to thank its benefactor moved everyo…
Health
Exercise for the days at home
Climbing stairs, stretching exercises, dancing to music, skipping rope, taking an online fitness class ... is an activity you should do at home.
Science invention
This simple tool can turn plastic bottles into ropes in just a few notes
The device, invented by the French couple Pavel and Ian, has been successfully funded on Kickstarter since 2016 and is currently marketed for about $ 15.
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Can you play Yo-Yo in space?
Yo-Yo is considered to be one of the oldest toys in the world, probably only behind dolls.
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The lesser known scientific facts will leave you in doubt
Geckos drink water from their own eyes; Koalas eat their mother's faeces to build their intestinal microflora, an owl can sit cross-legged, and many other interesting sc…
New technology
US police use guns to tie suspects like Batman's weapons
US police are using a rope gun shot very similar to the superhero equipment Batman often uses to suppress criminals.
Science story
The first person to get a patent on an elevator
Otis Tufts was the first American engineer to receive a patent on vertical elevators, but he was better known as a steam-powered printer inventor.
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Creative ideas save the team stuck in Thailand
On July 6, Bangkok Post newspaper received many readers' suggestions about the idea of saving the stuck team.
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Heart with the marathon on the strings suspended 100m above the ground
Unlike other traditional marathons, this race takes place on thin, 100-meter-long ropes and is stretched between two high-rise buildings.
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What are the 'golden threads' on bananas that make me 'crazy' when eating?
These yellow ropes exist in banana peels, on what bananas really do, but lurk there all the time.
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The reason why power lines are dimmed
Power lines are dimmed when installed on electric poles because they are mass and attracted by the gravity of the Earth.