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Klein Bottle: Why can't Earth's water fill this magical interdimensional device?
Water on Earth, one of the planet's most precious resources, seems to be inexhaustible.
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What are opaque foam that appears in the food pot when cooking?
When we prepare food such as bone tunnel, boil meat very often see white bubbles floating on the water. So what is the bubble really, is there any nutrients or toxic sub…
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Why does honey flow in streams rather than trickle?
Honey can flow in a long line without drops, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists for a long time.
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Why can soap bubbles explode?
Water evaporates from the covering membrane, causing soap bubbles to explode even when no external forces are present.
Biology
Why can some insects walk on water?
The tension of the water surface and the small weight of insects allow them to travel on water without sinking.
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Why is it when the coffee is dry, the stain is colored in light, in addition to bold?
Pouring coffee, wine, ... on cloth, paperwork is definitely not fun. If the stain sticks to the clothing, it can be faded by washing, but it may be dead to the paper.
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Strange phenomenon caused Leonardo da Vinci to give up now has an official answer
In the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci - the eminent genius of Italy - happened to see images of ripples radiating in a circle when the droplet hit the lake next to wher…
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Decipher the mysterious stone capable of floating on the water
Scientists have found a mechanism to help pumice float for years, as well as their sinking and floating phenomenon.
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Discover a new state of water
The belief that water has only three solid, liquid, and gas forms is no longer suitable when scientists find that hot water between 40 and 60 degrees C begins to switch…
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Strange physical effects are discovered from mediocre tea cups
Someone has said that the real signal for a scientific discovery is not
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Learn super fun magic: Make coins float on the water
The coins in the world are all made of metal. But already metal, of course, cannot float on the water, because the metal has a much higher specific gravity than water.
Space science
Interesting changes in zero gravity environment
The universe contains many mysteries that we humans have yet to find and cannot explain
Space science
Chinese astronaut lectures in the universe
On the morning of June 20, astronaut Vuong A Binh, the second Chinese woman flying into space, gave a lecture on the earth's orbit.
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Why are water droplets shaped?
Surface tension acts on molecules on the surface of the liquid, causing droplets in the air to be spherical.