Quiet Trains of the Future
Engineers applied the structure of owl feathers when creating blades. This shape reduced noise levels by a record thirty percent, making a breakthrough. 🚄
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Engineers applied the structure of owl feathers when creating blades. This shape reduced noise levels by a record thirty percent, making a breakthrough. 🚄
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Magic of fried meat
When heated above 140 degrees, sugars and proteins enter the Maillard reaction. It creates hundreds of complex crust flavors and aromas that were absent in the raw steak.
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When heated above 140 degrees, sugars and proteins enter the Maillard reaction. It creates hundreds of complex crust flavors and aromas that were absent in the raw steak.
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The Las Vegas hotel with a death ray
The curved glass facade of the Vdara hotel concentrates the sun at the pool. Rays reach 50 degrees, melting plastic and burning sunbathing tourists.
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The curved glass facade of the Vdara hotel concentrates the sun at the pool. Rays reach 50 degrees, melting plastic and burning sunbathing tourists.
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Watching a Boring Movie
Viewers endure a terrible movie until the credits solely because of a purchased ticket. Psychologists proved: fear of losing money makes us suffer two hours instead of leaving.
#Movies #Psychology #Behavior
Viewers endure a terrible movie until the credits solely because of a purchased ticket. Psychologists proved: fear of losing money makes us suffer two hours instead of leaving.
#Movies #Psychology #Behavior
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Engineers Borrowed from the Beast
Panels created in the likeness of fur capture light at any angle more efficiently than silicon. The tubular fiber structure acts as a natural light guide, making a breakthrough in alternative energy. 🔋
#Innovations #Energy #Nature
Panels created in the likeness of fur capture light at any angle more efficiently than silicon. The tubular fiber structure acts as a natural light guide, making a breakthrough in alternative energy. 🔋
#Innovations #Energy #Nature
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In Sweden, there’s an ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi village that gets rebuilt every year.
It’s entirely made of ice and snow, including beds and the bar, with temperatures inside never rising above -5°C! Guests sleep in sleeping bags and drink hot juice from ice glasses in the morning.
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It’s entirely made of ice and snow, including beds and the bar, with temperatures inside never rising above -5°C! Guests sleep in sleeping bags and drink hot juice from ice glasses in the morning.
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