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ReplyDeleteThis video is called "What Are The Most Important Science Images Ever?" The video is about the most important images in history that enhanced or developed our understanding of science. I choose it because to me, it is super interesting. I'm amazed by the journey of the human species. We went from a hunting species to a species that traveled to the moon. The first picture in the video is the Copernican model. It had the sun at the center of the solar system which wasn't popular at that time. The sun at the center of the universe represents our change as a species. We used to think that we were the center of the world. This all changed to us being a tiny spec in the vast universe. Also, it represents how one man thought differently from everyone else. He was given hate but what he drew was the truth.
The next picture is the drawing of a flea. It was from the book Micrographia. While everyone was looking at the stars, the author of this book looked at the smaller things in life. It showed that we weren't perfect organism. Every organism is adept for its specific needs. Every organism is perfect in its own criteria so it changed our view of us being perfect and greater than nature.
The next picture is one that shows an eclipse. It proved Einstein's theory of relativity. Einstein said that distant stars are distorted because of the sun's gravity. The eclipse showed the bending of light waves. Einstein's theory of relativity was proven correct and our view of space and time has changed.
After that, we have a drawing of the double helix. That picture represented all life on Earth. The DNA strand shows the molecular nature of genes and how it carried every piece of information for life.
Coming to the next picture, we see a picture taken from Hubble. We can see galaxies and stars that are billions of light years away. We see all of possibilities of places that could be in just that section of the sky. There would be billions and billions of stars. We get to see truly how small we are in this unimaginably
large universe.
The last picture is a picture of the Earth takes from the moon
on Apollo 8. We usually see the moon rise into the night sky. This image shows how the Earth rises above the moon's atmosphere. We could see this sapphire blue ball of life that is truly amazing. We see how beautiful or planet really is. It holds everything that we have and everything that we are.
The main reason I chose this video is because it shows the importance of images. We can carry so much information in an image. It can be more than just a picture, it can represent us. For example, the picture of the Earth which is called the Earthrise. This picture of the Earth rising above the moon represents us, it represents home.
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Delete#2 (Sparsh) Hey Vipin! These images are some of the best ones I've ever seen! My three personally favorite images were the "Hubble Deep Field", "Earthrise", and the flea Robert Hooke drew in his book "Micrographia". I loved the Hubble Deep Field image with the galaxies captured in it, and I was really awed after realizing that some of the galaxies in the image were up to 13.2 billion light years away, which is close to the beginning of time! The "Earthrise" picture also appealed to me, as it gave me a new perspective on how we view celestial objects. For example, we're always used to thinking of "sunrise" and "sunset", but with this image, we were able to see how we could view our own world from another one. Lastly, I couldn't believe the detail of the flea Hooke drew; his image really amazed me and showed me the beauty of Earth from the smallest of biological scales. I guess you could say it's a small world after all! Anyways, this video gave me a lot of interesting facts, and I have to say, it really was worth sharing. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all, and have a great Fall break!! :-)
DeleteThanks, have a good one!
Delete1. Ashwin-I really found this video interesting. I loved all the images in the video, and how the guy explained them. I really like how the amazingness of each photo spoke for itself, and that reflects on what he said a the end about pictures being the universal language. My favorite picture was the one of the Earth rising from the moon. I think that all of these images are really important and have changed what we think of our world.
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ReplyDeleteThis is my article:
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-futuristic-aircraft-that-we-might-see-soon.php
Before I begin, I would like anyone planning on reading the article/slideshow below to consider the following. There are 27 short paragraphs on different topics, most containing real images of old, dug up human skeletons or mummified organs/body parts of ancient humans. I just wanted to place a warning here, since it might be disturbing to some.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.livescience.com/13637-8-grisly-archaeological-discoveries.html
These stories are absolutely fascinating! Each finding is unique and gives us more knowledge on the times before us. I chose “25 Grisly Archaeological Discoveries” because the stories were shocking, attention-grabbing, and absolutely morbid—and those things make it absolutely captivating! I’ll now talk about a couple specific stories in the slideshow/article that stood out to me the most, since it’s too long to talk about many. The first story, entitled “Decapitated gladiators”, shows a photo of the headless skeleton of a Roman man. Of course, the odd picture caught my eye. Why had the man been buried with his detached head on his chest, and why were there several bodies in the same gruesome condition? The reason for this hasn’t been found for certain, but most believe the most logical explanation is that they were gladiators—men who fought animals or other men (to the death usually) in an arena. These skeletons are the actual remains of those who met their demise in an epic battle to the death almost 2,000 years ago. Cool, right?
Imagine accidentally uncovering a pit full of human skeletons and various appendages. Crazy, huh? The photo for the section “Pit of Death” is wild, showing sprawled out skeletons, horribly dismembered skeletons, and lone arm and leg bones. Another discovery just as, if not more, chilling was the story for the section “Toothy Tumor”. The pelvis of the remains of a Roman woman contained a chunk of bone with TEETH inside. There was actually four teeth inside this woman’s abdomen, and she most likely had no idea. Can you believe that? Since the stories are brief, I suggest you skim through the slideshow and read the ones that catch your eye. Sorry for the possible nightmares! :D
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Delete2) Snehil Agrawal
DeleteAfter reading this, I only have one question: who did these? These deaths are so twisted and gruesome, it gives me shivers up my spine! What got to me so much was how often cannibalism was found. Was eating one another such a normal occurrence? These archaeologists need strong stomachs be able to discover these gloomy graves. I am surely getting nightmares after this!
Sanvi:
Delete#2 I found your article very interesting - who would think people could have died in such brutal ways? The first one, was really creepy, in my opinion. The decapitated gladiator was creepy since the skeletons had no heads - it must have been really painful to be one of them! What was even weirder, was that their heads were placed on their chest or in their arms. One the first questions that came to mind was that why were their heads cut off in the first place? There are tons of different ways a gladiator could have died, so it probably isn’t a coincidence that all of them had lost a head. The pit of death was also interesting. What surprised me was that there were also remnant of infants in that pit. Although it is expected that adults may die in war, I really didn’t expect infants, children, and teens to be tied into warfare as well. The only other explanation I could think of would be if the opposing enemy decided to kill the families, or the entire population of the area they won against. What really blew my mind the most, was the fact that bones were found in a tree. How in the world can a bone could get inside a tree is something I could never figure out. Moreover, how did the tree survive when it had a bone inside it? I never knew that something like this would be possible. I have heard of fossils inside rocks, but I have never even dreamt of anything inside trees! Thanks for sharing.
This was an interesting video, and it brings out a good point - visual representation of science is very important. It can help you understand scientific concepts event if you do not have the vocabulary to understand it. I remember seeing the double helix of the DNA for the first time and was intrigued by the ladder. What else would you expect from a kindergartner to think about when seeing the model of a DNA for the first time. I did not understand what nucleotides were, could not pronounce deoxyribonucleic acid, but was fascinated by the rungs of the ladder - hydrogen bonds. That electrostatic attraction between two hydrogen atoms that are attached to either oxygen, nitrogen or fluorine was so cool. It was holding the DNA together and it was responsible for the crystalline formation of ice, and the reason why ice floats on water. Seeing a model of DNA molecule got me thinking about what goes on inside the molecules, and I believe many others are inspired by images of scientific concepts. And if an image is worth a thousand words, I guess then the video would be worth a million.
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Delete2. Amitesh
DeleteThis article was really interesting, i was amazed at the pictures. It is really cool how things from the past are still present and how we can learn from them. In Social Studies class we are learning about the gladiators and Rome. It is really cool to put pictures with all of those words describing what happened in the arena. Although some of the pictures were pretty gruesome.
https://youtu.be/lYSX51xBkos
ReplyDeleteThe video I picked is about lucid dreaming. I have always been so interested in the way dreams and our brains work. Anyways, lucid dreaming is when you can control what happens in your dream. It's like living a new life! It may seem impossible but it can happen. When you are dreaming you need to know that you are so you can actually start controlling your dreams, but it can be hard. Surprisingly, one time when I was dreaming I actually knew I was, but the second that I made the realization I woke up. I found this video fascinating because just imagine if you could do whatever you want in your dreams. Our brain is very tricky but intriguing as we can do many things. In the video it discusses ways for you try lucid dreaming. By following those simple steps it is possible, but not guaranteed, that you can control your own dream. Soon you could be living two lives and this could make you have more of a reason to stay in bed. I would honestly love to lucid dream, because why not? Sometimes you think that you actually never dreamt during the night but in reality you just forgot as you dream 3 or more dreams a night. People that want to lucid dream keep a journal where they record what their dream was about. You can even do reality checks. In your dreams if you were to look at the time twice but a few seconds apart, the time changes. There are other ways for you to lucid dream as shown in the video. Check out the video to see how lucid dreaming works!
ReplyDelete#1 (Sparsh) Hey Nadia! This was an amazing video. I never knew you could manipulate your dreams during really deep sleep. Usually, I daydream or lucid dream (I don't know which it is) when I'm about to sleep, but I've only remembered a few of my deep sleep dreams. One of the few deep sleep dreams which you could say I remembered and tried to manipulate it was when I dreamt of getting shot, after which I woke up, surprisingly not screaming. After a few seconds of confusion, I slept a few minutes later, and remembering my dream, I tried to mainipulate it and create different versions of it. It would be really cool though if I could remember more of my dreams during the deepest stages of sleep, and I actually may think of using the MILD or WILD techniques one day. I'll tell you the results if I do it!
Delete#1 (Vipin) I really like the idea of lucid dreaming. A few months ago, I learned about this type of dreaming and found it to be extremely interesting. It's like creating your own fiction story that you are fully able to experience. It is like you're the author your own story. Maybe I will try lucid dreaming if I get bored.
Delete#1 The video was so cool and incredibly interesting! Dreaming has always been so mysterious and strange to me, since I've always had realistic-feeling dreams (though the events of the dream might not be entirely realistic). I also remember them vividly (most times, not all, of course). I've always wanted to figure out some way to become even more conscious in a dream than I already am, so the techniques mentioned in the video will come in handy. I like how the video mentioned the possibility (albeit sort of jokingly) that dreams are actually reality. I have such vivid dreams that I sometimes can't distinguish what is 'real' and what is a 'dream'. Kind of creepy, right? Well, at least research is being done on the subject. Dreams are so fascinating, right?
Delete#2 (Prerak) I'm going to be honest- I've tried lucid dreaming before. Well, it didn't work. I just can't make myself aware that I'm dreaming in the middle of a dream. Ever since I learned about lucid dreaming at the Gifted and Talented Convocation last year, I've been fascinated by the idea. This amazing video added to my knowledge, providing various information on ways to make lucid dreaming easier. For example, I agree with the fact that you should keep a dream journal and record all of your dreams, even though I'm too lazy to do that. Some aspects are a little scary, though. One side effect of lucid dreaming would be WILD, and this includes sleep paralysis That means that when you're dreaming, your body will not be able to move. The whole perspective is also different if you're able to lucid dream. It would be like existing in a new dimension, even though you're just inside your dreams.
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DeleteYes, Yes. Lucid dreaming is really interesting, and i have been intrigued with this since a learned what it is. Along wiith Astro projecting, lucid dreaming is amazing. I actually tried this before and it worked. I used to be one of those people who thought that I did not dream whatsoever, but as i attempted lucid dreaming i quickly realized that was not true. I tried to just recall what I dreamed about when i wake up. The second i get up from bed I instantly start forgetting details. After a few unsuccessful attempts at lucid dreaming I stopped trying. But, I was successful at one time. Sometime in early november this year, I was succesful at lucid dreaming. I wish I had a better story but my lucid dream is about black friday shopping. So there were two parts to this dream. Originally, I did not know that I was dreaming and I was in a large store similar to costco. Except combine that with Walmart and the blue color. My sister and I were in the store on black friday. There were no other customers. We were just shopping around and then my dream randomly got cut off and then i woke up when my sister was doing some homework and dropped something in here room at like 2 am. I was depressed at first that it was just a dream and that black friday was weeks ago. Then, i realized that if I can see the details in the store and if those deals came true it would be like seeing the future. So, i tried really hard to fall back asleep and i hopped right back into the same dream except my sister was a couple of isles away and i knew that I was dreaming this time. I first looked around the store and saw a 4.5 ft tall teddy bear for SIX DOLLARS(crazy ik). I pulled out my phone(which was a samsung note 7 for some reason thats not my actual phone btw.) The time said like 1 Pm or like 1:30 PM. Somewhere around there. I looked and ran up and down the store but could not find a name or location of the store. Nor could i find an exit. Then it was 7 am and my sister came and woke me up. So, I dont really know which store i was dreaming in but I know that I had control of what I was doing in the dream, but not of the dream itself.
That was my lucid(kinda) dream. This topic is so interesting and subjective
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DeleteI always thought lucid dreaming was interesting. Honestly I've tried before. Last year after the G&T Convocation I was very much interested in knowing more about lucid dreaming. I went to google and searched it up. After a while I decided to try it form myself. But I couldn't so I think that you need to be extremely concentrated and also have to have time. I could not do it as I was thinking about other things while trying, such as homework. I gave up eventually, but I still think I can do it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRGca_Ya6OM
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ReplyDeleteThe video I chose is about what places are most likely to have aliens. The subject of aliens is interesting to me because there is no one definitive answer and there is no sure way of knowing exactly where they are. It feels so weird to imagine that there are other creatures out somewhere in space that are just as intelligent as us. In this video, they base their research off statistics. For example, they say that more people are prone to be part of “larger groups” rather than “small groups,” however there are more smaller groups than larger groups. This may sound all confusing, however it basically means that our planet is most likely bigger than other planets (with life) however there are also more smaller planets out there than larger planets. This also shows that most likely the other aliens will larger than human beings. It’s surprising to see how mathematics can help us know about aliens that we aren’t even sure exist!
(there is supposed to be a "be" after will and before larger)
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Delete#1 Milos Buchberger
DeleteThis is an interesting video, and it makes a lot of sense to me.
(An alien is something or someone that is considered strange. Please keep this in mind.)
A common misconception is that humanoid-shaped aliens are the majority of aliens out there, but what are the chances of that to actually be real?
Another misconception is that alien life can only exist on planets with many of the same conditions as our Earth does, but Earth is one-of-a-kind. It is in a single star system, it is mostly water, and has a multitude of species living on it (even though 99% of the species that ever lived on Earth are dead).
These misconceptions do not prove if something is alien, it just proves that an organism evolved from very similar conditions that humans evolved from.
In reality, alien life can be created wherever there are the conditions for life to originate. In most situations, life normally is created to survive in the conditions it is made in, or else life would die before it was made.
Point being, life can originate anywhere that life can be made.
2. Ashwin-this is a really interesting video because it is shockingly true. It is kind of scary how it makes so much sense. You wonder why people haven't thought of this before. I really liked how the guy explained everything he said with little pictures and stuff.
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ReplyDeleteThe video "13 Horror Movies You Didn't Know Were based on TRUE Stories" proved to be interesting to me.
It is Halloween, when we watch the horror movies. The only reason people watch horror movies is because it is entertaining in the bone-chilling way. We know subconsciously that they are not real, which adds to the entertainment aspect to it.
But when it is revealed that some of the greatest horror movies, such as The Exorcist, is based on true stories... It completely changes the way you see things.
Something fictitious and frightening that turns out to be true and frightening intensifies movie.
For example, the movie called "The Zodiac Killer." It is story about a serial killer that is supposed to give you chills, but at heart you know it is of fiction and you take it lightly as if it were a story. But learning the Zodiac Killer is a real serial killer from that victimized the residents of a town in northern California takes the lightness from it and makes the story darker. It, though, informs the viewer of an event they were previously unaware of.
It is a great video to watch to further spookify your favorite horror movies!
#2 (Nadia) This video was also intriguing and quite creepy. I always thought all the horror movies I watched were fictional and just made up, but now I learned some are based on true stories. Usually after watching a horror movie if I do get scared I remind myself that all of it is fake and gradually my fear goes away. But I'm afraid that won't work anymore for some movies. After watching the video now I know of some horror stories I haven't known before. And knowing that they are true kind of made me more scared than usual. I watched “Annabelle” and I wasn’t that scared when I first watched the movie. Now remembering the movie and the real life events that the movie represents, it makes me second think of how I feel about the movie.
Delete1) Snehil Agrawal
DeleteThis video is truly terrifying! I never realized that these dramatized movies have actual stories backing them. For example, I thought that Annabelle would probably some strange plot bunny inside a writer's mind, but since there really is a doll that haunts people, it has really changed my definition of “horror”. Most of the time, the movies are too dramatized for me to believe. I had heard of a few of them, such as the zodiac killer, but most of these were first time experiences. I can’t believe people (and possible entities) would be so twisted to do such things!
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Delete#2 Avani
DeleteI never did realize so many of the horror movies are actually based upon true stories! I mean whenever I've watched a horror movie I always took comfort in the fact that they were not real and could not happen in real life. That always helped me go to sleep at night after a horror movie. But now I have been thinking back to the horror movies I have seen and wondering if they're real. It would would be way to terrifying if some horror movies I watched actually DID happen. Now I'm terrified. But anyway...I liked your video.
Snehil Agrawal
ReplyDeletehttp://www.toptenz.net/top-10-futuristic-aircraft-that-we-might-see-soon.php
My article was “Top Ten Futuristic Aircraft That We Might See Soon” It was about different types of futuristic aircraft currently being designed and some actual planes too. The first plane was the Airbus Transparent Plane. This plane has a transparent fuselage, letting passengers see the outside sky. The seats also automorph to fit your body. It is planned to be built in 2050. Next, a professor is designing a eco-friendly saucer, cutting carbon emissions by 50%. The next aircraft was a single stage reusable rocket that switches from a jet engine to an onboard fuel as it reaches the Karman Line. The aircraft after that is one being designed by Boeing to travel at Mach 6, crossing the Atlantic in under an hour. Next, a dirigible is being designed by Worldwide Aeros Corporation. It weighs 400 tons, and is an acre in total size. After that is a design as to how planes may look in 2058. The unique feature in them, however, is that they have no moving parts. Continuing on is a combo of a plane and a shuttle launching a plane using magnetic acceleration. Then, the plane uses scram jets to fly in the air. The noise pollution is also almost none. Moving on, Lockheed Martin was creating an airship similar to the one I spoke about before, yet it is more designed as a plane’s wing. Next is a helicopter/plane combo from DARPA, The blades are used for takeoff, and as they tuck into the disk on top, jet engines kick in, and the disk is used as the wing. Last, but not least, is a plane that is amphibious, is a two seater, folds up, and costs only $139,000.
What really caught my attention was how different these planes will be from now. They look incredibly different from planes of now too. These days, every commercial plane is the same. In the future however, these designers have come up with some highly unique designs, from rockets to flying saucers. I am impressed by the creative designs engineers create to bring models to life. For example, the Airbus Transparent Plane has its wings in the back for less noise and drag. Finally, I am impressed by the level of technology used. In the same Airbus plane, some seats will be “organically grown”, a biometric scanner will be used to enter, and body heat will be used to power the plane.
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Delete#2 (Vipin) Hey Snehil! Your article was quite interesting. It helped me understand the future of air travel. Maybe we can use some of those ideas in FutureCity! Anyway, the article helped me get a good understanding of the past, which is quite ironic. Even though it was about the future planes and helicopters, I kind of understood the past of air travel. We went from small, one-man planes to what we have today. Just like how we look at these future planes as fiction, the people of the past could have also looked at our current planes as fiction!
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ReplyDeleteI chose this video because I like building cars and figuring out how to make things better and more efficient. right now, I am building a lego car that will be able to steer, change gears, and drive. I think that it is so coo l how simple things can make everything easier.
This video explains differential gears, which allow wheels to spin at different speeds in a car. That makes every car more stable and safer to drive.
Awesome entries. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wsj.com/articles/eric-metaxas-science-increasingly-makes-the-case-for-god-1419544568 "Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God" – by Eric Metaxas
ReplyDeletePublished nearly two years ago, this evidence shows some pretty undeniable proof (among other proofs) that the universe was created by an “Intelligent Designer”, or “God”. There are lots of very amazing facts in this article which really point out that our universe and Earth are exactly fine-tuned for us, and that our existence as the only life-bearing planet is in fact miraculous. I’ll explain some of these facts very briefly for you here:
• “Probability said that even we shouldn’t be here” – The astronomer Carl Sagan once stated that there were only two parameters that had to be fulfilled for any planet to support life—the right star and the right distance from it. Then, additional parameters (now up to 200) were discovered, and the probability that a life-bearing planet like Earth could exist eventually hit 0, and then kept going into the negative field. In other, words, our existence is, by the law of probability, an absolute miracle.
• “Alter any one value and the universe could not exist” – Logically, by seeing that probability itself denies the existence of any life-bearing planet, you can assume that something (or someone) fine-tuned the universe in order for it to have at least one planet to support life. In fact, “the values of the four fundamental forces…were determined less than one millionth of a second after the big bang,” which is an incredibly short amount of time for anything so complex to have just “appeared” to exist. Also, the article says this further: “For instance, if the ratio between the nuclear strong force and the electromagnetic force had been off by the tiniest fraction of the tiniest fraction—by even one part in 100,000,000,000,000,000—then no stars could have ever formed at all.” Such a huge difference for just one small value, right? Well, that’s exactly the point: If the mathematical values that explained the universe are so delicate, then someone outside the universe with supreme intelligence must have perfectly balanced the scales for the universe to come into being.
• Finally, “As of 2014, researchers have discovered precisely bubkis [sic]—0 followed by nothing” – This is reference to the possibility of alien existence outside of the sightings on Earth, and what it means is that since SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) started its work in 1985, it has found nothing. Of course, this article was made two years ago, and some speculations have been made as to whether some new signals could be signs of alien life. Nevertheless, the amount of time in which “the silence from the rest of the universe was deafening”—from 1985 to 2014, or twenty-nine years—is a pretty long time for aliens to send a message to us compare to the two years since the article’s been written, so it’s pretty safe to say that we’re the only physical beings to live in the universe, and that our planet is the only one that could support life in a universe that was fabricated by a Creator of supreme intelligence and design capabilities.
Therefore, as you can see, there is a lot of evidence in just this article—as well as much more evidence of different types—that a God created the universe. Feel free to comment, and I’d definitely love to hear and discuss what you think about the article. But until next, time, PEACE OUT!! :-)
http://all-that-is-interesting.com/interesting-facts-about-the-world#12
ReplyDeleteThis is my article. My article has a hundred interesting facts about the world. These facts are fascinating. These are facts that your probably never even knew about the world. For example, can you imagine that John D. Rockfeller’s net worth was 10 TIMES more than Bill gates? Unbelievable, right? There are also statistics that you could never imagine. Such as, a human on average can eat seventy assorted insects and ten spiders while sleeping. Isn’t that good to know? Maybe you’ll sleep with your mouth closed next time, right? ;-)
Anyway, it also talks about things such as Dr. Seuss. Who remembers the book "Green Eggs and Ham?" Well, guess what? That book was written because of a bet that his publisher had told Dr. Seuss. He had said that Dr. Seuss could never write a book with only 50 words. Interesting, right? A childhood book was written because of a bet.
This article opens up a whole new world for me because I never knew some of these things. Some of them are for general knowledge while others teach you something of a lesson (you eat so many insects while sleeping… sleep with your mouth closed next time, am I right?). While others provide just fun facts and scoops about your favorite games, social media websites, movies, etc. This was just interesting to me and it helped and taught me so much. I hope you guys love it too!
#2 (Kundhavaidevi) It's interesting to learn that on average I've been eating 80 bugs at night and that a male lion executes all the cubs when he becomes pride leader. Learning that the sound effects of a well-known horror movie was of a melon really changes my perspective on the ordinary. Learning that woolly mammoths and the time the pyramids were built were at the same time really plays mind games with my brain. Honestly I would've thought woolly mammoths existed way before mankind. Growing up watching the Ice Age movies with Sid the sloth and Manny the mammoth probably influenced me so. Learning such facts such as trying to suppress that one sneeze during that math test can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and possibly die from that make me fear for my life, especially during allergy season.
Delete#2 The article was super cool! I can't believe a traffic jam lasted 10 days! I'd probably just walk home from the highway, there's no way I'd wait on a road for over a week, no thanks! I also didn't think it was even physically possible for a caterpillar to liquify...weird. Also kind of creeped out by the possibility of me eating many, many bugs as I slumber, but at least I'm not conscious of it. I can't believe two-thirds of people on earth haven't seen snow! It's sad, actually, because as a citizen of New Jersey for all my life, I've seen and loved snow without even realizing that so many people haven't ever experienced its beauty.
Delete#2 The article was super cool! I can't believe a traffic jam lasted 10 days! I'd probably just walk home from the highway, there's no way I'd wait on a road for over a week, no thanks! I also didn't think it was even physically possible for a caterpillar to liquify...weird. Also kind of creeped out by the possibility of me eating many, many bugs as I slumber, but at least I'm not conscious of it. I can't believe two-thirds of people on earth haven't seen snow! It's sad, actually, because as a citizen of New Jersey for all my life, I've seen and loved snow without even realizing that so many people haven't ever experienced its beauty.
Delete#1 (Prerak) This article is definitely one of the most interesting ones. Something that surprised me a lot was the fact that if you try to suppress a sneeze, you could rupture a blood vessel in your neck or head and eventually die because of that cause. This was shocking to know, as I've honestly tried suppressing a sneeze before in the past. Another fact I found really interesting was the one saying that you swallow an average of seventy various insects and ten spiders per night. I found it highly disgusting that so many bugs enter your mouth in one night, and that I've been eating insects my entire life. In addition, I really liked the fact that you're one percent shorter in the evening than in the night. I never know this, and found a hard time believing it. I know one percent is too less of a number to actually tell, but I've never really felt as if I'm getting shorter as the day transitions into night.
Delete#1 (Nadia) I liked this article because it touches upon various topics. The facts mentioned are fascinating and never knew most of them. By reading this one article I learned many new things. The best part was that the facts were short, sweet and to the point. First of all, I never knew there was a traffic jam that lasted ten days! I found it disgusting that we eat bugs while sleeping without even knowing. It's unbelievable that Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! I can't even handle #1 (Nadia) I liked this article because it touches upon various topics. The facts mentioned are fascinating and never knew most of them. By reading this one article I learned many new things. The best part was that the facts were short, sweet and to the point. First of all, I never knew there was a traffic jam that lasted ten days! I found it disgusting that we eat bugs while sleeping without even knowing. It's unbelievable that Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! I can't even handle having the hiccups for a couple minutes let alone 69 years.
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Delete#1 These hundred facts were extremely engrossing, in my opinion. To be honest, I didn’t know most of these until I read your article! One of the facts I thought was interesting was that caterpillars completely liquify when they transform into moths. Most of us have learned the metamorphosis process when we were in elementary school, however I don’t remember learning this! The fact that a solid creature turns into a liquid and then solidifies back into a solid is really weird. Another fact I thought was interesting was that two thirds of the world’s population have never seen snow. Although I know that in many regions of the world the climate is too warm for snow, I didn’t know that only one third of our world has seen snow. Perhaps it does make sense because in extremely cold regions, such as the Arctic and Antarctica, very few people live there. That might explain why only one third of our population has seen snow. One of the facts that really surprised me was that there are more vacant houses in America than there are homeless people. This is very surprising since I knew that there were tons of homeless people in America, but I didn’t know that there are even more empty houses. If only those people were given those homes. It isn’t fair that rich people get 3 or 4 houses, (such as summer homes, etc.) and only live in one at a time, while there are thousands of others who are struggling to find a home to live in. Last but not least, the fact I thought was most interesting was that it would take a thousand years to watch every video on YouTube. YouTube has only been around since 2005, and if it takes a thousand years to watch all the videos posted so far, it just comes to show how much we have advanced in about 11 years. These are just some of the facts I thought were interesting from your article. Thanks for sharing!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-316137/Is-wonder-pill-good-true.html
ReplyDeleteThis article is about this drug that is called the wonder pill. Rimonabant is the scientific name for this drug. The potential that this drug possesses is astonishing, if can do many great things and save many people. The main function of Rimonabant is to block the CB1 receptor. This is the first drug of it kind, but it can help people in ways that are unprecedented. Weight issues can be solved by blocking the urge to overeat. Also this drug can also reduce the urge to smoke. This drug also has the potential to reduce the risk for heart disease and strokes. On top of this it can also reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. After hearing the amazing things that this drug is capable of, you might think that its loaded with side effects but surprisingly it hasn't shown any serious side effects. The only ones that have been common are diarrhea and nausea which are only initial.
Finally, this wonder pill can also extend the life of pets and maybe humans too. It has proven to extend Fido's life up to three years longer.
This new drug seems very promising and intriguing.
#1 (Kundhavaidevi) The article is a bit dated (over ten years old) but it is interesting at what they could accomplish at the time at about when we were born. If they, the scientists who worked on that project, we able to accomplish such feats then I do wonder what progress they are at now. It is interesting how a pill can just curb your urge to eat more rather than kill your appetite. A large percentage of the test subjects losing more than 10% their body weight is impressive, proving how effective the drug is. Using the pill to possibly save lives is greater. But the risk of people misusing it for cosmetic purposes is high. Its amazing how it targets the brain but causes no brain-related side effects.
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DeleteIt does have brain-related side-effects; it was recalled everywhere for causing severe depression and suicidal thoughts and/or actions.
DeleteThe release of the article was in 2004, but the drug was recalled in 2008.
I hope this clears up some details and fills in some missing information.
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ReplyDeleteI had a really hard time deciding what to do for this assignment. There are so many great things I want to share with all of you. I do not want to bore you, and picking something interesting, informative and concise was a challenge. Also, it did not help that my access to YouTube, and Internet in general, was restricted due to “spending too much time watching Minecraft videos”. Parents are such a pain. Some of you may be surprised by my choice, but this is something I am very passionate about.
What I have been thinking about a lot lately is how unfair it is I am not able to vote this year. Even in 2020 I will be 17, again not eligible to vote. I think it is very important for young people to vote, especially because actions now will have the most impact on us. I am of course talking about the biggest issue we are facing today – climate change. I know Global Warming is not a popular term, but it is just that – our planet is getting warmer. This year has been yet another record year for how high the temperatures were in the summer. The storm are getting more violent and destructive. You probably know that the increase in carbon dioxide in the air is creating greenhouse effect – trapping heat within the Earth’s atmosphere. But worse that carbon dioxide when it comes to greenhouse effect is the simplest hydrocarbon – Methane. Methane’s effect as greenhouse gas is 23 times that of carbon dioxide. And the big source of Methane gas are cows. Cows release on average about 100 kg of Methane per year. Besides cow burps and farts, growing food for cows causes problems as well. Industrial farming of cattle uses grain as the main feed, and cows are not built to eat grain. Farming that grain, i.e. corn, requires large areas of land, use of fertilizers and water – all resources that could be better used to grow more Earth-friendly crops. If you wish to learn more about this, please watch the “King Corn” documentary, but I warn you some parts are disturbing. But back to the main point - less cows means less Methane equals reduction in the greenhouse gas levels.
The biggest impact we can make as individuals on fighting the climate change and reducing our carbon footprint is changing our diet. Reducing amount of meat and dairy we eat is a step in the right direction. Going vegan would be the most effective, but that may be too extreme for some. I know becoming full-on vegan would be difficult for me. Ovo-lacto vegetarian would be an easier transition, even easier just not eating beef. If you are unsure what ovo-lacto vegetarian is, it is basically plant-based diet that allows for use of dairy and eggs. You can eat cakes without using some weird egg and butter substitutes. And as any Minecraft player will tell you, cakes are a cornerstone of a healthy diet. Just kidding. Speaking of lame jokes - remember the “I can haz cheeseburger?” meme? The response to that needs to be “u rly shouldn’t”. You really shouldn’t be eating beef. No joke.
Awesome responses people.
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