Categoría Oddities

How does a suction cup work?

ILLUSTRATES cloaked SUGGESTION Gabriel Fagundes 1. By pressing it against the wall, we expel much of the air between the cone and the surface. Thus, the air pressure outside the cup becomes greater than that in the inner area. This…

What does Brazilian law consider rape?

Law 12,015, of 2009, defines rape as “compelling someone, by means of violence or serious threat, to have carnal intercourse or to practice or to allow another libidinous act to be practiced with him”. This can include various offenses (see…

How does a Formula 1 box work?

A Formula 1 box is much more complex than what is shown on TV. The 400 square meters that each team is entitled to are divided into several departments, where around 100 people work frantically. The heart of the pit…

Which painter painted the most pictures?

(Paolo Monti/European Library of Information and Culture/Wikimedia Commons) Pablo Picasso. According to Guinness Book of Recordsthe Spanish painter signed 13,500 canvases, 100,000 engravings, 34,000 illustrations in books and 300 sculptures, over his more than 80-year career. His first work was…