Categoría Oddities

The History of the Microwave

Get to know the history of the microwave, that miraculous invention that allows you to heat your stale pizza. 1940 -BORN IN WAR -The English John Turton Randall and Harry Boot create the cavity magnetron, a device that emits electromagnetic…

What causes landslides?

It always starts with breaking the ground of a slope – which, in turn, needs to be triggered by something. The most known causative agent is rain. But there are also others, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and vibrations caused…

How do you play ice hockey?

As in football, what matters is the ball in the net: whoever scores the most goals wins. Each team has six players – three attackers, two defenders and the goalkeeper – and the game is divided into three halves of…

How does a piano work?

With wooden pieces called “hammers” which, activated by the keys, hit extended strings, making them vibrate. Many people consider the piano a keyboard instrument, but according to the Hornbostel-Sachs classification (the most used by music scholars) it belongs to the…