(/) Reader question – Lodoil Fagundes de Oliveira Netto, via email They represent the type of technology used by the cell phone to connect to the internet. Letters always appear on your mobile device when using the network and may…
In fact, both are atomic bombs. The difference is that each of them performs a different process with atoms to obtain energy. The simplest nuclear bomb, which is usually called just “atomic”, breaks uranium nuclei, transforming them into lighter atoms.…
(Claudio Villa / Correspondent/Getty Images) The color of the shirts of the famous Squadra Azzurra (“Blue Squadron”) is a tribute to the Savoias, the royal family that played a leading role in the unification of Italy in the 19th century.…
»> To nowhere. Caught halfway through, they die and are absorbed into the body. The “tragedy” happens in the vas deferens, tubes that carry sperm from the testicles, where they are produced, to the ejaculatory duct, where they mix with…
The grains that we use to play “milanesa” are born from the dismantling of rocks in a nearby mountain range. It is the same process that forms the sand in rivers, dunes, lakes and ponds – and that usually takes…
childish tasteOne of the oldest fountains in the city of Bern bears the simple statue of a giant devouring little children! The work is from 1546 and nobody knows its origin. The most accepted theory is that it was a…
Photograph Bruno Marcal illustrates Thales Molina edition Felipe van Deursen Everyone suffers from thorny topics that require memorizing. They are useless in practical life and almost nobody deals with them after the entrance exam. Only not. Knowledge of these topics…
(Nathanael Gomes/) For a well-hydrated person, nine to ten hours. By drinking little water and reducing urine production to 400 ml per day, an average adult can hold out for a maximum of 36 hours without causing damage to the…
»> It can only be found in the so-called sedimentary basins, land formed by layers of ore and organic material accumulated over millennia. (This organic material, made from the remains of millions of microorganisms, is what makes up petroleum.) There…
reader question Arthur Lengler, Porto Alegre, RS illustrates Jonathan Sarmento edition Felipe van Deursen It’s still a mystery. The very end of the culture of the people of the island, the Rapanui, has not been fully deciphered. Most experts say…