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And here we go again ;) Is it harmful to crack your fingers? Probably not. Finger crunching is considered a bad habit, and podiatrists advise to get rid of it. Meanwhile, the American doctor Donald Unger put a curious experiment: more than 60 years, he daily crunched the fingers on his left hand, but did not do it on the right. By the age of 83, he had failed to notice a difference in the condition of his knuckles, and neither of his hands showed signs of arthritis. This unique research was awarded the 2009 IG Nobel prize...

1. Discovered a star system with three earth-like planets In February, NASA reported the discovery of a star system in which seven planets are similar in size to Earth, and three of them are also in the habitable zone. There is a high degree of probability that this Trinity has conditions under which life is possible on them. The planets supposedly have liquid water and a dense atmosphere. Comparison of the orbits of the planets TRAPPSIT-1 and our Solar system Cold red dwarf TRAPPIST -1 is located in the constellation Aquarius, at a distance of 39...

This section will explain the reasons for certain phenomena in science, biology, and much more Why do canned goods go bad? Because of chemical reactions Sterilization kills germs, but the substances that make up the food themselves react with each other and the walls of the banks. Canned food can be stored indefinitely, if only they have a little aggressive substances (eg, acid) and a lot of fat. For example, in 1973, the warehouse of the Russian polar expedition of Eduard toll, founded in 1900, was discovered...

Continuing the previous article below will be given 5 more myths about the genre of science fiction Myth 6. Science fiction — something abstruse and boring Origin. In a sense, the opposite of the previous one. Man came across a few stories like" pate of goose liver " Asimov, crammed with furious scientific material, and as a result, the reader formed an impression of the genre as a whole. Refutation. Yes, there is a vast body of science fiction focused on specific scientific issues that require good preparation, and that's good...

From time to time it has been suggested that science fiction is a specific form of modern mythology. In fact, it has its own established tradition and a set of characteristic archetypes and images. Space travel, time travel, alien invasion, robot uprising, destructive scientific experiment, radical change of human nature - all these are easily recognizable fantastic stories, each of which gave rise to a whole direction. However, I wanted to talk about myths of a very different kind. This article...