curiosities

What is the largest metro in the world?

What do you think is the longest meter in the world? And the oldest? Tokyo, London, New York, Seoul, Madrid, etc. they are some of the most important subway lines in the world. We explain which are the largest, busiest and oldest on the planet.

Do kangaroos climb trees?

Yes, if they are of the genus Dendrolagus, diprotodont marsupials of the Macropodidae family. Commonly called tree kangaroos, they live in the humid forests of New Guinea, in northeast Queensland, in Australia, and on nearby islands, almost always in mountainous areas, except for the species Dendrolagus spadix, which is typical of the plains.

What is the Rosenfeld effect?

This is the name given to the fact that per capita electricity spending in California has remained stable since 1973, while in the rest of the United States it has grown by 50%. The effect is attributed to energy savings and efficiency, a cause led by physicist Arthur H. Rosenfeld, who was born in Alabama in 1927.

What is the difference between sand on the beach and sand in the desert?

Sand is a set of tiny fragments derived from the erosion of rocks and minerals of diverse nature -calcareous, granitic and quartz- and from...

Does sleeping well make us see things in a different color?

A recent American study reveals that, after sleeping more than 7 hours, we see colors as they are. However, as the day progresses and waking hours increase, our perception of colors changes and we perceive neutral gray as slightly greenish or slightly pink, depending on the person and their mood.

Does a black car get hotter in the sun than a white one?

No. The external color of a vehicle does not affect the amount of heat it accumulates in the sun, as Sanford Klein of the Solar Energy Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin Madison found last year.

Why do we shed tears when we cry?

Human beings are the only mammals capable of crying and shedding tears when faced with an emotional stimulus.

Why do we sing in the shower?

Does your voice sound better when you sing a song in the shower? The key is in physics. The hard, smooth bathroom walls make this room act as a sounding board, so that sound waves are reflected off the walls, increasing the intensity of the sound and making our voice seem much more powerful.

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