Why do we have round ass? How does 3D technology work? Does a black car get hotter in the sun? Why do squirrels masturbate? Does drinking water help you lose weight? Is there an immortal animal? These are the ten questions that have aroused the most interest in the readers of VERY Interesting in 2010.
Why do we have round ass?
There are several explanations for this attractive roundness, but there are two that are more accepted by science, one erotic and the other more prosaic. The latter comes from proctology? The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the rectum ?, according to whichthe buttocks are the lining of the anus. Its round shape would serve to literally prevent the exit of bad smells >>
How does 3D technology work?
How do three-dimensional images originate? How are the cameras that record it? Why do we seein three dimensions? >>
Does a black car get hotter in the sun than a white one?
TheExternal color of a vehicle does not affect the amount of heatthat accumulates when exposed to the sun, as Sanford Klein of the Solar Energy Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin Madison verified last year >>
Was the chicken before the egg?
Scientists from the University of Warwick and the University of Sheffield (England) have concluded thatthe hen existed before the eggbecause a protein found in the ovaries of chickens, ovocledidine-17 (OC-17), plays a key role in the formation of the eggshell >>
How do 3D glasses work?
There are various types of 3D glasses on the market. On the one hand, the typical two-color glasses, known as anaglyphic, and on the other, passive and active glasses. 3D movies, such asAvatar, that the spectators have been able to enjoy in the rooms are generally visualized withpassive glasses >>
Is there an immortal animal?
The kind ofMedusa Turritopsis nutriculaIt could be the only animal in the world that has actually discovered the fountain of eternal youth. This hydrozoan, bell-shaped and barely half a centimeter long, does not die after reaching its adult stage >>
Why do squirrels masturbate?
Male Cape ground squirrels (xerus ring), who live in Africa, practice masturbation with some frequency. Jane Waterman has concluded that males masturbate shortly after copulating with females toreduce the risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases >>
Why do we eat popcorn at the movies?
This custom was released in the United States between 1929 and 1933,the time of the Great Depression, which led thirteen million Americans to unemployment. At that time, the main means of escape was the cinema, a show affordable for all budgets >>
How did Leonardo da Vinci paint such perfect faces?
How did Leonardo da Vinci manage to paint faces as perfect as that ofMona Lisaor that ofSaint John Baptist? This is the question asked by a team of researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). To answer it, they have analyzed withX-ray fluorescenceseven canvases without moving them from their usual location (in the Louvre Museum) >>
Does drinking water help you lose weight?
A team of scientists has presented a clinical trial during the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) showing thatdrinking two cups of water before eating helps you lose weightand fight obesity >>
