Researchers from Loughborough University in the UK modeled the fluid dynamics of expiratory clouds ejected during coughing and sneezing. They found that the ever-evolving clouds of mucus mist, spittle spray, and assorted discharge contained in sneezes match a phenomenon known as buoyant vortex rings – which would be the envy …
Read More »2 + 2 = thought crime? Mathematical certainty hangs in the balance as Orwell’s worst fears come to life
This month, Americans got another bitter taste of ‘progressive’ insanity from one of the most unexpected of places. The Mathematical Association of America (MAA), which prides itself as “the world’s largest community of mathematicians, students, and enthusiasts,” came out and declared that “mathematics is created by humans and therefore inherently carries …
Read More »‘Thought Wallace was biased?’ Trump supporters call out 2nd debate moderator Steve Scully’s Biden links, including an internship
C-SPAN’s political editor Steve Scully will be moderating the town hall-style debate between Donald Trump and Biden in Miami Florida on October 15, but multiple reports about his past have many concerned about the event. Scully interned for Biden when he was a senator in Delaware, according to both a …
Read More »With misogyny now a hate crime, we’re criminalising what people think. We’ll soon have thought police exploring our private lives
Welcome to an Orwellian world where what you think about women, gays or Muslims may now be criminalised under hate crime legislation proposed by the Law Commission. Since its invention in the United States in the 1980s, the number of different hate crimes have been growing and growing. In Britain, …
Read More »‘You thought it would stop at statues?’ Darwin exhibits at UK’s Natural History Museum may be canceled for being ‘offensive’
The museum’s directors are scrutinizing collections that may be considered “problematic,” which could lead to removal or lesser remedies, such as renaming, The Telegraph reported, citing internal documents. Artifacts from the father of evolutionary theory are among the suspects because Darwin’s voyage to the Galapagos Islands on HMS ‘Beagle’ was one …
Read More »The comments about MH-17: that day, we thought, how to ensure transparency of the investigation
Six years have passed since that terrible day when the world learned that over the territory of the conflict-stricken Donbas was shot down civilian Boeing 777-200ER airline Malaysia Airline. About those events, together with Ukraine.ru recalls the former head of the security Council DND Alexander Khodakovsky Today, after so many …
Read More »The moon was much older than previously thought
On 21 July 1969, mankind took his first steps on the moon. A few hours of stay on the lunar surface, the crew of “Apollo 11” were collected and brought back to Earth more than 20 kilograms of samples of lunar soil. And even half a century later, these samples …
Read More »On Earth, much more rivers and lakes than scientists thought
A significant part of CO2 from the flowing water evaporates into the atmosphere.” According to a study published in Science, rivers, and streams cover much more of the planet than thought, geologists. In total, the new work shows that, with the exception of terrestrial glaciers, all on our planet about …
Read More »These girls in the 30-ies of the thought of these beauties. Photo
Contestants prestigious beauty contest. Beauty contest “Miss Europe” is a continental competition in which participating countries, geographically located in Europe as well as Israel, Turkey and Lebanon. For the first time a beauty contest was held in 1920. In the event more than 90 years of history during this time …
Read More »In Germany, I thought about creating a United States of Europe
This idea is supported by Sigmar Gabriel, foreign Minister of Germany. According to him, Europe must become a defender of the interests of European citizens around the world. And this is impossible if each state remains in itself.See also: Norway has awarded the Nobel prize for literature “The world is …
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