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Diamonds Aren’t Made From Coal
For some reason, people think that coal + pressure = diamonds. The prevalent theory is that if I apply several thousands of tons of pressure to a lump of coal, I’ll end up with a lump of diamond. Hey, it worked for Superman, didn’t it? Image © DC Comics, All Rights Reserved. Yes, yes it […]
The Primary Colors: You Only Got Half the Story
If I were to ask you what the three primary colors were, you would say “red, yellow, and blue” without even thinking. And you would be 100% correct. But if you instead responded with “red, green, and blue,” you would also be 100% correct. Yes, you read that right. See, there are two branches of […]
Is there such a thing as a Fourth Degree Burn?
The Robocop remake trailer finally hit the internet and they used a phrase I’d never heard before, nor did I believe even existed: fourth degree burn. I always thought there were only three degrees of burns: bad, worse, and worst. I mean, there’s no such thing as the “worster” burn. Screenwriters have been known […]
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