Ecology

Slingshot carousel, the cable breaks in Seville: the explanation

Slingshot carousel, the cable breaks in Seville: the explanation

We’ve all asked ourselves that question at least once in front of videos of a slingshot ride: “Ok, what if a cable breaks?” Yes, because you all know it: two people closed in a spherical capsule, shot tens of meters into the air, and almost always that moment, viral on TikTok and Instagram, in which they seem to faint for ...

5 Italian words whose accent we most often get wrong: among these are edile and persuade

5 Italian words whose accent we most often get wrong: among these are edile and persuade

It is said Friuli or Friuli? Aedile or èdile? Some words generate real doubts unrelated to grammar or spelling. This is the case oftonic accentthat is, the syllable on which the intonation of the voice falls when we pronounce a word. Unlike thegraphic accentwhich in Italian is written only in some cases, the tonic accent is almost always implicit. This ...

Chernobyl, what happened in the last 40 years and what the situation is today

Chernobyl, what happened in the last 40 years and what the situation is today

TO 40 years from the disaster of Chernobylthe most serious nuclear accident in history never ceases to be talked about. Since the creation of New Safe Confinement to the animal species that have transformed the exclusion zone into an enormous nature reserve, this unique territory in the world is still able to pose challenges and questions four decades later. But ...

Where do CAPTCHA images come from?

Where do CAPTCHA images come from?

CAPTCHA examples. Credit: Google. «Select all images with a bus». Who knows how many times you have had to pass an online security check, the so-called CAPTCHAand having to select all the boxes containing a bus, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings, or a bicycle. Have you ever wondered Where do these photographs come from and why are they submitted to us? ...

The giant 11,000 MW hydroelectric power plant in the Himalayas between India and China: the Siang Upper

The giant 11,000 MW hydroelectric power plant in the Himalayas between India and China: the Siang Upper

THE’Upper Siang Multipurpose Project (also known as Siang Upper) is a truly titanic response by India to the energy and geopolitical challenge among the peaks ofHimalayas. Located in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, it will dam the Siang River and is set to become the largest hydroelectric power plant in the entire Indian subcontinent. This mega-infrastructure was created with ...

The institutions we trust most: yes to the Fire Brigade, no to politicians, Istat data

The institutions we trust most: yes to the Fire Brigade, no to politicians, Istat data

Istat data tells us that the institutions we trust most I’m the Fire brigadethe Law enforcement and the President of the Republic. Then, especially in Northern Italy, trust in local administrations prevails over regional, national and European ones. The institution we trust the least continues to be political parties. The Istat multipurpose survey “Aspects of everyday life” allows us to ...

Best oils for frying: Olive and peanut oil have the most heat-stable structure

Best oils for frying: Olive and peanut oil have the most heat-stable structure

We find many oils on the market: peanuts, seeds, olive oil itself, but to understand which is really the best oil for frying, it is necessary analyze its chemical composition. Spoiler: the podium belongs to olive and peanut oil. During frying, the oil transfers heat to the food, but not all oils behave in the same way when we bring ...

The 100 billion ghost city: the causes of the failure of Forest City in Malaysia

The 100 billion ghost city: the causes of the failure of Forest City in Malaysia

The project Forest City in Johor, IN Malaysiais one of the most controversial cases of modern urban planning: an ecological utopia from 100 billion dollars designed to host 700,000 peoplewhich today suffers from an extremely low occupancy rate, earning it the nickname “ghost town”. Features of the titanic project When talking about Forest City there is one factor to keep ...