In Italy when we want to complain, say we are bored, show disappointment, or rail against someone, “what a drag” it is undoubtedly one of the expressions we use the most. In common parlance, “balls” is a metonym for i testicles, it is an elliptical and immediate way to express boredom, frustration, annoyance. As Cafébabel states, it is a “cleared ...
Some foods have an expiration date, others have an expiration date minimum shelf lifebut did you know that there are also foods that don’t need expiration dates at all? Well yes, there are food products for which it is not necessary to indicate the deadlinelisted in Annex X of European Regulation 1169/2011. Think about it: have you ever seen a ...
The jadeite cabbage. Photo Credits: Taipei National Palace Museum It often happens that museums, despite hosting varied and rich collections, become famous for one work of art in particular: the Botticelli’s Venus at the Uffizi Galleriesthe Mona Lisa at the Louvre and the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum they alone attract hordes of visitors from all over the world. ...
How much do our household appliances consume in a year? To answer this question precisely, you need to start by reading the energy label of the device under consideration, which indicates an estimate of the average annual consumption, after which you need to apply some simple mathematical formulas that allow the actual calculation. We would like to point out that ...
Of all the dream phenomenaone in particular has captured the collective imagination: i lucid dreamsexperiences in which the dreamer becomes aware of being dreaming, thus partially influencing its development. For centuries i dreams represent a enigma which fascinates philosophers, scientists and artists, for Freud they constituted the “royal road to the unconscious”, today neuroscience studies them as windows on cognitive ...
The December 23 of 1970 the match valid for the first round of the German Cup was played between Schalke 04 and Wolfsburg, which went down in history for being the first match decided by penalty kicks. In fact, in the event of a draw at the end of extra time, no spot kicks were scheduled before this date. If ...
The Christmas is upon us, and like it or not we will enter the (for some infernal) circuit of the gods gifts. We might as well know what’s going on in our heads! The gesture of giving and receiving activates deep circuits in our brain related to gratification and to social connection. Science reveals to us that behind the exchange ...
The photo editing it has accompanied photography since the very first experiments of the nineteenth century. Already a few years after the first images fixed on plate, we realized that photography was not only the capture of reality but also construction: a terrain in which to intervene to correct, emphasize or reinvent the scene. From manual manipulations on glass and ...
Credit: Sara Risaliti (Saryz0), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons The ex-votos are objects offered to God or a saint to thank him after the realization of an event considered miraculous or to invoke his protection, they are generally donated to a sanctuary, which displays them in special rooms. The ex voto “for grace received” they can be made for the most ...
The scents that surround us during Christmas and holidays derive from the essential oils of the various spices used in sweet and savory preparations or in decorations (think of the fir tree on the Christmas tree). They are responsible small volatile molecules (Volatile Organics Compounds, VOCs) emitted by spices, decorations and typical foods of the period, which easily evaporate and ...