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Rappresentazione dell'albero frattale delle sequenze di Collatz

Collatz’s conjecture: the problem that makes you waste time for mathematicians

There Collatz conjecture It’s a mathematical problem unresolved That looks like a magic game: choose a random number, if it is odd multiply it by 3 and add 1, if it is equal to halve it, then repeat the procedure many times: do we bet that sooner or later you will reach 1? This conjecture was proposed by Lothar Colletz ...

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Elon Musk built underground tunnels under Las Vegas only for the Tesla

Credit: lvcva Elon Musk – through his Boring Company – he made under the city of Las Vegas a system of tunnel called Vegas Loopwithin which only cars circulate Tesla Model X And Y. These monotic underground galleries allow users to travel to their own destination without intermediate stages, shortening the times compared to a traditional subway. The project, once ...

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10 foreign words that fascism had Italianized: here are what they are

During the Fascist twenty years (1922–1943), the regime of Benito Mussolini started a profound transformation of the Italian language, Italianize different foreign terms for Promote a “pure” and “autarchic” lexicon. This policy was a real ideological tool aimed at strengthen national identity and consolidate control of the regime on the company. The use of foreign words was perceived as a ...

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What is the “innocent tube-tube” that is used in scaffolding, what it is used for and what characteristics it has

The Tubi-junti system Innocent, a Italian patent dating back to 1934invented by the homonymous entrepreneur and engineer Ferdinand Innocentihas revolutionized the construction and civil sector, providing the base for modern scaffolding And scaffolding used to create safe worktops in height. The system is substantially still widely used today, so much so that its name is so rooted in our newspaper ...

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What are the main differences between Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox Christians?

The Christianity It is today the most widespread religion in the worldwith over 2 billion of faithful divided into three large branches – Catholic, orthodox And Protestant – that, even by sharing the historical roots and faith in the Son of God Jesus Christ, they are differentiated over the centuries for Theological, liturgical and political reasons. Among the main differences ...

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How does the signal of the TV remote control works and how does it change the channels?

It looks like a trivial gesture, but every time you press a button on Tv remote controla small technological wonder is activated. In a few fractions of second, a circuit closes, a light signal is generated and the TV receives and interprets a command. All wireless and apparently effortlessly. The mechanism behind the functioning of the remote controls is almost ...

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Egypt is building the largest artificial river in the world in the middle of desert

Credit: Avim. Egypt is building an artificial river parallel to the Nile river from the cost of 5.2 billion dollars and as part of his project New Delta. The mega-project aims to transform Egypt by recovering 2.2 million acres of cultivable green areas (or approx 9 000 km2) West of the Nile Delta and is part of a framework of ...

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One of the largest “supervulcans” in the world is the Wah Wah Springs in the USA

When we think about the so -called “supervulcans“, names such as Yellowstone or Lake Toba come to mind but few know Wah Wah Springsa volcanic caldera located in the south-west of the Utahwhose geological evidence they were discoveries In the 2010. Millions of years ago, this supervulcan gave rise to a catastrophic eruption that covered an area of ​​thousands of ...