Two particles on opposite sides of the universe can affect each other instantly
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T16:53:49+11:00Albert Einstein referred to the strangeness of quantum entanglement as ‘spooky action at a distance’.
The impossible staircase
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T17:08:44+11:00At first glance, the steps above look like any other staircase.
Time stops at the speed of light
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T18:00:51+11:00According to Einstein’s Theory of Special Relativity, the faster you go, the slower time passes for you relative to your surroundings.
It took 4 million years of work to land us on the moon
Daniel Marshall2023-03-28T14:37:33+11:00The Apollo 11 moon landing was made possible by 400,000 NASA workers.
Mars was once covered in water and had a thick atmosphere, just like Earth
Daniel Marshall2023-03-16T15:50:50+11:00It’s hard to believe that once upon a time Mars could have been mistaken for Earth’s smaller twin.
Earth is slowing down
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T18:01:23+11:00It all thanks to the Moon and its pull on our tides, but there's no need to go changing your clocks just yet!
Some people can see sounds and hear colours
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T17:58:35+11:00Synaesthesia is a condition where your brain jumbles up your senses.
All the planets in our solar system can fit between Earth and the Moon
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T18:02:27+11:00The distance from Earth to the Moon is bigger than you think. A lot bigger.
Calculating percentages is easier than you think
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T18:04:16+11:00There is a surprisingly simple solution to calculating percentages and it’s a game changer.
Identical twins who grow up apart are as similar as identical twins who grow up together
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T20:53:28+11:00Raised apart, but with similar personalities, attitudes, temperaments and interests!
Owls have long legs
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T20:58:55+11:00So many things in the animal world are not what they first appear, and owls are no exception.
Uranus is leaking gas into space
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T20:58:32+11:00A mysterious force is sucking Uranus’s atmosphere out into space.
99.9% of all life that has ever existed on Earth is now extinct
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T20:58:00+11:00The number of species currently alive is only a fraction of those that have previously evolved, lived and since become extinct on Earth.
If the Earth was an apple, then we haven’t even sunk our teeth through the skin yet
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T20:59:23+11:00Humans haven’t drilled very far at all into Earth’s surface.
You can start a fire with ice
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T21:01:26+11:00You can actually use some frozen water to start a fire and it's much simpler a process than you might think.
Apes and monkeys have entered the stone age
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T20:59:52+11:00Capuchin monkeys are known to use stone tools daily, something they have been doing for over 3000 years!
Patterns of numbers are hidden in nature
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T21:02:00+11:00The mathematician Fibonacci discovered a sequence of numbers that exists in nature.
Fractals go on forever
Daniel Marshall2023-03-03T21:03:01+11:00A great way to help contemplate the size of infinity is through fractals, a never-ending pattern that repeats itself at different scales.
