1. Spider web
Believe it or not spider web is stronger than steel? That's what happened instead the U.S. military had planned to make bulletproof jackets made from spun cobwebs. So the scene in the movie Spiderman 2 which stop the train using a spider web is not something impossible.
2. Ice mass type.
Did you know that the density of ice is 89% lighter than the density of water? Consequently 11% of the iceberg is above the water surface. This fact makes icebergs floating on the sea is very dangerous, especially for a ship - a ship sailing. This proved historic padakecelakaan override the Titanic in 1912. Ship "that can not be sunk" the sunk after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantk sea.
3. Fireworks
The history of the discovery of fireworks fireworks began in the 9th century in China. The story at the time was a cook accidentally mixed three ingredients of black powder (black powder) and KNO3 is the salt peter (potassium nitrate), sulfur and charcoal. It turns out that all three materials are flammable gunpowder. If the material is inserted into the third piece of bamboo and bamboo wicks burned then there will be a loud explosion sound.
4. Tankers
Did you know that the largest tankers in the world is the tanker Jahre Viking ship with a width of 69 meters and 458 meters long, 77 meters longer than the Empire Street Building New York. Capable of carrying as many as 14 million oil barrels that can afford to keep the vehicle engine on this earth for 2 WEEKS! WOW!
5. Cactus
Do you know why cacti can live with minimal environmental condition of water? The word comes from the Greek cactus "KAKTOS" which means thorny plants. Actually cactus have no leaves. But the leaves are turned into spikes, to reduce water evaporation. This analogy is as if we feeling spicy then we took the water is still hot then pour the water into a plate or bowl, then a few minutes the water was even colder because aka a wider cooling area.
Written By : Arbha ~ Public-DYK
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