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Toy problems
Review may be in central age. So I was naturally to learn a set of released March 1, “Evolution of the stem“(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
The corner of objects related to the construction stem is: A double DNA helix, space-carrier, Isaac Newton with an apple tree with a newton and more. Everyone displaces from open book pages, with the minifiguries of Marie Skłodowska-curie chemistry and George Washington Carver agricultural scientists.
It’s a little chaotic, but there is a deeper problem, highlighted Reddit thread Jacob Aron placed us next to the news editor, and indicated at least one assessor. It’s very simple: Adna is wrong. Many biological chemicals left or right and in earth life, DNA is always right handed, but Lego’s DNA molecule is left-handed.
The suggestion would say it was Lego, although experts say, we should move on and build A mirror organism Which molecules are the opposite delivery to the existing life, even if everyone dies us. But then we saw that Jay’s brick blog He already did this note in the review.
Instead, we call the world paleontologists to find something wrong long meter T. Rex Skeleton kit Lego was released on March 15th. We need to let ourselves buy.
Into the thought?
In some kind of essential, many energy companies have rejected commitments with renewable energy, preferring immediate fossil fuels to follow.
By the end of February, BP announced push Oil and gas investment around 20 percent, reduces renewable energy financing over $ 5 million. This was about maximizing the returns of shareholders. Allah, the company’s net income in 2024 was 8.9 billion dollars. Oh, their hands were tied.
On the day this announcement was made, the story was presented in the UK BBC News Home – “Half of the houses requires heat pump for 2040, the government said.” Opinion briefly introduced our mind in our mind, before reminiscent of ourselves, he reminded that it is well: the outfit is what he knows.
After all, BP is not alone. A few weeks ago, Shell released 2024 full result, which indicated that Cut its capital expenditure 2.3 billion dollars in 2.3 trillion renewables. Last year, last year Left 2035 emissions target. Also in December, Exxon established a plan push his oil and gas Departure by 18%, 2030. until the year.
To paraffrase TiramaFilip J. Fried: Answer is surprised. Surprise! Well, it’s not surprised.
The whole saga asks us that “corporate strategy” asks us that it can be an oxymoron of “military intelligence”. In the early 2000s, BP rebuilt the “British oil” “beyond oil” to express the intention of embracing renewables. Then, after the whole thing he abandoned the 2010 deep water horizon oil spills cost a lot of money to return to fossil fuels. Fast forward 2020 and company advertise Renewable energy bales of new goals – many of them now away With this final decline in funding.
If feedback had inaccurate, this is how to gather fighting, Um.
Crush the numbers
Michael Le Page reporter attracts attention Geek Journal of Studies. The formal name (somewhat) will not be reviewed entirely, but “the original contribution that combines something academic issue with a geeky”.
Hence Michael found the role, published on March 8: “Is a bone feasible weapon fighting with rancor? Calculating the bite force of an intergalactic mega-predator“.
For readers who do not know what the recurior is, it is a great monster like the basement of Jabba’s palace. Jedi returnLuke Skywalker who fights. Another randor appeared in the 2021 series Boba Fett bookBut less he said that’s better.
Authors want to understand Thomas Clements and Stephan Lautenschlager Jedi return. To avoid eating, Luke receives a long bone and falls vertically in the mouth of Revano, blocking his jaw open. However, Luke’s position is only temporary, the stem biting the stem it throws so hard on both bones.
Is it feasible? The couple simulates the muscles and bones of Rancor’s cheek and he could bite with a force of about 44,000 newtons – “more than a large long bone capable of capturing it.” To relax, “It doesn’t approach the strength of the vertebrate bite of the vertebrate”, large white sharks and salt water crocodiles around 16,000 and 18,000 newtons.
In our journalistic career, feedback repeatedly said practical advice, or “writing stories that can use news. Readers: Every time you dare in the crocodile territory, take a femur or two with you, just in case.
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