Sunday 14 April 2024

Thin Air

According to astronaut 'Tim Peake', the air quality on the international space station is the same as Earth at sea level. 
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However on commercial airlines the air is usually pressurised to 1,830 - 2,400 meters. The air on a plane is akin to the air on the top of a small mountain, thin and dry.  The air on the international space station is better than the air on an airplane. 

Source : Ask an Astronaut by Tim Peake, ISBN : 978 -1 - 784 - 75948 - 3

Thursday 11 April 2024

Titan The Moon

Titan, Saturn's Largest moon is only 80% bigger than our own moon but it has a thick atmosphere, lakes made of methane, dunes, mountains and even coastlines. 

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Methane, Propane and Butane are usually gassed on earth, but on Titan they exist as a liquid because the moon is very cold. 

Source : Wikipedia

Friday 5 April 2024

Cashew Apples

Cashew nuts come attached to an accessory fruit known as a Cashew apple. However the fruit doesn't travel very well, it only stays fresh for a short time and bruises very easily. 

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Cashew apple is used to make all sorts of sweets and puddings. It is even used to make alcoholic drinks. 

Source Wikipedia


Thursday 4 April 2024

Berry Good

According to the botanical definition of a berry, Raspberries, Strawberries and Blackberries are not berries because they don't come from the single ovary of a single flower. 
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Tomatoes, Cucumbers blue berries and melons are actually berries because they come from single flowers with one ovary. 


Source : Wikipedia


Tuesday 2 April 2024

Bamboo

Bamboo can grow bigger than most trees and has a very hard outer layer yet it is in the Poaceae family; it is a type of grass. It is related to the grass that grows on lawns. 

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Some species of Bamboo have been known to grow over 90cm in one day. They're the fastest growing plant in the world. Bamboo is also one of the most useful plants in the world, it has a wood like stem and the plant fibers can be used to make different papers, toilet paper, packaging and things like that. 

Source : Wikipedia