Hoping that you might have seen the answer yourself without realizing, it will not be very hard to explain that a mirror is not colorless. At first, you might think that a mirror is a silverish-grey, because in catalogs and illustrations this is the color used to display a Mirror. You might think that colorless is the right answer because this is the color reflected. But since we live in a world where nothing is perfect a perfect mirror doesn’t actually exist, mirrors do have a color. [Read more…] about What color is a Mirror?
Just how much is the greek debt?
A quick Google search reveals it with very very large lettering. The Greek Debt is standing, as of 2011 at 170% of its GDP. This is a relatively large number, currently standing at 469.2 billion dollars and if you look at the economy of Greece it is colossal. However, there is another truth to this number, that comes out when compared to other countries, say, Germany. [Read more…] about Just how much is the greek debt?
Which are the world’s most popular cameras?
Flickr is the largest photo sharing network (considering Facebook is a more general social network). Every day, millions of photos are uploaded and the network is keeping stats on the uploads by camera model every day. There is a clear winner in dSLR cameras, and that is the Canon EOS 5D Mark II but all cameras combined results are highly different.
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Ever heard about the King of Vatican?
The Vatican, although the world’s smallest country, has a government as it should. As a matter of fact it is the world’s only absolute not-hereditary monarchy. You may never have heard of the king of Vatican because he is going by a different name.
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Let them eat cake!
We commonly think that kings and leaders have no idea what is going on with the commoners. The royals in France, just before the French Revolution in 1789 were also thought to be living in luxury, having no contact with the miserable reality. This is where the story of the phrase “Let them it cake”, or “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche” starts.
Most awesome Google Search results
Google developers have proven they have a good sense of humor. Although they are famous for their well played April Fool’s jokes most of their jokes are directly visible in [Read more…] about Most awesome Google Search results
Fake news that americans believe in.
We think that there is stuff that is pretty obvious to everyone. For example, lizards are incapable of governing people, the antichrist, even if it is a thing has to have specific predefined traits, or that the fact that bigfoot’s existence cannot be disproved doesn’t mean it exists. There seems to be a pretty large list with impressive numbers over at Yahoo! with what conspiracy theories americans believe most. See them all after the jump.
How much does an ebook weigh?
No, I’m not kidding. ebooks have a weight of their own. Since there are electrons involved to store the information, and most ebook readers use flash memory it is actually easy to calculate the weight an ebook has, although it is difficult to actually weigh it. [Read more…] about How much does an ebook weigh?
Guinness Beer | How can beer beat orange juice.
Guinness beer is one of the most successful in the world, selling more than 1.5 billion pints annually. Did you know it is also one of the lightest beers in the world, having less calories than skimmed milk and orange juice?
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How many people live in the City of London?
Although you may think that London is an extremely large city, the City of London is a small jurisdiction within the Greater London. It has its own mayor, that holds the title of “The Right Honourable, The Lord Mayor of London” and is governing a pretty small number of people. [Read more…] about How many people live in the City of London?