52 Hertz Whale Often described as the world’s loneliest whale, the 52-hertz whale calls out at frequency of 52 hertz a much higher frequency than the vocalizations of the most other whales. Scientists are certain that the sonic signature is that of a whale, but the exact species remains a mystery. While the whale’s movement […]
The team at periodicvideos.com has made it a point to bring the wonders of chemistry to a wider audience, creating an accompanying video about each element on the periodic table. One of their most recent videos however, crosses the mountainous barrier that separate hard science from pure common sense. Here is the concept: what happens when you dissolve a McDonald’s Cheeseburger […]
5. Dugway Proving Ground, U.S. Just two months after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Dugway Proving Ground opened in Utah, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Founded upon 127,000 acres, the site has grown to encompass 800,000 acres roughly the size of Rhode Island. Dugway began as a testing site for biological and chemical weapons, as […]
