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What If the Sun Collided With a Black Hole?

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags :  What If the Sun Collided With a Black Hole? - Black hole is the name given to a region in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape. These are extremely dense objects, with a mass millions of times that of the sun, and a radius of millions of kilometers. The sun is constantly bombarded by subatomic particles. These come from all directions and speeds, and they tear through the sun at all angles. In the vicinity of the sun, however, the particles are slowed down by the intense heat and friction, and they all take the same path back down to What If the Sun Collided With a Black Hole? A Tribute to Astronomy What if the sun were to collide with a black hole? The result would be something like the birth of a star. It's a fun thought experiment that can be used to get students to think about the science behind black holes. Last year, a team of scientists used a supercomputer to simulate the possible impact of a black

What If the Megalodon Shark Fought the Leviathan Whale?

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags :  What If the Megalodon Shark Fought the Leviathan Whale? by Robert L. Forward is a science fiction novel published in 1968. It is primarily set in the late Cretaceous Period and deals with a massive predatory shark that pursues a large whale. The book is written by the author. In this What If? the article, we examine (in great detail) the hypothetical conflict between a Megalodon shark and a Leviathan whale. We pay special attention to the different adaptations each animal possesses to help it survive in its respective environment. We also touch on some of the possible evolutionary and ecological consequence  What if the Megalodon shark fought the Leviathan Whale? This is a technical article, about a real event which took place thousands of years ago, in a real place and time. The name of the species is Megalodon Shark. The name of the whale is Leviathan Whale. This is a real event which took place in the ancient ocean, in the

What If Russia Launched a Nuke?

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags : A week ago, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved their hands on the minute hand of their Doomsday Clock to three minutes to midnight. The clock is now set at the closest it's been to doomsday since 1953.  In this article, the author considers three possible scenarios: what if China or What if Russia launched a nuke? What if the bomb fell in the wrong place? What if it caused an apocalyptic event? What if there were fallout? What if a small group of people were left alive? We would be left with a series of nuclear disasters. What if Russia launched a nuclear strike against the United States? What If Russia Launched a Nuke? is a thought provoking, satirical book that compares the disastrous consequences of a nuclear war between the United States and Russia to the consequences of a game of Russian roulette. The book does a good job of describing the nature of a nuclear war and how it would We have been hearing from a lot of people lat

Spider Island: This Invasive Species Took Over Guam

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags : If a spider can conquer an island, imagine what it could do to our cities. Spider Island is the story of what happened when a spider infestation brought a team of entomologists to the US territory of Guam, and how they were able to conquer it. Spider Island, a coral atoll in the western Pacific, has been invaded by a red imported fire ant that moved from the mainland more than 30 years ago.  Its presence is threatening the survival of the island's native bird life. This invasive species took over an island in the Pacific, and it's threatening the entire region. Spider Island: This Invasive Species Took Over Guam is the fascinating story of a small, tropical island community that was invaded by a species of web-building spiders that ate all the birds, rats and insects, and wiped out three of the five species of land animals on the island.

What If the Argentinosaurus Was Alive Today?

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags : A creature that had a 30-foot neck, 40-foot spine, and weighed over 60 tons roamed the Earth about 80 million years ago. This book, written for children ages 4 to 8, examines the fascinating world of dinosaurs and their closest relatives, the birds. What if the Argentinosaurus was alive today? It's nearly impossible to imagine, but the large theropod dinosaurs were once considered the highest source of food for early humans. What would it have been like to hunt these creatures? As a paleontologist, a lot of my time is spent looking at fossils and imagining what they must have been like in the past. The latest issue of Smithsonian magazine asked me to pen a piece about what the Argentinosaurus would be like today.

What If You Stepped on a Nest of Bullet Ants?

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags : What if you stepped on a nest of bullet ants? Would you try to run away? Or would you throw your hands up in the air and say, "What the hell. I'm dead." If you can't fly, don't try to swim. What do you do if you step on a nest of bullet ants ? The Bullet Ant is one of the most venomous ants in the world. When threatened, they release a potent toxin capable of killing a human within 15 minutes. Learn to identify the warning signs of a Bullet Ant attack so that you can survive. A bullet ant is the world's most aggressive ant, and there are more of them than any other ant species. This book is a collection of very short stories about my experiences with them. It is both entertaining and instructive.

What If You Lived in the Stone Age?

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  ꧁✤꙳πŸ†πŸ…΄πŸ…»πŸ…°πŸ†ƒπŸ…΄πŸ…³ πŸ…ΏπŸ…ΎπŸ†‚πŸ†ƒπŸ†‚꙳✤꧂ Tags :  Why do people go to the dentist? But how do they do it? We all know that the dentist is a profession that can give us a lot of pain, but we probably don't know how they do it. If they don't use the prongs to penetrate the gum, they can usually What If You Lived in the Stone Age? This report presents a fictional look at what the world would be like if humans had never discovered agriculture. If you were a caveman or cavewoman in the Stone Age, what would you do? Do you have a friend who'd like to learn more about the prehistoric world? Do you have a school project that needs a prehistoric theme? Grab a few friends and let's dig in to the past! What If You Lived in the Stone Age? Is a book for kids about what life was like for our early ancestors. What if you lived in the stone age? What would you do with your time? What would you make? How would you survive? You might be surprised to learn that the stone age was a lot like