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[14 Oct 2009 | View Comments | 81 views]
Next Big One will strike Sumatra within decades

Another earthquake similar to the one that caused the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami will be arriving within decades. It centers on Padang and the tectonic time bomb it is sitting on. This time it might be 8.8 magnitude. Geologist Kelly Sieh shared this pretty terrifying tales.

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[3 Nov 2006 | View Comments | 7 views]

All venomous animals have some kind of protection of their own venom, some have protection against other species venom but not against all of them. It is like a protein cage that built around the venom that protects the rest of the cells from it. That is just the way they are born that way. That thing prevents the venom from attacking its own body.
Venom is like a soup of a bunch of different proteins and all have different effects. The main effect from a cobra venom is a neurotoxin …

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[2 Nov 2006 | View Comments | 21 views]
2minutes knowledge: Why RED EYE in a picture?

Have you wonder why there is Red Eye in photos taken at night?
This is a knowledge I’ve learned and would like to share to you.
Bright light comes into the eye, the eye tends to change its sizes of the opening, get shrink and become smaller. Light go to the back of the eye and then bounces back forward. So what happen is when there is a camera flash, when it is too fast or too bright, the people doesn’t have time to shrink the eyes, the light bounce to …

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