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2021-05-05 10:11:00 Magic in zero gravity

Astronauts on the International Space Station dissolved an effervescent tablet in a floating water balloon and filmed this incredible video.

zero gravity - невесомость
dissolve - растворять
effervescent tablet - шипучая таблетка
floating - парящий
incredible - невероятный Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-04 16:11:00 Gecko

This is a vertebrate lizard. Dwarf geckos are miniature in size - up to 5 cm in length. A large gecko Toki reaches a length of 35 cm. Geckos live up to 25 years.

gecko - геккон
vertebrate - позвоночный
dwarf [dwɔ:f] - карликовый Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-04 13:11:00 Protecting your backyard from squirrels

It is better for squirrels not to disturb the areas of yards where engineers live, otherwise they will be taught to fly, whether they want it or not.

squirrel - белка
disturb - беспокоить
otherwise - иначе Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-04 10:11:00 Interesting experience

A student of the Institute of Media Arts clearly showed the trajectory of a ball while playing tennis using computer visualization.

trajectory - траектория Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-03 16:11:00 Honolulu is the administrative center of the Hawaiian Islands, US state.

It is the most important junction of sea and air routes across the Pacific Ocean. For holidaymakers, Honolulu is primarily attractive for its beaches. The most famous one is Waikiki Beach. It is golden sand, ocean and great service in luxury hotels.

junction - узел
holidaymakers - отдыхающие
primarily - прежде всего Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-03 13:11:01 Bearded dragon

A lizard of the Agamidae family lives in Australia and is distinguished by a tendency to extraordinary body movements: it can pound its tail, jump like a frog or run on its hind legs.

bearded dragon - бородатая агама
lizard - ящерица
be distinguished - отличаться
pound tail - колотить хвостом
hind legs - задние конечности Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-03 10:11:00 This is what happiness looks like.

Myosin V protein molecules walk along the actin filament, pulling the endorphin ball, which is responsible for happiness. This path is not so easy.

myosin protein - белок миозина
actin filament - актиновая нить
endophin ball - шар эндорфина
path - путь Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-02 16:11:00 Chinese serpentine road in Guizhou province.

The pinnacle of engineering thought and one of the most impressive roads in the world.

serpentine road - серпантин
pinnacle - вершина
impressive - впечатляющий Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-02 13:11:00 There is such a heated bed in almost every home in the Chinese village of Harbin. In winter, the temperature here drops to -52°C.

heated bed - кровать с подогревом
drop - опускаться Открыть/Комментировать

2021-05-02 10:11:01 Whales fall asleep at the very surface of the water. Due to high content of adipose tissue in the body, whose weight slightly exceeds the weight of water, the sleeping whale slowly sinks to a depth.

Then it strikes with his tail, rises to the surface where it inhales air, and plunges into sleep again.

adipose tissue - жировая ткань
slightly - слегка
exceed - превышать
sink - опускаться
strike - ударять
inhale - вдыхать
plunge - погружаться Открыть/Комментировать