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A Time Crystal Survived a Whopping 40 Minutes
A team of physicists in Germany managed to create a time crystal that demonstrably lasts 40 minutes—10 million times longer than other known crystals—and could persist for even longer. Ordinary crystals, by which I mean crystals in macro-scale space, are solids whose atoms are arranged in a highly organized pattern. Diamonds, snowflakes, and table salts…
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A Cruise Ship Evaded Arrest By Running To The Bahamas With Hundreds Of Passengers Aboard
Did you know a ship can be arrested? It appears they can, because a U.S. judge issued an arrest warrant for a white, 239 m long fugitive that goes by the name Crystal Symphony, wanted for skipping out on a $US4 (A$6) million gas (well, probably that thick, creamery ship diesel fuel, really) bill. The…
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Watch Beautiful Crystals Form Right Before Your Eyes
Video: Emanuele Fornasier ran an electric current through various chemical solutions and recorded the reaction to reveal the formation of crystals. It’s like seeing the birth of a snowflake. The process definitely looks fantastic but in reality, it’s really, really slow. It can take hours or even days for the crystals to take shape.
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This Sinister Software Tells You How To Craft The Perfect Email Based On People’s Personality
What if you knew exactly what to say over email to get someone to like you? When to insert a smiley face, when to get to the point, when to flirt? A service called Crystal offers a cheat sheet for email finesse.