Music & Art

If you look at it it seems completely incomprehensible with all the frets and strings. But is guitar hard to learn?

October 20, 2021

Were there music videos before MTV?

August 25, 2021

The chromatic scale – Is there any divine, or universal reason why the scale of a keyboard is precisely 12 notes, and not 11 or 13?

June 22, 2021

Theremin – Can you play music just by moving your hands in the air?

June 14, 2021

Sport | Science

How high can a human jump?

Is the world record in high-jump of 2,45 meters set by Javier Sotomayor in 1993, the highest a human can jump… Ever? How high can a human jump? If everything is perfectly optimal, how high a jump is a human body able to perform? When is the world record going to be absolute, and no … Read more

Health & Welfare

Does shaving make hair thicker?

Does shaving make hair thicker? … And does cutting the hair make it grow faster? This myth is well-founded and looked upon as an axiom in many parts of the world. When I was young I heard it from more or less everybody… If you shave, the beard will grow fuller and richer. The idea … Read more

Health & Welfare

Is it true that you can catch a cold if you get cold?

Is it true that you can catch a cold if you get cold? Can you catch a cold from being cold and wet? A viral infection of the upper respiratory tract causes the common cold. Each year, there are over 15 billion cases worldwide. According to statistics, everyone on earth contracts it twice a year. … Read more

Current events | Security & Emergencies

Can very small droplets, i.e. micro-droplets or aerosols, stay suspended in the air for hours and slowly fill a closed area with viruses?

Micro droplets suspended in air. Can very small droplets, i.e. micro-droplets or aerosols, slowly fill a closed area with viruses? Micro droplets suspended in air. This is another topic that is difficult to address. I am not a virologist or an immunologist, so I can’t speak from an authoritative point of view. All my sources … Read more

haunted places | History

Poveglia… A story about the Black Death, and sadistic scientists. But are the atrocities true? Is Poveglia a few miles outside Venice, Italy, the most haunted place on earth?

Poveglia… A story about the Black Death, and sadistic scientists. But are the atrocities true? Is Poveglia a few miles outside Venice, Italy, the most haunted place on earth? Poveglia Island. Just a few miles south of Venice, Italy, inside the lagoon, there’s a solitaire triangle-shaped island. It is one of many deserted islands around … Read more

Security & Emergencies

Sinking in quicksand – Is it really as deadly a threat, as shown in the old b&w movies?

Sinking in quicksand Sinking in quicksand – Is it really as deadly a threat, as shown in the old b&w movies? Quicksand – the hidden deathtrap If you are as old as me, then you have probably seen it in the movies… The black and white movies about heroic adventurers heading into the jungle, fearless, … Read more