| Title: |
Almost the last word. |
| Authors: |
Kvaalen, Eric; Campbell, Trevor; Cox, Guy; French, Pat; Muir, David; Stapleton, Paul; Kirkup, Adrian; Follows, Mike; Summer, Andrew; Warren, Karen |
| Source: |
New Scientist; 5/9/2026, Vol. 270 Issue 3594, p46-47, 2p, 1 Color Photograph |
| Subject Terms: |
Boiling (Cooking); Black holes; Lateral dominance; Ice; Ambidexterity; Vegetables; Curved spacetime |
| Abstract: |
The article addresses several scientific questions, focusing primarily on the optimal ratio of frozen peas to cold tap water to minimize boiling time. Contributors explain that adding water increases the total heat required to reach boiling, so using only frozen peas without added water is most efficient, especially in a microwave. Additional topics include animal laterality, with examples of foot or paw preferences in birds, cats, and dogs, and an explanation of how black holes exert gravity despite nothing escaping from them, clarifying that gravity arises from the curvature of space-time outside the event horizon. The article also touches on human social behavior as fundamental to evolution through sharing information. [Extracted from the article] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |