Ice isn't slippery. What makes people and things slip on ice is water. A thin layer of ice melts when pressure is applied to it and it is this wet layer on top of the ice that is slippery.
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Japanese engineers were asked to redesign the front end of the Bullet Train because it carried enough speed to create a sonic boom whenever it exited a tunnel. Residents could feel the blast from miles away.
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The average IQ is 100, while 140 is the beginning of genius IQ.
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If you flip a coin ten times, the odds against its coming up with the same side showing each time are 1,023 to 1.
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At the time of your birth, you were, for a few seconds, the youngest person on the planet.
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Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
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You can immediately cool down a car that has been sitting under the sun by rolling down the window on one side and opening-closing the door on the other side 5-6 times.
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The most expensive license plate is the number '1', bought by an Abu Dhabi businessman - costing a staggering $14.3 million!
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