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Galileo Says Size Matters. Elephants and Jell-o Agree.

By Ryan | Published: September 2, 2010

In 1638 Galileo Galilei, who is called the Father of Science, published the Square-Cube Law. Frankly, it’s not particularly clever as scientific discoveries go. It’s an observation that big things are bigger than small things. However, the particular way in which objects scale does create a few interesting implications. I’m going to explain the concept [...]

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Brainfreeze! Why do ice cream and slushies cause headaches?

By Ryan | Published: January 15, 2010

After reading all about the depressed freezing point of the sugar solution in ice cream, you just had to get a closer look, right? There you were, happily shoveling ice cream into your face when all of a sudden… brainfreeze! Arrrgh! Also called ice cream headaches, these sudden pains can be triggered by any excessively [...]

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