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Subaru boxer engine design and benefits

March 5, 2014 by Yein Jee

A video by Japanese car maker Subaru about the benefits of a flat engine, also known as a boxer engine. The later got its name because of the pistons which move horizontally like boxers throwing punches.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Cars and vehicles, Engineering, Popular Science, Subaru Cars

Wormhole, space travel, time travel

May 6, 2009 by Yein Jee

National Geographic video about wormhole, space travel and time travel. The concept is explained in simple ways for general understanding.

It’s not meant to be

I was a fan of space science and cosmology when I was young. One of my favourite books was A Brief History of Time by the legendary Stephen Hawking.

I even thought of working in related fields, but found out that I wasn’t that interested in physics and advance mathematics during high school. Besides, career options for space-tech are limited in Malaysia. It’s not meant to be.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: National Geographic, Popular Science, Space Exploration

The science of cute?

March 22, 2009 by Yein Jee

PopSci trying to “find the true meaning of cute web videos” while exploring the science behind it. Just another reason to watch some cute animals in action =)

Filed Under: Offbeat Tagged With: Animals and pets, Cute and adorable, Popular Science

How long can a person live without food?

September 15, 2008 by Yein Jee

Back in my school days I was taught that a person could live for three to four weeks without food but with water. The knowledge is still applicable, but there are other factors that dictates the surviving period.

Mental strength, health condition, body weight, climates etc. could play their part in determining the survival length. Under ideal circumstances a person could live without food for six to eight weeks, or even longer in extreme cases.

World record?

Not sure if there’s any official record for the longest survival without food. The longest I managed to find is 73 days during the Irish hunger strike in 1981 [wiki]. The strike was called off after ten prisoners had starved themselves to death.

Kieran Doherty died after 73 days. While Laurence McKeown survived for 70 days after his family authorised medical intervention to save his life.

[Update] Terence MacSwiney, also an Irish, died after 74 days in a hunger strike in 1920. He might have received medical attention in his last days though.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Popular Science, World records

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