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What makes things the colour they are

Around us, in our homes, at work, in nature, in space - it is universal, everywhere has a colour, of some sort. But have you ever thought about what makes something the colour it is? The colour of anything we observe depends upon a few factors. Firstly - Everything is made up of electrons and atoms. How something will look when bathed in light, is governed by these atoms and electrons.

Reflect or scatter light (reflection and scattering) absorb light (absorption) do nothing (transmission) refract light (refraction) Reflection and scattering Reflected and scattered light A lot of objects reflect light to some degree, but something that is particularly reflective, has more free electrons that are able to pass from atom to atom with ease.

The light energy that is absorbed by these electrons, is not passed onto to any other atoms. Absorbtion Absorbed light Transmission Transmitted light Refraction An example as to why natural objects are coloured Conclusion. Protectedplanet.net - Explore Protected Areas. Alchemy. The Emerald Tablet, a key text of Western Alchemy, in a 17th-century edition Alchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose practitioners have, from antiquity, claimed it to be the precursor to profound powers.

Alchemy

The defining objectives of alchemy are varied, but historically have typically included one or more of the following goals: the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone; the ability to transform base metals into the noble metals (gold or silver); and development of an elixir of life, which would confer youth and longevity. Overview[edit] Alchemy is the art of liberating parts of the Cosmos from temporal existence and achieving perfection which, for metals is gold, and for man, longevity, then immortality and, finally, redemption. Modern discussions of alchemy are generally split into an examination of its exoteric practical applications and its esoteric aspects. Relation to the science of chemistry[edit] Scientific apparatus in the alchemist's workshop, 1580 Q. 6 Ways That Food Is Being Used as a Weapon Against Us. By Activist Post Hungry people will do anything for food, which means that those who have control over food can use it as leverage.

6 Ways That Food Is Being Used as a Weapon Against Us

In 1974, Henry Kissinger suggested using food as a weapon to induce targeted population reduction in a previously classified 200-page report, National Security Study Memorandum 200: Implications of Worldwide Population Growth for U.S. Security and Overseas Interests. The primary tactic to be applied is that food aid would be withheld from developing nations until they submitted to birth control policies: There is also some established precedent for taking account of family planning performance in appraisal of assistance requirements by AID [U.S. So, food was to be used as just another method of imperial colonization to force countries to conform their policies to those desired by the controllers. Here are six ways food is being used to wage war against the population: 1. 2. Woolly sheep pigs arrive at Essex zoo Tropical Wings. Three rare woolly pigs – or sheep pigs – are settling into their new home at Tropical Wings Zoo in Essex, but many visitors think they’re sheep.

Woolly sheep pigs arrive at Essex zoo Tropical Wings

And who can blame them? The three pigs-in-blankets – Buddy, Porsche and Margot – have been brought to the zoo to breed, to help stop the rare animals going extinct. And they’re certainly hogging the limelight. From sheep pigs to zenkeys and ligers: The world’s weirdest animals They are officially known as Mangalitzas and are native to Austria and Hungary, but do have a genetic link to the Lincolnshire curly coat, which roamed British fields until they went extinct in 1972. “At first sight people think they are sheep,” said Denise Cox, education co-ordinator at the Essex sanctuary.

“It is not until they turn around and you see their faces and snouts you realise they are in fact pigs. Our exclusive top-five countdown of the best pigs ever. Emojicons. Funny, cute, novelty, creative, photography, art. 15 of the Craziest Biological Hoaxes. The world of biological hoaxes is a great one.

15 of the Craziest Biological Hoaxes

Some of them are pranks, some are there to make money, and some are just to laugh at those who don't know any better. There's something about slapping together of a handful of different animals and convincing tourists that it's a real thing that exists across countries the world over. These 15 examples are the oddest, funniest, best known, and just generally craziest biological hoaxes ever seen. 15. Bare-fronted Hoodwink Ornithologists aren’t exactly known as the funniest people on the planet. 14. Wait, those things are real? 13. Are you honestly telling me that while some fish are totally capable of living outside of the water, and climbing trees, it’s beyond possible to you that an octopus might be able to? 12. The story of the pickled dragon is an excellent example of a meta-hoax — no one claimed that it was really a dragon, but they hoaxed people with it anyway. 11. 10. 9.

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