Astronomy In Ancient Egyptian

The Egyptian Astronomy had a big impact on our history. Egyptians constructed some pyramids and other infrastructures were aligned with the stars, milky ways, planets, and constellations.  However, the Egyptians religious beliefs and heavenly bodies were greatly influenced by the sky. An Egyptian named Seti I, was a Pharaoh of the New Kingdom  Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt left a belonging, a Sundial found in his cenotaph with instructions on how to use it. In our current time, don't commonly use a sundial to tell the time but as time went by, the technology invented watches. However, sundials are still found in parks and it's really interesting to know and learn.
Bibliography:
http://www.crystalinks.com/egyptastronomy.html
http://www.astronomy-kids.com/ancient-egyptian-astronomy.html

Curiosity: What If We Can Travel At The Speed Of Light

Traveling at a Speed Of Light would be really helpful for us to find other planets, stars, galaxies, and milky ways. It would also help us with further studies. But, traveling at a speed of light would be really dangerous if our equipment is not right and our technology is not advanced. Because when we can travel that fast, the equipment would experience an increase in its mass. The person who is traveling at that speed would also experience time dilation, in other words,  he/she would experience slowing down of time. But wait, there is more! The person who is in the spaceship would also experience a drastic change in his/her vision. Everything would appear as like you were looking through a tunnel-shaped window, causing an extreme Doppler Effect. This is known as an increase in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers. However, as the time goes by, everyday technology also advances, what if we've invented the right equipment for this and traveling at the speed of light would be really easy in the future.

Curiosity: What If A Malware Outbreak Happened.

As the technologies advances, we can't stop the fact that Malware such as trojans, spyware, and viruses also advances. Experts say that even though you have safe web browsing histories, you have 70% of chance that would still get a virus from a safe site. In our generation and in the future, malware could be the end of us because we use technology literally for our daily lives and use. But what are the viruses that you can get from the internet? Here are some examples;

1. Direct Action Virus

 - A direct action virus is one of the two main types of file infector viruses (the other being a resident virus). The virus is considered “non-resident”; it doesn’t install itself or remain hidden in your computer’s memory. It works by attaching itself to a particular type of file (typically EXE or COM files). When someone executes the file, it springs into life, looking for other similar files in the directory for it to spread to.

2. Resident Virus

 - Resident viruses are the other primary type of file infectors. Unlike direct action viruses, they install themselves on a computer. It allows them to work even when the original source of the infection has been eradicated. As such, experts consider them to be more dangerous than their direct action cousin. Resident viruses are the other primary type of file infectors. Unlike direct action viruses, they install themselves on a computer. It allows them to work even when the original source of the infection has been eradicated. As such, experts consider them to be more dangerous than their direct action cousin. In a worst-case scenario, they can even attach themselves to your anti-virus software, infecting every file the software scans. You often need a unique tool – such as an operating system patch – for their total removal.

My Design Idea

While I was building my box, I made some basic considerations on how I'm going to build it. In other words, I made a brief before building my box, or even my mockup/model.

Identifying the NEED / PROBLEM / OPPORTUNITIES

Need: I’m making this box crate storage because I am that kind of person who is messy and after using something I won’t put it back where it came from.

Opportunities for this storage are;

• If I’m not using it as a storage for myself, we can use it as a family. To put things in the storage that we use every day in the living room such as; TV remote, Heat pump remote, and etc.

Problem: The problem to solve is to have this only one storage in my bedroom where I can put the stuff that I use every day like my charger, headphones, bracelets, watches and etc.

So who is it for?

I designed and going to manufacture the box crate storage for myself. Because I needed a much larger storage box.

What do I want it to do? (Purpose / Function)

I needed a much larger storage for myself. If I’m not using it, we can use it as a family such as to put the TV remote so we can’t lose those kinds of stuff in the living room that we use every day.

Where is it going to be used?

I decided that I would like to put it on the top of my bedside table. So I can put my glasses, watch, earrings and etc. before I go to sleep. Or on our coffee table in the living room.

What are the things that I found out was; I researched what are the other sizes, thickness and width and length out there. But in the end, I've decided to use 12mm. However, because I was undecided on how am I going to design my box. I researched some vintage design box and these are the designs that I liked. My first choice was making the handle rope instead of using wood, but I came into a conclusion that, I'm going to use rope, the proportion of the box is not going to be equal. For example, what if the other side was heavier than the other? The box would turn and not stable, ropes also hurt our hands if the contents are heavy. But in the end, I decided to use the design from the last photo. Because the end of this box was different than the others, so it's pretty much unique. I made some specification to my actual design, I added 4 drawers. 2 big drawers and 2 small drawers.

Here is a series of pictures & video on how I made my mockup/model box;

Key features

Is Country Living Is Good For Young People?

There are advantages and disadvantages to living in the city or in the country. But here are my thoughts and opinion about this certain topic. For me at the end of the day, their parents or themselves are the one who's going to decide whether they want to live in the city or country.

Curiosity : What If The Internet Never Existed.

Unlike the other technologies such as the light bulb and the telephone, the Internet wasn't invented by a single 'brain inventor'. Instead, humanity made it better over time. The Internet started in the United States over 5 decades ago as an equipment for scientists and military needs in the Cold War against The Soviet Union. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite object into the orbit. However, Sputnik did not do much at that time. But for the Americans, the beach ball-sized Sputnik was a threat for them. While some of their smartest, brightest scientists and engineers had been focusing on inventing, designing, and making bigger cars and better TV's. Because of this, the United States invented a communication line that the military can use for close communication and that is how the Internet started. During the 1960's the government was the one who had access to the Internet, but now, everyone could access and buy internet. However, what if the Internet never existed? What if all of these happenings never happened? Does the world we know right now would be different if the Internet never existed?

Share your opinions on the comment box below which one do you prefer, a world with advanced technology or a world without a trace of technology?

Testing For The Presence Of Oxygen

Testing For The Presence of Oxygen

Aim: To carry out a test for the presence of oxygen gas. (O₂)

Equipment: A pea-sized amount of manganese dioxide (‎MnO₂₎ , boiling tube, a bottle of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂₎ , safety glasses, wooden splint, Bunsen burner, and a test tube rack.

Method:

1. Light your Bunsen burner.
2. Add the manganese dioxide to the boiling tube and place it in your test tube rack.
3. Add 2mL of hydrogen peroxide.
4. Light a splint and let it burn for a while.
5. Blow the splint out and insert the glowing embers into the mouth of the boiling tube.

Observations:

                    When we have put/insert a glowing splint. The reaction with Hydrogen peroxide and manganese dioxide that created oxygen; it relighted the glowing splint.

Manganese dioxide in a test tube.

First try adding the hydrogen peroxide
into the test tube with manganese peroxide.

What happens if you combine Manganese dioxide
and Hydrogen peroxide? It causes a rise of black bubbles
with oxygen gas.

The glowing splint was re-ignited by the
presence of oxygen gas inside the test tube. 

More example and reaction!

After this experiment, we made sure that we've cleaned all the
equipment (especially the test tubes) with a little scrubber.

While cleaning the equipment, we saw a test tube that has oxygen
gas inside it. We managed to take a click before cleaning it.

Curiosity : What If The Internet Just Disappeared?

Do you get curious about what if the internet just disappeared?  Think about it, in the early ages there was no internet. But now in our generation, the internet has a really big part in our daily lives. The Internet is now the backbone for a tremendous number of commercial, medical, infrastructural, social, and medical needs. A shutdown of the internet could cause mass failures of servers and data and it would be disastrous for the world commerce particularly in the field of trading and banking. Banking also relies on the internet, without internet banks can't make transactions. An internet shutdown would affect the everyday process for businesses. Even posting this blog post and researching about it needs the internet. What could happen to humanity without internet? Would it be good for us? Or is it the other way around?

Testing for Carbon Dioxide Gas

Metal carbonate + Acid → Salt + Carbon dioxide + Water

Testing for Carbon Dioxide Gas

Aim: To show that carbon dioxide gas is produced when a metal carbonate reacts with acid.

Equipment: Two boiling tubes, delivery tube and bung, Bunsen burner, test tube rack, wooden splint, a bottle of acid, small amount of metal carbonate, test tube tongs, safety glasses.

Method:

1. Light your Bunsen burner.
2. Add a 'pea-sized' amount of the metal carbonate into one of the boiling tubes.
3. Place this boiling tube into a test tube rack. Ensure you have the bung and delivery tube ready.
4. Add 5mL of acid to the boiling tube and quickly insert the bung and delivery tube into the mouth of the boiling tube.
5. Holding the other boiling tube with your tongs, capture the gas produced as shown in the diagram below.
6. When you think the tube is full, your lab partner should light a wooden splint.
7. Carefully remove the boiling tube from under the delivery tube, taking care to keep it facing upright.
8. Insert the burning splint into the mouth of the test tube.

In this picture, we were waiting to capture the gas
produced by the metal carbonate and acid.

After, we got this result. The test tube, (as seen in the picture)
the metal carbonate and acid produced carbon dioxide.

Observation:
We don't have a picture of lighting the splint on fire and insert it in the test tube. But, what happened was the fire/splint went out when we've put it inside the test tube.