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A space race to Mars?
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Did you know that there are three countries are trying to get toward the red planet? This red planet is no other than the fourth planet from the Sun, Mars! The three countries heading towards this planet are the United Arab Emirates, China, and the United States. But why are these countries launching right now, and why not later? This is because there is a short time every 26 months when Earth and Mars come close together. This makes it more efficient and faster to make a journey to Mars. But since this window closes in mid-august, some of the missions will have to wait until 2022 to launch. However, putting this robot into storage until 2022 would take around half a billion dollars for taxpayers to pay. In conclusion, many of these missions of going to Mars will have to wait until 2022 until they are ready to launch. Well, that's it for this article and I hope you learned any new information.... Read more
Ice Researcher
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September 2019 is when a man named Ian Raphael boarded a research ship where he would survive for six months, along with 60 other scientists. They had decided to head to the North Pole to study the cryosphere, portions of Earth's surface where water is in a solid form including glaciers and ice sheets, in the Arctic Ocean. Ever since then, the enormous vessel had drifted through the arctic, where the group of 60 scientists conducted numerous measurements. These scientists have attended various courses to get this far. Their job is to study and measure how sea ice is growing, breaking, drifting, melting, and how snow affects all of those. The ordinary day for Ian Raphael went something like this. He would first wake up and have breakfast followed by a meeting at 7:30 in the morning. After that, they would drill openings in the ice to take a sample that they would then inquire about. They would work until 5:30, and they have dinner. Well, that is it for this article and I hope you gained more knowledge by reading this.... Read more
Building a PC: Choosing the Graphics Card
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Ask any gamer what the most important component for a PC build is, and they would reply with the graphics card. After all, seeing is believing, and without good graphics, no matter how good your processor or monitor is, most gamers will experience something that haunts them in their sleep: LAG. What can trigger you more when you are doing well in a match when the screen suddenly freezes and you die? Now that you've understood that having a good graphics card is important, it is time to get into the research. Fortunately, I have already done that, and here's what I found. Nvidia makes great graphics cards. But why are they so great? They have ray-tracing technology which is performed by the RT cores to produce reflections, refractions, and shadows to make everything more realistic. Additionally, Tensor cores are used to fill in the blanks of partially rendered images as well as increasing the resolution of images. Some cards also have Deep Learning Super Sampling (DDLS), which boosts frame rates in games with graphically intensive workloads. Now you can game at the highest graphical settings and not worry about LAG. Though the best card is the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, I don't think it would be worth it to spend so much money unless you need the 4k resolution. So then we move down to the RTX 2070 series, which includes Gaming, Armor, Aero, Duke, and Sea Hawk sub-series. If you want the best performance, then go with the Gaming here. A good choice would be the Gaming Z. But it only has two fans. Aren't three fans better than two? That is the case if you want better cooling, but sometimes you would be better off getting two large fans versus three small fans because it makes less noise and is easier to replace. Also, the boost is very important as it will greatly impact your gaming experience. For example, the MSI Gaming GeForce RTX 2070 Tri Frozr boasts of three fans but has a boost clock of 1620 MHz whereas the dual-fan Gaming Z has a boost of 1830 MHz, which is faster. No wonder why the latter is almost twice the price of the former. So here's the bottom line, when choosing a graphics card, don't go for the one-fanned because they heat up too quickly. But stick to Nvidia's cards as they continue to exceed the standards of competitive gaming. Also, get the RTX over the GTX and opt for the 2000 series over 1000 because it's newer. Look for the advanced features such as ray-tracing and VR-ready. You won't regret it.... Read more
How to Deal With Late Night Fire Alarms
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It could be any time that your carbon monoxide (smoke) detectors go off, and it is of great nuisance when this alarm appears between 1 am - 5 am! We have just experienced such an alarm at 5 am today when everyone is asleep. There is no smoke, no fire, definitely nothing as I inspected the house. It is an false alarm! Don't be panic! The alarm circuit cannot last forever. Most manufacturers will desensitize/reset it for up to 8 minutes. If there is indeed no smoke, no fire, the alarm will go away by itself. Just be patient. If you have to step in physically to solve the problem, you will need to find the initiating unit first. It is the one that is flashing red or green at least once every second while in alarm mode, and then push the Test/Hush button, which can be used repeatedly until the air has been cleared of the condition causing the alarm. If the alarm stopped on its own before you could find that flashing light, you will need to refer to the owner's manual to see if the alarm model has a memory to tell you which unit was initiating. Since false alarms are commonly triggered by something interfering the sensor, to clean the sensor, you need to disconnect the alarm, remove any removable battery, hold the unit by its edge and thoroughly vaccum out the gap between the front cover and the back plate all the way around the perimeter with the crevice tool attachment of a vacuum cleaner, or blow through the same gap with compressed air. If you need to reset the unit after a battery replacement, make sure you press and hold the test button after a new battery is installed. The unit will chirp once when the power is restored, and should not chirp afterwards. Under no circumstances should you remove the battery to silence the alarms. You will need the real alarm in future, or it will cost your life. Well, what is the reason for the false alarm we got today? Maybe we had a detector became faulty; air humidity was high; or there were substances in the air that caused fumes. We tend to believe the humidity in the air was the reason for our case. We fell asleep with windows open and it was raining outside. In some area of the house, the moisture could be aggregated and in this area there happened to be a smoke detector. ... Read more
The Slip 'N Slide
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The Slip ‘N Slide is a highly popular toy that allows kids to skid through backyards soaking with delight in their very own world of water. This widespread toy was invented in 1960, by a man named Robert Carrier. It occurred when Robert arrived home and noticed that his kids were attempting to slide on concrete coated with water because it was too hot. the next day, Robert brought home a 50-foot roll of Naugahyde, which he unraveled on the driveway. The vinyl-coated, waterproof fabric was a vast improvement—slicker and safer—over the perilous concrete. By customizing it a little more, the Slip 'N Slide was invented. Before they knew it, there were a bunch of Slip 'N Slide commercials. They were still black and white, but you could easily tell that kids were having a ton of fun while flying across their lawn. By 2011, over thirty million Silp 'N Slides were marketed! Well, that is it for this article and I hope you learned something new!... Read more