有關古怪的英語文章
> 列表科學家們想要回答的10個古怪問題(上)
2017-08-01Onitsgooddays,scienceisincredible,enlighteningandamazinglyinformative.Onitsbaddays,scienceisgross,disturbinganddownrightbizarre.Wehadtosiftthroughsomeprettymurkywaterstocompilethislistofoddquestionssc......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第50期:消失的DNA(3)
2015-10-25ThefrighteningthingaboutAmanitapoisoningisthe“walkingghost”phase-theperiodwhereyouseemtobefine(orgettingbetter),butyourcellsareaccumulatingirreversibleandlethaldamage.白毒傘中毒最嚇人的是病程進入“......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第84期:走失的人(3)
2015-10-22Here'sthealgorithmthatIwouldfollow(ifyou'reeverlostonaplanetwithme,keepthisinmind!):下面是我會採用的一種方法(如果你和我都困在同一個星球上,千萬要記得哦!)Ifyouhavenoinformation,walkatrandom,leavinga......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第25期:閃電(3)
2015-10-27Q.Whatifyouwerechangingthelightatthetopofaradiotower,andlightningstruck?Orwhatifyouweredoingabackflip?Orstandinginagraphitefield?Orlookingstraightupatthebolt?Q.如果你在廣播信號塔上更換燈泡時被雷擊了會......
高學歷女性找老公時要遵守的十大古怪標準(上)
2016-11-18HaveyouheardaboutJonBirger'sbookDate-onomics:HowDatingBecameaLopsidedNumbersGame?InitBirgerapplieseconomicrulestothebusinessofdating.你讀過JonBirger的書--《約會經濟學:約會如何變成一項失衡的博弈》嗎......
海外文化:看看美國高校的十大古怪課程
2016-04-01Collegecoursesaren’tall“Econ1011”and“TheHistoryofEurope:1500-Present”.Atrendamongmanycollegesanduniversitiesistooffercoursesthatareslightlyoffthebeatentrack.Manyofthesecoursesdrawtheirthemesfromp......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第34期:牛排墜落(2)
2015-10-27Lastly,Ihadtofigureoutexactlyhowquicklyheatspreadsthroughasteak.Istartedbylookingatsomepapersfromindustrialfoodproductionthatsimulatedheatflowthroughvariouspiecesofmeat.Ittookmeawhiletorealizetherewas......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第134期:雨滴(2)
2015-10-17Forfiveorsixseconds,nothingisvisible.Then,thebaseofthecloudbeginstobulgedownward.Foramoment,itlooksalittlelikeafunnelcloudisforming.Thenthebulgewidens,andattheten-secondmark,thebottomofthedropemergesf......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第95期:把海水抽乾(1)
2015-10-21DRAINTHEOCEANS把海水抽乾Q.Howquicklywouldtheoceansdrainifacircularportal10metersinradiusleadingintospacewerecreatedatthebottomofChallengerDeep,thedeepestspotintheocean?HowwouldtheEarthchangeasthewater......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第145期:15級地震(2)
2015-10-16Yes!Infact,thescalegoesallthewaydownpastzero.Let'stakealookatsomelow-magnitude“earthquakes,”withadescriptionofwhattheywouldbelikeiftheyhityourhouse.有!事實上震級還可以一路往下走變成負數,讓我們來看......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第48期:消失的DNA(1)
2015-10-25NOMOREDNA消失的DNAQ.Thismaybeabitgruesome,but...ifsomeone'sDNAsuddenlyvanished,howlongwouldthatpersonlast?Q.雖然聽上去有點嚇人,但……如果一個人體內的DNA突然消失了,那麼他還能活多久?A.IFYOULOSTYOURDNA,y......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第103期:樂高大橋(3)
2015-10-20Cost造價LegobricksaremadeofABSplastic,whichcostsaboutadollarperkilogramatthetimeofthiswriting.Evenoursimplestbridgedesign,theonewiththekilometer-longsteeltethers,13wouldcostover$5trillion.樂高積木由AB......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第56期:尤達大師(1)
2015-10-25YODA尤達大師Q.HowmuchForcepowercanYodaoutput?Q.尤達大師的原力的輸出功率有多大?A.I'MGOINGTO-ofcourse-ignoretheprequels.A.星戰前傳不在本文的討論範圍之內,你們懂的。Yoda'sgreatestdisplayofrawpowerinth......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第49期:消失的DNA(2)
2015-10-25IfyouwerestandingupwhenyoulostyourDNA,youmighttwitchslightly.Whenyoustand,yourmusclesareconstantlyworkingtokeepyouupright.Theforcebeingexertedbythosemusclefiberswouldn'tchange,butthemassthey'r......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第116期:太陽熄滅之日(1)
2015-10-19SUNLESSEARTH太陽熄滅之日Q.WhatwouldhappentotheEarthiftheSunsuddenlyswitchedoff?Q.如果太陽某一天突然滅了,地球會怎麼樣?——Many,Manyreaders——許許多多無窮無盡的讀者A.THISISPROBABLYTHEsinglemostpopularsubm......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第96期:把海水抽乾(2)
2015-10-21Here'showitlooksatthestart:一開始看起來是這樣的:ThisisaPlateCarréeprojection(c.f.).方格投影圖(參考:)Andhere'sthemapaftertheoceansdrop50meters:這是海平面下降50米時的景象:It'sprettysimilar,butth......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第73期:高擲比賽(1)
2015-10-23HIGHTHROW高擲比賽Q.Howhighcanahumanthrowsomething?Q.人類可以把一個物體扔多高?A.HUMANSAREGOODATthrowingthings.Infact,we'regreatatit;nootheranimalcanthrowstufflikewecan.A.人類很擅長扔東西。實際上,我們是......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第97期:把海水抽乾(3)
2015-10-21Vacuuminguphalftheoceanswouldmassivelyaltertheclimateandecosystemsinwaysthatarehardtopredict.Attheveryleast,itwouldalmostcertainlyinvolveacollapseofthebiosphereandmassextinctionsateverylevel.抽空海洋......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第121期:FACEBOOK之死亡國(2)
2015-10-18Facebook21002100年的FacebookThisbringsustothequestionofFacebook'sfuture.我們現在要探討一下Facebook的未來了。Wedon'thaveenoughexperiencewithsocialnetworkstosaywithanykindofcertaintyhowlongFaceb......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第55期:星級塞斯納(4)
2015-10-25Infact,humansonTitancouldflybymusclepower.Ahumaninahangglidercouldcomfortablytakeoffandcruisearoundpoweredbyoversizedswim-flipperboots-oreventakeoffbyflappingartificialwings.Thepowerrequirementsaremin......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第32期:小世界(3)
2015-10-27Tidalforceswouldactonyouinseveralways.Ifyoustretchedyourarmdowntowardtheplanet,itwouldbepulledmuchharderthantherestofyou.Andwhenyoureachdownwithonearm,therestofyougetspushedupward,whichmeansotherparts......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第59期:飛越州(2)
2015-10-24Atlanta'sairportisthebusiestintheworld,withmorepassengersandflightsthanTokyo,London,Beijing,Chicago,orLosAngeles.It'sthemainhubairportforDeltaAirLines-untilrecentlytheworld'slargestairline......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第39期:普通感冒(2)
2015-10-26Amorepractical-thoughnotnecessarilycheaper-solutionwouldbetogiveeveryonebiohazardsuits.Thatway,wecouldwalkaroundandinteract,evenallowingsomenormaleconomicactivitytocontinue:另一種更加實際但不一定更便......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第42期:半空的杯子(1)
2015-10-26GLASSHALFEMPTY半空的杯子Q.Whatifaglassofwaterwas,allofasudden,literallyhalfempty?Q.如果一杯滿是水的杯子突然之間變成半空的杯子會怎麼樣?A.THEPESSIMISTISPROBABLYmorerightabouthowitwouldturnoutthantheoptimi......
《那些古怪又讓人憂心的問題》第44期:半空的杯子(3)
2015-10-26Waterisverynearlyincompressible,sotheimpactisn'tspreadoutovertime-itcomesasasinglesharpshock.Themomentaryforceontheglassisimmense,anditbreaks.水幾乎是不可壓縮的,因而衝擊不會隨時間被消散掉,而是像給杯......