Curiosity Topic 6

I wonder... Part 6


I wonder what is the world's largest statue?

The world's largest statue is called the Spring Temple Buddha. It was created to honor India's first deputy prime minister, named Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. It took 11 years to build from 1997 to the 1st of September 2008. The height is said to be 153 m in height including the pedestrian building the monument is currently on. In October 2008 the hill that the monument is standing on, was reshaped adding extra height to the statue, making it a total of 208 m (682 ft).

The cost to create the statue was estimated around $55 million dollars. The estimated pieces of copper used to create this was around 1,100 copper pieces, and weighing over 1,000 tonnes. The named of the statue came from the nearby Tianrui hot spring.

Curiosity Topic

I wonder part 5

I wonder when was the first airplane invented and who created it?

The creators of the aircraft were the Wright brothers, also known as Orville (Born on August 19th 1871) and Wilbur (Born on April 16th 1867). Wilbur was the oldest and Orville was the youngest.

The first-ever airplane that was created, was named 'Wright brothers' but then got named properly at Kitty Hawk called 'Flyer', it was created and named by the Wright Brothers. The aircraft was created on December the 17th 1903 in North Carolina. The Wright brothers had begun building their aircraft in 1896 at their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio. The Wright Brothers had originally 4 models and were happy when one of them generated. It was their first successful aircraft, while they were timing them, the Wright brothers used a stopwatch to time the Kitty Hawk flights.

The first flight lasted 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet long, and the pilot flying the aircraft was Orville's brother, Wilbur Wright.

The Wright brothers are known for inventing,engineering, pioneering, building and are known for being the first people in history to create a successful aircraft. 

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I wonder who was the first person to die by the electric chair?

The first person who was executed by an electrical chair was named William Francis Kemmler, he was convicted of murdering his wife (Matilda "Tilly" Ziegler) on March 29, 1889. He had murdered her with a hatchet. He was tried and convicted of murder on May 10, 1889, and on May 13 he was sentenced to death. January 1 of that year, New York had instituted death by electrocution. William's lawyers later replied that electrocution was too harsh of a death penalty and some even said after it was done, it would have been getting executed by a hatchet and that, that was worse than getting hung. But some say that before William had died, he was calm and didn't resist once. Apparently, he himself sat on the chair but got told to get back up so they could cut holes in his suit. His last words were said to be by witnesses "Gentleman, I wish you all good luck. I believe I am going to a better place, and I am ready to go."  They then set it up and William spoke again saying, "Take it easy and do it properly, I'm in no hurry." Durston replied "Goodbye, William.

9Ak English challenged.

9Ak English challenge 100-word creative story using 5 random words.

1. Wrist
2. Wriggle
3. Evolution
4. Bring
5. Stay

As I woke up and got out of my bed I had noticed the evolution of time was changing throughout the years. I lived and stayed in the same house since I was a little girl, I was doing a favour for my parents so I was bringing a cage to my parents house, it was for their pet dog, as I was getting out of the car, getting the cages, I was lifting them to the house, then all of a sudden my both of my wrists got caught in the cage and I had to wriggle them out.

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I wonder how is helium created?

Helium is formed by radioactive decaying from elements such as Uranium and Thorium. These elements were formed before the earth, but they are not stable and very slowly, decay.

The "heart" of a helium atom and its nucleus is the Alpha-particle, meaning that helium has been continuously generated since the earth was formed.

For a "D.I.Y", how do you make/create/form Helium?

To do this you need to have:

-Balloon
-A glass of Acetic acid
-A bottle
-Baking soda
-Teaspoon

And to put it all together you need to...

Add soda to the balloon (two teaspoons per balloon), and pour half a glass of acetic acid into the bottle. Don't add too much soda. Put the balloon over the bottle: the soda from the balloon will fall into it, and an intense reaction will begin with the release of CO₂, making your balloon will inflate.

That is all you need to use and do to create helium at home.

Here is a photo of a helium element- Visual elements periodic table.

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I wonder what was the first nebula discovered?

The first planetary nebula discovered by a human was the Dumbbell Nebula (M27). It was discovered by a man named Charles Messier in 1764, and it happens to be around 1,360 light years away from earth. The dumbbell is a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula. After that in 1790,  William Herschel discovered the NGC 1514, on November the 13, 1790, a planetary nebula with a bright central star. Forcing him to rethink his ideas on the constructions of the heavens. It seems to be 2,283 light years away from earth.

Also, the word "Nebula" is Latin for Mist or Cloud and the term "planetary nebula" is a misnomer that originated in the 1780s with astronomer William Herschel because, when he viewed it from his telescope, these objects resemble the rounded shapes of the planets.

What is the difference between a Nebula and a Galaxy?

Nebula is a cloud of interstellar dust and other ionized gases particular helium and hydrogen. A galaxy, on the other hand, is a huge collection of stars that are held are together by gravitational attraction. A galaxy contains star systems, star clusters along with interstellar dust.

Another fact is Herschel's name for these objects was popularly adopted and has not been changed since.

This taught me that there might be other "planetary nebulas" out there along with galaxies and we could discover more in the future.

Here is a photo of a Nebula

Creative Writing-Floating House

It started as an average day, nothing weird or out of the ordinary, got up but felt a strange dizziness, the house felt unstable, like I was on a rocking boat, I called for my mother but no answer, I got dressed and started looking for her, she wasn't upstairs. I wandered down the stairway holding the barrier closely, feeling like I was going to faint or fall, I paced slowly towards the lounge she wasn't there, I quickly went to the kitchen she wasn't there. I started to worry, I searched everywhere, she was nowhere to be found. Then I heard screams coming from outsides. I looked at my neighbor's house it was still there but there was one little change, the house was floating in the sky I started stressing, freaking out, worrying, wondering where is my family, I quickly ran to the front door, they were okay, but it seemed as when I was asleep they went to the shops, and I stayed in the house, I was scared, lost, confused, a lot of thoughts were running through my head, I couldn't contain myself from screaming. They were screaming at me "Go back inside there's a helicopter on the way!" I quickly ran through the door, ran to my bedroom and hid under the sheets waiting for this to all go away. But I was just too scared of everything I tried to shut my eyes, open them and wish to be in a dream. Turns out it was just a dream, THE END.