EssayMathematicsNumbersScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 18, 2015Jan 07, 2024 365, average body temperature, interesting facts, Joker, magic square, playing cards, square numbers 365 This is my 365th post. 365 Previously, I wrote that a sum of playing cards number become 365 (when a Read More
CultureEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 14, 2015Jan 07, 2024 CDs, diameter, express, fit, girlfriend, holes, ring, rings, size The Diameter of Holes in CDs The diameter of holes in CDs is perfectly 15 mm. CD の穴の直径 This length is the same as the seven Read More
CultureEssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 13, 2015Jan 07, 2024 aging, French philosopher Janet, fresh experiences, law, monotonous, new challenges, perceptions of time, quality time, year passes by faster Janet’s Law Have you ever feel like a year passes by faster? ジャネーの法則 In the 19th century, a French philosopher Janet invented Read More
EssayFoodHealthScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 12, 2015Jan 07, 2024 absorb, body, breakfast, digest, dinner, excretion, growing youth, health, hungry, individuals, intestinal functions, meal, next meal, satiety center, weight Should We Eat Breakfast? Although various discussions about breakfast has been performed, it eventually seems to depend on individuals. 朝食は食べるべきか? It is said that Read More
AnimalEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 11, 2015Jan 07, 2024 amount, bacteria, bees, Dr. Davis, Egyptian tomb, enzyme, fungus, honey, nectar, quality, rot, spoonful of honey, sugar concentration, water content Honey Trivia I wrote about bees’ dance yesterday, but I will write about honey today. 蜂蜜の雑学 Honey, which is produced by mixing Read More
AnimalCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 10, 2015Jan 07, 2024 angular, dance, direction, distance, food, Honeybees, humming length, information transfer, lost, nectar Bees’ Waggle Dance Honeybees share information about locations of nectar or their nest with peers by dancing along a figure of eight or Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 08, 2015Jan 07, 2024 entomology researchers, gomimushi, ground beetle, mekura-chibi-gomimushi, ゴミムシ, メクラチビゴミムシ Ground Beetle Do you know how to say “ground beetle” in Japanese? ゴミムシ It’s “ゴミムシ (gomimushi; means garbage insect),” because we can Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 06, 2015Jan 07, 2024 circulation, diligent, introverted, nervous, palms, relationship, relaxed, sensitive, shaking hands, sociability, sociable, sweaty palms, temperature The Temperature of Palms Today, I learned the relationship between a temperature of palms and a sociability. 手の温度 I don’t know whether this is Read More
CultureDiaryEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 04, 2015Jan 07, 2024 Aichi Prefecture, bee larvae, cooked locusts, grocery stores, hachinoko, insects, locusts, Nagano Prefecture, silkworms, taste, valuable protein sources Insect Food Have you ever eaten insects? 昆虫食 My hometown of Aichi Prefecture don’t have a culture of insect food, while those Read More