What is vocal fry?

What is vocal fry?

Vocal fry has been called many things lately: “the verbal tic of doom” or the “ditzy girl speaking tone”, “the debilitating speaking disorder afflicting North American women”. Yeah, it’s that famous. Kim Kardashian and the like seems to enjoy it. Basically, vocal fry happens when the vocal folds move in a certain way. To get…

What is candle heater and how to make it?

What is candle heater and how to make it?

The candle heater or Kandle Heeter, is a heating device invented by a guy from Nothern California, named Doyle Doss. It is a pretty simple invention that could provide you with green energy and heat for a longer time, using only a candle. No more chilly winter nights with the heat on at maximum and…

What does the fox actually say?

What does the fox actually say?

“Dog goes woof, cat goes meow, bird goes tweet and mouse goes squeek…but there’s one sound that no one knows, what does the fox say?”. Remember this song by the Norwegian duo band, Ylvis? It is one crazy track with an even crazier music video that got anyone wondering: what does the fox really say? Does…

How much does a cloud weigh?

How much does a cloud weigh?

So, first and foremost, you’ve got to measure the cloud, to get an idea of how much space it takes on the sky. One way is to get in the car and drive across its shadow at a fixed speed. You’ve got to be pretty patient and wait for the sun to be overhead so…

Why do we have eyebrows and eyelashes?

Why do we have eyebrows and eyelashes?

Women usually pluck their eyebrows and there is such a thing as mascara to lengthen their eyelashes at a eyelash salon services so that they would not go unnoticed. This is not something of today or tomorrow, this is something that women and even men have done since the early ages. Even in the early…

What does “the” mean?

What does “the” mean?

We use it everyday, almost every minute of our lives. No matter if you are a native English speaker, currently studying English or just barely knowing a few English words, you cannot possibly avoid the “the”. It is the most used English word for sure and you cannot really say something with the “the”. See?…

What causes brain freeze?

What causes brain freeze?

Brain freeze is triggered when the cold substance that you’ve eaten touches the back of the mouth and stimulates the blood vessels and nerves in this area.

How does dry cleaning work?

How does dry cleaning work?

It’s called “dry cleaning”, but actually, it’s not that dry. It just doesn’t use water, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t use other liquids to clean your clothes. So, first and foremost, let’s put things straight: What is dry cleaning? It’s a cleaning process other than the soap-and-water cleaning that we’re doing at home, but…

Why does your stomach growl?

Why does your stomach growl?

You’ve got to admit it: the human body is amazing. Whoever built it was a genius. Our body is sometimes, even smarter than we are, being able to heal itself and taking care of its needs individual of our knowledge. There are times, though, when it signals you saying “hey, I’m working hard to keep…

Why is chocolate bad for dogs and How much of it will kill a dog?

Why is chocolate bad for dogs and How much of it will kill a dog?

Does your dog like chocolate? Does he wag his tail when he hears a chocolate bar being opened? Does he look at you like he’s the hungriest little dog in the world when you eat that chocolate? Do you find it so hard to resist his puppy eyes? We’ve all been there and we should…

Why are manhole covers round?

Why are manhole covers round?

This question became famous when Microsoft began to use it as a job interview question and let’s face it, had you ever considered it before? Manhole covers are just there for you to walk over them. You notice them, you know they’re round, but asking yourself why didn’t seem like a big deal, did it?…

What do dogs dream about?

What do dogs dream about?

You’ve probably happened to catch your dog dreaming. You know, when he’s moving his legs in his sleep and I’m pretty sure there are some videos on the internet with dogs doing all sorts of funny things in their sleep. This means they are dreaming. The question is, how are they dreaming? Are they dreaming…

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