Chasing the Why

When Aluminum Was More Valuable Than Gold

Aluminum: A Journey from Palace Tables to Corn Cans! We need some imagination for our topic today. Because today we're going to take a little trip back in time. Then we get to know one of the richest people in the world in the shortest time. Then we will watch the reign of aluminum collapse. Let's start with this first: Let's say you are a very successful scientist and you heard that you will receive a very, very valuable gift from your work. And yes, the moment you've been waiting for has arrived.

Read the full article: https://www.okbutwhy.org/aluminum-a-journey-from-palace-tables-to-canned-corn/

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Why Your Body Mistakes Peanuts For Tapeworms

Why Are Some People Allergic to Certain Foods? Where is the tightest security control in the world? In the banks? Or at Airports? One of the strongest security controls in the world is inside us. Yes, indeed, our immune system is one of the strongest defense systems in the world. So why does this strong immune system also react to harmless foods? For example, when most people eat peanut butter, their bodies start to react as if they have been poisoned.

Read the full article: https://www.okbutwhy.org/why-are-some-people-allergic-to-certain-foods/

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How Heat and Friction Erase Pencil Marks

How Does Eraser Erase Pencil Traces? Maybe there are two indispensable tools that we all use every day: pencil and eraser. So how does an eraser erase pencil marks on our paper? In this article, we will examine this situation. Before moving on to the working principle of the eraser, let's take a closer look at the tool that makes the writing permanent: Pencil. Let's start by explaining this misnomer. Although the lead element is thought to be in pencils, it is not used in them.

Read the full article: https://www.okbutwhy.org/how-does-eraser-erase-pencil-traces/

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The Earth as a Living Superorganism

The Gaia Hypothesis: Could Nature be a Living Organism? Nature is cleaning itself! Nature takes its revenge! The sky is bluer, the forests are greener now! These were perhaps the words we heard the most during the pandemic period. In fact, United Nations Environment Director Inger Andersen explained this situation by saying "Nature is sending us a message!". In these news stories, it is told as if nature is a living being just like us and relieved when we disappeared for a while.

Read the full article: https://www.okbutwhy.org/the-gaia-hypothesis-could-nature-be-a-living-self-cleaning-organism/

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How trees talk through fungal networks

Do Trees Talk? Discover the Mysterious Language of Plants! We come across talking trees in movies or books. For example, in The Lord of the Rings, Ents are old creatures who can communicate with each other. Or the Groot we see in Guardians of the Galaxy can even speak although he only says "I'm Groot!". So, is this fictional situation possible in real life? Could the trees in the forest be speaking a language we do not know? Let me introduce you to the oldest community in the world: Forests.

Read the full article: https://www.okbutwhy.org/do-trees-talk-discover-the-mysterious-language-of-plants/

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