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Why Egyptians poured water on sand: the wet-sand trick for dragging giant stones
A wall painting in an Egyptian tomb shows 172 men hauling a colossal statue on a sledge, while one man pours water onto the sand in front of it. In 2014…
Why the Moon always shows us the same face: tidal locking
The Moon does spin. It turns exactly once for every trip around the Earth, so the same face always points our way. Walk around a chair while always facing it…