Sunday 2 September 2012

7. What molecule has the same shape as a soccer ball?

Carbon exists in its elemental form in diamonds and graphite as continuous structures. It also exists in a molecule form, the simplest of these being buckminsterfullerene, more commonly known as fullerene, and which has 60 carbon atoms arranged in the shape of a soccer ball.
These, and another form of carbon - where the atoms are arranged in cylinders (nano-tubes) - feature in nano-technology.

FACTS PART-1

• The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute
for Blood plasma.

• No piece of paper can be folded in half more than seven (7) times.

• Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.

• You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.

• The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.

• The King of Hearts is the only king WITHOUT A MOUSTACHE

• American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one (1) olive from each salad served in first-class.

• Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.

• Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

• Most dust particles in your house are made from DEAD SKIN!

• The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.

• Walt Disney was afraid OF MICE!

• PEARLS MELT IN VINEGAR!

• The three most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

• It is possible to lead a cow upstairs...but, not downstairs.

• A duck's quack doesn't echo,and no one knows why.

• And the best for last.....Turtles can breathe through their butts.

• Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least
six (6) feet away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

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