I stumbled across this this morning and it was so interesting I am sharing. This is from brightside.me. Some of these I have done when I was a kid and others did not know that and wish I did when I was a kid.
"Before we were privileged with so many inventions that made our lives super easy, people had to use a variety of methods to do things. For example, ancient Egyptians used tall obelisks so they could tell time. Depending on how and where the shadows would fall, they could tell approximately what time it was. Now, luckily, we have clocks that tell us the time, but it wouldn’t be bad to know a few finger tricks to assist us in our everyday lives.
Bright Side collected 7 easy tricks that only require the use of your fingers in order to perform.
1. Use your fingers to predict the sunset (first image).
The first thing you should know is that every finger accounts for 15 minutes of remaining sun time. So, hold your hand between the sun and the horizon and count how many fingers separate them. If, for example, there are 4 fingers in between, then you are 1 hour away from sunset. Keep in mind that the closer you are to the poles, the more sunlight time you get since you are closer to the sun.
2. Count from 1 to 1024 using only 2 hands (second image).
Starting with the number 1, double every number and appoint them to all your fingers. By doing so, the biggest number you will have is 512. If you add up all the numbers, the final result should give you 1024 and you will only have used your 2 hands.
3. Use a cupcake liner under your popsicle (third image).
Having a messy kid that creates chaos in everything they do is not necessarily something to worry about. So, when, for example, they want to eat a popsicle, you can add a cupcake liner underneath to catch all the drips. This trick isn’t just good for kids, but also for adults who tend to make a mess when they eat things that melt. This way, you won’t have to clean up if your popsicle melts a little bit.
4. Create the perfect circle without any special tools (forth image).
If you don’t happen to have a drafting compass, there is another way you can draw a perfect circle. The first step is to put your pinky knuckle on the paper and keep it pressed down. Grab a pen and start spinning the piece of paper. If you keep your knuckle firm on the paper, you should be able to draw a perfect circle.
5. Add some extra gestures to your rock, paper, scissors game (fifth image).
This game is one of the simplest and most popular ones amongst kids, but it can be turned into a pro adult game. Adding more moves can make the game extra hard and way more interesting. There is no move that beats all and you will have to think harder about which one to pull every single time.
6. Use your fingers as measurements (images 6 to 8)
Before rulers and other measurement tools were invented, ancient Egyptians were using their fingers to create cubits. Even Leonardo da Vinci would use his fingers’ breadth to measure things. In that case, 4 of his finger units would make a palm, and 6 palms equaled a cubit, which is equal to 18 inches (457 mm).
You can also use your finger and fist to measure the degrees in the sky. The biggest degree measurement is when you lift your thumb and your little finger, creating a 25° angle. Obviously, not every person’s fingers are the same size, but you can follow the picture above to get results that are as close to the expected as possible.
7. Place your fingers strategically to climb through cracks (image 9)
The fingerlock is the first and easiest way you can pass by a rock crack. You should put your fingers inside the crack until the knuckles of your 3 fingers are locked in. The knuckles will offer you the sense of stability that you will need in order to find your next grabbing point."
Reference: https://brightside.me/inspiration-tips-and-tricks/7-childrens-tricks-that-will-help-us-today-803214/
I have lost a lot of faith with the Medical Community and the Governments over the last several years, but there are a few good things that can raise above the corruption and the pushing of drugs a new approach to heal people. The following is from www.gaia.com and written by Hunter Parsons that does not involve any drug or pushing an ineffective so called vaccine that the drug company is not held accountable in any way but they use sound! The use of sound can regrow bone tissue! Here is the story:
"The future of regenerative medicine could be found within sound healing by regrowing bone cells with sound waves.
The use of sound as a healing modality has an ancient tradition all over the world. The ancient Greeks used sound to cure mental disorders; Australian Aborigines reportedly use the didgeridoo to heal; and Tibetan or Himalayan singing bowls were, and still are, used for spiritual healing ceremonies.
Recently, a study showed an hour-long sound bowl meditation reduced anger, fatigue, anxiety, and ...
Not a fan of a Defense Agency studying Anti-Gravity and other Exotic Tech, but if the commercial world and make this technology cheap that will change our world yet again. The following is about three minute read and from www.gaia.com. The below was written by Hunter Parsons:
"Wormholes, invisibility cloaks, and anti-gravity — it’s not science fiction, it’s just some of the exotic things the U.S. government has been researching.
A massive document dump by the Defense Intelligence Agency shows some of the wild research projects the United States government was, at least, funding through the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program known as AATIP.
And another lesser-known entity called the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program or AAWSAP
The Defense Intelligence Agency has recently released a large number of documents to different news outlets and individuals who have filed Freedom of Information Act requests.
Of particular interest are some 1,600 pages released to Vice News, which ...
As our technology gets better we are discovering more about the history of mankind and pushing the timeline back further and further. The following article is from www.gaia.com and written by Michael Chary that discusses this new find that changes the historical timeline:
"Over the past decade, there have been a number of archeological revelations pushing back the timeline of human evolution and our ancient ancestors’ various diasporas. Initially, these discoveries elicit some resistance as archeologists bemoan the daunting prospect of rewriting the history books, though once enough evidence is presented to established institutions, a new chronology becomes accepted.
But this really only pertains to the era of human development that predates civilization — the epochs of our past in which we were merely hunter-gatherers and nomads roaming the savannahs. Try challenging the consensus timeline of human civilization and it’s likely you’ll be met with derision and rigidity.
Conversely, someone of an alternative...
Not sure if you have heard of a show on YouTube called "The Why Files". If not you should check it out it is interesting and has some humor with it on different subjects. Last weeks was on a different theory how the Universe works and how main stream Science is attempting to shut it down like is always seems to do if it goes aguest some special interest. Today it is akin to what happened to those who questioned the Earth was the Center of the Universe that main stream so called Science all believed during the Renaissance period, They called any theory that the Earth was not the Center of the Universe misinformation. Does this sound familiar today? People laughed and mocked people like Leonardo da Vinci, Nicolaus Copernicus, Georg Purbach as crack-pots, conspiracy theorists, nut-jobs and they were suppressed and even imprisoned for their radical thoughts and observations. Again it sounds like today in so many ways. In any event this is a good one to ponder and see even if a bad idea ...
Seemingly chaotic systems like the weather and the financial markets are governed by the laws of chaos theory.
We all have heard about chaos theory, but if you have not or have forgotten what chaos theory is well here you go from interestingengineering.com:
"Chaos theory deals with dynamic systems, which are highly sensitive to initial conditions, making it almost impossible to track the resulting unpredictable behavior. Chaos theory seeks to find patterns in systems that appear random, such as weather, fluid turbulence, and the stock market.
Since the smallest of changes can lead to vastly different outcomes, the long-term behavior of chaotic systems is difficult to predict despite their inherently deterministic nature.
As Edward Lorenz, who first proposed what became commonly known as the Butterfly Effect, eloquently said, "Chaos: When the present determines the future, but the approximate present does not approximately determine the future.""
You may have heard the term about chaos theory as a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil,...
I for one have lost trust in Medical Doctors due to COVID and reflection that they seem to push pills for everything and untested so called vaccines that is using a unproven technology because the Government and the Medical Boards of the State told them to. There are a very few exceptions. Thus they do not address the key problem just prescribe more and more pills to keep you alive an sick longer for them and Big Phama to profit from you. Will AI do any better? Well that depends on what was used for the training of AI. If it also pushes pills and vaccines without question then you have the same problems noted above. However, if the AI Training includes all possible forms of treatment and they zero in on the right issues for the true problem then there is possibilities they would be way better than most of the current Medical Doctors today.
The following is from an article from interestingengineering.com and written by Paul Ratner:
"A new study looks at how accurately AI can diagnose patients. We interview the researcher, who weighs in on AI's role ...
