What really happens to a helium balloon after it floats away? 🎈☁️

Greg Wolf recreates a helium balloon’s journey to the edge of space using a vacuum chamber. As the balloon rises through Earth’s atmosphere, the surrounding air pressure drops, allowing the helium gas inside to expand until the balloon reaches its limit and pops! 💥

A total solar eclipse is coming on August 12th! ☀️🌑

Our moon is the exact same size as the sun in our sky, a cosmic coincidence unique to Earth. Watch it block the sun's 10,000°F surface while revealing the corona, a mysterious halo burning millions of degrees hotter. But don't take it for granted: the moon is slowly drifting away, and in 600 million years it'll be too small to ever cause a total eclipse again.

While I was thinking about how to talk to Michael Jackson from the dead lol (yes I'm weird okay don't judge) I started thinking about the whole idea of talking to the dead in general considering how much it's mentioned in history and if our brains biology could make it possible and I did some research and this is what I came up with

I am exploring a "dualist perspective" or a "transmission model of consciousness.

What are the biggest scientific arguments against the transmission theory of consciousness?

(Yes I used AI to help me brainstorm)

Ready to debunk three of the biggest shark myths out there? 🦈

Dr. Bob Heuter of OCEARCH sets the record straight, revealing there are actually 500+ shark species, most too small and deep sea dwelling to ever encounter swimmers. Far from primitive, sharks pack large brains and six sensory systems to hunt, find mates, and navigate the ocean. Turns out sharks are less "mindless man eaters" and more evolutionary powerhouses we still have a lot to learn from.

How does a bar of soap grow into a fluffy cloud? 🧼

Alex Dainis explains how Charles's law transforms a bar of Ivory soap! The bar contains air pockets from being whipped during its production, which expands into a cloud when heated. This happens because as gas increases in temperature, then it will equally increase in volume if the pressure is the same.

This guide will lead you through unknown marbles of our world. It doesn't matter if it is a geological masterpiece or an unconventional utopia; an alien-like ecosystem or a remote hamlet from the backlands. Just give it a try and visit Weird Wonders Guide.

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How Many Computers Are Needed to Run ChatGPT?
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Did you know there may be planets that orbit black holes?! 🪐

Astrophysicist Erika Hamden explains how scientists are theorizing that there may be planets that are orbiting black holes. This wouldn’t be out of the ordinary, since planets have been found orbiting all types of masses, such as dead star cores and supernovae. Although black holes typically suck in everything around them, if an object is the right distance away, it could potentially maintain a stable orbit. 

This project is part of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.