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Chardonnay
Grapple with a lil grape amidst the thistle. Peas in a pod not far from the backyard pepper-patches, prickly pompoms along the side-paths of a city park. This vivid color is a good omen if untouched, fertility is their needled warning.
Rob AngeliPublished about a month ago in ProofChampagne: Commodifying the women who built an empire
"Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" Dom Pérignon, the French monk (incorrectly) attributed to discovering champagne, is romantically remembered exclaiming this as he sipped on the effervescent beverage in the 17th century (Epstein, 2011). Pérignon was followed by many other men in characterizing the refined beverage that is enjoyed at celebrations all over the world. In thinking of champagne, one might, as Becky Sue Epstein reminisced in her history on champagne, imagine popular male characters like James Bond enigmatically sipping on champagne, or male athletes popping a bottle open in celebration. Champagne is a drink synonymous with starry skies, black cocktail dresses, and the flowery words on a page of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. He even famously wrote, "I'll drink your champagne. I'll drink every drop of it, I don't care if it kills me." It is universally accepted as a mood setter, an aphrodisiac as Catherine the Great was convinced (Epstein, 2011). It is recognized as a toast to celebration and accomplishment, Epstein (2011) writing, “champagne continues to be the beverage that signals special occasions and celebrations, no matter what the climate or the economy is like – in life as well as on screen” (p. 11). Historically, champagne has represented this idea of celebration since is acceptance in the 17th century, however, it has celebrated men and sexualized women despite the feminist champions who built the champagne empire as a whole.
Talia NicolePublished about a year ago in Proof"In What Furnace Was Thy Brain?"*
*From "The Tyger" by William Blake Most amino acids build proteins. Undeniably important, they are the basis of the body's structure. Nevertheless, some amino acids have other roles, roles that help sew together the vast complex of protein structures into a seamlessly moving, thinking creature.
D. Thea BaldrickPublished about a year ago in Proof
The Many Faces Of Fire Water
Moonshine is a high-proof liquor with a rich history. It gets its name from the illegal practice of making it. There are no rules to creating moonshine. Just four ingredients; cornmeal, sugar, water, and yeast, and simple equipment. It doesn’t require time to mature like wine, so it can be drunk on the same day it was bottled. The simplicity of making it is what attracts a lot of people to brew it at home. This smooth, slightly sweet, beverage began in Britain around the 15th century and is still being made today, despite its illegal status in most states. June 5th is the day we honor moonshine. So, today we’ll discuss its many uses outside of having a good time.
M.L. LewisPublished about a year ago in Proof10 No-Fuss Cocktails for St. Patrick's Day
Every year for St. Patrick's Day, my husband and I celebrate in a rather heretical fashion: the American way. In Ireland, St. Patrick's Day is not a boozy holiday, but a religious reminder of Saint Patrick and all of his kind deeds. Like most holidays, this Americanized Irish celebration has strayed far from the original intention and meaning, and been replaced with a favored popular pastime; drinking. So, in celebration, I have for you ten of our favorite easy to make cocktails to enjoy at home.
E.L. MartinPublished 2 years ago in ProofThe Alcoholic History Of Vodka
I am no stranger to the bar, the cigar bar to be more precise. I have been requested to cover two things: A). History B). F*cked up stories from Florida
Jessica BuggPublished 2 years ago in ProofThe Top 6 Healthiest Dry Red Wines That Undoubtedly Pack a Big Punch!
Do you need an excuse to uncork a bottle and take a sip of your favorite pinot noir or malbec? Of course not, right? Drinking red wines may offer many health benefits. It’s helpful in heart disease, cancer, low blood pressure, and so on.
Ashley Marie's Best Tequila Cocktails feat. Calirosa
Hey dolls! I hope you all are having a wonderful day wherever you are! If you know anything about me, you know that I love a good girls’ night. Getting dolled up and heading out for the night is fabulous, but sometimes you just need to take an evening to catch up with your sisters.
Ashley Marie RosasPublished 2 years ago in Proof
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BLACK HOLE
Although black holes can be incredibly dangerous, they also have some great benefits. For example, they can release energy in the form of Hawking radiation, which over time causes the black hole to disappear. However, you would not be able to reassemble yourself if you were ejected from a black hole let continue in a journey about what black holes can do and they are Necessary to us black holes are dense and scary they suck up everything in their way their gravity is so strong it bends light and warps time but what if I told you we might have been wrong about these Cosmic vacuum cleaners well for one they're not vacuum cleaners at all. black holes don't go around gobbling up everything in their vicinity you'd have to cross a black hole's Event Horizon to get sucked into one The Event Horizon is the area around a black hole where its gravity is so strong that you'd have to move at the speed of light to escape it and moving that fast is simply impossible at least according to Einstein that's why there's no Escape after you cross this line the extreme gravity would pull you in and then you disappear into the Blackness of a black hole forever forever [Music] but as long as you stayed on the safe side of the Event Horizon you'd be completely fine now if you had a bad day and ended up sucked into a black hole it might not be as violent as you think despite a black hole's unimaginably massive gravity it wouldn't instantly crush you like a can of soda no you'd experience something that scientists call spaghettification it's when a black hole stretches you into the shape of well spaghetti if you were approaching a black hole feet first your legs would get long and skinny before your head started to change shape once you cross the Event Horizon the stretching you'd experience would be extreme and painful the black hole wouldn't Crush you instead it would rip your molecules apart this whole spaghettification process would only take a few seconds maybe a few minutes tops sorry did I say it wouldn't be violent yeah I take that back this would really hurt but the good news is you could still make a comeback just not in the same form as you entered the black hole yeah you may have heard that nothing escapes a black hole but that isn't exactly true all thanks to Hawking radiation turns out black holes have an interesting Quantum phenomenon going on at the very edge of a black hole's Event Horizon particles are constantly forming some of them fall back into the black hole but others escape this monstrosity's gravity in the form of radiation Hawking radiation to be specific over time so many particles escape a black hole's Event Horizon that the black hole disappears entirely like it never even existed but it takes an incredibly long time for a black hole to evaporate like this and unfortunately you wouldn't be able to reassemble yourself from all those emitted particles so I really wouldn't recommend jumping into a black hole especially not into a super massive black hole in the middle of our galaxy one good thing that can come from getting close to a black hole is that you could hypothetically Harvest its radiation and use it to power things back on Earth of course we're nowhere near that kind of Technology but we have other sources to produce clean renewable energy like nuclear fission I know when you think of green energy all that comes to mind is solar panels and wind turbines well that's why I wanted to tell you about nuclear energy it's zero emission meaning it doesn't generate harmful byproducts like fossil fuels it uses way less land than solar or wind farms to produce massive amounts of carbon-free power and it's super efficient when it comes to waste win-win-win as we aim for a cleaner future nuclear energy can massively help us reach the goal of 100 clean electricity by 2035 and a net zero emissions economy by 2050. now that sounds like the kind of future I'd be looking forward to you well at least it's a lot better than falling into a black hole you see there are different types of black holes the most common ones are Stellar black holes they are the remnants of stars at least 20 times more massive than our sun and because they're so dense well their event Horizons can be several kilometers in diameter super massive black holes are monstrous unimaginably big the most massive black hole scientists have spotted so far is located in the middle of Phoenix a Galaxy it's got a mass of 100 billion Suns yeah billion with a B at this point it's not just a super massive black hole it's a stupendously large black hole or slab until recently scientists thought the biggest supermassive giant was ton 618. a black hole with 66 billion solar masses but there's so much of the cosmos we haven't discovered yet and maybe supermassive black holes can be much much more massive than we could ever imagine scientists still don't know exactly how these Cosmic monstrosities formed and we've got no idea what happens when two of them Collide but it sure wouldn't be pretty for anything caught in between them but at least we can still observe them to find out more a black hole's gravity is so intense that even light can't escape it but that doesn't mean they're the stealthy ninjas of the cosmos they're very much visible just not in the way you might think because their gravitational pull affects Stars around them astronomers can detect their gravitational effects they can also see x-rays when something big falls into a black hole that's because when matter is pulled to the point of no return it heats up to intense temperatures but the most mysterious thing about black holes is what lies on the other side there are theories that black holes can be gateways to other universes a black hole might be connected to another point in space and time through what's known as an Einstein Rosen Bridge it's a type of Wormhole and a very unstable one now scientists haven't found proof of that yet but that doesn't mean it's not possible what if we could use black holes as Cosmic Subways where could they take us could it be another reality another time well while all of this is fun to think about there's one big problem Einstein rosenbridges are incredibly unstable they could collapse on you at any moment trapping you inside a black hole before you could reach your mysterious destination and even if we were lucky enough to pass through that bridge before it collapsed there's still no way you could survive it the intense gravity and radiation would likely destroy you long before you popped.
Ishimwe AlafatPublished about 14 hours ago in ProofAliens
In the fall of 2017, the world of astronomy was graced with a remarkable discovery. An unexpected visitor from deep space made its presence known in our solar system. This celestial interloper caught the attention of astronomers around the globe, including the esteemed Karen Meech, an astronomer at the Institute For Astronomy University of Hawaii.
RUSHAN THARUKAPublished about 24 hours ago in Proof
Life after death, journey of the soul
Embarking on this profound exploration of Hinduism's perspective on life, death, and the soul's journey evokes a deep sense of contemplation. As we unravel the intricate tapestry of beliefs that guide Hindus through this metaphysical transition, one can't help but feel the weight of these spiritual concepts and the emotional resonance they carry.
BRIMA CONTEHPublished 2 days ago in Proof
The Khalistan Movement
The Khalistan movement, a chapter in India's history that left an indelible mark, particularly within the Sikh community, emerged in the late 20th century with the aspiration to carve out an independent Sikh state called Khalistan from the Indian state of Punjab. Spanning the 1980s and early '90s, this movement saw violent protests, resulting in the tragic loss of over 20,000 lives in Punjab. What began as a quest for self-determination soon evolved into a deeply divisive and violent episode in India's history.
Shivesh MishraPublished 3 days ago in Proof
From Peril to Peculiarity: The Extraordinary Story of Survival Inside a Whale
Introduction Picture this: you're out at sea, the vast expanse of water stretching out in all directions. Suddenly, an enormous shadow looms beneath your boat, and before you know it, you find yourself in the belly of a beast—the belly of a whale. This is no fisherman's tale; this is the mind-boggling story of James Bartley, who claimed to have survived being swallowed by a whale in 1891. In this gripping article, we delve into the depths of the ocean to unravel the incredible mysteries surrounding the possibility of human survival inside a whale.
Saidu TanimuPublished 3 days ago in ProofNetflix vs YouTube: The Better Alternative for Your Viewing Pleasure
In the vast realm of online streaming, two giants stand tall, vying for your attention and subscription dollars: Netflix and YouTube. While both platforms offer a plethora of content to entertain and inform, they cater to distinct niches, leaving many viewers wondering which is the better alternative for their specific needs.
macOS Sonoma
macOS Sonoma is presently accessible as a free programming update, bringing a rich arrangement of new highlights to the Macintosh that make work and play considerably more impressive. With macOS Sonoma, work area gadgets open a better approach to customize the Macintosh and accomplish more, while shocking new screen savers, large updates to video conferencing and Safari, alongside improved gaming make the Macintosh experience over and above anyone's expectations.
Cristiano UzzalPublished 4 days ago in ProofGoogle and TikTok’s Search Partnership Will Be a Creator Game-changer
In a surprising turn of events, TikTok and Google have seemingly forged an unexpected partnership that has the potential to revolutionize the creator industry. This newfound collaboration could reshape how users discover content on TikTok and broaden the horizons of digital content creation.
Hyper AngerPublished 4 days ago in Proof
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