Saturday, August 8, 2009

Many Whys, Many Answers!

Hi Girls! Have you ever had the hiccups and wondered what caused them? And what about eyebrows? Why do we have them? Life is full of questions, and some are simple to answer!

Why do we get Goose Bumps when it is cold? Goose bumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair. When it's hot and you need to cool down, little muscles at the base of each hair relax. Your hair becomes relaxed. Your sweat glands pump out body heat in sweat. Your blood vessels get big to take more heat to the skin to get rid of it. When it's cold, the arrector muscle pulls the hair up. The duct to the sweat glands gets small to conserve heat. Our blood vessels also get small to save heat.


Why Do Bats Hang Upside Down? Because they need to put their feet up. Since bats are the only mammals who can fly, with wingspans ranging from 6" to 6', they failed to make great strides in the walking-about, or in the standing departments. Their legs and feet are simply not strong enough to support these functions for great lengths of time. For this very reason, bats, when in their bat caves, or roosting in trees, take the weight off of their tired limbs by hanging upside down.


Why is the sea blue? There are two reasons for the color of the sea; both of them contribute to the answer. A. The sea reflects the sky: you have probably noticed that the sea is not very blue-looking when the sky is overcast. Water reflects and scatters the light that strikes it; this is shown by the fact that you can see your reflection in puddles. When the sky is brilliant blue, the sea is also, because it reflects the blue of the sky. B. The sea refracts light just as the sky does. Blue light is more easily bent, or refracted, than red light; thus, light refracted back from the surface of the sea appears blue. Furthermore, when you are underwater the water around you appears blue because more blue light is scattered back to your eye than red light.


Why do we get hiccups? When you hiccup, your diaphragm involuntarily contracts (the diaphragm is a dome-shaped muscle that separates the chest cavity from the abdomen. It plays an extremely important role in breathing.). This contraction of the diaphragm then causes an immediate and brief closure of the vocal cords, which produces the characteristic sound of a hiccup. What actually causes the hiccup is difficult to say - in most instances, there is no obvious cause. Attacks of the hiccups seem to be associated with a few different things: eating/ drinking too fast or being nervous and excited.


Why is some hair curly and some hair straight? Hair is curly or straight, depending upon the number of disulfide bonds between hair proteins found in the hair shaft. The greater the number of links, the curlier the hair, and the fewer the number of links, the straighter the hair.


Why do we have eyebrows? Those tiny, little hairs above our eyes play a very important role in keeping moisture out of our eyes. Just like an umbrella keeps our bodies dry from the rain, our hairy eyebrows keep our eyes dry from rain or sweat.

Friday, August 7, 2009

Tecna's Daily Tip

Is it possible to move backwards in time? Yes, according to Cern, the world's largest particle physics laboratory. Ready to go?

Winx Club's Rock Star Outfits






















Hot or Not? Helia's New Hair Style

What do you think of Helia’s old hair style?


Here’s his old hairstyle.In this one I knew instantly he was Flora’s soulmate.

And what you also think of Helia's new hair style?


Meh.I think it’s okay,though I like his old style better.It’s fine.

Which do you like better?

Why do you think e changed it anyway? The artist might have wanted him to have a new look,after all it’s been two years since he appeared first and has had the same style.

If you remember Musa,she had her old short pigtails till Season 3 (Two years,too)until she had a hair spell done and made her hair longer and has had new styles.


Do you like Musa’s pigtails or her hair style variety?

To Be or Not to Be: Roxy’s Fate

Rainbow is definitely sending us mixed messages about Roxy. Yes, I talk about her a lot, but who she will be to the Winx Club really has me curious. It’s one of the biggest mysteries of this season…or I could be over-thinking everything. I do that lot.


I made a list of evidence I’ve found for and against Roxy as the seventh Winx.


FOR:

-She earned her Believix, making her the only non-Winx fairy to gain a high-level form like the Winx did. If she wasn’t meant to be a Winx, why would Rainbow give her a Believix form in the first place?
-She was at Aquafan’s Winx Club Day, which framed her as a part of the group.

-Bloom tells her, “From now on, you’re one of us,” in episode nine, “Nebula.”
-In episode two, “L’Albero della Vita” (The Tree of Life), Bloom promises the pixies that the Winx will bring back the Last Fairy on Earth. Chatta says that means another pixie will get to bond. If that happens, Roxy will be the only non-Winx fairy we’ve seen with a bonded pixie.
-An Italian magazine article mentioned “a new and wonderful friendship” (una nuova e meravigliosa amicizia) with Roxy. What does that mean?


AGAINST:

-Roxy’s Believix is boring compared to the other girls’ forms. (It’s even plainer in the series since she doesn’t have the paw prints on her wings.) That could be a way to separate her from them, since the Winx are very stylish.
-The narrator started the episode fourteen preview with the line, “Six Winx and Roxy…” (le sei Winx e Roxy).
-Aquafan has changed a paragraph in a news post about Winx Club Day. Here’s the old wording:

Winx Club Day


Has your summer been less than stellar so far? How about spending a day with Stella and the gang at Europe’s most popular water park!
It’s Winx Club Day at the Aquafan Riccione on July 12th from 10 AM to 6 PM!


Can’t pitch it better than the Winx themselves, so I’ve translated the article “Winx Club Day 2009!” for you:


The summer is here, and we Winx are ready to celebrate with you! A fabulous show awaits you at the Aquafan Riccione! Winx Dance in the wave pool, Winx Club show … Music and spectacular choreography, lots of surprises and gadgets for all signed Winx Club! What are you waiting for?
On Pixie 26 and Winx Club 63 is a coupon that will allow you free entrance if you are under 12 years old and a mega discount (18 Euro instead of 24 Euro!) if you are older!


Sounds like a summer blast to me!


The article also has some great pictures of 2008’s Winx Club Day, so you can see what magic to expect! (I don’t know about you, but I think Bloom’s Enchantix outfit is gorgeous!)
So if you and your family are taking a vacation in Italy soon, why not add this to your planner? (And while you’re there, you might want to buy those magazines and get the discounts!) Aquafan is in Rimini province, near the top of the Italian boot. What else does Riccione have to offer?

Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Real Stella, Bloom and Flora!


The real Stella, Bloom and Flora! They're from Singapore.