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  • Why is it hard to cure cancer?

  • Cancer is not a single disease.

  • It is a name given to a collection of diseases that have some common characteristics.

  • Cancer usually begins when there is a sudden change or mutation in the genes present in our cells.

  • This leads to uncontrolled cell division.

  • Now, it is hard to cure cancer because every cancer is caused by a different set of genetic mutations.

  • In different types of cells.

  • Hence, it is a different disease each time.

  • Due to which a treatment which works for an individual doesn't necessarily work for the other.

  • Now, cancer cells can be killed with treatments like chemotherapy or radiation.

  • However, sometimes these treatments may not kill all the cancer cells, risking a cancer relapse.

  • Moreover, such treatments even harm healthy cells of our body.

  • Cancer cells can even metastasize, i.e., they can spread to different body parts and start growing there.

  • Thus making it difficult to eradicate cancer completely.

  • In addition to this.

  • Many cancers are diagnosed at very late stages which makes treatment less likely to succeed.

  • Thus reducing the chances of survival.

  • Where does the fat go when you lose weight?

  • Santa Claus takes it away.

  • No.

  • Our food contains nutrients like carbohydrates, fats and proteins.

  • When we eat food, these nutrients give us energy and help us to grow.

  • However, when we eat excess amount of these nutrients.

  • Our body stores them as triglycerides in fat or adipose cells for later use.

  • This ultimately results in weight gain.

  • Now, according to a prevailing research, when we try to lose weight.

  • We actually breakdown these triglycerides in the presence of oxygen.

  • Converting them into carbon dioxide, water and energy.

  • What?

  • My fat turns into carbon dioxide, water and energy?

  • Yes.

  • We exhale the carbon dioxide gas.

  • Water is given out in the form of urine, sweat or tears.

  • Whereas, we use the energy to perform various activities.

  • Why shouldn't we look at the sun?

  • We shouldn't look at the sun because the moon will feel jealous.

  • No.

  • It is because the sun not only gives out a tremendous amount of light but it also emits ultraviolet radiation.

  • This radiation can harm our eyes and even make us blind.

  • No.

  • I don't believe you.

  • Alright.

  • I'll explain.

  • When we look or stare at the sun for a long time.

  • The emitted ultraviolet radiation burns the outermost layer of our eyes called cornea.

  • Causing intense pain and inflammation.

  • This condition is called photokeratitis.

  • In addition to this, the radiation also damages the proteins present in the eye lens.

  • Giving us cataract and thus, causing blurry vision.

  • Moreover, the ultraviolet radiation even damages the light-sensitive cells in the retina which help us to see.

  • This condition is called solar retinopathy.

  • Solar retinopathy can lead to temporary or even permanent blindness.

  • What causes brain freeze?

  • An empty wallet.

  • No.

  • Brain freeze or ice cream headache is a short term headache.

  • Scientifically, it is called sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.

  • What a complicated name.

  • Indeed.

  • In the back of our throat, there are two main arteries.

  • They are internal carotid artery and anterior cerebral artery.

  • They supply blood to the entire brain.

  • Now, when we have cold foods such as an ice cream or a cold beverage rapidly.

  • The temperature at the back of our throat drops suddenly.

  • This causes the two arteries who are supplying blood to the brain to contract quickly.

  • As there is a sudden change in the blood flow, it results in a type of headache called a brain freeze.

  • It is the brain's way of telling us to slow down and have that ice cream or cold beverage slowly.

  • Topic: Density.

  • Why does an iron nail float on mercury and sink in water?

  • Looks like you are stuck in the middle of a huge sea.

  • Oh really.

  • I had no idea.

  • No.

  • Don't take the nail into water.

  • It will sink.

  • Take the nail completely into mercury.

  • It will float and help you reach the shore.

  • You are bluffing.

  • How will the nail float in mercury?

  • Please listen to me.

  • Oh no.

  • See.

  • I warned you.

  • Will you now use the nail in mercury?

  • Yeah, Yeah, I will.

  • Do you know why the iron nail sank in water and floated on mercury?

  • It is because of density.

  • Density is the measure of mass present per unit volume.

  • Lesser the density of the fluid.

  • Lesser will be the upward force exerted by the fluid on the object placed in it.

  • In the first case, the iron nail sinks in water.

  • Because the density of water is comparatively less than the iron nail.

  • As water is less dense, the upward force exerted by it on the nail is less.

  • Hence, the nail sinks in water.

  • However, in the second case, as the density of mercury is comparatively more than the iron nail.

  • The upward force exerted by mercury is more.

  • Hence, the nail floats on mercury.

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