Hi.Everybody welcome to this discussion.Here you can post interesting stories about History,Science and famous people.I hope we can have a really great time here.Let's do it together.Here is my first story about History.A Laconic Answer
The Spartans lived in that part of southern Greece called Laconia. Sometimes people call them Spartans and sometimes Laconians.Those people were very brave and their way of life was very simple.One of their rules was that they must always speak very briefly using no more words than were necessary. To this day ,we often call a short answer Laconic; that is, such ananswer as a Laconian might give.There was in northern Greece a land called Macedon,ruled over by a king,Philip by name.Philip wanted to become head of all Greece.He had a great army and conquered state after state.But although his strength was so great,Laconia remained free. When Philip reached Laconia he sent a letter to the brave Spartans saying, "If I conquer your country, I will level your great city to the ground". In a few days he saw the answer brought to him. On opening the letter he found only one word written in it.That word was IF.
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Dear Ameur,
Thank you so much for this amazing video.I'm really glad that you being not Armenian feel the same way about my nation the way I do. I really appreciate that.God bless you and your nation.
Dear Ruzan,
your post is WOW ... !!!
Its means that our planet earth was more beautiful than the planet other, isn't it ?
thanks,
-Nadiyah-
Ruzan said:
Thank you,dear Nafis.It's amazing.You know, there are other Planets too but,the Planet Earth is unique.Only our planet has a blue sky and it's because of oxygen and ozone layer. The ozone layer is a layer of gas in the upper atmosphere which protects humans and other living things from the harmful ultraviolet (UV-B) rays of the sun. In the 1980s, scientists began finding clues that the ozone layer was going away or being depleted. This allows more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. This can cause people to have a greater chance of getting too much UV radiation. Too much UV can cause bad health effects like skin cancer, eye damage, and get you sick easier.We should care about our Planet Earth.Nafis said:
You are more than welcome,dear Nafis.I'm glad that you liked this story.Since my childhood I've known that the Goodyear tires are the best in the world! That's why this story was interested me.Thanks for your nice comment,honey.
Nafis said:
Dear Ruzan,
The story about Goodyear is really interesting like other stories. In Canada, there is a shop which sells tire and repair cars in the name of Goodyear. I did not know that until i read your story here. So, Goodyear is the name of the inventor! it is really fascinating! Thanks a lot.
The story about Goodyear is really interesting like other stories. In Canada, there is a shop which sells tire and repair cars in the name of Goodyear. I did not know that until i read your story here. So, Goodyear is the name of the inventor! it is really fascinating! Thanks a lot.
RUBBER Although rubber itself can not be considered an "accidental invention", the process of curing the rubber into a more useful form is.
In the sixteenth century, rubber balls were a novelty in Europe after being introduced to Spain by Christopher Columbus. Columbus found out about the rubber by watching the Indians of Central and South America play a game which was sort of a cross between basketball and football where the object was to get the rubber ball to go through a stone ring. For the next two centuries, inventors saw potential in this interesting material, however the properties of rubber were too inconsistent in various temperatures.
It was an American inventor, Charles Goodyear who finally had a breakthrough. After mixed success of finding ways to "cure" the rubber, he was introduced to the idea of using sulphur on the rubber by Nathaniel Hayward who at the time was associated with the rubber industry. One day Goodyear decided to try combining rubber with sulphur and white lead and then applying heat. In February of 1839, after an accidental over-heating, he realized that although the center of this material was charred, the edges were dry and springy. Goodyear had invented the process of "curing" or "vulcanizing" rubber.
Sadly, Goodyear never enjoyed the commercial success he had hoped for. He died in 1860 leaving his family $200,000 in debt. It wasn't until 1870 that Civil War surgeon named Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, convinced of rubbers potential, started the B. F. Goodrich company which became a huge success, making everything from fire hoses (its first product) to tires. Although Goodyear didn't live to see the results of his sacrifices, over time, accumulated royalties from his inventions made his family comfortable..
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Thank you so much for this amazing video.I'm really glad that you being not Armenian feel the same way about my nation the way I do. I really appreciate that.God bless you and your nation.
I'm really glad that you liked our postings.
thanks so much.(for everything)
have a nice day and take care my friends
AMEUR
You are welcome.
You are right,our Planet is the Best
your post is WOW ... !!!
Its means that our planet earth was more beautiful than the planet other, isn't it ?
thanks,
-Nadiyah-
Ruzan said:
Nafis said:
The story about Goodyear is really interesting like other stories. In Canada, there is a shop which sells tire and repair cars in the name of Goodyear. I did not know that until i read your story here. So, Goodyear is the name of the inventor! it is really fascinating! Thanks a lot.
Have a nice day/night,
Nafis
sobiya said:
RUBBERAlthough rubber itself can not be considered an "accidental invention", the process of curing the rubber into a more useful form is.
In the sixteenth century, rubber balls were a novelty in Europe after being introduced to Spain by Christopher Columbus. Columbus found out about the rubber by watching the Indians of Central and South America play a game which was sort of a cross between basketball and football where the object was to get the rubber ball to go through a stone ring. For the next two centuries, inventors saw potential in this interesting material, however the properties of rubber were too inconsistent in various temperatures.
It was an American inventor, Charles Goodyear who finally had a breakthrough. After mixed success of finding ways to "cure" the rubber, he was introduced to the idea of using sulphur on the rubber by Nathaniel Hayward who at the time was associated with the rubber industry. One day Goodyear decided to try combining rubber with sulphur and white lead and then applying heat. In February of 1839, after an accidental over-heating, he realized that although the center of this material was charred, the edges were dry and springy. Goodyear had invented the process of "curing" or "vulcanizing" rubber.
Sadly, Goodyear never enjoyed the commercial success he had hoped for. He died in 1860 leaving his family $200,000 in debt. It wasn't until 1870 that Civil War surgeon named Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, convinced of rubbers potential, started the B. F. Goodrich company which became a huge success, making everything from fire hoses (its first product) to tires. Although Goodyear didn't live to see the results of his sacrifices, over time, accumulated royalties from his inventions made his family comfortable..
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