Hiroshima peace memorial N34 22 60 E132 26 60 Hiroshima‚ Japan‚ Asia Hiroshima peace memorial is the only structure left standing in the area that was devastated by the atomic bomb explosion on August 6 1945. It has been preserved ever since the day of the explosion to show the destructive power of nuclear weapons created by man and to encourage peace and the elimination of all nuclear weapons. The Hiroshima peace memorial has been inscribed on the world heritage list as a cultural site for
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What is momentum? Momentum of a body is defined as the mass multiplied by the velocity of this object. Momentum= m x v Momentum and Newton’s second law of motion: The resultant force is proportional to the change in momentum per a second. We know that force = mass x acceleration. So F (mv-mu)/t F m (v-u)/t = ma so F=kma Momentum is a vector quantity: Momentum has a direction as well as a magnitude Momentum and Newton’s first law of motion: An object remains at
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Alpha Piper Disaster Introduction The accident‚ which occurred on board of the seaward platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ took lives of 167 people and cost billions of dollars damage of property. The Piper Alpha is placed in the North Sea‚ around 193 km northeast of Aberdeen. The field was discovered in January 1973 and the same year construction of platform took place. The depth of it was up to 140 m‚ and at the time the development and installation of the Piper Alpha platform give tongue to
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strategies would be to hire researcher who are knowledgeable about mine explosions. They would be responsible for sampling and testing substances that can prevent an explosion from happening or containing them as much as possible. For example‚ seals can be created as a barrier to contain an explosion so that a chain reaction won’t occur. Limestone powder used as rock dusting absorbs heat and reduce the intensity of an explosion. Another example‚ would be to install a sprinkler to keep things wet or
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On December‚ 6th‚ 1917‚ an unexpected explosion at Halifax‚ Harbour front had left the citizens of the Nova Scotia capital and the rest of Canada devastated. Five minutes after 9:00 a.m on that day‚ hundreds of people were killed and thousands were severely injured by the impact. A collision of two ships on the harbour due to miscommunication left everything destroyed during the time of WWI. The crash had led to the French munitions ship‚ the SS Mont-Blanc to blow up in flames. Caused by impact from
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When The Wind Blows By Raymond Briggs In what ways do the techniques used in When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs illuminate the themes of the text? Essay question In the graphic novel‚ Wwhen the Wwind Bblows the author Raymond Briggs uses a variety of techniques to illuminate the themes of the themes of this novel. Briggs uses conflict and contrast to show how broad political issues afigures affect everyday lives. Briggs also uses images (Colour‚ Shape and Framing) to portray and highlight
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the Court declared that it possessed jurisdiction. On the same day the two Parties concluded a Special Agreement asking the Court to give judgment on the following questions. Only one aspect of the first question – Is Albania responsible for the explosions? – is relevant for our purposes here. In its Judgment the Court declared on the first question‚ by 11 votes against 5‚ that Albania was responsible. The facts are as follows. On October 22nd‚ 1946‚ two British cruisers and two destroyers‚ coming
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Doppler Effect Predicts the Future of Universe Have you ever observed a speeding Car? What do you observe of the Sound it produces? The Sound of the Car increases as it approaches you‚ takes highest peak when close to you‚ and recedes as it speeds away from you! Why do you hear a varying sound level as the car speeds by you? Couldn’t have the sound been at constant level? Wondering what makes the sound behave like that? Sound is a disturbance caused in a particle medium‚ which is propagated
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as fomentation. While arriving to Antwerp there was a big explosion which filled hospitals with many unrecognizable burnt men. Some bunts so severe that they had to force openings where the mouth once were to insert tubes for feeding. The writer also describes a time when she was in a later explosion which literally scared the daylights out of her. In with the second explosion many were left wounded. The nurses drowned out the explosions by singing old traditional song until the next morning where
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of Mexico was one of the most infamous industrial environmental disasters ever. On April 20‚ 2010‚ a marine oil-drilling dig called the Deepwater Horizon exploded‚ releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This explosion resulted in the loss of human life‚ massive environmental damage‚ and widespread damage to the livelihood of people living along the Gulf Coast. The organization with the largest share in the oil drill‚ BP (Beyond Petroleum)‚ is still facing consequences
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