A: The US presidential election set for Nov. 5 is just two weeks away.
B: A number of famous entertainers, including Oprah Winfrey, Beyonce and George Clooney have endorsed the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate Kamala Harris.
A: Some young artists, such as Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Katy Perry, have also given endorsement to Harris.
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B: I heard that over 300,000 fans registered as voters within one day through the link in Swift’s Instagram post.
A: No wonder the Republican Party’s presidential candidate Donald Trump recently posted online: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!”
A: 距離11月5日美國大選只剩下兩週了。
B: 有不少知名藝人,像是歐普拉、碧昂絲、喬治克魯尼,都力挺民主黨的總統候選人賀錦麗。
A: 一些年輕歌手,例如泰勒絲、怪奇比莉、凱蒂佩芮也都為她背書。
B: 聽說一天之內就有30多萬粉絲,透過泰勒絲IG貼文裡的連結登記為合格選民。
A: 難怪共和黨的總統候選人唐納川普會貼文大罵:「我恨泰勒絲!」
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
Most people enjoy the simple pleasure of creating bubbles using soap and water or a handy bubble gun, but have you ever wondered why these bubbles come out in such a uniform, spherical form? The answer delves into the fascinating realm of physics and the special behaviors of liquids. Soap bubbles are formed when air molecules become trapped inside a thin layer of soapy water, giving them a shimmering appearance. As a liquid, the soapy film takes up the smallest possible surface area—water molecules naturally do this to achieve the most stable state. And guess what shape has the least surface
Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organizations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. The 2024 winners have been announced between Oct. 7 and yesterday, as follows. Medicine prize The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, tiny pieces of genetic material that alter how genes work at the cellular level, solving a decades-old mystery, and could lead to new ways of treating cancer. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute, which awarded the prize,
A: Taiwanese athletes won two gold and five bronze medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including shooter Lee Meng-yuan, who has now become the World’s No. 1. B: Badminton duo Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin and boxer Lin Yu-ting won golds this time. A: But Taiwan lagged far behind neighboring Japan and South Korea, which won 20 and 13 golds, respectively. B: Plus, many top Taiwanese players are retiring after the games. A: Isn’t Taiwan planning to upgrade the Ministry of Education’s Sports Administration to a ministry for sports development? That will hopefully boost our national strength in sports. A:
Continued from yesterday (延續自昨日) https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang When water molecules stick together, this also creates surface tension. This surface tension acts like a stretchy skin that resists outside forces. Meanwhile, the air molecules inside the bubble are pushing outwards trying to escape, but the surface tension pushes back with an equal and opposite force. It’s like a tug-of-war, but perfectly balanced, and this balance of forces is what keeps the bubble together. Bubbles are also easy to burst because their existence all hinges on the thin film. A collision with the ground or a wall can rupture this delicate membrane. Likewise, too much air pushed