Perché se per colore consideriamo un pigmento in grado di assorbire una porzione delle lunghezze d’onda della parte visibile dello spettro elettromagnetico, la somma di tutti i colori e’ data dall’assorbimento dell’intero spettro visibile.
Quando ho fatto io un incidente con la mia prima macchina (una vecchia fiestina del ‘91, che una signora americana con la patente internazionale da 3 giorni, non abituata al cambio manuale e alla segnaletica italiana, ha spinto di sotto a un precipizio facendomi inversione a U davanti), e mi sono trovato a testa in giù appeso alla cintura, il primo istinto non e’ stato il panico, ma una razionalità lucidissima.
Ho pensato subito alle priorità, in modo totalmente automatico:
spegnere il quadro, in caso ci fossero perdite di benzina e/o fili scoperti.
sganciare la cintura, e liberarsi dal sedile
sfondare un finestrino con un calcio (all’epoca non sapevo che i finestrini laterali posteriori non sono come parabrezza che NON si sbriciolano prendendoli a calci ma si staccano di netto, e ho rischiato di tagliarmi la gamba coi frammenti)
uscire dalla macchina e allontanarsi velocemente, arrampicandosi su per la scarpata.
Paradossalmente quando sono risalito sulla strada, ero l’unico tranquillo. La signora americana piangeva in preda al panico, e gli altri si sbracciavano chiamando ambulanze e pompieri. Non hanno nemmeno capito subito che ero io quello che era cascato di sotto, vedendomi arrivare cosi’ tranquillo. Non so esattamente cosa e’ successo, ma la consapevolezza del rischio corso e’ arrivata solo dopo, a mente fredda.
Probabilmente quel tizio ha avuto lo stesso meccanismo automatico: la prima reazione e’ stata di mettersi al sicuro, ma senza bisogno di correre, perché le auto lo hanno visto, si sono fermate, e non rappresentano un pericolo in quel momento.
diciamo che io opterei per un festeggiamento vegetariano
Noi mangiamo tranquillamente cinghiale congelato anche 6 o 7 anni prima. I legami proteici saranno pure andati a correre sul raccordo anulare durante l’ora di punta ma dal punto di vista della carica batterica è sovrapponibile a un qualsiasi alimento congelato 24 ore prima. E, ma questo è soggettivo, il gusto è migliore perché ha giovato della frollatura forzata di anni.
Il problema non è il congelamento ma la provenienza della carne (sono stati fatti esami sul sangue e sul fegato dell’animale?), come è stata trattata prima del congelamento (macellata con cognizione di causa?) e come verrà cotta dopo (ecco, io eviterei una tartare).
(Comunque io ho battuto il record con una bistecca di vitello congelata 12 anni prima ma lì devo ammettere che sembrava di mangiare del poliuretano).
Ma perché ridursi a mangiare il cinghiale congelato, quando basta uscire a fare un giro in macchina per investirne uno bello fresco? Con quello che costa il congelatore ci si compra un bel bull-bar in stile mad max, per una dieta piu sana e naturale.
In Iceland, books are exchanged as
Christmas Eve presents, then you spend
the rest of the night in bed reading them
and eating chocolate. The tradition is
part of a season called Jolabokaflod, or
‘The Christmas Book Flood’, because
Iceland, which publishes more books
per capita than any other country, sells
most of its books between September
and November due to people preparing
for the upcoming holiday. SourceSource 2Source 3
Filed under: motivi validi per trasferirsi in Islanda.
Non vedevo l’ora che arrivasse il periodo natalizio per andare al mercato alle 7 del mattino e preservare il mio organismo dall’invecchiamento grazie alla criogenesi.
Noi oggi abbiamo fatto dalle 7 di mattina alle 9 di sera no-stop con @labignetteria ai mercatini di natale. E nel caso di @tsuki-nh anche di piu’, perche si e’ dovuta alzare stanotte alle 3 e 30 per cominciare a infornare.
Non sento piu’ le gambe. Domani ci vado in tuta da sci.
Sono sotto l’acqua calda da mezz’ora per scongelarmi, ma tra poche ore si va sottozero! Domani pretendo un San Bernardo col grappino ogni ora
Geolocalizzati ché te ne mando un branco in soccorso…
In tenuta da battaglia: pantaloni della tuta da sci, calzemaglia, due maglie termiche, felpa in pile, due piumini, sciarpa, guanti e cappello.
Chiune Sugihara. This man saved 6000 Jews. He was a Japanese diplomat in Lithuania. When the Nazis began rounding up Jews, Sugihara risked his life to start issuing unlawful travel visas to Jews. He hand-wrote them 18 hrs a day. The day his consulate closed and he had to evacuate, witnesses claim he was STILL writing visas and throwing from the train as he pulled away. He saved 6000 lives. The world didn’t know what he’d done until Israel honored him in 1985, the year before he died.
Why can’t we have a movie about him?
He was often called “Sempo”, an alternative reading of the characters of his first name, as that was easier for Westerners to pronounce.
His wife, Yukiko, was also a part of this; she is often credited with suggesting the plan. The Sugihara family was held in a Soviet POW camp for 18 months until the end of the war; within a year of returning home, Sugihara was asked to resign – officially due to downsizing, but most likely because the government disagreed with his actions.
He didn’t simply grant visas – he granted visas against direct orders, after attempting three times to receive permission from the Japanese Foreign Ministry and being turned down each time. He did not “misread” orders; he was in direct violation of them, with the encouragement and support of his wife.
He was honoured as Righteous Among the Nations in 1985, a year before he died in Kamakura; he and his descendants have also been granted permanent Israeli citizenship. He was also posthumously awarded the Life Saving Cross of Lithuania (1993); Commander’s Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1996); and the Commander’s Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2007). Though not canonized, some Eastern Orthodox Christians recognize him as a saint.
Sugihara was born in Gifu on the first day of 1900, January 1. He achieved top marks in his schooling; his father wanted him to become a physician, but Sugihara wished to pursue learning English. He deliberately failed the exam by writing only his name and then entered Waseda, where he majored in English. He joined the Foreign Ministry after graduation and worked in the Manchurian Foreign Office in Harbin (where he learned Russian and German; he also converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church during this time). He resigned his post in protest over how the Japanese government treated the local Chinese citizens. He eventually married Yukiko Kikuchi, who would suggest and encourage his acts in Lithuania; they had four sons together. Chiune Sugihara passed away July 31, 1986, at the age of 86. Until her own passing in 2008, Yukiko continued as an ambassador of his legacy.
It is estimated that the Sugiharas saved between 6,000-10,000 Lithuanian and Polish Jewish people.
It’s a tragedy that the Sugiharas aren’t household names. They are among the greatest heroes of WWII. Is it because they were from an Axis Power? Is it because they aren’t European? I don’t know. But I’ve decided to always reblog them when they come across my dash. If I had the money, I would finance a movie about them.
He told an interviewer:
You want to know about my motivation, don’t you? Well. It is the kind of sentiments anyone would have when he actually sees refugees face to face, begging with tears in their eyes. He just cannot help but sympathize with them. Among the refugees were the elderly and women. They were so desperate that they went so far as to kiss my shoes, Yes, I actually witnessed such scenes with my own eyes. Also, I felt at that time, that the Japanese government did not have any uniform opinion in Tokyo. Some Japanese military leaders were just scared because of the pressure from the Nazis; while other officials in the Home Ministry were simply ambivalent.
People in Tokyo were not united. I felt it silly to deal with them. So, I made up my mind not to wait for their reply. I knew that somebody would surely complain about me in the future. But, I myself thought this would be the right thing to do. There is nothing wrong in saving many people’s lives….The spirit of humanity, philanthropy…neighborly friendship…with this spirit, I ventured to do what I did, confronting this most difficult situation—and because of this reason, I went ahead with redoubled courage.
He died in nearly complete obscurity in Japan. His neighbors were shocked when people from all over, including Israeli diplomatic personnel, showed up at quiet little Mr. Sugihara’s funeral.
I will forever reblog this, I wish more people would know about them!
I liked this before when it had way less information. Thank you, history-sharers.
Tucked away in a corner in L.A.’s Little Tokyo is a life-sized statue of Chiune, seated on a bench and smiling gently as he holds out a visa.
The stone next to him bears a quote from the Talmud; “He who saves one life, saves the entire world.”
I had no idea it existed until a few weeks ago, but it’s since become one of my favorite pieces of public art.
Non vedevo l’ora che arrivasse il periodo natalizio per andare al mercato alle 7 del mattino e preservare il mio organismo dall’invecchiamento grazie alla criogenesi.
Noi oggi abbiamo fatto dalle 7 di mattina alle 9 di sera no-stop con @labignetteria ai mercatini di natale. E nel caso di @tsuki-nh anche di piu’, perche si e’ dovuta alzare stanotte alle 3 e 30 per cominciare a infornare.
Non sento piu’ le gambe. Domani ci vado in tuta da sci.
Prima impressione a caldo: “Rogue One” e’ un filmone, finalmente al livello della trilogia originale, e finalmente senza ricicciare trame gia’ troppo sfruttate, come “Il risveglio della forza”. Si inserisce nella continuity della trilogia classica in modo chirurgico e preciso, senza snaturarla, ma anzi, rendola perfino piu’ credibile. Personaggio migliore, il droide K-2SO, ma ben equilibrati anche gli altri.
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