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When we get things down to the quantum scale many interesting things happen that are counterintuitive.  Like this:

 

Blocked holes can enhance rather than stop light going through

In an example of the extraordinary twists of physics that can occur at very small scales, electrical engineer Stephen Chou and colleagues made an array of tiny holes in a thin metal film, then blocked each hole with an opaque metal cap. When they shined light into the holes, they found that as much as 70 percent more light came through when the holes were blocked than when they were open.

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Sunsets are Quite Interesting | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

The Earth’s air bends the image of the Sun upward, so we can still see the Sun even though it is physically below the horizon. If we didn’t have air, daytime would be shorter. In fact, this effect works for sunrise as well, so we see the Sun rise before it’s physically cleared the horizon.

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30 Extremely Awkward Autocorrects

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someone: There should be Craptosaurus
someone: “Why did Jesus kill us?”
someone: “Why do I have these faggy little paws?”
me: LOL
someone: “Look at that light coming toward us, it’s so pretty.”
me: Raptursaurus?
someone: Or doomedosaurus
someone: LOL
me: Armageddadon
someone: LOL