QP #The Iceman/ Otzi#

The Iceman was found by two climbers, Erika and Helmut Simon, on the alps. He was found in a glacier that had moved to be inside the border of Italy. It is still unknown where the body originated. However, thanks to carbon dating, it is around 5300 years old, the oldest human body found! He had with him a dagger, fur hat, a shoe, birch bark containers, ax, cape, and a bow and quiver. It was, however, very disgusting (see bottom), and it was crudely removed. However, it has brought much evidence. It is a important science stepping stone into seeing what we did such a long time ago.


I found all this in DISCOVERING THE ICEMAN, a book by Shelly Tanaka. It is a good book  and if you enjoy this blog post you might want to get it.

Meet Otzi.

QP #Science#

In this update, I'll be talking about x-rays, and how we use them. We do stuff with them like taking pictures of the solar system to having our bodies scanned to see broken bones and tumors.. These rays, like when we take a x-ray, penetrate through the stuff blocking what we want to see. Like it penetrates our skin, it goes through clouds and lets us see the actual starts and planets inside. since are eyes aren't evolved to see x-ray, scientist replace the nothing with a purple shade to show where everything is. X-rays, while dangerous, are a helpful item in seeing stuff we need to see but can't.