Tag: Cork
The champagne cork can blind you
The pressure in a champagne bottle or a 75 centiliter bottle of sparkling wine is three times higher than the pressure in a normal car tire and can send the…
A sommelier reveals why you should never put the cork back on wine
Here’s a common mistake wine drinkers make, according to this sommelier. This one offers a trick that “will change your life”. The Tiktok video of this sparkling sommelier has recorded…
Is cork a good thermal insulator?
Expanded cork, more precisely cork bark obtained from cork oak, is the oldest natural and ecological insulation for home insulation. Find out why cork is a good thermal insulator. The…
Champagne cork accident: cyclist Biniam Girmay forced to abandon the Tour of Italy
News Posted on 05/19/2022 at 3:23 p.m., Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Dr Gérald Kierzek (Medical Director of Doctissimo) Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay experienced an emotional lift on Tuesday,…
Mathematical game: what is the weight of the cork?
Behind a mathematical riddle often hides a more or less deep mathematical question, the question posed being a dressing. This is the case with first degree equations. A father is…
Chronicles of improbable science | Case
Among the scientific publications, some make you smile, seem futile or a little crazy. Pierre Barthélémy, unlikely science columnist for the newspaper The world, shares some of these nuggets since…