How can ice burn you?

The burning sensation you get when you touch something hot, say a hot poker, is caused by the effect of the heat on the nerve-endings in your fingers. These nerve endings flash a message to the brain, in the form of a stab of pain, that says something dangerous is happening to the fingers. The brain flashes a message back to tell the fingers to drop the poker.
In the same way you can get a burning sensation by holding your hand against a block of ice. It is not so severe as the pain caused by something hot, but is very similar in feeling, and is caused by the body’s heat being suddenly taken away from the nerve-endings. The burning feeling lingers on in both cases because the sensitive nerve-endings have been damaged by the sudden change in temperature.

By Betül Zehra Arslan

What is a mirage?

Have you ever looked along a smooth road in hot weather and seen what appears to be a stretch of water where none exists? This is a mirage. It is caused by the air being heated in such a way that hot layers of air lie under cold layers. The cold air is thicker than the hot air and this causes light passing trough the layers to be bent. This bending gives the illusion of water, or even sends a picture of the scene many miles away.
Mirages often occur in the desert. Lakes are seen where there is really nothing but sand. And sometimes images of towns and palm trees appear and taunt the thirsty traveller. The same thing happens at sea, when ghostly ships are seen floating in the sky.
It is easy to tell a mirage from the real thing, however, because the objects in it are all upside down. This is caused by the way the rays of light are bent.

By Betül Zehra Arslan

Camera From Past to Present

Hi dear,
In this article, I will talk about my cameras. Actually, you might have already read about the devolopment.
I have two cameras dating from years  and one pro.

These are my analogue machines. Analogue machines are retro. These two were my grandfather's cameras but he gave them to my because I like  taking pictures and I love cameras. Now, I will offer them one by one.

This is my oldest machine. This modal was manufactured in France in 1957 first. Its brand is 'Yashica'. When we look above the lens, we see our counter. Therefore it's different from other cameras about its image and structures. Really so interesting! 😳

This model monufactured in 1972 firstly. It's brand is 'Agfomatic'. Diversitly of this machine is its film. Because films are like collages. In the past, people were interested in this camera because they thought it was so different.

My last camera is very new version. This is a professional machine. I'm taking pictures by this. It's brand is Nikon. It was monufactured in Japon in 2006.

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That's it. I use my anologue cameras as decor. And I'm taking photos with my pro camera.
I love collecting memories. I hope you'll be interested in photo cameras. May Allah be with you! 🙋🏻💖

-photos taken by Mihriban Dilruba Balyer

TURKISH DELIGHT

To make pudding :

1 cup flour
1 liter of milk
1 cup sugar
1 package of vanilla
1 tablespoon margarine

The tray to the floor :
coconut

For custard :
1 teaspoon cream of Tartar

                            By : Betul Ikra YILDIRIM

FRIENDSHIP

By Elif Südemen

The golden ratio

The golden ratio also is called the golden mean or golden section . Other names include extreme and mean ratio, medial section, divine proportion, divine section , golden proportion, golden cut,and golden number.

The Math Behind the Beauty
Our attraction to another person's body increases if that body is symmetrical and in proportion. Likewise, if a face is in proportion, we are more likely to notice it and find it beautiful. Scientists believe that we perceive proportional bodies to be more healthy.

By Beyzanur Düztaş

The Maiden's Tower

The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the medieval Byzantine period, is a tower lying on a small islet located at the southern entarce of the Bosphorus strait 200 m from the coast of Uskudar in Istanbul. The wooden tower built in 1110 by the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus was destroyed during the earthquake of 1509, and burned in 1721. Since then it was used as a lighthouse, and the surrounding walls were repaired in 1731 and 1734. From 1829 the tower was used as a quarantine station, and in 1832 was restored by Sultan Mahmud 2. Restored again by the harbour authority in 1945, the most recent restoration took place in 1998, when steel supports were added around the ancient tower as a precaution after the 17 August 1999 earthquake.  The interior of the tower has been transformed into a popular café and restaurant, with an excellent view of the former Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman capital. Private boats make trips to the tower several times a day.

By Ayşenur Güroğlu