5 Science Facts That You Didn't Learn in High School
The knowledge we pick up there sets the foundations for all the other amazing things we go on to study. But science definitely doesn't end at high school, and it's once you take your learning to the next level that things get really interesting. In no particular order, here are some mind-bendingly incredible facts that we didn't learn at high school, but wish we did. Because I certainly would have paid a whole lot more attention if my teacher had shared a few of these insights in class. 1. Water can boil and freeze at the same time Seriously, it's called the 'triple point', and it occurs when the temperature and pressure is just right for the three phases (gas, liquid, and solid) of a substance to coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.This video shows cyclohexane in a vacuum. 2. Lasers can get trapped in a waterfall Oh my gosh, yes. Not only is this an incredible example of total internal reflection, it also shows how fibre optic cables work to gui