Cork

After speculating how impermeable and buoyant the bark of a Cork Oak tree was, society invented the cork to preserve wine. These Cork Oak trees appear along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and were eventually used to make corks to fit bottles in the 1700s. Wines have become an important tradition of ceremonies in certain cultures or customs while sharing meals with people. In class we have…

The coffee shop in Greer called Stomping Grounds is by far one of the best coffee shops in the Greenville/Spartanburg area. The atmosphere is comfy, cozy, and relaxing. The quality of their product is phenomenal as well. The atmosphere of the coffee shop is comfy, cozy and relaxing. There is a unique setting there. The design of the place gives off a peaceful, relaxing kind of vibe. There are dark ceiling with lights everywhere pointed at the walls. On these walls there are paintings painted by…

ranged from those featuring simply “tall wood or cork soles and padded leather straps” to more fancy styles featuring “gold-colored leather straps with a cork sole of six different colored layers” . As the war approached, women were forced to turn down the extravagant footwear in favor of a more practical styles. Two types of shoes that dominated this specific category were the lowered-heeled pumps and oxfords. As far as the material of the shoes is concerned, “cloth and felt uppers replaced…

• Store wine, beer and other liquor from anything that has a strong, potent smell as this can taint the liquor and cork • Shelf liquor should be kept in a cool dry place. • Ideal storage temperature for Red Wine is 12˚C > 19˚C and White Wine is 8˚C > 12˚C. Champagne should be stored at 5˚C - 8˚C. • Liquor should not be kept on refrigerator for too long. • Beer that…

of static friction is usually larger than that of kinetic friction. Our experimental value of coefficient of static and kinetic friction for plastic cart is ( 0.183 ± 0.003 ) N and ( 0.098 ± 0.001 ) N. For the cork cart is ( 0.250 ± 0.003 ) N and ( 0.217 ± 0.002 ) N. For the felt cork cart is ( 0.203 ± 0.003 ) N and ( 0.165 ± 0.002 )…

in mass of the potato cylinders after. Sustaining all variables unaffected such as the pH, same size, and a constant temperature. Hypothesis: I predict if there is more water potential in the cylinder the potato’s mass will increase. Materials • 1 Cork Borer (0.9 c) • 1 Scalpel • 1 White Tile • 1 Clear Plastic ruler (±0.1 cm) • 25 test tubes • 120 ml of distilled water • 5 Stopwatches (± 0.1s) • Electric…

range. At a height of 688 metres (2,257 feet) above the Atlantic Ocean, Croaghaun (on Achill Island) are the third highest sea cliffs in Europe (after Hornelen, Norway and Cape Enniberg, Faroe Islands). Cork Harbour is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational…

Some medicine bottles are japanned, which means they are painted black, and were used because it was less likely that the bottle would break like glass ones would. Most of the bottles have a cork top with twine wrapped around it to ensure that the cork stayed on since screw-on tops were inverted post-civil war. Medicine bottles usually had paper labels. Medicine bottles were very important because they transported treatments for pain, sanitation, vitamins, oils, drying…

In 1635-1702 a physicist named Robert Hooke was the first inventor of the microscope. He first observed thin slices of cork, which he described to be as small rooms, the ones that were similar to the small rooms in monasteries. He only saw the cell wall because cork cells are not alive. After the discovery of the microscope in 1635-1702 by Robert Hooke, another microscope inventor named Anton Leuwenhoek, he discovered the microscope that can magnify things in 1675, and he also discovered the…

The reasons for the Barn owls decline are not fully understood, but can most likely be attributed to the loss of suitable habitat due to various aspects of agricultural intensification and the increased use of harmful second generation anti-coagulant rodenticides. Other factors that have been implicated in their decline are the loss of suitable nest sites, an expansion of major road networks and the increased severity of winters. The Barn Owl is also in decline while the Corncrake is no longer…