12th May 2016

Why are so many cabs yellow?

Researchers had found that the human eye spots the colour yellow very fast. Following this cue, John Herz, founder of the Yellow Cab company, picked up the yellow colour for cabs so that they would be easy to locate by travellers.

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10th May 2016

Why is it hard to swat a fly?

Flies can jump backwards during takeoffs. Researchers found out using a high-speed video camera that the fruitfly anticipates the direction of the threat and shuffles its legs to a takeoff position in a matter of a few milliseconds, a manoeuvre that helps them fly away from the threat.

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