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‘Rock clocks’ made from balanced boulders improve the accuracy of earthquake forecasts

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Delicately balanced boulders have been used to create a ‘rock clock’ that can improve the accuracy of earthquake severity predictions by up 50 per cent.  Imperial College London researchers created a new severe earthquake forecasting model using information from formations of precariously balanced rocks (PBRs). PBRs, rock formations where a ‘slender boulder’ is delicately perched … Read more

Chinese teacher forces her pupils to keep books balanced on their heads to ‘fix their bad postures’ 

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Teacher forces her pupils to hold books with their heads while studying to ‘fix the children’s bad postures’ Footage shows the children trying to keep books from falling from their heads The Chinese teacher used the method to help her pupils maintain good postures Many web users praised the technique ‘effective’ while others slammed it … Read more

Deaths from recession and coronavirus ‘might have to be balanced’

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Ministers might have to choose between deaths from economic misery and coronavirus, Matt Hancock admitted tonight. The Health Secretary revealed frantic work is under way to calculate the impact on the wider population of the lockdown that is threatening millions of jobs and businesses. And he made clear the toll from that will need to … Read more

Britney Spears demonstrates work out… as she tries to keep fans’ spirits ‘high and balanced’

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Britney Spears has been using Instagram to keep her fans active and positive amid the current coronavirus lockdown. And on Wednesday she took to the social media site to demonstrate one of her grueling work outs in her sunny back yard. The 38-year-old explained in the video: ‘I don’t have the abs I used to … Read more