[ENG-SPA] Some things I learned this week | Algunas cosas que aprendí en esta semana
This is my first post in this community. Here are a few things I learned this week.
Russell's teapot
Bertrand Russell once argued that, if someone were to propose that there is a very small teapot in orbit between Mars and the Earth, impossible to see with even the most powerful telescopes, and that this knowledge came from very old books and was taught in schools, then the burden of proof would not be on those who do not believe in the teapot, but on the Teapotists (to call them so to speak). It is an analogy, of course, with what happens with religions, and has certain similarities with "parody" religions, such as the Flying Spaghetti Monster or the invisible pink Unicorn.
This reminded me that, a few decades ago, scientists determined that the average colour of the universe is "cosmic latte". If Russell had not been British, perhaps he would have used a coffee pot instead of a teapot, and then teapotism (to be called coffeepotism) would have received a big boost from new scientific discoveries.
Chess openings with chemical names
There are two chess openings that have unofficial names related to chemical elements: the sodium attack and the ammonia opening. They are actually called the Durkin (Na3) and Amar (Nh3) openings, respectively, but are known by these names because of their similarity to the chemical formula of sodium (NA3) and ammonia (NH3). They are hardly used, to tell the truth. Magnus Carlsen, however, used the ammonia opening in a rapid game against Aleksey Dreev in 2018. And yes, of course, he won.
Many lakes
I knew that there are many lakes in Canada, but apparently there are more lakes there than anywhere else in the world.
Endangered
There are less than a thousand axolotls left.
Community
And finally, I learned that there is a community on Hive to publish posts like this one 🙂.
Este es mi primer post en esta comunidad. Les dejo algunas cosas que aprendí esta semana.
La tetera de Russell
Alguna vez Bertrand Russell argumentó que, si alguien propusiera que existe una tetera muy pequeña en órbita entre Marte y la Tierra, imposible de ver hasta con los telescopios más potentes, y ese saber viniera de libros muy antiguos y se enseñara en las escuelas, entonces la carga de la prueba no estaría en los que no creen en la tetera, sino en los teteristas (por llamarlos de algún modo). Es una analogía, claro, con lo que sucede con las religiones, y tiene ciertas similitudes con religiones “paródicas”, como el Monstruo de Espagueti Volador o el Unicornio rosa invisible.
Esto me hizo recordar que, hace ya unas décadas, unos científicos determinaron que el color promedio del universo es “café con leche cósmico”. Si Russell no hubiera sido británico, quizás habría usado una cafetera en lugar de una tetera, y entonces el teterismo (que se llamaría cafeterismo), habría recibido un gran impulso a raíz de los nuevos descubrimientos científicos.
Aperturas de ajedrez con nombres químicos
Hay dos aperturas de ajedrez que tienen nombres no oficiales relacionados con elementos químicos: el ataque sodio y la apertura amoníaco. En realidad se llaman apertura Durkin (Na3) y Amar (Nh3), respectivamente, pero se las conoce con esos nombres por su similitud con la fórmula química del sodio (NA3) y del amoníaco (NH3). Casi no se utilizan, a decir verdad. Magnus Carlsen, sin embargo, usó la apertura amoníaco en una partida rápida contra Aleksey Dreev en 2018. Y sí, claro, ganó.
Muchos lagos
Sabía que en Canadá hay muchos lagos, pero al parecer hay más lagos allí que en todo el resto del mundo.
En peligro de extinción
Quedan menos de mil ajolotes.
Comunidad
Y, por último, aprendí que hay una comunidad en Hive para publicar post como este 🙂.
Original in Spanish. Translated with Deepl.
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Original en español. Traducido con Deepl.
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That's terrific! I hadn't heard of Russel Brand's teapot before, but certainly am aware of the idea of burden of proof.
Great post. Thanks for sharing!