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Elasticity & Gravity – Skin elasticity needs to be upkept as going into space isn’t an option

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According to the law of universal gravity discovered by Newton, all objects living on Earth are affected a gravitational pull. We live under a gravitational force that pulls us downward toward the ground. The skin covering our face is also affected by this gravity. The reason why it still maintains the shape surrounding the facial skeleton even with this gravitational pull is due to the elasticity of skin itself. Although it is not apparent it is being stretched, the effect of gravity on skin has an effect on the face shape. [Image source: Google] In 2008, the International Space Station (ISS) located 385 kilometers off the ground conducted a body change experiment on Lee So-yeon, the first Korean astronaut. It involved taking images of her face with special filming equipment to observe the changes. Gravity weakens substantially in space, and a strange change occurred four days after landing on the ISS. Her face became slimmer, wrinkles on her skin like her forehead diminished, and her...

From the Capilano theory to smiling bringing good fortune

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There was an experiment related to this content. It was an experiment conducted in 1974 by psychologists Donald Dutton and Arthur Aron at Columbia University called the ‘Capilano Suspension Bridge Study’ because it was conducted on a bridge over the Capilano River. There are two bridges along the Capilano River near Vancouver, Canada, one being a sturdy bridge built safely on a low river, and the other being a 1.5-meter wide and 70-meter high bridge suspended across a cliff, with a railing that is not very high, which makes it quite intimidating for people to walk over. [Capilano Suspension Bridge] For the experiment, men were divided into two groups, each walking across one of these bridges. A young, attractive woman stood waiting at the end of the bridge to conduct a survey, and the men were asked to contact her later if they were curious about the results.  9 of the 32 men in the group who crossed the dangerous bridge called the female interviewer back while only two of the men ...