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- The Heartbreaking Story of a Man Who Has Spent the Last 18 Years on the Road Looking for His Missing Son
- Artist Turns the Ashes of Loved Ones into Beautiful Jewelry
- Finally! Japanese Company Creates Onion That Doesn’t Make You Cry
| Posted: 03 Apr 2015 01:01 AM PDT Chinese social media is abuzz with the story of Guo Gantang, 45, who has spent the last 18 years on the road in search of his missing son. Guo's ordeal began on September 21, 1997, when his two-year-old boy, Guo Zhen, was abducted from the front gate of his home in Liaocheng, Shandong Province. According to a little girl he was playing with at the time, Zhen was snatched by a middle-aged woman. Since then, the heartbroken father has dedicated his life to finding the boy. Guo has traveled over 400,000 kilometers to all of China's provinces, except Xinjiang in Tibet, wearing out 10 motorcycles in the process. In the hopes that someone might recognize the boy and give him some useful information, Guo always has two flags with an old photo of him strapped to his motorcycle. |
| Artist Turns the Ashes of Loved Ones into Beautiful Jewelry Posted: 03 Apr 2015 12:03 AM PDT California artist Merry Coor is using her skills to help people preserve the memory of their loved ones in the form of breathtaking pieces of jewellery. She uses cremated ashes of the deceased to create stunning beads that are lovingly crafted by hand. The process begins with Coor mailing an envelope and a tin box to clients who display interest in her work. They use these to send her ashes, along with any photos or stories relating to their loved one. Once she receives the materials, she begins the process of creating the bead, keeping the individual in mind the whole time. Merry said that she tries her best to imbibe each piece with good intentions and respect. |
| Finally! Japanese Company Creates Onion That Doesn’t Make You Cry Posted: 02 Apr 2015 11:48 PM PDT Thanks to Japanese company House Foods Group, tear-inducing onions could be a thing of the past! The company claims to have produced the world's first 'tear-free' onion, by disabling the compounds that the popular vegetable releases when chopped. According to a House Foods Group press release, their researchers have spent over a decade studying the chemistry of onions. In 2002 they published a study describing the biomechanical process of how chopping onions makes you cry, which won them them an Ig Nobel Prize – an award handed out to honor achievements organizers consider unintentionally funny. In their paper, the scientists hypothesized that it would be possible to weaken the tear-inducing enzymes while maintaining the onion’s flavor and nutritional value. And, in their recent announcement, House Foods Group claims to have turned the theory into a reality, by bombarding onion bulbs with irradiating ions which causes them to produce low amounts of enzymes. Apart from facilitating a completely tear-free chopping experience, the technique also makes the onion less pungent. |
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