A bronze statue of a standing dragon that breathes actual fire. It was created by Polish sculptor Bronislaw Chromy and is at the foot of Wawel Castle in Krakow, Poland. The sculpture is one one of Krakow's most recognizable symbols. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesShareA famous dragon sculpture that spits out real fire is going to be a little less dramatic this month. The Wawel Dragonor Smok Wawelskiin Krakow, Poland will have to hold its fiery breath so that authorities can see why it has been guzzling too much fuel lately.Krzysztof Wojdowski, spokesman for Krakows road infrastructure office, told the Associated Press that officials will inspect the gas lines and pipes that feed the19-feet metal dragon to look for ways to reduce energy bills. The sculpture is expected to begin to breathe fire again by March, pending the investigation. Get the Popular Science newsletter Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.The dragon sculpture at the foot of the Wawal Castle in the southern historic city attracts millions of visitors every year. Flames shoot out from its snout every three to five minutes using a natural gas nozzle in its mouth. It was created by Polish sculptor Bronislaw Chromy during the 1960s and officially installed in 1972.A metal dragon statue in front of the Wawel Castle (UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Krakow, Poland. CREDIT: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images. It is inspired by the ancient tale of the Wawel Dragon. The beast lived in a den under Wawel Hill and terrorized the residents of King Kraks citycurrent day Krakow. Some tales say that the beast fed on cattle, while others say it only ate young virgins. No knight was able to vanquish the beast with force, but then a young shoemaker named Skuba outsmarted the dragon. Skuba took a rams hide and loaded it with sulfur and pitch. He placed the ram hide in front of the dragons den as bait. The dragon ate the hide and immediately felt a shooting pain and burning in the throat. In order to quench this burning thirst, the dragon drank from the nearby Vistula River. Depending on who is telling the story, the dragon either drank so much water that it burst from fullness or the gasses produced by a mix of water and sulfur caused the dragon to explode. Either way, the beast was vanquished and the townfoldand very brave shoemakerrejoiced.[ Related: Could dragons be real? Not in the way we think. ]The fire-breathing sculpture now stands at the foot of Wawel, near the dragons former den. Visitors can now explore into this dark cave that leads down from Wawel Hill to the banks of the Vistula River.To see another sculpture with a fire element, you can visit Herning, Denmarks Elia. The spherical metal dome sculpture created by Ingvar Cronhammar will occasionally spout fire from a center column.

NewsEarthAncient rocks reveal when rivers began pouring nutrients into the seaThe discovery sheds light on the origins of continents and life on our planet This open pit mine in Anshan, China, contains rocks from the Archean Eon, 4 billion to 2.5 billion years ago, that help pinpoint when rivers began operating on a global scale. Second Geological Brigade/Hebei Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Luanxian Sijiaying Iron Mine Co., Ltd./Hebei Iron and Steel GroupBy Lucas Van Wyk Joel9 seconds agoRivers may have operated on a global scale around 3.5 billion years ago.The new find comes courtesy of ancient rocks in China and South Africa. A change in rock chemistry around that time provides the earliest known chemical evidence for the weathering of Earths continents and the subsequent delivery of nutrients from land to ocean, geobiologist Kurt Konhauser and colleagues report December 12 in Geology.Water chips away at rocks on land, removing minerals and washing them away. As soon as you get weathering, youve got a nutrient influx to the oceans, which can lead to life thriving in coastal waters, says Konhauser, of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

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More liquid than soft and with sound effects pulled straight out of Monty Python, this animation perfectly lives up to the name of Mateusz Zajacs YouTube channel: Blender is Fun. Essentially, its a cloth simulation with high stiffness and damping values. Cloth steps: 15, collision steps: 10.The artist just shared a new one in the series, now with a golden bell getting bumped:Mateusz has plans to post more of these simulations on his YouTube channel, so stay tuned and take a look at some of his previous hard-surface pieces:Mateusz ZajacMateusz ZajacMateusz ZajacMateusz ZajacDont forget to join our 80 Level Talent platformand ournew Discord server, follow us onInstagram,Twitter,LinkedIn,Telegram,TikTok, andThreads, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.Source link The post Weirdly Satisfying Blender Animation Of Soft Golden Cube Getting Crushed appeared first on CG SHARES.

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