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Audiostretto 59/4/24 English

Hans-Jörg Stark

Audiostretto 59/4/24 is a daily podcast with an encouraging impulse for the day. Because many people today have little time in a day with a full agenda, this input is a maximum of 59 seconds long. So it"s analogous to a ristretto: short, strong and invigorating. 59 seconds for 24 hours!

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00:01:18

Symmetry

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/08/01

Certain people have perfect pitch. They hear almost perfectly and they notice when something in the sound is not pure or inharmonious etc. and that probably instinctively bothers them. I think most of us have a similar behavior when it comes to shapes and symmetries - we have a sense of balance and even small deviations from this are noticeable to us and may bother us - think, for example, of cutting your hair at the hairdresser: The cut should be such that it is quasi symmetrical or harmonious. We

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00:01:17

Dice

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/31

The well-known Latin proverb alea iacta est is translated as "the die is cast". This refers to a situation following an event, the outcome of which can no longer be influenced. However, if you take the more literal translation of the Latin expression, you would have to translate: the die is cast. And somewhat sophistically, one could then say: the die has been thrown - i.e. an event has started - but the outcome - neither of the throw of the die nor of the event - is already known. You

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00:01:15

Football

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/30

Football is one of our favourite sports. The reports sometimes look back to very early times in the history of football and then you can also see how the materialisation of the footballs has changed over time. What has remained the same over the decades, however, is the fact that the round leather ball is never made from a single piece, but from smaller individual parts that are then sewn together to form a ball. Figuratively, I find this remarkable because: A sphere is a perfect geometric body

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00:01:14

Funnel

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/29

A funnel is super practical for filling liquids because it is wide open at the top and therefore makes it easy to fill the liquid and then guide it through a narrow opening into the actual container without loss. This provides good support during the filling process without the risk of losing some of the liquid by spilling it and there is also less risk of scalding yourself with hot liquid. However, care must also be taken with funnels: filling too quickly can lead to backflow and overflow, which

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00:01:20

Narrow

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/28

Perhaps your path has already led you through a very narrow passage when hiking or in the forest. It could be a thicket of plants or a narrow traverse through a rock massif in the mountains or a narrow passage when caving. For some people this is depressing because they may struggle with claustrophobia. But it can also be very uncomfortable for everyone else and you may wish for a little more space or a path where you can walk next to each other and chat. In such a situation, many options or small

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00:01:25

Rain cover

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/27

When we were children, we used to wear a pellicle or one of those yellow, sturdy rain jackets that were guaranteed not to let any water through. So you were 100 per cent protected from the outside moisture. However, the disadvantage was that these jackets did not allow for breathability, as is the case today with modern rainwear. As a result, you naturally sweated when you moved around or when it was warm. From a critical point of view, you could say that you didn't get wet from the rain, but

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00:01:16

Radar

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/26

I have never seen a radar in real life, but I have memories from films of specialists sitting in front of a monitor and then looking spellbound at the screen and seeing green dots that become visible when a beam rotates in a circle at high speed and makes these dots visible. It is often exciting in the film because it is an enemy attack or something else unexpected. Recognising that something is nearby is one thing, but correctly identifying it and then taking appropriate measures is another. If

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00:01:14

Squeezed out

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/25

We talk about someone being exploited when they are squeezed dry like a lemon. This is meant negatively, in the sense that everything is squeezed out of them with great pressure and the person is destroyed or exploited in the process. When I think about how we deal with lemons in terms of nutrition, I see no other use for them than to either cut them into slices or wedges or to squeeze them. Then it has fulfilled its purpose for us: it gives us its healthy juice, we use it as a valuable food for

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00:01:18

Monocle

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/24

A monocle was a single lens that was still in use until the beginning of last year. It served as a visual aid and was either held by hand in front of one of the two eyes or clamped to the corresponding eye. The monocle often hung on a chain, which was then attached to a piece of clothing. Today, compared to glasses, a monocle seems a little old-fashioned, impractical and not quite mature, like an old technology. But if you look at it from the user's point of view, it was or still is an

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00:01:19

Infrastructure

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/23

We live in a networked world, that's nothing new. Here in the West, and in many other places, it is quite normal for us to use our electronic devices - a hairdryer, mobile phone, toaster or microwave, computer, fridge, etc. - in a connected way. - We connect it to the socket via a cable and it works. Who realises what infrastructure, larger and then smaller cables and voltages are needed and what redundancy is required to ensure that this system works reliably and is not overloaded? Such an

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00:01:20

Ornithology

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/22

A friend of mine is really good when it comes to not only hearing bird calls and recognising them as such, but also assigning them to the right bird species. I am deeply impressed. Not only do I find his ability to recognise and correctly match birds exceptional, but he also knows a lot about the appearance, nature, lifestyle etc. of these birds. To me, that sounds like a special talent, like someone who is exceptionally good at drawing or making music. Of course, I also know in my head that it

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00:01:22

Crumbs

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/21

A good 2000 years ago, the following story took place: Jesus retreats with his friends to the border region of Israel. There he is recognised by a foreign woman who runs after him and shouts that he should please help her sick daughter. Against all our expectations of Jesus, he ignores her. Only when the disciples are annoyed by the persistence of the woman calling for help does Jesus approach her, but explains to her that she is not part of his target group for his mission. She is not impressed or

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00:01:23

Unchangeable

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/20

I recently had to go to a photographer to have passport photos taken. It was actually a nice experience, because in these times of digitalisation, virtualisation and artificial intelligence, it seems as if computers and machines are taking over everything mundane and making people increasingly superfluous. Anyway, I got dressed up and then took various positions and poses during the photo shoot, with and without smiling, etc. I'm sure you can imagine how that works. Even my face was powdered. A

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00:01:18

Appreciation

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/19

In summer, when it's hot, many of us are happy to cool off in a swimming pool or a public fountain. It's good for you, refreshing and fun. However, a lot of water is needed to fill the pool or fountain so that it can even get that far. But not only a lot of water is needed, but also a lot of patience. Expressed in figures, it looks something like this:An average swimming pool 50 metres long by 20 metres wide and 2 metres deep holds around two million litres of water. If you fill it with an

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00:01:19

Shower curtain

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/18

A refreshing shower is a wonderful experience. I often feel really refreshed afterwards. This requires running water - which is not a matter of course for many people in the world - and the necessary water pressure so that the water doesn't just trickle out of the shower head. And a shower curtain is also practical. It's not absolutely necessary. But if you shower in a bathroom without one, you have to be really careful so that the whole bathroom isn't wet and you only step on wet

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00:01:15

Twist lock

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/17

When transporting liquid in a container, the worst-case scenario is that the liquid leaks. Therefore, make sure that the container is well and tightly sealed. A screw cap is the best way to do this. However, you need to be able to close the lid so tightly that nothing can leak out. It is quite possible that you can screw the lid on tightly, but the seal is still not tight. The lid must therefore fit on the container and a test by deliberately tilting the container will show whether everything is

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00:01:18

Washed

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/16

With the regular wave movements of the sea, these things that are in the sea wash ashore. This is how you can find shells, but also rubbish and waste that has been emptied into the sea. Although holiday brochures constantly advertise pictures of beautiful beaches with bright blue skies and turquoise-coloured water, the reality is sometimes different or it takes a lot of effort to get the scenery like this: namely regular and sometimes costly beach cleaning. So anyone who thoughtlessly leaves their

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00:01:18

Treasure chest

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/15

In pirate films or films set in the Middle Ages about kings and royalty, treasure chests usually appear at some point. In pirate films, such treasure chests are stolen or searched for or hidden treasure chests are lifted and in royal houses they can be seen here and there in the palaces. They are often relatively large and filled with gold coins or valuable jewellery. They are massive and fitted with a lock, which of course requires the right key. When the box is closed, you automatically imagine

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00:01:18

Ophthalmologist

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/14

Perhaps you have already been to the ophthalmologist. I am allowed to go there regularly. My eyes are then examined with a special device. The ophthalmologist looks into my eyes using a combination of lenses and a very bright light. She then sees things that I can't see myself and that I have no idea even exist. She can assess whether my eye pressure is OK or not and then draw up a report on the condition of my eyes. Although I only see her once a year, she knows more about the health of my

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00:01:20

Virtualisation

Audiostretto 59/4/24 English ·

2024/07/13

With AR or VR glasses, you see a virtual world or an extended world in which you see what is visible and additional information superimposed on the real view. For example, you can see a mountain panorama and above it the virtual information about the mountain names in the appropriate place, i.e. information that is not visible to us in the naturally visible area. On the one hand, virtualisation is helpful, especially in the form of additional ad-hoc information that helps you in a specific

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