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How do snails walk?

Perhaps you have seen how a snail moves slowly along the ground, and you wonder how she succeeds if she does not see any legs. The fact is that the entire lower part of the snail's body is a solid "leg"!

This leg has a flat and smooth surface, and it has muscles that allow the snail to glide along the ground. To facilitate its movement, this leg has tiny glands in which a mucous fluid is produced, and the snail literally glides over a wet surface with the help of wave-like movements. This "leg" is downright amazing - a snail can crawl along the edge of the sharpest razor without the slightest damage!

The snail is indeed a remarkable creature in many respects. For example, a snail will never get lost. Instinct will lead her to cover, no matter how far she travels. And with its own weight, not exceeding 15 grams, it is able to drag almost half a kilogram of cargo. Snails are usually of two types: with a shell and without a shell.

The snail living in the shell has a body that fits snugly into all the curves of the shell, and strong muscles allow it to completely hide in the shell in moments of danger. Hiding, she tightly closes the hole in the shell behind herself with a horny disk, which she has on the tip of the shell. Snails live on land or in fresh water.

The snail's tongue resembles a file. There are hundreds of small teeth on it, and the snail cuts and grinds food with them.

Author: Likum A.

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What determines the value of diamonds?

As you know, diamonds are beautiful gems. Thus, it can be said that the beauty of a diamond determines its attractiveness and value in the eyes of people. In addition, diamonds in general and diamonds in particular are the hardest substances known to man, and this hardness is extremely beneficial to people. Therefore, it is also a measure of the value of diamonds. Why is one diamond more valuable than another? Diamonds sold in jewelry stores vary greatly in color and quality (clarity). They come in every color of the rainbow, with some colors being rarer than others. Blue and red diamonds and pure colorless stones are valued more than others.

Another factor that largely determines the value of a diamond is its clarity. Diamonds can be as clean as a drop of water, but they can have imperfections ranging from small dots to large cracks. It is known that some diamonds were so valuable in the eyes of people that they played a certain role in history.

The most famous among them is "Koh-i-nor (mountain of light)" - the oldest diamond known on earth. The rulers and sovereigns of many countries were so eager to take possession of it that, starting from 1400, for five centuries, almost all military incursions into India were determined by this desire! "Hope" - an unusually blue diamond, weighing about 44 carats - also passed through the hands of a large number of owners.

There is a belief that this stone brings misfortune to its owner. Other well-known diamonds include Orlov, which was an adornment of the crown of Russian tsars, Regent, kept in the Louvre in Paris, and Cullinan, sawn into pieces inserted into the crown and scepter of English monarchs. Lower quality diamonds are used in production. Diamond wheels are widely used for sharpening cutting tools and grinding lenses. Industrial diamonds are also used in drills designed for drilling stones.

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