Why are peacock feathers considered unlucky?
The British consider it unlucky to have peacock feathers in the home. It is thought this is because of the circle at the top of the feather represents the “evil eye” which means the devil is watching you. A peacock feather has an evil eye at the end. Argus, the Greek legend, says a hundred eyed monsters were turned into a peacock with all its eyes in its tail. Can you be killed from a falling bullet shot up in the air? When a bullet is fired vertically it immediately begins to slow down because of the effects of gravity and air drag on the bullet. The bullet deceleration continues until at some point the bullet momentarily stops and then it begins to fall back toward earth and will then speed up again until terminal velocity (its maximum speed). Once this velocity is achieved the bullet will fall no faster. How did Scotland Yard, UK police HQ, get its name? The task of organising and designing the “New Police” was placed in the hands of Colonel Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne in about
