Although the Chinese couldn't tell anyone exactly what an earthquake measured on the Richter scale (since the Richter scale wasn't created until 1935), they did manage to invent the world's first earthquake detector -- a seismograph.
WHAT IS AN ALIBI? An alibi is any evidence showing that a citizen accused of a crime was somewhere other than at the scene of a crime when the crime occurred. While T.V. and movies often portray the alibi as a fraudulent and untruthful, in the real world, the alibi is a perfectly respectable legal defense.
Wabi-Sabi: Translating the Beauty in Imperfection. Wabi-sabi. Itâs a concept, an aesthetic, and a worldview. Itâs also a phrase that doesnât translate directly from Japanese into English, and the ideas behind it may not immediately translate in the minds of those who havenât encountered it before.