AnswersDriveWhile this term usually applies to the Scottish skirts worn by men, it applies in general as well. Kilt comes from Scandinavian languages to Middle English meaning to tuck up around the body. Egyptian kilts are generally called shendjyt (or shendyt), but in most references the word is followed by kilt.
Beside this, do the Welsh wear a kilt?
So, the Britons did wear plaid, but not in any special way. The concept of Welsh tartans is very new, but give it ten years and it will be the 'ancient custom' of Welsh family tartans. I have no problem with it. If a Hungarian family wishes to produce a tartan for themselves and wear kilts ('cilts' in Wales), why not?
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What is the name of the Samoan skirt?
A lavalava, also known as an 'ie, short for 'ie lavalava, is an article of daily clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples. It consists of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt. The term lavalava is both singular and plural in the Samoan language.
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What is a lava lava made of?
Lava is made up of crystals, volcanic glass, and bubbles (volcanic gases). As magma gets closer to the surface and cools, it begins to crystallize minerals like olivine and form bubbles of volcanic gases. When lava erupts it is made up of a slush of crystals, liquid, and bubbles.
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What is a IE Faitaga?
An Ie Faitaga or Sulu is used daily by Samoan men for work or for formal wear. Paired with a dress shirt or your favorite Lalelei handpainted elei shirt, the ie faitaga is simple and yet elegant and also practical with pockets, buckles and light material perfect for the tropical weather.
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What is the main difference between lava and magma?
What is the difference between magma and lava? Magma is composed of molten rock and is stored in the Earth's crust. Lava is magma that reaches the surface of our planet through a volcano vent.
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What causes lava to get hot?
Lava is hot for two primary reasons: Pressure and radiogenic heating make it very hot deep in the Earth (about 100 km down) where rocks melt to make magma . The rock around the magma is a good insulator so the magma doesn't lose much heat on the way to the surface.
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How deep into the earth is lava?
Above the core lie the solid lower mantle, upper mantle, and crust. (Get an overview of Earth's layers). This liquid layer around the core meets Earth's lower mantle about 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) below the surface.
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Can concrete be melted by lava?
Molten lava is melted rock. Therefore, it cannot be stopped by concrete barriers. The lava, still in hot liquid form, detroys and melts anything in its path, including cement.
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Can a diamond be melted by lava?
According to Wikipedia, the temperature of lava is between 700 and 1200 °C (973 to 1473 K). The melting point of Diamond at about 100,000 atm is 4200 K, which is much higher than the temperature of lava. So, if the temperature of lava is above this, the diamond will burn (not melt).
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What material can survive in lava?
There are many materials that withstand these temperatures: from metals (nickel alloys, iron alloys, tungsten and molybdenum alloys, even though these two might have oxydation issues, iridium, osmium, titanium, etc) to ceramics (silicon nitride, aluminum oxide, mullite, zirconia, etc).
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What materials are lava proof?
- Metal tungsten.
- Iron.
- Nickel.
- Cobalt.
- Titanium. These metals are able to withstand magma. Melting Points. ~ Iron's = 2,800°F. ~Nickel's = 2,651°F. ~ Cobalt = 2,723°F. ~Titanium =3,034°F. ~ Metal tungsten is the material with the most heat resistance (other than carbon) = 61706170ºF.
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Can iron melt in lava?
these are all metals that are heat resistant enough to avoid melting in lava since,most lava is from 700-1200°. So yes,theoretically you could create a pipe and pump that could survive in lava.
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Do human bones melt in lava?
In addition to the "bones don't melt" answers which can be supplemented with "meat does not melt", it is interesting to note what happens on the rare occasions that people have fallen into lava. The lava is very close to its freezing point as it oozes across the ground- it is basically just barely molten.
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Can you melt a stone?
However, most stone will melt at around 1500 degrees Celsius (2750 Fahrenheit), the previous company says they do it at 1520º C. So it is quite difficult and requires advanced technology.
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Can you melt a diamond?
Diamond isn't easy to melt, which is why the scientists used Sandia's Z machine, the world's largest X-ray generator, to subject tiny squares of diamond, only a few nanometers thick, to pressures more than 10 million times the atmosphere's pressure at sea level. The diamond melted then re solidified.
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Is it possible for a rock to melt?
Despite what common sense would dictate, in most geological environments, a rock does not melt because its temperature increased. It melts because its boiling point was lowered, while temperature remained high. Most magma (molten rock underground) is formed by two process: Decompression, i.e., lowering the pressure.
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Can you melt a rock?
The rock is pulled down by movements in the earth's crust and gets hotter and hotter as it goes deeper. It takes temperatures between 600 and 1,300 degrees Celsius (1,100 and 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit) to melt a rock, turning it into a substance called magma (molten rock).
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What causes the rock to melt?
Most magma that reaches the surface in volcanic eruptions comes from a part of Earth's mantle called the asthenosphere. The asthenosphere is a layer of solid rock that is near its melting point. Turning this solid rock into liquid magma means changing its temperature, pressure, and water content.
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Where do most Stratovolcanoes occur?
Stratovolcanoes are also commonly called composite volcanoes. Mt. Fuji in Japan is an example of a stratovolcano. Stratovolcanoes are most found commonly along subduction zones, which are boundaries between two tectonic plates where an oceanic plate is sinking into the mantle beneath another tectonic plate.