Answer:
Densities increase down the group
MP and BP decrease down the group
Softness increased going down the group
Speed of reacting increases going down the group
Initially, the experiment has only potential energy (since total energy is the sum of kinetic and potential energy). And at the end, the experment has only kinetic energy.
Probably for the umbilical cord that connects babies (from their early stages in the womb to their removal) to their mothers. The cord is cut, forming the belly button. This is analogous to astronauts in space.