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I have an FM transmitter for my iPod. I find that when my hand is within 5 centimetres proximity to...

Sacha from Charleston asks

Yesterday I was watching "Hercules" with my little sister and now I wonder: Have the planets ever...

Ken Hood from Batamans Bay, Australia asks

Can a normal late model petrol car engine be coverted to run on almost pure ethanol? How is this...

Dom Elbon from Nottingham, England asks

Is gravity lumpy? If you were standing in a valley, then on a mountain, would your weight be less...

Ashley Robertson asks

How do "bath bombs" work? Why do they fizz when placed in water?

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I have seen in a TV show that by a very high magnetic force field even non-magnetic substances...

Drew Radue from Wisconsin asks

Will Cyanide be a poison to brewer's yeast used to make beer?

Chelsea S asks

Can you explain paleomagnetism? From what I've read, I've learned that paleomagnetism is the study...

Rommel Sato from Riyadh asks

What it the chemical composition of styrofoam? What raw material is the styrofoam made off?

Marnie from Burlington, Ontario asks

My roommate insists that the first day of Spring falls on March 21st every year, yet on the...

Tamara Bain from Edmonton asks

My brother and I have a very important bet and it is about the following: If you remove the...

Carl Hinton from Northampton asks

I was taught at school that the building blocks of all matter were quarks, yet a neutrino is at...

George Yacoub from Sydney asks

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Bobby from Oak Ridge asks

I would like to know what causes inverted icicles. I have a photo I've just taken if you need to...

Bethany Garrison from Summerville, SC asks

My mom and I are having an argument. She claims that the gene for blonde hair will be wiped out...

Richard from Abilene asks

Are there any planned future deep space explorations planned say in the next 5 or so years. Surely...

C. Erik Grisham from Washington asks

Is there an exact relationship between Gravitational forces and Centrifugal forces? If so, is...

Hugo Verissimo from Lisbon asks

We know that cosmic microwave background is 2.725 kelvin. We know universe was some 13Billion years...

Gillian Seale asks

What was Dennis Gabor's theory on holography and how did he came up it?

Hammad from Phoenix asks

If one were to drop an item on the surface of the sun, assuming the object could free fall to the...

Sean Polreis from Saskatoon asks

Suppose a truck transporting birds is weighed. Will there be a difference in weight depending on...

Manny from Kanata, Ontario asks

Does caffeine affect  boys and girls' blood pressure differently?

Robin from Brighton asks

How is it that some people can 'float' while others seem unable to? In the sea I can quite happily...

Ali from Pakistan asks

Is it possible that a cell phone communication may start at 900 MHZ (or any other frequency) and...

A. S. Kaire from Quezon asks

If the earth were suddenly stopped in its orbit, how long would it take for it to fall into the sun?

JP from Tempe asks

If you had a seamless sealed box which was lined with a 100% reflective material, and somehow...

Yevgeniy Perev from Staten Island asks

If we assume that Whitten's new Twistor String Theory is correct, with no real extra demensions,...

Jason from Vernon asks

Does a volcano erupt for a certain time limit? And, is there a known degree of heat that the magma...

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I have 30 liter sulfuric acid solution of 1.190 specific gravity, to make it stronger to 1.200 how...

Selena from Surrey asks

Why can't humans listen to two things at the same time and get all the information for both?

David Ewing from Sugar Land, Texas asks

In the field of shape recognition, is there a way to register a single frame, such as the outline...

Dan Van Brunt from Thunder Bay asks

Recently a friend of mine took a picture of what he thought was a grasshopper out at his camp far...

Ashis from Mumbai asks

I want to know how ascorbic acid (vitamin-c) is metabolised in the body of fishes.

Antoinette Tuthill from Dublin asks

Could insulin resistance have been a beneficial adaptation in times when food was not as plentiful?

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Davina from Vancouver, Canada asks

Why is it that when you get the chicken pox when you're little it's not as bad as getting it when...

christine from Ontario asks

What is the chemical process of making Cocodimonium Hydroxypropyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein? What's...

M.Shirley from Horam, E. Sussex, UK asks

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Tracy from the Internet asks

Why is a magnet classified as dangerous goods when shipping by air?

Jim Weaver from Lancaster, PA, USA asks

Since most dehumidifiers work on the principle of condensing on an aluminum coil, is there a...