Anonymous from the Internet asks

What would happen if nuclear waste was dumped into a lava flow or a volcano.

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I am curious as to how much electricity over given periods of time (instantly to say a 10 seconds)...

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What is electrical engineering? What is the difference between electrical engineering and...

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Do all pencil lead erase the same? Why or why not? Which pencil lead erases the best?

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We are studying the electromagnetic spectrum. We have a question. Can you speed up radio waves? If...

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What is the chemical make-up of film? I am searching for a detailed make-up of either 35mm film for...

Mark Bodnar from Abilene, Texas, U.S.A. asks

Can you help me find a simple definition of "inertial coupling" (if there is a simple definition)....

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I am interested in metal fatigue in bicycle frames. Does the steel or aluminum in a bike frame get...

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Is the up and down movement of a piston in a combustion engine a waste of impulse energy? The...

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How do "security tags" in shops work? I'm referring to the white plastic, bar-coded tags containing...

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What is more efficient: to push or pull a car (front wheel vs. rear wheel drive)?

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What is the composition of an American nickel? Also, do you think that a nickel has a higher...

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I am in the 6th grade in Denver, Colorado. I made a machine out of 2 by 4s that will kick a ball. ...

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Last year in school we learned about nuclear decay, and how some atoms decay by releasing gamma...

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How can I build a water purifier?

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How do you calculate water flow rate (volume/sec) based on water pressure and hole or pipe size?...

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Which metal conducts heat the fastest?

Linda O\'Neill from Dartmouth asks

How can you define the pressure of 5 g. on a person? This would be done with the fingers. I am...

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I know the basic details of how an ionization smoke detector works, where particles enter the...

Emma from the Internet asks

Why has Aluminium only recently been extracted from its ore?

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My son, James, and I cannot agree about the recoil of a gun. I believe that if a gun is fixed in a...

Stef asks

How are minerals used in the production of Canadian coins?

Donald Plourde from East Mapleton asks

If I have two 6 volt lead acid Batteries with a 400 ampere hour charge in each one. And I wire the...

Karan Rustagi from Ontario asks

I heard that electricity can be transmitted in other forms than electron flow; like electromagnetic...

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I was wanting to make my own acid stain for concrete. I have muriatic acid and heavy metals...

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What everyday appliance uses electrostatics?

Jennifer Easterly from Sydney asks

Does the diameter of a tree have anything to do with the percentage of lichen coverage on the tree?

Tony from Melbourne asks

In my recent science project, I tried discharging batterys in the freezer, fridge and room. The...

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Has anyone ever weighed nuclear reactions in reactors to see if the reactor weighs more while...

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In the CANDU nuclear reactor, what initiates the fission process? I understand that the U235 in the...

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For school I need to know about natural convection and forced convection. I need to know the...

Antony St-Jacques from Kingston asks

How can I separate NaCl so I can obtain Na?

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If we heat a square metal page with a circle hole in the center of it, what will happen to both the...

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I am doing a report on aluminum and the impact it has on our environment for a science class. Do...

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What do you think of a Gas/Electric hybrid car? I made a power generation device made up of 8 a.c....

Mark Brooks from London asks

Why do ice cubes melt quicker on stainless steel than a china plate and fire clay?

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If one could increase the flow of air into a jet engine,would this increase the efficiency of the...

Lucy Policelli asks

Is it feasible to embed microchips carrying pertinent data, health, history, money etc. into humans?