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I was reminded of this by the post below about lines of longitude. There is an old riddle that says that if I walk a mile south, then a mile east (or west), then a mile north, I will be back where I...
Greetings each. OK, so "the flame will be brought to the UK by the British delegation on a plane named Firefly on Friday evening, where there will be a welcoming ceremony at the Culdrose Royal...
Ok, assuming the logic of why a moving light clock appears to slow down relative to the stationary observer is because the distance the moving clock photon travels is greater for the stationary...
There is a bird living locally that sits on window sills and taps its beak repeatedly against the glass. This has happened just now to me. I heard the tapping went to look but the cat beat me to it...
Hi there, me and my partner have devised a miracle tan lotion which protects the user 100% from burning, even if you have pale skin and red hair (My partner's ginger) We've tested it in the Sahara,...
When my TV remote control stops working and I test the both batteries, I always find that one is still fully charged whilst the other is completely flat.
They are connected in series.
Why is this?...
I know roughly the formula for counting distances on a square grid, but not exactly. If counting say 5 squares east and 2 squares south, the total distance is 5 plus what? I know it's the sum of the...
Things that were considered inconceivable many years ago, eg, radio, space travel, are now commonplace Do you think that one day, man will be able to control the weather, and do so to such a degree...
Hello! If you have and cell where both electrodes are Ag(s) and in one half there are 2M Ag+(aq) and on the other, .1M Ag+(aq), what is the cell potential at 298K? I know Ecell = Ecell{at STP} -...
Does anyone know why when I place my George Foreman grill plates in the dishwasher, they are covered with a fine, black powder on the underside. It looks like soot and blackens my fingers when I...
Sometimes I muse on this.... If we sent a rocket into space with an everlasting power supply and tracking, presumably it would just go on forever and ever as there is no end. I just can't imaging 'no...
i am a 7 letter word. u read me daily. my 5 6 7 letter increase every year. 3 and 4 letter are same. my 3 2 5 letter cover 79% of the world. what am i?