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Cause of earthquake danger in California
Hi everyone Have posted this in Body and Soul but was recommended to put it here in the hope that someone could help! On Saturday night at about 12.30 there were some very strange lights in the sky...
Both hydrogen and oxygen are explosive, but when combined to produce water the resulting mixture is not.
Why?
Hey just a quick question, i want to earn a little extra cash, and was thinking of becoming a human guniea pig, i was jus wondering what people views were on this subject, and if any one knows how can...
How do you simplify this question? (3+√5)(3-√5) Thank you
what is a loaded spring with fuss?
Hi. In an experiment where I compare the efficiency of photovoltaic cells and heating water with solar energy, how much water should I compare to how many cells? For example, for 100g of water, what...
has anyone got any views/facts on health effects of working directly below high voltage power lines up to 12 hours per day ,in the open, over a six year period and now having to deal with...
Can anyone explain this please?? I'm watching 'Red Dwarf' and I think I understand it, but I want to make sure TIA
Thanks to all for the help
19d a branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases. 31a north american plant with small white, reddish or green flowers with astringent roots 2d in the US, region outside the...
What are the rules for creating models in science and comparing them to the outcome of experiments? For example I can create a computer model of how I would expect a certain type of thought process to...
This just happened to a friend of mine. They are a lecturer reaearcher, and, I thought **** hot. They got millions in independent grants, but I suppose the university has the last say. All research...
I run a PCR test for an infectious disease. When the negative control is contaminated and reads positive, my boss wants to release results any way instead of invalidating the run. He wants to Repcr...
Ok this is kind of a family question but more evolutionary science I got interested in evolutionary adaptiveness after I read Dawkins 'Selfish Gene' but there was one thing I never worked out. As a...
Does anyone know where is a good place on the North Devon coast ? Or Cornwall ? to find Devonian/Carboniferous age fossils (esp corals). Staying in Clovelly next month (June 2008) and would like to...
I looked at a map of them on wikipedia and it looks like the lines bend around some islands. Does this effect the time difference or is it just for the purpose of fitting everything into the map, or...
hi everyone - On saturday night at about 12.30 i saw some very strange glowing lights in the sky moving over my house.. they were much larger than stars,in groups of about 3 and there was maybe about...
Please explain the physics of why it is possible to swelter in a hot room yet be cooled by the same air if fanned by it. I suspect it's to do with the number and rate of air molecules hitting the...
My son has had to draw a graph for homework that shows a boys height on his birthday fom age 2 to 19. He now has to identify three key features of the graph and explain what they mean. What are the...
