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What is the difference between an eclipse of the moon and a new moon. Is that not an eclipse or am I being thick?
If i dropped a two pence piece of the top of the Eiffel Tower and it hit my friend on the head would the coin go through his skull. Please settle this workplace argument
Answers to a previous question agree that black is the best colour for a radiator, but what if the room is in darkness, no lights or windows, is it the same, if so how does the radiator know what...
If newspapers are allowed to pile up and are left can this result in spontaneous combustion?
I am preparing a quiz for the office in aid of Comic Relief and need 5 science questions. Does anyone have any good questions and their answers?
I am starting to analyse the results for my dissertation and am a bit stuck on how to analyse them, mainly thanks to my disstertation supervisor, who is really not interested in helping me. I have...
Has a child ever been admitted to hospital with a saucepan stuck on his head? Or is this just an urban myth?
im doing a practice paper of AS level foundation and need help with a question. it reads "an enzyme such as amylase, has a specific 3 dimensional shape. explain how dna structure determines the...
It has been reported by scientists that there is a split in the Earths crust thousands of kms long in middle of the pacific. How should we prepare for this eventuality?...
I have a bone/fossil that my mum found while digging in her garden. I appears to be a tooth or a claw. As it is fairly big I would love to know what type of animal or bird it belongs to. Can you send...
Trying to do my bit for the environment, I changed my three outdoor lights to CF Bulbs. These lights are on a wall switch timer and shortly after change, the timer went haywire and I had to replace...
how does smoke detector works?
7^2 ? 7^-5 = 7^-3 apparantly. To me this is incorrect. when dividing indices of the same type (7), you subtract the powers. now, 2 minus negative 5 should equal positive 3 yes? if the 5 was positive...
what is sex and why do people have sex? thanx xxx
Are matches better for the environment than lighters?
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/12feb_ lunareclipse.htm You in the UK will get to experience a total lunar eclipse this Saturday. Here in the US I'll be watching at moonrise. I am excitedly...
I have been told that the most efficient colour for a household heating radiator would be black. Is this correct? And what is the science behind it ?
I've a book here, printed by the Reader's Digest called "Strange Stories, Amazing Facts", and one article bemoans the future state of the earth due to ... global cooling. The science of the day...
the main types of antibiotics their uses and modes of action.
outling how the main types of antibiotic act on bacteria