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In my mind I can conceive a space that is totally empty such that however large or small it is all the possible measurements are zero. Yet if I pass a photon through it it's original electromagnetic...
Hallo all, I apologise in advance for asking the Maths question in Science section. I tried to google to find the answer but could not find what I am searching for. Can anyone tell me a formula to get...
A meteorologist kept a record of the weekly rainfall in his garden for a period of 1 year. In the first 20 weeks, the mean rainfall was 1.5cm and the rmsd was 0.1cm. In the last 32 weeks, the mean...
Can anyone help with this chemistry question. Any help would be appreciated
Which of these would turn to a gas last.
copper
magnesium
oxygen
helium
sulphur
mercury
water...
Has anyone here had any fun with one of these? I bought one recently and did some exploring with it... Background radiation where I live: average 0.1 microsieverts/hour 'vaseline glass' sugar bowl I...
I have an net amount of 134.40 of which 20% has been already been taken off, how do i calculate the original gross amount?
Not sure if this the right section but there isn't a maths section!...
Jim, can you help me here please. According to the article photons from the 2 electrons were induced to meet midway between them to activate QE. So is that all that is needed for QE? if so QE must be...
Every now and then, I'll get a fly flying around the interior of my car. Why doesn't the motion of the car moving forward cause the fly to be pinned against the rear windscreen?...
Six hundred of the best students are to be picked from 5,000 students in order for them to go on a special education programme. Assume that IQ is an appropriate way to pick the 600 students. We wish...
Instead of trying to stop it, which is like trying to stop the tide coming in, why doesn't the human race just adapt to the different weather patterns and climate? I mean the climate is has always...
If this is correct then something [i]can[i] move faster; http://time.com/4083823/einstein-entanglement-quantum/ Jim Al-Khalili said if this was true he would eat his boxer-shorts, must he now do so?...
How can you check if you have depression, without your family founding out?I am a teenager as well. I took some tests and the say, I do have depression. I can't talk to any doctors and my friends...
The episode 'Playing with a clockwork universe' can be viewed on the Sky at Night web site, just not yet according to my latest check. In the programme it emerges that our Sun has travelled around a...
Why do you now and again automatically take a deep breath ? Is it because the oxygen levels in the blood falls below a certain level and so the body automatically takes in a bit more than normally ?...
Attractive parents are more likely to have ... ... lots of sex? ... an affair at work? ... a career in modelling? ... self confidence? No, none of those. Attractive parents are more likely to have a...