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How do you spot when an opinion is not based on good science?...
On now. A potentially interesting documentary on intuition versus rational decision making, error and all the rest of it. Looks promising so far
Interesting article on a new development in artificial limbs, offering a degree of sensory feedback to the patient from the artificial limb for the first time that I am aware of....
Does the colour red (or any other of the spectrum) exist outside of the mind?
I've seen answers for either series or parallel but the circuit i'm given here has 2 resistors then another 3 which are in parallel. 20V Power supply R1 = 12ohms R2 = 3ohms, R3 = 10ohms, R4 = 8ohms...
a large increase of sinkholes because we keep building on more and more land and the rain water is unable to drain away naturally ps i know this is in america but we are seeing more and more in this...
how can I test if pearls are real or fake on a necklace.
Q.The of a cube is 1.5mm. Find its total surface area in cm sq. Q.The opposite angles of a parallelogran are (3x-10)degrees and (2x+35)degrees. Find te measure of all the four angles of parallelogram?...
How can you the length of a roll of bubble wrap without physically unrolling and measuring it?
Stuck in traffic yesterday evening on the Mancunian Way in the Cambridge Street vicinity, a loud hum could be heard. So loud it was above the general traffic noise and even audible when my radio was...
What is the wavelength of the alpha particle Rutherford used in his famous gold foil experiment? How does this compare to the wavelength of the electron?
Since moving to the UAE six months ago I have'nt seen a single bee or wasp. I don't understand how pollen is spread. Apologies if this question is in the wrong category. This has puzzled me for ages.
I've seen several documentary type programs that basically tell us that Aspartame is terribly bad for us all. However it's hard to find anything sweet in the shops that doesn't have it in. Surely it...
If an electric AC motor consumes 600watts of power at 240volts- would the same motor consume a similar wattage at 110volts?
I do hope the question makes sense!...
Can anyone please guide me? I have four SLR Camera lenses from my old Nikon, Elmo cameras. I had kept these lenses although camera bodies were destroyed and these belonged to Film REEL SLR camera. I...
On the ground a spaceship measures 25 m in length. Later in the day Isaac goes to space. After the spaceship reaches cruise speed, Albert find that its length has contracted to 10 m. What is the speed...
On TV last night there was a demonstration of a thin strip of paper which was put on a tensile testing machine to compare it with the strength of a strip of steel if the same dimensions. It was stated...
I already am sceptical about it. But that doesn't stop me being interested in other people's unusual experiences or finding out why they believe in it. This article by no means fully debunks the...
I have designed and built a device that harnesses centrifugal force.The power output is in the form of 2 x 10mm steel rod "pistons" that move up and down a distance of 15mm. I have measured the weight...