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light bulbs an explanation.

my mate who went to university has told me this . Light bulbs are not actually "light bulbs" but dark absorbers. When you turn them on, they suck the dark out of the room. You can prove this...

stanbesida

Norton Anti Virus 2010

Many thanks to TTG and Chuck 'IT God & Lord of the Cyber Wave' Fickens for your replies to my previous query regarding Norton anti virus, I am not very computer literate so any assistance is...

B Rubble

FAO The Most Notable Professor & vulcan42

Good evening to you both We have now taken delivery of the SP27 microscope and from my brief tour of it, I must say that we are very happy that we spent the extra £50 or so, (inc VAT and...

B Rubble

Purchase of a microscope

Hi I need the advice of any knowledgeable ab’ers. We are looking at buying a microscope for a friends son for Christmas. A few months back we got him a cheap one to see if he’d take to it...

Suetheramble

DNA donation?

If I give DNA is this sufficient information to donate organs?

RandomSugar5

AH Bio Ivestigation Help :)

Emm, well ive recently decided to do my investiagtion on the affects of caffine on short term memory and reaction times, but im not to sure how to go about it, also weither i should use caffiene...

AB Editor

Swearing Test Thread

Evening All. Please test out our swear filter here. This is a "safe," zone on the site for absolutely vile language. You will not be banned/zapped for anything said here. Elsewhere...maybe!...

unigirl

Hello Science! Long time, no see... :c) I've been doing a whole health regime thing lately.... Eating better, lots of exercise etc... And I've been taking certain vitamins for this. I generally take...

wizard66

Alcohol and straws

Is it true that you can get drunk quicker by imbibing alcohol through a straw or is it a myth? If its true then what is the 'science' behind it? Thanks guys.....

derrynoose

Bottle stains

I have a number of glass bottles "rescued" from an old landfill site and am trying to remove stains from the inside surfaces. The stains could be lime based as the site is in a limestone...

TorahBoy

Disposal of a corpse

If you were to find yourself in the position of having a corpse to dispose of on the QT, how would you go about it? Imagine, you have access only to tools and chemicals easily available to anyone, and...

Alan16322

Caster sugar

Can I use granulated sugar in place of caster sugar in baking recipes?

gregcropper

Molarity. How do you define it?

what is the definition of molarity in lay-mans language? What is, say a mole of NaCl?

beegeebee

Disposal of low energy lamps (bulbs)

I have had a couple of the low energy lamps cease working (after about 2 years but, because of the mercury they contain, I am uncertain of the method of disposal. Presumably they can\'t simply be...

dennisb66

Medical records

Hypothetical question...If a patient asked to view his/her records with a view to possible further action ,is it possible for a doctor to change details to suit themselves being as the records are...

yaiyai

baking

is it ok to use granulated sugar in place of caster sugar or do I have to adjust weights?

RandomSugar5

Advanced Higher Investigation, Help! :)

Does any1 have any ideas for adv. higher bio investigations?? im totally clueless, i want to do something that will be interesting to carry out, like sleep deprivation or something:) but i have no...

Trevbet

T.i.a Symptons

The hospital think my wife may have had a mini stroke or t.i.a. The usual symptons were absent when the paramedics tested and the E.G.G in hospital was ok. She did, however, lose her memory of events...

MimeMaster

Bodys decomposing in the desert. Flys and maggots?

I was just wandering how do bodys decompose deep in the desert, As im thinking it must mainly be to the drying out from the sun,some desert beetles and the winds, Am i right as i dont see how flys...

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