In mathematics you can derive almost everything provided that you know some fundamental laws or axioms. I was wondering what the least number of such axioms you need to be able to derive the 'entire...
What's the cause of the whistling sound created by the wind as it passes brances and cracks? I know sound is pressure waves, but what exactly is the mechanism behind this phenomenon?
In movies, people are often pointing guns at each other. My question is this: If person A fires the gun at person B, will the gun of person B automatically go off when he'* ***?
The way I understand it, is that the World Bank is a foundation that can grant loans and fundings for poor countries. Is this correct? I also heard that more than 100 countries are member in the world...
Road signs alerting about steep hills often give a percentage (at least they do in Norway). Is this simply 90 degrees divided into 100% (so that 45 degrees = 50%), or is it the mathematical average...
