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Black or white

At school we were taught that black absorbs heat and white reflects heat. If that is so why is it that in Africa where it is hot the population is black and therefore absorbs heat and get too hot and...

mandimoo

point n click pc games

i put my lack of manual dexterity down to my age and having not grown up with playstations / x-boxes, but have discovered that i really like puzzle solving point and click games - where you have to...

Thicko2006

Speed of heat

At 186,000 miles per second it takes about 8 minutes for light to reach here from the sun. Heat, I believe, does not travel so fast, so 1. How does it seem to get here at the same time? and 2 .How...

wnjxc21

Now that's what I call Weather...

name weather related songs i.e. Travis- why does it always rain on me?

macheteman

bloodhound gang video

who is the babe in the bloodhound gang video uhn tiss uhn tiss uhn tiss ??

ATB_roo

Structure of sodium chloride and diamonds

Considering the structure of sodium chloride, why does solid sodium chloride melt when it is heated strongly, and why does molten sodium chloride conduct electricity? Also, Considering the detailed...

crazy legs

More hard physics

Starting at a height of 2m 4 people push a sled down a 20* incline, cross 5m of ice and go up a 30*incline before coming to rest 3m above the ice. All four members of your team must be in the sled...

Thunderchild

bicarbonite and vinagur

so I heard on the television tonight (in italy) in a quiz game one of the prizes was a reaction misile (a toy recomended for children of age 14 and over) that "ran" on vinegar and sodium bicarbonate...

meglet

The body's energy

As you cannot create or get rid of energy, only convert it from one form to another, what happens to the energy in the human body after death?

gaz_farr

north korea - big deal?

Whats the big deal about North Korea. Aren't the western media simply being paranoid and hypocritical? I mean surely we had to test our Nuclear weapons when we were developing them.?! no one kicked up...

ant1...

Dance and Trance classics

Can anyone tell me the name of some really really good dance/trance classics that i will of definately heard of. Im getting more and more into this kind of music and knwo there are loads of tunes that...

MidnightBite

Smart Arse

Is it a northern saying or not ?

imajenarry

confused again...

what colour does a smurf go if you choke it?

wannavegan

Underground Nuclear Tests

What happens to the earth surrounding an underground nuclear test?

Xavier X

On the edge of everything

Does anyone know, or can suggest, what you would see or encounter if you could position yourself right on the 'edge' of the universe - what would happen if you stretched out your arm? Physicists may...

tonyted

metric USA

How widely is the metric system used in the USA? I know that NASA use kilometres/hour etc. but is the system used in other engineering projects or by schools and colleges?

qapmoc

Human brain

Can somebody tell me why humans can totally ignore important things but will waste time over rubbish. Someone a couple of days ago asked a question about the world running out of oil, now this is...

chainfire

Try this one....

(I was told this ages ago, and the answer - but I can't remember what it was, so lets see if you will get it) You have a very long cord. You twist it around at a speed close to, but not reaching the...

daleroy

hydrogen/water vaper cars

I asked a question befor but I ment to say. are water vaper cars a myth???

crazie

end of the world

will there actually be an end to the world like this solar system will blow up and dissappear forever???????????

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