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Khandro

Sub-atomic particles

If an atom comprises mostly of space, then it follows that our bodies, constructed of atoms, are not solid and are mostly made up of space too. If the particles within the atoms were somehow combined,...

gregcropper

Is using peat for domestic heating 'sustainable'?

Can it be claimed that cutting peat by hand, drying it and then using it to heat your home is 'sustainable'? At what rate does peat regenerate as opposed to the use by, say one family?

naomi24

Would it be possible to dig yourself out?

Just been watching QI. The question is if you and a spade were buried in a coffin with 6ft of eath above you, would escape be possible - and if so, how would you go about it?

mollykins

Deep sea organism analysis

I'm doing my biology c/w on the difficulties of studying marine life that live in deep water. I'll write about how even if you build expensive submarines etc you can't observe them properly as you'r...

ayresy81

why does moon give off light

this may sound like a stupid qeustion but why does the moon light up so much i was looking at it tonight and it was so bright.i cant understand where the light comes from

leigh47

TYPE OF SCREW.

Can anyone tell me the correct name for a type of screw or nut that i could best describe as having a countersunk head but the body is of cylindrical form with an internal (female) thread. Secondly,...

jezter

Quantum Entanglement

Ok, here is one for the boffins - Two particles that are 'entangled' are then seperated - if you look at one and detect its spin, the other will automatically be the other spin. This happens faster...

sidkid

Orion's Belt

Whilst taking my postprandial stroll this very clear evening, I was looking at Orion and a question popped into my head. Alnitak (on the left in Orion's Belt) is approximately 800 light years away. If...

Booldawg

Booldawgs energy programme

I've devised an energy creating programme using a sustainable, enviromentally friendly source that the UK seems to have no shortage of - the unemployed! There will be dedicated sites in every town...

rojash

Uses for industrial fats

I was reading that the problem with dioxins in animal feed (in Germany) was cuased by contamination due to the fact that the factory was processing both fats for animal feed and fats for industrial...