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...Its just a thought but we all know how car manufacturers try to make their cars as light as possible in order to be more fuel efficient,get more mpg and generally be more beneficial to the...
Just noticed a strange thing happening with a couple of pesky flies in our front room. Every time light was reflected onto the wall from my son's watch, the flies followed the light. We tested them...
I was told that tea is a diuretic so was wondering, if given to a person who is very thirsty / mildly dehydrated does it do more harm than good? Surely because of the water content, it would help...
Can I buy a laser pen powerful enough to zap those pesky Bluebottes ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator Would this not cause entry and re entry friction or due to low speeds can this be avoided? What heat is generated outside a rocket leaving and re entering...
Those wonderful pictures of the Universe taken by the space camera are marvellous. Would it be possible to take different whole pictures separated by a time period to show how much the universe is...
A ball of weight m is fixed at the end of a rod of length l. The rod is pivoted about a point on a stationary surface. If theta is the angle at which the bar is to the ground, after t seconds, what is...
how do catalists work?
http://www.math.psu.edu/tseng/H2Ojoke.html...
Will it ever be possible to deduce individual charateristics from a DNA sample? For example if a suspect left a dna sample at the scene of the crime would the police know to look for a male aged 20 -...
Ok so watched my favourite film of all time last night (Aliens!) and they go toa planent that they have put a processor on to make the atmosphere habitable by humans. Is this complete fiction and is...
Just read a thread about the ISS so went out to have a look. It's cloudy so I can't see it, and yes it's half ten at night but it is July and its freezing outside. Surely global warming is a load of...
Does anyone know where I can find UK maps showing places with the same sunrise times joined up (iso - eos lines, or suchlike)? E.g. all the places where sunrise is 07.00, 08.00 or 09.00 on the winter...
Please can you give me several examples of polymers and what they are used for.
For example Kevlar used for bulletproof vests.
Thanks in advance....
a)Which two compounds cannot make addition polymers? b)Which compound can make a non-stick addition polymer? c)Which compound makes an addition polymer that, if it is burned, makes dangerous acidic,...