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bookend

Thousands of inch to mm

How do I convert thousands of an inch to mm? For example, what is 627 thousandths of an inch in mm? What is the conversion factor involved? Thank you....
01:50 Thu 05th Nov 200910 answers, last by Samantha99 08:51 Sun 08th Sep 2019
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jake-the-peg

Gender determination in reptillians

I'm lead to believe that the gender of a number of reptillians is determined by the temperature in the nest. But that in mammals it's fixed at the moment of conception based on X or Y cromosomes. How...
17:28 Fri 13th Nov 20093 answers, last by jake-the-peg 10:34 Mon 16th Nov 2009
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Suetheramble

DNA donation?

If I give DNA is this sufficient information to donate organs?
10:24 Sat 14th Nov 20092 answers, last by Peter Pedant 10:59 Sun 15th Nov 2009
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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...
20:26 Mon 09th Nov 200912 answers, last by heathfield 18:59 Fri 13th Nov 2009
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R1Geezer

Rope tangle theory?

Has anyone heard of any theory that explains the invisible force that tangles ropes and cable when you are not looking? I mean you coil up a cable and put it in the cupboard, when you next need it, it...
17:32 Fri 30th Oct 200913 answers, last by EDDIE51 12:21 Fri 13th Nov 2009
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zingo1327

how do non bio and biological washing powders differ

15:18 Thu 12th Nov 20093 answers, last by alfiesgirl 08:02 Fri 13th Nov 2009
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Vimto

Silver plate versus EPNS.

I have recently bought a sauce bottle holder that the seller described as "silver plated". When I received it it had EPNS stamped on the bottom. This I know stands for electro plated nickel...
08:46 Wed 11th Nov 200914 answers, last by rojash 03:16 Fri 13th Nov 2009
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Jumbuck

Optical illusions

Just StumbleUpon'd this one http://www.scientific...BallShapiroIC2009.swf which I haven't seen before. A "spinning" ball drops vertically but if you look to one side it seems to travel to...
23:17 Thu 12th Nov 20097 answers, last by ABerrant 00:06 Fri 13th Nov 2009
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annecheshire

whyiswaterwet

01:33 Mon 09th Nov 20095 answers, last by vascop 17:06 Wed 11th Nov 2009
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dwil

Maths

Is there a difference between aliquot amd multiple?
10:54 Mon 09th Nov 20092 answers, last by dwil 17:56 Tue 10th Nov 2009
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rebecca_lou93

nuclear power station help!!

10. very hot water vapour used to drive a turbine. - i - - - r - - - - - - - - - - - 8. made from boron and cadmium, they help to control the nuclear core by absorbing neutrons. c - - - - o - - - - -...
21:11 Fri 06th Nov 20092 answers, last by rebecca_lou93 21:44 Fri 06th Nov 2009
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razman

incinerators

I have heard that in Germany they have an incinerator that will burn almost anything due to its super cooled lining, requires no fuel as like the Dresden fire storm it self feeds and that the smoke is...
08:01 Sat 31st Oct 20092 answers, last by Shadow_Demon 23:24 Thu 05th Nov 2009
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R1Geezer

Last man on the moon?

OK, that is widely known to be Gene Cernan, however as far as I can tell he was the last man to leave the moon but the last man to actually set foot on the moon was Harrison Schmitt. However I have...
11:09 Wed 28th Oct 20093 answers, last by 10ClarionSt 21:06 Thu 05th Nov 2009
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unigirl

Luteoskyrin toxicity

Why is luteoskyrin toxic?
15:31 Mon 02nd Nov 20098 answers, last by minesapint 02:14 Thu 05th Nov 2009
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Greg0986

The manufacturer of a family car gives the following information

mass of car: 950kg the car will accelerate from 0 to 33m/s in 11 seconds calculate the acceleration of the car during the first 11 seconds...
15:04 Tue 03rd Nov 20094 answers, last by jake-the-peg 18:27 Tue 03rd Nov 2009
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MrPahoehoe

Solving an equation (sorry, maths not science)

Hi. I was doing a percentage calculation (not really important) and was trying to work out how much of an additional substance on top of a known value, would equal 17% of the total. The formula below...
11:23 Mon 02nd Nov 20095 answers, last by rov1200 22:22 Mon 02nd Nov 2009
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JimT

How do they know how & where fires started?

I'm always intrigued when investigators examine a burnt-down house and conclude that it started in a particular room and from a specific cause. How do they know?
00:11 Mon 02nd Nov 20091 answer, last by pauln90 11:41 Mon 02nd Nov 2009
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flobadob

Sex, one second later.

Imagine, for example, the time that you were conceived. My question is, that if your father had ejaculated one second later, would you have been born, or would it have been someone entirely different?...
23:45 Tue 27th Oct 20098 answers, last by flobadob 22:24 Fri 30th Oct 2009
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jake-the-peg

Chicken and egg

Which came first - the ribosome or RNA ? How could one evolve without the other?...
10:00 Wed 28th Oct 20095 answers, last by heathfield 16:46 Thu 29th Oct 2009
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iggymiggy

what is the take off speed of a boeing 737

00:01 Thu 29th Oct 20092 answers, last by ll_billym 00:15 Thu 29th Oct 2009

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