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This is the 3rd year on the trot that our weather has been crap, the reason is the jet stream position which has dropped down over Britain causing the never ending stream of low pressures battering...
Ive seen this on the news can anyone give me anymore information on this please ?
When predicting temperature rises for Earth, which year do scientists use as their base they will have risen from?
I looked at the BBC weather site and saw that the jet stream is sandwiched between the cold arctic front and the warmer air from the continent, the more warm air and it pushes the jet stream up, cold...
is there anything that can pollute the water used to irrigate fruit and vegetables that would render them inedible or even poisonous to us without actually harming the plant. I wonder this because in...
With this latest finding that amino acids have been detected in a comet's tail can we learn anything by looking for life on Mars, etc? We can assume through the course of time some comets would have...
What do you folks think about this new wave theory ? http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/090817-d ark-energy-alternative.html Is it a runner ?
Some time ago in a 'Pub Quiz' this question was asked..... "What 3 dimensional object has only one side and one edge?" The answer given as being correct was the infamous 'Mobius Band'. Now, I answered...
Quote from the BBC website "The crossover point on a pair of scissors when they are smartly closed is moving faster than the speed of light" Is that right, if so, how?
Can anyone tell me the grade boundaries for this latest exam. Where is the grade c/d boundary??
If the earth is spinning and in orbit, why don' t humans or other animals sense or detect movement? Would we/they if anything slowed down?
the what in the air helps to break food t be used as energy?
If I had two floats, one rigid (like a glass sphere) and one flexible (like a balloon) both containing 1 litre of air and hung from both a 1.2 kg weight, then dropped them into the sea, what would...
what ac tually happens when you get to absolute zero ?? I believe it would be the big bag in reverse !!
Is it true that time does not exist.......something to do with physics?
Hi, In UK horseracing the fav will win around 33% of all races. In a 2 horse race each horse has a 50% chance of winning - I think. Does the fav in that race still have 50% or 50+33% chance of...
Aluminium is a conductor or semi conductor?
When I try to dip my bare arm in a tub filled with water at 17 degree Celsius, I immediately shiver (my arm at least). However, when I am walking in the street when the air temperature is even less...
There are 10 people who want to play golf over 4 games so that each one plays with everyone else at some time. There will be 2 groups of 3 and one group of 4 each day. Is this possible? I have been...
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