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Hi! My 10 yr old's maths teacher told him that there are no 2-sided shapes and he wants to know if this is right, please? Is a crescent or the centre of a vesica piscis 2-sided? And why isn't a...
Where exactly are we with this?
Why is Bode's Law that correctly gave the spacing between planets so accurate and what is the reasoning for it? http://www.astro.cornell.edu/academics/courses /astro201/bodes_law.htm
The LHC made me slash my next door neighbours tyres, what did it make you do ? ;)
What temperature is exactly the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
What is the main difference between alternating current (A.C.) produced by a generator and a direct current (D.C.) supplied by a battery?!
I am looking to find a method for calculating the size of an element particle from its molecular weight. Is there any way of doing this? I have been trawling the internet for ages and I have found...
There are two Wonderous phenomenons that i can remember seeing on tv but have forgotten the names of,one is like a giant hole in east europe somewhere where there seems to be a constant lava flow. And...
Explain how a keen sense of sight is an adaptation for survival
explain how a keen sense of sight is an adpatation for survival
How do mass, shape and form of a beam affect the beam's ability to support a load?
I was in Bulgaria on holiday and the Black Sea waterline has dropped by about 12 inches.The area of the sea is 168.495 square mile. Is there a formula to very roughly work out how much water has been...
In the 1850's the new spectroscope made possible the discovery of helium, nebulium, coronium and geocoronium. Can anyone tell me which one is the odd one out in this list, and why? I've spent all...
what do we say an atom is stable
How does one get dry blood off clothes?
Can moons have their own moons, or is there something in the laws of motion or gravity that prevent this?
Is all matter made up of EXACTLY the same atoms - or different types of atoms? Eg is a persons atom make up exactly the same as say a chair? Are atoms make up for living things distinctly different...
Which element has the highest melting point? - and at what temp? Many thanks if you can help.
Bit of a daft question really. I was spinning a swizzle stick around my empty tall glass last night, and as it went faster it rose up and flew out of the glass. What is the scientific reason for that?...
I believe that you are supposed to be able to see a comet with naked eye (Read about it a while back) around about now-ish. I'd like to know which direction to look (From England, north west) And...