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how do I grow leaves from the stem of a rubber plant after leaves have fallen off
Let's say you had an arduous journey all the way down to the south pole. Once you arrive there you pull out a compass Which direction would it point, since every direction from this point is north?
Have been reading some info saying that the Big Bang theory is impossible as is evolution due to the fact it violates the laws of thermodynamics? any ideas. I read this on the Enlightenment Website
Hi there, i was wandering if any onecould help me understand my friend's twins? She has had IVF treatment and has gone on to have twin girls (born a few weeks ago). The babies look nothing like one...
When i was a kid we where taught that oil comes from old plants that millions of years ago died, then over those years turned to oil.Now, man has been pumping this stuff out for over 100 years ,it...
A fly is flying around inside a car and that car is travelling at 60mph. The car crashes into a wall, does the fly hit the back window or does it continue flying around unaffected by the car's abrupt...
Has anyone noticed the preponderance of large proboscises among Antipodean humans? Is this an evolutionary thing?
Does anyone how to get through, glass doors, windows etc, without being heard?
if two objects are moving at different speeds and you know the speed of both and the time gap between them how could you work out the time it would take the faster moving rear object to catch the...
am i right in saying that since the earth was created we have moved 43254239.87 km or have i miss calculated
I'm trying to work out the attraction between two magnets at varying distances apart. I know that it takes 750g of weight to break them apart when touching, but I cannot find a formula to predict how...
Oceans have huge waves, is it because the water is being pulled from the earth and then when it comes crashing down it is because of gravity? Why does it not happen in lakes is it because it is not as...
I am a novice to microspocy, being a physics teacher, but I would dearly love to explore the microscopic world of living organisms. I don't know what magnification I can expect without extra...
is there a formula to calculate how long it would take one moving object (car etc) to catch another moving object if they were travelling at different speeds?
What are the different between the following terms: 1) thermal conductivity 2) thermal resistance 3)thermal transmittance
I have been watching the progress on Spaceflight.nasa.gov and sighting opportunities and orbital tracking but could someone please explain these questions please. Is the shuttle still attached to ISS...
This may sound ridiculous but has the US Goverment ever thought about exploding a massive TNT bomb in a tornado or a hurricane hoping it would disrupt it's build up of power.
why does
2(6x2.5)
give a different answer from
12x5
???
please help it is driving me crazy!!
Is there any simple testing method to find fixed carbon percentage in wood charcoal and what chemicals needed
Hi All I am about to purchase my first telescope I have read loads of things about telescopes and the more I read the more I get all confused. There is two I have in mind please could someone tell me...