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Speed of light

Bearing in mind that energy cannot be created or distroyed-only changed, can you tell me the answer to a question? When light enters a medium, such as glass or water, it is deflected because it slows...

andytheplumb

Journey to the centre of the earth

If i was to dig a whole in the ground deep, i mean real deep to the centre of the earth for example, now forgetting the fact it is hotter than a snakes ass in the water, if i were to jump in (and not...

andytheplumb

a space/time question

If it is true that there is a relationship between space and time, and that from what i understand, the faster that you move the slower time passes, i have a question that puzzles me!! The equator of...

gambler

Why do lions see in black and white

I remember being taught at school that lions other big cats see things in black and white. Hence the striped camouflage paten of zebra (and other animals). Surely it would have been an evolutionary...

Birt

Electricity in Animals

How do things like electric eels produce the amount of electricity required to stun/kill prey or attackers?

buddha01

Question: Is this History or Myth.

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Homer55

Richard Hammond and Steve Irwin!

Does anyone else think there may be a conspiracy theory here? Maybe there "killing off" presenters and famous people over a period of time, and really they are moving them to a secure location where...

dodamaksoud

A Beautiful Mind and Genuises alike.

I watched A Beautiful Mind (An Excellent Film!!) and it got me thinking, not just about John Nash but also about other geniuses like Einstein and so I came to this: Is it alright to say (and if I'm...

Garamond

Who are the enemies?

Quite a few weeks ago, after watching a few films which certainly gave a distinctly different view on the 911atrocity in New York I was so incensed by the ramifications that I wrote to my MP, the BBC...

oligopoly

Rough estimate - Religion?

at what point (if ever) will the vast, vast majority of Christians admit that, due to Scientific discoveries, there is NO chance that a lot of the beliefs they hold so dearly are possible/actually...

gaz_farr

genes - new born babies

My partner is preganant and due in 9 days. She is naturally blonde with blue eyes (her dad is blond with blue eyes and her mom is a red head with brown eyes) I have dark brown hair with blue eyes (my...

Bazile

The Universe

We are told that the universe is expanding . However as i understand it , isn't the universe supposed to be endless/being everything and everywhere . How therefore can it be expanding - where is there...

gerkin

Spooky

Could ghosts be dark matter ?

matty2670

How much does the Earth weigh?

Well, come on then, tell me...

brenda123

Plaice

Is it true that Plaice are the only fish that have a period

tell-me-more

Why are quadratic equations so called?

Why is a quadratic equation called a quadratic equation? The graphs of linear equations form a straight line, is there a similar explanation for quadratics?

chris1970

green tea

how good is green tea for you really???? is it high in caffine?

anotheoldgit

History taught in our schools

Why do most children leave school now without very much knowledge of history. When I was at school many years ago, we were taught history from the ancient Brits to the present time. This took us...

Burno420

Being gay a disability?...

Now before i start i am in no way against gay people or in any way homophobic but i have always wondered if being gay can be classed as a disability, here is my theory... - it is both nature and...

dawkins

Endosymbiotic Theory

Were the cellular organelles mitochondria and chloroplasts of eukaryotic cells once free living prokaryotic organisms?

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