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ck1

Clouds

At the altitudes where we see clouds, why doesn't the low temperature there cause the water vapour to instantly condense and fall?
15:12 Wed 19th Jun 20192 answers, last by Calibax 15:37 Wed 19th Jun 2019
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nailit

How Come

That 50 yrs ago, we could have a (clear) conversation with someone almost a quarter of a million miles away on the moon with no problem and yet in this day and age with advanced technology, (mobile...
19:01 Thu 13th Jun 201913 answers, last by beso 13:36 Fri 14th Jun 2019
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food4life

Antibiotics Are Not Useful For Treating The Common Cold Because

A. Cold are caused by antibiotics. B. Antibiotics attack only living things. C. Bacteria produce many antibiotics. D. Viruses are caused by bacteria....
18:47 Tue 11th Jun 20195 answers, last by beso 14:27 Thu 13th Jun 2019
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naomi24

Nasa To Open International Space Station To Tourists

//Nasa is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 (£27,500) per night.// Assuming you could finance your trip, would you go?...
07:59 Tue 11th Jun 201931 answers, last by mibn2cweus 05:33 Wed 12th Jun 2019
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David H

What Natural State Are Electromagnetic Waves?

The four states of matter are gas, liquid, solid and plasma, but what state are EM waves such as radio or light?
04:57 Mon 10th Jun 20196 answers, last by spathiphyllum 12:55 Mon 10th Jun 2019
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ToraToraTora

Expensive B & B ?

https://news.sky.com/story/nasa-opens-international-space-station-to-private-astronauts-11737016 spectacular views though....
14:21 Sat 08th Jun 20194 answers, last by Buenchico 18:35 Sat 08th Jun 2019
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kamaraosman61

Colliding Bodies Dynamics

a towing van of mass 2300kg is attached to an auto mobile of mass 1350kg by a wire rope of 4.5m effective length. The initial distance between the fixing points for this rope is 3m so that the van may...
15:57 Mon 03rd Jun 20199 answers, last by nescio 15:24 Wed 05th Jun 2019
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vetuste_ennemi

The Planets: Dr Brian Cox

Just watched episode 1 (of five) covering the formation of the terrestrial planets. Nice stuff. If you hadn't clocked the series it's on BBC2 and available on IPlayer....
22:32 Thu 30th May 201912 answers, last by Rev. Green 09:17 Mon 10th Jun 2019
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grandpajoe

What Is "bull Brand"

Found in my garage a little bottle of Bull Brand. What is it??
18:19 Thu 30th May 20198 answers, last by Old_Geezer 09:20 Fri 31st May 2019
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Miki123

How Structure Of Bronchus Differ In A Long Term Smoker

State two ways in which the structure of the wall of bronchus would be different in a long term smoker...
13:50 Thu 30th May 20194 answers, last by jno 18:03 Thu 30th May 2019
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Westmerian

Digital Entry Of Weather Records

I have been entering weather records into a table which appears alongside the written records for places in the UK during the 19th century. Can you tell me the name of the website as I have forgotten...
01:00 Thu 30th May 20191 answer, last by TheChair 06:59 Thu 30th May 2019
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ToraToraTora

Einstien Was Largely Unknown 100 Years Ago.......

https://news.sky.com/story/a-century-ago-today-this-experiment-proved-einsteins-general-theory-of-relativity-11730146 A stunning prediction and verification....
15:26 Wed 29th May 201917 answers, last by ToraToraTora 22:19 Wed 29th May 2019
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anikambrose

How Can I Preserve My Dna

HOW CAN I PRESERVE MY GRANDFATHERS DNA
19:25 Tue 28th May 201919 answers, last by anikambrose 03:52 Thu 30th May 2019
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unigirl

Flucloxacillin

I need to source around 400g of molecular biology grade flucloxacillin from USA chemical supplier. ACS grade would not be suitable. Would anyone have any suggestions please? Thank you....
15:56 Thu 23rd May 20194 answers, last by theprof 17:48 Thu 23rd May 2019

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