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What causes the Earth to have a magnetic field?
When a meteor hits the Earth like the one that was supposed to have killed off the dinosaurs, it hit with the impact of...
Would it be practical to build a large vacuum chamber, put the clothes inside, pump the air out and therefore lower the...
Does anything other than our moon gets eclipsed, such as stars or other planets?
We're using electric chargers to charge phones, torches and things. Once the product is charged does the charger...
Is the human bladder like a sponge or more like a balloon in the way it holds liquid?
Why does cheese make you sweat? Sometimes if I have too much cheddar, I start feeling sweat creep across my brow. Is...
How do mobile phones affect fuel pumps, if at all?
Could you confirm why chicken eggs sometimes contain blood in them? I thought they were unfertilised.
Why is it that when you look at the sun or a bright light with your eyes closed, your eyelids are red? Is it because of...
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, so how much force is produced by urination? Could it knock someone...
Could you launch satellites and perhaps many small capsules from airships to save on all that fuel getting it off the...
Why is it that, even though I have light brown hair, when I get into the shower or hot spring my hair turns darker?
When I'm cracking my knuckles back and forth, is it true that it causes arthritis? What's happening when you...
I often use silicone sealer, the kind of stuff you put round the bath. The only thing that seems to finish it off into...