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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / How does the moon reflect light?

« on: 01/03/2015 02:51:14 »

So if the moon is basically a rock then how does it reflect light?

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Bacteria that eats electricity?

« on: 28/02/2015 06:05:51 »

In the Popular science magazine they recently mentioned bacteria eating electricity. I would like to know how?

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: How is music able to give us the creeps so effectively?

« on: 21/02/2015 16:14:17 »

Its the pitch and the speed of it. It also depends on what you are thinking at the moment. If you know what the music is about then that would also be a reason. Say the music gradually gets faster (Jaws) it makes it feel like a heart beat. when you are scared our heart rate goes up. due to the speed of the music your instincts tell you to feel scared and run, like your prey and you are supposed to run. Also animals bigger than us tend to kill us. Bigger the animal their tone gets deeper so deeper tone in music simulates a dangerous animal.

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Technology / Re: Is it possible to make an aircraft that flies like a bird?

« on: 12/02/2015 03:33:52 »

With passengers?

yeah

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Technology / Is it possible to make an aircraft that flies like a bird?

« on: 31/01/2015 15:56:58 »

Is it possible for an aircraft to take off and fly just like a bird and with all the same motions?

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Famous Scientists, Doctors and Inventors / Who found out how to make glass?

« on: 31/01/2015 15:48:48 »

Who found out how to make glass?

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Physiology & Medicine / Why do living beings have emotions?

« on: 31/01/2015 15:45:13 »

Why do most living things have emotions? and why do many animals get depressed?

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Just Chat! / Whats your favorite food?

« on: 14/01/2015 18:56:34 »

Be Honest. And i was bored. [8D]

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Physiology & Medicine / What ribs are the weakest? and facts about ribs

« on: 13/01/2015 04:11:28 »

I have an essay to write and i need more info. Even if im done with my essay probably the 15 of Jan please still reply. I find this interesting.

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Technology / Can you get radiation poisoning from a microwave???

« on: 11/12/2014 22:17:14 »

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / What are the possiblilities of a neutron star destroying earth?

« on: 09/12/2014 20:49:10 »

What are the possiblilities of a neutron star destroying earth? A follow up question is Is it possible for three neutron starts to collide??

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Technology / Re: Can we make hybrid solar-natural gas engine that emits no CO2 and is efficient?

« on: 09/12/2014 17:25:52 »

I did not read all of your "essay". But it looks like you answered your own question based on the length. If you did not answer it i believe we can make a hybrid engine that does just that. But i also believe it will still emmit CO2 emmitions.

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The Environment / Is it possible to have an earthquake that could effect the nation even global??

« on: 09/12/2014 17:13:07 »

Is it possible to have an earthquake that could effect the nation even global??

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Chemistry / Re: Will dry towels speed up drying wet clothes

« on: 09/12/2014 17:00:22 »

It helps just a tad bit but not much. It only reduces drying time by a couple of minutes. I'm not sure how much money it would save but probably not much.

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Famous Scientists, Doctors and Inventors / Who thought of the idea of homework/studying??

« on: 09/12/2014 03:20:57 »

I've pondered this for life and never had the time to research it deeply.

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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Female Ejaculation. . . What?!

« on: 08/12/2014 23:31:01 »

I found out from a friend and i dont know how accurate this info is. i also did not hear him clearly but according to him is a fluid meant to keep the sperm warm. I do not know how this is to ejaculate. I will look in further when im not on MY school computer.

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Just Chat! / Re: How common or rare is fraud in science?

« on: 08/12/2014 17:20:54 »

My guess would be that its pretty dang common. Only because i see it happen all the time. I have even taken false information from people (because it normally sounds cool) and tried to make it my own. I unfortunatly dont know the consequenses.

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Geek Speak / What's the best graphics card for large games?

« on: 08/12/2014 16:08:08 »

What graphics card would you prefer to run large games on??/

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Geek Speak / Re: What phone apps do you find the most useful?

« on: 08/12/2014 16:00:02 »

What kind of phone do you have?(what app store does it use??)

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Physics, Astronomy & Cosmology / Re: Why does my tea bag always turn clockwise when removed from my mug?

« on: 08/12/2014 15:39:50 »

It also occurs with the drainage of water in a toilet bowl. It either depends on the manufacturer or which side of the equator you are on.

That's an urban myth ...

  ... no consistent difference in rotation direction between toilet drainage in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres can be observed...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect#Draining_in_bathtubs_and_toilets

It also occurs with the drainage of water in a toilet bowl. It either depends on the manufacturer or which side of the equator you are on.

As RD explained, that's a common misconception. It's based on the assumption that it's caused by Coriolis forces acting on the water. The fact is that it's due to things such as the direction in which water leaves your toilet and the shape of the bowl and the angle at which the liquid initially enters that bowl. If there was a container of water which had a hole at the bottom which was simply "unplugged" with no rotation acting during the unplugging then there's no way to determine which way it will rotate, if it rotates at all. It might rotate according to the Coriolis effect but the effect is miniscule to have a large effect on the direction of direction of the water.

Thanks for the clearification.