Science & Mathematics - 26 June 2006

2006-06-26 07:46:44 · 13 answers · asked by Red 4 in Astronomy & Space

Almost every other country in the world uses the metric system of measurement (meter, gram, celsius, etc).
Should the United States convert to this system like the rest of the world, or should it stick to the English System (inch, yard, miles, ounce, pint, etc)?

2006-06-26 07:45:34 · 15 answers · asked by vectorx 3 in Other - Science

When you're flying in a plane, are you spinning with the Earth, or is the atmosphere independant of the Earth in its rotation?

2006-06-26 07:44:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Earth Sciences & Geology

Can anyone explain how to solve this equation??
2.3x+1.7x=24

2006-06-26 07:42:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

after all there is no scientific evidene it exists.

2006-06-26 07:41:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Science

2006-06-26 07:39:09 · 10 answers · asked by Ana 2 in Astronomy & Space

If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?

2006-06-26 07:37:14 · 9 answers · asked by Blissful 3 in Mathematics

2006-06-26 07:36:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Chemistry

No sat nav then How can sightings of the sun ect give a position acurate enough to plant the flag in the right snot. They could have been way out and never got there?

2006-06-26 07:36:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Geography

*note: A^2 = A squared

Please do not merely cite the special characteristic of triangle matrices.

Please show your workings.

2006-06-26 07:35:44 · 4 answers · asked by nahazz_oracle 1 in Mathematics

2006-06-26 07:34:56 · 4 answers · asked by Blissful 3 in Mathematics

please explain how u got ur answer

2006-06-26 07:32:29 · 11 answers · asked by Blissful 3 in Mathematics

Does the Bermuda Triangle still attracts things?
How does the Bermuda Triangle formed?and when?

2006-06-26 07:31:10 · 7 answers · asked by Hanna Y 2 in Astronomy & Space

I'm thinking of 2 sealed containers with a hole in the top of each one. In the hole, I place an upside-down-u-shaped pipe joining them together. I container is salt water, the other is emptied. Can I boil the salt water (to separate salt from water), let the water evaporate into the pipe, and cool it on the other side to turn back into water? More importantly, would this make it safe enough to drink if I were stranded on an island?

2006-06-26 07:31:00 · 8 answers · asked by jlanquist 1 in Chemistry

A dimension that doesn't affect the patent's function can be changed. Is this statement right? For example: a 1/4" hole changed to a 5/16" hole when the patent specifies that liquid go throught that hole (no specified size).

I know that there isn't specified dimension on patent papers but I want to make sure that changing a dimension causes that product not to be patented anymore.

2006-06-26 07:30:08 · 2 answers · asked by Horns 3 in Engineering

I have asked this question because someone told me they can live for hundreds of years. But i thought thats impossible. I would just like to prove my belief.

2006-06-26 07:28:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Zoology

It seems the reason for the "fuel problem" with our rockets getting into space is that everyone is in too much of a hurry. If you utilized a cheaper technology, such as a hot helium balloon, to get the rocket at a decent height before finally firing up the rockets, couldn't you cut down on the costs of the launch quite a bit? Also, wouldn't storing the energy in a flywheel be a lot smarter than using tons of rocket fuel?

2006-06-26 07:24:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Astronomy & Space

2006-06-26 07:19:59 · 2 answers · asked by Catherine K 1 in Chemistry

2006-06-26 07:17:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Engineering

i am talking about the skin of the lime not the inside

2006-06-26 07:16:21 · 6 answers · asked by mandoman_80 1 in Medicine

2006-06-26 07:16:15 · 3 answers · asked by asianiowanflower 1 in Engineering

Does anyone know how to covert a decimal into a fraction and a fraction into a decimal????I'm trying to get my GED and i would appreciate all the help i can get Thanks

2006-06-26 07:15:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mathematics

please explain how u got ur answer

2006-06-26 07:13:56 · 4 answers · asked by Blissful 3 in Mathematics

2006-06-26 07:06:50 · 8 answers · asked by manpreet kaur 1 in Medicine

I've tried searching the net to find out why this is. Not having any luck...do you know why exactly this occurs in the animal kingdom? Why doesn't it occur in human infants?

2006-06-26 07:06:30 · 8 answers · asked by tdc64804 2 in Zoology

2006-06-26 07:04:23 · 1 answers · asked by abc 1 in Chemistry

2006-06-26 07:03:41 · 4 answers · asked by pam k 1 in Astronomy & Space

2006-06-26 07:03:25 · 2 answers · asked by martijn k 1 in Earth Sciences & Geology

how long does it take an atom to travel from the nucleus to the end of the visible tail?

2006-06-26 07:00:26 · 3 answers · asked by pam k 1 in Astronomy & Space

I found out from a friend in astronomy that space is not actually black, but a very dark green, how can this be explained?

2006-06-26 06:58:27 · 7 answers · asked by the hamburglar 4 in Astronomy & Space