Other - Science - December 2006

On Brainiac a while back they filled up a swimming pool with 'custard' in order to prove that it was possible to walk on a non-Newtonian liquid - all you have to do is keep walking.
But how did they ever get the 'custard' (it wasn't stuff you could eat) out of the pool afterwards ?
Or is it still there ?
Is there a pool somewhere in England that will be forever full of custard ?

2006-12-23 08:13:51 · 15 answers · asked by Cassandra 3

Only one thing please. That one thing could be a person, or an object. Thanks!

2006-12-23 08:03:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous

Certain trash bags, usually the less expensive type, and certain grocery/department store bags, I believe the shinier ones, and certain khaki colored clothing, mainly tan khaki more than green khaki, have an odor that is offensive to me. More often than not, others tell me they cannot smell it. I remember the smell once when opening a can of old "clown white face paint". I have assumed it is petroleum related, but just wonder if there is a common ingredient in all these items.

2006-12-23 06:01:15 · 5 answers · asked by pleasantvalleycabins 2

What is the resolution that your eyes have (assuming 20/20 vision)? Like pixels in a digital picture, except number of photons that our eyes can process.

2006-12-23 04:32:59 · 2 answers · asked by John Doe IV 3

Suspend religious views for the answer. TIME is like ordinal numbers; BC negative backwards, AD positive forward from the birth of Christ. The "middle" of the numbering system is 0 which is neither positive nor negative. Where is the break between 1 second AD and 1 second BC?

2006-12-23 01:09:44 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm doing a school report and I would like to know what the capacity of DNA Labs/Banks are? I would like to know for all types of DNA testing but most importantly human testing. If anyone knows about this info or can help me find it that would be great. I have tryed searching the web but about all I get is a 1mill hits on we decode dna for $120 ect...

2006-12-22 22:28:32 · 2 answers · asked by magpiesmn 6

I have looked and looked on the web but I cant find a single statistic of how many DNA labs or banks there are in the US or any other country I tryed. I would like to know just how many labs there are for a school report but I need help finding this info or is it forbiden to the public?

2006-12-22 21:53:07 · 3 answers · asked by magpiesmn 6

2006-12-22 21:36:57 · 5 answers · asked by max s 1

Let's use a flash light to demonstrate since it all acts the same no matter what the spectrum. So to do what I wanted in the above question, I would put a piece of paper in the bottom half of the flashlight's light to block out it's strength. So across in the dark room, I'll see the top half is bright and the bottom half of the light circle is more dark. Can I do this with radio waves? Can you slightly block out radio waves?

2006-12-22 21:04:31 · 3 answers · asked by Ilooklikemyavatar..exactly 3

If a fly is trapped inside a car doing 80mph and the fly is flying around inside the car, is the fly flying 80+ mph just to keep off of the back glass?

2006-12-22 19:19:36 · 12 answers · asked by mhempel35957 1

2006-12-22 18:37:38 · 5 answers · asked by buhboosh 1

2006-12-22 18:30:55 · 9 answers · asked by aryan 1

And please none of those in your face "your just being ridiculous" answers. I would like real proof, that I can go on to the Internet and read about.

2006-12-22 14:17:01 · 18 answers · asked by James M 1

2006-12-22 12:35:48 · 8 answers · asked by US 2

2006-12-22 12:13:27 · 16 answers · asked by kayakjack9556 2

wouldn't our bodies feel most comfortable outside at that temperature, or if we were in water that was 98.6. But for most people- 70 is the perfect temp. Why is that?

2006-12-22 10:02:08 · 4 answers · asked by ericar 2

2006-12-22 09:47:49 · 3 answers · asked by ? 1

The Scientific Method as I understand it:

Ask a question
Make observations
Form a hypothesis
Make a prediction
Collect information
Analyze data
Check hypothesis
Form a conclusion

Since I first learned of the SM in middle school I have wondered why we are force to make a hypothesis as to the outcome of the experiment. It seems like this would only lead to a bias towards our original ideas. Maybe in a perfect world this wouldn't happen, but we are far from that and I still don’t see how it would benefit the experiment.

2006-12-22 05:43:38 · 8 answers · asked by IgnisIntus 1

I've been to Lake Michigan, and Lake Erie in the summertime, and the sand is so hot, you either wear flip flops or shoes. To go barefoot is only possible next to the water where the waves keep getting it wet.

2006-12-22 04:42:28 · 2 answers · asked by Michigan Southpaw 1

2006-12-22 03:40:05 · 7 answers · asked by Robert O 2

2006-12-22 03:05:38 · 17 answers · asked by agarwalsankalp 2

THEY SAY NO SPOON IN THE MICROWAVE WHY! AND WHAT CAUSES THE THING TO HAPPEN

2006-12-22 01:11:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-21 20:39:35 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What will be their average age after 5 Years?

2006-12-21 20:33:23 · 1 answers · asked by raj_paragon 1

2006-12-21 19:57:55 · 4 answers · asked by diddi l 1

show your work.

2006-12-21 18:08:29 · 11 answers · asked by yrsosketchy 1

So the thing goes that you can warp through time at high speeds of under extreme gravity because the effect on space (who what). My question is that.........how did it get calculated that time and space are connected? How can you go through any speed equation and find that it takes a different ammount of time to go through than you used to calculate the speed?

2006-12-21 17:14:05 · 2 answers · asked by AdventGrEd 2

2006-12-21 15:55:50 · 15 answers · asked by Do You See What Happens Larry? 5

seems like it would since it's made mostly of oxygen. and when split, hygrogen is inflamable?

2006-12-21 15:29:51 · 14 answers · asked by JizZ E. Jizzy 2

I'm confused here. I guess you can add oxygen too. like by rearranging the logs or blowing on it. Is there a best shape for the logs to be in? like how to you maximize airflow of a fire in a fireplace? are the only 3 things required for fire (mass, oxygen, heat) what kind of mass cause water doesn't ever ignite, and it's mostly oxygen. why can't fire burn underwater when oxygen is a key ingredient and all there is extra are 2 hydrogen atom. When Hydrogen burns extremely well. Led Zepplin would agree with me on that. why can't wood burn under water? does it need more heat? would a magnesium ribbon ignite when lit at one end and placed in h2O? could we start a chemical reaction similar to fire to burn water? that might help in the long run with the icecaps melting. a way to burn water. even if we have to rip off those two hydrogen atoms for each oxygen atoms so that it can burn. What's required to separate Oxygen atoms from those pesky proton-electron marraiges? oh yeah, zzz

2006-12-21 15:27:55 · 5 answers · asked by JizZ E. Jizzy 2