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Posts tagged oxygen

September 2, 2010

 

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Activation Energy, Fire, And Burning Sticks

How does fire pass from one burning stick to another unlit stick?

August 17, 2010

 

NASA Spaceship blasting off

Could Today’s Sewage Be Tomorrow’s Rocket Fuel?

Fact or fiction: Scientists may have found a way to power a rocket using poop. Fact!

May 18, 2010

 

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Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen And Slow Burning

You've probably seen things decay before. How does the process work?

February 10, 2010

 

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Where Does The Term “Limelight” Originate?

Do you love being the center of attention or a bright, incandescent lamp?

January 29, 2010

 

Glass of Water

The Secret Life Of Hiccups

Hiccup... Hiccup... Hiccup... Why does my body hiccup?

April 2, 2009

 

Woman holding heart shaped cookie

You Gotta Have Heart

We generally say the heart is on the left side of the chest because about two-thirds of its mass is to the left of the sternum.

March 18, 2009

 

Star Trek's Enterprise ship

Star Trek Tricorders, For Real

Of course, most of the technology on Star Trek doesn't exist for real. But at least one cool bit of Star Trek science has been made real.

January 16, 2009

 

Close up of campfire

How Logs Burn

Fanning the logs can make them burn brighter, even if the fanning temporarily extinguishes the flames.

December 31, 2008

 

Old mill engulfed in flames

What Is Fire?

The ancient Greeks believed that fire--along with earth, water, and air--was one of the four essential elements that made up the world.

December 11, 2008

 

Earth seen from space

Terrestrial Planet Finder

Most extrasolar planets are about the size of Jupiter, not Earth. So, is Earth's size and orbit unique?

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