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Why don’t oil and water mix?
Atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons are positively charged particles. Neutrons do not have a charge. Protons and neutrons stay together in the center of […]
Why are parts of us symmetric and others not?
If someone sketched a line vertically starting from the middle of the top of your head to between your feet, the left side and the right side […]
What is lightning and why does it occur?
Does lightning ever strike the same place more than once? Well, the CN Tower in Toronto is hit by lightning about 75 times per year. In 2011, […]
Could we ever actually become immortal?
It seems that a lot of people are obsessed with the idea of immortality. Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of a united China (reigned 221-210 BCE), […]
How do hot air balloons work?
Riding in a hot air balloon has been a lifelong dream of mine ever since I watched the American Girl movie called Saige Paints the Sky. At […]
Is rocket science that difficult to understand?
If you have ever asked someone a question that they felt you should have known the answer to, they might have said, “It’s not like it’s rocket […]
What is personality and what affects it?
Different regions of our brains are responsible for different functions in our lives but which one is responsible for determining personality? Our brains can be divided into […]
How do fire extinguishers work?
All objects in the universe are made up of matter. Matter is made up of elements. Each element has its own characteristics, but all elements are made […]
Why do volcanoes erupt?
And what do tectonic plates have to do with it? A popular volcanic eruption that people still talk about to this day is the one that occurred […]