| Physics is all around us. It is in the
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| | unless you have a lot of money.Most
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| electric light you turn on in the
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| | gemstones contain several elements,
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| morning; the car you drive to work; your
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| | except diamond which is all carbon. I do
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| wristwatch, cell phone, CD player, radio,
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| | not understand why diamonds are so
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| and your television. It makes the stars
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| | expensive if all it is composed of is
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| shine every night and the sun shine every
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| | carbon. Must be good public relations.
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| day, and it makes a your favorite
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| | When glass breaks, the cracks move at
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| basketball player seemingly fly while
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| | speeds of more than 3,000 miles. If you
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| dunking the ball!
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| | could ride a glass crack from New York to
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| Physics is the science of matter, energy,
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| | Los Angeles, you could be there in an
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| space, and time. It explains ordinary
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| | hour.
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| matter as combinations of a dozen
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| | If you could throw a snowball fast
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| fundamental particles, interacting
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| | enough, it would totally vaporize when it
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| through four fundamental forces. It
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| | hit a brick wall. If you can throw a
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| describes the many forms of energy - such
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| | snowball that fast, you should be a major
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| as kinetic energy, electrical energy, and
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| | league pitcher.
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| mass - and the way energy can change from
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| | On a clear day, a beam of sunlight can be
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| one form to another.
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| | reflected off a mirror and seen up to 25
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| This list of weird, strange and
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| | miles away. I do believe that Native
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| unbelievable facts prove that the science
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| | Americans used this fact to good
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| of Physics is truly amazing!
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| | advantage way back when.
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| Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per
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| | At the ocean's deepest point, due to
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| minute on our planet. That's 360,000
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| | immense pressure, an iron ball would take
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| times an hour. Better stay out of the
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| | more than an hour to sink to the ocean
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| water.
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| | floor. Great balls of fire, why does it
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| If something moves very fast, it becomes
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| | take so long.
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| smaller and heavier. What a great way to
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| | There is enough fuel in a full tank of a
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| gain weight. Just run like the devil.
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| | jumbo jet to drive an average car around
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| If degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit
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| | the world four times. I have many
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| are different, how come minus 40 degrees
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| | friends and I do not believe that any of
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| Celsius is exactly the same temperature
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| | them would want to drive their cars
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| as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit? In any
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| | around the world four times.
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| event, it's mighty cold. To prove this
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| | A car traveling at 50 mph uses half its
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| just stand outside with a degrees C and a
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| | fuel to overcome wind resistance. Some
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| degrees F thermometer, wait for the
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| | cars use more, some use less, depending
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| temperature to drop to minus 40 and check
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| | on the aerodynamics. Another good idea
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| your thermometers. Extra sweater
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| | for a science experiment.
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| suggested.
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| | If Mount Everest were placed at the
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| If cold water is closer to freezing than
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| | bottom of the deepest part of the ocean,
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| hot water, how come hot water freezes
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| | its peak would still be a mile
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| faster than cold water? Next time you
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| | underwater. Before starting your next
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| want a hot bath, just remember this. And
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| | climb, you should check to make sure that
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| yes a rock can float in water, so long as
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| | the mountain will not be moved to the
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| it is pumice. Somehow I don't think I
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| | deep sea.
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| want my next boat to be made of pumice.
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| | If given the same mass, our body would
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| Better get to Mexico City fast because it
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| | actually be hotter than the sun. If
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| is sinking at the rate of 18 inches every
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| | anyone had mass as big as the sun, where
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| year. Yikes!
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| | would they find clothes to fit?
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| Better cross the North Atlantic now
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| | A solar panel 100 miles by 100 miles in
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| before it gets too long. It gets an inch
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| | the Mojave Desert (USA) could replace all
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| wider every year. It will harder and
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| | the fuel now burned to generate
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| harder to beat the transatlantic speed
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| | electricity in the entire U.S. But then
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| crossing record.
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| | again, how could the big oil companies
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| Want to lose weight in a hurry, stand
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| | make billions in profit by overcharging
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| directly under the moon. Due to the
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| | for gas.
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| gravitational effect you weigh slightly
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| | If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6
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| less when the moon is directly overhead.
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| | days, you would have produced just enough
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| How about a science experiment on this
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| | sound energy to heat up one cup of
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| subject.
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| | coffee. I really am prepared to give up
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| Hawaii is moving toward Japan 4 inches
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| | the habit rather than take a chance on a
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| every year. If you wait a zillion years,
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| | sore throat.
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| air fares and boat fares should go way
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| | The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000
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| down.
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| | tons. Next time I pass one, I will take
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| Diamonds are the hardest known substance.
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| | it aboard my 28 foot sailboat to ice up
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| It is also very hard to buy diamonds
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| | the drinks.
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