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How do torpedo engines work under water?
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Since a torpedo cannot have an air-breathing engine like a boat, how is it propelled through the water?
How do touch-sensitive lamps work?
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Touch-sensitive lamps is explored in this article from HowStuffWorks. Learn about touch-sensitive lamps.
How do trick birthday candles work?
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How do trick birthday candles work -- the kind that re-light themselves after you blow them out?
How do we make decisions?
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Despite our best intentions, sometimes we just make bad choices. Is it possible to fight your own worst instincts? Only if you can spot these flaws in your decision making process.
How do we measure pain?
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Pain is subjective - what is excruciating to you might be tolerable to me. Which is why it's so difficult to measure and control.
How do you build an underwater tunnel?
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Underwater tunnels are so commonplace that we rarely think of the great dangers -- and extreme construction techniques -- these modern wonders require. With the opening of the Marmaray Tunnel in October 2013, it's time to take a second look.
How do you measure happiness?
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Can you measure happiness? See how researchers are trying to figure out how to measure happiness and learn about the Satisfaction with Life Scale.
How do you write the chemical reaction that takes place in a smoke detector?
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Chemical formulas provide a concise explanation for reactions. In this article, we explain the formula for the reaction in a smoke detector.
How does Pop Rocks candy work?
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There's a candy called 'Pop Rocks.' When you put it in your mouth it makes a loud popping sound and it feels really weird! How do Pop Rocks work?
How does a Crookes' radiometer work?
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I once saw this device shaped like a light bulb. It had a vertical support inside it, and on that support there were four vanes with four diamonds on the end. One side of the diamond was black and the other was white. I did a little research and found out that it was called a Crookes' radiometer -- how does it work?