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Physics Displacement Formula: How to Calculate Displacement
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Physicists use the displacement formula to find an object's change in position. It sounds simple, but calculating displacement can quickly get complicated.
How to Multiply Fractions
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Numerators and denominators, oh my! It sounds complicated, but learning how to multiply fractions is easy. It just takes three simple steps.
Debunking The Perpetual Motion Myth: What is zero-point energy?
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Imagine an energy source that was infinite, clean, and completely scalable. It would solve many of the world's problems -- and sounds too good to be true ... right?
How EVP Works
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EVP is the recording of sounds and voices onto tapes and other electronic devices. Find out what EVP is and learn how EVP is recorded and analyzed.
Why would someone fly an airplane into a hurricane?
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Flying airplanes into hurricanes sounds like a movie stunt, but it's a legitimate way of getting weather data. Read about flying airplanes into hurricanes.
Is a Karat the Same as a Carat?
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How does 24-karat gold relate to a 1-carat diamond in an engagement ring? It turns out there's a difference between these identically sounding measurements.
What If You Drink Bleach?
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A small amount of household bleach, while it sounds gross, probably won't harm you. But what happens if you drink more than that?
Physicists Make a Splash With a Urinal That Doesn't
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Splish-splash is not the sound you want to hear when you're standing in front of a urinal. A new design is being touted as the answer to the splashless pee.
How Ultrasound Works
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Ultrasound lets us peek into the human body to see everything from heart valves to a moving baby. But how do sound waves give us a picture?
Is the Bloop Real? Well, Yes and No
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Is the Bloop real? This mysterious underwater sound recorded in the Pacific Ocean in 1997 was so loud that underwater microphones detected it from over 3,000 miles away.