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#1442 Why can’t I walk through a wall?

September 18, 2025 / Leave a Comment

Why can’t I walk through a wall? We can’t pass through a wall because of the Pauli Exclusion Principle and because of electromagnetic repulsion. If you think about it on the microscopic level, there is a huge amount of space between the atoms in anything. They are like planets in the solar system. So, if […]

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#1441 How are undersea Internet cables laid?

September 17, 2025 / Leave a Comment

How are undersea Internet cables laid? Undersea Internet cables are basically laid by spooling them off a very large ship. When you use the Internet, your computer has to somehow connect to the server where all of the information for whatever site you are searching for is stored. Those servers are in many different countries,

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#1440 Why don’t giraffes faint?

September 16, 2025 / Leave a Comment

Why don’t giraffes faint? Giraffes don’t faint because they have a very strong heart and a very high blood pressure. If we bend over and then stand up again, we get a head rush. Sometimes it can be so bad that you faint. This is called orthostatic hypotension. Your blood pressure is set at the

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#1439 Why do we say left and right in politics?

September 15, 2025 / Leave a Comment

Why do we say left and right in politics? Left and right came from where politicians were sitting in the assembly hall during the French Revolution. Many democracies use the left and right terms to apply to politics. Left are usually the liberals and right are usually the conservatives. Ultra-left is sometimes considered communist and

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#1438 How does a hologram work?

September 14, 2025 / Leave a Comment

How does a hologram work? There are two types of holograms: the version that has a 3D image on a flat sticker, or plate, and the 3D kind that appears in the air out of nowhere. Surface holograms work by splitting light, and 3D ones work through several methods. A flat hologram is an attempt

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#1437 How do oxygen masks on a plane work?

September 13, 2025 / Leave a Comment

How do oxygen masks on a plane work? Oxygen masks on a plane work by initiating a chemical reaction that produces a relatively small supply of oxygen. Hopefully, you will never have to experience the oxygen masks dropping down while you are on a plane. Flying on a plane is still statistically the safest way

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#1436 Why does a paper cut hurt so much?

September 12, 2025 / Leave a Comment

Why does a paper cut hurt so much? Paper cuts hurt so much because of the roughness of the paper, the places we are most likely to cut, and the size of the cut. The first reason that paper cuts hurt so much is because of the paper itself. Paper is made from a dried

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Book bundles – Volumes 1-3 and Volumes 4-6

September 11, 2025 / Leave a Comment

All 6 volumes now available in 2 book bundles for $4.99 each! Amazon USA UK Japan 1-3 Japan 4-6

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#1435 What causes liver spots?

September 11, 2025 / Leave a Comment

What causes liver spots? Despite their name, liver spots are caused by prolonged exposure to Ultra ultraviolet light and don’t have anything to do with the liver. As people age, they get more wrinkles, their muscles don’t work quite as well, and they get dark brown blemishes on their skin. These spots are called liver

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#1434 What is the glass beach in Vladivostok?

September 10, 2025

What is the glass beach in Vladivostok? It is a beach near the town of Vladivostok in Russia, which is covered in millions of rounded glass and ceramic pieces. The beach is called Steklyashka beach, and it is located 15 km northeast of Vladivostok, which is on the east coast of Russia. It is on

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