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@cjrc97

Explaining the everyday, every day. Spot some everyday science and need it explained? Email [email protected]!

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The Everyday Science
@cjrc97 May 25, 2018, 9:09 PM UTC

The Coriolis Effect - The Physics

Whether the water emptying from a basin flows in a hemisphere-dependent direction has been the topic of much interest since talk of the Coriolis effect, often credited for the phenomenon, breached po…

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@cjrc97 May 25, 2018, 3:27 AM UTC

Tears of Wine - The Chemistry

From celebration to conversation to commiseration, most of us have no trouble rationalising the occasional drink. Whatever your brand of alcoholism, scientific curiosity, like most cognitive function…

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@cjrc97 Jan 7, 2018, 12:27 PM UTC

Electricity: From Turbine To Home - The Physics

https://i.imgsafe.org/20/20f319aee8.jpeg Electricity separates man from ape. The fruits of mankind's greatest intellectual labours have granted us the ability, unique to the animal kingdom, to harnes…

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@cjrc97 Jan 6, 2018, 7:46 PM UTC

Microwaves - The Physics

Few inventions have had an impact on everyday life like the microwave; tried and tested by the tight-scheduled, impatient and downright lazy, it has become a modern-day kitchen mainstay. Yet the work…

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@cjrc97 Oct 1, 2017, 2:16 AM UTC

Static Discharge ('Shocks') - The Physics

If you've ever received a shock from a metal object like a shopping trolley or doorknob then you've encountered the phenomenon behind lightning, Van de Graaff generators and slide-induced bedhead: th…

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@cjrc97 Sep 29, 2017, 8:20 PM UTC

Sweat & Antiperspirants - The Chemistry

The average human produces a litre of sweat every day, so in a world of ever-mounting social pressures it's no surprise that, since the first commercial deodorant in the late 1800's, personal hygiene…

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@cjrc97 Sep 25, 2017, 4:41 PM UTC

How Glue Sticks - The Chemistry

In the most basic sense, glue 'sticks things together'. Children come to terms with the idea of stickiness at a very young age, and most quickly come to associate stickiness with glue - in the form o…

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@cjrc97 Sep 22, 2017, 4:36 PM UTC

Lead - The Chemistry

Many useful substances discovered by humans throughout history have proven a poisoned chalice - we've already looked at one such material, asbestos. Another handy metal whose practicality belies its…

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@cjrc97 Sep 17, 2017, 10:31 PM UTC

Why Lakes Freeze Top-To-Bottom - The Chemistry

At first thought, it seems unremarkable that bodies of water freeze from the top down; after all, why wouldn't they? Surely the surface layer is closest to the cold air and should freeze in place fir…

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@cjrc97 Sep 17, 2017, 5:26 PM UTC

Buttered-Side Down - The Physics

Chances are you've come across the old wives' tale that 'buttered toast always lands face down'. This gloomy adage likely represents a metaphor for Murphy's Law (or Sod's Law to us here in the UK), w…

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