Everyday science

What happens when reservoirs are full? © Getty Images

Everyday science

What happens when reservoirs are full?

Why do petrol fumes cast a shadow? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why do petrol fumes cast a shadow?

Can you simulate 'freewill'? © iStock

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Can you simulate ‘freefall’?

What happens to a teddy bear in a washing machine? © Getty Images

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What happens to a teddy bear in a washing machine?

Is recycling paper bad for the environment? © Getty Images

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Is recycling paper bad for the environment?

What would happen to a nuclear power station if there was no water? © Getty Images

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What would happen to a nuclear power station if there was no water?

Does Nintendo DS Sight Training really improve sight? © Getty Images

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Does Nintendo DS Sight Training really improve sight?

Which were the first ancient cultures to make music? © Getty Images

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Which were the first ancient cultures to make music?

Why does water freeze instantly when you hit a bottle just out of the freezer? © Getty Images

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Why does water freeze instantly when you hit a bottle just out of the freezer?

How many ways can you die? © Getty Images

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How many ways can you die?

How do they paint white lines on roads so accurately? © iStock

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How do they paint white lines on roads so accurately?

Is anything greater than the sum of its parts? © iStock

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Is anything greater than the sum of its parts?

Is there an international standard for specifying dates? © iStock

Everyday science

Is there an international standard for specifying dates?

Why do plasma ball light beams move outwards? © iStock

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Why do plasma ball light beams move outwards?

Is there anything smaller than a quark? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is there anything smaller than a quark?