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When a baseball player hits a home run, how do they know how far the ball traveled?

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When Mark McGwire hits a home run, the distance the ball traveled is always announced on the scoreboard and on television a few seconds later. How do they know how far the ball traveled?

How did they get a huge IMAX camera to the top of Mt. Everest?

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I really enjoyed How IMAX Works. The article says the camera weighs over 200 pounds -- so how did they create the IMAX films in the space shuttle, or the one on Mt. Everest? There is no way people lugged a 200-pound camera to the top of Mt. Everest!

What is OxyContin?

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I keep hearing about some drug called "OxyContin" in the news. What is it? Why all the fuss?

How much corn would I need to fuel a cross-country trip with ethanol?

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I've heard that it's possible to build a car engine to run off of ethanol, a byproduct of corn. How much corn would I need to grow in order to produce enough ethanol fuel to drive my car across the country?

If you have HIV, does it mean you have AIDS, too?

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A friend of mine told me that just because you have HIV doesn't mean you have AIDS. Is this true?

How does a master key work?

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A master key can open many different types of locks. Find out how a master key works.

How did the game of paintball get started?

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My friends and I really like to play paintball. How did it get started? Someone told me it was for military maneuvers -- is this true?

How do touch-screen monitors know where you're touching?

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There are three basic systems that are used to recognize a person's touch. Learn how touch-screen monitors work.

How much does the average person eat in two years?

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How much does a person eat in two years? A trip to Mars is supposed to take six months to get there and six months to get back, and with perhaps a year spent on the planet, how much food would the ship have to carry for each person?

What is the difference between DVD-audio and CDs?

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What is the difference between DVD-audio and CDs? It all has to do with their sampling rate.

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