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What Makes Glass Transparent?

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What makes glass transparent? Learn how liquid and gas molecules determine whether you can see straight through things.

Understanding the Differences Between Big Rig and F1 Car Horsepower Ratings

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So why does a diesel engine with huge torque and low maximum RPM get a low horsepower rating compared to a low torque, high revving race car engine? Find out why in this article.

How does safety glass work?

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Why is it that at the scene of a car accident, the broken glass is always in really small pieces, yet when a baseball breaks a house window, there are large jagged pieces?

Why shouldn't I swim right after I eat?

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You've heard the saying for ages, but exactly why is it so dangerous to go swimming right after you eat?

What is a funicular railway?

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In the news about the recent accident at a ski resort in Austria, the reporters called the cable car that carried the skiers up the mountain a "funicular railway." What is that and how does it work?

How do they get the balls in ball bearings so perfectly round and smooth?

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Ball bearings can be found in a wide variety of machines and gadgets. If you take a look at one of them you may notice how perfectly smooth they feel and appear. How do they get like that? Find out how ball bearings are created in this article.

Why do feet stink?

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Why do feet stink? Why do some people's feet smell worse than other people's? How can I get my feet to smell better?

Where do salad dressings get their names?

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I've enjoyed Thousand Island salad dressing for years, and I've always wondered how it got its name. For that matter, how did ranch dressing get its name? Is French dressing really from France? And what is in those dressings?

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