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Can You Ace This 12th Grade Physics Quiz?
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You're gonna have to get PHYSIC-al with this quiz. It's so easy, a high schooler can do it! Actually, some of them can't. Do you think you can get a better score than a 12th-grader?
How Seat Belts Work
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Seat belts save thousands of lives each year. How can a piece of fabric end up being the difference between life and death? What does a seat belt actually do? Learn how seat belts react in a crash.
How the Tiwi System Works
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The Tiwi system is a GPS-enabled device that allows anxious parents to monitor their teens' activity as they drive around. Learn more about the Tiwi.
How Galileo Fought the Catholic Church and Became the First Superstar ScientistÂÂ
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Galileo Galilei made breakthroughs in physics and astronomy. Along the way, he fought for intellectual freedom and became the first celebrity scientist.
Will computers overtake humans in intellectual ability?
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A computer's intellectual ability is faster than the human brain. Find out if computers can be programmed to overtake humans in intellectual ability.
What Is Leap Year? And Why Was 1900 a Non-leap Year?
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February is an unusual month, especially when it comes to leap years. In this article, you can read about why we use leap years and how the year 2000 was a leap year and 1900 was not.
How Gear Ratios Work
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You see gears in just about anything that has spinning parts - car engines, transmissions, electric toothbrushes... Learn what these gears are doing and get to the bottom of the "gear ratio" concept!
Can you make time stand still?
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Making time stand still is explained in this article. Learn about making time stand still.
How to Play Horseshoes
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Ringers, pitching and dead shoes -- the sport of horseshoes has a colorful language all its own. Learn about the rules and strategy of pitching a game.
How accurate is my watch?
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Is your watch really accurate? How can you tell? Find out how accurate your watch really is at HowStuffWorks.