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How Elevators Work
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In action movies, elevators regularly plummet to the basement, landing in a spectacular ball of fire. Is this possible? There are some sophisticated engineering techniques at work behind every elevator ride you take.
How Metal Detectors Work
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Metal detectors can help you find metal buried deep in the ground. Find out how metal detectors work and learn about the different types of metal detectors.
How Internet Search Engines Work
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Internet search engines do your research for you. Learn how internet search engines like Google work, how internet search engines build an index and what Boolean operators are.
How the Air Car Works
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The air car has finally moved from dream to reality. Learn how the air car uses compressed air for low-to-zero emissisons power.
Mt. Vesuvius: Eruptions, History, & Information
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Scientists predict that the next eruption of Mount Vesuvius will be violent. Find out what damage could be done if Mount Vesuvius erupts.
How the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Works
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The FDIC insures all the money you put into the bank up to $250,000. Learn how the FDIC works in this article from HowStuffWorks.
Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids
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Learn about home remedies to help you avoid hemorrhoids, which are swollen and stretched-out veins that line the anal canal and lower rectum.
How To Discipline A Child
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Parents should remember that the point of discipline is not to punish but to teach and offer guidance. Learn how to discipline and punish a child.
How the Smart Car Works
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Learn how the Smart Car technology works, learn about Smart Car safety and other Smart Car features and compare Smart Car models in the U.S. and abroad.
What can your spit tell you about your DNA?
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Doctors always want your blood, but one day, a health care professional may ask you to open up and say, "Ptooey!" Why? Your spit holds a mother lode of biological information.