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How Does Wind Work?
It's a story as old as time: wind is the result of the pressure difference between hot areas and cold areas. I don't buy it. Surely there must be more…
Posted inpublic health
Where do the Poopies Go in Venice?
It's a city on the water...literally on the water. What do you do with all the human feces? Maybe there are underwater pipes that take the poopies away to a…
Posted inastrophysics geology
Where Do Rocks Come From?
Rocks are commonplace and maybe we think we know what they are, but probably not. Turns out the are complicated and have a long story.
Posted inphysics
How Did Lord Kelvin Know What Absolute Zero Was?
-273.15 degrees C is 0 degrees K, but how did Big K know what littlest T was?