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Answered: Is there actually any question about life that ...

Another example: "How many species of animals and plants are there?".

Answered: Does our current capitalistic economic system ...

I don't think one necessarily have much to do with the other. There are good things that will occur because or despite capitalism, and things that will not for the same reasons. Some people need ...

Answered: Who discovered the atom?

It was Dalton, actually. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_theory

Answered: What about Dr. Michael S. Heiser who wrote The ...

I don't think he fits in this list. He's a writer, not a researcher, is he?

Answered: Why distance lies between vernier caliper's ...

I'm not sure I understand your question. If you're asking how is it that you can close the jaws on an object and read its size on the scale, that's becasue the jaws are in a right angle to the scale ...

Answered: How many grams are in an ounce or in a pound ...

Many people don't know about this, but Google does these calculations. You can type something like "10 ounces in grams" or "32 miles in kilometers" in the search box and click the search button, and ...

Answered: Physics wh y is it easier to stop a lightly loaded ...

The heavier truck has more momentum, which is the product of the speed and the mass of an object. The more momentum an object has, the more difficult it would be to stop it. It's explained well on ...

Answered: Alternatives to PowerPoint

I don't make presentations very often, in fact I only made two serious ones, but for one I used Powerpoint and for the other I used Impress. Actually I didn't feel they were too different, but I only ...

Answered: Global warming and winter weather

I think it could, yes. The term "global warming" is misleading because even if the average temperature of the planet gets higher, some parts will be much warmer but some will get colder. Ocean ...

Answered: How much food does a person consume from birth to ...

I don't understand what the tag "physics" is there, but I did a web search because it's a good question. It's about 40 tons.

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