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256bits replied to the thread Undergrad Why is water pressure increased in a plastic bag in a bucket?.I thought of that also. The water-water plastic film can be important for molecular water and gas transport, more so than an air-water... -
256bits replied to the thread Undergrad Why is water pressure increased in a plastic bag in a bucket?.Pore size of plastic film is very small, much more so than the experiments that show the surface tension of water not allowing water to... -
256bits replied to the thread A practical way to vaporize fuel for high MPG?.For full hydrocarbon usage comparison, the coal fired power station efficiency, or other hydrocarbon fuel supplied, and transmission... -
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In an ideal reciprocating engine, any thermodynamic loss found in the compression stroke is compensated by the gain in the following... -
256bits replied to the thread Wire Black Coral helix asymmetry.All I did was added to the response of @BillTre regarding unequal growth. The finer details of the mechanism has still not been... -
256bits replied to the thread Iceberg A-23A turns blue, starts traveling and may break apart.When it first detached from Antarctica in 1986, the berg was nearly twice the size of Rhode Island Forty years and the thing is taking... -
256bits replied to the thread Undergrad Why is water pressure increased in a plastic bag in a bucket?.The hydrostatic pressure at the clay surface will be the same whether the clay is enclosed in a bag, or free. While higher pressure... -
256bits reacted to berkeman's post in the thread High School Fan is pushing in the front and sucking from the back with
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Cheaper fans use flat blades at an angle. Better fans use airfoils at an angle (like a propeller). Here is a good PF Insights article... -
256bits replied to the thread Alien life, probabilities, and interstellar propagation of human life.What happens to the surrogate AI mothers and fathers? after the kids have matured. I am quite sure the kids will figure out quite soon... -
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Those aren't the only kinds of child abuse. How do you know that the complete absence of interaction with human parents doesn't qualify... -
256bits replied to the thread Praise 2025 PF Member Awards Ceremony.Thank you for the nomination.:smile: Congrats to all the winners.:partytime: To the mentors keeping the site running smoothly.:bow... -
256bits replied to the thread Wire Black Coral helix asymmetry.which are composed of protein and chitin Your answer is in there somewhere. The laying down of the components has to have some... -
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If you are normally swimming, your ears feel atmospheric pressure only. If you then are diving at a depth of 10 meter under the surface... -
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You are missing the point. There is an error in the algebra. Think about that again.

