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Does Urine Absorb Atoms from the Air and Create a Vacuum in a Closed Container?
I use a 1 gallon container and have experimented with the volume before emptying it. When I introduce urine to the container in the hottest part of the day and find a vacuum the next morning when it is significantly colder, I am not surprised. It is when I introduce urine to a moderately full... -
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Does Urine Absorb Atoms from the Air and Create a Vacuum in a Closed Container?
I have been urinating into a plastic bottle lately (I will not elaborate why), and have been finding the bottle to hold a vacuum the following morning. What I find strange is that even without temperature fluctuations, my bottle produces a vacuum after several hours of being left alone. It is in... -
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Undergrad Definition of a Planet (and other stuff)
What part of this goes beyond or runs counter to generally accepted science? Quite literally, the definition of a planet is open to interpretation outside of our solar system and I'm using the International Astronomical Union (IAU)'s definition of a planet (which self-imposes its definition to...- paldin
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Undergrad Definition of a Planet (and other stuff)
Seriously people, I am looking for constructive criticism, not pedantic repetition of key segments of text.- paldin
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Undergrad Definition of a Planet (and other stuff)
I searched for "definition" and "planet" but found no thread which matched this purpose; if one already exists then it is significantly old, but I will apologize anyways. It used to be that our solar system had Nine planets. Then some trans-Neptunian object (Eris) forced some astrological...- paldin
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Gyver: Quick-n-Dirty Synthetic Methane from Hydrogen
I would have provided links, but I'm not allowed because I have less than 10 posts. You'll just have to search for the keywords as I did to write this response. There is no *quick and dirty* method. It doesn't even sound easy enough, either. The Fischer–Tropsch Process doesn't sound...