The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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If the chemical sodium is dropped into water it will immediately and violently explode.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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Pure water (H2O) does not conduct electricity on its own.
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For a high school science fair project, 17-year-old Michio Kaku built a particle accelerator in his parent's garage that was able to generate a magnetic field 20,000 times greater than the Earth's and produce collisions powerful enough to create antimatter.
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One ragweed plant can release as many as one billion grains of pollen!
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