The force of a suction cup is calculated using F=AP.
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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.
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A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
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Scientists are working on a portable spray-on-skin that can heal severe wounds in just a few minutes.The spray mainly contains important proteins that can reprogram the injured cells to become stem cells, and back to young uniformed skin cells. So far they were able to accelerate healing process from 12 weeks to 21 days with a similar approach.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Dr.Jonas Salk, the man who came up with the cure for polio, didn’t patent the drug. This made the drug more affordable to the general public, and he lost out an an estimated $7 billion dollars for himself.
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The average home creates more pollution than does the average car.
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