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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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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In zero gravity, a candle's flame is round and blue.
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Pumice is the only rock that floats on water.
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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
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Sound travels about 4 times faster in water than in air.
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A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball made of rubber.
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