Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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