A single cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as five sticks of dynamite.
57
Sound at the right vibration can bore holes through a solid object.
134
Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
39
Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
71
Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
15
Liquid TIDE laundry detergent glows under a blacklight.
96
Sound travels fifteen times faster through steel than through air.
134