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1. Why can squirrels touch the telephone wires and not get electricuted?
   Published: 17 November, 2008
   Asked by: Peter Friend
   Answered by: David Roundy :: Assistant Professor
2. What is heat lightning and how is it possible? Is it different from lightning during a storm? If so, how?
   Published: 10 November, 2008
   Asked by: Kelsey Schaeffer
   Answered by: Natalie Mahowald :: Assistant Professor
3. What would cool down faster and turn to ice quicker: hot water in the freezer or cold water in the freezer?
   Published: 3 November, 2008
   Asked by: Caleb Scott
   Answered by: Isaac Miller ::
4. Why is the pressure required for a bicycle tire so much higher than the pressure for a car tire? How come the much smaller bike tire does not explode when filled with such high pressure?
   Published: 27 October, 2008
   Asked by: Petra Smookler
   Answered by: Alan Zehnder :: Professor and Chair
5. How do spaceships work?
   Published: 20 October, 2008
   Asked by: Jessica Peters
   Answered by: Mason Peck :: Assistant Professor
6. If we had to leave earth, what would be the best planet to move to? Which one would be most like Earth?
   Published: 13 October, 2008
   Asked by: Ashley Keister
   Answered by: Peter Gierasch :: Professor of astronomy
7. What happens to a hydrogen atom after it has come in contact with a flame - I know it "pops" but what happens to the actual atom - does it remain as a hydrogen atom? Does it form a new atom or compund or is it annihilated?
   Published: 6 October, 2008
   Asked by: Mark Beswick
   Answered by: Richard Durst :: Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
8. Why do scuba divers wear rubber?
   Published: 29 September, 2008
   Asked by: Jacob G.
   Answered by: Chris Ober :: Professor and Director
9. In an empty charged sphere, even though the charge is evenly distributed on the surface, why does it behave as if it is all in the center? (The same as gravity)
   Published: 22 September, 2008
   Asked by: Dan Wang
   Answered by: Csaba Csaki :: Associate Professor
10. How do you grow taller?
    Published: 17 September, 2008
    Asked by: Antonio Pulido
    Answered by: Eve Donnelly :: Postdoctoral Associate