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What is The International Space Station?

The International Space Station is a large spacecraft. It orbits around Earth. It is a home where astronauts live. The space station is also a science lab. Many countries worked together to build it. They also work together to use it. The space stat…

How do Ants sense Food?

S ugar has a slight odor, particularly granulated beet sugar. While all species of ants can differentiate between a wide variety of odors, the smelling range differs from a few centimeters to meters. Desert ants can smell sugar from up to 3 meters. …

How do Engineers demolish a Skyscraper?

The word demolition means destruction, breaking down or removal. Demolition of building is the process of dismantling or destroying of a structure after its life of serviceability by pre-planned and controlled methods. Different steps are involved in …

Why do doctors use Veins rather than Arteries to take blood samples?

Doctors can and do use arterial blood sampling but usually only when it is absolutely necessary ie. they need an arterial blood sample for arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) to find out how much oxygen and CO2 is in the arterial blood or when they ca…

What is the smallest possible Distance in The Universe?

In physics, the Planck length, denoted ℓP, is a unit of length that is the distance light travels in one unit of Planck time. It is also the reduced Compton wavelength of a particle with Planck mass. It is equal to 5.72938×10⁻³⁵ m (Lorentz–Heaviside v…

How does Snickometer Technology work?

The cricket Snickometer (known as 'snicko' for short) was invented by English Computer Scientist, Allan Plaskett, in the mid-1990s. Snickometer technology was first used in 1999 by Channel 4 in the UK, before being used in India and Australia.…

Are Apple seeds poisonous?

Apples are a popular and healthy fruit. Apples are easy to cultivate and tailor to certain tastes because of their resilient genetic diversity. They also have antioxidant properties that help protect against cancer-inducing oxidative damage, which can…

Why do we get a runny nose after we Cry?

This runny nose is not mucus, but it actually is tears that came from your eyes. Tears are produced by the lacrimal gland or commonly known as your tear gland located just above your eyes. Tears are important as a lubricant and to clean our eyes from …

What is the difference between a Biodata, CV and Resume?

Different formats are used in different job proposals, and knowing about all the formats is good. Biodata: Bio-data stands for Biographical data and is an archaic term for Resume or C.V. In a bio data, the focus is on personal particulars like date of…

Asia Cup schedule ANNOUNCED...!

The Asia Cup 2022 will commence on 27 August in UAE with the final set to be played on September 11. The schedule for the 15th edition of the Asia Cup has been announced with the tournament set to begin on August 27, with the hosts Sri Lanka taking …

How does a Pedometer Count Steps? How is it different from Passometer?

The first pedometers were mechanical models that worked much like a pendulum clock. They featured tiny moving parts that would move back and forth along with the motion of the body as you walked. Each time your body moved with a step, the tiny parts…

How does a Stun Gun work? How is it different from Taser?

Tasers and stun guns are built on the same fundamental concept: both employ a less-than-lethal electrical charge to ward off an attack. While both a stun gun and a Taser are considered the same weapon under the law, making them legal to carry in most …

What is the purpose of having a countdown during a Rocket launch?

During launching the main thing is all steps of launching are done on time. that's why all say Rocket Science is very tough. The procedures for each launch are written carefully. A single-degree angle more inclination of Rocket can damage the traj…

Why is Whale Vomit so expensive?

In 2016, three fishermen from the middle eastern country of Oman struck "floating gold" in the form of ambergris, traditionally thought to be whale vomit. (Modern science says the waxy substance is more like a whale gallstone, or whale poop.…

What is a Pneumatic Tube Transport System?

The history of pneumatic tube systems can be traced back to the 1850s. The first operating system was built by engineer Josiah Latimer Clark and went into operation at the London Telegraph Office in 1853. Shorter paths for rapid transport were created…

How do Red-light Cameras work?

Red-light systems rely on some sophisticated technology, but conceptually they are very simple. The system includes only three essential elements: One or more cameras. One or more triggers. A computer. In a typical system, cameras are positioned at th…

Why do people use Bug to describe Loophole in Computer OS or Programs?

An error, flaw, or fault in any computer software or hardware system. It results in unexpected and unwanted results, causing the system to behave weirdly. Put simply, and it is any fault in the computer system that keeps it from performing what it i…

What is Sailing Boat? How does it function?

The common sailboat comprises eight essential parts: hull, tiller, rudder, mainsail, mast, boom, jib and keel. The hull is the shell of the boat, which contains all the internal components.   Its symmetrical shape balances the sailboat and reduces dr…

What is Cloud Seeding?

Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets called cloud droplets. Groups of cloud droplets form water vapour (gas) or ice crystals.  Water vapour isn’t dense enough to fall to the ground as precipitation. Instead, it rises into the sky and becomes su…

How do you measure Plant Growth?

There are several ways in which plant growth can be gauged, the metrics vary for different types of plants. An apparatus known as an auxanometer measures the increase in plant growth. Some other ways of assessing and measuring the plant growth are – m…

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