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Why a sound is produced when a fluorescent tube breaks?

Why does a big  sound come when tube-light breaks? (Question was posted by Vishwesh) Answer: Every sound is produced by some vibrating bodies. In this case it is air surrounding the tube which...

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Apparent weight in an elevator

You are standing on a bathroom scale in an elevator the is moving upward at constant speed, when suddenly the cable breaks. from just before to just after the cable breaks, the reading on the scale...

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Mystery Spot and Physics

Mystery spot is a tourist attraction located near Santa Cruz , California. It is a place where the laws of physics and gravity do not apply. The Mystery Spot is a gravity hill, a tilt indused visual...

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16-19 student membership at IOP Aged between16-19 and studying physics? Join the Institute of Physics for free and receive: Regular updates on what’s new in physics Exam and university guidance...

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What is Quantum Teleportation?

Quantum teleportation is a way of transferring a quantum state from one place to another without actually sending a particle in that state through space. (Source – Physicsworld.com) Anton Zeilinger...

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FTL – Faster than light

Charan asked: In a recent research,it was found experimentally that nutreinos are faster than light.In that case,Einstein’s Relativistic mechanics don’t work.What tpe of mechanics are applied in that...

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Principle of Working of Microwave Oven

Manisha Chowdhury asked: Why is it called a microwave oven? Who invented it? What is the principle of its working? Answer: A microwave oven is used to cook (or heat) food with the help of microwaves...

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