Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/October 2016

= October 1 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 1


 * 1) Possible reasons for gray hair in beard
 * 2) Asepsis on Mars, Moon and elsewhere
 * 3) Magnet therapy history
 * 4) What are the advantages of sexual dimorphism over simultaneous hermaphrodism?
 * 5) How exactly was the Standard Atmosphere determined ?

= October 2 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 2


 * 1) Mind uploading
 * 2) Lithium-ion batteries
 * 3) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 2#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_27_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_27.html.5D|Feynman Lectures. Lecture 27 ]]
 * 4) Impact force distribution
 * 5) What makes B complex vitamins smell so awful.

= October 4 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 4


 * 1) Inches, Pounds, and 127

= October 5 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 5


 * 1) Equine vision & colour blindness
 * 2) electricity
 * 3) Which tropical cyclones brought major hurricane wind to the most miles of coast?
 * 4) Painted bat coloration

= October 6 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 6


 * 1) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 6#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_27._Ch._27–7_Resolving_power_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_27.html.5D|Feynman Lectures. Lecture 27. Ch. 27–7 Resolving power ]]
 * 2) How old are beach pebbles?
 * 3) Trying to identify the name of a physical scaling constant
 * 4) Appalachian endorheic basins

= October 7 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 7


 * 1) Age and Height: 2 to 3 Yards Tall
 * 2) How same elements form different compounds
 * 3) breeds of cattle and their milk

= October 9 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 9


 * 1) Sphere packing and alloy densities
 * 2) Air pressure / volume graph

= October 10 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 10


 * 1) What is this plant?
 * 2) How long should a clock radio last on a UPS?
 * 3) Level (logarithmic quantity)
 * 4) Do the sparks from car welding robots have any effect on the car or robot?
 * 5) Core

= October 11 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 11


 * 1) Nights are loud
 * 2) What plants are these (the ones in the foreground)?
 * 3) Other ways to achieve immortality
 * 4) can radiation from outer space cure cancer?
 * 5) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 11#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_30._30–1The_resultant_amplitude_due_to_n_equal_oscillators_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_30.html.23Ch30-S1.5D|Feynman Lectures. Lecture 30. 30–1The resultant amplitude due to n equal oscillators ]]
 * 6) Comparable density

= October 12 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 12


 * 1) New Earth Like Planets
 * 2) Regenerating a li-ion battery?
 * 3) What's the Maximum cruise speed for Boeing 767 at 5000 ft?
 * 4) Caterpillars and butterflies
 * 5) Human travel to Mars
 * 6) Purported car that runs on sea water
 * 7) Acousto-magnetic tags
 * 8) What's the smallest nm node that's inevitable in consumer electronics (as far as we know)?

= October 13 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 13


 * 1) Do T3 and T4 hormones play role in regulation of the body temperature?
 * 2) Are follicles the structural units for all types of glands or just thyroid gland?
 * 3) Mortality during pregnancy

= October 14 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 14


 * 1) How long would electrons take to stop accelerating if homes used DC?
 * 2) The science behind how "Metanium" cream works
 * 3) What's larger, follicle cell or parafollicle cell?

= October 15 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 15


 * 1) Would the world be in a worse state if we still relied on horse and cart?
 * 2) Bubbles on puddles
 * 3) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 15#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_31._Sec._31–2_The_field_due_to_the_material_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_31.html.23Ch31-S2.5D|Feynman Lectures. Lecture 31. Sec. 31–2 The field due to the material ]]
 * 4) Magnesium sulphate and mineral water
 * 5) Mission to Europa
 * 6) Loudspeaker's size and weigh
 * 7) Blood tests
 * 8) How do you *spill* methyl mercaptan?

= October 16 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 16


 * 1) Radioactivity sucker
 * 2) I see this bird in Catford
 * 3) What are the grid fins on Shenzhou for?
 * 4) Are there more species which go on two legs permanently like human being?

= October 17 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 17


 * 1) Medical, hydrocell

= October 18 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 18


 * 1) In a li-ion battery, does the chip distribute the tear and wear?

= October 19 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 19


 * 1) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 19#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_32._Sec._32–5_Scattering_of_light_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_32.html.23Ch32-S5.5D|Feynman Lectures. Lecture 32. Sec. 32–5 Scattering of light ]]
 * 2) Is that true that for increasing testosterone it's good to eat a lot of fats?
 * 3) Can dead bodies infect life bodies with hepatitis or HIV?
 * 4) Are there any reports (preferably scientific reports) which talk about the amount of pain that a person with prosthetic balls suffers when he gets kicked in the balls?

= October 20 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 20


 * 1) Surviving a 130-degree hyperthermia
 * 2) Walk thousands of miles without losing weight
 * 3) copper pot vs copper pot filled with water
 * 4) If you put wings on to a Tesla, would it fly?

= October 21 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 21


 * 1) Two questions after watching Disney's Tarzan...
 * 2) What makes wasabi difficult to cultivate?

= October 22 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 22


 * 1) Frozen Virus
 * 2) Armpit
 * 3) On the falling bodies

= October 23 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 23


 * 1) Triplet paradox
 * 2) Defining the Kg in terms of (Atmospheric) Pressure
 * 3) [[Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 23#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_33._Formula_33.2__.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_33.html.23mjx-eqn-EqI332.5D|Feynman Lectures. Lecture 33. Formula 33.2  ]]
 * 4) Earth ocean rifts total gas output
 * 5) Storm surge
 * 6) Orion spaceship
 * 7) It's a simple question of weight ratios!

= October 24 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 24


 * 1) Biological Endothermic Processes 3E9 YA
 * 2) Stimulated emission versus quantum encryption
 * 3) Solar system Gas giants
 * 4) Which article covers ViDAR?

= October 25 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 25


 * 1) Is that true that the brain has arteries only without veins?
 * 2) Why are evolutionary the testis are located outside of the body?
 * 3) Drugs
 * 4) diabetes type I and II:sugars as ?:fats as ??:salt.
 * 5) Final element?

= October 26 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 26


 * 1) Alien signals
 * 2) Can humans train to sleep less?
 * 3) Post-nasal drip
 * 4) If gravity on Mars is around 38% that of Earth, how rovers there stay in contact with the ground and don't float?
 * 5) high doses of dextromethorphan leading to a false positive test for Phencyclidine
 * 6) Why does my neighbors' kitten have such a small tail?
 * 7) Why can't I smell a dead animal in my house?

= October 27 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 27


 * 1) Does an inguinal orchiectomy result in the removal of the *entire* vas deferens?

= October 28 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 28


 * 1) Why did old TV screens dwindle to a tiny dot when switched off?
 * 2) Reasons for and severity of the dangers of leaving mobile phones on during flights
 * 3) Question about plane waves
 * 4) Largest fragrant flower

= October 29 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 29


 * 1) component type ID
 * 2) Best substance to absorb moisture from a damp item upon contact
 * 3) A hypothetical idea
 * 4) Do athletes live longer?
 * 5) Is the a/c ventilation system ever big enough so that a person can move through it?

= October 30 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 30


 * 1) Glass frit filters
 * 2) How do lungs cleanse themselves from dust buildup
 * 3) Fetal pain at 13 weeks

= October 31 = Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 31


 * 1) Balloon descent
 * 2) Death following crush injury
 * 3) Exact Length of Terrestrial Meridian
 * 4) How smooth is a billiard ball?
 * 5) Can sexual preferences change or be changed?