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While conduction and convection desperately need actual matter to transfer heat, thermal radiation operates entirely above such petty physical requirements.…
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Despite sounding incredibly intimidating, alpha radiation is hilariously bad at actually traveling anywhere. These chunky helium nuclei get violently ejected…
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If you are ever swimming near a military submarine, you might get cooked. Active sonar pings exceed 235 decibels, which is so loud it creates cavitation…
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There is no propulsion or thermal trickery involved. By filling a thin membrane with an incredibly light noble gas, the entire object essentially weighs less…
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Watching a pot boil is just watching liquid have an existential crisis. Hot water expands, panics because it is suddenly less dense, rushes to the top, cools…
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