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[edit] March 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 1

  1. Organisms
  2. Coilguns as infantry weapons?
  3. Looking for quotation: only a small percentage of the general public will ever be able to master the skill of operating an automobile
  4. After a cholecystectomy...
  5. Sabertooth Tigers
  6. Can I have some info on native New Zealand alpine flowers?
  7. Cassiopeia A
  8. Capsule /pill Material....
  9. List of countries with their positions on the world
  10. oal pile fire
  11. What is a string (in string theory) made from?
  12. suicidal behaviour
  13. Regarding numerical weather prediction modeling
  14. oxen or bulls grazing habits
  15. Fat and exercise
  16. Liquid Nitrogen
  17. THE FUTURE is wild?
  18. Population?
  19. chemistry problem
  20. Dark Matter
  21. Coldest Metal
  22. Basic 'design flaw' in beetles
  23. Enthalpy of Solution

[edit] March 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 2

  1. Colours relation to wavelenght
  2. eeing light while pressing eye
  3. straitening light
  4. Flipping turtles/tortoises
  5. Drinking water and losing weight
  6. Oscillation
  7. Hair Growth Question
  8. Amiodarone and D5W
  9. email
  10. solar furnaces
  11. nknown military device?
  12. oloured fire preparing safety
  13. Electrically Charging a liquid
  14. bluetooth
  15. Holding Your Breath
  16. Warning i am Bored
  17. Alcohol
  18. Raw Eggs
  19. Microwaved Egg
  20. Microwaved Egg--part 2
  21. science and technology dvd player
  22. Health and safety when casting steel
  23. heart
  24. RADAR blips from throwing food

[edit] March 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 3

  1. s there a name...
  2. Physics problem
  3. Surface Tension
  4. Invisibility
  5. Unconcesness?
  6. laser air ionisation
  7. Geological time
  8. Most useful scientific discovery
  9. environmentally friendly of disposal of dildoes (dildos?)..
  10. Neutralization reactions.
  11. Multiple state logic
  12. Delayed gravitational effect
  13. altic Sea algae
  14. Breast Implants
  15. IGF-1
  16. body efficiency in absorbing calories
  17. Why don't fish swim upside-down ?
  18. Unknown Flower Picture

[edit] March 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 4

  1. patenting life forms
  2. colloid osmotic pressure
  3. arva
  4. Lunar Eclipse
  5. special realtivity factor and v(∞)
  6. WHAT CAN SPECIAL RELATIVITY INDICATE?
  7. A web site that used to give advice
  8. Congenital blindness
  9. Question about Tennents Super alcoholic beverage
  10. chemistry
  11. Symbol for a dynamo?
  12. Synapse behavior

[edit] March 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 5

  1. Is it meant to do that?
  2. Ice and Fire
  3. Organic Chemistry Question
  4. Gravity wave generator
  5. Digital Circuits
  6. Super Shock Absorbing material
  7. Colorblindness.
  8. oltages in countries
  9. I cannot find an article about a hydraulic car hopper.
  10. Dangers of deep throat
  11. Yawning as a defense mechanism?
  12. Air Pressure

[edit] March 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 6

  1. Some help with thermal fuses?
  2. peripheral nervous system
  3. Muscle repair and calories
  4. Electrically conductive fluid
  5. Memory relationship to the Brain (More and more information)
  6. Memory relationship to the Brain (location)
  7. Special Drug for LTP? (brain)
  8. Neuron, glia, and the Brain
  9. What is pseudophrene?
  10. Agronomy/Crop Science
  11. an explanation for the variation of boiling points in hydrides of group 15 elements
  12. Differntiate between "Metal Scrap" and "Metal Waste"
  13. Magnets and heat
  14. Death Mimicry?
  15. Mysterious fog
  16. Underwater flatus increases odor?
  17. Muscle question
  18. Bad guts last night - physical symptoms
  19. Easy Terminology Question

[edit] March 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 7

  1. Why do White Castles disagree with so many people?
  2. plasma to electricity
  3. Quntam energy compulsion cycle?
  4. membranes freely permeable to K+ (Na+?)
  5. SHARE ME THESE IDEAS
  6. Burglarizing snot from my nose
  7. What makes paper sticky when damp?
  8. Seagulls as game birds?
  9. Oil sands vs. Tar sands
  10. Coefficient of friction between wheel bore and axle
  11. indigestible edible muffins
  12. Full Moon Madness
  13. Stuttering and the neurotransmitter Dopamine
  14. i am trying to think
  15. Aerodynamics
  16. aking up from a bad dream
  17. Homework (but it's only a small part of a question in a series)
  18. ====
  19. B
  20. B (back to 120 v source) the wires here are connecting in a perallel fashion which means 120v are distributed equally however if they were connected something like this (let me try) (120)
  21. B}
  22. B}
  23. Energy / momentum / mass

[edit] March 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 8

  1. Magnetic field formula derivation
  2. Ptolematic system
  3. Energy Supplements
  4. Inductive Heating
  5. Plasma TVs always have to be right side up or broken.
  6. issed periods
  7. Weight Training and Fat Loss
  8. Spiriling Mathematical Vortex Phenomenom - name??
  9. Animal species: how do they self identify for mating?
  10. Ductility of Uranium
  11. Look mum! No hands!
  12. erosol Deodorant Cans
  13. Physiology Videos
  14. A moon of a moon
  15. about the PTSD
  16. Looking for source
  17. Calculating errors
  18. roken solar water heaters
  19. First commercial portable data projector?
  20. Does size matter?
  21. separate populations and species

[edit] March 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 9

  1. info photocopiers
  2. Plane refuelling
  3. Artificial life
  4. Question regarding bacteria.
  5. Bindeez
  6. Rise in temperature
  7. Hole punch things
  8. clinical medicine
  9. Bacteria pathogens with short incubation period
  10. Why? In the evolutionary sense...
  11. inaural Beat Brainwaves?
  12. wave equations that represent atomic orbitals
  13. Superconducting Magnetic Levitation Materials
  14. Sycosis
  15. function generator project
  16. Emission Spectra

[edit] March 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 10

  1. new technology
  2. Dove behavioural experiment
  3. What happens to the old heart
  4. hen will Wikiprotiens be avaliabale to the public?
  5. Motorola RAZR battery Comparison
  6. Spider picture: request species identification
  7. lecithin
  8. Battery power
  9. CCD arrrays
  10. Nocebo Effect
  11. Self-incompatibility in plants

[edit] March 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 11

  1. Acids...
  2. Totally worthwhile question about hamster genetics
  3. Does crying release endorphins?
  4. Medical marijuana question
  5. Penis Growth
  6. indian scientists with events and photographs
  7. special relativity and vn=0.633c
  8. Uranium Enrichment by Laser Process
  9. Egg sizes
  10. A metric to use for measuring force.

[edit] March 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 12

  1. pH value from dissociation constant
  2. Tin can water battery sparking experiment thing :-)
  3. Force of Impact?
  4. Artificial Sweeteners
  5. Ionization of acetic acid
  6. How much should we trust in sunglasses?
  7. How to add fat in raw milk
  8. Bizzare
  9. Moden physics
  10. Low pass filter
  11. Fireproofing MDF
  12. Lower pitch of voice
  13. Reccomendations for alarm clock
  14. Green Beer
  15. Global Warming and Greenhouse Effect
  16. Tea: the cup that cheers

[edit] March 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 13

  1. Glucose
  2. Cancer
  3. Chromosomes
  4. Atomic Model by Phillip Lenard in 1904
  5. Which way is up on a technical drawing?
  6. Spiriling Mathematical Vortex Phenomenom
  7. Pinewood derby friction
  8. Solution for world hunger
  9. tungsten heavy alloy
  10. Weight Loss
  11. fullname
  12. Oxygen-15
  13. Ear Bud Pain
  14. emen color/composition
  15. Plotting Titration Curves
  16. Mexican spider called El Conchlo

[edit] March 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 14

  1. Interested?
  2. Alcohol and Muscle loss
  3. smd vs. through-hole (moved from Computing desk)
  4. science behind the instrument triangle
  5. When you touch something, your atoms don't actually hit its atoms?
  6. Planet Fire
  7. Magnetic strip
  8. Acidity of oil
  9. How does taking breaks restore mental capacity?
  10. Improve hearing with training
  11. Rumour
  12. base metals
  13. PE at absolute zero
  14. what is the difference between denaturing and melting?
  15. What is rescued virus?

[edit] March 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 15

  1. Want to disinfect clothes during washing but without disinfectant smell
  2. SMD VS. through hole
  3. Is Miconazole nitrate safe to apply long-term to skin?
  4. Old age memory loss
  5. Solar Energy
  6. Cancer and Tumors
  7. glasses
  8. capacity of an electrical circuit
  9. Penguins and white bears habitat
  10. Has there been any research in the effect of visual cues on the perception of temperature?
  11. ipe & Delicious", "Green
  12. Science Magazine
  13. Veins
  14. ow Do E-Mail, FTP, Newsgroups and Message Boards, Mailing Lists, Chat Rooms, and Instant Messaging Work?
  15. about algae growth
  16. Coffee Question
  17. Loss of memory caused by aging
  18. Technology

[edit] March 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 16

  1. Osteon
  2. earthquakes
  3. incandescent/florescent bulbs
  4. If it isn't glowing, then what is it?
  5. Fall in a barrel of water
  6. Real Population Density
  7. Butter or Spread
  8. Singularity and the universe
  9. Medical lifting and transfer devices
  10. Physics graphs
  11. rticle of Faith in Evolution
  12. Parrots as artists...
  13. ision Question
  14. Radio direction finding
  15. Is
  16. Germination of mustard seeds and the effect pH has on the germination.
  17. Cream separation
  18. Plate Tectonics Question
  19. Racist biology
  20. Interview
  21. ET's map?
  22. Determining Our Expressed Genes

[edit] March 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 17

  1. Zero gravity
  2. Electric outlets
  3. Properties
  4. Myopia
  5. Cleaning improves the quality of Methamphetamine
  6. Body odor question
  7. Growing Bamboo in my House
  8. CMB and temperature of the universe
  9. Greenest Bottle
  10. Can someone identify this insect?
  11. Long, multilegged, hairy bugs
  12. is there a magic pill for getting smarter?
  13. Tire illision
  14. Can batman take pills?
  15. Pigs Eat Their Own Young
  16. Labia
  17. alt
  18. Today's Wikipedia Featured Picture...
  19. hockwave theory break?
  20. Itch
  21. Testosterone types

[edit] March 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 18

  1. Thyroid Hormones
  2. narcotics
  3. Lifestyle Change With Dramatic Results in One Year
  4. Superconducting Super Collider
  5. formula for an electric fan cooling a closed room
  6. Trend and Pattern
  7. Pig Gametes
  8. LEP vs Tevatron
  9. High blood pressure - can it be alleviated by controlled blood-letting?
  10. Memory Retrieval Technology
  11. Blood test
  12. lum

[edit] March 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 19

  1. CO2 recovery and reuse
  2. Sub-Lightspeed Craft
  3. direction of rotation for IC engine
  4. More PSU Shocks
  5. molecular vibrations
  6. reticular fibers
  7. Liquid conversion
  8. Ear bleeding
  9. Treadmills
  10. peaker wiring question
  11. Affordable solar panels
  12. utation in nectariens
  13. earth and space science
  14. What is the complete breakdown for X55 Cr Mo V14?
  15. out feet
  16. science
  17. Focal point of an earthquake

[edit] March 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 20

  1. Medical term needed
  2. Magnavox MWD2205 4 Head VCR/DVD Player Issues
  3. MONTREAL PROTOCOLS
  4. ody colour changes due to diet
  5. CRO
  6. Blonde Hair/Blondes
  7. Splitting Hairs
  8. good control theory book?
  9. swollen legs
  10. aily intake of nuts
  11. blood type and sub antibodies
  12. METAR report
  13. Body heat - How's it done?

[edit] March 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 21

  1. Bullet velocities and wound types
  2. lisps(speech impediments)
  3. ravel to the Asteroid Belt
  4. nzymes
  5. Permanent magnets drain
  6. Refrigerators
  7. ooking wine & spoilage
  8. genetic epidemiology questions
  9. Vasopressin and caffeine
  10. Nuclear bombs

[edit] March 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 22

  1. Cyclops evolution
  2. Eyes
  3. Women inventors, inventors of colour
  4. Accretion disks
  5. slotted arrays
  6. what is to thrive?
  7. Too much sodium in the diet
  8. molectronics
  9. Viagra
  10. Saying about acceptance of an idea
  11. Video Out on graphics card > Broken TV?
  12. Picture of the Day
  13. What kind of squirrel is this?
  14. eight and gravity
  15. Helping a friend study physics
  16. Vasopressin and caffeine (again)
  17. atomic physics
  18. Ideal gas
  19. Snakeboards and non-holonomic locomotion
  20. Bottle Rockets
  21. Sinus tachycardia
  22. Verizon credit approval
  23. Dream recall and masturbation
  24. Question on the chemical composition of "crocodile" tears
  25. A new reward!
  26. Hydraulic transformer
  27. CO2 recovery method
  28. de broglie's wavelength
  29. MINALK GASOLINE SWEETENING
  30. Juvenile gulls
  31. How little sodium intake is too little?
  32. The TwinTowers Collapse
  33. Methodological naturalism's acceptance among scientists
  34. Coins and Bomb like things
  35. Music Enjoyment

[edit] March 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 23

  1. Ideal gas
  2. Snakeboards and non-holonomic locomotion
  3. Bottle Rockets
  4. Sinus tachycardia
  5. Verizon credit approval
  6. Dream recall and masturbation
  7. Question on the chemical composition of "crocodile" tears
  8. A new reward!
  9. Hydraulic transformer
  10. CO2 recovery method
  11. de broglie's wavelength
  12. MINALK GASOLINE SWEETENING
  13. Juvenile gulls
  14. How little sodium intake is too little?
  15. The TwinTowers Collapse
  16. Methodological naturalism's acceptance among scientists
  17. Coins and Bomb like things
  18. Music Enjoyment

[edit] March 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 24

  1. why is an ionic compount neutraly charged?
  2. identify birds?
  3. Why do different sugar ferment at different rates?
  4. Biology: looking for a word that describes the synchronzed movements of a swarm (fish, birds, insects, etc.)
  5. Fuel cell size and weight versus capacity
  6. Distance to sun
  7. tuberculosis
  8. smell of photocopying rooms?
  9. Are the spellings of minor planet names official?
  10. Odour question
  11. Butane
  12. Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
  13. Visibility of geostationary satellite
  14. Epidemiology is to disease as "_______" is to benefit
  15. Mental Health statistics

[edit] March 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 25

  1. Mental illness rates by US state
  2. Electromagnetic Spectrum
  3. kidney
  4. Ergography
  5. helpppppppppppppppp
  6. β
  7. What plant is this?
  8. physics
  9. Frequency and Tapering
  10. interpreting tensors
  11. Apple tree
  12. Charges of cations/anions influencing chemical behaviour?
  13. Occupational Statistics
  14. Geckoes of the Kalahari
  15. Popcorn

[edit] March 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 26

  1. Battery operated power strip?
  2. 6N Chromosome Number
  3. GPS
  4. What are the Effects of Orgasm/Ejaculation Cessation in Males
  5. ====
  6. ====
  7. Fish and drowning
  8. Naturally Shaped Eyes
  9. First personal knowledge of sex
  10. US territory Antarctica and Who has control over the south pole
  11. true cause
  12. Characterization
  13. Computer radiation
  14. van der waals question
  15. Memorial size for traffic deaths versus deaths from military conflict
  16. Blackhole evaporation
  17. Ionic Equations
  18. Mie Scattering and Cylinders
  19. Some math
  20. Value of fp in the Drake equation
  21. Neutral methyl orange
  22. GPS Signal degradation

[edit] March 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 27

  1. What kind of squirrel is this?
  2. Electrical Resistance Of Rubber
  3. Cost of argon
  4. piston analysis
  5. Rolling bush
  6. concurrent multiplier in nephron
  7. atom
  8. Markers
  9. Common chimp vs. bonobo
  10. Crossed covalent bonds
  11. Gas Laws
  12. Search for life
  13. Pluto, still technically a planet?
  14. Dehydrated fruit
  15. Saponification
  16. Burning Question
  17. So, if we were to detect a fleet of alien ships entering orbit above the earth tomorrow...
  18. silencer
  19. In the event of alien spaceships arriving at earth
  20. Cinema sound v. ordinary sound
  21. How to increase IQ

[edit] March 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2007 March 28

  1. Spitting and wiggling
  2. WP styling mystery
  3. hormone therapy capillary breakdown
  4. Multimillion dollar idea?
  5. Limit?
  6. Photosynthesis.
  7. Energy = Photon?
  8. Energy
  9. Chaos Theory
  10. Linear beam theory
  11. ethylamine
  12. Fire preservation
  13. airborne radio direction finder
  14. lood pressure during sickness
  15. what the ****
  16. Are teeth techically considered bones?
  17. Photons
  18. Bug
  19. Below Freezing Temperatures & Pipe lines
  20. Possible explanations for the hexagonal storm on Saturn?
  21. Observing drug resistance developing by mutation
  22. Iapetus (moon of Saturn) as a Death Star-style artificial alien world/spacecraft thing...
  23. physics
  24. The farting vegitarian
  25. Color of light
  26. Seeing under water
  27. Barometric reading and water-vapor pressure
  28. How to reduce the temperature of something
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