Category: Physics

How long does a body last in a casket? If the coffin is sealed in a very wet, heavy clay ground, the body tends to last longer because the air is not getting to the deceased. If the ground is light, dry soil, decomposition is quicker. Generally speaking, a body takes 10 or 15 years […]

What it means to go to war book? From the author of the New York Times best seller Matterhorn, which has sold over 250,000 copies, What It Is Like to Go to War is a powerful nonfiction book about the experience of combat and how inadequately we prepare our young men and women for the […]

Who painted the image above a jean? Honoré Daumier What style of painting are Olympia and the stone breakers? These include the social implications of iconography and artistic style, and the relationship between the body and money. Two paintings that convey these ideas are Courbet’s Realist The Stone Breakers and Manet’s Pre-Impressionist Olympia. What style […]

Does the arctic fox change Colours? The arctic fox changes color every six months. Because its coat changes from white in winter to tawny brown in summer, the fox blends in perfectly with the pack ice and the tundra. Thanks to this important advantage, the fox goes unnoticed by both predators and prey. Why do […]

Can you get a job at 11 UK? Children can only start full-time work once they’ve reached the minimum school leaving age – they can then work up to a maximum of 40 hours a week. Once someone reaches 16, you may need to pay them through PAYE . Can you get a job at […]

Is culinary school cheaper than college? Students may spend more time in the classroom (or the kitchen) compared to students getting a traditional four-year degree. As with other colleges and universities, culinary schools also require students to pay a variety of fees in addition to their tuition. Is culinary school hard to get into? Culinary […]

How do you remove a rear quarter window? Quarter glass can be easily removed by one person without breaking when glass is held in place by weatherstripping. Work from the inside of your car, and work out the lip of the weatherstrip in the corner of the quarter glass gently. What would cause a rear […]

How do infrared telescopes produce images? Infrared telescopes use fundamentally the same components and follow the same principles as visible light telescopes; namely, some combination of lenses and mirrors gathers and focuses radiation onto a detector or detectors, the data from which are translated by computer into useful information. How is infrared detected in space? […]

What is CSC Theta? The reciprocal cosine function is secant: sec(theta)=1/cos(theta). The reciprocal sine function is cosecant, csc(theta)=1/sin(theta). The reciprocal tangent function is cotangent, expressed two ways: cot(theta)=1/tan(theta) or cot(theta)=cos(theta)/sin(theta). Cosecant theta is 1 over y and cotangent is x over y. What is tan theta equal to? The law of Tangent which is also […]

How long did the Byzantine Empire continue after Constantinople was recaptured? Fall of Constantinople, (May 29, 1453), conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days. How long did Byzantine […]