- There are antibiotics for illnesses that are bacteria based, why isn't there something for viruses?
- Roller coasters... why don't we fall out?
- How do vaccines work? I know they inject you with a small amount of the virus or whatever, but why doesn't your body react to that negatively?
- why does the wind whistle when it blows?
- How does air conditioning work?
- How is there different magifications to a mirror?
- Why do bananas turn brown really quickly if I put them in my bag?
- How do you not fall out a rollercoaster when it goes upside down?
- can you find an elephant on google earth?
- How do pulleys work
- What are simple machines that we use everyday that we probably don't realize?
- How do tides work?
- How long would Archimedes lever have to be?
- would increasing the number of pulleys decrease f?
- I know paper comes from trees, but how exactly is it made?
- What is fire?
- What happens when you consider the stiffness of a lever? Will the amount of work decrease if the lever bends a little?
- What makes Chicago "the windy city"? Certainly there are other cities around the world that are by a lake, why is it that Chicago has such strong winds?
- What is the best way to form and operate a pulley system, is it similar to that of a well?
- Why do the sidewalks flood here at U of I?
- How do staples work?
- how do car engines work
- none
- Why do ginko trees loose all of their leaves at the same time, when most other trees gradually lose their leaves?
- Does heavy wind predict bad weather and if so how many days after will the bad weather come?
- What happens when a star collapses?
- Why does tin foil keep things warm?
- Is white smoke bad for you? For example, there is a factory near my dorm that spits out smoke all day long. The smoke is white. Is this colored smoke harmful to me like black smoke is?
- Do the elevators in very tall skyscrappers work in a similar fashion as elevators in a shorter building?
- what causes tornadoes?
- What makes fog occur?
- Is it true that you can die while cleaning your house if you are using products that contain chlorine and ammonia together?
- How come you can see the suns rays through the clouds only on certain days or every once in a while?
- What causes a tsunami?
- What are some things we can do to stop global warming?
- how come our hair gets lighter in the sun?
- Why does pressure increase deeper in the ocean?
- How does the forces of gravity and air pressure effect a bird flying in the sky?
- How do telephones work....ok so I'm a little confused about how the actually phone works!
- the weather has changed a lot the past month, why is that?
- how much ocean water could you drink before you died?
- none
- If you put a feather and a rock in a vaccum, would they fall at the same time?
- What happens if a lightning rod isn't grounded?
- How do water reservoirs work?
- Why are permanent markers so potent??
- How are wind tunnels "created"?
- why is murcury bad for you?
- Why is a screw considered a simple machine?
- what are electrolytes?
- What casues extreme cold or hot fronts of weather?
- What is the physics of frisbees?
- What is the best way to keep flowers in vases alive for longer?
- Why is Champaign-Urbana so windy?
- How does a bike stay upright.- let's review angular momentum.
- Will there ever be people living on the moon?
- How does lasik surgery correct vision?
- why does it feel good to itch a scratch? and are you itchy because of dead skin cells?
- We were cleaning out our fridge the other day with some old left over food from noodles and company, and noticed all this fungus on it! It was very gross, but I guess my question is what makes fungus grow? or I guess what process does it take?
- How do TVs work?
- How much heat is created from the friction of tires rubbing when you are driving?
- What is the atmosphere of Venus like?
- does fire have any weight?
- how does a computer mouse work?
- How do light bulbs that seem to have been dipped in something to color the bottom black not burn the substance it was dipped in, since a light bulb burns at such a high intensity?
- how do airplanes stay in flight?
- If a hole is punctured into the window of a plane in flight, will everything be sucked out?
- How do those t-shirts that change colors in the sun work?
- why does hair frizz
- What makes static electricity?
- Why did the paper not break and the lever did when we did that bonus experiment?
- After being out in the sun for a while, you decide to go indoors. At this point, why does everything appear to look so dark?
- why do worms re grow when you cut them
- Why is it so warm today, and yet going to be so cold tomorrow?
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- why does gravity work? what is pulling us down?
- How does a scale work?
- What is the Physics theory of attraction and how would you explain it to a third grader?
- How does an air conditioner work?
- OK so we all know that there are some dumb laws that are in place and this is one of them "If one wishes to plant new sod in his or her yard in the summer months, that person may not use the city's water to water it" where is it from? Illinois* California Iowa Flordia
- What causes lightning?
- Why does a vehicle backfire?
- What amount of force would cause a tree to become uprooted and then fall to lean on a building? Then, how do you calculate the force required to push that tree from the side of the building to land on top of my car? (This really happened)
- What conditions percipitate a tornado? (air pressure, temp, etc).
- What is fog?
- How does a diamond form?
- How does the internet work?