What Causes Heat Stroke?
13 Apr 2008Summer temperatures in the United States can climb above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), making heat stroke a big problem. Heat stroke can be fatal in many cases because it happens so q...
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What Constitutes A Person's IQ?
13 Apr 2008The term IQ, or Intelligence Quotient, generally describes a score on a test that rates the subject's cognitive ability as compared to the general population. IQ tests use a standardized scale with 10...
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What Causes Helium Balloons To Lose Their Lift After A Day Or Two?
13 Apr 2008The answer is pretty simple: the helium leaks out. Helium is a very small atom and latex is pretty porous at the scale of a helium atom (if you ever go looking to buy balloons, you will see that there...
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What Are The Different Types Of Divorce?
13 Apr 2008Fault vs. No-fault Divorce In 1970, California changed the way people looked at divorce as well as the ease at which they could get out of a marriage by passing the first no-fault divorce law in the ...
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What Are The Different Types Of Brake Fluid?
13 Apr 2008The three main types of brake fluid now available are DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5. DOT3 and DOT4 are glycol-based fluids, and DOT5 is silicon-based. The main difference is that DOT3 and DOT4 absorb water, whi...
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How Lawsuits Work
13 Apr 2008You step in a puddle of spilled cooking oil in a grocery store and break three bones in your hand. You're a concert pianist. How can you recover your lost income? Your landlord claims you broke sev...
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