Some time ago, we shared a few weird facts about the Earth, but the planet still has many feats in store that never cease to amaze us. The latest is its surface's weird ability to catch fire. Well, not really at random, as the catalysts of the peculiar process seem to be landslides. Following a series of this ty... |
5 December 2008
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Carbon beads only 50 micrometers across, known to scientists as carbon cenospheres, can only be formed while intensely heating coal or heavy fuel. A previous theory suggested that similar features were created by plant matter burning during a massive fire that raged across Earth some 65 million years ago, at the time... |
6 May 2008
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Internal combustion engines are now powering the vast majority of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, boats and are also used in various industrial applications. They are so widespread because they can provide high power to weight ratios together with excellent fuel energy-density.However, their efficiency is relative... |
19 July 2007
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A breakthrough has been made in the field of alternative fuels. A new method can generate hydrogen from water with the help of an aluminum alloy, which can be used in fuel cells or internal combustion engines.It could successfully replace gasoline in conventional engines and overcomes the biggest challenge in today&... |
16 May 2007
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It is seen as the universal solution to oil crisis. Ethanol is promoted as an environmentally friendly and renewable fuel, as it is achieved from the fermentation corn and other crops or even from plant wastes. The carbon dioxide resulted from burning ethanol would be equal to that soaked up from atmosphere by the pl... |
18 April 2007
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A human body needs two things in order to combust: intensely high heat and a flammable substance. Although mathematically it can be shown that the human body contains enough energy stored in the form of fat and other tissues to consume it completely, in normal circumstances, bodies will not sustain a flame on their ... |
3 April 2007
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