4 Random Interesting Scientific Facts
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4 Random Interesting
Scientific Facts 1. In theory, a
power drill could
set your house ablaze. Drills generate heat, due to friction. A typical power drill, using 750 watts of electricity, puts out 750 joules of energy. It would take only four minutes
for a wooden wall
to catch fire in a 68°F room. 2. The 'chewiness' in gum
comes from rubber. Early versions of gum were made with a natural type of latex rubber, called chicle. These days, it's made with synthetic rubbers such as styrene butadiene
(which is used in car tires) or polyvinyl acetate (which is used in Elmer's glue). 3. A LEGO brick can support
770 pounds of force. LEGOs have the ability to support
four to five times the weight of a
human being, without being destroyed. They could support a
tower 375,000 bricks tall,
which is about 2.2 miles high. 4. Glass breaks easily due to
its loosely arranged atoms. The loosely packed atoms of glass, known as Amorphous Solid, can't rearrange themselves quickly enough to retain the glass's structure. Hence, it shatters.
Scientific Facts 1. In theory, a
power drill could
set your house ablaze. Drills generate heat, due to friction. A typical power drill, using 750 watts of electricity, puts out 750 joules of energy. It would take only four minutes
for a wooden wall
to catch fire in a 68°F room. 2. The 'chewiness' in gum
comes from rubber. Early versions of gum were made with a natural type of latex rubber, called chicle. These days, it's made with synthetic rubbers such as styrene butadiene
(which is used in car tires) or polyvinyl acetate (which is used in Elmer's glue). 3. A LEGO brick can support
770 pounds of force. LEGOs have the ability to support
four to five times the weight of a
human being, without being destroyed. They could support a
tower 375,000 bricks tall,
which is about 2.2 miles high. 4. Glass breaks easily due to
its loosely arranged atoms. The loosely packed atoms of glass, known as Amorphous Solid, can't rearrange themselves quickly enough to retain the glass's structure. Hence, it shatters.