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October 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 1

1. Possible reasons for gray hair in beard
2. Asepsis on Mars, Moon and elsewhere
3. Magnet therapy history
4. What are the advantages of sexual dimorphism over simultaneous hermaphrodism?
5. How exactly was the Standard Atmosphere determined ?

October 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 2

1. Mind uploading
2. Lithium-ion batteries
3. Feynman Lectures. Lecture 27 [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_27.html]
4. Impact force distribution
5. What makes B complex vitamins smell so awful.

October 4

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1. Inches, Pounds, and 127

October 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 5

1. Equine vision & colour blindness
2. electricity
3. Which tropical cyclones brought major hurricane wind to the most miles of coast?
4. Painted bat coloration

October 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 6

1. Feynman Lectures. Lecture 27. Ch. 27–7 Resolving power [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_27.html]
2. How old are beach pebbles?
3. Trying to identify the name of a physical scaling constant
4. Appalachian endorheic basins

October 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 7

1. Age and Height: 2 to 3 Yards Tall
2. How same elements form different compounds
3. breeds of cattle and their milk

October 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 9

1. Sphere packing and alloy densities
2. Air pressure / volume graph

October 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 10

1. What is this plant?
2. How long should a clock radio last on a UPS?
3. Level (logarithmic quantity)
4. Do the sparks from car welding robots have any effect on the car or robot?
5. Core

October 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 11

1. Nights are loud
2. What plants are these (the ones in the foreground)?
3. Other ways to achieve immortality
4. can radiation from outer space cure cancer?
5. Feynman Lectures. Lecture 30. 30–1The resultant amplitude due to n equal oscillators [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_30.html#Ch30-S1]
6. Comparable density

October 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 12

1. New Earth Like Planets
2. Regenerating a li-ion battery?
3. What's the Maximum cruise speed for Boeing 767 at 5000 ft?
4. Caterpillars and butterflies
5. Human travel to Mars
6. Purported car that runs on sea water
7. Acousto-magnetic tags
8. What's the smallest nm node that's inevitable in consumer electronics (as far as we know)?

October 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 13

1. Do T3 and T4 hormones play role in regulation of the body temperature?
2. Are follicles the structural units for all types of glands or just thyroid gland?
3. Mortality during pregnancy

October 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 14

1. How long would electrons take to stop accelerating if homes used DC?
2. The science behind how "Metanium" cream works
3. What's larger, follicle cell or parafollicle cell?

October 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 15

1. Would the world be in a worse state if we still relied on horse and cart?
2. Bubbles on puddles
3. Feynman Lectures. Lecture 31. Sec. 31–2 The field due to the material [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_31.html#Ch31-S2]
4. Magnesium sulphate and mineral water
5. Mission to Europa
6. Loudspeaker's size and weigh
7. Blood tests
8. How do you *spill* methyl mercaptan?

October 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 16

1. Radioactivity sucker
2. I see this bird in Catford
3. What are the grid fins on Shenzhou for?
4. Are there more species which go on two legs permanently like human being?

October 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 17

1. Medical, hydrocell

October 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 18

1. In a li-ion battery, does the chip distribute the tear and wear?

October 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 19

1. Feynman Lectures. Lecture 32. Sec. 32–5 Scattering of light [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_32.html#Ch32-S5]
2. Is that true that for increasing testosterone it's good to eat a lot of fats?
3. Can dead bodies infect life bodies with hepatitis or HIV?
4. Are there any reports (preferably scientific reports) which talk about the amount of pain that a person with prosthetic balls suffers when he gets kicked in the balls?

October 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 20

1. Surviving a 130-degree hyperthermia
2. Walk thousands of miles without losing weight
3. copper pot vs copper pot filled with water
4. If you put wings on to a Tesla, would it fly?

October 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 21

1. Two questions after watching Disney's Tarzan...
2. What makes wasabi difficult to cultivate?

October 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 22

1. Frozen Virus
2. Armpit
3. On the falling bodies

October 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 23

1. Triplet paradox
2. Defining the Kg in terms of (Atmospheric) Pressure
3. Feynman Lectures. Lecture 33. Formula 33.2 [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_33.html#mjx-eqn-EqI332]
4. Earth ocean rifts total gas output
5. Storm surge
6. Orion spaceship
7. It's a simple question of weight ratios!

October 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 24

1. Biological Endothermic Processes 3E9 YA
2. Stimulated emission versus quantum encryption
3. Solar system Gas giants
4. Which article covers ViDAR?

October 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 25

1. Is that true that the brain has arteries only without veins?
2. Why are evolutionary the testis are located outside of the body?
3. Drugs
4. diabetes type I and II:sugars as ?:fats as ??:salt.
5. Final element?

October 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 26

1. Alien signals
2. Can humans train to sleep less?
3. Post-nasal drip
4. If gravity on Mars is around 38% that of Earth, how rovers there stay in contact with the ground and don't float?
5. high doses of dextromethorphan leading to a false positive test for Phencyclidine
6. Why does my neighbors' kitten have such a small tail?
7. Why can't I smell a dead animal in my house?

October 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 27

1. Does an inguinal orchiectomy result in the removal of the *entire* vas deferens?

October 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 28

1. Why did old TV screens dwindle to a tiny dot when switched off?
2. Reasons for and severity of the dangers of leaving mobile phones on during flights
3. Question about plane waves
4. Largest fragrant flower

October 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 29

1. component type ID
2. Best substance to absorb moisture from a damp item upon contact
3. A hypothetical idea
4. Do athletes live longer?
5. Is the a/c ventilation system ever big enough so that a person can move through it?

October 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 30

1. Glass frit filters
2. How do lungs cleanse themselves from dust buildup
3. Fetal pain at 13 weeks

October 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 October 31

1. Balloon descent
2. Death following crush injury
3. Exact Length of Terrestrial Meridian
4. How smooth is a billiard ball?
5. Can sexual preferences change or be changed?