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So, let's build a compendium of quirky science facts!

 

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One of my kid's favorites: You can spin an egg on its end to tell if its hard-boiled or not.

 

You want me, you're going to have to come and get me!

Buffy

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can we submit multiple entries?
Who's gonna stop you? B? He's just a big teddy bear... :steering:

 

Sample sizes of just a few hundred can accurately predict averages in populations of millions.

 

Stochastically,

Buffy

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Boiled water at a higher temp will freeze faster than water at a lower temp (within reason)

HA! My wife is convinced that putting hot water in an ice tray makes it freeze faster than putting cold water in an ice tray. I solved the issue by getting a fridge with an ice maker.

 

Bill

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