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Why does an ordinary glass break when placed on a hot stove?
A thick walled glass is more likely to shatter due to sudden heat than a thin walled glass. This is due to the quick expansion of the outer surface of the thick glass, that is not matched be the inner surface. It is this distortion in expansion that can cause the glass to shatter.
Can a tornado cause damage without touching the ground?
Yes and no. The funnel of a tornado does not have to reach the ground for damaging winds to occur at ground level. However, if those winds reach the ground then the tornado has touched down even if the funnel hasn't.
What happens to a person who hangs on the power line?
If a person is simply hanging from the power line, not touching anything else, nothing much will happen. This is also the reason why birds can sit on power lines, and squirrels can run along them without injury. However, if the person hanging form the power line completes a circuit by touching anyhting through which current can flow, that person will be electrocuted and may not survive the experience. Items that could be touched and cause electrocution include vehicles, ladders, power poles, trees and shrubs, kite strings, other power lines operating at different voltage, among other things.
What would cause a glass table to break on its own?
Severe changes in temperatures can shatter glass which often happens in car windshields. If there is a chip or crack in the glass and water penetrates it and freezes it can shatter glass especially if it is tempered. Heating can expand the tables frame and crush the glass but other than an object falling or direct pressure...ghosts?
What do balanced forces cause?
Balanced forces cause stationary objects to remain at rest and moving objects to come to rest. If on exact opposite direction - nothing. Else it will produce a resultant force.
Can a car window shatter on its own?
It can shatter without having force exerted on it. Rapid heating and cooling causes it to expand and contract, which will eventually form hairline cracks, and can ultimately cause a window to shatter.
Why cant you love someone without ever touching him?
cause u really need to love them in the bed that y
What would make the brakes lock up without touching them?
The brakes my lock up without touching them if a foreign object has become lodged between the pad and the rotors. A failure in the hydraulics may also cause the brakes to engage on their own.
What would cause safety glass in a storm door to spontaneously shatter?
over heating
Where online can you watch rebel without a cause?
Sorry but I already look and I found nothing.
What problems can arise when the slide is heated in a flame?
Prolonged heating of the slide can cause the slide to shatter.
How can we move an object without touching it?
You could use compressed air to move an object you are not touching. You could also put an object on a table and lift one edge of the table which would cause the object to move. You could also use more complex means, such as magnets. Of course you could tie a rope around an object and pull it and you’d be moving it without touching it.
Is a toilet seat cleaner than your pillow?
Yes it is... Cause think about all the stuff your head has touched all day long and then going to sleep compared to your but touching nothing!
Can touching fish cause hives?
If you are allergic, possibly. If you are normal, then no, it will not cause hives nor do you any damage. You could however damage the fish badly by touching it.
Can touching moth balls cause rash?
Moth balls should not cause a rash just from touching the outside of it. If you cut on open and handle it for a while, it could cause a rash on sensitive skin.
Can touching ecstasy cause detection on drug test?
No.
Can touching a dead wasp then touching your eyes cause a reaction?
Yes, you see how my mother reacts when I do stuff like that
