Oddt

Thanks! So are they a decent calcium supplement?

I was curious as to how much Tums Antacids slow down the average human metabolism. They act to neutralize the acids of the stomach, so it seems that some slack in process would occur. Thanks!

Thanks Lemur! Haha, yeah it would be pretty exhilarating And hello again, DrRocket- you just answered a different one of my posts (quite well, at that). Now, this point you've made is fascinating. I wasn't aware of this, but upon reading it the notion does make total sense. You mentioned a rope; does the same temporary increase in velocity apply to, say, centrifugal force situations? Thanks

Hey everyone, I'm currently a Junior in High School (soon to be a senior) and I'm just fascinated by chemistry. I've taken the class at school, and I'm taking a second level variant next year, but for now my feed of chemical sciences is a bit dormant. I was wondering, then, if there are any good experiments that I could perform or simple reactions that I could learn to do here at home (hopefully something relatively inexpensive- catering doesn't pay seventeen year-olds that well). Any input would be lovely! Thanks, Oddt

Hey everyone, I've heard that with many mechanical devices that we place into space, we first loop them around the Earth to build up velocity, allowing for them to 'rocket' out of our gravitational pull and to gain some momentum. I've also heard that light curves around gravity; since light is a form of energy, I was wondering if energy is uniformly affected by gravity as well. If so, would it be possible to slingshot a minimal amount of energy around, say, a star, and to have it 'recharge' and return to it's point of origin? This is some really sci-fi stuff, I realize, but I'm just curious if it's at all feasible. Thanks, Oddt

Thanks Swan and Dr! I'm taking Physics next year, so hopefully this will all make a bit more sense in the coming future

Hey everyone, Gravity is a constant in both the worlds of the scientist and layman, and as a member of the latter hoping to ascend to the former, I was hoping I could gain a clearer understanding on one of its key natures. I ask, then: Do the forces of gravity affect all spacial dimensions with the same amount of force? It seems likely, as that would explain why most bodies with massive gravitational pulls are spherical. It doesn't really explain the reasoning for ellipses in orbital rotation. And (please recall I'm a high schooler who hasn't taken physics yet) would gravity from a source affect objects, hypothetically, in dimensions impercievable to homo sapiens? Thanks, Oddt

Alright- well thank you for all the help, Insane_Alien!

Firstly- yes, I believe that's what the writer was talking about. It doesn't use the terminology, though- so thank you. And as for the overcharged electric current; I'm not sure myself. The book states that to match the heat required for reactions to occur, the electricity has to be overcharged before the current is released through a filament. I'm beginning to believe this book may be a little outdated.

Hey, everyone. I've been reading an old book from the 60's- "Atomic Physics Today," and I was wondering if someone could verify and elaborate on one of the claims the writer makes. It states that when an overcharged electric current is passed through a filament, such in a way to mimic the sun's heat and to catalyze a thermonuclear reaction, the heat becomes enveloped by a magnetic sheath which redirects the energy within the confines of a small, tube-like field. Is this factual? And if so, then what is the scientific cause? Thanks for taking the time to read this!