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  1. Hmmm... this is a very interesting idea indeed... I'm not sure I have the knowledge required to adequately answer your question! What I can say, however, is that any force of gravitational pull large enough to draw in matter at a speed great enough to create an electromagnetic field with such influential force would be a blackhole. In this case, any electromagnetic energy created at the event horizon would be instantaneously pulled in by the gravitational force before affecting any outlying bodies. (For lack of a more scientifically sound explanation). That being said, I'm not sure if this scenario you have proposed could possibly occur. I hope this has been of some help.
  2. Although Mystery111 has already given you a good answer, I thought it may be of benefit to you if I went into some further explanation- As has been said, the reason a select amount of elements exists regardless of the potential combinations string theory allows is because of the Pauli exclusion principle. This is the principle that states that particles of like charges will repel each other, ie. protons will repel protons, electrons will repel electrons. The strong nuclear force allows atoms to exist despite the close proximity of protons within the nucleus, however, there comes a point where there are enough protons in the nucleus of an atom for the 'outer' protons to be far enough away from each other for the Pauli exclusion principle to come into play, thus the atom is unstable. So in the case of naturally occurring elements, 92 is the max number of protons that can successfully exist within the nucleus (Uranium). As for strings in a vacuum (given that we are referring to a theoretical 'complete' vacuum), strings would still exist, despite the vacuum being devoid of matter, due to the presence of vacuum energy. As for the quantity, I have no clue. I hope this has been helpful.
  3. An interesting question fleet1779... you must remember that space is essentially a vacuum, therefore there is no friction, except perhaps trace amounts of internal friction. If friction existed, kinetic energy between atoms of the matter would increase, but disperse in the form of heat (and therefore wouldn't amount to any supreme force). I have no idea whether or not this effect has been measured, or if this scenario could possibly exist. Also- what exactly do you mean when you say 'the speed of bodies'?
  4. Thanks for that Kerry, a lot of good info about Dopamine and mineral deficiencies. Apparently RLS is commonly inherited, which is interesting given it is supposedly linked to diet. I'm sure future research will reveal more
  5. I've recently been attempting to investigate the causes of Restless Leg Syndrome and have been disappointed with the results -- it seems as though RLS is the licorice jellybean of Medical Science. The consensus seems to be that RLS occurs in whoever and whenever simply because it can, and further research into the matter has been neglected. 'Just because' is never a satisfactory answer in my eyes, so before I abandon mission, I'd like to know if anybody could shed some light on this topic. I am aware that the hormone Dopamine is thought to be a prime culprit in the formation of RLS, but judging from personal experience and experiment, I was expecting a strong link between RLS and sugar. Anyone?
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