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Copper Energy Absorption Characteristics
Copper is a common metal found in many items due to its characteristics; some of the characteristics have to do with energy absorption. When heat, one form of energy, interacts with copper, there are a few things that can happen: when copper is combusted, it gives off a bluish-green light. How easil
How to Build a Toy Glider
On windy days, there is nothing more exhilarating than watching a kite take to the skies. If there is no wind, however, you need not despair of flying - you can still take to the skies with a toy glider. All a glider needs to fly is a wind, tail, and body, all of which can be made from a single shee
How to Make a Duct Tape Checkbook
If you are looking to replace the boring plastic checkbook cover with something inexpensive and durable, but also trendy, look no further than your toolbox for a roll of duct tape. Or if you want something more colorful than the usual utilitarian gray, choose from any of the other colors available a
Mess Kit Procedures
Military mess kits are as essential to a foot soldier as a rifle, boots and uniform. On the battlefield there are no tables, chairs or plates a soldier can use and have a relaxing meal. Complete with utensils, the mess kit gives the troops a chance to have a meal with very little cleanup.
Materials Used to Make Pyramids
Archeologists and geologists have explored pyramids all over the world. The fact that ancient people built these huge monuments without benefit of industrial machinery fascinates scientists. Ancient people used different types of materials to build different pyramids depending on the natural materia
Type of Forces of Helium
Helium, the second element in the Periodic Table, is a gas at normal temperatures and pressures. It is one of the noble gases, a group of elements that rarely react with themselves or any others. Though it has some forces in common with other elements, it lacks inter-atomic forces and never freezes
How to Calculate Four Known Wavelengths of Hydrogen
In their lowest-energy configuration, the electrons in a hydrogen molecule occupy an energy level of n = 1, where n refers to the electrons' principal quantum number. When a hydrogen molecule absorbs energy, however, either in the form of heat or light, the electrons transfer to higher energy levels
2005 MVP Baseball FAQ for the PS2
baseball image by Tomasz Plawski from Fotolia.comSome baseball video games keep gamers entertained well beyond their published date, PS2 2005 MVP Baseball is one that does. Made by EA Sports, 2005 MVP Baseball includes an owner mode that allows you to take complete control of your team....
Tips for a Garden Railway
A G-scale model railroad in the garden is a good combination project for those who enjoy model railroading and gardening. The outside elements will have an affect on this type of model and you will need to be able to access all areas of the track. This project may also take up a large portion of you
How to Make Millefiori
Millefiori is an old jewelry working glass technique involving complex and beautiful layering of color. Originally, this technique was designed for glass work, but nowadays home crafters more commonly create millefiori designs from layered canes of polymer clay. The basic process of millefiori is ea
About Pulleys
A pulley is a simple mechanical device. Use of a pulley system can result in a significant decrease in the force or energy required to move or lift an object. Pulley systems are used in cranes, sailboat rigging, winches and engine hoists, to name a few applications. While pulley systems can be quite
How to Charge a Peg Perego Gator
Peg-Pérego John Deere Gator vehicles--HPX without canopy and HPX SE with canopy--are toy, electric-powered vehicles for children ages 3 to 8 years old. Each vehicle runs on a 12-volt rechargeable, plug-in style battery located in a battery compartment at the front of the vehicle. The battery pr
How to Combine Solar Panels
When you combine two or more solar panels, you can power more demanding equipment and charge larger batteries. Depending on the way you connect solar panels together, they will produce a stronger current or more voltage, according to the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association. They combine power o
How to Use a Gold Test Kit
Testing gold with a manual test kit helps determine what karat your gold isThe test kit comes with a testing stone, acids for common karats and needles with gold tips in different karats. With a little practice, you can test hundreds of items with one small test kit in a few
How to Find a German Panther Tank
The German Panzer was the workhorse battle tank of the German army during World War II. These tanks were largely responsible for the swift defeat of France and western Europe in 1940, and for the conquest of western Russia and the Ukraine that began in the next summer. There are many specimens still
How to Make a Bend With Tape
Researchers say duct tape was first used as a necessity during World War II, so soldiers could have a tougher tape than the traditional adhesive tape. Duct tape today has a variety of uses, both conventional and unconventional. Families use it to make crafts and even design clothing, while construct
About Laser Sights
Laser sights enable shooters to rapidly acquire targets with a great degree of accuracy. Laser sights are exceptionally beneficial in tactical applications. The sights can be used with rifles, shotguns or handguns. Introduced to the commercial market in the late '80s, laser sights have become both m
How to Make Organizers for School Desk
A school desk organizer can be a decorative way to keep all your supplies in place. Desk organizers are easy to make and help to recycle by using cardboard containers you usually would throw away. With just a few other simple items, you can make your own organizer for a school desk in just a few min
How to Find Measures of Tangent Chord Angles
Geometry is the oldest branch of mathematics. Attributed to the Greeks, geometry was invented, in it's modern form, by a mathematician named Euclid. Euclid codified his knowledge of geometry in a book called "The Elements," which consists of a set of axioms, truths that are self-evident, and a serie
How to Clean Rare Coins
Collecting coins is a pastime that can be enjoyed by anyone. Occasionally there will be one in the collection that turns out be rare or worth a surprising amount. Perhaps only in the world of coin collecting is the item worth more if it's dirty. That being said, the decision to clean rare coins shou