Message-Id: <v01540b04af337fbc36f8@[192.174.2.173]>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 08:37:35 -0800
To: pinhole@exploratorium.edu
From: pauld@exploratorium.edu (Paul Doherty)
Subject: More science questions!
>Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 21:22:05 -0800
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>To: PaulD@exploratorium.edu
>From: mara@sirius.com (mara hill)
>Subject: More science questions!
>
>Dear Paul,
>
> Is the only difference between taffy and fudge the amount of liquid
>and cornstarch? Is this what makes taffy so weird? Is this a chemistry
>question?
>
> A 4 dollar battery alarm clock stopped working, but the alarm
>kept working. It was not a dead battery problem. (It's like when you kick a
>TV to make it work and that does the job.) When you moved the hands of the
>clock to the time the alarm was set at, the alarm still went off. What is
>going on here? Is the alarm noise dependent on a live battery? (Is that
>the question?)
>
> How does an electric garage door opener work? What does that push
>button do? What kind of signal are you sending out?
>
> I got a can of diet coke from Australia that said" low joules."
>What does this mean? Why does it say joules instead of calories?
>
>
>Talk to you soon. Mara