Physics 110: Selected Questions & Observations from Students; Week 9
Fall Term, 2001
As always, if your question hasn't been selected to be displayed on the website, but you're dying to learn more about it, feel free to discuss it with me or your TA.
How do little tiny radios and walkmen pick up large radio waves without
a visible antenna?
-- Emily Asher
What are smells and how do some of them seem to spread faster
than others?
-- Kim John Tran
Can light be slowed down enough for us to see it as a particle?
-- Michael Farley
Why do wet objects stick to ice or frozen objects? For instance if you
place a wet finger on an ice cube, your finger will get stuck.
-- Jade Moore
Why do the heels of my shoes kick up water when the ground
is wet?
-- Michelle Yun
What is it about radiation caused by nuclear fall-out that
makes that type of radiation so damaging?
-- Fatema Karim
How do we determine the number of electrons in electrical charges? Does
combing hair release positive or negative charge?
-- Annie Luu
In a tanning booth, how is the UV light produced? How did
scientists come to discover that the sun's effects could be duplicated
in an artificial product? And how is it different from that of the
natural sun?
-- Danielle Gower
Why does a 9 volt battery shock my tongue, but a AA does not when
placed in your mouth?
-- Jonathan Saperstein
What exactly happens when you intercept some one else's phone
conversation on a cordless phone?
-- Jessica Weit
How does auto-pilot work on an airplane?
-- Nison Simontov
How big is the biggest electromagnetic field? Is there a a limit to
their size?
-- Benjamin Fletcher
How do X-ray machines work?
-- Sarah Ives
How does bleach work?
-- Andrea Halvorsen
How do polarized sunglasses work?
-- Allison Peryea
Why is it that most music stations are all on FM and most talk radio is
on AM. Does it have anything to do with the frequency?
-- Laura Spencer