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What were role did Naval Warfare play in the Napoleonic Wars?
Obviously there was a great variety of battles that took place in the oceans during this war. What was the purpose of these battles in the water?
4 AnswersHistory9 years agoCan someone explain how a railgun works for an idiot?
If you can, may you also explain how a coil gun works? I tried searching for easy answers on these guns but most of the time I find it difficult to understand.
5 AnswersMilitary9 years agoHow do I become outspoken?
I have trouble speaking in front of a large group of people, and I'd like to know how to lose my stress and talk comfortably.
1 AnswerPerforming Arts9 years agoHow can a superconductor car work in Science Fiction?
I was wondering how superconductivity made cars fly in Science Fiction, I'd just like an explanation.
1 AnswerPhysics9 years agoThe WrestleMania Pre-show this Sunday in Canada?
They are streaming it live on youtube and I live in Vancouver, Canada, does anybody actually know if it will be available here?
Please show source evidence, thank you.
1 AnswerWrestling9 years agoWhat if I only ate fruit and vegetables for a week?
I'm only a little chubby with some extra fat that I'd like to lose. What if I only ate that and no junk food for a week, and also having three tea cups of green tea a day?
6 AnswersDiet & Fitness9 years agoHave you read the book Magician by Raymond E. Feist?
Which chapter is it when Pug sees the beginning of the empire (or the worlds)? I have only read up towards Chapter 16, so don't tell me anything but the chapter name or others that are non-spoilers.
2 AnswersBooks & Authors9 years agoWriting Imagery in a novel?
How can I write imagery in a way that wouldn't bore readers with obvious detail? Using metaphors, similes, or even symbolism.
2 AnswersBooks & Authors9 years agoCan someone explain how solar sailing could work?
I was always confused on how solar sailing can be possible? I know it hasn't been perfected or anything yet, but can someone explain how solar sailing work? How does it reach space in the first place if it doesn't have a rocket propeller? Or what are the requirements are needed for actual space travel?
2 AnswersEngineering9 years agoCan someone explain how solar sailing could work?
I was always confused on how solar sailing can be possible? I know it hasn't been perfected or anything yet, but can someone explain how solar sailing work? How does it reach space in the first place if it doesn't have a rocket propeller? Or what are the requirements are needed for actual space travel?
Don't give me a link to wikipedia please, that page didn't really help me. Thank you.
5 AnswersAstronomy & Space9 years agoWhat is the grammatical error in this sentence?
"Mule deer, which are the largest members of the deer family and the most timid, browse on bushes; unlike the other two deer species."
I was thinking it was the semicolon, but I'm not too sure. Can someone explain why they put the answer they used down after figuring it out.
Thank you.
1 AnswerHomework Help9 years agoWhat is the grammatical error in this sentence?
"Mule deer, which are the largest members of the deer family and the most timid, browse on bushes; unlike the other two deer species."
I was thinking it was the semicolon, but I'm not too sure. Can someone explain why they put the answer they used down after figuring it out.
Thank you.
2 AnswersWords & Wordplay9 years agoWriting sci-fi book, how can a spacecraft travel through space magnetically?
Is there any made up ideas that can explain how this can be possible for fictional uses, but not sound too stupid at the same time?
4 AnswersPhysics9 years agoWriting sci-fi book, how can a spacecraft travel through space magnetically?
Is there any made up ideas that can explain how this can be possible for fictional uses, but not sound too stupid at the same time?
3 AnswersAstronomy & Space9 years agoHow can a spacecraft travel through space magnetically?
Is a magnetic field around the solar system possible? Can a spacecraft travel through one? If so, please explain how, or any POSSIBLE theories please.
Thank you
1 AnswerPhysics9 years agoHow can a spacecraft travel through space magnetically?
Is a magnetic field around the solar system possible? Can a spacecraft travel through one? If so, please explain how, or any POSSIBLE theories please.
Thank you
4 AnswersAstronomy & Space9 years agoHow can someone control magnets or a magnetic field?
1 AnswerPhysics9 years agoHow can someone control magnets or a magnetic field?
4 AnswersEngineering9 years agoWhat if the moon left Earth's orbit utterly?
4 AnswersAstronomy & Space9 years agoCan someone explain to me what may happen if Mars terra-formed?
What I mean is not the possibility of it occurring, but what would actually happen if Mars became as habitable as Earth itself?
2 AnswersEarth Sciences & Geology9 years ago