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How to Boil a Frog

Posted on 21 April 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

“The title is based on the premise that if a frog is placed in boiling water it will jump out but, if it is placed in cold water that is slowly heated, it will not perceive the danger and will … Continue reading →

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Scientists discover why wet soil is dark

Posted on 1 April 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

In a major breakthrough Associate Profession William Philpot of Cornell School of Civil & Environmental Engineering has cracked the secret of wet soil. He has now produced a simple theoretical model describing the reflectance from wetted soils which describes the … Continue reading →

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