Author Archives: Ian Marr

That is basically what a landfill does.

Probably not. In most cases, your hole would collapse without reinforcement before you hit the mantle. Or you dig a wide enough hole (think about as wide as it would be deep) to prevent collapse. Next factor: pressure. To get an eruption you need to find a pocket of high pressure. Now comes the tricky …

Continue reading “If someone bored right through the Earth’s crust to the mantle, would it cause a volcanic eruption or what would result?”

Soils may expand or move when wet. Also, concrete and other materials used in road construction require controlling the amount of water present within the materials as they cure.

Ice has a lower density than water, hence it is more buoyant than water.

Most balconies are designed for 40 pounds per square foot at a minimum. The reality is that it will be higher but this will depend on a great number of factors that you won’t readily be able to identify. A short list would be: Strength of materials used Factor of safety used Were over-sized materials …

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Dolomite was probably the most common pounding/shaping stone.

Your hot water heater may not be working, or the pipes are cold enough to cool down the water by the time it reaches you. As the pipes heat up you’ll get hot water.

Instantly is a matter of opinion, so let’s focus on painless. Temperature is tricky as you will have some build up prior to the point of execution, also orientation and speed on emersion can become significate. So let’s layout the most likely scenarios. Destruction of the body faster than nerves can fire and be processed …

Continue reading “If we fall into a sea of liquid, how hot does it need to be for us to die instantly and painlessly?”

Yes. But since it rarely gets as high as a 1/4″ per year it tends to be a small concern.

Two intersections away, two lighted intersections away, or about 200′-500′ away.