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November 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 2

1. Tunnel construction

November 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 3

1. Alkoins
2. Murchison meteorite

November 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 4

1. Electric current & electron numbers
2. Tower crane
3. Tower crane #2
4. Antarctic weather

November 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 6

1. Wien's displacement law by energy density and not power ?
2. How can you tell if a restaurant's hotdogs have nitrites in them?

November 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 8

1. Reaction of polonium with acids

November 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 9

1. Beta decay question.

November 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 10

1. Sea rise

November 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 12

1. Unconventional metro train
2. Plank length: Why is it impossible to measure a length shorter than the Planck length?
3. Low-flying helicopter vibrations

November 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 16

1. Tyvex/k

November 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 18

1. Follow up: Here I'm strictly disproving the claim about the immeasurability of distances shorter than the Planck length. Am I right?
2. Cities in the Cold Desert climate BWk

November 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 19

1. [Geology] Are there any lava flows on the surface of a true desert?
2. invisibility shields
3. Cause of the rain that caused the 1315 western european Great Famine

November 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 21

1. Britton & Rose 1922
2. Does the following (interesting?) analogy, between an electron's energy and a photon's energy, have any meaning?

November 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 22

1. Moon made of cheese
2. Is it possible to have a binary planet system under IAU's definition of a planet?

November 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 23

1. looking for term: sound effect when trying to sync up audio tracks of slightly different playback speeds
2. Obstetrics

November 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 24

1. Work: Where does it go?
2. Conation
3. Glans

November 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 25

1. Wind speed in UK

November 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 26

1. Divining rods
2. Time period for highest mountain being in the Himalayas.

November 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 27

1. Mycoplasma vs mushrooms
2. Ozone-like smell after carbon dioxide buildup
3. Interaction picture transformable into Heisenberg picture

November 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 28

1. Airplanes with 2 pilots.

November 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2023 November 30

1. Little experiment to determine whether it's worth having blinds/curtains open in the day in winter