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Ask Deane And Rob: Soap Suds
DEANE HUTTON: Why are soap suds always white, no matter what colour the soap is - blue, pink, yellow or purple? Phil from Collinswood, South Australia. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Garage Door
ROB MORRIS: How does the signal on a garage remote control open the garage door without being connected by a wire? Leah, from Sydney. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Lightbulb
DEANE HUTTON: "How does a light bulb work?" Simon of Newcastle. Good question, Simon. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Ships
Why do big steel ships stay afloat, and why when I float do my legs sink? Aaliyah, aged 9, from Sydney. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Fridge
Take a bike pump. Have you ever noticed how the bike pump gets warmer when you force air into a tyre? Pressure pushes the molecules closer together, generating heat. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Steam Iron
How does steam ironing work? And why is linen so much harder than cotton? From John, Daylesford, Victoria. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Nuclear
To understand nuclear energy, we need to understand the energy of a single uranium atom. Now, this may look like a mouse trap, but really, it's a model of a uranium atom - and these are two neutrons. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Nutcracker
Ian Grace from Victoria wants to know "When processing nuts with hard shells, how do they crack the shells while leaving the nuts intact?" More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Vacuum
"Dear Rob and Deane. I spend my life vacuuming, but the dust is never ending. Where does the dust come from and what did they do before the vaccum cleaner?" Doreen from the ACT. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Microwave Ovens
"Dear Deane and Rob, I make hot chocolate in the microwave after school. How come the milk gets hot but the microwave stays cold?" -- Amy, 12yrs old, from Hobart. More»
Ask Deane And Rob: Socks
"Please help. I'm in charge of washing at home, and my socks keep going missing. My wife thinks I'm careless, but I'm sure there are two socks when I put them into the machine. Where do they go?" Michael, from Rockhampton. Well, Michael, it's one of life's enduring mysteries, and there are 34,000 websites that have something to say about the problem of missing socks. More»
