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Martin Beckett

Mostly do C++,python,image processing,machine vision - anything with lots of 3D,maths and data. Background is experimental physics and optics.

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168 Why can I touch aluminum foil in the oven and not get burned? Feb 12 '18
133 Why is air not sucked off the Earth? Jan 26 '17
100 Will the Large Hadron Collider “explode” if the power is turned up too high? Mar 12 '17
81 Does electricity flow on the surface of a wire or in the interior? Apr 25 '14
64 Why doesn't light kill me? May 16 '13
53 Why are radiators always placed under windows? Nov 24 '13
48 If microwave ovens and WiFi both operate on the same frequency, why doesn't WiFi cook things? Jan 8 '12
48 What is the simplest way to prove the Earth is round? Jun 24 '11
40 What is this blue thing in a photograph of a bright light? Jan 7 '17
40 If we feel it's hotter when humidity increases, then why do we feel it's colder when inside water? May 22 '16
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