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How Is Asbestos Manufactured?
Asbestos is a fibrous mineral material that can be made into fire-resistant insulation. Manufacturers used asbestos fiber for years, making it into shingles, floor tiles, automobile brake pads, furnace doors and insulation, until researchers discovered that the fibers, when airborne, could cause lun
Eriochrome Black T Solution Preparation
Chemists use an analytical technique called "complexometric titration" to analyze the amounts of dissolved metals in solutions. The technique typically involves placing the metal-containing solution in a beaker or flask and adding a complexing agent, such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, or EDTA,
How Do Ice Crystals Grow?
Freezing WaterWhen water freezes, it still remains H20, but the hydrogen and oxygen atoms align with the atoms in other water particles to form a structure instead of floating free. Sometimes these structures can become very complex, but they start out the same way: in a hexagonal...
Difference Between Male & Female Lions
Lions represent the pinnacle of the cat world. While these magnificent and revered creatures once roamed throughout the world, they are now found only in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, plus a small population of Asian lions in the Gir Forest of India. There are a number of differences between male and
How to Clean Cloth Buffing Wheels
Cloth buffing wheels, which fit onto electric table grinders, help give objects a shine. They do so using buffing compound, a mixture of abrasive grit and wax that melts and coats the wheel, where it tends to build up over time. Fortunately, you can easily clean your cloth buffing wheel using a buff
How is Pinewood Made?
Pinewood is a light, soft wood that is one of the most prevalent types of wood in the United States. Because of this, the pine industry is large, and has been for hundreds of years. The process of changing a stately pine tree into useable wood that is seen at lumberyards is a long process with many
How to Dissolve Polystyrene
Polystyrene foam combines polystyrene particles with air to create a material that protects fragile materials during shipping or to create a lightweight material capable of storing liquid materials. Dissolving polystyrene requires an organic fluid rather than a solvent. Acetone is one polystyrene di
How to Cut Wood Wedges & Shims
Wedge cutting jigs make it simple and quick for someone to cut wedges and shims out of wood. Wedges have long been used to split logs, rocks and other large objects. Today, they are commonly used to split wood, tighten joints and cut tree branches. Shims typically are made from thin pieces of wood,
What Is a TRP Springfield Pistol?
Springfield Armory produces a line of handguns called tactical response pistols (TRP). TRP pistols are based on the classic design of the model 1911pistol but have been enhanced to meet the needs of law enforcement or military special operations. Springfield TRP pistols are also available to the gen
What Kind of Acid Is Found in Colloidal Silver?
Colloidal silver has been used by people for thousands of years as a natural antibiotic. In early America, settlers put silver dollars into milk to keep it fresh. These pioneers also put silver dollars in their water canteens to prevent the growth of bacteria and algae. Colloidal silver can be use
Acid and Alkali Experiments
The mixture of some chemicals can release dangerous gases.chaudron magique image by choucashoot from Fotolia.comChemistry involves the study of many different types of reactions and reagents (chemicals in a reaction). Acids and bases (also called alkali) are two of these types of...
Battery Pack Definition
A battery pack is a set of batteries that is configured to deliver a specific voltage and power density. The set of batteries should be the same type that carries identical mixtures.
How to Hit Home Runs in Mario Superstar Baseball
Mario Superstar Baseball is a sports simulation developed by Namco, and released by Nintendo for its GameCube console. The game allows you to make a baseball team comprised of your favorite Mario characters, with the ultimate goal being to win the Mushroom Kingdom pennant. One of the more important
Categories of Simple Machines
Simple machines are tools used to transfer energy from one location to another to make a job easier. For example, with a simple machine, heavy loads can be moved with less effort. Although the actual work to move the load won't be lessened, the force needed to move the load is lessened because the m
How to Use Lug Lids
A lug lid is a covering for jars or buckets that creates an airtight seal for the contents inside. The lids have small tabs all around the rim which are compressed and grab on to the lip of the container. You can find lug lids in different sizes, from personal use all the way to industrial quantitie
How to Make Magic Fabric Online
Magic Fabric is a children's toy that started out as an "As-Seen-on-TV" product and now can be bought at major retailers and toy stores. The product consists of sticky paper that can be put together to look like animals or people. It is filled with pre-cut foam shapes and rolled through a press to c
Homemade Solar Generators
Homemade solar generators can be built for as little as $250 to $300 and can provide hours of electricity a day. A 12-volt solar panel will take about five to eight hours of continuous sunlight to charge and will run for five hours of continuously powering a 115-volt AC, which equals about an hour o
How to Fly a Private Plane
Flying a private plane takes a specific skill set, but one that, with practice, is not that difficult to master. The steps presented here pertain to flying a Cessna 172, which is currently the most popular training aircraft.
How to Remove Stickers on Books
Across the nation, book sellers appear to have gone sticker crazy. Price tags are haphazardly slapped on book covers. Store-specific bar codes can be found on the back covers. Some online stores are even placing stickers advertising products that have nothing to do with books -- on books. Sometimes,