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wil4813
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Ok, so for class I am supposed to design two experiments that I have to use scientific inquiry to solve. It is supposed to be simple enough to solve without actually conducting an experiment. For example he used a log goes away when it burns. I need something this simple, but for some reason I am drawing blanks. Help would be appreciated.

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Freakenstein
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A locker reveals its contents when opened.
A reply is posted when a thread is opened.
When you shave too hard, your face bleeds.

In short, a how, complimented by the why. Those are the two functions.

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CommanderPaladin
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Not sure exactly what you want, but try these.
Baking soda plus water equals release of CO2 and bubbles.
Water plus salt equals salt water; evaporate the water and you get salt crystals again.
Helium is lighter than air; put it in a balloon and it rises.
Yellow plus blue equals green.

If they're not what you need, sorry.

FloydTC
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cutting off ones head will decapitate them.

wil4813
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cutting off ones head will decapitate them.

If my school would allow it I would totally right that down.
FloydTC
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didnt you say it didnt need to be solved through conducting an experiment?

wil4813
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didnt you say it didnt need to be solved through conducting an experiment?

It doesn't need to be solved with an experiment, but my school also makes you go home if you have the word gun on your shirt, even when its about peace. In other words my school is very stupid, and still wouldn't allow that.
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Basically like a cause and effect, except in question(-ish?) form?
We never did this (probably because even the state knows we'll never use it), so here goes...
An object in air, let go (with out any forces other than gravity affecting it) will fall until another force (ground) stops it.
Wow, I can understand why you were drawing blanks now :P

wil4813
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Haha, thanks every one, but I managed to scrape together a load of crap as he was collecting papers. I think I ended up using these two:
1. A stick that is held near a fire catches on fire.
2. When you turn the wheel on a car while accelerating the car turns.
Yeah, took me a long time to come up with those terrible answers. I really am not sure why it was so hard to come up with something so stupid.

wil4813
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Wow, I can understand why you were drawing blanks now :P

Right! It's a lot harder than you would think!
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