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  2. Veronica bucket - Wikipedia

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    Girl in a school uniform using a Veronica bucket. The Veronica bucket [1] is a mechanism for hand washing originating in Ghana which consists of a bucket of water with a tap fixed at the bottom, mounted at hand height, and a bowl underneath to collect waste water.

  3. Collapsing can - Wikipedia

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    As the water is boiled, water vapor is created and fills the space inside the can which then pushes the air out. H 2 O (l) → H 2 O (g) Then, inverting a water vapor-filled can into a water bath causes the water vapor to rapidly condense back to liquid water. The condensation of water reduces pressure inside the can, so the higher pressure ...

  4. Light pollution - Wikipedia

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    Light pollution is the presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting. [1] [2] In a descriptive sense, the term light pollution refers to the effects of any poorly implemented lighting sources, during the day or night. Light pollution can be understood not only as a phenomenon resulting from a specific source or kind ...

  5. Kerosene lamp - Wikipedia

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    Kerosene lamps have a wick or mantle as light source, protected by a glass chimney or globe; lamps may be used on a table, or hand-held lanterns may be used for portable lighting. Like oil lamps , they are useful for lighting without electricity, such as in regions without rural electrification , in electrified areas during power outages , at ...

  6. Polarized light pollution - Wikipedia

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    Polarized light pollution [1] is a subset of the various forms of light pollution referring specifically to polarized light. In nature, water and water vapor polarize the sunlight (which itself is slightly polarized). By receiving the direction of polarized photons, some species can correct their course during migration. Artificial polarization ...

  7. Cold hands are common in winter. When are they a sign of a ...

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    Along with hypothyroidism, which impacts your body’s metabolism and can make you feel cold, Raynaud’s disease is another common cause of chilly hands. “This condition commonly occurs in ...

  8. How Did This Octopus Open a Screw-Top Lid? - AOL

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    When you watch the video you can see the octopus discovers the fish inside the bottle but can’t get it out. It steps back for a few minutes, considering the problem. Then, the octopus returns to ...

  9. Pan evaporation - Wikipedia

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    Pan evaporation is a measurement that combines or integrates the effects of several climate elements: temperature, humidity, rain fall, drought dispersion, solar radiation, and wind. Evaporation is greatest on hot, windy, dry, sunny days; and is greatly reduced when clouds block the sun and when air is cool, calm, and humid. [ 1 ]