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Science says that it is particles of ice, or ash, being rubbed together in the clouds, that causes friction electrification, then lightning. That has never been demonstrated experimentally, so there are many alternative mechanisms proposed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_lightning My...

If the motor torque could remain constant, the force on the teeth would remain constant. The system will then accelerate towards infinity.

That will depend on the motor and motor controls. In reality, it cannot accelerate forever.

The joints between aluminium conductors are made under an excess of dielectric grease that prevents oxidation of the junction by excluding air and water. The clamps are designed to bite through the hard sapphire Al2O3 surface oxide of all strands, while the junction remains immersed in the...

If we assume an electric motor that runs at a set speed. It will take time to accelerate the trolley to match the speed of the motor through the gear train. From that time on, the only torque needed from the motor will be that needed to overcome friction, so the electric motor torque and current...

The bearings that support the motor shaft, gears and the trolley guide wheels, will have some friction.

The rocks could be supported, suspended underwater, under a raft. That is not visible from the surface. By moving the rocks underwater, the boat/raft buoyancy required is significantly reduced, while the vessel changes from being unstable to being unconditionally stable. The fact that there are...

The 2nd circle is exactly twice the area of the first?

Don't forget that the velocity of the gravity wave is depth dependent.

Yes, but the phases are a differential voltage, so they subtract and are plotted here referenced to "neutral", plotted as white. Frequency = 50 Hz. Here on the left are the "lines" or "legs", R, B and Y; Red, Blue and Yellow. The "phases" are R-B, B-Y and Y-R; magenta, orange and gray. Notice...

Gravity waves on the surface are irrelevant in a 3D ellipsoidal pool. Surface waves could be investigated in a 2D pool with vertical sides and a flat floor. It is the fast pressure wave that will be reflected from the 3D ellipsoid. I don't know where you got the gravity wave from, but I see no...

The petrol bomb has become the 'Fuel Air Explosive'. The initial impact and explosion is designed to disperse and mix the fuel with air, without ignition of the fuel. A second charge is then ignited to initiate combustion of the approximately stoichiometric air-fuel mix that may have been drawn...

That may be the case, it could be all in the marketing. You should look for patent numbers and MSDS documentation.

That is the case because it is the lift from the wing that must support the fuel tanks in flight. By placing the tanks in the wings, the total fuel load can be increased without having to increase the spar structure in the wing roots. The undercarriage can then be mounted from the wing...

The surface waves are irrelevant to this experiment. I am considering the acoustic impedance of the pressure wave in the fluid, not the sloshing of the secondary surface waves. This brings up the question of the acoustic impedance of the body that dives into the water. Would the shape of the...