A portable generator is a convenient way to safely produce your own power when the grid goes down, either due to natural or man-made causes. But how does a generator work? Whether you’re new to using a generator, or well-experienced, there are a few things you need to...
This process does not produce volcanoes. This kind of boundary can develop later into a subduction zone. Some plates move against each other rather than push or pull apart. These transform plate boundaries rarely produce volcanic activity. Volcano Formation Flowing lava on Kilauea Volcano in ...
Drain flies’ liquid repellency appears to be specific to water, with lower surface tension liquids causing wetting. When a droplet of 5 cSt silicone oil (\(\sigma = 20\)mN/m) comes in contact with the wing, it quickly penetrates the hairs (no entrapped air, i.e. Wenzel wetting), spr...
How does the frost-free function affect the energy consumption of a refrigerator? The frost-free function increases energy consumption due to the periodic activation of the heating coils to defrost the freezer, but it offers the convenience of not having to manually defrost the freezer. Is manual...
Once a network has been thoroughly hacked, the system administrator has three options: update their resume, hope the hacker does a good job running the network, or drain the network. You will of course need to take action to deal with the attack. Let's first take a look at some of the...
Dual flush toilets employ a larger trapway (the hole at the bottom of the bowl) and a wash-down flushing design that pushes waste down the drain. Because there's no siphoning action involved, the system needs less water per flush, and the larger diameter trapway makes it easy for waste...
The large pore spaces it creates and the wicking action it does in the container helps keep a balance of air and water for the roots. The #1 leading cause of death among houseplants is overwatering – it creates a lack of air in the potting media, the roots lack oxygen (called hypoxia...
1. First clean the drain, from outside. And then pour 2-4 liters of warm water to moisten the drain. 2. After this, use a metal pipe brush and push it through the pipe, move it in an up and down motion to clean the sides of the pipe. You could also use a plumbing snake to...
And only if this method doesn't work, perform a hard reset. Does a hard reset delete everything on the iPhone? Hard reset won't delete everything on your iPhone. Just be aware that if you were working on a project, the hard reset will likely erase any unsaved data. What to do if...
This process does not produce volcanoes. This kind of boundary can develop later into a subduction zone. Some plates move against each other rather than push or pull apart. These transform plate boundaries rarely produce volcanic activity. Volcano Formation Flowing lava on Kilauea Volcano in ...