This question should perhaps go in Chemistry, to which I am committed, but since the Chemistry Stack Exchange forum is not yet in beta, I am wondering if you can help me from a physics perspective. I am wondering about the definitions of the terms flammable, inflammable, and non-flammable. Wi...

Possible Duplicate: Why are not infamous and inflammable the opposite of famous and flammable like incomplete, inactivity, inappropriate and so on? I'm very confused by the existence of these apparently antonymous words, which actually mean the same thing. Which word should I use? Can ...

A short summary of the paper mentioned in another answer and another good site. Basically planes fly because they push enough air downwards and receive an upwards lift thanks to Newton's third law. They do so in a variety of manners, but the most significant contributions are: The angle of at...

during the breakfast with my colleagues a question popped into my head: What is the fastest method to cool a cup of coffee if your only available instrument is a spoon? A qualitative answer would be nice, but if we could find a mathematical model or even better make the experiment (we don't hav...

I believe proper etiquette demands that you should never refer by "he" or "she" to someone who is or is presumed to be taking part in the same conversation. You should use either "you" or a proper name or title ("Cleopatra", "His Majesty", "Mr Archimedes", "my superior").

Are there any words within the English language that are of a common or semi-common use that originate from Icelandic?

I keep getting the red underlining in Word whenever I write the word "performant". Here I intend to refer to something that performs good or better than something else (ie it's more performant). Is there something wrong about that word? Does it mean what I actually want to say?

The terseness and perceived difficulty of C saw it being ousted from university teaching during the late 1990s in favour of Java but there is a growing feeling amongst some teaching communities that Java really is not such a good place to start beginners. What's the meaning of saw in t...

I saw some scenarios that we used the structure to + V-ing. I saw the following: Looking forward to + v-ing Disposed to using few words. I would like to apply what I learned in school to helping make more money This is the closest we have come to winning the league I'm confused about that.

I often see constructions like this one: I look forward to hearing from you soon. It seems a little strange to me. In my mind it would look better using the infinitive form "to hear". I don't know if it has something with the verbals... Anyway, what I want to know is which form is correct a...