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P5 1 A New Solution To Climate Change (i)
No full textThis paper explores negating the impact of global warming due to greenhouse gases by alteringthe course of the Earth’s orbit. The proposal includes moving an increased distance away fromthe sun each year, spanning to an increase of 5 × 109 m over the course of the 95 year period 2005- 2100
P1 3 Steam powered Sun
No full textIn this paper, we calculate the total amount of time that the oceans on Earth could fuel the Sun’s luminosity via the P-P chain I fusion. Assuming that the Sun gets all its energy from the oceans, we found that each hydrogen atom produced 6.549 MeV and the hydrogen from the oceans could fuel the Sun for approximately an additional 7.7 years
A5 3 That's a lot of sulphates
No full text This short study utilises the concept of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), which mimics the cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, to estimate the total mass of atmospheric sulphate aerosols required to cause the extinction of all life forms inhabiting the planet, by blocking solar radiation from penetrating the stratosphere. By considering the mean free path of solar photons in the stratosphere it was found that an aerosol number density of approximately 3.54 ×10 20m-3 was necessary to prevent light reaching the Earth’s surface. It was subsequently determined that this equates to a total mass of ≈ 5.92×10 14 kg
A1 6 See You Crater, Planet Earth!
No full textIn this paper we investigate the damage caused to the planet Earth due to the collision of the asteroid in the film Armageddon. Continuing previous work [1], we used our previous transient crater value of 7346 km to find the final diameter of 23505 km with the knowledge that the impact would result in the formation of a complex crater with a range of depths between 1175.3 km and 2350.5 km. Using a simple conversion we found that the kinetic energy imparted onto the Earth to be 1.34 × 1029 J during the impact event, a value that is almost half a million times greater than that for the impact that killed the dinosaurs
Can anyone survive Weedy’s liquid nitrogen cannon?
No full textThis paper aims to investigate the possibility of a human surviving a cannon of compressed liquid nitrogen, based on the signature skill of the operator Weedy from the videogame Arknights. The skill deals damage with the nitrogen itself, as well as by pushing the target with force, therefore chemical and physical perspectives will be considered
Analysing Gragas’s drinking problem
No full textWithin the video game League of Legends, there is a character known as Gragas. This character is known as a drunkard, as he is constantly drinking alcohol in both the lore and the actual game. While the game goes on and he continues drinking, his movement and body control are not impaired. In fact, after drinking, he seems to gain strength. In this paper, I will explore the science of what is happening inside his body because of this consumption and theorise how this consumption may be possible
A2 5 Shrinking Suspicions: Why Mario Kart’s Shock Isn’t So Shocking
No full textIn this paper, we look to investigate if the shrinking seen in Mario Kart Wii using the shock item is feasible. We find that the required energy to overcome the Coulomb repulsion force is within the range of 0.2 to 7 × 1012 J, which is three orders of magnitude greater than the energy of an average lightning bolt. Therefore, we conclude that this is not a feasible method to shrink the characters in the game, suggesting that alternative mechanisms must be responsible for the observed phenomenon
P5 4 Earth’s Oven
No full textIn this paper, we determine the initial velocity that a whole chicken refrigerated to 5 °C wouldrequire if it were dropped through the Earth as an unconventional cooking method. When droppedwith zero initial velocity the chicken reaches 821 °C, causing it to burn. To prevent overcooking,the chicken is found to need an initial velocity of 50 kms−1 raising the internal temperature of thechicken to 91 °C, an ideal temperature for cookin
