A1_13 Intensity of Sound

This paper investigates what power a musical instrument, including the human voice, would need to sustain to shatter a crystal wine glass at 1 m away due to resonance. The power is determined to be 0.13 W

A1_1 Can an F1 car drive upside down?

We discuss whether it is possible for a Formula one car to generate enough negative lift (downforce) to stick to the ceiling of a tunnel, also whether such an experiment is possible

A1_5 Determining the Smallest Migratory Bird Native to Britain able to carry a Coconut

In Monty Python’s Holy Grail the opening scene contains an argument between King Arthur and a Guardsman on how King Arthur obtained the coconut in his possession. The King argues that a bird could have carried it on its return from migration, this paper discusses if any British bird is capable of thi

A1_8 How Habitable is the Habitable Zone?

We review the plausibility of the previously defined Habitable Zone of a main-sequence star, HZ, and its ability to take into account the properties of the star and conclude that it can only contain a HZ if it has a classification of F or fainter and is above a mass of 0.40 solar masses

A1_4 Thermal Properties of an Igloo

This paper investigates the thermal properties of an igloo. Using basic thermodynamics, it is found that a single human’s body heat inside an igloo can raise the air temperature by approximately 52K compared to the outside air temperature

A1_7 Would a Space Elevator be an Eyesore?

This article discusses the possible number of people able to see a Space Elevator if it was constructed on the equator

A1_11 Can an Onix evolve into a Steelix?

We review the method of the evolution of the Pokémon “Onix†into the Pokémon “Steelix†as stated by the existing games created by Nintendo, by modelling the transformation of carbon into diamond. We discuss two models: the first model being under high pressure converting a standard Onix into a Steelix, and the second where the Onix accretes mass and compresses to the correct size. Both models are found not to give the parameters specified in the games

A1_9 To Infinity and Beyond!

This paper investigates the conditions under which Toy Storys Buzz Lightyear could take flight. At an optimum angle of attack of = 13Ëš, a firework powering Buzz would approximately need to provide a force of 165.5N for a minimum burn time of 0.82s to allow a minimum velocity of 90.68m/s to be reached for Buzz to take off

A1_14 Bounty Hunting

This paper investigates how a fictional alien called Metroid Prime (in the Nintendo game Metroid Prime) can make itself invisible in several spectrums at once whilst switching between these spectrums and concludes that such a creature is very highly unlikely to exist in nature as it coincides of an internal temperature change of 298 to 2.98 × 107 K