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<section class="layout"> <div class="main-content"> <script type="text/javascript"> var vv_error_math_problem_step3 = true; </script> <div class="poppin md-send"> <a class="instructions" href="#">Leiðbeiningar<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-help-circle"><circle cx="12" cy="12" r="10"></circle><path d="M9.09 9a3 3 0 0 1 5.83 1c0 2-3 3-3 3"></path><line x1="12" y1="17" x2="12.01" y2="17"></line></svg></a><a class="instructions-close" href="#">Til baka <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="feather feather-arrow-left"><line x1="19" y1="12" x2="5" y2="12"></line><polyline points="12 19 5 12 12 5"></polyline></svg></a> <h2>Sendu inn spurningu </h2> <div class="instructions-more"> <p class="first">Hér getur þú sent okkur nýjar spurningar um vísindaleg efni.</p> <p>Hafðu spurninguna stutta og hnitmiðaða og sendu aðeins eina í einu. Einlægar og vandaðar spurningar um mikilvæg efni eru líklegastar til að kalla fram vönduð og greið svör. Ekki er víst að tími vinnist til að svara öllum spurningum.</p> <p>Persónulegar upplýsingar um spyrjendur eru eingöngu notaðar í starfsemi vefsins, til dæmis til að svör verði við hæfi spyrjenda. Spurningum er ekki sinnt ef spyrjandi villir á sér heimildir eða segir ekki nægileg deili á sér.</p> <p>Spurningum sem eru ekki á verksviði vefsins er eytt.</p> <p>Að öðru leyti er hægt að spyrja Vísindavefinn um allt milli himins og jarðar!</p> <div class="content-left-sep"></div> </div> <form action="/hvers_vegna.php?id=" method="POST" name="question_send"> <div class="md-fields"> <input type="hidden" name="step" value="4"> <div class="md-input"> <label for="s-fname">Nafn</label> <input type="text" name="f_name" class="send-input" id="s-fname" required="required" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="l_name" class="send-input" id="s-sname" value=""> </div> <div class="md-input"> <label for="s-email">Netfang</label> <input type="email" name="email" class="send-input" id="s-email" required="required" value=""> </div> <div class="md-input"> <label for="s-byear">Fæðingarár</label> <input type="number" name="birthyear" class="send-input" id="s-byear" maxlength="4" required="required" 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