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class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Amos Baptiste</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/AmosBaptiste.shtml">Acceleration of an elevator, cable</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Monica Buklan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/MonicaBuklan.shtml">Length of a fishing rod</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Silu Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/SiluChen.shtml">Length of a baseball bat</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wilson Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/WilsonChen.shtml">Length of a lacrosse stick</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Chung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/JenniferChung.shtml">Mass of a cannonball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tajalla Dar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/TajallaDar.shtml">Diameter of a basketball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Taisia Dubinina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/TaisiaDubinina.shtml">Diameter of a football (soccer ball)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marwa Elfar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/MarwaElfar.shtml">Diameter of a bowling ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ricky He</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/RickyHe.shtml">Diameter of a baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephanie Heyligar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/StephanieHeyligar.shtml">Area of a ping pong table</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amy Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/AmyHuang.shtml">Area of a tennis court</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Roman Klichinsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/RomanKlichinsky.shtml">Depth of the deepest dive without breathing apparatus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Xuewen Liang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/XuewenLiang.shtml">Area of a baseball field</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alicia McGeachy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/AliciaMcGeachy.shtml">Weight of an apple</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tonie McKenzie</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/TonieMcKenzie.shtml">Power of a searchlight</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shirley Mei</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/ShirleyMei.shtml">Force on a microelectromechanical system (MEMS)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lina Nguyen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/LinaNguyen.shtml">Price of platinum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Celeste Qian</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GeetaMalieckal.shtml">Speed of the fastest dog</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilya Reznikov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/IlyaReznikov.shtml">Price of a high school education</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Benny Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/BennyWong.shtml">Energy in a barrel of petroleum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vickie Wu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/VickieWu.shtml">Energy consumption of a human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cherry Xu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/CherryXu.shtml">Dielectric strength of polyethylene</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeffrey Yep</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/JeffreyYep.shtml">Number of comets</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Larry Yundelson</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/LarryYundelson.shtml">Number of cockroaches</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jian Xun Zheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2009/JianXunZheng.shtml">Number of books published</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2008"></a>2008<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Evan Borochina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/OrinZahra.shtml">Temperature at which beer is brewed</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kahei Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SimasCeckauskas.shtml">Height of an adult human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jessica Demetrios</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/CrystalCuevas.shtml">Distance of the longest driven golf ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Carl Desir</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/CarlDesir.shtml">Angular speed of a truck engine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chelsea Edobor</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/RadhikaKapoor.shtml">Period of rotation of the sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ketsia Erra</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SyedQadri.shtml">Volume of earth's oceans</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mathieu Eugene</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/MathieuEugene.shtml">Worth of the average person in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Framer</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MeredithBarricella.shtml">Acceleration of a car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ada Lau</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/AdaLau.shtml">Price of kerosene</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Margarita Lungin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GeorgeBauer.shtml">Resistivity of silver</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Morel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/AndrewMorel.shtml">Price of plutonium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aleksandr Rozovskiy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/NinTam.shtml">Length of a football field (American)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexander Scelso</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/RuwanMeepagala.shtml">Density of gold</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yvonne Skowron</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/TriciaMui.shtml">Number of deaths in New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elina Slobod</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/ElinaSlobod.shtml">Acceleration of a medical centrifuge</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Islam Soliman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/IslamSoliman.shtml">Pressure in a pressure cooker</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shirly Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/ShirlyTam.shtml">Mass of US marijuana production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sydney Warshaw</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/SydneyWarshaw.shtml">Index of refraction of glass, flint</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeffrey Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/JeffreyWong.shtml">Dielectric strength of fused quartz</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edna Wu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/SahrishJaved.shtml">Number of deaths in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vernon Wu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/VernonWu.shtml">Volume of earth's annual precipitation</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mona Zawam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2008/MonaZawam.shtml">Focal length of a magnifying glass</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mei Xue Zhu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/StaceyJohnson.shtml">Temperature of steam in an espresso machine</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2007"></a>2007<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Anam Ahmed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/AnamAhmed.shtml">Acceleration of a dragster</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Imran Akhtar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ImranAkhtar.shtml">Salary of a football player (soccer)</a><a href="2007/AnamAhmed.shtml"></a>, <a href="2007/sincity.shtml">Compression strength of bone and brick: Sin City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marcelo Bernal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/MarceloBernal.shtml">Mass of US beef consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Simas Ceckauskas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SimasCeckauskas.shtml">Height of an adult human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gary Chang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/GaryChang.shtml">Index of refraction of ruby and sapphire</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeanne Chau</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/JeanneChau.shtml">Index of refraction of cubic zirconia</a>, <a href="2007/jackass.shtml">Speed of a minibike: Jackass Number Two</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Simon Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SimonChen.shtml">Angular speed of a hard disk drive</a>, <a href="2007/hulk.shtml">Coefficient of friction for skin: The Incredible Hulk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nadya Dillon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/NadyaDillon.shtml">Price of liquid helium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karen Fan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/KarenFan.shtml">Price of liquid nitrogen</a>, <a href="2007/superman.shtml">Force of a superhero: Superman Returns</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olubunmi Fashusi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/OlubunmiFashusi.shtml">Temperature at which chicken is cooked</a>, <a href="2007/charlesbarkley.shtml">Speed of a retired basketball player</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jannatul Ferdaus</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/JannatulFerdaus.shtml">Temperature at which lamb is cooked</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karen Freire</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/KarenFreire.shtml">Temperature at which pork is cooked</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dmitriy Gekhman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/DmitriyGekhman.shtml">Density of steam</a>, <a href="2007/screamingmonkey.shtml">Speed of a Screaming Slingshot Monkey</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Artem Gindin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ArtemGindin.shtml">Density of petroleum</a>, <a href="2007/mariogravity.shtml">Acceleration due to gravity: Super Mario Brothers</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anthony Ho</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/AnthonyHo.shtml">Temperature of a TIG welder</a>, <a href="2007/hulk.shtml">Coefficient of friction for skin: The Incredible Hulk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karmen Ho</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/KarmenHo.shtml">Density of osmium</a>, <a href="2007/jackass.shtml">Speed of a minibike: Jackass Number Two</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Carol Hsin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/CarolHsin.shtml">Period of a pulsar</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arif Hussain</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ArifHussain.shtml">Salary of an engineer</a>, <a href="2007/roadtrip.shtml">Speed of a car: Road Trip</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Evan Kaplan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/EvanKaplan.shtml">Speed of a falling raindrop</a>, <a href="2007/seatbelts.shtml">Do seat belts save lives</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephanie Kim</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AnneMarieThomasino.shtml">Length of a human intestine</a>, <a href="2007/shoesize.shtml">Size of a shoe: More body proportions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dana Klavansky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/DanaKlavansky.shtml">Resistivity of carbon, amorphous</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Kolomiyets</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/EugeneKolomiyets.shtml">Worth of the wealthiest person in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Harvey Kwan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/HarveyKwan.shtml">Resistivity of nichrome</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lorant Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/LorantLee.shtml">Number of web pages</a>, <a href="2007/jackass.shtml">Speed of a minibike: Jackass Number Two</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adam Lefky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/TamaraTamazashvili.shtml">Number of televisions in the US</a>, <a href="2007/mariogravity.shtml">Acceleration due to gravity: Super Mario Brothers</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lily Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/LilyLi.shtml">Temperature of the ocean</a>, <a href="2007/shoesize.shtml">Size of a shoe: More body proportions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zhao Liang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ZhaoLiang.shtml">Number of crimes in New York City</a>, <a href="2007/windmilldunk.shtml">Force of a windmill slam dunk: Dominique Wilkins</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mimi Lim</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/PatrickLi.shtml">Time spent sleeping</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Janan Liu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/troy.shtml">Speed of a spear: Troy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Louisia</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/DavidLouisia.shtml">Number of planets</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jason Lu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/JasonLu.shtml">Number of asteroids</a>, <a href="2007/hulk.shtml">Coefficient of friction for skin: The Incredible Hulk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allen Ma</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/AllenMa.shtml">Density of water</a>, <a href="2007/sincity.shtml">Compression strength of bone and brick: Sin City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brian Marino</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/BrianMarino.shtml">Pressure in a car tire</a>, <a href="2007/madden.shtml">Speed of a football player: Madden NFL 2006</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Raj Mathew</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/resistors.shtml">Resistance of a resistor: Blame the students or blame the resistors</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dasha Mulyakhova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/DashaMulyukova.shtml">Dielectric strength of waxed paper</a>, <a href="2007/batman.shtml">Speed of a subway: Batman Begins</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tatyana Nektalova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/TatyanaNektalova.shtml">Power of a microwave oven</a>, <a href="2007/bloodpressure.shtml">Pressure in the human circulatory system: Is gender a factor</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oluwemimo Oladapo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/OluwemimoOladapo.shtml">Salary of a basketball player</a>, <a href="2007/slamdunk.shtml">Force of a windmill slam dunk: Vince Carter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Olfir</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyAlicea.shtml">Volume of world beer consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Ostrovskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/LoriGrabel.shtml">Speed of the fastest pitched baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anurag Panda</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/AnuragPanda.shtml">Energy density of carbohydrates</a>, <a href="2007/resistors.shtml">Blame the students or blame the resistors</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vashti Prasad</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/VashtiPrasad.shtml">Dielectric strength of paper</a>, <a href="2007/shoesize.shtml">Size of a shoe: More body proportions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Connie Qiu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ConnieQiu.shtml">Coefficients of friction for human joints</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tabraiz Rasul</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/TabraizRasul.shtml">Coefficients of friction for snow</a>, <a href="2007/smallville.shtml">Speed of superhero: Smallville</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gennadiy Rozentsvayg</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SerafinaShishkova.shtml">Number of transistors on an integrated circuit</a>, <a href="2007/batman.shtml">Speed of a subway: Batman Begins</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vladimir Shumovych</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/MichaelCalamera.shtml">Depth of the deepest dive with breathing apparatus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephen Singh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/troy.shtml">Speed of a spear: Troy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Svetlana Sutskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SvetlanaSutskaya.shtml">Diameter of an igloo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Melissa Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/MelissaTam.shtml">Distance of the longest putted golf ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tamara Tamazashvili</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/TamaraTamazashvili.shtml">Number of televisions in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Touger</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/DanielTouger.shtml">Power of a quasar</a>, <a href="2007/cliffdive.shtml">Speed of a cliff diver: Huge Cliff Jump</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May Wan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyLee.shtml">Voltage of a nickel cadmium battery</a>, <a href="2007/shoesize.shtml">Size of a shoe: More body proportions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shemika White</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ShemikaWhite.shtml">Pressure to rupture an eardrum</a>, <a href="2007/charlesbarkley.shtml">Speed of a retired basketball player</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>William Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/ShemikaWhite.shtml">Pressure to rupture an eardrum</a>, <a href="2007/smallville.shtml">Speed of superhero: Smallville</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Angie Yuan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/AngieYuan.shtml">Thickness of Arctic ice</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Susan Zhao</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SusanZhao.shtml">Wavelength of maximum human visual sensitivity</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Zheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/HimtangWong.shtml">Temperature of a sauna</a>, <a href="2007/troy.shtml">Speed of a spear: Troy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Suzanna Zhou</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/SuzannaZhou.shtml">Pressure in a tractor tire</a>, <a href="2007/resistors.shtml">Resistance of a resistor: Blame the students or blame the resistors</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Students of Physics C</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2007/magnetic-field.shtml">Magnetic field of a soft iron magnet</a> (10 Diagrams! 10!!)</td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2006"></a>2006<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Ebru Bek</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/EbruBek.shtml">Power of a cell phone transmitter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jamin Bennett</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/JaminBennett.shtml">Salary of a physicist</a>, <a href="2006/restitution.shtml">Coefficients of restitution</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gina Castellano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/saruman.shtml">Speed of falling Saruman: Lord of the Rings</a>, <a href="2006/GinaCastellano.shtml">Volume of Seattle's annual precipitation</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chris Cha</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/ChrisCha.shtml">Salary of a football player (American)</a>, <a href="2006/footwear.shtml">Speed of a human running: Is footwear a factor</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/subwaydoors.shtml">How long do the subway doors stay open</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lun Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LunChen.shtml">Energy in a ton of coal</a>, <a href="2006/footwear.shtml">Speed of a human running: Is footwear a factor</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Davis Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/DavisChen.shtml">Speed of a dragster or funny car</a>, <a href="2006/footwear.shtml">Speed of a human running: Is footwear a factor</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenna Conversano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/saruman.shtml">Speed of falling Saruman: Lord of the Rings</a>, <a href="2006/JennaConversano.shtml">Mass of US beef production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shu Mei Deng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/ShuMeiDeng.shtml">Speed of the fastest badminton shuttlecock</a>, <a href="2006/reactiontime.shtml">Fingertip reaction time</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bishoy Emmanuel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/BishoyEmmanuel.shtml">Speed of a golf ball</a>, <a href="2006/hondacivic.shtml">Speed of a car: Honda Civic Si commercial</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Laura Falci</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LauraFalci.shtml">Mass of US breakfast cereal consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nervana Gaballa</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/NervanaGaballa.shtml">Speed of a river</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephanie Gambino</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/centerofmass.shtml">Center of mass of a human</a>, <a href="2006/StephanieGambino.shtml">Mass of a human heart</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dmitriy Gekhman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/DmitriyGekhman.shtml">Mass of a human head</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Grinstvayg</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/MarinaGrintsvayg.shtml">Resistivity of mercury</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kiesha Harding</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/KieshaHarding.shtml">Duration of the longest space flight</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eunice Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/bludger.shtml">Speed of a rogue bludger: Harry Potter</a>, <a href="2006/EuniceHuang.shtml">Resistivity of aluminum oxide</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arif Hussain</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/ArifHussain.shtml">Temperature of an arc furnace</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sahrish Javed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/reactiontime.shtml">Fingertip reaction time</a>, <a href="2006/SahrishJaved.shtml">Number of deaths in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stacey Johnson</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/bodyproportions.shtml">Size of a human: Body proportions</a>, <a href="2006/StaceyJohnson.shtml">Number of people in a family</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Matthew Kent</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/MatthewKent.shtml">Length of high voltage power transmission lines</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Kim</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/accelerometer.shtml">More acceleration perturbations of daily living</a>, <a href="2006/JamesKim.shtml">Height of a domed stadium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lorant Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LorantLee.shtml">Temperature at which fish is cooked</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yuliana León</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/YulianaLeon.shtml">Number of obese people in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Leong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/dodgeball.shtml">Speed and mass of a dodge ball</a>, <a href="2006/JenniferLeong.shtml">Number of colors distinguishable by the human eye</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Helen Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/HelenLi.shtml">Depth of the ocean</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ting Ting Luo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/bludger.shtml">Speed of a rogue bludger: Harry Potter</a>, <a href="2006/TingTingLuo.shtml">Index of refraction of vegetable oil</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allen Ma</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/AllenMa.shtml">Depth of the Grand Canyon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Terry Mathew</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/TerryMathew.shtml">Electric current through the atmosphere</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lev Mazniker</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LevMazniker.shtml">Frequency of a cat's purr</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kristine McPherson</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/KristineMcPherson.shtml">Mass of the universe</a>, <a href="2006/bodyproportions.shtml">Size of a human: Body proportions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruwan Meepagala</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/restitution.shtml">Coefficients of restitution</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Matthew Michaels</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/MatthewMichaels.shtml">Coefficients of friction for concrete</a>, <a href="2006/storm.shtml">Power of the mutant Storm: X-Men</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Mirochnik</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/centerofmass.shtml">Center of mass of a human</a>, <a href="2006/MichaelMirochnik.shtml">Density of uranium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maté Nagy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/accelerometer.shtml">More acceleration perturbations of daily living</a>, <a href="2006/MateNagy.shtml">Income of the average person on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tatyana Nektalova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/TatyanaNektalova.shtml">Energy density of diesel fuel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Melanie Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/MelanieNg.shtml">Pressure on the surface of Titan</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Scott Schechter</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/centerofmass.shtml">Center of mass of a human</a>, <a href="2006/ScottSchechter.shtml">Price of gasoline</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yulian Shtern</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/LunChen.shtml">Energy in a ton of coal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle Sze</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/MichelleSze.shtml">Price of natural gas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Collin Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/bludger.shtml">Speed of a rogue bludger: Harry Potter</a>, <a href="2006/CollinTam.shtml">Price of electric energy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sze Yin Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/SzeYinTam.shtml">Energy of a truck battery</a>, <a href="2006/footwear.shtml">Speed of a human running: Is footwear a factor</a>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Julie Tan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/JulieTan.shtml">Price of copper</a>, <a href="2006/reactiontime.shtml">Fingertip reaction time</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sam Tetruashvili</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/subwaydoors.shtml">How long do the subway doors stay open</a>? <a href="2006/SamTetruashvili.shtml">Resistivity of water</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Touger</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/DanielTouger.shtml">Mass of all the people on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Umran Ugur</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/UmranUgur.shtml">Resistivity of steel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Natalie Weng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/reactiontime.shtml">Fingertip reaction time</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saintedym Wills</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/SaintedymWills.shtml">Acceleration of a roller coaster</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Miao Ling Wu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/MiaoLingWu.shtml">Salary of a professor</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Erica Yauri</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2006/EricaYauri.shtml">Salary of a teacher</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2005"></a>2005<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Randy Abbas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/RandyAbbas.shtml">Density of the solar wind</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Genna Ableman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/skin.shtml">Coefficient of friction of skin</a>, <a href="2005/TheRun.shtml">Speed of a car: The Run</a>, <a href="2005/GennaAbleman.shtml">Angular speed of a floppy disk</a>, <a href="2005/kelvin.shtml">The Kelvin water-drop electrostatic generator</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rory Abrams</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/RoryAbrams.shtml">Time spent at work</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Virginia Allard</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/VirginiaAllard.shtml">Density of soap</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Monique Anthony</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/paper.shtml">Coefficient of friction of paper</a>, <a href="2005/BadBoys2.shtml">Speed of a car: Bad Boys II</a>, <a href="2005/MoniqueAnthony.shtml">Altitude of human survivability, maximum (vertical limit)</a>, <a href="2005/index.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kristina Arthurs</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/paper.shtml">Coefficient of friction of paper</a>, <a href="2005/BadBoys2.shtml">Speed of a car: Bad Boys II</a>, <a href="2005/KristinaArthurs.shtml">Altitude of the lowest parachute jump</a>, <a href="2005/index.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maya Barsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/MayaBarsky.shtml">Index of refraction of air</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Africa Belgrave</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/skin.shtml">Coefficient of friction of skin</a>, <a href="2005/Rendezvous.shtml">Speed of a car: C'茅tait un Rendezvous</a>, <a href="2005/refraction.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jamin Bennett</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JaminBennett.shtml">Index of refraction of diamond</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Manuel Caban</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/glass.shtml">Coefficient of friction of glass</a>, <a href="2005/LoadingABike.shtml">Speed of a motorcycle: Loading a Bike</a>, <a href="2005/radio.shtml">The (dysfunctional) crystal radio</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Calamera</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/rubber.shtml">Coefficient of friction of rubber</a>, <a href="2005/FrenchConnection.shtml">Speed of a car: The French Connection</a>, <a href="2005/MichaelCalamera.shtml">Depth of the deepest dive with breathing apparatus</a>, <a href="2005/telegraph.shtml">The two-way telegraph</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gina Castellano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/GinaCastellano.shtml">Voltage of electroshock therapy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Justin Che</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JustinChe.shtml">Index of refraction of glass, crown</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nadia Christopher</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/paper.shtml">Coefficient of friction of paper</a>, <a href="2005/BadBoys2.shtml">Speed of a car: Bad Boys II</a>, <a href="2005/index.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Agatha Cwalina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/AgathaCwalina.shtml">Number of frequencies distinguishable by the human ear</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Whitney Daniel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/glass.shtml">Coefficient of friction of glass</a>, <a href="2005/BadBoys2.shtml">Speed of a car: Bad Boys II</a>, <a href="2005/index.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hamida Daud</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/HamidaDaud.shtml">Volume of earth's lakes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shirley Deng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/ShirleyDeng.shtml">Index of refraction of glycerol</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Laura DePalma</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/LauraDePalma.shtml">Volume of New York City's annual precipitation</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Emre Erdal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/EmreErdal.shtml">Index of refraction of Lucite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Willie Feng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/granite.shtml">Coefficient of friction of granite</a>, <a href="2005/BirdBaseball.shtml">Speed of a baseball: Bird Baseball</a>, <a href="2005/radio.shtml">The (dysfunctional) crystal radio</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gil Fishman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/GilFishman.shtml">Index of refraction of quartz</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yuen H. Fong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/YuenHFong.shtml">Number of nuclear weapons capable nations</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle Fung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/granite.shtml">Coefficient of friction of granite</a>, <a href="2005/TheRun.shtml">Speed of a car: The Run</a>, <a href="2005/MichelleFung.shtml">Energy density of hydrogen</a>, <a href="2005/accelerometer.shtml">Acceleration perturbations of daily living</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alina Genis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/AlinaGenis.shtml">Index of refraction of sodium chloride (table salt)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Caroline Georges</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/CarolineGeorges.shtml">Price of coal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Natalie Gertsik</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/NatalieGertsik.shtml">Price of ethanol (grain alcohol)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeff Gilbert</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JeffreyGilbert.shtml">Volume of a swimming pool</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>ZoéAnn Gilroy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/ZoeAnnGilroy.shtml">Volume of vodka consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexander Gizersky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/AlexGizersky.shtml">Price of steel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Matthew Grabczynski</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/granite.shtml">Coefficient of friction of granite</a>, <a href="2005/SnowJump.shtml">Speed of a snowmobile: Snow Jump</a>, <a href="2005/radio.shtml">The (dysfunctional) crystal radio</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexis Grisales</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/glass.shtml">Coefficient of friction of glass</a>, <a href="2005/IraqiDiving.shtml">Speed of a cliff diver: Iraqi Olympic Diving</a>, <a href="2005/radio.shtml">The (dysfunctional) crystal radio</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Erik Hageman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/rubber.shtml">Coefficient of friction of rubber</a>, <a href="2005/FrenchConnection.shtml">Speed of a car: The French Connection</a>, <a href="2005/telegraph.shtml">The two-way telegraph</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Florence Hang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/FlorenceHang.shtml">Pressure on earth, highest</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amy Ho</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/AmyHo.shtml">Index of refraction of water</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenny Hua</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/aluminum.shtml">Coefficient of friction of aluminum</a>, <a href="2005/TheRun.shtml">Speed of a car: The Run</a>, <a href="2005/JennyHua.shtml">Energy desnity of methanol</a>, <a href="2005/accelerometer.shtml">Acceleration perturbations of daily living</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Munif Hussain</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/MunifHussain.shtml">Index of refraction of ice</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mayya Kats</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/LeoTam.shtml">Speed needed to escape the earth (escape velocity)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jerard Kneifati‑Hayek</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/rubber.shtml">Coefficient of friction of rubber</a>, <a href="2005/FrenchConnection.shtml">Speed of a car: The French Connection</a>, <a href="2005/JerardKneifatiHayek.shtml">Mass of US marijuana consumption</a>, <a href="2005/telegraph.shtml">The two-way telegraph</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Kondratov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/EugeneKondratov.shtml">Price of gold</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alicia Kosiba</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/AliciaKosiba.shtml">Speed of a falling hailstone</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Diana Kuruvilla</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/wood.shtml">Coefficient of friction of wood</a>, <a href="2005/BluesBrothers.shtml">Speed of a car: Blues Brothers</a>, <a href="2005/GinaCastellano.shtml">Voltage of electroshock therapy</a>, <a href="2005/elevator.shtml">Acceleration of an elevator, hydraulic</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/MichelleLee.shtml">Number of billionaires</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Harvey Lei</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/skin.shtml">Coefficient of friction of skin</a>, <a href="2005/TheRun.shtml">Speed of a car: The Run</a>, <a href="2002/FeliciaLau.shtml">Curie temperature of iron</a>, <a href="2005/kelvin.shtml">The Kelvin water-drop electrostatic generator</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Leong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JenniferLeong.shtml">Number of people living in poverty</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gary Louie</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/wood.shtml">Coefficient of friction of wood</a>, <a href="2005/BluesBrothers.shtml">Speed of a car: Blues Brothers</a>, <a href="2005/accelerometer.shtml">Acceleration perturbations of daily living</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephanie Ma</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/aluminum.shtml">Coefficient of friction of aluminum</a>, <a href="2005/Rendezvous.shtml">Speed of a car: C'茅tait un Rendezvous</a>, <a href="2005/StephanieMa.shtml">Curie temperature of nickel</a>, <a href="2005/accelerometer.shtml">Acceleration perturbations of daily living</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Natalia Maldonado</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/NataliaMaldonado.shtml">Speed of video tape</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Geeta Malieckal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/rubber.shtml">Coefficient of friction of rubber</a>, <a href="2005/FrenchConnection.shtml">Speed of a car: The French Connection</a>, <a href="2005/GeetaMalieckal.shtml">Cost of living in New York City</a>, <a href="2005/refraction.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brittany Mejia</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/granite.shtml">Coefficient of friction of granite</a>, <a href="2005/Rendezvous.shtml">Speed of a car: C'茅tait un Rendezvous</a>, <a href="2005/kelvin.shtml">The Kelvin water-drop electrostatic generator</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Mirochnik</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/MichaelMirochnik.shtml">Speed of a stock car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tricia Mui</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/TriciaMui.shtml">Number of deaths in New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maya Nathan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JenniferZhong.shtml">Temperature of a home oven</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kenny Ngo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/KennyNgo.shtml">Pressure in an espresso machine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Nopachinda</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/DanielNopachinda.shtml">Salary of a biologist</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>George Payyapilli</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/GeorgePayyapilli.shtml">Pressure used to manufacture puffed cereal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Victoria Pisarevskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/VictoriaPisarevskaya.shtml">Salary of a chemist</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Victoria Poon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/VictoriaPoon.shtml">Pressure in a fire extinguisher</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bridget Ritter</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/skin.shtml">Coefficient of friction of skin</a>, <a href="2005/Rendezvous.shtml">Speed of a car: C'茅tait un Rendezvous</a>, <a href="2005/refraction.shtml">Index of refraction of various household liquids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Robbins</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/steel.shtml">Coefficient of friction of steel</a>, <a href="2005/SpiderMan.shtml">Tension in Spider-Man's webs</a>, <a href="2000/LoriGrabel.shtml">Speed of a baseball</a>, <a href="2005/metrocard.shtml">MetroCard</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Rozenberg</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/steel.shtml">Coefficient of friction of steel</a>, <a href="2005/SpiderMan.shtml">Tension in Spider-Man's webs</a>, <a href="2005/kelvin.shtml">The Kelvin water-drop electrostatic generator</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vita Rymaruk</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/VitaRymaruk.shtml">Salary of a geologist</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Saronson</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/steel.shtml">Coefficient of friction of steel</a>, <a href="2005/SpiderMan.shtml">Tension in Spider-Man's webs</a>, <a href="2005/metrocard.shtml">MetroCard</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yasmin Sinclair</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/YasminSinclair.shtml">Curie temperature of cobalt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dorothy Soo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/wood.shtml">Coefficient of friction of wood</a>, <a href="2005/BluesBrothers.shtml">Speed of a car: Blues Brothers</a>, <a href="2005/DorothySoo.shtml">Voltage of a mercury light</a>, <a href="2005/elevator.shtml">Acceleration of an elevator, hydraulic</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olga Strachna</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/wood.shtml">Coefficient of friction of wood</a>, <a href="2005/BluesBrothers.shtml">Speed of a car: Blues Brothers</a>, <a href="2005/OlgaStachna.shtml">Price of petroleum</a>, <a href="2005/elevator.shtml">Acceleration of an elevator, hydraulic</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gafei Szeto</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/steel.shtml">Coefficient of friction of steel</a>, <a href="2005/SpiderMan.shtml">Tension in Spider-Man's webs</a>, <a href="2005/metrocard.shtml">MetroCard</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sahar Takkouche</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/SaharTakkouche.shtml">Power of a fighter plane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Collin Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/CollinTam.shtml">Diameter of the moon's orbit</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Leo Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/aluminum.shtml">Coefficient of friction of aluminum</a>, <a href="2005/LeMans.shtml">Speed of a car: Le Mans</a>, <a href="2005/LeoTam.shtml">Speed needed to escape the earth (escape velocity)</a>, <a href="2005/telegraph.shtml">The two-way telegraph</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Julie Tan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/StephanieMa.shtml">Curie temperature of nickel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eileen Tang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/EileenTang.shtml">Ignition temperature of diesel fuel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judy Tang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JudyTang.shtml">Temperature on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yat Man Tsui</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/YatManTsui.shtml">Power of car headlights</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Larisa Tuchinshaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/LarisaTuchinskaya.shtml">Duration of the shortest laser pulse</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louis William Tullo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/LouisWilliamTullo.shtml">Temperature of a Japanese bath (<span style="white-space:nowrap;">お風呂</span>)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Himtang Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/HimtangWong.shtml">Temperature of a sauna</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kevin Yam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/KevinYam.shtml">Salary of a hockey player</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karen Yee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/KarenYee1.shtml">Temperature at which tea is brewed</a>, <a href="2005/KarenYee2.shtml" style="white-space:nowrap;">茶酿造的温度</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Orin Zahra</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/OrinZahra.shtml">Temperature at which beer is brewed</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daria Zainoullina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/DariaZainullina.shtml">Power of a lighthouse</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Zhong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/JenniferZhong.shtml">Temperature of a home oven</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2004"></a>2004<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Genna Ableman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GennaAbleman.shtml">Coefficients of friction for ice</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anee Asma</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AneeAsma.shtml">Salary of a meteorologist</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Avetisyan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MarinaAvetisyan.shtml">Power of a streetlight</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenelle Baptiste</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JennelleBaptiste.shtml">Resistivity of gold</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cherisse Barnes</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/CherisseBarnes.shtml">Diameter of the earth's orbit</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>George Bauer</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GeorgeBauer.shtml">Resistivity of silver</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Africa Belgrave</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AfricaBelgrave.shtml">Resistivity of carbon, graphite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vadim Blikshteyn</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/VadimBlikshteyn.shtml">Number of artificial satellites</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Calamera</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MichaelCalamera.shtml">Altitude of a spy plane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vanessa Chambers</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/VanessaChambers.shtml">Number of births on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amy Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AmyChan.shtml">Diameter of the sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samantha Charles</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/SamanthaCharles.shtml">Frequency of brain waves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eric Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/EricChen.shtml">Mass of the World Trade Center</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eunice Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2005/steel.shtml">Coefficients of friction for steel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nina Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/NinaChen.shtml">Coefficients of friction for graphite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cui Miu Chin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/CuiMiuChin.shtml">Depth of the deepest point in the ocean</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rizwan Choudhary</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ChrisDAmbrose.shtml">Frequency range of human hearing</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crystal Cuevas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/CrystalCuevas.shtml">Distance of the longest driven golf ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steven Drake</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MaryPennisi.shtml">Mass of a human liver</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Eisenstat</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MaxEisenstat.shtml">Depth of Valles Marineris</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elizabeth Eng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ElizabethEng.shtml">Tension of power transmission (high tension) lines</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Diane Ennefils</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/DianeEnnefils.shtml">Number of personal computers in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Meaghan Fondiller</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MeaghanFondiller.shtml">Power of a toaster</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Heather Friedberg</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/HeatherFriedberg.shtml">Frequency of cosmic microwave background</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sarah Fromentin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/KerryRemulla.shtml">Resistivity of carbon, diamond</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hanan Gimelfarb</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/CrystalCuevas.shtml">Distance of the longest driven golf ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mariya Golub</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MariyaGolub.shtml">Power consumption of China</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jane Golubovskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JaneGolubovskaya.shtml">Resistivity of glass</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chivonne Henriques</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ChivonneHenriques.shtml">Number of births in New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gina John</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GinaJohn.shtml">Temperature at which beer is fermented</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stacey Johnson</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/StaceyJohnson.shtml">Temperature of steam in an espresso machine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jerard Kneifati‑Hayek</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JerardKneifatiHayek.shtml">Altitude of the highest parachute jump</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stanley Ko</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/StanleyKo.shtml">Resistivity of germanium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexandra Kravtsova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AlexandraKravtsova.shtml">Altitude of a geosynchronous/<wbr>geostationary satellite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AndrewLee.shtml">Curie temperature of gadolinium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Harvey Lei</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/HarveyLei.shtml">Melting point of cocoa butter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wai Wing Leung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/WaiWingLeung.shtml">Things that weigh a newton</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Emily Louick</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AmyChan.shtml">Diameter of the sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steven Mai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/StevenMai.shtml">Diameter of the solar system</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Geeta Malieckal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GeetaMalieckal.shtml">Speed of the fastest dog</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olga Margolina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/EricaRosenthal.shtml">Distance of the longest batted baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Monica Martin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/KarenSutherland.shtml">Density of steel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chan Maung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ChanMaung.shtml">Frequency used in ultrasonic cleaning</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruwan Meepagala</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/RuwanMeepagala.shtml">Density of gold</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hayley Miskiewicz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/HayleyMiskiewicz.shtml">Density of plutonium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Napolitano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/RobertNapolitano.shtml">Speed of a formula one car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/LindseyTannenbaum.shtml">Electric current through a microwave oven</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Felix Orer</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/WaiWingLeung.shtml">Things that weigh a newton</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chiemezie Osu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ChiemezieOsu.shtml">Electric current through a home</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Roman Osatinski</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/RomanOsatinski.shtml">Speed of the solar wind</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Oluwole Owuseni</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/OluwoleOwoseni.shtml">Mass of a billiard ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilya Parizh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/IlyaParizh.shtml">Volume of water in New York City reservoirs</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mary Pennisi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MaryPennisi.shtml">Mass of a human liver</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Val Polyakov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ValPolyakov.shtml">Resistivity of aluminum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yuriy Rafailov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/YuriyRafailov.shtml">Acceleration that would kill a human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kerry Mae Remulla</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/KerryRemulla.shtml">Resistivity of carbon, diamond</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bridget Ritter</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/BridgetRitter.shtml">Resistivity of copper</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Robbins</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MichaelRobbins.shtml">Acceleration due to gravity on the moon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Erica Rosenthal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/EricaRosenthal.shtml">Distance of the longest batted baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>JahShiRah Rossi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JahshirahRossi.shtml">Acceleration due to gravity on Mars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonathan Ruditser</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JonathanRuditser.shtml">Resistivity of iron</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Sabatelle</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JosephSabatelle.shtml">Price of water</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Schanke</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JenniferSchanke.shtml">Resistivity of quartz</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Shmukler</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MichaelShmukler.shtml">Density of blood</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Deanna Stewart</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/DeannaStewart.shtml">Resistivity of tungsten</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shaye Storm</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ShayeStorm.shtml">Density of glass</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gafei Szeto</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/RuwanMeepagala.shtml">Density of gold</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karen Sutherland</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/KarenSutherland.shtml">Density of steel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olivia Tai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/OliviaTai.shtml">Density of platinum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Leo Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/LeoTam.shtml">Price of diamond</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Garvin Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/GarvinTam.shtml">Coefficients of friction for teflon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abigail Tang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/AbigailTang.shtml">Price of silver</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lindsey Tannenbaum</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/LindseyTannenbaum.shtml">Electric current through a microwave oven</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Billy Wan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/BillyWan.shtml">Energy density of methane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nicole Weathers</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/NicoleWeathers.shtml">Energy density of butane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chrisana White</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/ChrisanaWhite.shtml">Price of a college education</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Luke Workoff</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/LukeWorkoff.shtml">Electric current of a stun gun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marie Yacoub</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/MarieYacoub.shtml">Electric current used in electroshock therapy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tiffany Yam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/TiffanyYam.shtml">Salary of a doctor</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jessica Yan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/JessicaYan.shtml">Energy density of natural gas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Philip Yeung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/PhilipYeung.shtml">Voltage of a neon light</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ping Zhang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2004/PingZhang.shtml">Energy density of fats</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2003"></a>2003<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Farrah Abuzahria</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/FarrahAbuzahria.shtml">Length of a football field (Canadian)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Perkha Ahmed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/PerkhaAhmed.shtml">Height of the Great Pyramid</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Avigliano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MichaelAvigliano.shtml">Height of a pop fly</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bronislava Banar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/BronislavaBanar.shtml">Height of a newborn baby</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ross Bernstein</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/RossBernstein.shtml">Volume of water consumed by the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gabriela Bis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/GabrielaBis.shtml">Speed of an artillery shell</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Bolotovsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MarinaBolotovsky.shtml">Diameter of a speck of dust</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Krystal Brewington</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/KrystalBrewington.shtml">Depth of the deepest dive in a bathyscaphe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adam Cassino</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AdamCassino.shtml">Depth of the deepest drilling</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yefim Cavalier</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/YefimCavalier.shtml">Depth of the deepest mine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Valerie Chang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ValerieChang.shtml">Altitude of the highest unmanned balloon flight</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Cheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/DanielCheng.shtml">Altitude of a commercial jet airplane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jessica Cheung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/JessicaCheung.shtml">Melting point of butter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allison Chin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AllisonChin.shtml">Altitude of the lowest point on Mars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shani Christopher</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ShaniChristopher.shtml">Ignition temperature of gasoline</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lewis Chung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/LewisChung.shtml">Ignition temperature of paper</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tim Condon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/TimCondon.shtml">Frequency range of dog hearing</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christoper D'Ambrose</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ChrisDAmbrose.shtml">Frequency range of human hearing</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Danielle Daly</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/DanielleDaly.shtml">Frequency of middle C</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elaine Devora</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ElaineDevora.shtml">Temperature of a halogen light bulb</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Esther Dorzin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/EstherDorzin.shtml">Temperature of a MIG welder</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Dukhan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/DavidDukhan.shtml">Energy density of protein</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lillian Dvirts</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/LillianDvirts.shtml">Temperature of a soldering iron</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sara Elzeftawy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/SaraElzeftawy.shtml">Temperature of a pizza oven</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Julia Fisher</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/JuliyaFisher.shtml">Energy density of coal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alan Furmanov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AlanFurmanov.shtml">Temperature of steam in a turbine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Roxanne Garcia</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/RoxanneGarcia.shtml">Energy density of ethanol</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Diana Gendler</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/DianaGendler.shtml">Temperature at which coffee is brewed</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tiffany Gillyard</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/TiffanyGillyard.shtml">Temperature of the hottest laboratory experiment</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Evelyn Gofman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/EvelynGofman.shtml">Energy density of aviation fuel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arthur Golnik</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ArthurGolnik.shtml">Energy density of gasoline</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sheena Grant</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/SheenaGrant.shtml">Pressure at the deepest point in the Great Lakes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jack Green</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/JackGreen.shtml">Pressure under high heels</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Winnie Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/WinnieHuang.shtml">Energy consumption of Africa</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Peter Hui</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/PeterHui.shtml">Pressure in a champagne bottle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexandra Kanonik</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AlexandraKanonik.shtml">Pressure in a truck tire</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shara Khan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/SharaKhan.shtml">Pressure in a bicycle tire</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karry Lai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/KarryLai.shtml">Voltage of a fluorescent tube</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Victor Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/VictorLee.shtml">Electric field near a cellular telephone</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jola Lewinski</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/JolaLewinski.shtml">Electric current through a TIG welder</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Poki Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/PokiLi.shtml">Electric current through a MIG welder</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boi Lu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/BoiLu.shtml">Power consumption of a home</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amy Ly</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AmyLy.shtml">Power of a laser pointer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zhanna Mikhaylova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ZhannaMikhaylova.shtml">Power of a car stereo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wei Mok</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/WeiLiangMok.shtml">Power of a human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Clerbie Montilus</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/ClerbieMontilus.shtml">Angular speed of a DVD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Irada Muslumova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/IradaMuslumova.shtml">Power of a human heart</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bianca Nicoletti</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/BiancaNicoletti.shtml">Number of orchids</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Felix Nisimov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/FelixNisimov.shtml">Number of species</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alison Ongvorapong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AlisonOngvorapong.shtml">Number of ants in the world</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mary Pennisi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MaryPennisi.shtml">Number of crimes in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lana Pustilnikova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/LanaPustilnikova.shtml">Angular speed of a training centrifuge</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kevin Roman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/KevinRoman.shtml">Electric current through an air conditioner</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Josh Schaikowitz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/JoshSchaikowitz.shtml">Mass of US cocaine consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Schlessingerman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AlexSchlessingerman.shtml">Mass of an adult</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rachel Scott‑Rosenbluth</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/RachelScottRosenbluth.shtml">Mass of a human brain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Shmukler</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MichaelShmukler.shtml">Mass of a whale</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Shnayder</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/EugeneShnayder.shtml">Mass of an elephant</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louis Siu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/LouisSiu.shtml">Mass of a bacterium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Betty Tan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/BettyTan.shtml">Mass of a physics textbook</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Theodoris</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MarinaTheodoris.shtml">Mass of a grain of sand</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Viet Tran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/VietTran.shtml">Magnetic field near a cellular telephone</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Tse</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MichaelTse.shtml">Acceleration of a bullet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alona Vorobyov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AlonaVorobyov.shtml">Thickness of a cell wall</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alicia White</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/AliciaWhite.shtml">Range of a ballistic missile</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yuen Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/YuenWong.shtml">Range of a Scud missile</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jessica Worrell</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/JessicaWorrell.shtml">Range of a rifle bullet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Diana Yang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/DianaYang.shtml">Range of a shotgun pellet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle Yee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/MichelleYee.shtml">Acceleration that would deploy car airbags</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nikkie Zanevsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/NikkieZanevsky.shtml">Acceleration in a training centrifuge</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonathan Zelyakovsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2003/FarrahAbuzahria.shtml">Length of a football field (Canadian)</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2002"></a>2002<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Tahir Ahmed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/TahirAhmed.shtml">Wavelength of the sun's peak radiation output</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnny Alicea</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JohnnyAlicea2.shtml">Speed of light</a>, <a href="2002/JohnnyAlicea3.shtml">Number of people in the US</a>, <a href="2002/broccoli.shtml">Fractal dimension of broccoli</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Domna Antoniadis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DomnaAntoniadis.shtml">Range of a handgun bullet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jason Atkins</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JasonAtkins.shtml">Angular speed of the earth</a>, <a href="2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nickisha Berlus</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/NickishaBerlus.shtml">Range of an artillery shell</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samuel Bernard</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SamuelBernard1.shtml">Diameter of the moon</a>, <a href="2002/SamuelBernard2.shtml">Number of births in the US</a>, <a href="2002/bread.shtml">Fractal dimension of bread</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Carmen Bissessar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/CarmenBissessar.shtml">Diameter of the known universe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pavel Borodulin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/PavelBorodulin.shtml">Wavelength range of visible light</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alyssa Brown</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SamuelBernard1.shtml">Diameter of the moon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zachary Campbell</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/ZacharyCampbell.shtml">Mass of a bowling ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edwin Cartegena</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/EdwardLaValley.shtml">Density of sea water</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anthony Cheedie</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AnthonyCheedie.shtml">Temperature of an oxyacetylene torch</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shirley Cheung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/ShirleyCheung.shtml">Range of a cruise missile</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ruby Choi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/RubyChoi.shtml">Height of the tallest building</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>John Chu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JohnChu.shtml">Temperature of a blast furnace</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Saad Dar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AdaLi.shtml">Mass of the moon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samantha Dong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SamanthaDong2.shtml">Mass of the earth</a>, <a href="2002/SamanthaDong3.shtml">Mass of a science review book</a>, <a href="2002/bread.shtml">Fractal dimension of bread</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kathy Donina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AnnaYarusskaya.shtml">Density of bone</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Engel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DavidEngel.shtml">Mass of Jupiter</a>, <a href="2002/stocks.shtml">Fractal dimension of stock price changes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Golomshtok</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/broccoli.shtml">Fractal dimension of broccoli</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bogusia Grzywaiz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/BogusiaGrzywac.shtml">Number of cellular phones in the US</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonathan Hamill</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JonathanHamill1.shtml">Voltage of a stun gun</a>, <a href="2002/JonathanHamill2.shtml">Salary of a baseball player</a>, <a href="2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Hu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JenniferHu.shtml">Focal length of an astronomical telescope</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louise Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/LouiseHuang.shtml">Mass of a football (soccer ball)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Miriam Janove</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/MiriamJanove.shtml">Focal length of a camera lens</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alicia Jones</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AliciaNoelleJones.shtml">Density of milk</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joby Josekutty</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JobyJosekutty.shtml">Speed of a commercial jet airplane</a>, <a href="2002/stocks.shtml">Fractal dimension of stock price changes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Adam Kapelner</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/TommyZhou.shtml">Energy consumption of the US</a>, <a href="2002/broccoli.shtml">Fractal dimension of broccoli</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ramanjit Kaur</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/RomaKaur.shtml">Focal length of eyeglasses</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sabrina Khan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/RubyChoi.shtml">Height of the tallest building</a>, <a href="2002/bread.shtml">Fractal dimension of bread</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Julia Khutoretskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JuliaKhutoretskaya.shtml">Focal length of a human eye</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Felicia Lau</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/FeliciaLau.shtml">Curie temperature of iron</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Richard Lau</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SamuelBernard1.shtml">Diameter of the moon</a>, <a href="2002/leaves.shtml">Fractal dimension of leaves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edward LaValley</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/EdwardLaValley.shtml">Density of sea water</a>, <a href="2002/stocks.shtml">Fractal dimension of stock price changes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christine Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SamanthaDong2.shtml">Mass of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lillian Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DavidEngel.shtml">Mass of Jupiter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sai Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SaiLee.shtml">Melting point of glass</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stacy Leong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/StacyLeong.shtml">Period of the sun's orbit around the galaxy (cosmic year)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eric Leung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/EricLeung.shtml">Energy density of propane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jordan Levine</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JordanLevine1.shtml">Area of New York City</a>, <a href="2002/JordanLevine2.shtml">Mass of a dog</a>, <a href="2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Patrick Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/PatrickLi.shtml">Time spent sleeping</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ada Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AdaLi.shtml">Mass of the moon</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anand Maharaj</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/SaiLee.shtml">Melting point of glass</a>, <a href="2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenny Mai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JennyMai.shtml">Speed of the fastest jai alai ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Biju Mathew</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/BijuMathew.shtml">Number of People in New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jane Min</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JaneMin.shtml">Number of rats in New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anicia Ndabahaliye</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AniciaNdabahaliye1.shtml">Diameter of a human eye</a>, <a href="2002/AniciaNdabahaliye2.shtml">Number of neurons in a human brain</a>, <a href="2002/bread.shtml">Fractal dimension of bread</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/MichaelNg.shtml">Highest critical temperature superconductor</a>, <a href="2002/leaves.shtml">Fractal dimension of leaves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Millicent Okereke</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/MillicentOkereke.shtml">Mass of a penny</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Leah Oppenheim</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/LeahOppenheim1.shtml">Mass of a newborn baby</a>, <a href="2002/SamuelBernard2.shtml">Number of births in the US</a>, <a href="2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Parizh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DavidParizh.shtml">Speed of nerve impulses</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Roslyakov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AlexRoslyakov.shtml">Energy in a ton of TNT</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jane Rubinshteyn</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JaneRubinshteyn.shtml">Altitude of the highest toy balloon flight</a>, <a href="2002/stocks.shtml">Fractal dimension of stock price changes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Rudefer</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/DanielRuderfer.shtml">Volume of US whiskey consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitaliy Shchupak</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/VitaliyShchupak2.shtml">Number of crimes in New York State</a>, <a href="2002/broccoli.shtml">Fractal dimension of broccoli</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tony Schneider</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karol Shepelsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/KarolShepelsky.shtml">Energy density of petroleum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stefan Singh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/StefanSingh.shtml">Speed of the fastest train</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Statnikov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/EugeneStatnikov.shtml">Speed of ocean currents</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Matthew Stravitz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JohnnyAlicea2.shtml">Speed of light</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amanda Thomas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/LeahOppenheim1.shtml">Mass of a newborn baby</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jany Tran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JanyTran.shtml">Energy in a cubic meter of natural gas</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Raymond Tran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/RaymondTran.shtml">Energy of a car battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lisa Tsang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JenniferYu.shtml">Length of a football field (soccer)</a>, <a href="2002/leaves.shtml">Fractal dimension of leaves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mary Vernov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/MaryVernov.shtml">Volume of US rum consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stan Vinokur</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/StanVinokur.shtml">Area of Brooklyn</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ricky Wells</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JuanCancel.shtml">Frequency of bat sonar</a>, <a href="2002/leaves.shtml">Fractal dimension of leaves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christina Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JordanLevine1.shtml">Area of New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amy Wu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AmyWu.shtml">Separation between tracks on a DVD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Yarusskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/AnnaYarusskaya.shtml">Density of bone</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Yu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/JenniferYu.shtml">Length of a football field (soccer pitch)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mimi Zheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/MimiZheng.shtml">Pressure in outer space</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2001"></a>2001<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Emily Accamando</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/EmilyAccamando.shtml">Force of a golf club on a golf ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnny Alicea</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyAlicea.shtml">Volume of world beer consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Meredith Barricella</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MeredithBarricella.shtml">Acceleration of a car</a>, <a href="2001/NaomiSaintJean.shtml">Volume of bottled water consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nida Bhatti</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/RadmilaIlyayeva.shtml">Power of a train</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Staverie Boundouris</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/StaverieBoundouris.shtml">Power of a space shuttle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lauren Calabrese</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/LaurenCalabrese.shtml">Volume of human lungs</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nehemie Cange</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/NehemieCange.shtml">Temperature of the coldest laboratory experiment</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nicole Castellano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/NicoleCastellano.shtml">Voltage of an electric fence</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alan Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/VitaliyShchupak.shtml">Volume of a human heart</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Angela Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AngelaChan.shtml">Speed of the sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Janet Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JanetChan.shtml">Speed of the fastest experimental car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jerry Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JerryChan.shtml">Speed of the fastest motorcycle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lisa Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/LisaChan.shtml">Electric field inside a typical US home</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/DanielChen.shtml">Area of earth's land surface</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Priscilla Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AleksandraCzajka.shtml">Magnetic Field on Jupiter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tina Cheung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/TinaCheung.shtml">Speed of the fastest tennis ball</a>*</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sharen Chin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SharenChin.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, sledding</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aileen Chou</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AileenChou.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, cycling</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Cohen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/RobertCohen.shtml">Speed of a rabbit or hare</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>William Cruz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/WilliamCruz.shtml">Electric current from a 1.5 volt battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Erik V. Davis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MichaelFeldman.shtml">Speed of the fastest street legal car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tiffany Eng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/TiffanyEng.shtml">Period of the human menstrual cycle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marc Epstein</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MarcEpstein.shtml">Period of the moon's orbit</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Asser Estriplet</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AsserEstriplet.shtml">Temperature of the hottest star</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Albert Eydelman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AlbertEydelman.shtml">Temperature on the surface of Mars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Carine Fang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/CarineFang.shtml">Temperature of a "white hot"object</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Abanty Farzana</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AbantyFarzana.shtml">Temperature of a healthy human (skin temperature)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Igor Fridman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/IgorFridman.shtml">Surface area of human skin</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jared Goldberger</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JaredGoldberger.shtml">Pressure on earth, lowest</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zlata Golubitskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ZlataGolubitskaya.shtml">Pressure in a human eye</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Green</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JenniferGreen.shtml">Power consumption of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Katy Ho</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/KatyHo.shtml">Power consumption of the United States</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Polly Ho</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/PollyHo.shtml">Power consumption of New York State</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Radmila Ilyayeva</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/RadmilaIlyayeva.shtml">Power of a train</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jae‑hee Joh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JaeheeJoh.shtml">Power of a car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Barrymore Joseph</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/BarrymoreJoseph.shtml">Speed of a dolphin</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ka Fung Kan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/KaFungKan.shtml">Power of an air conditioner</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sabrina Khan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SabrinaKhan.shtml">Voltage of an electron microscope</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexandra Kougentakis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AlexandraKougentakis.shtml">Power of a home stereo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samuel Lai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SamuelLai.shtml">Mass of a handball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anansa Latiff</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AnansaLatiff.shtml">Speed of a whale</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Connie Lau</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ConnieLau.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, walking</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Thi Meagan Le</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ThiMeaganLe.shtml">Voltage of a car battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnny Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyLee.shtml">Voltage of a nickel cadmium battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alan Leung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AlanLeung.shtml">Voltage of a nickel metal hydride battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alice Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AliceLi.shtml">Voltage of an alkaline battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jacqueline Ling</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JacquelineLing.shtml">Power of a human brain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Johnny Ling</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JohnnyLing.shtml">Number of words in the English language</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeannelle Louis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JeannelleLouis.shtml">Resolution of a spy satellite</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Svetlana Lozover</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/RebeccaRudberg.shtml">Magnetic field of the Milky Way</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ming Lui</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MingLui.shtml">Magnetic field in a typical US home</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anand Maharaj</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AnandMaharaj.shtml">Number of people</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Etan Marciano</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/EtanMarciano.shtml">Power of a 1.5 V battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kelly Maurelus</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/KellyMaurelus.shtml">Mass needed to create a star</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amanda Meyer</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AmandaMeyer.shtml">Mass of the biosphere</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sambit Mishra</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SambitMishra.shtml">Power of a refrigerator</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Siddiqua Mohammed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SiddiquaMohammed.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, skating</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judy Moy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JudyMoy.shtml">Mass of a snowflake</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Melissa Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MelissaNg.shtml">Power of a car battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Danielle Nguyen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/DanielleNguyen.shtml">Mass of US heroin consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yana Nisanov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/YanaNisanov1.shtml">Voltage of a nerve cell</a>, <a href="2001/YanaNisanov2.shtml">Mass of US corn production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Khalida Nisimova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/KhalidaNisimova.shtml">Energy of a 1.5 V battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anny Peng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AnnyPeng.shtml">Speed of a phonograph record</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>William Poon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/WilliamPoon.shtml">Mass of a softball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Syed Qadri</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SyedQadri.shtml">Volume of earth's oceans</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rebecca Rudberg</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/RebeccaRudberg.shtml">Magnetic field of the Milky Way</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christiaan Rule</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ChristiaanRule.shtml">Volume of US soft drink consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Naomi Saint‑Jean</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/NaomiSaintJean.shtml">Volume of bottled water consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rachel Shapiro</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/RachelShapiro.shtml">Wavelength of the longest electromagnetic waves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Shaw</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/DanielShaw.shtml">Volume of a human bladder</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Viktoriya Shchupak</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ViktoriyaShchupak.shtml">Volume of a human brain</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vitaliy Shchupak</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/VitaliyShchupak.shtml">Volume of a human heart</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Juliya Sherlis</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JuliaSherlis.shtml">Thickness of a piece of paper</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Serafina Shishkova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SerafinaShishkova.shtml">Number of transistors on an integrated circuit</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Shloming</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JenniferShloming.shtml">Thickness of a cell membrane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Keith Singh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/KeithSingh.shtml">Number of beetles</a>, <a href="2002/maine.shtml">Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Inna Sokolyanskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/InnaSokolyanskaya1.shtml">Speed of a space shuttle</a>, <a href="2001/InnaSokolyanskaya2.shtml">Separation between tracks on a CD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kevin Sookdeo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/KevinSookdeo.shtml">Altitude of the highest point on Mars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pamela Spiegel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/PamelaSpiegel.shtml">Speed of sound through the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Stasenko</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MarinaStasenko.shtml">Number of cars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nin Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/NinTam.shtml">Length of a football field (American)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sarah Tang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/SarahTang.shtml">Length of a bowling alley</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Taran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AnnaTaran.shtml">Length of the human alimentary canal</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anne Marie Thomasino</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AnneMarieThomasino.shtml">Length of a human intestine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Tran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JenniferTran.shtml">Length of a human esophagus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Tsukerman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/MarinaTsukerman.shtml">Height of the tallest mountain on Mars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Beata Unke</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/BeataUnke.shtml">Height of the tallest mountain on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olga Vapnyar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/OlgaVapnyar.shtml">Height of the tallest tree</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Igor Volynets</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/IgorVolynets.shtml">Diameter of a raindrop</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alice Warren‑Gregory</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/AliceWarrenGregory.shtml">Distance between carbon atoms</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dana Wollman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/DanaWollman.shtml">Altitude of the highest airplane flight</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elena Won</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ElenaWon.shtml">Wavelength of the shortest electromagnetic waves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christina Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ChristinaWong.shtml">Altitude of the highest point on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elizabeth Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/ElizabethWong.shtml">Frequency of the lowest electromagnetic waves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joyce Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JoyceWong.shtml">Diameter of a bacterium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lisa Wu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/LisaWu.shtml">Frequency of ELF transmissions</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Emran Yusufov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/EmranYusufov.shtml">Frequency used In navigational sonar</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gennady Zemel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/GennadiyZemel.shtml">Diameter of a protozoan</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="2000"></a>2000<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Evan Abel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/EvanAbel.shtml">Volume of world petroleum reserves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sohail Ahmed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/SohailAhmed.shtml">Volume of US petroleum reserves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tanya Albukh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/TanyaAlbukh.shtml">Volume of US petroleum consumption</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jeff Anthony</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JeffreyAnthony.shtml">Acceleration of a manned rocket</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shantay Armstrong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ShantayArmstrong.shtml">Mass of a bullet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shefiu Azeez</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ShefiuAzeez.shtml">Mass of a tennis ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Vanessa Ballenas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/VanessaBallenas.shtml">Volume of earth's groundwater</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kendel Bell</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KendelBell.shtml">Mass of a football (American)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hanna Berenblit</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/HannaBerenblit.shtml">Volume of earth's polar ice caps</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kerlly Bernabé</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KerllyBernabe.shtml">Volume of earth's rivers</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dawei Cai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/DaWeiCai.shtml">Density of outer space</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Julie Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JulieChen.shtml">Area of the polar ice caps</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kenny Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KennyChen.shtml">Mass of trash produced by New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christina Cheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ChristinaCheng.shtml">Density of the universe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonathan Cheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JonathanCheng.shtml">Volume of a human stomach</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rachel Chu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/RachelChu.shtml">Density of air</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Dallas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AlexDallas.shtml">Density of ice</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Atiya Dixon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AtiyaDixon.shtml">Area of Manhattan</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samantha Dong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/SamanthaDong1.shtml">Area of New York State</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Danny Donohue</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/DannyDonohue.shtml">Diameter of an electron</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Inga Dorfman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IngaDorfman.shtml">Density of cooking oil</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nicky Du</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/NickyDu.shtml">Speed of sound in water</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Blair Elefant</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/BlairElefant.shtml">Density of beer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilana Epstein</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IlanaEpstein.shtml">Speed of the earth in orbit</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Feldman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MichaelFeldman.shtml">Speed of the fastest street legal car</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sunny Feng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/SunnyFeng.shtml">Electric current from an electric eel</a> (also did <a href="1999/BarryLajnwand.shtml">voltage</a>)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aron Fisch</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AronFisch.shtml">Electric current from a car battery</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ashley Fleischer</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AshleyFleischer.shtml">Mass of US potato production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Bella Fridman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/BellaFridman.shtml">Speed of a DVD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Igor Fridman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IgorFridman.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, skiing</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lawrence Fung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/LawrenceFung.shtml">Linear & angular speed of a CD</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lori Grabel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/LoriGrabel.shtml">Speed of the fastest pitched baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexandra Grosman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AlexandraGrosman.shtml">Angular speed of a phonograph record</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tien‑Huey Heh</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/TienHueyHeh.shtml">Speed of audio tape</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alice Hong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AliceHong.shtml">Dielectric Strength of Air</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle Hong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MichelleHong.shtml">Voltage of a television picture tube</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Hossain</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/BlairElefant.shtml">Density of beer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jack Hsu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JackHsu.shtml">Electric current needed to kill a human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Amber Iqbal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AmberIqbal.shtml">Energy in ATP</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Katarzyna Januszkiewicz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KatarzynaJanuszkiewicz.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, running</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Muhammad Kaleem</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MuhammadKaleem.shtml">Energy of a nuclear explosion</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Noah Kalkstein</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/NoahKalkstein.shtml">Speed of the fastest human, swimming</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Kerzhner</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AlexKerzhner.shtml">Energy consumption of Australia</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Isaac Klein</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IsaacKlein.shtml">Speed of a tuna</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Albert Klyachko</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AlbertKlyachko.shtml">Force of a bat on a baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Kogan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/EugeneKogan.shtml">Speed of a sperm cell</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lana Koroleva</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MichaelLevin.shtml">Temperature on earth, hottest</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ross Krupnik</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/RossKrupnik.shtml">Speed of a protozoan</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elaine Kung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ElaineKung.shtml">Speed of a bacterium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kenneth Kwan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KennethKwan.shtml">Thrust of a jet engine</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shirley Lam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ShirleyLam.shtml">Density of wood</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nancy Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/NancyLee.shtml">Frequency of fly wings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Diana Leung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/DianaLeung.shtml">Frequency of mosquito wings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mark Levin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MarkLevin.shtml">Frequency of hummingbird wings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Levin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MichaelLevin.shtml">Temperature on earth, hottest</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yong Li Liang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/YongLiLiang.shtml">Temperature on earth, coldest</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Max Lipkin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MaxLipkin.shtml">Frequency of a police radar gun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Elaine Lo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ElaineLo.shtml">Frequency of the highest electromagnetic waves</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephanie Lum</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/StephanieLum.shtml">Temperature of a "red hot" object</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Katherine Malfucci</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/KatherineMalfucci.shtml">Density of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sanjeev Menon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/SanjeevMenon.shtml">Altitude of the lowest point on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Seema Meraj</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/SeemaMeraj.shtml">Pressure in a can of soda</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lauren Mikulski</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/LaurenMikulski.shtml">Pressure on the surface of Mars</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nang Miu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/NangMiu.shtml">Pressure on the surface of Venus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andres Mok</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AndresMok.shtml">Altitude of a space shuttle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenny Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JennyNg.shtml">Diameter of a yeast</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Olesya Nisanov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/OlesyaNisanov.shtml">Temperature on the surface of Mercury</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hans Orejuela</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/HansOrejuela.shtml">Power of a commercial power plant</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilana Price</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IlanaPrice.shtml">Diameter of a grain of sand</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Joseph Reilly</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JosephReilly.shtml">Power of an aircraft carrier</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Helen Roslyakova</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/HelenRoslyakova.shtml">Power of a cruise ship</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>George Ryabov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/GeorgeRyabov.shtml">Temperature on the surface of Venus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilene Schneider</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IleneSchneider.shtml">Distance of the farthest animal migration</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilya Sherman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/IlyaSherman.shtml">Resolution of an electron microscope</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrew Sigal</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AndrewSigal.shtml">Speed of the fastest horse</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Gennady Spivak</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/EmmanuelleStJean.shtml">Thickness of the Greenland ice cap</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Emmanuelle St Jean</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/EmmanuelleStJean.shtml">Thickness of the Greenland ice cap</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Paul Stengel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/PaulStengel.shtml">Temperature on the surface of Pluto</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May Sy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MaySy.shtml">Thickness of the Antarctic ice cap</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cho Tan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/ChoTan.shtml">Thickness of the ozone layer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>C'Cora Thomas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/CCoraThomas.shtml">Temperature of the sun's corona</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Fanny Tsui</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/FannyTsui.shtml">Number of nuclear warheads</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alina Vayntraub</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AlinaVayntrub.shtml">Mass of the Milky Way</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Leon Vaysburd</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/LeonVaysburd.shtml">Mass of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alfredo Vitale</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AlfredoVitale.shtml">Power of a truck</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marissa Wager</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MarissaWager.shtml">Number of stars in the Milky Way</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Wang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/JenniferWang.shtml">Mass of US wheat production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cheuk Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/CheukWong.shtml">Speed of sound in air</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Woo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/AnnaWoo.shtml">Magnetic field of the strongest magnet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Edward Yee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/EdwardYee.shtml">Mass of US rice production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rui Bing Zheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/RuiBingZheng.shtml">Mass of a train</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yana Zorina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/YanaZorina.shtml">Mass of a car</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="1999"></a>1999<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Imran Arif</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ImranArif.shtml">Mass of a golf ball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Daniel Ashe</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DanielAshe.shtml">Volume of world petroleum production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Bershadskiy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AlexBershadskiy.shtml">Energy consumption of North America</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crissy Bilyk</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/CrissyBilyk.shtml">Period of rotation of Pluto</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sara Birnbaum</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/SaraBirnbaum.shtml">Force on a runner's foot</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jessica Brodkin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JessicaBrodkin.shtml">Period of rotation of Venus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Arika Bryant</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ArikaBryant.shtml">Angular speed of a medical centrifuge</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Danielle Caruso</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DanielleCaruso.shtml">Magnetic field on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Phillip Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/PhillipChan.shtml">Temperature at the center of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Limin Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JennyChen.shtml">Period of rotation of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Janice Ching</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JaniceChing.shtml">Half‑life of plutonium‑239</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aleksandra Czajka</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AleksandraCzajka.shtml">Magnetic field on Jupiter</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alexander Eng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AlexanderEng.shtml">Temperature of an incandescent light bulb</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michelle Finnegan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MichelleFinnegan.shtml">Frequency of bee wings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jane Fishler</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JaneFishler.shtml">Temperature of a candle flame</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>David Friedman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DavidFriedman.shtml">Temperature of a lightning bolt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Simon Fung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/SimonFung.shtml">Temperature of a nuclear explosion</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anthony Leto</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/JoyceWong.shtml">Diameter of a bacterium</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mesah Harwood</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MesahHarwood.shtml">Density of the best laboratory vacuum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Keith Hermanstyne</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/KeithHermanstyne.shtml">Magnetic field of a lifting electromagnet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rachel Hoover</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/RachelHoover.shtml">Age of the universe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jessica Howell‑O'Neill</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JessicaHowellONeill.shtml">Volume of water consumed by New York City</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jie Yao Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JieYaoHuang.shtml">Temperature of healthy dog</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Katrina Jones</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/KatrinaJones.shtml">Density of concrete</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Radhika Kapoor</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/RadhikaKapoor.shtml">Period of rotation of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pavel Khazron</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/PavelKhazron.shtml">Pressure at the center of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dmitry Khodorskiy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DmitryKhodorskiy.shtml">Altitude of the ozone layer</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>May Ko</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MayKo.shtml">Density of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Kodransky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MichaelKodransky.shtml">Mass of a raindrop</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Patricia Kong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/PatriciaKong.shtml">Speed of the Milky Way in space</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mitchell Krasnerman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MitchellKrasnerman.shtml">Period of the earth's orbit</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Geetika Kumar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/GeetikaKumar.shtml">Resolution of an optical microscope</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Denise Lai</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DeniseLai.shtml">Voltage of automobile spark plugs</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Barry Lajnwand</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/BarryLajnwand.shtml">Voltage of an electric eel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christina Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ChristinaLee.shtml">Mass of a baseball</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brian Ley</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/BrianLey.shtml">Diameter of a human hair</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Liza Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/LizaLi.shtml">Power of the strongest laser</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sara Li</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/SaraLi.shtml">Distance to the nearest galaxy</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Louise Liu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/LouiseLiu.shtml">Mass of the atmosphere</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Allison Mak</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AllisonMak.shtml">Mass of Pluto</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Sean Manning</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/SeanManning.shtml">Speed of a missile</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ricardo Martinez</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/RicardoMartinez.shtml">Diameter of earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Samara Martinez</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/SamaraMartinez.shtml">Voltage of household electrical outlets</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Christine McGrath</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2002/CarmenBissessar.shtml">Diameter of the known universe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Yelena Meskina</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/YelenaMeskina.shtml">Diameter of a proton</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Topaz Murray</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/TopazMurray.shtml">Number of galaxies in the universe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Philip Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DeniseLai.shtml">Voltage of automobile spark plugs</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Wendy Ng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/WendyNg.shtml">Speed of a torpedo</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dafe Okodiko</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/BarryLajnwand.shtml">Voltage of an electric eel</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Maria Pereyra</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MariaPereyra.shtml">Speed of a bullet</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jennifer Puglia</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JenniferPuglia.shtml">Speed of a shark</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Shamim Rizvi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ShamimRizvi.shtml">Speed of the winds in a tornado</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cindy Ann Romanowich</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/CindyAnnRomanowich.shtml">Voltage used to resuscitate a human heart</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Ryabov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AlexRyabov.shtml">Voltage of power transmission lines</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Chris Santoro</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/ChrisSantoro.shtml">Speed of the fastest bird</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Schuster</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AlexSchuster.shtml">Speed of a cheetah</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rachel Shweky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/RachelShweky.shtml">Speed of a turtle or tortoise</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jonathan Starr</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JonathanStarr.shtml">Energy of the most extreme gamma rays</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Stephanie Stern</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/StephanieStern.shtml">Speed of the winds in a hurricane</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Matthew Tsang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/MatthewTsang.shtml">Power of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jenifer M. Vilfranc</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JeniferVilfranc.shtml">Thickness of gold leaf</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Irina Vinar</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/IrinaVinar.shtml">Pressure in the human circulatory system</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ivy Weinberg</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/IvyWeinberg.shtml">Speed of a sloth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Denene Williams</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/DeneneWilliams.shtml">Thickness of a dollar bill</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Angie Yee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/AngieYee.shtml">Speed of a snail</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Yu</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/JamesYu.shtml">Speed of the fastest ship</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Boris Zolotaryov</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/BorisZolotaryov.shtml">Frequency used in ultrasonic imaging</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="1998"></a>1998<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Arshe Ahmed</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/ArsheAhmed.shtml">Frequency of a beating heart</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Phillip Andriyevsky</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/PhillipAndriyevsky.shtml">Acceleration of blackout in fighter pilots</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Juan Cancel</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JuanCancel.shtml">Frequency of bat sonar</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Audrey Chan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JuanCancel.shtml">Frequency of bat sonar</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pei Jun Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/PeiJunChen.shtml">Temperature of a healthy cow</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Steven Chen</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/StevenChen.shtml">Length of a human DNA molecule</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Howard Cheung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/HowardCheung.shtml">Frequency of a microwave oven</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anthony Colgan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AnthonyColgan.shtml">Density of a neutron star</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>James Danyluk</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JamesDanyluk.shtml">Temperature of a blue flame</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Judy Dong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/MichaelPhillip.shtml">Diameter of an atom</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April Dunetz</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AprilDunetz.shtml">Electric current through an electric chair</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Avijeet Dut</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AvijeetDut.shtml">Mass of the oceans</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tresha Edwards</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/TreshaEdwards.shtml">Electric field on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eugene Fialkovskiy</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/PavelMatskevich.shtml">Period between heartbeats</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Karian Fung</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/KarianFung.shtml">Diameter of the Milky Way</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrea Gillespie</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1999/LouiseLiu.shtml">Mass of the atmosphere</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jian Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JianHuang.shtml">Speed of a skydiver (terminal velocity)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jared Jagdeo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JaredJagdeo.shtml">Mass needed to create a black hole</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kevin Kay</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AndreaPark.shtml">Thickness of earth's atmosphere</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Aviva Laurenti</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AvivaLaurenti.shtml">Speed of the fastest airplane</a>*</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ji Young Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JiYoungLee.shtml">Distance to the most distant observed object</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>LanNa Lee</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/LanNaLee.shtml">Volume of blood in a human</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Colin Lew</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/ColinLew.shtml">Thrust of a space shuttle</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Mathieu Lo</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/MathieuLo.shtml">Voltage of a lightning bolt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pavel Matskevich</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/PavelMatskevich.shtml">Period between heartbeats</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>James McMahon</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JamesMcMahon.shtml">Energy consumption of Asia</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Manica Piputbundit</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/ManicaPiputbundit.shtml">Power density of solar radiation</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zahid Qureshi</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/ZahidQureshi.shtml">Thickness of Saturn's rings</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marvin Rusinek</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/MarvinRusinek.shtml">Energy consumption of Europe</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Robert Saronson</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/RobertSaronson.shtml">Pressure of the best laboratory vacuum</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jimmy Seto</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/JimmySeto.shtml">Energy consumption of China</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alex Shikhman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AlexShikhman.shtml">Energy consumption of South America</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Susanna Tran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/SusannaTran.shtml">Pressure at the deepest point in the oceans</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ilene Weintraub</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/IleneWeintraub.shtml">Pressure used to create artificial diamonds</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kim Fai Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/KimFaiWong.shtml">Mass of the heaviest man-made element</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Tommy Zhou</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/TommyZhou.shtml">Energy consumption of the United States</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="1997"></a>1997<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Lauren Boyd</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/LaurenBoyd.shtml">Diameter of an optical fiber</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Eric Cheng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/EricCheng.shtml">Area of earth's oceans</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Anna Chernovetskaya</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/AnnaChernovetskaya.shtml">Diameter of Pluto</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cassandra Eng</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/CassandraEng.shtml">Altitude of the highest manned balloon flight</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Glynise Finney</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/GlyniseFinney.shtml">Temperature on the surface of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Dedra Forbes</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/DedraForbes.shtml">Temperature at the center of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Meredith Garmisa</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/MeredithGarmisa.shtml">Density of Saturn</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Danny Goldner</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/DannyGoldner.shtml">Mass needed to create a neutron star</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brooke Haramija</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/BrookeHaramija.shtml">Electric current through a lightning bolt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Troy Holder</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/TroyHolder.shtml">Age of Homo sapiens</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Zhen Shao Huang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/ZhenHuang.shtml">Speed of the continental plates</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Ron Huggins</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/RonHuggins.shtml">Age of life on earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Margaret Kong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/MargaretKong.shtml">Half‑life of carbon‑14</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Jasmin Marin</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/JasminMarin.shtml">Power of a nuclear reactor</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Molly Moran</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/MollyMoran.shtml">Age of the earth</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Andrea Park</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1998/AndreaPark.shtml">Thickness of earth's atmosphere</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Patrice Pean</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/PatricePean.shtml">Speed of the Voyager space probes</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Alla Reyfman</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/AllaReyfman.shtml">Magnetic field inside an MRI</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marina Treybick</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/MarinaTreybick.shtml">Pressure at the center of the Sun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Lena Wong</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/LenaWong.shtml">Temperature of a healthy human (body temperature)</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Haiyan Xie</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/HaiyanXie.shtml">Volume of US petroleum production</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Silin Yang</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1997/SilinYang.shtml">Temperature of the cosmic background radiation</a></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a id="1996"></a>1996<a href="#foreheadless" title="jump to the top" class="jumpup">☝</a></h2> <table class="credits"> <tr> <td>Michael Scott Erber</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/MichaelErber.shtml">Density of a white dwarf star</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Rebecca Erber</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/RebeccaErber.shtml">Frequency of dolphin sonar</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pak Nin Lui</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/MaxLipkin.shtml">Frequency of a police radar gun</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Brigid Irene Naughton</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/BrigidNaughton.shtml">Diameter of a snowflake</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Nicholas</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/MichaelNicholas.shtml">Diameter of a virus</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Michael Phillip</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/MichaelPhillip.shtml">Diameter of an atom</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Nancy Ryan</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/NancyRyan.shtml">Voltage of an electric chair</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Kathryn Tam</td> <td><a href="https://hypertextbook.com/facts/1996/KathrynTam.shtml">Distance to the nearest star</a></td> </tr> </table> <nav> <p style="white-space:nowrap;"> <a href="#1996">1996</a>, <a href="#1997">1997</a>, <a href="#1998">1998</a>, <a 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