Topic Index

The Physics Factbook
Edited by Glenn Elert -- Written by his students
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acceleration, angular-velocity, area, density, dimension, electric-current, electric-field, electric-voltage, electrical-resistivity, energy, force, frequency, friction, length, magnetic-field, mass, money, number, power, pressure, refraction, restitution, temperature, time, velocity, volume

* entries marked with an asterisk include editor's commentary


Acceleration (Acceleration Due To Gravity)

  1. Acceleration perturbations of daily living
  2. More acceleration perturbations of daily living
  3. Acceleration of a car
  4. Acceleration of a dragster
  5. Acceleration of an elevator, cable
  6. Acceleration of an elevator, hydraulic
  7. Acceleration of a roller coaster
  8. Acceleration of a manned rocket*
  9. Acceleration of blackout in fighter pilots*
  10. Acceleration in a training centrifuge
  11. Acceleration of a medical centrifuge
  12. Acceleration that would deploy car airbags
  13. Acceleration that would break human bones
  14. Acceleration that would kill a human
  15. Acceleration of a cannonball
  16. Acceleration of a bullet
  17. Acceleration due to gravity at New York City
  18. Acceleration due to gravity at Quito, Ecuador
  19. Acceleration due to gravity on the moon
  20. Acceleration due to gravity on Mars
  21. Acceleration due to gravity: Super Mario Brothers

    Angular Velocity (Angular Speed)

  22. Angular speed of the earth
  23. Angular speed of a phonograph record*
  24. Angular speed of a floppy disk
  25. Angular speed of a hard disk drive
  26. Angular speed of a CD
  27. Angular speed of a DVD
  28. Angular speed of a car engine
  29. Angular speed of a truck engine
  30. Angular speed of a jet turbine
  31. Angular speed of a training centrifuge
  32. Angular speed of a medical centrifuge
  33. Angular speed of a kitchen blender

    Area (Surface Area)

  34. Area of Manhattan
  35. Area of Brooklyn
  36. Area of New York City
  37. Area of New York State
  38. Area of the polar ice caps
  39. Area of earth's land surface
  40. Area of earth's oceans
  41. Surface area of human skin

    Density (Specific Gravity)

  42. Density of the universe
  43. Density of outer space*
  44. Density of the solar wind
  45. Density of the best laboratory vacuum
  46. Density of air*
  47. Density of ice
  48. Density of water
  49. Density of steam
  50. Density of sea water
  51. Density of blood
  52. Density of milk
  53. Density of beer*
  54. Density of cooking oil
  55. Density of petroleum
  56. Density of soap
  57. Density of bone
  58. Density of wood
  59. Density of a Space Shuttle tile
  60. Density of concrete*
  61. Density of glass
  62. Density of steel
  63. Density of gold
  64. Density of platinum
  65. Density of plutonium*
  66. Density of uranium
  67. Density of osmium
  68. Density of the earth
  69. Density of Saturn
  70. Density of the sun
  71. Density of a white dwarf star
  72. Density of a neutron star

    Dimension (Fractal Dimension)

  73. Fractal dimension of bread
  74. Fractal dimension of broccoli
  75. Fractal dimension of the coast of Maine
  76. Fractal dimension of leaves
  77. Fractal dimension of stock price changes

    Electric Current

  78. Electric current from a 1.5 V battery
  79. Electric current from a car battery
  80. Electric current through a microwave oven
  81. Electric current through a refrigerator
  82. Electric current through an air conditioner
  83. Electric current through an electric stove
  84. Electric current through a home
  85. Electric current through an arc welder [but not a MIG or TIG welder]
  86. Electric current through a MIG welder
  87. Electric current through a TIG welder
  88. Electric current through an arc furnace [used in metallurgy]
  89. Electric current from an electric eel*
  90. Electric current of a stun gun
  91. Electric current used in electroshock therapy
  92. Electric current needed to kill a human
  93. Electric current through an electric chair*
  94. Electric current through a lightning bolt
  95. Electric current through the atmosphere

    Electric Field (Dielectric Strength)

  96. Dielectric strength of air
  97. Dielectric strength of glass, crown
  98. Dielectric strength of glass, pyrex (borosilicate glass)
  99. Dielectric strength of mica
  100. Dielectric strength of silicone
  101. Dielectric strength of transformer oil
  102. Dielectric strength of paper
  103. Dielectric strength of polyethylene
  104. Dielectric strength of polypropylene
  105. Dielectric strength of fused quartz
  106. Dielectric strength of waxed paper
  107. Dielectric strength of air
  108. Electric field inside a typical US home
  109. Electric field near a cellular telephone
  110. Electric field on earth*
  111. Electric field on the sun

    Electric Potential (Electromotive Force, Potential Difference, Voltage)

  112. Voltage of an alkaline battery
  113. Voltage of a nickel metal hydride battery
  114. Voltage of a nickel cadmium battery
  115. Voltage of a car battery
  116. Voltage of a truck battery
  117. Voltage of household electrical outlets
  118. Voltage of a fluorescent tube
  119. Voltage of a neon light
  120. Voltage of a mercury light
  121. Voltage of a sodium vapor light
  122. Voltage of a television picture tube
  123. Voltage of automobile spark plugs
  124. Voltage of an electric eel
  125. Voltage of an electric fence
  126. Voltage of an electron microscope
  127. Voltage of a nerve cell
  128. Voltage of a stun gun
  129. Voltage of electroshock therapy
  130. Voltage used to resuscitate a human heart
  131. Voltage of an electric chair*
  132. Voltage of power transmission lines
  133. Voltage of a lightning bolt

    Electrical Resistivity (Reciprocal of Electrical Conductivity)

  134. Resistivity of aluminum
  135. Resistivity of aluminum oxide
  136. Resistivity of carbon, amorphous
  137. Resistivity of carbon, diamond
  138. Resistivity of carbon, graphite
  139. Resistivity of copper
  140. Resistivity of glass
  141. Resistivity of germanium
  142. Resistivity of gold
  143. Resistivity of iron
  144. Resistivity of mercury
  145. Resistivity of mica
  146. Resistivity of nichrome
  147. Resistivity of quartz
  148. Resistivity of silicon
  149. Resistivity of silver
  150. Resistivity of steel
  151. Resistivity of tungsten
  152. Resistivity of water, distilled
  153. Resistivity of water, seawater
  154. Resistance of a resistor: Blame the students or blame the resistors?

    Energy (Energy Density)

  155. Energy in ATP
  156. Energy of the most extreme cosmic rays
  157. Energy of the most extreme gamma rays
  158. Energy consumption of a human
  159. Energy of a 1.5 V battery
  160. Energy of a car battery
  161. Energy of a truck battery
  162. Energy in a cubic meter of natural gas
  163. Energy in a barrel of petroleum [crude oil]
  164. Energy in a ton of petroleum
  165. Energy in a ton of coal
  166. Energy in a ton of TNT
  167. Energy of a nuclear explosion*
  168. Energy consumption of New York City
  169. Energy consumption of China
  170. Energy consumption of the United States
  171. Energy consumption of Africa
  172. Energy consumption of Asia
  173. Energy consumption of Australia
  174. Energy consumption of Europe
  175. Energy consumption of North America
  176. Energy consumption of South America
  177. Energy consumption of the earth
  178. Energy density of hydrogen
  179. Energy density of methane
  180. Energy density of propane
  181. Energy density of butane
  182. Energy density of gasoline
  183. Energy density of kerosene
  184. Energy density of aviation fuel
  185. Energy density of diesel fuel
  186. Energy density of heating oil
  187. Energy density of methanol (wood alcohol)
  188. Energy density of ethanol
  189. Energy density of petroleum
  190. Energy density of natural gas
  191. Energy density of wood
  192. Energy density of coal
  193. Energy density of carbohydrates
  194. Energy density of fats
  195. Energy density of protein

    Force (Tension, Thrust, Weight)

  196. Force of a microelectromechanical system [MEMS]
  197. Force of a windmill slam dunk: Vince Carter
  198. Force of a windmill slam dunk: Dominique Wilkins
  199. Force on a runner's foot*
  200. Force of a bat on a baseball
  201. Force of a tennis racket on a tennis ball
  202. Force of a golf club on a golf ball
  203. Force of a superhero: Superman Returns
  204. Tension of power transmission (high tension) lines
  205. Tension in Spider-Man's webs
  206. Things that weigh a newton
  207. Thrust of a jet engine
  208. Thrust of a space shuttle

    Friction (Coefficient of Friction)

  209. Coefficients of friction for aluminum
  210. Coefficients of friction for concrete
  211. Coefficients of friction for glass
  212. Coefficients of friction for graphite
  213. Coefficients of friction for granite
  214. Coefficients of friction for human joints
  215. Coefficients of friction for human skin
  216. Coefficient of friction for skin: The Incredible Hulk
  217. Coefficients of friction for ice
  218. Coefficients of friction for paper
  219. Coefficients of friction for rubber
  220. Coefficients of friction for snow
  221. Coefficients of friction for steel
  222. Coefficients of friction for teflon
  223. Coefficients of friction for wood

    Frequency

  224. Frequency of middle C
  225. Frequency of a beating heart
  226. Frequency of brain waves
  227. Frequency of bee wings
  228. Frequency of fly wings
  229. Frequency of mosquito wings
  230. Frequency of hummingbird wings
  231. Frequency of a cat's purr
  232. Frequency of dolphin sonar
  233. Frequency of bat sonar
  234. Frequency range of human hearing
  235. Frequency range of dog hearing
  236. Frequency used in ultrasonic cleaning
  237. Frequency used in ultrasonic imaging*
  238. Frequency used in navigational sonar
  239. Frequency of ELF transmissions
  240. Frequency of cosmic microwave background
  241. Frequency of a microwave oven*
  242. Frequency of a police radar gun
  243. Frequency of the lowest electromagnetic waves
  244. Frequency of the highest electromagnetic waves

    Length (Altitude, Center of Mass, Depth, Diameter, Distance, Focal Length, Height, Range, Resolution, Size, Thickness, Wavelength)

  245. Altitude of highest permanent human habitation
  246. Altitude of human survivability, maximum [vertical limit]
  247. Altitude of the lowest point on earth
  248. Altitude of the highest point on earth
  249. Altitude of the lowest point on Mars
  250. Altitude of the highest point on Mars
  251. Altitude of the lowest parachute jump
  252. Altitude of the highest parachute jump
  253. Altitude of a commercial jet airplane
  254. Altitude of a spy plane
  255. Altitude of the highest airplane flight*
  256. Altitude of the highest toy balloon flight
  257. Altitude of the highest manned balloon flight*
  258. Altitude of the highest unmanned balloon flight
  259. Altitude of the ozone layer
  260. Altitude of the space shuttle
  261. Altitude of a geosynchronous/geostationary satellite
  262. Center of mass of a human
  263. Depth of the Grand Canyon
  264. Depth of Valles Marineris
  265. Depth of the deepest mine
  266. Depth of the deepest drilling
  267. Depth of the deepest dive without breathing apparatus
  268. Depth of the deepest dive with breathing apparatus
  269. Depth of the deepest dive in a submarine
  270. Depth of the deepest dive in a bathyscaphe
  271. Depth of the ocean
  272. Depth of the deepest point in the ocean
  273. Diameter of an electron
  274. Diameter of a proton
  275. Diameter of an atom
  276. Diameter of a virus*
  277. Diameter of a bacterium*
  278. Diameter of a yeast
  279. Diameter of a protozoan
  280. Diameter of an optical fiber
  281. Diameter of a human hair
  282. Diameter of a human eye
  283. Diameter of a snowflake*
  284. Diameter of a raindrop*
  285. Diameter of a speck of dust
  286. Diameter of a grain of sand
  287. Diameter of an igloo
  288. Diameter of Pluto
  289. Diameter of earth
  290. Diameter of the earth's orbit
  291. Diameter of the moon
  292. Diameter of the moon's orbit
  293. Diameter of the sun
  294. Diameter of the solar system
  295. Diameter of the Milky Way
  296. Diameter of the known universe*
  297. Distance between carbon atoms
  298. Distance of the longest putted golf ball
  299. Distance of the longest driven golf ball*
  300. Distance of the longest batted baseball
  301. Distance of the farthest animal migration
  302. Distance to the nearest star
  303. Distance to the nearest galaxy*
  304. Distance to the most distant observed object*
  305. Focal length of a human eye
  306. Focal length of eyeglasses
  307. Focal length of a magnifying glass
  308. Focal length of a camera lens
  309. Focal length of binoculars
  310. Focal length of an astronomical telescope
  311. Height of a newborn baby
  312. Height of an adult human
  313. Height of the tallest tree
  314. Height of a pop fly
  315. Height of a domed stadium
  316. Height of the Great Pyramid
  317. Height of the tallest building*
  318. Height of the tallest mountain on earth*
  319. Height of the tallest mountain on Mars
  320. Length of a human DNA molecule*
  321. Length of a human esophagus
  322. Length of a human intestine
  323. Length of the human alimentary canal
  324. Length of a bowling alley
  325. Length of a football field (American)
  326. Length of a football field (Canadian)
  327. Length of a football field (soccer)
  328. Length of high voltage electric power transmission lines
  329. Length of submarine/transoceanic telecommunications cables
  330. Range of a shotgun pellet
  331. Range of a handgun bullet*
  332. Range of a rifle bullet
  333. Range of an artillery shell
  334. Range of a Scud missile
  335. Range of a cruise missile
  336. Range of a ballistic missile
  337. Resolution of an electron microscope*
  338. Resolution of an optical microscope
  339. Resolution of a spy satellite
  340. Separation between tracks on a CD
  341. Separation between tracks on a DVD
  342. Size of a human: Body proportions
  343. Size of a shoe: More body proportions
  344. Thickness of a cell membrane
  345. Thickness of a cell wall
  346. Thickness of gold leaf
  347. Thickness of a piece of paper
  348. Thickness of a leaf
  349. Thickness of a dollar bill
  350. Thickness of Arctic ice
  351. Thickness of the Greenland ice cap
  352. Thickness of the Antarctic ice cap
  353. Thickness of the ozone layer
  354. Thickness of earth's atmosphere
  355. Thickness of Saturn's rings
  356. Wavelength of the shortest electromagnetic waves
  357. Wavelength of the longest electromagnetic waves
  358. Wavelength of the sun's peak radiation output
  359. Wavelength of maximum human visual sensitivity
  360. Wavelength range of visible light

    Magnetic Field (Magnetic Flux Density, Magnetic Induction)

  361. Magnetic field on earth
  362. Magnetic field on Jupiter
  363. Magnetic field of the Milky Way
  364. Magnetic field inside a typical US home
  365. Magnetic field of a MetroCard
  366. Magnetic field near a cellular telephone
  367. Magnetic field of a soft iron magnet
  368. Magnetic field inside a TV picture tube
  369. Magnetic field of a lifting electromagnet
  370. Magnetic field inside an MRI*
  371. Magnetic field of the strongest magnet*

    Mass

  372. Mass of the heaviest man-made element*
  373. Mass of a snowflake
  374. Mass of a grain of sand
  375. Mass of a raindrop
  376. Mass of a penny
  377. Mass of a bullet
  378. Mass of a golf ball
  379. Mass of a handball
  380. Mass of a tennis ball
  381. Mass of a billiard ball
  382. Mass of a baseball
  383. Mass of a softball
  384. Mass of a dodge ball
  385. Mass of a football (American)
  386. Mass of a football (soccer ball)
  387. Mass of a bowling ball
  388. Mass of a physics textbook
  389. Mass of a car
  390. Mass of a train
  391. Mass of an airplane, general aviation
  392. Mass of an airplane, commercial aviation
  393. Mass of a space shuttle
  394. Mass of the World Trade Center
  395. Mass of a virus
  396. Mass of a bacterium
  397. Mass of a dog
  398. Mass of an elephant
  399. Mass of a whale
  400. Mass of a human head
  401. Mass of a human brain
  402. Mass of a human heart
  403. Mass of a human liver
  404. Mass of a newborn baby
  405. Mass of an adult
  406. Mass of all the people on earth
  407. Mass of US rice production
  408. Mass of US corn production
  409. Mass of US wheat production
  410. Mass of US potato production
  411. Mass of US heroin consumption
  412. Mass of US cocaine consumption
  413. Mass of US marijuana production
  414. Mass of US marijuana consumption
  415. Mass of US breakfast cereal consumption
  416. Mass of US salsa consumption
  417. Mass of US ketchup consumption
  418. Mass of US beef production
  419. Mass of US beef consumption
  420. Mass of trash produced by New York City
  421. Mass of the atmosphere
  422. Mass of the biosphere
  423. Mass of the oceans
  424. Mass of the earth
  425. Mass of the moon
  426. Mass of Jupiter
  427. Mass of Pluto
  428. Mass needed to create a star
  429. Mass of the sun
  430. Mass needed to create a neutron star*
  431. Mass needed to create a black hole
  432. Mass of the Milky Way
  433. Mass of the universe

    Money (Cost, Earnings, Income, Price, Salary, Worth)

  434. Cost of living in New York City
  435. Cost of living in the US
  436. Cost of living for the average person on earth
  437. Income of the average New Yorker
  438. Income of the average American
  439. Income of the average person on earth
  440. Price of liquid helium
  441. Price of liquid nitrogen
  442. Price of water
  443. Price of petroleum (crude oil)
  444. Price of diesel fuel
  445. Price of gasoline
  446. Price of kerosene
  447. Price of propane
  448. Price of natural gas
  449. Price of coal
  450. Price of ethanol (grain alcohol)
  451. Price of electric energy
  452. Price of concrete
  453. Price of steel
  454. Price of diamond
  455. Price of copper
  456. Price of silver
  457. Price of gold
  458. Price of platinum
  459. Price of plutonium
  460. Price of uranium
  461. Price of a high school education
  462. Price of a college education
  463. Salary of a professor
  464. Salary of a teacher
  465. Salary of a doctor
  466. Salary of an engineer
  467. Salary of a biologist
  468. Salary of a chemist
  469. Salary of a geologist
  470. Salary of a meteorologist
  471. Salary of a physicist
  472. Salary of a baseball player
  473. Salary of a basketball player
  474. Salary of a football player (American)
  475. Salary of a football player (Canadian)
  476. Salary of a football player (soccer)
  477. Salary of a hockey player
  478. Worth of the average person in New York City
  479. Worth of the average person in the US
  480. Worth of the average person on earth
  481. Worth of the wealthiest person in New York City
  482. Worth of the wealthiest person in the US
  483. Worth of the wealthiest person on earth

    Number (Population)

  484. Number of colors distinguishable by the human eye
  485. Number of frequencies distinguishable by the human ear
  486. Number of neurons in a human brain
  487. Number of hairs on a human head
  488. Number of transistors on an integrated circuit
  489. Number of pages in a science review book
  490. Number of pages in a physics textbook
  491. Number of books published
  492. Number of web pages
  493. Number of nuclear weapons capable nations
  494. Number of nuclear warheads
  495. Number of artificial satellites
  496. Number of cars*
  497. Number of personal computers in the US
  498. Number of televisions in the US
  499. Number of telephones [US, other country or region, or world]
  500. Number of cellular phones in the US
  501. Number of crimes in New York City
  502. Number of crimes in New York State
  503. Number of crimes in the US
  504. Number of people in a family
  505. Number of billionaires
  506. Number of people living in poverty
  507. Number of people in New York City
  508. Number of people in the US
  509. Number of people on earth
  510. Number of births in New York City
  511. Number of births in the US
  512. Number of births on earth
  513. Number of deaths in New York City
  514. Number of deaths in the US
  515. Number of deaths on earth
  516. Number of obese people in the US
  517. Number of rats in New York City*
  518. Number of pigeons in New York City
  519. Number of ants in the world
  520. Number of cockroaches [NYC, US, world]
  521. Number of beetles
  522. Number of orchids
  523. Number of species
  524. Number of planets
  525. Number of asteroids
  526. Number of comets
  527. Number of extrasolar planets
  528. Number of stars in the Milky Way
  529. Number of galaxies in the universe
  530. Number of words in the English language
  531. Number of languages on earth

    Power (Power Density)

  532. Power of a human brain
  533. Power of a human heart
  534. Power of human lungs
  535. Power of a human
  536. Power of a mutant: Storm from X-Men
  537. Power of a horse [but, not just the definition of the unit horsepower]
  538. Power of a 1.5 V battery
  539. Power of a personal stereo
  540. Power of a car stereo
  541. Power of a home stereo
  542. Power of a toaster
  543. Power of a microwave oven
  544. Power of an electric oven
  545. Power of a refrigerator
  546. Power of an air conditioner
  547. Power of a street light
  548. Power of a car battery
  549. Power of a car
  550. Power of a truck
  551. Power of a train*
  552. Power of a cruise ship
  553. Power of an aircraft carrier
  554. Power of a fighter plane
  555. Power of a space shuttle
  556. Power of the first laser
  557. Power of a barcode reader laser
  558. Power of a laser pointer
  559. Power of the strongest laser*
  560. Power of car headlights
  561. Power of a streetlight
  562. Power of a searchlight
  563. Power of a lighthouse
  564. Power of a cell phone transmitter
  565. Power of a cell site transmitter
  566. Power of a radio/television broadcast transmitter
  567. Power of a commercial power plant
  568. Power of a nuclear reactor
  569. Power consumption of a home
  570. Power consumption of New York City
  571. Power consumption of New York State
  572. Power consumption of the United States
  573. Power consumption of China
  574. Power consumption of Africa
  575. Power consumption of Asia
  576. Power consumption of Australia
  577. Power consumption of Europe
  578. Power consumption of North America
  579. Power consumption of South America
  580. Power consumption of the earth
  581. Power of the sun*
  582. Power of a quasar
  583. Power density of solar radiation

    Pressure (Compression Strength)

  584. Compression strength of bone and brick: Sin City
  585. Compression strength of bone
  586. Compression strength of brick
  587. Compression strength of concrete
  588. Compression strength of granite
  589. Compression strength of marble
  590. Compression strength of plaster (blue board, drywall, gypsum board, etc.)
  591. Compression strength of porcelain
  592. Compression strength of steel
  593. Compression strength of wood
  594. Pressure in outer space*
  595. Pressure of the best laboratory vacuum
  596. Pressure of the threshold of human hearing
  597. Pressure to rupture an eardrum
  598. Pressure in a human eye
  599. Pressure in the human circulatory system (blood pressure)*
  600. Pressure in the human circulatory system: Is gender a factor?
  601. Pressure in human lungs
  602. Pressure on earth, highest
  603. Pressure on earth, lowest
  604. Pressure on the surface of Venus
  605. Pressure on the surface of Mars
  606. Pressure on the surface of Titan
  607. Pressure in a basketball
  608. Pressure in a bicycle tire
  609. Pressure in a car tire
  610. Pressure in a truck tire
  611. Pressure in a tractor tire
  612. Pressure in a can of soda
  613. Pressure in a champagne bottle
  614. Pressure in a pressure cooker
  615. Pressure in an espresso machine
  616. Pressure used to manufacture puffed cereal
  617. Pressure in a fire extinguisher
  618. Pressure under high heels
  619. Pressure at the deepest point in the Great Lakes
  620. Pressure at the deepest point in the oceans
  621. Pressure under the Antarctic ice cap
  622. Pressure used to create artificial diamonds
  623. Pressure of the most extreme laboratory experiment
  624. Pressure at the center of the earth*
  625. Pressure at the center of Jupiter
  626. Pressure at the center of the sun

    Refraction (Index of Refraction, Refractive Index)

  627. Index of refraction of air
  628. Index of refraction of diamond
  629. Index of refraction of ethanol [ethyl alcohol]
  630. Index of refraction of glass, crown
  631. Index of refraction of glass, flint
  632. Index of refraction of glycerol
  633. Index of refraction of Lucite
  634. Index of refraction of quartz
  635. Index of refraction of ruby and sapphire
  636. Index of refraction of sodium chloride (table salt)
  637. Index of refraction of vegetable oil
  638. Index of refraction of water
  639. Index of refraction of ice
  640. Index of refraction of various household liquids
  641. Index of refraction of cubic zirconia

    Restitution (Coefficient of Restitution)

  642. Coefficients of restitution

    Temperature

  643. Temperature of the coldest laboratory experiment
  644. Temperature of the hottest laboratory experiment*
  645. Temperature on earth
  646. Temperature on earth, coldest*
  647. Temperature on earth, hottest*
  648. Temperature of the ocean
  649. Temperature of a healthy human (body temperature)*
  650. Temperature of a healthy human (skin temperature)
  651. Temperature of a healthy cow
  652. Temperature of a healthy dog
  653. Temperature of an American bath
  654. Temperature of a Japanese bath (お風呂)
  655. Temperature of a sauna
  656. Temperature at which coffee is brewed
  657. Temperature at which tea is brewed and 茶酿造的温度
  658. Temperature at which beer is brewed
  659. Temperature at which beer is fermented
  660. Temperature of steam in an espresso machine
  661. Temperature at which beef is cooked
  662. Temperature at which chicken is cooked
  663. Temperature at which fish is cooked
  664. Temperature at which lamb is cooked
  665. Temperature at which pork is cooked
  666. Temperature of steam used for heating
  667. Temperature of steam in a turbine
  668. Temperature of a home oven
  669. Temperature of a pizza oven*
  670. Temperature of a soldering iron
  671. Temperature of an arc welder [but not a MIG or TIG welder]
  672. Temperature of a MIG welder
  673. Temperature of a TIG welder
  674. Temperature of an oxyacetylene torch
  675. Temperature of a blast furnace
  676. Temperature of an arc furnace
  677. Temperature of a "red hot" object
  678. Temperature of a "white hot" object
  679. Temperature at the center of the earth
  680. Temperature of a candle flame
  681. Temperature of a blue flame*
  682. Temperature of an incandescent light bulb*
  683. Temperature of a halogen light bulb
  684. Temperature of a lightning bolt*
  685. Temperature of a nuclear explosion*
  686. Temperature of the cosmic microwave background radiation*
  687. Temperature on the surface of Mercury*
  688. Temperature on the surface of Venus*
  689. Temperature on the surface of Mars*
  690. Temperature on the surface of Pluto
  691. Temperature on the surface of the sun
  692. Temperature at the center of the sun
  693. Temperature of the hottest star*
  694. Temperature of the sun's corona
  695. Curie temperature of iron
  696. Curie temperature of cobalt
  697. Curie temperature of nickel
  698. Curie temperature of gadolinium
  699. Highest critical temperature superconductor
  700. Ignition temperature of paper
  701. Ignition temperature of gasoline
  702. Ignition temperature of diesel fuel
  703. Melting point of butter
  704. Melting point of cocoa butter
  705. Melting point of glass

    Time (Age, Duration, Half-life, Period)

  706. Age of Homo sapiens
  707. Age of life on earth
  708. Age of the earth
  709. Age of the universe*
  710. Duration of the shortest laser pulse
  711. Duration of a sound bite
  712. Duration of the longest space flight
  713. Fingertip reaction time
  714. Half-life of carbon-14
  715. Half-life of plutonium-239
  716. How long do the subway doors stay open?
  717. Period between heartbeats
  718. Period of the human menstrual cycle
  719. Period of a pulsar
  720. Period of rotation of the earth
  721. Period of the moon's orbit
  722. Period of rotation of the sun
  723. Period of rotation of Venus
  724. Period of rotation of Pluto
  725. Period of the earth's orbit
  726. Period of the sun's orbit around the galaxy (cosmic year)
  727. Time spent driving to work
  728. Time spent at work
  729. Time spent sleeping

    Velocity (Speed)

  730. Speed of a bacterium
  731. Speed of a protozoan
  732. Speed of a sperm cell*
  733. Speed of a snail*
  734. Speed of a sloth*
  735. Speed of a tortoise or turtle*
  736. Speed of a rabbit or hare
  737. Speed of a tuna
  738. Speed of a shark
  739. Speed of a dolphin
  740. Speed of a whale
  741. Speed of a cheetah*
  742. Speed of the fastest dog
  743. Speed of the fastest horse
  744. Speed of the fastest bird
  745. Speed of a Screaming Slingshot Monkey
  746. Speed of a human running: Is footwear a factor?
  747. Speed of a Retired Basketball Player: Charles Barkley and Dick Bavetta
  748. Speed of a football player: Madden NFL 2006
  749. Speed of superhero: Smallville
  750. Speed of the fastest human, swimming
  751. Speed of the fastest human, walking
  752. Speed of the fastest human, running*
  753. Speed of the fastest human, skating*
  754. Speed of the fastest human, cycling
  755. Speed of the fastest human, sledding
  756. Speed of the fastest human, skiing
  757. Speed of the fastest pitched baseball*
  758. Speed of the fastest pitched softball
  759. Speed of the fastest served tennis ball
  760. Speed of the fastest jai alai ball
  761. Speed of a dodge ball
  762. Speed of a golf ball
  763. Speed of a rogue bludger: Harry Potter
  764. Speed of the fastest badminton shuttlecock
  765. Speed of a spear: Troy
  766. Speed of a skydiver (terminal velocity)*
  767. Speed of the continental plates*
  768. Speed of a river
  769. Speed of ocean currents
  770. Speed of a falling raindrop
  771. Speed of a falling hailstone
  772. Speed of falling Saruman: Lord of the Rings
  773. Speed of the winds in a hurricane
  774. Speed of the winds in a tornado*
  775. Speed of nerve impulses
  776. Speed of sound in air
  777. Speed of sound in water
  778. Speed of sound through the earth
  779. Speed of video tape
  780. Speed of audio tape
  781. Speed of a phonograph record
  782. Speed of a CD
  783. Speed of a DVD
  784. Speed of a subway
  785. Speed of a subway: Batman Begins
  786. Speed of a commercial jet airplane
  787. Speed of a torpedo*
  788. Speed of a BB
  789. Speed of a paintball
  790. Speed of a bullet
  791. Speed of a cannonball
  792. Speed of an artillery shell
  793. Speed of a missile
  794. Speed of the fastest ship*
  795. Speed of the fastest train*
  796. Speed of the fastest motorcycle
  797. Speed of the fastest street legal car*
  798. Speed of a stock car
  799. Speed of a formula one car
  800. Speed of a dragster or funny car
  801. Speed of the fastest experimental car
  802. Speed of the fastest airplane*
  803. Speed needed to escape the earth (escape velocity)
  804. Speed of a space shuttle
  805. Speed of the Voyager space probes*
  806. Speed of the earth in orbit
  807. Speed of the sun
  808. Speed of the solar wind
  809. Speed of the Milky Way in space*
  810. Speed of light
  811. Speed of a car: Bad Boys II
  812. Speed of a car: The Blues Brothers
  813. Speed of a car: C'était un Rendezvous
  814. Speed of a car: The French Connection
  815. Speed of a car: Honda Civic Si commercial
  816. Speed of a car: Le Mans (Steve McQueen 1971)
  817. Speed of a car: Road Trip
  818. Speed of a car: The Run
  819. Speed of a baseball: Bird Baseball
  820. Speed of a cliff diver: Huge Cliff Jump
  821. Speed of a cliff diver: Iraqi Olympic Diving
  822. Speed of a minibike: Jackass Number Two
  823. Speed of a motorcycle: Loading a Bike
  824. Speed of a snowmobile: Snow Jump

    Volume

  825. Volume of a human heart
  826. Volume of a human brain
  827. Volume of a human bladder
  828. Volume of a human stomach
  829. Volume of human lungs
  830. Volume of blood in a human*
  831. Volume of water consumed by New York City
  832. Volume of water consumed by the US
  833. Volume of bottled water consumption
  834. Volume of US soft drink consumption
  835. Volume of [US, British, or world] gin consumption
  836. Volume of vodka consumption
  837. Volume of US whiskey consumption
  838. Volume of US rum consumption
  839. Volume of world beer consumption
  840. Volume of a swimming pool
  841. Volume of water in New York City reservoirs
  842. Volume of water in US reservoirs
  843. Volume of New York City's annual precipitation
  844. Volume of Seattle's annual precipitation
  845. Volume of earth's annual precipitation
  846. Volume of earth's lakes
  847. Volume of earth's rivers*
  848. Volume of earth's glaciers
  849. Volume of earth's polar ice caps*
  850. Volume of earth's groundwater
  851. Volume of earth's oceans*
  852. Volume of US petroleum production
  853. Volume of US petroleum consumption
  854. Volume of US petroleum reserves*
  855. Volume of world petroleum production
  856. Volume of world petroleum reserves


* entries marked with an asterisk include editor's commentary

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