Sentences with phrase «heavier than the water»

Since the addition of the colouring makes the food colouring heavier than the water it sinks to the bottom leaving trails (resembling fireworks) as some of the colour diffuses into the water.

It is oily, heavier than water, soluble in alcohol and ether, and acts so powerfully on the nervous system that a single drop placed on the tip of the tongue will cause a violent headache that will last for several hours.

Specifically, liquid CO2 is heavier than the water above it at 8,850 feet (2,700 meters) or more under the surface, meaning any leaks would never bubble back into the atmosphere.

Simulations with molecules heavier than water, such as hydrogen sulphide or iron hydride, could be used to explore whether they undergo similar high - pressure transitions.

Note that dry air is always heavier than water vapour.

At the temperature and pressure found in the deep sea, the CO2 is a liquid, somewhat heavier than water.

Essentially, much of the oil was much heavier than the water, so it didn't float above the water, couldn't be contained.

Not exact matches

When buying a home espresso maker, look for heavy brass or cast - iron components, which hold heat better than aluminum, and a pump that pushes water through grounds with eight to 11 bars of pressure, which yields a flavorful but not overly bitter brew.

The jacket is lightweight and thin enough to wear under a heavier coat if necessary, while its water resistance and warmth are more than enough to protect you in milder temperatures.

On ships, there was little storage room, and water / drink is heavy, so Rum, meads, brews would keep better than water, and last for months, where water supplies would contaminate during the same time.

If you're determined to make a yeast loaf that's more than half amaranth flour, add a little extra water and prepare for a heavy loaf.

Another major benefit of covered anaerobic lagoons is that the methane biogas produced within them is not only prevented from escaping into the atmosphere (where it is many times more damaging than C02 emissions) but is also harnessed to generate energy — rather than waste water being heavy consumers of energy in processing and oxygenation.

Another major benefit of covered anaerobic lagoons with efficient green energy storage is that the methane biogas produced is not only prevented from escaping into the atmosphere (where it is many times more damaging than C02 emissions) but is also harnessed to generate energy — rather than waste water plants being heavy consumers of energy in processing and oxygenation.

The water is heavier than the natural coconut oil, so the water sinks to the bottom and the oil tends to float on top after leaving it sit for a while.

Don't be afraid if the dough feels a little shaggy; it's better to have a loose dough than to add too much water, which will lead to a dense and heavy crust.

>> Fluids: Water (if less than 1 hour exercise); Sports drink (if more than 1 hour exercise or heavy sweating), 12 oz.

You may find yourself looking a little more bloated now from water retention, and you may notice as much as 2 or 3 pounds heavier showing up on your scale than before your little one was created.

The residents said heavy rains on May 22 increased water levels in nearby drainage culverts much more than usual.

(Note: If you are less than 37 weeks and having regular contractions, your water breaks with or without contractions, you experience vaginal bleeding that is heavier than spotting or you have severe constant pain, go to the hospital immediately.)

Now about 13 weeks old and weighing just under 15 pounds, the independent pup, who was rescued in January, is more playful than ever, swimming through strands of heavy - duty felt that mimics kelp, curiously sniffing new enrichment toys and hopping in and out of the water with ease.

Commenting on the Met Office warnings of heavy rain in the north of England over Christmas Day and Boxing Day and the prospect of more flooding, Mark Shepherd, General Insurance Policy Manager at the Association of British Insurers (ABI), said: «Everyone hopes the flood waters stay away over the Christmas break, particularly for residents of Cumbria who have already seen their properties inundated more than once in the past few weeks.

Alter the Arak heavy water reactor to support civilian, rather than military, usage.

A 36 - inch stormwater discharge drain about 600 feet south of the beach — closer than permitted under the state beach code — dumps potentially hazardous chemicals and bacteria into the water during heavy rains.

«So that the next time we have a heavy downpour, the creek, rather than rising up, will actually collect the water and hold the water for the period of the weather event and stop it from flooding businesses and homes,» Cuomo said.

Because water molecules containing heavier isotopes exhibit a lower vapor pressure, when the temperature falls, the heavier water molecules will condense faster than the normal water molecules.

The lightly armed skiers would then quickly ski their way to the plant, and use stealth rather than force to gain entry to the heavy water production room in order to destroy it with explosives.

And the Americans chose to slow the neutrons emitted from their enriched uranium with more readily available graphite, rather than heavy water.

They found that the heaviest rainstorms increased the water volume coming out of the river 100 times more than normal.

Since it is lighter than water, the material floats to adsorb iodine and then sinks as it becomes heavier.

Oil well operators used more than 80 billion gallons of water in California last year in «enhanced» oil recovery techniques such as steam injection and water flooding, which help bring heavier, thicker crude to the surface.

One thing is already clear: A warmer global atmosphere currently holds about 3 to 5 percent more water vapor than it did at the beginning of the 20th century, and that can contribute to heavier precipitation.

Every second, more than a thousand billion of them pass through the heart of the SNO detector — 1,000 tonnes of heavy water surrounded by 10,000 electronic eyeballs called photomultipliers.

Lizards, for example, exert less energy than birds when they both drink water even though lizards tend to be heavier.

PHWRs are similar to PWRs, but use raw uranium rather than enriched uranium oxide as fuel, and deploy heavy water — in which hydrogen is replaced by deuterium — as both moderator and coolant.

The most convincing evidence for this, says Jouzel, comes from isotope ratios; ice that has frozen in site has a higher proportion of water molecules containing the heavy form of oxygen, oxygen - 18, than that of ice that has been transported over long distances by weather systems.

And more water vapor worldwide is related to the atmosphere being warmer — we have about 7 percent more water vapor in the atmosphere now than we did in the 1950s, which is directly linked to the increase in heavy precipitation events.

Because oxygen is heavier than helium — which astronomers consider the cut - off for so - called heavy elements — and water has oxygen in it, the researchers could use the water signal to determine the abundance of heavy elements in the atmosphere of HAT - P - 26b.

In particular, the quantity of water correlates with the quantity of the so - called heavy metals; that is, all elements other than hydrogen and helium.

Instead of water, liquid sodium is typically used as a coolant because the sodium atoms are so much larger and heavier than neutrons that when they collide the neutrons simply ricochet off the sodium atom - much a like a small bullet ricocheting off a thick plate metal.

The proxy works like this: Although water can form using either a light or a heavy oxygen isotope, snails more readily draw in water with oxygen - 16 than with its heavier counterpart, oxygen - 18.

At electrical breakdown, the energies in the surging electrons were thousands of times greater than 10 — 19 MeV, so during the flood, bremsstrahlung radiation released a sea of neutrons throughout the crust.83 Subterranean water absorbed many of these neutrons, converting normal hydrogen (1H) into heavy hydrogen (2H, called deuterium) and normal oxygen (16O) into 18O.

If comets provided even just 1 % of Earth's water, our atmosphere should have much more argon than it does.c Meteorites that contain water also have too much heavy hydrogen.d [Pages 305 — 382 explain why comets, asteroids, and some types of meteorites contain so much water and heavy hydrogen.

The more heavy water, the colder the environment was in which the water formed, meaning it likely came from farther away in the disk — or may even pre-date the disk, since it's easier for heavy water to form in the molecular cloud that spawned the star and planetary system than in a dust disk.

But when you need something other than water, here are some simple swaps for typically sugar - heavy drinks:

And you're probably exposed to more heavy metals and plastics chemicals than you think you are: canned food, tin foil, cookware, plastic wrap, bottled water, tupperware, deodorant, cosmetics, pesticides and herbicides in non-organic produce, ceramics, paint fumes, fish and seafood, household cleaners, even the water that comes through lead or cadmium pipes.

Pros: Distillation removes heavy metals, fluoride, and bacteria, viruses and chemicals that have a higher boiling point than water.

I'm about 200 lbs right now and trying to cut and lean down but if I take in more than about 120 - 130g of carbs per day I feel almost bloated and too full, I drink plenty of water, I'm in the gym 4 - 5 days a week lifting heavy.

With 60 percent less water than regular milk, evaporated milk is thick like heavy cream.

Far infrared saunas are believed to be more effective in moving toxins through the skin than traditional saunas because in a far infrared sauna only 80 to 85 % of the sweat is water with the non-water portion being cholesterol, fat - soluble toxins, toxic heavy metals, sulfuric acid, sodium, ammonia and uric acid.1 Sunlighten saunas are highly effective for detoxification because of our highly - efficient and patented Solocarbon far infrared heating technology — the only technology proven to raise core body temperature by two - to - three degrees.

Fact: water is a standard for weight, volume & density — anything heavier or more dense than water will sink in water.