
The only point at which Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature scales read the same is at -40°.
The transition of a solid material into a gas without melting and becoming a liquid in between is called sublimation.
Liquid nitrogen is -196C (-320°F).
Dry ice, the strange material used to produce a smoke-like special effect on stage and screen is actually made of solid carbon dioxide.
The “triple point” is the point at which a substance can exist in all three basic states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
The triple point of water is 0°C ( or rather, just above it) (32F) as water can be both ice and liquid at this temperature and, using a vacuum, can be made to boil at its freezing point too.
The burning filament inside a light bulb is made of tungsten.
Tin has the shortest name of all the elements on the periodic table.
The bizarre effect that causes you to feel pulled forward as a large vehicle pulls past you while waiting at a crossing is called the “Bernoulli effect.”


























