Question corner: This week’s questions

September 06, 2012 12:11 am | Updated November 16, 2021 11:44 pm IST

Why can’t the flames from the chimneys of petroleum refineries not be utilized for anything?

Dhivya R., Chennai

Why do black spots appear on cloth when it is kept wet for many days?Akshay Pola, Bidar, Karnataka Why do eyes water when we have cold?

Krishna Priyanka, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

How does a radio transistor receive the radio waves?

D.stalinbarath, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu What happens to the minerals and vitamins of milk when we prepare tea? Dothey remain unchanged?Manish Kumar, New Delhi

Why do we feel sleepy during boring classes?

Sharan M., Puducherry

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