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What's the most effective way to cool down a MBP 13

I have a MacBook Pro 13 retina, which I’ve just recently started playing Call of Duty on, and I thought if I just blasted my fans the temperature would be kept in check. However, I only checked the...

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Latest temperature sensing tech?

I’m looking around for other, newer temperature sensing technology, beyond the inserted thermoprobe. I bake cookies (hundreds and hundreds rolled) and like to monitor the internal temperature of the...

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ferronickel temperature coefficient

I’m heating a ferronickel wire, and I need a reliable measurement of temperature, I was using a thermocouple to do this measurement but the wire is cooled when it’s touched by the thermocouple so now I...

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Intuitive explanation of the shape of the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution

At higher temperatures (for an ideal gas), the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution is spread more widely and has a lower maximum. At lower temperatures, the spread is much more narrow and the peak is much...

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Beachball of death, login screen and kernel_task issues

I have an issue with a 2 week old MBP 13 (early 2015). Here is 3 things I’m worrying about: Beachball of death. It is appeared 2 or 3 times (once when Chrome and Atom were open and once after 10...

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Our oven consistently undercooks food

Our home oven consistently undercooks food when we follow the recommended cooking directions. Case and point: We just bought some chicken skewers from Costco. The directions say to cook them at 350F...

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Oven temperature vs time adjustments

My cake recipe calls for baking at 350°F for 55 minutes. I had to bake it for 15-20 minutes longer for inside to be done. Can I adjust the temperature to 360°F to bake for 55 minutes without burning...

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Is there a limit to the difference between the boiling and melting points of...

Is there a mathematical limit to the difference in the temperatures, a substance acquires before changing states, in this particular case, is there a limit to the difference between the boiling and...

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How much thermostat “range” in oven temperature is too much?

I recently renovated my kitchen and have a new Bosch wall oven. I’ve noticed many baking recipes that used to be reliable are no longer so. I have a ThermoWorks ChefAlarm and calibrated my oven...

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Why water's temperature is less than air?

I measured the temperature of water and found that it’s less than room temperature. I think evaporation is the main reason of it. Are there any reason except evaporation for the less temperature of...

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