Description : When a turtle retracts its head into its shell, does the spine buckle or contract?
Last Answer : This is a cool question. I think if you look at cross section of a turtle’s skeletal structure, it becomes easier to understand what happens inside the shell when the turtle retracts its head. It would appear to be less of a retraction, and more of a reversed nodding motion.
Description : Where can I find a nice pendant for a pearl necklace? Do I need a special kind of buckle?
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Description : Where can I get a custom-made belt buckle?
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Description : On a very hot summer day, railroad tracks can buckle, causing train delays and derailments. Select the best reason below for the buckling?
Last Answer : The metal undergoes thermal expansion.
Description : A vertical column has two moments of inertia (i.e. Ixx and Iyy ). The column will tend to buckle in the direction of the (a) axis of load (b) perpendicular to the axis of load (c) maximum moment of inertia (d) minimum moment of inertia
Last Answer : (d) minimum moment of inertia
Description : A column has moment of inertia about X-X and Y-Y axis as follows IXX=4234.4 mm4 IYY=236.3 mm4 This column will buckle about (a) X-X axis (b) Y-Y axis (c) It depends upon the applied load (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) Y-Y axis
Description : Compression members always tend to buckle in the direction of (a) Vertical axis (b) Horizontal axis (c) Minimum cross-section (d) Least radius of gyration
Last Answer : (d) Least radius of gyration