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Why is it that, when spraying an aerosol can of deodorant, it suddenly becomes very cold when it runs out?

Helena,

Colchester, Essex, UK

When a round coin rolls down a slope, it stays upright, so why does a “square” coin sliding down a slippery slope soon fall over?

Ed Stefaniuk,

Yarm, North Yorkshire, UK

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