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I have just seen two people exercising together. She was running while he cycled beside her. She was only moving herself, but he was moving the bike too. Who expended more effort?

John Packham,

London, UK

If humans colonised Mars, how would they calculate time, as a Martian day is longer than one on Earth?

James Wilkins,

Southampton, UK

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