According to Wikipedia, the bond angle for water is precisely 104.45 degrees. How do they get that number? And how would one experimentally verify it? [more inside]
posted by metastability on Dec 14, 2008 - 16 answers

What are some of your favourite bokeh lenses and settings for head-and-shoulder portraiture?
posted by johannahdeschanel on Sep 12, 2008 - 19 answers

I have a NSFW, but nevertheless clinical and sober, question about erection angles (question follows). [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 9, 2008 - 19 answers

Why is it that the genetic "distance" between two populations would be determined by the angle between their position vectors rather than the magnitude of their respective displacements? [more inside]
posted by PuGZ on Mar 8, 2008 - 10 answers

Is there a way to get a perfect right angle out in the woods (for example)? [more inside]
posted by ORthey on Jan 26, 2007 - 19 answers

Hardware geeks, your advice please: what models of laptop can handle being used at a steep angle most of the time? Please help me before I kill another laptop. [more inside]
posted by Soliloquy on Nov 1, 2006 - 28 answers

Possibly NSFW question about sex and positioning inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 29, 2006 - 44 answers

Soccerfilter: We've seen Beckham bend it. But what's really the most acute angle you can curve a football? Can it like 'boomerang'? I ask this to settle a very very very serious argument.
posted by timyang on Jul 13, 2004 - 6 answers