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[deleted] t1_j9scac1 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:09 AM

Reply to What makes something beautiful? People, things, places, the sky, etc. can all be beautiful but in different stylistic ways. Is it just symmetry, geometry, and colors that go well together? by Verksin

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[deleted] t1_j9sc9yc wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:09 AM

Reply to What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl

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bigsoftee84 t1_j9sc6as wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:08 AM

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Coal plants burn aluminum?

[deleted] t1_j9sbsc6 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:04 AM

Reply to How are we able to observe the early universe? by four-lima-golf

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[deleted] t1_j9sbpjc wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:04 AM

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[deleted] t1_j9sbj59 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:02 AM

Reply to Are there any animals that are not arthropods that possess an exoskeleton? by jpdelta6

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[deleted] t1_j9sbez9 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:01 AM

Reply to Why do dopamine reuptake inhibitors not treat Parkinson's disease? by unripenedboyparts

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[deleted] t1_j9sbahh wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:00 AM

Reply to What wild cat did my house cat descend from? Why aren’t there a variety of housecat-like animals in savannahs and jungles? Why can orange, grey, and other patterns of pet floofs be seen in homes but not in the wild? by writing_spork

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[deleted] t1_j9sb8mo wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:59 AM

Reply to comment by Klijntje88 in What is agar and why is it used so much for Petri dishes and growing cultures? by MinecraftSplashText

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[deleted] t1_j9sb456 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:58 AM

Reply to When measuring the wavelength of EM radiation... what's actually being measured? by Grand-Tension8668

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DaoFerret t1_j9sanh7 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:54 AM

Reply to comment by CMDR_Shazbot in What will be the environmental impact of de-orbiting 42,000 Starlink satellites every five years? (Explanation in post) by OvidPerl

Starship also opens up orbital recovery/refueling as a possibility, both of which would also jiggle the equation around.

[deleted] t1_j9saluc wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:53 AM

Reply to Where do hormones for HRT and other therapies come from? by Lumpy-Spot

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[deleted] t1_j9sab0s wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:51 AM

Reply to Do arthropods experience emotions and/or pain, and how can we know that? by _Marteue_

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[deleted] t1_j9s9yvt wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:47 AM

Reply to How and why does asphyxiation induce euphoria? by Ausoge

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[deleted] t1_j9s9vk1 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:47 AM

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meathole t1_j9s9p19 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:45 AM

Reply to comment by ackermann in Why is urine yellow? by nateblackmt

It’s not connected. Urobilinogen is excreted into your intestines where you reabsorb it into your blood and your kidneys filter it out.

[deleted] t1_j9s9nbp wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:45 AM

Reply to Why can’t mules reproduce? by Imaginary_Camel4213

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[deleted] t1_j9s9hek wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:43 AM

Reply to What makes bats a good disease vector? by JustJustinInTime

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[deleted] t1_j9s9ddd wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:42 AM

Reply to How did the placenta evolve? by fil-

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[deleted] t1_j9s9204 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:39 AM

Reply to Why is urine yellow? by nateblackmt

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ackermann t1_j9s8zk6 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:39 AM

Reply to comment by berliniam in Why is urine yellow? by nateblackmt

> and urobilinogen which ends up in your bladder

Huh, so your gallbladder is connected to your bladder?
I always thought it drained only into the intestine, and your bladder was filled only by your kidneys.

[deleted] t1_j9s8a3o wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:32 AM

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[deleted] t1_j9s6g3v wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:16 AM

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cyberentomology t1_j9s63wb wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:13 AM

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Because there will never be enough research to satisfy someone who doesn’t understand that you can’t prove a negative.

[deleted] t1_j9s60zv wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:13 AM

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