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atomfullerene t1_jcr3yhw wrote

Reply to comment by iayork in How do scientists know the racoon dog was the most likely vector for the COVID-19 zoonotic transfer to humans? by AgaricX

Additionally, soon after the outbreak started China went through and eliminated a huge number of animals from wet markets and livestock farms...a reasonable response, but there was very little outside testing of those animals for viruses. They may well have wiped out the entire population of intermediate hosts.

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neuromat0n t1_jcr22ep wrote

Reply to comment by Greyswandir in What decides which wavelength to reflect and which one to be absorbed in an object? by TheSimpleHumans

> No, moving charge doesn’t have kinetic energy because it has no mass.

I dont think there is a charge that has no mass. Light is not considered having a charge, protons and electrons are, and those have mass. Maybe I should have said 'charged particle' but it should be synonymous. Your link unfortunately does not answer the question.

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Greyswandir t1_jcqy9z6 wrote

Reply to comment by GulliblePlantain6572 in What decides which wavelength to reflect and which one to be absorbed in an object? by TheSimpleHumans

Basically is it backlit or lit from the front. If you backlight the cup you are looking at the light that has passed from the light source through the cup and then reaches your eyes. If you put the light on the same side of the cup as you, then you are looking at light which hits the cup, reflects or scatters off the glass and gold and then reaches your eyes.

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Indemnity4 t1_jcqx341 wrote

Reply to comment by StaffMental6035 in Does regularly taking aspirin reduce its effectiveness to reduce pain? by tiltedpyramid

Concentration is important too.

Take 30 tablets a day and you will overdose and your liver will die in days.

Lower doses: Studies have proven that there is no affect on lifespan or other medical conditions from healthy people taking aspirin every day.

If you have a family risk of heart disease, are between ages of 40-59, taking a daily low dose of aspirin can increase your lifespan.

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