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Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_y83iat on October 19, 2022 at 2:00 PM

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How did astronomers think the sun worked before the discovery of nuclear fusion?

Submitted by bingeese t3_yc1anh on October 24, 2022 at 3:47 AM

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We all know that if a massive asteroid struck earth it would be catastrophic for the species, but what if one hit the moon, or Mars? Could an impact there be so large that it would make earth less inhabitable?

Submitted by tatyama t3_yf22zc on October 27, 2022 at 8:13 PM

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Can releasing a big amount of Krypton gas in chosen place during the rain increase the chance of the lightning strike?

Submitted by Scarlet_Evans t3_z8xv36 on November 30, 2022 at 5:46 PM

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How do plane radars see through the nose of the plane?

Submitted by scrublord123456 t3_yqly99 on November 9, 2022 at 3:23 PM

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is the change from high mass object to blackhole sudden or does it happen through a process?

Submitted by RevolutionaryAd4161 t3_ytgc71 on November 12, 2022 at 7:39 PM

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Are there four limbs on most non-insect Animalia (fins, flippers, arms/legs) because we all trace back to a common ancestor, or because it is most efficient on this planet? Or something else?

Submitted by elevatefromthenorm t3_z8xmte on November 30, 2022 at 5:37 PM

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What physically decides whether air goes through the nose or through the mouth?

Submitted by SteptimusHeap t3_z31ozx on November 23, 2022 at 9:52 PM

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We are scientists from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology coming to you from our annual meeting in Toronto, Canada! We study fossils. Ask Us Anything!

Submitted by VertPaleoAMA t3_ylvmau on November 4, 2022 at 10:53 AM

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Does getting rid of mucus (coughing or nasal) help decrease your time of sickness (cold or flu/covid)?

Submitted by clickback t3_yop6ca on November 7, 2022 at 2:49 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Kareem El-Badry, astrophysicist and black hole hunter. My team just discovered the nearest known black hole. AMA!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_yqgxw4 on November 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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What do they do with stomach acid during surgeries involving the stomach?

Submitted by parrotspartys t3_ysxgiq on November 12, 2022 at 5:25 AM

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I’m watching a Spark show on Neanderthals that says most humans have 2-4% Neanderthal DNA, except Africans. Because Neanderthals roamed far and wide, except not to Africa. But didn’t they come from Africa? Didn’t all Homos evolve in Africa?

Submitted by TychaBrahe t3_ywhlg0 on November 16, 2022 at 2:50 AM

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Can a planet have a moon the same size orbiting it?

Submitted by HyphenandaLine t3_z20ton on November 22, 2022 at 6:24 PM

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Do hairy people have more hair follicles than less hairy people, or are their hair just longer/thicker?

Submitted by Critical_Poem_4934 t3_z2oaqo on November 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM

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How can you inherit recessive traits only one parent has?

Submitted by Rodeo_Pup t3_zb4qcb on December 3, 2022 at 2:01 AM

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Does the placebo effect "stack"?

Submitted by amedicalprofessional t3_zvnsb0 on December 26, 2022 at 2:04 PM

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Is magnetic propulsion more effective in space?

Submitted by ConcentrateNice9351 t3_zv4igp on December 25, 2022 at 7:16 PM

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Is there a reason that we cannot land near the poles of other planets?

Submitted by bhagyeshsc t3_zcydwn on December 5, 2022 at 5:47 AM

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What is the capacitance of the earth? Using the formula for capacitance of sphere it is 710 μF but earth is considered as infinite source/sink of charge, doesn't that mean that the capacitance of earth is infinite?

Submitted by Terrible_Anywhere990 t3_zg0mc0 on December 8, 2022 at 2:33 PM

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How do animals get their instincts?

Submitted by Altruistic_Spirit_25 t3_zhk2lf on December 10, 2022 at 5:33 AM

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Has climate change changed rain?

Submitted by wjd03 t3_zihh24 on December 11, 2022 at 6:03 AM

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How does mRNA vaccine help the immune system identify cancer cells?

Submitted by adamgerges t3_zv8atw on December 25, 2022 at 10:26 PM

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Why must closing tags in HTML and XML contain the name of the tag being closed, if the tag being closed can be determined by the order they were opened?