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extremely long stick additional questions?

Submitted by Unnombrepls t3_10rqr48 on February 2, 2023 at 2:11 PM

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Would it be possible to 'carbonate' a beverage with a gas much heavier or lighter than air, and then when the consumer drinks it, the gas density changes their voice pich? Such as with the helium trick?

Submitted by infadibulum t3_zox31i on December 18, 2022 at 12:02 PM

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Why, when you continue to burn ash, do the ashes eventually change from black to white?

Submitted by genitalwaffles t3_xzosvv on October 9, 2022 at 3:46 PM

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What is the difference between a battery and a capacitor?

Submitted by Buford12 t3_10hy80k on January 21, 2023 at 6:41 PM

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Does regularly taking aspirin reduce its effectiveness to reduce pain?

Submitted by tiltedpyramid t3_11sx8oh on March 16, 2023 at 3:26 PM

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Why are green and red laser pointers so cheap and available, but yellow ones not so much?

Submitted by SurprisedPotato t3_10utol4 on February 6, 2023 at 1:22 AM

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Do tonal language speakers understand each other while whispering?

Submitted by Paulix_05 t3_10uai6n on February 5, 2023 at 11:34 AM

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What is a neurotransmitter "turnover rate", with reference to acetylcholine? What does it mean if the turnover rate is increased or decreased?

Submitted by yungPH t3_10iz3j0 on January 23, 2023 at 12:33 AM

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When pharmaceutical companies develop new prescription drugs, do they test every method of delivery to the human body? For example, injected, orally, topically, rectally, etc?

Submitted by scottyboy218 t3_100x4im on January 1, 2023 at 11:40 PM

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Why do we get "ear worms" (music or sounds stuck in one's mind playing on repeat) but not for the other senses?

Submitted by MoiJaimeLesCrepes t3_yj283o on November 1, 2022 at 7:43 AM

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The concept of mirror neurons are well-known -- roughly speaking, if you see someone in pain, your brain feels the pain -- can your mirror system become desensitized? Can you lose the ability to empathize with people after seeing a lot of people in pain?

Submitted by flushingborn t3_yf46it on October 27, 2022 at 9:37 PM

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How does an ideal vacuum have a dielectric breakdown voltage of 10^12 MV/m? If there is nothing there, then how can electricity pass through it?

Submitted by skovalen t3_124n2sg on March 28, 2023 at 12:23 PM

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How is it that objects in equilibrium stay in motion at constant velocity?

Submitted by KWOOOSH t3_11ibnpv on March 4, 2023 at 8:04 PM

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Do Little Earthquakes Prevent Big Earthquakes?

Submitted by cpassmore79 t3_10wecl8 on February 7, 2023 at 9:53 PM

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Are there any viruses that humans must have in/on our bodies in order to stay alive?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_zgf4xf on December 8, 2022 at 11:08 PM

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How come some Galvanized steel panel have patterns?

Submitted by LameTrouT t3_y4uwpp on October 15, 2022 at 6:22 PM

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Is the eyesight of small animals like mice and snakes as poor as ours would be if our retinas were the size of theirs?

Submitted by AbouBenAdhem t3_yh2qzc on October 30, 2022 at 2:52 AM

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Where do rumen bacteria come from?

Submitted by ryum1503 t3_11zokze on March 23, 2023 at 3:55 PM

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What determines the color of an incoming metorite?

Submitted by WagTheKat t3_zwlrhu on December 27, 2022 at 6:03 PM

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Engineering question: With today's material sciences, why don't ocean liners use pressurized steam to power electric engines?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yivdxt on November 1, 2022 at 1:45 AM

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Can a submarine’s sonar pulses be detected and used to pinpoint location of origin?

Submitted by Leumas404 t3_y7qalt on October 19, 2022 at 2:27 AM

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What exactly does Spaghettification mean?

Submitted by mark0136 t3_11gygda on March 3, 2023 at 11:34 AM

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Is the relative contribution to global warming of greenhouse gasses settled science?

Submitted by BrndNwAccnt t3_10y6emc on February 9, 2023 at 9:14 PM

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If you lived on a planet in the center of the Milky Way would the nighttime be significantly brighter compared to Earth’s nighttime due to the larger concentration of stars?