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Why do materials like some metals with lower heat capacities than water, require so much more heat to liquify?

4865 upvotes • NairodI

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If Mars experiences global sandstorms lasting months, why isn't the planet eroded clean of surface features?

4864 upvotes • stinkbeast666

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Moving water is one of the quickest ways to cool something down, but also to defrost it- why?

4863 upvotes • Dux0r

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If the universe had a definite boundary, what would it look like, what would we see?

4862 upvotes • Gargatua13013

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Would it be possible for falling objects to exceed sonic velocity and result in a boom?

4862 upvotes • Accurate_Protection6

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Is element 118 a noble gas?

4858 upvotes • JakeThyCamelMobile

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When the sun "bleaches" a pigment, where does it go?

4858 upvotes • tactiphile

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Why do the muscles hurt when I cross my eyes but not when i look left and right normally?

4857 upvotes • capital_crunch

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What is happening when a computer generates a random number? Are all RNG programs created equally? What makes an RNG better or worse?

4857 upvotes • _Silly_Wizard_

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How sensitive is an average person's sense of the difference in weight between two items?

4856 upvotes • Sophia_Forever

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do materials like some metals with lower heat capacities than water, require so much more heat to liquify?	4865	NairodI
If Mars experiences global sandstorms lasting months, why isn't the planet eroded clean of surface features?	4864	stinkbeast666
Moving water is one of the quickest ways to cool something down, but also to defrost it- why?	4863	Dux0r
If the universe had a definite boundary, what would it look like, what would we see?	4862	Gargatua13013
Would it be possible for falling objects to exceed sonic velocity and result in a boom?	4862	Accurate_Protection6
Is element 118 a noble gas?	4858	JakeThyCamelMobile
When the sun "bleaches" a pigment, where does it go?	4858	tactiphile
Why do the muscles hurt when I cross my eyes but not when i look left and right normally?	4857	capital_crunch
What is happening when a computer generates a random number? Are all RNG programs created equally? What makes an RNG better or worse?	4857	_Silly_Wizard_
How sensitive is an average person's sense of the difference in weight between two items?	4856	Sophia_Forever