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The UK recently lost a 1GW undersea electrical link due to a fire. At the moment it failed, what happened to that 1GW of power that should have gone through it?

4784 upvotes • dr_lm

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How big is the magnetic North (and South) pole? Is it a single point, or does it have an area?

4782 upvotes • Mountebank

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AskScience AMA Series: We are NASA scientists looking for volunteers to do real science with us. Ask us anything about NASA's Citizen Science projects and why you should join!

4780 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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On a biomolecular level, what does it actually mean when someone has a "good" immune system instead of a "bad" one?

4779 upvotes • Bellgard

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If the symptoms of flu(fever, coughing) are from the immune response, rather than the virus. Why don't we get flu like symptoms after a flu vaccine?

4777 upvotes • oxcrete

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How do the so-called nuclear shadows from Hiroshima work?

4771 upvotes • FragmentedPhoenix

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How are quantum computers actually implemented?

4770 upvotes • kubazz

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The Philae lander has successfully landed on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. AskScience Megathread.

4769 upvotes • AsAChemicalEngineer

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How accepted is I. Pigarev's theory that sleep is used by the brain to process input from internal organs?

4769 upvotes • gaga666

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If the brain evolved in vertebrates as a part of the spinal cord, why do brains exist in animals without spinal cords, such as insects and other arthropods? Is this an example of convergent evolution, and how different really are vertebrate brains from invertebrate brains?

4769 upvotes • DeeteetBot

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The UK recently lost a 1GW undersea electrical link due to a fire. At the moment it failed, what happened to that 1GW of power that should have gone through it?	4784	dr_lm
How big is the magnetic North (and South) pole? Is it a single point, or does it have an area?	4782	Mountebank
AskScience AMA Series: We are NASA scientists looking for volunteers to do real science with us. Ask us anything about NASA's Citizen Science projects and why you should join!	4780	AskScienceModerator
On a biomolecular level, what does it actually mean when someone has a "good" immune system instead of a "bad" one?	4779	Bellgard
If the symptoms of flu(fever, coughing) are from the immune response, rather than the virus. Why don't we get flu like symptoms after a flu vaccine?	4777	oxcrete
How do the so-called nuclear shadows from Hiroshima work?	4771	FragmentedPhoenix
How are quantum computers actually implemented?	4770	kubazz
The Philae lander has successfully landed on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. AskScience Megathread.	4769	AsAChemicalEngineer
How accepted is I. Pigarev's theory that sleep is used by the brain to process input from internal organs?	4769	gaga666
If the brain evolved in vertebrates as a part of the spinal cord, why do brains exist in animals without spinal cords, such as insects and other arthropods? Is this an example of convergent evolution, and how different really are vertebrate brains from invertebrate brains?	4769	DeeteetBot