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Is washing your hands with warm water really better than with cold water?

3994 upvotes • mitchade

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If the refractive index of something is high enough could light just stop moving?

3989 upvotes • BangFlashOut

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How many galaxies/stars do we visually lose every year due to them accelerating and passing through the cosmological event horizon?

3988 upvotes • RichDAS

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In animals like octopuses and cuttlefish that die shortly after mating, what is it that kills them?

3987 upvotes • SirGuyGrand

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If spaceships actually shot lasers in space wouldn't they just keep going and going until they hit something?

3986 upvotes • DRYHITREZHOOT

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How does the cell on the tip of my nose know to perform all the functions of a cell on the tip of my nose? How does it know that it isn't a cell on the side of my nose (or my liver, brain, etc.)

3985 upvotes • squizzlestix

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What is the derivative of "f(x) = x!" ?

3980 upvotes • RAyLV

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Why do we not see deadly mutations of 'standard' illnesses like the flu despite them spreading and infecting for decades?

3980 upvotes • Poseidon1232

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Could you stand on a gas planet or would you "fall" to the center?

3978 upvotes • ToucanbT

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Could a fast enough spaceship become a black hole?

3977 upvotes • A11ce

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is washing your hands with warm water really better than with cold water?	3994	mitchade
If the refractive index of something is high enough could light just stop moving?	3989	BangFlashOut
How many galaxies/stars do we visually lose every year due to them accelerating and passing through the cosmological event horizon?	3988	RichDAS
In animals like octopuses and cuttlefish that die shortly after mating, what is it that kills them?	3987	SirGuyGrand
If spaceships actually shot lasers in space wouldn't they just keep going and going until they hit something?	3986	DRYHITREZHOOT
How does the cell on the tip of my nose know to perform all the functions of a cell on the tip of my nose? How does it know that it isn't a cell on the side of my nose (or my liver, brain, etc.)	3985	squizzlestix
What is the derivative of "f(x) = x!" ?	3980	RAyLV
Why do we not see deadly mutations of 'standard' illnesses like the flu despite them spreading and infecting for decades?	3980	Poseidon1232
Could you stand on a gas planet or would you "fall" to the center?	3978	ToucanbT
Could a fast enough spaceship become a black hole?	3977	A11ce