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Why and how can flashing lights trigger epilepsy seisures? What happens in the brain?

3312 upvotes • Hublur

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Why do we measure decay in half-lives rather than just lives?

3312 upvotes • limeyptwo

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Why aren't deep sea brine "lakes" soluble to the surrounding water?

3311 upvotes • KaladinStormShat

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If Earth was oriented like Uranus on its axis, what sort of weather patterns would occur and how would it affect our seasons?

3310 upvotes • papudappu

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Are the vaccine efficacies for COVID vaccines able to be directly compared?

3307 upvotes • stickytreefrog

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How can railway cables be kilometres long without a huge voltage drop?

3306 upvotes • henk2003

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The ban of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is known to be the most successful international intervention ever. How did we successfully convince politicians worldwide that CFCs was damaging the ozone layer, but today we are still having a hard time convincing politicians about global warming?

3304 upvotes • Potgut

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Do black holes ever die?

3304 upvotes • ichegoya

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Can moons have moons?

3303 upvotes • Ballongo

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Why do dogs smell bad when wet?

3303 upvotes • kevin4789

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why and how can flashing lights trigger epilepsy seisures? What happens in the brain?	3312	Hublur
Why do we measure decay in half-lives rather than just lives?	3312	limeyptwo
Why aren't deep sea brine "lakes" soluble to the surrounding water?	3311	KaladinStormShat
If Earth was oriented like Uranus on its axis, what sort of weather patterns would occur and how would it affect our seasons?	3310	papudappu
Are the vaccine efficacies for COVID vaccines able to be directly compared?	3307	stickytreefrog
How can railway cables be kilometres long without a huge voltage drop?	3306	henk2003
The ban of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is known to be the most successful international intervention ever. How did we successfully convince politicians worldwide that CFCs was damaging the ozone layer, but today we are still having a hard time convincing politicians about global warming?	3304	Potgut
Do black holes ever die?	3304	ichegoya
Can moons have moons?	3303	Ballongo
Why do dogs smell bad when wet?	3303	kevin4789