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How do suds (bubbles) influence a soap/detergent's cleaning ability? [Chemistry]

2971 upvotes • Big_Chips

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To what extent, if any, is finished concrete such as that found in most urban structures reuseable and recyclable?

2969 upvotes • Gargatua13013

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If a meteor containing the right stuff, smacks into land containing the right stuff, can there be a nuclear explosion?

2967 upvotes • Filmkid7

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2 years later, do we have any data or suggestion on why people react so wildly differently to COVID?

2967 upvotes • sadhukar

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If going at the speed of sound creates a sonic boom, then hypothetically, if a light source was accelerated to the speed of light, would there be a big "light wave"?

2966 upvotes • Offbeatsofa

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Why do we need to eat meals when taking some medicine?

2966 upvotes • lonelyjane

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Why doesn't the sugar in my tea crash out of solution when chilled despite the tea needing to be warm to dissolve it in the first place?

2964 upvotes • TravelingInStyle

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Why is the speed of sound higher in warmer air?

2963 upvotes • crazunggoy47

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Why can’t fish get rabies?

2961 upvotes • AquariumBill

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If you uniformly heated a body of water to boiling, where would the bubbles form?

2960 upvotes • Pussygoo

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How do suds (bubbles) influence a soap/detergent's cleaning ability? [Chemistry]	2971	Big_Chips
To what extent, if any, is finished concrete such as that found in most urban structures reuseable and recyclable?	2969	Gargatua13013
If a meteor containing the right stuff, smacks into land containing the right stuff, can there be a nuclear explosion?	2967	Filmkid7
2 years later, do we have any data or suggestion on why people react so wildly differently to COVID?	2967	sadhukar
If going at the speed of sound creates a sonic boom, then hypothetically, if a light source was accelerated to the speed of light, would there be a big "light wave"?	2966	Offbeatsofa
Why do we need to eat meals when taking some medicine?	2966	lonelyjane
Why doesn't the sugar in my tea crash out of solution when chilled despite the tea needing to be warm to dissolve it in the first place?	2964	TravelingInStyle
Why is the speed of sound higher in warmer air?	2963	crazunggoy47
Why can’t fish get rabies?	2961	AquariumBill
If you uniformly heated a body of water to boiling, where would the bubbles form?	2960	Pussygoo