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What causes the mushroom cloud effect in a nuclear bomb?

2848 upvotes • ajmalinowski

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm a geneticist and molecular biologist working in science policy at NIH. Ask Me Almost Anything!

2848 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Let's say I've have been walking through the desert for days and I'm completely dehydrated. "Holy shit! I find WATER!" But it is only ~4 ounces of water. Where does my body send that water? Is there a hierarchy of organs that receive it, or is it evenly distributed?

2845 upvotes • [deleted]

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Kevin Esvelt, head of the Sculpting Evolution group at the MIT Media Lab and an inventor of CRISPR gene drive - AMA!

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Why does the water exiting the nozzle of a water bottle rocket create waves?

2845 upvotes • BuckyCheese

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Is there research yet on likelihood of reinfection after recovering from the omicron variant?

2844 upvotes • TlGHTSHIRT

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AskScience AMA Series: We are humpback whale experts & enthusiasts who created a PBS/BBC documentary "The Whale Detective." Ask us anything!

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AskScience AMA Series: My name is Veselin Kostov, and I am a research scientist focused on the detection, vetting and characterization of transiting exoplanets from Kepler, K2, and TESS. AMA!

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AskScience AMA Series: We spent a month at an Antarctic research station and all we have to show for it is this 10-part documentary. AUA!

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Why aren't there an excessive amount of fossils right at the KT Boundary?

2842 upvotes • wrenchtosser

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What causes the mushroom cloud effect in a nuclear bomb?	2848	ajmalinowski
AskScience AMA Series: I'm a geneticist and molecular biologist working in science policy at NIH. Ask Me Almost Anything!	2848	AskScienceModerator
Let's say I've have been walking through the desert for days and I'm completely dehydrated. "Holy shit! I find WATER!" But it is only ~4 ounces of water. Where does my body send that water? Is there a hierarchy of organs that receive it, or is it evenly distributed?	2845	[deleted]
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Kevin Esvelt, head of the Sculpting Evolution group at the MIT Media Lab and an inventor of CRISPR gene drive - AMA!	2845	AskScienceModerator
Why does the water exiting the nozzle of a water bottle rocket create waves?	2845	BuckyCheese
Is there research yet on likelihood of reinfection after recovering from the omicron variant?	2844	TlGHTSHIRT
AskScience AMA Series: We are humpback whale experts & enthusiasts who created a PBS/BBC documentary "The Whale Detective." Ask us anything!	2843	AskScienceModerator
AskScience AMA Series: My name is Veselin Kostov, and I am a research scientist focused on the detection, vetting and characterization of transiting exoplanets from Kepler, K2, and TESS. AMA!	2843	AskScienceModerator
AskScience AMA Series: We spent a month at an Antarctic research station and all we have to show for it is this 10-part documentary. AUA!	2842	AskScienceModerator
Why aren't there an excessive amount of fossils right at the KT Boundary?	2842	wrenchtosser