/r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Why do bombers make immediate 90 degree turns after releasing a nuclear weapon for detonation?

2568 upvotes • triplealpha

Mark as read: Add to a list

If communication and travel between Earth, the Moon, and Mars (using current day technology) was as doable as it is to do today between continents, would the varying gravitational forces cause enough time dilation to be noticeable by people in some situations?

2568 upvotes • PartTimeSassyPants

Mark as read: Add to a list

AskScience AMA Series: Hi Reddit - we are group of 250 engineers, scientists, innovators, technologists, digital experts, and designers with a collected 45 PhDs / Professors and 35 members representing national science or engineering institutions. AUA!

2568 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

Mark as read: Add to a list

Every winter my city alone dumps millions of pounds of salt onto the roadways. What is the environmental impact of using salt to de-ice roadways?

2567 upvotes • BrapTime

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is the Fermi Paradox/Great Filter hypothesis taken seriously in scientific communities?

2566 upvotes • I_have_teef

Mark as read: Add to a list

Will a small puncture at a vein cause more bleeding than a puncture elsewhere through the skin?

2565 upvotes • Proper-Slide-6095

Mark as read: Add to a list

What would happen if I ran a microwave without a door on it and stood in the same room?

2564 upvotes • Cheese__factory

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are videos on Youtube that have a song and a static image using the same bandwidth as regular videos?

2563 upvotes • D0ctorrWatts

Mark as read: Add to a list

What is that noise you can hear if you “tense your ears”? That’s the best way I can describe the action but you hear a rumbling/wind noise

2563 upvotes • AnxiouslyPessimistic

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is absolutely every organism on Earth related, or has life started on Earth more than once?

2562 upvotes • calicoJill

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do bombers make immediate 90 degree turns after releasing a nuclear weapon for detonation?	2568	triplealpha
If communication and travel between Earth, the Moon, and Mars (using current day technology) was as doable as it is to do today between continents, would the varying gravitational forces cause enough time dilation to be noticeable by people in some situations?	2568	PartTimeSassyPants
AskScience AMA Series: Hi Reddit - we are group of 250 engineers, scientists, innovators, technologists, digital experts, and designers with a collected 45 PhDs / Professors and 35 members representing national science or engineering institutions. AUA!	2568	AskScienceModerator
Every winter my city alone dumps millions of pounds of salt onto the roadways. What is the environmental impact of using salt to de-ice roadways?	2567	BrapTime
Is the Fermi Paradox/Great Filter hypothesis taken seriously in scientific communities?	2566	I_have_teef
Will a small puncture at a vein cause more bleeding than a puncture elsewhere through the skin?	2565	Proper-Slide-6095
What would happen if I ran a microwave without a door on it and stood in the same room?	2564	Cheese__factory
Are videos on Youtube that have a song and a static image using the same bandwidth as regular videos?	2563	D0ctorrWatts
What is that noise you can hear if you “tense your ears”? That’s the best way I can describe the action but you hear a rumbling/wind noise	2563	AnxiouslyPessimistic
Is absolutely every organism on Earth related, or has life started on Earth more than once?	2562	calicoJill