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What happens if I, in weightlessness, heat a bucket of water, will diffusion "mix" the water or will there exist a sharp temperature gradient in the water resulting in boiling water at the bottom and cooler water on top?

2224 upvotes • Goodkat2600

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Why did Europeans have diseases to wipeout native populations, but the Natives didn't have a disease that could wipeout Europeans.

2223 upvotes • tieyourson

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Are there auditory illusions in the same way that there are optical illusions? If so, what are some examples and how do they work?

2223 upvotes • IgneousSteak

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I there are blind and deaf people, are there any people with no sense of taste?

2223 upvotes • engifar

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Why do we stretch our muscles right after waking up?

2222 upvotes • superhelical

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Can an object become a black hole by moving fast enough?

2222 upvotes • wickedel99

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Do ants of the same colony ever get into disputes or fight? Like if Steve is not working as hard as Andy?

2221 upvotes • Microthrowaway64

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If you are in a vegetative state are you able to hear or able to understand given some parts of brain works?

2221 upvotes • Ok-Cartoonist-3914

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AskScience AMA Series: We're NASA experts working on SWOT - an upcoming mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface. Ask us anything!

2221 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happens if I, in weightlessness, heat a bucket of water, will diffusion "mix" the water or will there exist a sharp temperature gradient in the water resulting in boiling water at the bottom and cooler water on top?	2224	Goodkat2600
Why did Europeans have diseases to wipeout native populations, but the Natives didn't have a disease that could wipeout Europeans.	2223	tieyourson
Are there auditory illusions in the same way that there are optical illusions? If so, what are some examples and how do they work?	2223	IgneousSteak
I there are blind and deaf people, are there any people with no sense of taste?	2223	engifar
Why do we stretch our muscles right after waking up?	2222	superhelical
Can an object become a black hole by moving fast enough?	2222	wickedel99
Do ants of the same colony ever get into disputes or fight? Like if Steve is not working as hard as Andy?	2221	Microthrowaway64
If you are in a vegetative state are you able to hear or able to understand given some parts of brain works?	2221	Ok-Cartoonist-3914
AskScience AMA Series: We're NASA experts working on SWOT - an upcoming mission that will observe nearly all water on Earth's surface. Ask us anything!	2221	AskScienceModerator
[deleted by user]	2220	[deleted]