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AskScience AMA Series: We're microbiologists and artists who recently competed in (and won!) the American Society for Microbiology's Agar Art Contest. AUA!

2074 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Is our star particularly separated from other stars, or is it at a normal distance away from others?

2073 upvotes • limeburst2

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How can everything be relative if time ticks slower the faster you go?

2073 upvotes • MrPannkaka

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AskScience AMA Series: We're compression experts from Stanford University working on genomic compression. We've also consulted for the HBO show "Silicon Valley." AUA!

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Until the discussion about SARS-CoV-2, I had no idea you could be infected by a virus and yet have no symptoms. Is it possible that there are many other viruses I've been infected by without ever knowing?

2073 upvotes • glutenfreewhitebread

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Why is Goran Čolak able to hold his breath for 22 minutes 30 seconds and not die?

2072 upvotes • dreamleaking

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How does a phone call on loudspeaker not result in a feedback loop?

2072 upvotes • badam_hussein

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When you cut a sheet of paper in half with a scissor, do "molecules" get removed from the paper, or are they simply "pulled" to the sides?

2071 upvotes • lud1120

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If black is the best absorber of light and white is the worst/most reflective, why are mirrors silvery/grey?

2071 upvotes • SenorPuff

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How deep can a mine be before the heat is too great?

2068 upvotes • deusScientiarum

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AskScience AMA Series: We're microbiologists and artists who recently competed in (and won!) the American Society for Microbiology's Agar Art Contest. AUA!	2074	AskScienceModerator
Is our star particularly separated from other stars, or is it at a normal distance away from others?	2073	limeburst2
How can everything be relative if time ticks slower the faster you go?	2073	MrPannkaka
AskScience AMA Series: We're compression experts from Stanford University working on genomic compression. We've also consulted for the HBO show "Silicon Valley." AUA!	2073	AskScienceModerator
Until the discussion about SARS-CoV-2, I had no idea you could be infected by a virus and yet have no symptoms. Is it possible that there are many other viruses I've been infected by without ever knowing?	2073	glutenfreewhitebread
Why is Goran Čolak able to hold his breath for 22 minutes 30 seconds and not die?	2072	dreamleaking
How does a phone call on loudspeaker not result in a feedback loop?	2072	badam_hussein
When you cut a sheet of paper in half with a scissor, do "molecules" get removed from the paper, or are they simply "pulled" to the sides?	2071	lud1120
If black is the best absorber of light and white is the worst/most reflective, why are mirrors silvery/grey?	2071	SenorPuff
How deep can a mine be before the heat is too great?	2068	deusScientiarum