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Can a black hole cause the creation of new heavier elements?

1938 upvotes • Kilo_Pascal

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Is there a height limit to building skyscrapers?

1935 upvotes • Veranski

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Could intelligent apes pass on what we've taught them?

1935 upvotes • PhazePyre

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If I throw a baseball at 90 mph, does that mean my hand must be travelling at 90mph before it releases the ball?

1934 upvotes • DiGva

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In Dexter, he pokes people in the neck with a syringe full of some agent and they fall unconscious almost instantly. How accurate is this; how quickly would the serum actually reach the brain and have its effect?

1934 upvotes • discharge

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What is the science behind Fomite transmission and Covid-19?

1934 upvotes • marshmallowcritter

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What led Max Planck to assume energy levels are quantized?

1933 upvotes • LaughingTachikoma

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I read that we look for exoplanets by examining how much they reduce their stars' brightness when they transit. If aliens were observing us, how much would Earth and other planets reduce the sun's brightness?

1931 upvotes • Timinator1400

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Did the Hunga-Tonga explosion produce a significant overpressure at the spot on the other side of the earth where the shockwave converged?

1930 upvotes • philgross

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When entering space, do astronauts feel themselves gradually become weightless as they leave Earth's gravitation pull or is there a sudden point at which they feel weightless?

1929 upvotes • BaconPit

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can a black hole cause the creation of new heavier elements?	1938	Kilo_Pascal
Is there a height limit to building skyscrapers?	1935	Veranski
Could intelligent apes pass on what we've taught them?	1935	PhazePyre
If I throw a baseball at 90 mph, does that mean my hand must be travelling at 90mph before it releases the ball?	1934	DiGva
In Dexter, he pokes people in the neck with a syringe full of some agent and they fall unconscious almost instantly. How accurate is this; how quickly would the serum actually reach the brain and have its effect?	1934	discharge
What is the science behind Fomite transmission and Covid-19?	1934	marshmallowcritter
What led Max Planck to assume energy levels are quantized?	1933	LaughingTachikoma
I read that we look for exoplanets by examining how much they reduce their stars' brightness when they transit. If aliens were observing us, how much would Earth and other planets reduce the sun's brightness?	1931	Timinator1400
Did the Hunga-Tonga explosion produce a significant overpressure at the spot on the other side of the earth where the shockwave converged?	1930	philgross
When entering space, do astronauts feel themselves gradually become weightless as they leave Earth's gravitation pull or is there a sudden point at which they feel weightless?	1929	BaconPit