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You have three cookies. One emits alpha radiation, one emits beta radiation and one emits gamma radiation. You have to eat one, put another in your pocket and put a third into a lead box. Which do you put where? Explain.

1923 upvotes • Spidooshify

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Do permanent magnets have a half-life or otherwise “decay” over time?

1923 upvotes • zapfchance

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When moving to a hotter climate, the first few weeks can seem unbearable before your body 'gets used to' the heat. Are there any physiological adaptations to the higher temperature or is it simply psychological?

1923 upvotes • tickle_my_hooha

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If my hand is penetrated by a knife, just like those in movies, can it fully recovered and function like it always did?

1923 upvotes • i_want_my_sister

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I always see representations of the solar system with the planets existing on the same plane. If that is the case, what is "above" and "below" our solar system?

1922 upvotes • Hyperchema

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Is it possible to taste/smell chirality?

1922 upvotes • Beelzebubs-Barrister

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Is there such a thing as a gamma radiation mirror?

1922 upvotes • AlarmingAffect0

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How do surgeons attach a donated piece of liver to a patient's circulatory system when it's "cut out" from a living donor?

1921 upvotes • karayna

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Caffeine in my body has a half-life. Does that mean that some caffeine will be present for an extremely long time?

1919 upvotes • hello_my_friends

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Is there a difference between your right eye and left eye? If you need a transplant for your right eye, can you only take right eyes from donors?

1918 upvotes • The_Alpacapocalypse

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You have three cookies. One emits alpha radiation, one emits beta radiation and one emits gamma radiation. You have to eat one, put another in your pocket and put a third into a lead box. Which do you put where? Explain.	1923	Spidooshify
Do permanent magnets have a half-life or otherwise “decay” over time?	1923	zapfchance
When moving to a hotter climate, the first few weeks can seem unbearable before your body 'gets used to' the heat. Are there any physiological adaptations to the higher temperature or is it simply psychological?	1923	tickle_my_hooha
If my hand is penetrated by a knife, just like those in movies, can it fully recovered and function like it always did?	1923	i_want_my_sister
I always see representations of the solar system with the planets existing on the same plane. If that is the case, what is "above" and "below" our solar system?	1922	Hyperchema
Is it possible to taste/smell chirality?	1922	Beelzebubs-Barrister
Is there such a thing as a gamma radiation mirror?	1922	AlarmingAffect0
How do surgeons attach a donated piece of liver to a patient's circulatory system when it's "cut out" from a living donor?	1921	karayna
Caffeine in my body has a half-life. Does that mean that some caffeine will be present for an extremely long time?	1919	hello_my_friends
Is there a difference between your right eye and left eye? If you need a transplant for your right eye, can you only take right eyes from donors?	1918	The_Alpacapocalypse