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Scientists have recently said the greenland ice is past the “point of no return” - what will this mean for AMOC?

9314 upvotes • ballan12345

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How do you optimally place two or more Hot Pockets in a Microwave?

9308 upvotes • piedpipernyc

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If Potassium acts as a counter-agent to sodium in the body, is there a scientific reason we're not simply adding potassium to high sodium foods (i.e. processed frozen food) to lower the overall sodium level?

9307 upvotes • axslayer33

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In terms of a percentage, how much oil is left in the ground compared to how much there was when we first started using it as a fuel?

9305 upvotes • RedStag86

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AskScience AMA Series: We have hints of life on Venus. Ask Us Anything!

9293 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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If the planet was shaped like a donut, how would gravity work in the middle?

9289 upvotes • Shanendipitous

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For species with very long life spans (everything from Johnathan, the 187-year-old tortoise, or Pando, the 80,000-year-old clonal tree system), are there observable evolutionary differences between old, still-living individuals and "newborn" individuals?

9282 upvotes • _Robbie

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AskScience AMA Series: We have made the first successful test of Einstein's General Relativity near a supermassive black hole. AUA!

9273 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Are albino animals ever shunned for looking different from the rest of their group?

9273 upvotes • 6K6L

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How does a video game or software randomly decide something?

9264 upvotes • ArmyAndStuff

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Scientists have recently said the greenland ice is past the “point of no return” - what will this mean for AMOC?	9314	ballan12345
How do you optimally place two or more Hot Pockets in a Microwave?	9308	piedpipernyc
If Potassium acts as a counter-agent to sodium in the body, is there a scientific reason we're not simply adding potassium to high sodium foods (i.e. processed frozen food) to lower the overall sodium level?	9307	axslayer33
In terms of a percentage, how much oil is left in the ground compared to how much there was when we first started using it as a fuel?	9305	RedStag86
AskScience AMA Series: We have hints of life on Venus. Ask Us Anything!	9293	AskScienceModerator
If the planet was shaped like a donut, how would gravity work in the middle?	9289	Shanendipitous
For species with very long life spans (everything from Johnathan, the 187-year-old tortoise, or Pando, the 80,000-year-old clonal tree system), are there observable evolutionary differences between old, still-living individuals and "newborn" individuals?	9282	_Robbie
AskScience AMA Series: We have made the first successful test of Einstein's General Relativity near a supermassive black hole. AUA!	9273	AskScienceModerator
Are albino animals ever shunned for looking different from the rest of their group?	9273	6K6L
How does a video game or software randomly decide something?	9264	ArmyAndStuff