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My friend's 6 year old wants to Ask Science: Why is my breath hot if I open my mouth all the way, and cold if I blow like a whistle

1787 upvotes • Ninsha

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How have we not yet been able to program an AI that's unbeatable at chess?

1787 upvotes • RavenMFD

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It's a commonly known fact that dolphins sleep with only one hemisphere of their brains at any moment, so, if both brains are active at once, would there be any observable difference in its intelligence/behaviour?

1786 upvotes • self_made_human

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If I drive 60mph for an hour does it consume the same amount of gas as going 120mph for thirty minutes?

1786 upvotes • 3210atown

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Can bugs exercise their muscles and 'work out' like us?

1785 upvotes • PoySian

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Since a focal point can theoratically be infinitely small and photons have an impulse, does this mean that we could theoratically create an "impulse-singularity"?

1785 upvotes • Ausderdose

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If island chains like Hawai'i were formed by the continuous movement of a plate over a magma plume in the mantle, why do they take the form of separate islands rather than a continuous ridge?

1783 upvotes • gornthewizard

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A PC uses 200W/hour. A heater uses 200W/hour. Do they liberate the same amount of heat?

1783 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why don’t we use metal cubes instead of ice cubes?

1783 upvotes • PutTheBlameOnMe

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What is unique about carbon that makes it ideal for organic chemistry?

1781 upvotes • Anticipator1234

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
My friend's 6 year old wants to Ask Science: Why is my breath hot if I open my mouth all the way, and cold if I blow like a whistle	1787	Ninsha
How have we not yet been able to program an AI that's unbeatable at chess?	1787	RavenMFD
It's a commonly known fact that dolphins sleep with only one hemisphere of their brains at any moment, so, if both brains are active at once, would there be any observable difference in its intelligence/behaviour?	1786	self_made_human
If I drive 60mph for an hour does it consume the same amount of gas as going 120mph for thirty minutes?	1786	3210atown
Can bugs exercise their muscles and 'work out' like us?	1785	PoySian
Since a focal point can theoratically be infinitely small and photons have an impulse, does this mean that we could theoratically create an "impulse-singularity"?	1785	Ausderdose
If island chains like Hawai'i were formed by the continuous movement of a plate over a magma plume in the mantle, why do they take the form of separate islands rather than a continuous ridge?	1783	gornthewizard
A PC uses 200W/hour. A heater uses 200W/hour. Do they liberate the same amount of heat?	1783	[deleted]
Why don’t we use metal cubes instead of ice cubes?	1783	PutTheBlameOnMe
What is unique about carbon that makes it ideal for organic chemistry?	1781	Anticipator1234