/r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

AskScience AMA Series: I am Tracee Gilbert, a systems engineer who started a company that provides engineering and management services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Ask Me Anything!

1717 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

Mark as read: Add to a list

Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out?

1717 upvotes • foodtower

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why does COVID-19 seem to have so many more variants than other pandemic-inducing pathogens?

1715 upvotes • physioworld

Mark as read: Add to a list

Do they always take the same kidney for transplants?

1715 upvotes • cwx149

Mark as read: Add to a list

If slouching gives you bad posture and bad posture is bad for your back/spine/core (delete as appropriate), then why is it the most comfortable way for most people to sit?

1714 upvotes • ice_candle

Mark as read: Add to a list

Does our sun have any unique features compared to any other star?

1713 upvotes • argonia

Mark as read: Add to a list

Do giraffes vomit?

1713 upvotes • Probablynotabadguy

Mark as read: Add to a list

Since wasted energy in a circuit typically ends up as heat, are electric heaters nearly 100% efficient?

1713 upvotes • Kantor48

Mark as read: Add to a list

How effective is the vaccine against each of the different covid variants?

1712 upvotes • MABfan11

Mark as read: Add to a list

How rice paddies don't drain while in use?

1712 upvotes • DraxialNitris

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AskScience AMA Series: I am Tracee Gilbert, a systems engineer who started a company that provides engineering and management services to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Ask Me Anything!	1717	AskScienceModerator
Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out?	1717	foodtower
Why does COVID-19 seem to have so many more variants than other pandemic-inducing pathogens?	1715	physioworld
Do they always take the same kidney for transplants?	1715	cwx149
If slouching gives you bad posture and bad posture is bad for your back/spine/core (delete as appropriate), then why is it the most comfortable way for most people to sit?	1714	ice_candle
Does our sun have any unique features compared to any other star?	1713	argonia
Do giraffes vomit?	1713	Probablynotabadguy
Since wasted energy in a circuit typically ends up as heat, are electric heaters nearly 100% efficient?	1713	Kantor48
How effective is the vaccine against each of the different covid variants?	1712	MABfan11
How rice paddies don't drain while in use?	1712	DraxialNitris