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Is the arid region on the NW corner of the Island of Hawai'i a rain shadow from Kohala or the result of human ranch & forestry management?

1647 upvotes • YummYummSolutions

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Why do some poisons tell you NOT to induce vomiting?

1646 upvotes • JR_unior

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What is a muscle "knot" and why does applying pressure make it feel better?

1646 upvotes • CallMeNardDog

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What makes electomagnetic waves able to propagate without a medium and other not other waves??

1645 upvotes • Moon_ire

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Can a dog smell that two people are related to each other?

1645 upvotes • FarmerMKultra

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Why don't animals like rams get concussions when they run head first into things? Can we build helmets based on their ability to protect athletes?

1644 upvotes • random_215am

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Kevin Bonham, and I study the bacteria that grow on cheese by writing computer code. I used to study the immune system by studying mouse cells in a petri dish. Ask Me Anything!

1644 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Can anything in the universe travel faster than the speed of light?

1644 upvotes • GoAwayBaitinn

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Why does Chromium have such a weird electron configuration?

1643 upvotes • shellsamurai

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Can we detect relative high ground-levels of radiation from Orbit? Would an Astronaut on the ISS holding a geiger-counter into the general direction of Earth when passing over Tschernobyl or Fukushima get a heightened response compared to the Amazon rainforest?

1643 upvotes • Tank_AT

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is the arid region on the NW corner of the Island of Hawai'i a rain shadow from Kohala or the result of human ranch & forestry management?	1647	YummYummSolutions
Why do some poisons tell you NOT to induce vomiting?	1646	JR_unior
What is a muscle "knot" and why does applying pressure make it feel better?	1646	CallMeNardDog
What makes electomagnetic waves able to propagate without a medium and other not other waves??	1645	Moon_ire
Can a dog smell that two people are related to each other?	1645	FarmerMKultra
Why don't animals like rams get concussions when they run head first into things? Can we build helmets based on their ability to protect athletes?	1644	random_215am
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Kevin Bonham, and I study the bacteria that grow on cheese by writing computer code. I used to study the immune system by studying mouse cells in a petri dish. Ask Me Anything!	1644	AskScienceModerator
Can anything in the universe travel faster than the speed of light?	1644	GoAwayBaitinn
Why does Chromium have such a weird electron configuration?	1643	shellsamurai
Can we detect relative high ground-levels of radiation from Orbit? Would an Astronaut on the ISS holding a geiger-counter into the general direction of Earth when passing over Tschernobyl or Fukushima get a heightened response compared to the Amazon rainforest?	1643	Tank_AT