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Which animals grow the most during their life from birth to their maximum? Which the least?

1501 upvotes • Ramuh

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My computer has lots and lots of tiny circuits, logic gates, etc. How does it prevent a single bad spot on a chip from crashing the whole system?

1501 upvotes • 7UPvote

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If a person lays in bed, eyes closed, not moving but still awake. Does that person get any rest comparable to sleeping?

1500 upvotes • dingbat186

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Is there a practical upper limit on the voltage increase I can get from a transformer before a significant loss in efficiency? What is the relationship between the efficiency and turns ratio of a transformer?

1500 upvotes • Roger5411

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Is spacetime literally curved? Or is that a metaphor/model we use to describe the gravitational concepts that we don't yet understand?

1499 upvotes • mcaffrey

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If the length of the Earth's year was shorter in the past, why do we use the current Earth year length as a guide to describe the age of things in space, e.g. the Universe?

1499 upvotes • UltimateNova

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AskScience AMA Series: We are evolutionary biologists from the University of Tennessee celebrating Darwin Day. Ask Us Anything!

1499 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Does treatment with daily antihistamines have an effect on the severity of other allergies like food or medication allergies?

1499 upvotes • KingZarkon

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Is there a large difference between the air pressure inside the tallest floor of a skyscraper and the the air outside?

1498 upvotes • impshial

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Are there any examples of Animals naming eachother/ having names? (elephants, for example?)

1498 upvotes • SouthPads

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Which animals grow the most during their life from birth to their maximum? Which the least?	1501	Ramuh
My computer has lots and lots of tiny circuits, logic gates, etc. How does it prevent a single bad spot on a chip from crashing the whole system?	1501	7UPvote
If a person lays in bed, eyes closed, not moving but still awake. Does that person get any rest comparable to sleeping?	1500	dingbat186
Is there a practical upper limit on the voltage increase I can get from a transformer before a significant loss in efficiency? What is the relationship between the efficiency and turns ratio of a transformer?	1500	Roger5411
Is spacetime literally curved? Or is that a metaphor/model we use to describe the gravitational concepts that we don't yet understand?	1499	mcaffrey
If the length of the Earth's year was shorter in the past, why do we use the current Earth year length as a guide to describe the age of things in space, e.g. the Universe?	1499	UltimateNova
AskScience AMA Series: We are evolutionary biologists from the University of Tennessee celebrating Darwin Day. Ask Us Anything!	1499	AskScienceModerator
Does treatment with daily antihistamines have an effect on the severity of other allergies like food or medication allergies?	1499	KingZarkon
Is there a large difference between the air pressure inside the tallest floor of a skyscraper and the the air outside?	1498	impshial
Are there any examples of Animals naming eachother/ having names? (elephants, for example?)	1498	SouthPads