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Could a deep-sea fish (depth below 4000m/13000ft, fishes such as a fangtooth or an anglerfish) survive in an aquarium ? Would we be able to catch one and bring it up ?

1410 upvotes • RbwUcn

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In the documentary "Gasland" faucets and hoses connected to area wells are shown to be flammable. I heard this is a misrepresentation and it is an unrelated cause. Is that spin from gas companies?

1410 upvotes • reptomin

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Why can't tooth resorption be treated more subtly than via root canal?

1410 upvotes • DanielSank

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In the movie Gravity when Sandra Bullock is spinning out of control, would simply closing her eyes stop the spinning sensation?

1410 upvotes • JAG1117

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What actually happens when you get the wind knocked out of you?

1410 upvotes • iissmarter

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Our Community is Growing. Help Us Keep it Clean.

1408 upvotes • EagleFalconn

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How do we know that gravity works instantaneously over long distances?

1408 upvotes • superhelical

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How does an aquifer effect the rock and material it sits in over geologic time? Could you look a cross section and pick out where water used to be in ancient times?

1408 upvotes • AsAChemicalEngineer

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Since time is relative, how do we define it when we say that the universe is 13.8 billions years old ?

1407 upvotes • Pafnouti

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If I am swimming in the ocean when lightening strikes, how far away do I have to be to not get hurt and why?

1407 upvotes • RobisaII

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could a deep-sea fish (depth below 4000m/13000ft, fishes such as a fangtooth or an anglerfish) survive in an aquarium ? Would we be able to catch one and bring it up ?	1410	RbwUcn
In the documentary "Gasland" faucets and hoses connected to area wells are shown to be flammable. I heard this is a misrepresentation and it is an unrelated cause. Is that spin from gas companies?	1410	reptomin
Why can't tooth resorption be treated more subtly than via root canal?	1410	DanielSank
In the movie Gravity when Sandra Bullock is spinning out of control, would simply closing her eyes stop the spinning sensation?	1410	JAG1117
What actually happens when you get the wind knocked out of you?	1410	iissmarter
Our Community is Growing. Help Us Keep it Clean.	1408	EagleFalconn
How do we know that gravity works instantaneously over long distances?	1408	superhelical
How does an aquifer effect the rock and material it sits in over geologic time? Could you look a cross section and pick out where water used to be in ancient times?	1408	AsAChemicalEngineer
Since time is relative, how do we define it when we say that the universe is 13.8 billions years old ?	1407	Pafnouti
If I am swimming in the ocean when lightening strikes, how far away do I have to be to not get hurt and why?	1407	RobisaII