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If I shake hands with someone who just washed their hands, do I make their hand dirtier or do they make my hand cleaner?

8762 upvotes • philography

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Why exactly are overweight people at higher risk when they get infected with COVID-19?

8759 upvotes • Aglavra

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Can statisticians control for people lying on surveys?

8753 upvotes • Tin_Foil_Haberdasher

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If quantim computers become a widespread stable technololgy will there be any way to protect our communications with encryption? Will we just have to resign ourselves to the fact that people would be listening in on us?

8751 upvotes • LanceThunder

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Does a fully charged cell phone have enough charge to start a car?

8743 upvotes • crm115

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The Mars Perseverance Rover's Parachute has an asymmetrical pattern to it. Why is that? Why was this pattern chosen?

8740 upvotes • andrewrula

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Are there ways to find caves with no real entrances and how common are these caves?

8737 upvotes • mastuhcowz8

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Why is the Congo River so deep?

8736 upvotes • thencaapawardgoesto

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question on the movie interstellar (which I am told is fairly scientifically accurate), if time on the water planet moves so slowly, what would someone on the shuttle observe with a really good telescope?

8724 upvotes • constantino1

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How does a compass work on my smartphone?

8720 upvotes • frickfrackcute

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I shake hands with someone who just washed their hands, do I make their hand dirtier or do they make my hand cleaner?	8762	philography
Why exactly are overweight people at higher risk when they get infected with COVID-19?	8759	Aglavra
Can statisticians control for people lying on surveys?	8753	Tin_Foil_Haberdasher
If quantim computers become a widespread stable technololgy will there be any way to protect our communications with encryption? Will we just have to resign ourselves to the fact that people would be listening in on us?	8751	LanceThunder
Does a fully charged cell phone have enough charge to start a car?	8743	crm115
The Mars Perseverance Rover's Parachute has an asymmetrical pattern to it. Why is that? Why was this pattern chosen?	8740	andrewrula
Are there ways to find caves with no real entrances and how common are these caves?	8737	mastuhcowz8
Why is the Congo River so deep?	8736	thencaapawardgoesto
question on the movie interstellar (which I am told is fairly scientifically accurate), if time on the water planet moves so slowly, what would someone on the shuttle observe with a really good telescope?	8724	constantino1
How does a compass work on my smartphone?	8720	frickfrackcute