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Do peoole in comas have cycles like sleep/wake for brain activity or is a general muted brain activity the whole time?

1299 upvotes • Passing_Thru_Forest

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How come if I smack a fly in mid-air (not smashing him against a wall) it seems to be completely ineffective? If I were flying around, and a proportionally larger creature smacked me, I imagine I'd be reduced to liquid.

1298 upvotes • JakeLV426

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What is the smallest farm that could entirely support a human being?

1298 upvotes • awallclock

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology

1297 upvotes • AutoModerator

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Is there any real advantage to using a base-10 number system, or is the only reason we use it because we have 10 fingers?

1296 upvotes • [deleted]

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Ask A (Nobel) Laureate Anything!

1296 upvotes • andjew

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AskScience AMA Series: I am Victor Ray, a sociologist who writes about race and social theory. My most recent focus has been on how organizations use ideas about race (and racism). AMA!

1296 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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What causes the sensation of one's "blood running cold"?

1296 upvotes • AcclimateToMind

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Why does Hydrochloric Acid dissociates more than Sulfuric Acid, or more than most other acids for that matter?

1295 upvotes • DaybreakHonor

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Questions about the climate change debate between Bill Nye and Marsha Blackburn? Ask our panelists here!

1294 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do peoole in comas have cycles like sleep/wake for brain activity or is a general muted brain activity the whole time?	1299	Passing_Thru_Forest
How come if I smack a fly in mid-air (not smashing him against a wall) it seems to be completely ineffective? If I were flying around, and a proportionally larger creature smacked me, I imagine I'd be reduced to liquid.	1298	JakeLV426
What is the smallest farm that could entirely support a human being?	1298	awallclock
Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology	1297	AutoModerator
Is there any real advantage to using a base-10 number system, or is the only reason we use it because we have 10 fingers?	1296	[deleted]
Ask A (Nobel) Laureate Anything!	1296	andjew
AskScience AMA Series: I am Victor Ray, a sociologist who writes about race and social theory. My most recent focus has been on how organizations use ideas about race (and racism). AMA!	1296	AskScienceModerator
What causes the sensation of one's "blood running cold"?	1296	AcclimateToMind
Why does Hydrochloric Acid dissociates more than Sulfuric Acid, or more than most other acids for that matter?	1295	DaybreakHonor
Questions about the climate change debate between Bill Nye and Marsha Blackburn? Ask our panelists here!	1294	AskScienceModerator