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AskScience AMA Series: Testing Your Poop to Support Public Health: We Are Wastewater Surveillance Experts, Ask Us Anything!

1121 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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When I pour sugar into microwaved water, why does it fizz, whereas when I pour sugar into water boiled on the stove it does not?

1120 upvotes • VomitEverywhere

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At a molecular level what's happening when I join the (-) and (+) leads of a battery without a load. Why are there sparks?

1120 upvotes • theoriginalmack

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AskScience AMA Series: I am Prof. Beverley Hunt, OBE, and I am a hematologist in London, England. I am also chair of the World Thrombosis Day Steering Committee. I am here to talk about why MTHFR testing is unnecessary and can cause misinterpretation. AMA!

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Is there a limit to how much information my brain can store? When I make new memories or learn new things, do I forget other memories?

1118 upvotes • megusta177

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Can you sharpen a razor blade to a 1 atom width blade?

1118 upvotes • Chaseman69

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AskScience AMA Series: We're team Vectorspace AI and here to talk about datasets based on human language and how they can contribute to scientific discovery. Ask us anything!

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What causes the surge in luteinizing hormone just prior to ovulation?

1118 upvotes • COX-1

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Why do waves always move towards the shore?

1118 upvotes • porkedpie1

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How do we know that we are in a certain place inside our galaxy? and how do we know how big it is just by looking at the cross section we are in?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AskScience AMA Series: Testing Your Poop to Support Public Health: We Are Wastewater Surveillance Experts, Ask Us Anything!	1121	AskScienceModerator
When I pour sugar into microwaved water, why does it fizz, whereas when I pour sugar into water boiled on the stove it does not?	1120	VomitEverywhere
At a molecular level what's happening when I join the (-) and (+) leads of a battery without a load. Why are there sparks?	1120	theoriginalmack
AskScience AMA Series: I am Prof. Beverley Hunt, OBE, and I am a hematologist in London, England. I am also chair of the World Thrombosis Day Steering Committee. I am here to talk about why MTHFR testing is unnecessary and can cause misinterpretation. AMA!	1120	AskScienceModerator
Is there a limit to how much information my brain can store? When I make new memories or learn new things, do I forget other memories?	1118	megusta177
Can you sharpen a razor blade to a 1 atom width blade?	1118	Chaseman69
AskScience AMA Series: We're team Vectorspace AI and here to talk about datasets based on human language and how they can contribute to scientific discovery. Ask us anything!	1118	AskScienceModerator
What causes the surge in luteinizing hormone just prior to ovulation?	1118	COX-1
Why do waves always move towards the shore?	1118	porkedpie1
How do we know that we are in a certain place inside our galaxy? and how do we know how big it is just by looking at the cross section we are in?	1118	friday_panda