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I left Silly Putty on top of a quarter for over a month, and a blue-green liquid formed between them. What chemical reaction has occurred, and what is this strange liquid?

952 upvotes • blueshift112

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What is a field? (Electric field, magnetic field, Higgs field, etc..)

952 upvotes • PsychicMonk

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How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor?

952 upvotes • meitsirk

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Does human vision have an "aspect ratio" of sorts? (Like seeing widescreen.)

951 upvotes • other_one

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Why does a lack of sleep cause us to have bags or really dark circles under our eyes?

951 upvotes • dailybunny

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We know that people have the ability to have a "perfect pitch" with their hearing. Is there such phenomena with other senses? If not, what is so special about hearing?

951 upvotes • IAmTrident

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Are vaccines preventative only? Are there any diseases that can be cured by administering their respective vaccine? What's the case for COVID-19?

951 upvotes • dreamylucifer

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The number of colours a human can distinguish is estimated to be in the range of 1e6 to 1e7, how is this range estimated?

951 upvotes • [deleted]

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As far as science can tell, how nearby is dire fossil fuel shortage?

950 upvotes • [deleted]

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How does tissue know what general shape to regenerate in?

950 upvotes • LunyAlexdit

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I left Silly Putty on top of a quarter for over a month, and a blue-green liquid formed between them. What chemical reaction has occurred, and what is this strange liquid?	952	blueshift112
What is a field? (Electric field, magnetic field, Higgs field, etc..)	952	PsychicMonk
How do we know that Endogenous Retroviruses point to a common ancestor?	952	meitsirk
Does human vision have an "aspect ratio" of sorts? (Like seeing widescreen.)	951	other_one
Why does a lack of sleep cause us to have bags or really dark circles under our eyes?	951	dailybunny
We know that people have the ability to have a "perfect pitch" with their hearing. Is there such phenomena with other senses? If not, what is so special about hearing?	951	IAmTrident
Are vaccines preventative only? Are there any diseases that can be cured by administering their respective vaccine? What's the case for COVID-19?	951	dreamylucifer
The number of colours a human can distinguish is estimated to be in the range of 1e6 to 1e7, how is this range estimated?	951	[deleted]
As far as science can tell, how nearby is dire fossil fuel shortage?	950	[deleted]
How does tissue know what general shape to regenerate in?	950	LunyAlexdit