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0 Kelvin is considered the lower limit of temperature. Is there an equivalent upper limit of temperature?

914 upvotes • RedditScout

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If you have a sealed clear bucket on a scale and have 100 flies in the bucket but they are all flying. will it impact the weight of the bucket?

914 upvotes • tolerant_man

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I know we use a base 10 number system to count and a base 2 number system as binary for computers, but what are some examples of what we use other number bases for (base 3, base 4, base 5, etc...)?

914 upvotes • vigoroiscool

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If I take a concrete block and grind it down to a fine powder and then add water, will it re-solidify? If so, will it have the same integrity as the original block?

913 upvotes • hookp

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If we came across a friendly, but completely un-contacted tribe of humans, how would we begin to understand their language?

913 upvotes • DieTheVillain

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What is the difference between gravitational mass and inertial mass?

913 upvotes • andreasdagen

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Is a solid just a liquid with really high viscosity?

913 upvotes • carltonBlend

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Back in the late 90s, I remember hearing that scientists “cloned a sheep”. What actually happened with the cloning, and what advancements have been made as a result of that?

913 upvotes • foxmag86

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I was recording myself in my sleep last night and it got me thinking, what decides why we change sleeping positions while we're sleeping?

912 upvotes • Phonebill

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Is it possible that creatures very similar to those currently extint come to exist again in a very distant future? (through evolution)

912 upvotes • KoogLarousse

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
0 Kelvin is considered the lower limit of temperature. Is there an equivalent upper limit of temperature?	914	RedditScout
If you have a sealed clear bucket on a scale and have 100 flies in the bucket but they are all flying. will it impact the weight of the bucket?	914	tolerant_man
I know we use a base 10 number system to count and a base 2 number system as binary for computers, but what are some examples of what we use other number bases for (base 3, base 4, base 5, etc...)?	914	vigoroiscool
If I take a concrete block and grind it down to a fine powder and then add water, will it re-solidify? If so, will it have the same integrity as the original block?	913	hookp
If we came across a friendly, but completely un-contacted tribe of humans, how would we begin to understand their language?	913	DieTheVillain
What is the difference between gravitational mass and inertial mass?	913	andreasdagen
Is a solid just a liquid with really high viscosity?	913	carltonBlend
Back in the late 90s, I remember hearing that scientists “cloned a sheep”. What actually happened with the cloning, and what advancements have been made as a result of that?	913	foxmag86
I was recording myself in my sleep last night and it got me thinking, what decides why we change sleeping positions while we're sleeping?	912	Phonebill
Is it possible that creatures very similar to those currently extint come to exist again in a very distant future? (through evolution)	912	KoogLarousse