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Could a woman who is paralyzed from the waist/neck down get pregnant? If so, would she be able to give birth?

899 upvotes • frostbyte001

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If all electrical activity in the brain ceases, even for a second, can the brain "start" again? Or is the person effectively dead?

899 upvotes • YouMad

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How does a vending machines verify a dollar bill vs. counterfeit?

899 upvotes • kidfood

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What makes GPUs so much faster at some things than CPUs, what are those some things, and why not use GPUs for everything?

899 upvotes • Stuck_In_the_Matrix

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Is it possible for a bar of soap to collect germs?

898 upvotes • 3kaufmann

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How can skydiving airplanes have their doors open up and not go out of control?

898 upvotes • dudewiththebling

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After the universe reaches maximum entropy and "completes" it's heat death, could quantum fluctuations cause a new big bang?

898 upvotes • Torpaskor

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If a tree is planted and given infinite resources, in perfect growing conditions at all times, can that tree grow forever? Or does it hit a limit and die of old age?

897 upvotes • jk4122

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Scientifically, what's the deal with music? Why do humans interpret certain noises in specific patterns as "music" or "rhythm", and why is this a seemingly universal trait?

897 upvotes • Tularemia

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Do water filters (i.e. Brita) actually provide tangible health benefits in 1st world nations?

897 upvotes • thatidiotguy

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could a woman who is paralyzed from the waist/neck down get pregnant? If so, would she be able to give birth?	899	frostbyte001
If all electrical activity in the brain ceases, even for a second, can the brain "start" again? Or is the person effectively dead?	899	YouMad
How does a vending machines verify a dollar bill vs. counterfeit?	899	kidfood
What makes GPUs so much faster at some things than CPUs, what are those some things, and why not use GPUs for everything?	899	Stuck_In_the_Matrix
Is it possible for a bar of soap to collect germs?	898	3kaufmann
How can skydiving airplanes have their doors open up and not go out of control?	898	dudewiththebling
After the universe reaches maximum entropy and "completes" it's heat death, could quantum fluctuations cause a new big bang?	898	Torpaskor
If a tree is planted and given infinite resources, in perfect growing conditions at all times, can that tree grow forever? Or does it hit a limit and die of old age?	897	jk4122
Scientifically, what's the deal with music? Why do humans interpret certain noises in specific patterns as "music" or "rhythm", and why is this a seemingly universal trait?	897	Tularemia
Do water filters (i.e. Brita) actually provide tangible health benefits in 1st world nations?	897	thatidiotguy