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When pain killers stop pain, do they stop pain from being sent, or block pain receptors so we just don't feel it?

725 upvotes • samsab

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What is the average voltage between Earth and outer space?

725 upvotes • dvorahtheexplorer

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Why do grapes generate "plasma"when placed in a microwave?

724 upvotes • rellikiox

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[chemistry] If each atom in a diamond is bonded to each other, what happens on the surface?

724 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why do we get a feeling in our gut/chest when experiencing very strong emotions?

724 upvotes • Atom_Smasher

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What does it mean for an atomic nucleus to have a shape? Can elemental isotopes have different isomers based on their shape?

724 upvotes • notacuckreee

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Is there any validity to the hypothesis that brain differences are the cause for different political opinions?

724 upvotes • Nickinhosmith

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

724 upvotes • AutoModerator

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How good were our ancestors at keeping track of time in previous centuries? Is it definitely 2011?

723 upvotes • nyerp

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Spider returning to the house?

723 upvotes • Tiseye

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When pain killers stop pain, do they stop pain from being sent, or block pain receptors so we just don't feel it?	725	samsab
What is the average voltage between Earth and outer space?	725	dvorahtheexplorer
Why do grapes generate "plasma"when placed in a microwave?	724	rellikiox
[chemistry] If each atom in a diamond is bonded to each other, what happens on the surface?	724	[deleted]
Why do we get a feeling in our gut/chest when experiencing very strong emotions?	724	Atom_Smasher
What does it mean for an atomic nucleus to have a shape? Can elemental isotopes have different isomers based on their shape?	724	notacuckreee
Is there any validity to the hypothesis that brain differences are the cause for different political opinions?	724	Nickinhosmith
Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology	724	AutoModerator
How good were our ancestors at keeping track of time in previous centuries? Is it definitely 2011?	723	nyerp
Spider returning to the house?	723	Tiseye