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If you could use super slomotion camera that could see light move, what would you see, sitting in a room when you flipped the light switch off? A washing over of darkness, emanating from the light source- or just sudden darkness?

695 upvotes • 2bad2care

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If I had two cups of water, one normal size and one as big as a swimming pool and stirred them both with proportionally sized spoons, would the larger pool of water keep spiraling longer than the smaller?

695 upvotes • r3volc

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Does popping your neck and back daily cause damage?

694 upvotes • saw630

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What is happening in my brain while I watch this gif?

694 upvotes • YourACoolGuy

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Most low level cumulus clouds have a very flat underside, does this mean that the atmosphere has a sudden decrease in air density at this altitude, if so, why?

694 upvotes • Spudgunhimself

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What, if any, relativistic effects would the Breakthrough Starshot nanoprobes experience?

694 upvotes • ArtfulJamster

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How do we know that irrational numbers are truly non-repeating? Unless we could examine infinite digits then isn’t there the possibility that they just have a HUGE repeating sequence or eventually “settle” into a repeating sequence?

694 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why do blood tests measure serum triglycerides?

694 upvotes • lonesomefish

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Are there any long-term effects for people who have been in a prolonged coma as a child?

693 upvotes • Pacific_Rimming

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Why are the mirrors of the James Webb telescope yellow?

693 upvotes • parralaxalice

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If you could use super slomotion camera that could see light move, what would you see, sitting in a room when you flipped the light switch off? A washing over of darkness, emanating from the light source- or just sudden darkness?	695	2bad2care
If I had two cups of water, one normal size and one as big as a swimming pool and stirred them both with proportionally sized spoons, would the larger pool of water keep spiraling longer than the smaller?	695	r3volc
Does popping your neck and back daily cause damage?	694	saw630
What is happening in my brain while I watch this gif?	694	YourACoolGuy
Most low level cumulus clouds have a very flat underside, does this mean that the atmosphere has a sudden decrease in air density at this altitude, if so, why?	694	Spudgunhimself
What, if any, relativistic effects would the Breakthrough Starshot nanoprobes experience?	694	ArtfulJamster
How do we know that irrational numbers are truly non-repeating? Unless we could examine infinite digits then isn’t there the possibility that they just have a HUGE repeating sequence or eventually “settle” into a repeating sequence?	694	[deleted]
Why do blood tests measure serum triglycerides?	694	lonesomefish
Are there any long-term effects for people who have been in a prolonged coma as a child?	693	Pacific_Rimming
Why are the mirrors of the James Webb telescope yellow?	693	parralaxalice