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Can we accelerate in space with the power of a flashlight and if yes - how fast?

7454 upvotes • Encaya

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As someone gets more obese, do their actual skin cells stretch or do they replicate fast enough to keep up with the increasing surface area?

7452 upvotes • Husibrap

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Solar Eclipse Megathread

7450 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Historically, why did fevers used to kill so many people, but now they're a rarely fatal annoying symptom?

7429 upvotes • hunter_greyjoy

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Why do they say not to put a car battery on a concrete floor?

7422 upvotes • bykobbackwardsnu

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Oat Milk bad for Reproductive Organs?

7409 upvotes • anonymoussarah

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What actually do they mean by the 'spin' of a particle?

7405 upvotes • SnowFoxes34

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Is extra muscle as hard on the heart as extra fat?

7403 upvotes • PunchTornado

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Why does the flame of a cigarette lighter aid visibility in a dark room, but the flame of a blowtorch has no effect?

7403 upvotes • RealBowsHaveRecurves

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Wikipedia explains that String Field Theory is a part a of Quantum Field Theory while regular String Theory is not. What exactly is the difference between String Field Theory and String Theory?

7388 upvotes • _horus2

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can we accelerate in space with the power of a flashlight and if yes - how fast?	7454	Encaya
As someone gets more obese, do their actual skin cells stretch or do they replicate fast enough to keep up with the increasing surface area?	7452	Husibrap
Solar Eclipse Megathread	7450	AskScienceModerator
Historically, why did fevers used to kill so many people, but now they're a rarely fatal annoying symptom?	7429	hunter_greyjoy
Why do they say not to put a car battery on a concrete floor?	7422	bykobbackwardsnu
Oat Milk bad for Reproductive Organs?	7409	anonymoussarah
What actually do they mean by the 'spin' of a particle?	7405	SnowFoxes34
Is extra muscle as hard on the heart as extra fat?	7403	PunchTornado
Why does the flame of a cigarette lighter aid visibility in a dark room, but the flame of a blowtorch has no effect?	7403	RealBowsHaveRecurves
Wikipedia explains that String Field Theory is a part a of Quantum Field Theory while regular String Theory is not. What exactly is the difference between String Field Theory and String Theory?	7388	_horus2