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Why do trains slip more on damp rails than wet ones?

622 upvotes • Dannei

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Is there a depth under which the buoyant force is no longer sufficient to bring a diver back to the surface ?

622 upvotes • AlexandreFraysse

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Why does yellow against white appear to contrast so little compared to other colours against white when at equal intensities?

622 upvotes • asteconn

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I've seen news lately about a new strain of COVID-19, can anyone explain what changed and how it evolved?

622 upvotes • cR_Spitfire

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If something as small as an atom shot through your body would it be detrimental? Or even a string of atoms being passed, at fast speeds, horizontally through your body.

621 upvotes • AayJey

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What is the likely range of possibilities for the trajectory of climate change?

621 upvotes • level10peon

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Does the 7.8 earthquake in Nepal mean that Mt. Everest just grew a little more?

621 upvotes • Sanity_in_Moderation

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What's the fastest "big" thing in the universe?

621 upvotes • ritajalilip

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Can someone explain why Quantum Entanglement is "bizarre?" (What makes it different from macroscopic conserved systems?)

621 upvotes • HonorableJudgeHolden

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Does temperature affect how sound travels?

620 upvotes • princessnaylee

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do trains slip more on damp rails than wet ones?	622	Dannei
Is there a depth under which the buoyant force is no longer sufficient to bring a diver back to the surface ?	622	AlexandreFraysse
Why does yellow against white appear to contrast so little compared to other colours against white when at equal intensities?	622	asteconn
I've seen news lately about a new strain of COVID-19, can anyone explain what changed and how it evolved?	622	cR_Spitfire
If something as small as an atom shot through your body would it be detrimental? Or even a string of atoms being passed, at fast speeds, horizontally through your body.	621	AayJey
What is the likely range of possibilities for the trajectory of climate change?	621	level10peon
Does the 7.8 earthquake in Nepal mean that Mt. Everest just grew a little more?	621	Sanity_in_Moderation
What's the fastest "big" thing in the universe?	621	ritajalilip
Can someone explain why Quantum Entanglement is "bizarre?" (What makes it different from macroscopic conserved systems?)	621	HonorableJudgeHolden
Does temperature affect how sound travels?	620	princessnaylee