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Why is the Lagrangian such a special quantity?

564 upvotes • samyall

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[Biology] What causes some people to be more prone to headaches than others?

564 upvotes • I_am_eating_a_mango

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Why aren't the bows of submarines pointy??

564 upvotes • unbeatable_101

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Is a single vertical propeller enough for full flight and control?

564 upvotes • boo_ey

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Can radioactive material be made from household produces bought from Walmart?

563 upvotes • rokatoro

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If I can get a tan from a ball of fire 93 million miles away, can I also tan from a smaller campfire just a few feet away?

563 upvotes • luckytopher

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Why does it make sense that our eyes are logarithmic light detectors?

563 upvotes • 5tar_k1ll3r

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A shot glass that was sitting on a table for days, untouched, just violently shattered into pieces for seemingly no reason. What the heck just happened?

562 upvotes • bent_my_wookie

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Do people with wider set eyes have better depth perception?

562 upvotes • damaba6

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What does a "two-mile-wide tornado" mean? Is the funnel cloud literally two miles in diameter?

562 upvotes • happywaffle

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is the Lagrangian such a special quantity?	564	samyall
[Biology] What causes some people to be more prone to headaches than others?	564	I_am_eating_a_mango
Why aren't the bows of submarines pointy??	564	unbeatable_101
Is a single vertical propeller enough for full flight and control?	564	boo_ey
Can radioactive material be made from household produces bought from Walmart?	563	rokatoro
If I can get a tan from a ball of fire 93 million miles away, can I also tan from a smaller campfire just a few feet away?	563	luckytopher
Why does it make sense that our eyes are logarithmic light detectors?	563	5tar_k1ll3r
A shot glass that was sitting on a table for days, untouched, just violently shattered into pieces for seemingly no reason. What the heck just happened?	562	bent_my_wookie
Do people with wider set eyes have better depth perception?	562	damaba6
What does a "two-mile-wide tornado" mean? Is the funnel cloud literally two miles in diameter?	562	happywaffle