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Is the 'tension' of which masseurs speak a real thing?

544 upvotes • scithion

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Can we use mass spectrophotometry and other separation techniques to figure out the "secret ingredients" in products such as Coca cola?

544 upvotes • the-nashanator

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Do entire populations of insects exist only as eggs during cold winters? Or do they just migrate in from warmer climes?

544 upvotes • CitizenPremier

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AI: How would it function without motivation?

544 upvotes • streetparker

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My friend is convinced that, assuming earth is the only thing is the universe, if you threw a ball in space it would eventually stop and come back. It would go on forever, right?

544 upvotes • Jaljacob

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How does Shazam work?

544 upvotes • DASAVAGEBOII

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COVID vaccine effectiveness and different COVID variants.. why do the variants have different effectiveness?

544 upvotes • FabricatedByMan

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Why do numbers in digital clocks dance/jiggle when I chew something crunchy?

543 upvotes • [deleted]

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Reading the 'fan theories' thread from a few days ago made me wonder, is there any truth to the idea of heavily traumatized or comatose people inventing alternate realities to "cope" with their state?

543 upvotes • vmosh

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Once a plane goes supersonic, does it sound much quieter to the pilot?

543 upvotes • imthefooI

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is the 'tension' of which masseurs speak a real thing?	544	scithion
Can we use mass spectrophotometry and other separation techniques to figure out the "secret ingredients" in products such as Coca cola?	544	the-nashanator
Do entire populations of insects exist only as eggs during cold winters? Or do they just migrate in from warmer climes?	544	CitizenPremier
AI: How would it function without motivation?	544	streetparker
My friend is convinced that, assuming earth is the only thing is the universe, if you threw a ball in space it would eventually stop and come back. It would go on forever, right?	544	Jaljacob
How does Shazam work?	544	DASAVAGEBOII
COVID vaccine effectiveness and different COVID variants.. why do the variants have different effectiveness?	544	FabricatedByMan
Why do numbers in digital clocks dance/jiggle when I chew something crunchy?	543	[deleted]
Reading the 'fan theories' thread from a few days ago made me wonder, is there any truth to the idea of heavily traumatized or comatose people inventing alternate realities to "cope" with their state?	543	vmosh
Once a plane goes supersonic, does it sound much quieter to the pilot?	543	imthefooI