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If they pointed the Hubble telescope back towards the Earth, what's the smallest thing it could see?

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In the same way that there is good fat, is there such a thing as bad protein?

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When a marathon runner hits a wall, what happens physiologically? And what's happening when they push through it?

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Does Earth regularly gain or lose mass? Or did it form with a certain mass that has largely remained unchanged?

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If people commit things to memory when they sleep, do deeper sleepers have better memories?

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When I pour juice out of a carton, if I try to "pour too quickly", the stream of juice gets interrupted by air bubbles, but if I dial it back a bit I can get a perfectly continuous stream. Which way of pouring allows me to pour my juice the fastest?

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How high up would you have to be for your parachute not to work?

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If we burn our finger, we're told to place it under cold water. Does this help with minimizing the damage caused by the burn, or is it just easing the pain?

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Does Life Oppose Entropy? When particles in the air and ground are absorbed by plants/inhaled by animals, they seem to go from a more chaotic state to a structured/organised one.

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Would decreasing the speed limit during rush hour reduce the amount of traffic?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If they pointed the Hubble telescope back towards the Earth, what's the smallest thing it could see?	478
In the same way that there is good fat, is there such a thing as bad protein?	2
When a marathon runner hits a wall, what happens physiologically? And what's happening when they push through it?	2
Does Earth regularly gain or lose mass? Or did it form with a certain mass that has largely remained unchanged?	1
If people commit things to memory when they sleep, do deeper sleepers have better memories?	1
When I pour juice out of a carton, if I try to "pour too quickly", the stream of juice gets interrupted by air bubbles, but if I dial it back a bit I can get a perfectly continuous stream. Which way of pouring allows me to pour my juice the fastest?	1
How high up would you have to be for your parachute not to work?	1
If we burn our finger, we're told to place it under cold water. Does this help with minimizing the damage caused by the burn, or is it just easing the pain?	1
Does Life Oppose Entropy? When particles in the air and ground are absorbed by plants/inhaled by animals, they seem to go from a more chaotic state to a structured/organised one.	1
Would decreasing the speed limit during rush hour reduce the amount of traffic?	1