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If I could have some sort of material that is weightless and diaphanous but also able to be stiffened, could I create a suit that would allow me to fly with nothing but my own body?

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Would it be possible to hack/program a computer by showing its camera a series of images or shapes?

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Are there DNA banks for endangered species, kind of like a seed bank? A place where a DNA sample of a species that has gone extinct, perhaps in the hope that one day we could clone those extinct animals and bring them back?

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What would a peak physical human be able to do? How close to a comic book peak human would they be?

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Are there units of measurement for how smelly something is? Like how there are Scoval units for spiciness, Decibels for sound, and the Richter scale for earthquakes?

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Would the poison recipe from "Arsenic and Old Lace" actually taste good, and how painless and quick would the poison be?

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Say I’m making a big pot of Cincinnati Chili when someone rolls a grenade into my kitchen. Would upending the chili pot overtop the grenade, sealing it inside, improve my chances of survival? Time is something of a factor here.

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When did the trend of giving birds human names, like a Robin, or Jay, or Cardinal, start?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I could have some sort of material that is weightless and diaphanous but also able to be stiffened, could I create a suit that would allow me to fly with nothing but my own body?	4
Would it be possible to hack/program a computer by showing its camera a series of images or shapes?	1
Are there DNA banks for endangered species, kind of like a seed bank? A place where a DNA sample of a species that has gone extinct, perhaps in the hope that one day we could clone those extinct animals and bring them back?	1
What would a peak physical human be able to do? How close to a comic book peak human would they be?	1
Are there units of measurement for how smelly something is? Like how there are Scoval units for spiciness, Decibels for sound, and the Richter scale for earthquakes?	1
Would the poison recipe from "Arsenic and Old Lace" actually taste good, and how painless and quick would the poison be?	1
Say I’m making a big pot of Cincinnati Chili when someone rolls a grenade into my kitchen. Would upending the chili pot overtop the grenade, sealing it inside, improve my chances of survival? Time is something of a factor here.	1
When did the trend of giving birds human names, like a Robin, or Jay, or Cardinal, start?	1