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What would the horizon look like if you were standing on an infinitely stretching and perfectly flat plane?

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Is there such thing as a "perfect whitebody"/reverse blackbody? i.e. something that absorbs and emits no thermal radiation at all

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Is the strengthening of muscles through exercise a result of evolution or something that happens regardless, in all (animal) life?

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Why is the speed of light used in E=mC^2? Is it coincidence or is there a reason?

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Given enough time would evolution produce a 'super species' that can thrive in all environments?

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If you had a sharp enough knife, could you cut cleanly through anything?

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If I had a sharp enough knife, could I cut cleanly through anything?

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I sometimes hear people say that if all humans suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth, the world would continue as normal, but without people, whereas if all the ants were removed, everyone would pretty much die. Is there any truth to this?

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What's the difference between a snare drum hit and a siren that allows the latter to be drawn out for as long as you want, but the former can only be a single hit?

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Is it that ridiculous to assume that intelligent alien life would probably be human-like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What would the horizon look like if you were standing on an infinitely stretching and perfectly flat plane?	4450
Is there such thing as a "perfect whitebody"/reverse blackbody? i.e. something that absorbs and emits no thermal radiation at all	11
Is the strengthening of muscles through exercise a result of evolution or something that happens regardless, in all (animal) life?	1
Why is the speed of light used in E=mC^2? Is it coincidence or is there a reason?	1
Given enough time would evolution produce a 'super species' that can thrive in all environments?	1
If you had a sharp enough knife, could you cut cleanly through anything?	1
If I had a sharp enough knife, could I cut cleanly through anything?	1
I sometimes hear people say that if all humans suddenly disappeared off the face of the earth, the world would continue as normal, but without people, whereas if all the ants were removed, everyone would pretty much die. Is there any truth to this?	1
What's the difference between a snare drum hit and a siren that allows the latter to be drawn out for as long as you want, but the former can only be a single hit?	1
Is it that ridiculous to assume that intelligent alien life would probably be human-like?	1