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From a cardiac standpoint, is something that gets your heartrate up (e.g. watching a scary movie) a positive thing just like exercise?

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How do antibiotics destroy foreign bacteria without harming our own body as well?

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How well-defined is the eye of a hurricane? Could I be standing inside it and experience almost no wind, while fifty meters away houses are getting torn apart?

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Theoretically, how would technology work to "stop" a hurricane in progress?

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Is there a number so large that it has no practical scientific application whatsoever? For instance, is googolplex (10^10^100) useful for anything besides abstract discussions of large numbers?

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Why can we feel the vibrations of lower-pitched sounds better than higher pitched ones? Shouldn't a higher frequency feel more powerful?

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Is pedophilia psychologically different from other sexual fetishes, or is it only so stigmatized because of the danger it poses?

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Is the escape velocity of a black hole infinite, or just really high?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
From a cardiac standpoint, is something that gets your heartrate up (e.g. watching a scary movie) a positive thing just like exercise?	38
How do antibiotics destroy foreign bacteria without harming our own body as well?	15
How well-defined is the eye of a hurricane? Could I be standing inside it and experience almost no wind, while fifty meters away houses are getting torn apart?	1
Theoretically, how would technology work to "stop" a hurricane in progress?	1
Is there a number so large that it has no practical scientific application whatsoever? For instance, is googolplex (10^10^100) useful for anything besides abstract discussions of large numbers?	1
Why can we feel the vibrations of lower-pitched sounds better than higher pitched ones? Shouldn't a higher frequency feel more powerful?	1
Is pedophilia psychologically different from other sexual fetishes, or is it only so stigmatized because of the danger it poses?	1
Is the escape velocity of a black hole infinite, or just really high?	1