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After watching a video flyover of Titan, I wondered how scientists delineate one pole as "north" and the other as "south" on non-earth bodies? Magnetism? Alignment with the solar plane? Other?

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How does the plane of our Solar System align with the planes of other observed solar systems? And with the Galactic Disk itself?

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Hourglasses obviously require gravity to function, but how would one function differently if subjected to higher gravity, say 2 G?

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If locked in a room with 100kgs of food and unlimited water, could you extend your survival by rationing your daily intake or would it make no difference?

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What's happening Neurologically when we find something 'Interesting'?

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Setting aside the enormous Ethical and Legal issues, would it be possible to engineer a highly infectious, but otherwise benign, Covid variant to outcompete the more dangerous strains?

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Do canines really howl 'at the moon' or are they just looking up when they howl and sometimes the moon is in the sky?

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We are familiar with polymer chains and Kekulé's dream about benzene forming rings. Is it possible to form a compound of interlinked rings like a conventional chain in the macro world?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
After watching a video flyover of Titan, I wondered how scientists delineate one pole as "north" and the other as "south" on non-earth bodies? Magnetism? Alignment with the solar plane? Other?	36
How does the plane of our Solar System align with the planes of other observed solar systems? And with the Galactic Disk itself?	6
Hourglasses obviously require gravity to function, but how would one function differently if subjected to higher gravity, say 2 G?	3
If locked in a room with 100kgs of food and unlimited water, could you extend your survival by rationing your daily intake or would it make no difference?	1
What's happening Neurologically when we find something 'Interesting'?	1
Setting aside the enormous Ethical and Legal issues, would it be possible to engineer a highly infectious, but otherwise benign, Covid variant to outcompete the more dangerous strains?	1
Do canines really howl 'at the moon' or are they just looking up when they howl and sometimes the moon is in the sky?	1
We are familiar with polymer chains and Kekulé's dream about benzene forming rings. Is it possible to form a compound of interlinked rings like a conventional chain in the macro world?	1