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Since electricity flows on the surface of its conductor could metal tubing of equal surface area be substituted for solid core wire?

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How does the brain, when in its sleeping state, determine what sounds are and aren't critical enough to justify waking it's body up to?

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Is there a certain configuration for a wifi router's antennas to give better reception?

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In what "language" would a deaf/blind person use to think?

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Since electricity flows on the outside it's conductor, is tubing an option.

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Since electricity flows on the surface of its conductor could metal tubing of equal surface area be substituted for solid core wire?

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Why does one see a checkered pattern when looking through a tinted car window with polarized lenses? Does the manufacturer only polarize in that pattern, or is it some anomaly?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Since electricity flows on the surface of its conductor could metal tubing of equal surface area be substituted for solid core wire?	970
How does the brain, when in its sleeping state, determine what sounds are and aren't critical enough to justify waking it's body up to?	16
Is there a certain configuration for a wifi router's antennas to give better reception?	2
In what "language" would a deaf/blind person use to think?	1
Since electricity flows on the outside it's conductor, is tubing an option.	1
Since electricity flows on the surface of its conductor could metal tubing of equal surface area be substituted for solid core wire?	1
Why does one see a checkered pattern when looking through a tinted car window with polarized lenses? Does the manufacturer only polarize in that pattern, or is it some anomaly?	0