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Is there any practical reason why extraterrestrial rover vehicles could not be equipped with air compressors which would automatically discharge when solar panels are dusty? They would not have to recompress quickly, but could draw in over time.

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Are there any indications that modern athletes may be nearing the limit of human physical performance capacity? It seems as though each generation brings new record-breakers.

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Is there as much of a decline in the number of small birds in the Northeast this winter as there seems to me to be?

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Would it be possible for an ISS astronaut to decelerate enough to survive re-entry on their own in a spacesuit?

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When archaeologists excavate tombs or other "sealed" spaces, is there any precaution taken against infection by pathogens or other toxic contaminants?

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How fast would a baseball pitch need to be traveling for it to be physiologically impossible for a batter to react fast enough to hit it?

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How are the "best by" and "better by" dates determined for various foods, especially given the complexity of ingredients in many premade (multi-substance) food products?

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If you were to have a theoretically infinite supply of dominoes, and placed them in a straight line in an environment devoid of outside influence from other forces, would the cascade eventually stop, and if so, when?

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What evolutionary advantage exists for a virus with a high fatality rate?

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What is the basis for the creation of ever more powerful painkillers such as carfentanil? The lethal dose is so tiny that I can't picture a therapeutic application.

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Is there any practical reason why extraterrestrial rover vehicles could not be equipped with air compressors which would automatically discharge when solar panels are dusty? They would not have to recompress quickly, but could draw in over time.	1
Are there any indications that modern athletes may be nearing the limit of human physical performance capacity? It seems as though each generation brings new record-breakers.	1
Is there as much of a decline in the number of small birds in the Northeast this winter as there seems to me to be?	1
Would it be possible for an ISS astronaut to decelerate enough to survive re-entry on their own in a spacesuit?	1
When archaeologists excavate tombs or other "sealed" spaces, is there any precaution taken against infection by pathogens or other toxic contaminants?	1
How fast would a baseball pitch need to be traveling for it to be physiologically impossible for a batter to react fast enough to hit it?	1
How are the "best by" and "better by" dates determined for various foods, especially given the complexity of ingredients in many premade (multi-substance) food products?	1
If you were to have a theoretically infinite supply of dominoes, and placed them in a straight line in an environment devoid of outside influence from other forces, would the cascade eventually stop, and if so, when?	1
What evolutionary advantage exists for a virus with a high fatality rate?	1
What is the basis for the creation of ever more powerful painkillers such as carfentanil? The lethal dose is so tiny that I can't picture a therapeutic application.	1