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What are the chances that there are some sort of evolutionary novel, still-living megafauna we've never seen deep in places like the Amazon?

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If starfighters were real, what effect would microgravity have on g-forces experienced by pilots? How would maneuverability be affected by a lack of air? Any other novel capabilities/limitations?

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Would it be possible (theoretically or otherwise) to somehow add some combination of chloroplasts, a cell wall, etc. to the cells of an animal, thereby creating an animal/plant hybrid?

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Assuming it could get its venom into the bloodstream, what's the biggest whale a cobra could kill?

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Why are photographs rectangles, when the lens and aperture of cameras are circular?

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In Fallout game, you can shoot a shoulder mounted mini-nuke that's safe for you to be 100 feet or so away from when it blows. Is there a theoretical limit to how small a nuke could be? What's the smallest that's been made? Would it have an advantage over conventional explosives with the same yield?

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Could seals be domesticated?

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I'm in a spacesuit, hurtling directly toward the sun. How close do I get before I turn into ash? What other stuff happens to me on the way?

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What evolutionary forces led to fruits and vegetables being so vitamin-rich?

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Muhammad Ali once claimed "I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark!" What would be the consequences/implications for Ali and the surrounding area if that boast was true?

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What are the chances that there are some sort of evolutionary novel, still-living megafauna we've never seen deep in places like the Amazon?	1
If starfighters were real, what effect would microgravity have on g-forces experienced by pilots? How would maneuverability be affected by a lack of air? Any other novel capabilities/limitations?	1
Would it be possible (theoretically or otherwise) to somehow add some combination of chloroplasts, a cell wall, etc. to the cells of an animal, thereby creating an animal/plant hybrid?	1
Assuming it could get its venom into the bloodstream, what's the biggest whale a cobra could kill?	1
Why are photographs rectangles, when the lens and aperture of cameras are circular?	1
In Fallout game, you can shoot a shoulder mounted mini-nuke that's safe for you to be 100 feet or so away from when it blows. Is there a theoretical limit to how small a nuke could be? What's the smallest that's been made? Would it have an advantage over conventional explosives with the same yield?	1
Could seals be domesticated?	1
I'm in a spacesuit, hurtling directly toward the sun. How close do I get before I turn into ash? What other stuff happens to me on the way?	1
What evolutionary forces led to fruits and vegetables being so vitamin-rich?	1
Muhammad Ali once claimed "I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark!" What would be the consequences/implications for Ali and the surrounding area if that boast was true?	1