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If two objects collide on Earth, their kinetic energy is converted to other forms such as light and sound. But in space, it can't be converted into sound energy, so what would it get converted into? And would it be more destructive for the objects in question? Or am I completely misguided?

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If someone were to die alone in a small boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, would their body still rot in the same way as it would on land? Or would there not be enough/the same bacteria etc to cause decomposition?

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Bit of a stupid one here - would it be possible for a human to avoid dehydration if they were in a sufficiently humid environment?

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If Earth is spinning on its axis and orbiting the Sun, the solar system is hurtling through space, and our galaxy is ALSO hurtling through space, are we then under the effects of time dilation from all of that velocity?

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If two objects collide on Earth, their kinetic energy is converted to other forms such as light and sound. But in space, it can't be converted into sound energy, so what would it get converted into? And would it be more destructive for the objects in question? Or am I completely misguided?	4101
If someone were to die alone in a small boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, would their body still rot in the same way as it would on land? Or would there not be enough/the same bacteria etc to cause decomposition?	1
Bit of a stupid one here - would it be possible for a human to avoid dehydration if they were in a sufficiently humid environment?	1
If Earth is spinning on its axis and orbiting the Sun, the solar system is hurtling through space, and our galaxy is ALSO hurtling through space, are we then under the effects of time dilation from all of that velocity?	1