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Will it ever be possible to see beyond the "Observable Universe" barrier into what is "unobservable"?

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If someone touched one of your internal organs, could you possibly feel their touch?

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Can some humans see further into the infrared and ultraviolet spectra than others? When does red become "infrared" and violet "ultraviolet", and what might that look like to us?

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Why is it that, on most electric household fans, the first setting you can turn to is always the highest/most powerful?

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Why are many resolution values you see on TVs and videos in multiples of 360 (or 180, 90)? 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, etc. What is the connection to circles, if there is one?

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Why is the Navier-Stokes equation (and others like it) so difficult to solve?

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If you put one foot on one bathroom scale and the other foot on another scale and stood between them so your center of mass was exactly between the two scales (say your feet/the scales are x distance apart, and you weigh W), what would each scale read?

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Why is mathematical induction sometimes frowned upon as a proof method?

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If both have the purpose of amplifying sound, why is one called a 'microphone' and the other a 'megaphone'?

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Why did we evolve two kidneys as opposed to one?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Will it ever be possible to see beyond the "Observable Universe" barrier into what is "unobservable"?	56
If someone touched one of your internal organs, could you possibly feel their touch?	30
Can some humans see further into the infrared and ultraviolet spectra than others? When does red become "infrared" and violet "ultraviolet", and what might that look like to us?	11
Why is it that, on most electric household fans, the first setting you can turn to is always the highest/most powerful?	5
Why are many resolution values you see on TVs and videos in multiples of 360 (or 180, 90)? 360p, 480p, 720p, 1080p, 1440p, etc. What is the connection to circles, if there is one?	2
Why is the Navier-Stokes equation (and others like it) so difficult to solve?	2
If you put one foot on one bathroom scale and the other foot on another scale and stood between them so your center of mass was exactly between the two scales (say your feet/the scales are x distance apart, and you weigh W), what would each scale read?	2
Why is mathematical induction sometimes frowned upon as a proof method?	1
If both have the purpose of amplifying sound, why is one called a 'microphone' and the other a 'megaphone'?	1
Why did we evolve two kidneys as opposed to one?	1