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If I put an infrared antenna, hooked up to a battery, inside an ideal, perfectly-insulated black body, would it generate power and reduce the temperate inside due to IR radiation being absorbed? (If so, why doesn't that violate the 2nd law of thermodynamics?)
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Is it possible to write programs in two different higher-level programming languages (say, Python and C++), such that after compiling the machine code of both programs is identical?
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How mechanically efficient are the fins of fish and whales as a means of propulsion, compared to screw propellers?
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If someone put a breathing apparatus on a fish that allowed it to live without water, then set the fish loose someplace with zero gravity (like the ISS) would it swim in air like it does in water? (X-Post /r/showerthoughts)
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If someone put a breathing apparatus on a fish that allowed it to live without water, then set the fish loose someplace with zero gravity (like the ISS) would it swim in air like it does in water?
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Are there any practical "real world" applications of the theory of evolution, beyond tying together other biological knowledge?
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Would composite tank armor be extremely ineffective against round shot, since spheres are rotationally symmetrical on any axis?
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Most large land mammals seem to have some sort of natural swimming instinct, so why does it seem that humans are almost always incapable of swimming unless they have taken extensive swimming lessons?
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