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Naturalists, how true to life are programs like Planet Earth, One Planet, etc?

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Why is even southern Greenland mostly covered by glaciers while other islands like Devon, Victoria (Canada), and Bolshevik (Russia) islands at similar or higher latitudes are not?

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If cracking a joint is the cavitation of gas bubbles between the bone and cartilage, why does cracking a single socket joint sound the same as cracking more complex joints like wrists and ankles?

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If I pour milk into my mouth directly from the jug without letting the jug touch my lips, can my germs reach the rest of the milk in the jug?

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Periodically, companies will get negative press for routing information through China. I understand that China can spy or intercept that information, but with the sheer volume of data how can they possibly filter it all to steal anything relevant?

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At what scale does the effectiveness of simple machines break down?

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Naturalists, how true to life are programs like Planet Earth, One Planet, etc?	1
Why is even southern Greenland mostly covered by glaciers while other islands like Devon, Victoria (Canada), and Bolshevik (Russia) islands at similar or higher latitudes are not?	1
If cracking a joint is the cavitation of gas bubbles between the bone and cartilage, why does cracking a single socket joint sound the same as cracking more complex joints like wrists and ankles?	1
If I pour milk into my mouth directly from the jug without letting the jug touch my lips, can my germs reach the rest of the milk in the jug?	1
Periodically, companies will get negative press for routing information through China. I understand that China can spy or intercept that information, but with the sheer volume of data how can they possibly filter it all to steal anything relevant?	1
At what scale does the effectiveness of simple machines break down?	1