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Do the beneficial microbes that live inside me have an "easy life" where they have unrestricted access to everything they want, or do they have to compete for resources like most other life forms on earth do?

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When I watch TV it seems like I can perfectly conceptualize 3 dimensions in a 2D space. So why can't I perfectly conceptualize 4 dimensions in this 3D space?

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When I watch TV it seems like I can perfectly conceptualize 3 dimensions in a 2D space. So why can't I perfectly conceptualize 4 dimensions in this 3D space?

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If a hypercube is just a way to visualize a 4 dimensional object and I know that isn't what it really looks like, what would a visualization of a regular cube look like to someone from flatland?

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If the Earth were a perfect sphere with the same mass, how flat would an acre be compared to a perfectly flat acre?

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If I dumped a bucket of pennies off the empire state building, would drafting from the rear pennies allow the front pennies to reach speeds high enough to injure someone?

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There is a prime number that is the largest prime number we know. Do we know EVERY prime number that is smaller than that number?

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Do babies who get vigorously tested for things like demonstrating a lack of object permanence, gain object permanence faster than average. Basically, can those things be "trained" in babies?

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Will it be possible to see Elon's Roadster from any Earth based telescope?

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If we stopped all tidal action somehow and let the oceans "settle" how long would it take the moon to start making normal waves again?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do the beneficial microbes that live inside me have an "easy life" where they have unrestricted access to everything they want, or do they have to compete for resources like most other life forms on earth do?	31
When I watch TV it seems like I can perfectly conceptualize 3 dimensions in a 2D space. So why can't I perfectly conceptualize 4 dimensions in this 3D space?	4
When I watch TV it seems like I can perfectly conceptualize 3 dimensions in a 2D space. So why can't I perfectly conceptualize 4 dimensions in this 3D space?	1
If a hypercube is just a way to visualize a 4 dimensional object and I know that isn't what it really looks like, what would a visualization of a regular cube look like to someone from flatland?	1
If the Earth were a perfect sphere with the same mass, how flat would an acre be compared to a perfectly flat acre?	1
If I dumped a bucket of pennies off the empire state building, would drafting from the rear pennies allow the front pennies to reach speeds high enough to injure someone?	1
There is a prime number that is the largest prime number we know. Do we know EVERY prime number that is smaller than that number?	1
Do babies who get vigorously tested for things like demonstrating a lack of object permanence, gain object permanence faster than average. Basically, can those things be "trained" in babies?	1
Will it be possible to see Elon's Roadster from any Earth based telescope?	1
If we stopped all tidal action somehow and let the oceans "settle" how long would it take the moon to start making normal waves again?	1