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When octopus/squid/cuttlefish are out of the water in some videos, are they in pain from the air? Or does their skin keep them safe for a prolonged time? Is it closer to amphibian skin than fish skin?

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Is it possible to refract radio waves at such a series of angles, that you end up with visible light?

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With Puerto Rico voting for State Hood, what advantage would there be to build a Rocket Launch center there? Is it significantly better than Florida?

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If you lived in a hollow world the size of Earth. filled with 1 ATM and a light source, and looked up, would you be able to see the other side of the sphere, or would the atmosphere be too thick to see through? It would technically be many many times thicker than on the surface of Earth.

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What is the lift to weight ratio of a dragonfly vs a modern attack helicopter?

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If Pluto is currently 229 degrees C, how warm could it get crossing past Neptune?

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The moment the universe started, the first frame of time, how did it happen with zero space, and therefore, zero time for change over time?

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When I had 3 table spoons of nutmeg, time seemed to slow down. What caused this?

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So much as I know, I'm fairly mostly white. But my DNA test showed 2.6% Denisovian, and only 2% Neanderthal. Is this unusual?

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Could CRISPR erase Gender Dysphoria? Should the state use it to imprint the correct gender on its citizens?

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When octopus/squid/cuttlefish are out of the water in some videos, are they in pain from the air? Or does their skin keep them safe for a prolonged time? Is it closer to amphibian skin than fish skin?	11709
Is it possible to refract radio waves at such a series of angles, that you end up with visible light?	8
With Puerto Rico voting for State Hood, what advantage would there be to build a Rocket Launch center there? Is it significantly better than Florida?	3
If you lived in a hollow world the size of Earth. filled with 1 ATM and a light source, and looked up, would you be able to see the other side of the sphere, or would the atmosphere be too thick to see through? It would technically be many many times thicker than on the surface of Earth.	2
What is the lift to weight ratio of a dragonfly vs a modern attack helicopter?	1
If Pluto is currently 229 degrees C, how warm could it get crossing past Neptune?	1
The moment the universe started, the first frame of time, how did it happen with zero space, and therefore, zero time for change over time?	1
When I had 3 table spoons of nutmeg, time seemed to slow down. What caused this?	1
So much as I know, I'm fairly mostly white. But my DNA test showed 2.6% Denisovian, and only 2% Neanderthal. Is this unusual?	1
Could CRISPR erase Gender Dysphoria? Should the state use it to imprint the correct gender on its citizens?	1