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How does my car stereo know when it has "found" a real radio station and not just static when it is scanning?

1678 upvotes • r/askscience

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Cars, solariums, and greenhouses can get really hot because they trap heat coming in through the glass. Why can't the heat leave just as easily? Why doesn't it balance out?

1365 upvotes • r/askscience

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If aliens were checking out the night sky, would Earth stand out in terms of electromagnetic broadcasting or would we just be part of the "noise" of the universe?

54 upvotes • r/askscience

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Do statistical entities like bell curves and "odds" ACTUALLY exist in nature or are they merely artifacts of constructed mathematical language?

29 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why were Apollo astronauts weightless on the way to the moon? If they weren't orbiting shouldn't gravity have still affected them?

24 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why does the inverse square law of light (and gravity) happen?

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When light passes through transparent materials, do the photons sneak past all the atoms or is there a chain of absorption and re-emission?

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How does DNA actually wrangle other atoms to form the structure of a cell?

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Why don't satellite signals, radars, radios, TV broadcasts, WiFi, etc. all interfere with one another?

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What's the actual difference between volts and amps? Why are amps so dangerous while volts don't seem to be? What are the physical properties involved?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How does my car stereo know when it has "found" a real radio station and not just static when it is scanning?	1678	askscience
Cars, solariums, and greenhouses can get really hot because they trap heat coming in through the glass. Why can't the heat leave just as easily? Why doesn't it balance out?	1365	askscience
If aliens were checking out the night sky, would Earth stand out in terms of electromagnetic broadcasting or would we just be part of the "noise" of the universe?	54	askscience
Do statistical entities like bell curves and "odds" ACTUALLY exist in nature or are they merely artifacts of constructed mathematical language?	29	askscience
Why were Apollo astronauts weightless on the way to the moon? If they weren't orbiting shouldn't gravity have still affected them?	24	askscience
Why does the inverse square law of light (and gravity) happen?	10	askscience
When light passes through transparent materials, do the photons sneak past all the atoms or is there a chain of absorption and re-emission?	7	askscience
How does DNA actually wrangle other atoms to form the structure of a cell?	5	askscience
Why don't satellite signals, radars, radios, TV broadcasts, WiFi, etc. all interfere with one another?	5	askscience
What's the actual difference between volts and amps? Why are amps so dangerous while volts don't seem to be? What are the physical properties involved?	4	askscience