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Why is Hexabromoethane so expensive?

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If a planet spun fast enough, could something orbiting it be accelerated into a higher orbit purely by tidal gravitational forces?

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Why do photons, which have zero rest mass, get affected by gravity? Gravity is just matter curving spacetime and in turn enacting a force on other matter, so how does gravity enact a force on things with no matter?

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Could you theoretically use rape as an interrogation tactic?

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What would happen if I took a bath in a tub full of some solution with a very high pH, like 15 or 16?

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How the hell does the Oberth effect work?

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What would happen if I ingested a whole gram of pure LSD? Would I die? If so, from what? If not, what would happen? Do we know?

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What single measurement, if taken inside a black hole, would be most useful to scientists?

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What's the biggest obstacle in the way of designing a synthetic pathway to bromochlorofluoroidomethane? Why haven't any been discovered?

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Can a mixture of salts swap anions/cations with each other as they precipitate out of solution?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Hexabromoethane so expensive?	1
If a planet spun fast enough, could something orbiting it be accelerated into a higher orbit purely by tidal gravitational forces?	1
Why do photons, which have zero rest mass, get affected by gravity? Gravity is just matter curving spacetime and in turn enacting a force on other matter, so how does gravity enact a force on things with no matter?	1
Could you theoretically use rape as an interrogation tactic?	1
What would happen if I took a bath in a tub full of some solution with a very high pH, like 15 or 16?	1
How the hell does the Oberth effect work?	1
What would happen if I ingested a whole gram of pure LSD? Would I die? If so, from what? If not, what would happen? Do we know?	1
What single measurement, if taken inside a black hole, would be most useful to scientists?	1
What's the biggest obstacle in the way of designing a synthetic pathway to bromochlorofluoroidomethane? Why haven't any been discovered?	1
Can a mixture of salts swap anions/cations with each other as they precipitate out of solution?	1