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Nuclear weapons are rated in megatons (of TNT). What would be the differences in detonating a 1 MT nuclear weapon compared to touching off a million ton pile of TNT?

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Geophysics: please correct my understanding. If the mantle is plastic and not liquid, how is it that laval (liquid rock) flows out of volcanoes?

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Radium and Strontium are known to accumulate in bones. Why does our body prefer the heavier 'analogues' of Calcium over the lighter element?

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Can rate of learning be quantified? If so, how do the cognitive and behavioural changes from child to adult alter the rate of learning?

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What is the difference between insulin resistance and Diabetes type II?

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I came across "Expanding Earth theory". I know it's far-fetched idea but I need help please with a specific aspect of debunking it.

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Which language communicates information the quickest? Or most concisely?

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Are any languages more efficient than others at conveying information?

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How does holding our arm up help us to throw more accurately?

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Why does touch typing seem to be mutually exclusive with talking? (more inside)

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Nuclear weapons are rated in megatons (of TNT). What would be the differences in detonating a 1 MT nuclear weapon compared to touching off a million ton pile of TNT?	1138
Geophysics: please correct my understanding. If the mantle is plastic and not liquid, how is it that laval (liquid rock) flows out of volcanoes?	6
Radium and Strontium are known to accumulate in bones. Why does our body prefer the heavier 'analogues' of Calcium over the lighter element?	5
Can rate of learning be quantified? If so, how do the cognitive and behavioural changes from child to adult alter the rate of learning?	5
What is the difference between insulin resistance and Diabetes type II?	2
I came across "Expanding Earth theory". I know it's far-fetched idea but I need help please with a specific aspect of debunking it.	1
Which language communicates information the quickest? Or most concisely?	1
Are any languages more efficient than others at conveying information?	1
How does holding our arm up help us to throw more accurately?	1
Why does touch typing seem to be mutually exclusive with talking? (more inside)	0