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Is there any measurable difference between an extremely fine powder (where grains are only a few molecules each) and a liquid?

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What makes a material insulate heat better than others?

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Why exactly do wolves howl?

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If you are in a medium, like air, can you exceed the speed of light in air? Or if you are in a vacuum, and light is in the medium of air/whatever, can you exceed the speed of light in said medium?

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Radio waves and visible light are both electromagnetic waves. Visible light is transmitted via photons. Does this mean that gamma waves are made of photons? If so, does that mean by slowing down a gamma wave we can make visible light?

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Why does a photograph of a computer monitor or tv screen look blurred and odd on the digital photograph even though the screen itself looks fine in person?

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Do animal individuals have "phobias" like people do? For instance, would one dog be afraid of snakes and bees but another love them?

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How do we predict time dilation?

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If we had a cubic centimeter of antimatter, what would it look like? Would it have a color and a noticeable texture?

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If car keys that can unlock a car from a distance do so using electromagnetic waves, and there are hundreds of millions of cars in the world (if not over a billion), and the frequency for car keys aren't too far apart, why doesn't my key unlock other cars?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there any measurable difference between an extremely fine powder (where grains are only a few molecules each) and a liquid?	4
What makes a material insulate heat better than others?	3
Why exactly do wolves howl?	3
If you are in a medium, like air, can you exceed the speed of light in air? Or if you are in a vacuum, and light is in the medium of air/whatever, can you exceed the speed of light in said medium?	3
Radio waves and visible light are both electromagnetic waves. Visible light is transmitted via photons. Does this mean that gamma waves are made of photons? If so, does that mean by slowing down a gamma wave we can make visible light?	1
Why does a photograph of a computer monitor or tv screen look blurred and odd on the digital photograph even though the screen itself looks fine in person?	1
Do animal individuals have "phobias" like people do? For instance, would one dog be afraid of snakes and bees but another love them?	1
How do we predict time dilation?	1
If we had a cubic centimeter of antimatter, what would it look like? Would it have a color and a noticeable texture?	1
If car keys that can unlock a car from a distance do so using electromagnetic waves, and there are hundreds of millions of cars in the world (if not over a billion), and the frequency for car keys aren't too far apart, why doesn't my key unlock other cars?	1