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Why do showers cause steam if the water is much cooler than vaporization temperature?

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How do we know that there aren't anti-galaxies?

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Why can the nerves in limbs be reattached and still function but not the spinal cord?

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Is it actually possible to ignite the atmosphere?

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How do we determine the universe's edge? Is it possible there's more stuff out there but it's so far away its light has not yet reached us from the beginning of time?

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How are astronomers able to determine the characteristics of extrasolar planets?

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Why is it that hot tubs feel great, but air at those temperatures is extremely unpleasant?

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I heard that when testing the Tsar Bomba, Soviet scientists were concerned its explosion might be hot enough to set the Earth's atmosphere on fire. Is this possible?

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If a planck length is the smallest possible unit of space, is there also a smallest possible measurable unit of time?

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Is it as difficult for speakers of East Asian languages to distinguish between Western languages as it is the other way around?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why do showers cause steam if the water is much cooler than vaporization temperature?	9
How do we know that there aren't anti-galaxies?	6
Why can the nerves in limbs be reattached and still function but not the spinal cord?	5
Is it actually possible to ignite the atmosphere?	4
How do we determine the universe's edge? Is it possible there's more stuff out there but it's so far away its light has not yet reached us from the beginning of time?	2
How are astronomers able to determine the characteristics of extrasolar planets?	2
Why is it that hot tubs feel great, but air at those temperatures is extremely unpleasant?	1
I heard that when testing the Tsar Bomba, Soviet scientists were concerned its explosion might be hot enough to set the Earth's atmosphere on fire. Is this possible?	1
If a planck length is the smallest possible unit of space, is there also a smallest possible measurable unit of time?	1
Is it as difficult for speakers of East Asian languages to distinguish between Western languages as it is the other way around?	1