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I read a nice explanation on here recently of thermodynamics analogising energy to water running downhill and how water can only run downhill. But if this is the case, how can any water (energy) have ever run uphill in the first place, in order to run down?

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Is there any place I could go or thing I could do to truly be at rest? Is there any way I could ever be going 0 mph?

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Why do sugary things seem to heat much more quickly in the microwave?

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Would there be an advantage to encoding more information into a signal than just 1's and 0's? Or would that create more problems than it solves?

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Is there a limit to voltage?

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What are the upper and lower bounds on the size of a star?

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How much pressure would it take for air to be physically forced into a solid?

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Bats seem to fly through the air and change direction much much faster than similar size birds. Is there a biological reason for this or is it a result of perception?

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Why is the primary coil of a transformer not a dead short? And how does it 'know' how much energy to transfer to the secondary coil once it is given a load?

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What would it really mean for someone to have an IQ of thousands or millions?

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I read a nice explanation on here recently of thermodynamics analogising energy to water running downhill and how water can only run downhill. But if this is the case, how can any water (energy) have ever run uphill in the first place, in order to run down?	1
Is there any place I could go or thing I could do to truly be at rest? Is there any way I could ever be going 0 mph?	1
Why do sugary things seem to heat much more quickly in the microwave?	1
Would there be an advantage to encoding more information into a signal than just 1's and 0's? Or would that create more problems than it solves?	1
Is there a limit to voltage?	1
What are the upper and lower bounds on the size of a star?	1
How much pressure would it take for air to be physically forced into a solid?	1
Bats seem to fly through the air and change direction much much faster than similar size birds. Is there a biological reason for this or is it a result of perception?	1
Why is the primary coil of a transformer not a dead short? And how does it 'know' how much energy to transfer to the secondary coil once it is given a load?	1
What would it really mean for someone to have an IQ of thousands or millions?	1