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I just calculated that there's 208000 pounds of water in my swimming pool. Why don't I feel immense pressure on the bottom of the pool?

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If nitrogen is more prevalent than oxygen in our atmosphere, why did we evolve to breathe oxygen instead of nitrogen?

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Physiologically speaking, why do my ears ring if I stand up too quickly and the blood rushes to my head. Is the dizzyness, disorientation and ringing ears a product of this transfer of blood?

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Why do we cringe when we hear certain sounds? Ie nails on a chalkboard?

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Does "heat anodizing" affect titanium's strength in a bending sense and a brittleness sense.

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If in your bloodline a your distant relatives cross bred with Neanderthals more than others, would you still exhibit more neanderthal like features all these years later? for example broad jawline, forehead, thicker skull etc?

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I just calculated that there's 208000 pounds of water in my swimming pool. Why don't I feel immense pressure on the bottom of the pool?	2
If nitrogen is more prevalent than oxygen in our atmosphere, why did we evolve to breathe oxygen instead of nitrogen?	1
Physiologically speaking, why do my ears ring if I stand up too quickly and the blood rushes to my head. Is the dizzyness, disorientation and ringing ears a product of this transfer of blood?	1
Why do we cringe when we hear certain sounds? Ie nails on a chalkboard?	1
Does "heat anodizing" affect titanium's strength in a bending sense and a brittleness sense.	1
If in your bloodline a your distant relatives cross bred with Neanderthals more than others, would you still exhibit more neanderthal like features all these years later? for example broad jawline, forehead, thicker skull etc?	0