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The Gympie Gympie plant (link in comment) can cause pain that lasts years. How does it do this, wouldn't toxins be flushed from your system by then ?

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"For reasons even a chemist is hard-pressed to explain, ring shaped gasoline molecules are higher in octane", is this still true ?

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Why doesn't weapons grade uranium (90% enriched) melt the bombs it sits in while fuel grade (3-5%) needs to be stored in what are basically swimming pools to keep it from melting ?

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What does " extracellular coccoid bacteria forming short chains" mean/refer to ?

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Does the speed of the expansion of the universe have any effect on the strength of gravity ?

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"Only 16.5kg of rebar is used per metric ton of concrete on the 3 Gorges Dam" how bad is this ? What would be an expected amount of rebar for a metric ton of dam concrete ?

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How fast would the tiny planet they live on for a bit in Rick & Morty (end of S2) have to spin to have normal gravity (ie. Earth gravity) ?

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Could the expansion of space be many localised events that pop up over distance ?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Gympie Gympie plant (link in comment) can cause pain that lasts years. How does it do this, wouldn't toxins be flushed from your system by then ?	5191
"For reasons even a chemist is hard-pressed to explain, ring shaped gasoline molecules are higher in octane", is this still true ?	14
Why doesn't weapons grade uranium (90% enriched) melt the bombs it sits in while fuel grade (3-5%) needs to be stored in what are basically swimming pools to keep it from melting ?	5
What does " extracellular coccoid bacteria forming short chains" mean/refer to ?	1
Does the speed of the expansion of the universe have any effect on the strength of gravity ?	1
"Only 16.5kg of rebar is used per metric ton of concrete on the 3 Gorges Dam" how bad is this ? What would be an expected amount of rebar for a metric ton of dam concrete ?	1
How fast would the tiny planet they live on for a bit in Rick & Morty (end of S2) have to spin to have normal gravity (ie. Earth gravity) ?	1
Could the expansion of space be many localised events that pop up over distance ?	1