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Does unconsciousness caused by shock or stress provide the body with the rest that it gets from sleep?

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To my understanding, hot objects glow red/orange/yellow because they have become hot enough to exit infrared light and move into the visible spectrum. If you heat an object hot enough, would it glow green/blue/purple?

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If you increase the mass of an object in orbit, does the object move further away or closer to the object it is orbiting?

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I hear lots of stories of life-threatening tumors disappearing between MRI or CAT scans. How does this happen?

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Why do we forget our dreams so quickly?

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What gives elements their properties?

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There's a "joke proof" showing that Pi = 4 out there that is obviously false, but if that proof is false, why do riemann sums seem to get away with the same thing?

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Why can I not remember which way is left and right but I can remember how to remember it?

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Why can I see reflections in the "Puddle-on-the-road" mirage?

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If given a powerful enough microscope, could we "see" individual atoms, or, going further, quarks?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does unconsciousness caused by shock or stress provide the body with the rest that it gets from sleep?	35
To my understanding, hot objects glow red/orange/yellow because they have become hot enough to exit infrared light and move into the visible spectrum. If you heat an object hot enough, would it glow green/blue/purple?	9
If you increase the mass of an object in orbit, does the object move further away or closer to the object it is orbiting?	4
I hear lots of stories of life-threatening tumors disappearing between MRI or CAT scans. How does this happen?	4
Why do we forget our dreams so quickly?	3
What gives elements their properties?	2
There's a "joke proof" showing that Pi = 4 out there that is obviously false, but if that proof is false, why do riemann sums seem to get away with the same thing?	1
Why can I not remember which way is left and right but I can remember how to remember it?	1
Why can I see reflections in the "Puddle-on-the-road" mirage?	1
If given a powerful enough microscope, could we "see" individual atoms, or, going further, quarks?	1