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What is the importance of measurement, or what are some examples of slight variation giving you a completely different outcome?

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(Not sure what flair to use, so apologies) I wrapped a plasma globe in aluminum foil and hovered the tip of a knife extremely close to it, and the TV began flickering upon "contact." Why?

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Can using a saltwater rinse for your mouth alter your tastebuds if it's too strong?

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Two-part dumb question: We've been made aware of a "solar tsunami" potentially headed for Earth. Is there any way to know when that could mess with us, and if it does, could the radiation have any effect on covid?

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Is there a difference in reaction time between your left eye and your right eye?

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Why is there a brief crackling sound in my ears whenever I’m listening to a noise and it stops? Is it simply my ears “changing gears” to listen?

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Why is it that different colors on an LED strip seem to change position?

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Why is it that when my glasses are off, lights seem to expand and shrink a lot?

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Black holes are balls of matter and not actually “holes.” Is there anything in the observed universe that IS a hole or a window of some sort?

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If we eliminated most-to-all plastics and switched to paper, would that be just as bad?

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What is the importance of measurement, or what are some examples of slight variation giving you a completely different outcome?	1
(Not sure what flair to use, so apologies) I wrapped a plasma globe in aluminum foil and hovered the tip of a knife extremely close to it, and the TV began flickering upon "contact." Why?	1
Can using a saltwater rinse for your mouth alter your tastebuds if it's too strong?	1
Two-part dumb question: We've been made aware of a "solar tsunami" potentially headed for Earth. Is there any way to know when that could mess with us, and if it does, could the radiation have any effect on covid?	1
Is there a difference in reaction time between your left eye and your right eye?	1
Why is there a brief crackling sound in my ears whenever I’m listening to a noise and it stops? Is it simply my ears “changing gears” to listen?	1
Why is it that different colors on an LED strip seem to change position?	1
Why is it that when my glasses are off, lights seem to expand and shrink a lot?	1
Black holes are balls of matter and not actually “holes.” Is there anything in the observed universe that IS a hole or a window of some sort?	1
If we eliminated most-to-all plastics and switched to paper, would that be just as bad?	1