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Is a spaceship's or rocket's top speed limited by more than its fuel capacity?

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Inspired by SimCity on Super Nintendo: Could the US be powered by many nuclear power plants in one central location, such as Kansas or Nebraska?

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Is there little to no benefit in launching things into orbit from higher elevations on Earth?

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If a large enough asteroid collided with Jupiter, could the resulting mass turn Jupiter into a second star within our solar system?

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If I'm driving my jet in our atmosphere at a slightly greater speed than the speed of sound, and I turn on my stereo system which has speakers facing backwards, will I hear anything from them assuming no other noise? What if they were facing forward?

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Why don't turbine generators line the miles and miles of rivers we have in the US?

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Do we have the technology and power to be able to slow the rotation or speed up the rotation of the Earth using rockets? (Image included)

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Dear askscience: Why do these lightbulbs, that I've been forced to buy, which were promised to last hours and hours and days and years... burn out way faster than any other lightbulb ever?

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How small would I have to be to walk comfortably around another human body in a scuba suit?

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Genius Mathematicians: I am trying to create a formula for setting climbing routes at bouldering gyms, is it possible?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is a spaceship's or rocket's top speed limited by more than its fuel capacity?	35
Inspired by SimCity on Super Nintendo: Could the US be powered by many nuclear power plants in one central location, such as Kansas or Nebraska?	13
Is there little to no benefit in launching things into orbit from higher elevations on Earth?	7
If a large enough asteroid collided with Jupiter, could the resulting mass turn Jupiter into a second star within our solar system?	3
If I'm driving my jet in our atmosphere at a slightly greater speed than the speed of sound, and I turn on my stereo system which has speakers facing backwards, will I hear anything from them assuming no other noise? What if they were facing forward?	1
Why don't turbine generators line the miles and miles of rivers we have in the US?	1
Do we have the technology and power to be able to slow the rotation or speed up the rotation of the Earth using rockets? (Image included)	1
Dear askscience: Why do these lightbulbs, that I've been forced to buy, which were promised to last hours and hours and days and years... burn out way faster than any other lightbulb ever?	1
How small would I have to be to walk comfortably around another human body in a scuba suit?	1
Genius Mathematicians: I am trying to create a formula for setting climbing routes at bouldering gyms, is it possible?	1