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In the movie Deep Impact, the smaller comet (about a mile wide) is said to create a tidal wave "100 feet high and 1100 MPH." How realistic is this?

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In keto diets, "net carbs" are more important than "total carbs," accounting for fiber, sugar alcohol, etc., at a 1:1 ratio. What's the science behind this? Can a human eat 15g of sugar, and 15g of fiber, and call it 0g of "net carbs"?

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I've heard COVID-19 described as, "the disease caused by the novel coronavirus." When testing people, is the test for COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus? If it's COVID-19, can someone test negative for but then later develop COVID-19?

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If hybrid vigor is a result of a broadened gene pool, what mechanism selects better genetic traits, such as disease resistance, over things like susceptibility to cancer, arthritis, diabetes, etc.?

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Why does water make things heat or cool more quickly?

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Why was the New World not "discovered" by Asian explorers, such as Japan, Russia, or China, via the Pacific? Was it simply that Europeans got there first, or was there a limitation?

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In the movie Deep Impact, the smaller comet (about a mile wide) is said to create a tidal wave "100 feet high and 1100 MPH." How realistic is this?	1	askscience
In keto diets, "net carbs" are more important than "total carbs," accounting for fiber, sugar alcohol, etc., at a 1:1 ratio. What's the science behind this? Can a human eat 15g of sugar, and 15g of fiber, and call it 0g of "net carbs"?	1	askscience
I've heard COVID-19 described as, "the disease caused by the novel coronavirus." When testing people, is the test for COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus? If it's COVID-19, can someone test negative for but then later develop COVID-19?	1	askscience
If hybrid vigor is a result of a broadened gene pool, what mechanism selects better genetic traits, such as disease resistance, over things like susceptibility to cancer, arthritis, diabetes, etc.?	0	askscience
Why does water make things heat or cool more quickly?	0	askscience
Why was the New World not "discovered" by Asian explorers, such as Japan, Russia, or China, via the Pacific? Was it simply that Europeans got there first, or was there a limitation?	0	AskHistorians