/u/Pupikal's posts in /r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Sometimes when I'm hot, I press the inside of my forearm on a cold surface to cool off, based on the idea that my cooled blood will cool off the rest of my body. Does that work?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

If I press my wrist to a cold surface on a hot day, will it cool my whole body off?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In E = mc^2, how is matter multiplied by a unit of speed?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Does hair grow perpetually? That is, is the hair-growing process constant or does it"pause" for any length of time before continuing?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

I've read that the Saturn V rocket was the "most powerful engine ever created," that its power generation was greater than that of Texas or India. What exactly does this mean? How are these numbers compared?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What happens when or bodies seem to "acclimate" to warmer/colder weather?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

If the air is thicker the lower the altitude, how low could we (magically, for the sake of inquiry) dig a giant canyon into the crust and how much more powerful could naturally aspirated vehicles become?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Have any chemicals, materials, etc been detected outside Earth that don't exist on Earth?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The absence of matter in a space is called a vacuum. What about dark matter? Is it possible to engineer a vacuum that excludes that, as well?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

At what age does a silverback gorilla become stronger than an average adult human?

1 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Sometimes when I'm hot, I press the inside of my forearm on a cold surface to cool off, based on the idea that my cooled blood will cool off the rest of my body. Does that work?	1
If I press my wrist to a cold surface on a hot day, will it cool my whole body off?	1
In E = mc^2, how is matter multiplied by a unit of speed?	1
Does hair grow perpetually? That is, is the hair-growing process constant or does it"pause" for any length of time before continuing?	1
I've read that the Saturn V rocket was the "most powerful engine ever created," that its power generation was greater than that of Texas or India. What exactly does this mean? How are these numbers compared?	1
What happens when or bodies seem to "acclimate" to warmer/colder weather?	1
If the air is thicker the lower the altitude, how low could we (magically, for the sake of inquiry) dig a giant canyon into the crust and how much more powerful could naturally aspirated vehicles become?	1
Have any chemicals, materials, etc been detected outside Earth that don't exist on Earth?	1
The absence of matter in a space is called a vacuum. What about dark matter? Is it possible to engineer a vacuum that excludes that, as well?	1
At what age does a silverback gorilla become stronger than an average adult human?	1