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What is the difference between a baud and a bit, and how much faster is data transfer in the modern day vs what was available in the 80's?

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If a modern computer was brought back 30 years and given to the top computer companies of the time, could they reverse engineer it?

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In the movie The Abyss, could a person realistically be brought back from drowning the way the character was in the movie?

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Is it possible for exotic matter and other materials that would alter our understanding of science to actually exist?

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In physics, why is it that if we were to theoretically travel faster than light, we would in effect be time traveling?

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The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, when it impacted, did it completely break up? Or would there still be any decent sized chunk of the asteroid remaining beneath the ocean near Yucatan?

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Why do modern CPU'S still use the x86 architecture for desktops and laptops even though the architecture was developed in 1978?

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Of all the technologies and advances in science fiction, which is most likely to become a reality?

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Is it possible other animals that went extinct millions of years ago had some semblance of higher intelligence?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the difference between a baud and a bit, and how much faster is data transfer in the modern day vs what was available in the 80's?	1
If a modern computer was brought back 30 years and given to the top computer companies of the time, could they reverse engineer it?	1
In the movie The Abyss, could a person realistically be brought back from drowning the way the character was in the movie?	1
Is it possible for exotic matter and other materials that would alter our understanding of science to actually exist?	1
In physics, why is it that if we were to theoretically travel faster than light, we would in effect be time traveling?	1
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, when it impacted, did it completely break up? Or would there still be any decent sized chunk of the asteroid remaining beneath the ocean near Yucatan?	1
Why do modern CPU'S still use the x86 architecture for desktops and laptops even though the architecture was developed in 1978?	1
Of all the technologies and advances in science fiction, which is most likely to become a reality?	1
Is it possible other animals that went extinct millions of years ago had some semblance of higher intelligence?	1