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What would it sound like for an object to break the sound barrier underwater?

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Has it been attempted, or is it possible to breed a plant to convert solar energy into energy for us?

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Are there arguments or hypotheses against the big freeze? Is there any reason to believe that something like that wouldn't happen?

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I just saw a local news story about people working out with constricting gas masks to increase their lung strength. Is there any validity to this?

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Since there is no air in space, would it be possible for a piece of tissue paper to fly through space at astronomical speeds, and be obliterated when it collides with an air-less planet?

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In movies, when someone is having a psychotic breakdown, a friend slaps them across the face to knock them out of it. Is there any validity that this actually works?

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If you were in space and a piece of folder paper flew into your head at a very high speed, would it be enough to kill you, or would it destroy itself on your face?

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I'm confused about the double slit experiment

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How exactly does Tylenol and Advil test their claims that they are better than one another?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What would it sound like for an object to break the sound barrier underwater?	37
Has it been attempted, or is it possible to breed a plant to convert solar energy into energy for us?	12
Are there arguments or hypotheses against the big freeze? Is there any reason to believe that something like that wouldn't happen?	3
I just saw a local news story about people working out with constricting gas masks to increase their lung strength. Is there any validity to this?	2
Since there is no air in space, would it be possible for a piece of tissue paper to fly through space at astronomical speeds, and be obliterated when it collides with an air-less planet?	1
In movies, when someone is having a psychotic breakdown, a friend slaps them across the face to knock them out of it. Is there any validity that this actually works?	1
If you were in space and a piece of folder paper flew into your head at a very high speed, would it be enough to kill you, or would it destroy itself on your face?	1
I'm confused about the double slit experiment	1
How exactly does Tylenol and Advil test their claims that they are better than one another?	1