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Did Marie Curie ever wonder if the radiation she was studying was dangerous?

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If a nuclear payload was inbound via ICBM, would a ground observer be able to see it coming before the explosion?

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Why do we think that the people who were falsely accused of satanic rituals during the "Satanic Scare" of the 80s all had similar stories?

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Do most physicists believe that the universe is predictable, even if extremely complicated, or fundamentally unpredictable with infinite coplexity?

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How effective would restoring the American Grasslands to their original state be as a means to combat global warming?

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When I use a low gear to slow my car down when going down a hill, I am converting potential energy to heat and ejecting it out my exhaust. Is there a name for this kind of drag?

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The human consequences of Chernobyl seem lower than I would have expected. Are the cancer numbers I read real, or underreported? Was the scientific community surprised by the low numbers of civilian cancers?

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How can you detect vote manipulation by a hacker that understands statistics and expects the results to be statistically analyzed?

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If a gallon of neutron star material suddenly appeared in front of you. What would be the full list of effects it would have in you, and the planet.

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Why do some cumulus clouds overdevelop?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Marie Curie ever wonder if the radiation she was studying was dangerous?	3328
If a nuclear payload was inbound via ICBM, would a ground observer be able to see it coming before the explosion?	2185
Why do we think that the people who were falsely accused of satanic rituals during the "Satanic Scare" of the 80s all had similar stories?	1
Do most physicists believe that the universe is predictable, even if extremely complicated, or fundamentally unpredictable with infinite coplexity?	1
How effective would restoring the American Grasslands to their original state be as a means to combat global warming?	1
When I use a low gear to slow my car down when going down a hill, I am converting potential energy to heat and ejecting it out my exhaust. Is there a name for this kind of drag?	1
The human consequences of Chernobyl seem lower than I would have expected. Are the cancer numbers I read real, or underreported? Was the scientific community surprised by the low numbers of civilian cancers?	1
How can you detect vote manipulation by a hacker that understands statistics and expects the results to be statistically analyzed?	1
If a gallon of neutron star material suddenly appeared in front of you. What would be the full list of effects it would have in you, and the planet.	1
Why do some cumulus clouds overdevelop?	1