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I don't know if there is a more suited subreddit to this, but I'm curious: what is the origin of the term "computer crash," as relating to when a program or operating system suddenly fails?

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A simple question: Why does the CO2 "head" linger after pouring a beer, but not when pouring a can of cola?

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Ignoring radioactivity, would Plutonium and Uranium be considerable more toxic to life than other heavy metals like mercury or lead?

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How dangerous is the use of lead pipes for water? If they're dangerous, would people historically have suffered commonly from lead toxicity?

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Why is oxygen the third most common element in the Milky Way?

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Would the use of bayonets in the American Civil War have potentially lowered its enormous death toll?

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People who live in cold climates will have to burn more calories to stay warm. Is this number high enough that it has a practical effect on obesity in these places?

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The Saturn V remains the largest rocket ever launched into space. Has space technology advanced to the point that we don't need rockets that big ever again?

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NASA says the orbit of the ascent module of the Apollo 11 LM would have decayed and impacted the moon a few months after being left there by the astronauts. With no atmosphere on the moon, how would that stable orbit have decayed?

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How commonly would small terrestrial planets like Earth have a moon as proportionally large as we do? Is our moon an astronomical rarity, or would it probably happen all the time? Is it at all necessary for life?

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I don't know if there is a more suited subreddit to this, but I'm curious: what is the origin of the term "computer crash," as relating to when a program or operating system suddenly fails?	16	AskHistorians
A simple question: Why does the CO2 "head" linger after pouring a beer, but not when pouring a can of cola?	16	askscience
Ignoring radioactivity, would Plutonium and Uranium be considerable more toxic to life than other heavy metals like mercury or lead?	13	askscience
How dangerous is the use of lead pipes for water? If they're dangerous, would people historically have suffered commonly from lead toxicity?	12	askscience
Why is oxygen the third most common element in the Milky Way?	11	askscience
Would the use of bayonets in the American Civil War have potentially lowered its enormous death toll?	11	AskHistorians
People who live in cold climates will have to burn more calories to stay warm. Is this number high enough that it has a practical effect on obesity in these places?	10	askscience
The Saturn V remains the largest rocket ever launched into space. Has space technology advanced to the point that we don't need rockets that big ever again?	10	askscience
NASA says the orbit of the ascent module of the Apollo 11 LM would have decayed and impacted the moon a few months after being left there by the astronauts. With no atmosphere on the moon, how would that stable orbit have decayed?	9	askscience
How commonly would small terrestrial planets like Earth have a moon as proportionally large as we do? Is our moon an astronomical rarity, or would it probably happen all the time? Is it at all necessary for life?	8	askscience