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If you dissolve a compressed spring in an acid where does the energy go?

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Why is time 1-dimensional? Is 2,3,n-dimensional time possible in any 'other' universe, just like we have multiple dimensions of space?

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Does a push on one side of a proton instantaneously move the other side of the proton, or does the proton "buckle" or become squeezed due to the light barrier?

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How and why does the population increase in starving (and hungry) nations?

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How would the speed of light affect strategies of war? Is MAD impossible with SOL-weapons of mass destruction (e.g. with potential use of high-energy gamma-ray bursts as WMDs)?

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Could carbohydrate restriction (e.g. in diets keto, Atkins, etc.) suppress or kill cariogenic oral bacteria that cause tooth decay by metabolizing sugars?

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Could one exploit time-dilation to "speed up" computing by getting "more time", for example if you put a prime-factorising machine in a frame of reference which runs "slower" relative to ours?

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Any well-written papers on 5-lipoxygenase pathway?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If you dissolve a compressed spring in an acid where does the energy go?	1402
Why is time 1-dimensional? Is 2,3,n-dimensional time possible in any 'other' universe, just like we have multiple dimensions of space?	16
Does a push on one side of a proton instantaneously move the other side of the proton, or does the proton "buckle" or become squeezed due to the light barrier?	15
How and why does the population increase in starving (and hungry) nations?	2
How would the speed of light affect strategies of war? Is MAD impossible with SOL-weapons of mass destruction (e.g. with potential use of high-energy gamma-ray bursts as WMDs)?	1
Could carbohydrate restriction (e.g. in diets keto, Atkins, etc.) suppress or kill cariogenic oral bacteria that cause tooth decay by metabolizing sugars?	1
Could one exploit time-dilation to "speed up" computing by getting "more time", for example if you put a prime-factorising machine in a frame of reference which runs "slower" relative to ours?	1
Any well-written papers on 5-lipoxygenase pathway?	1