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Why does radiation stay in one place? It seems like it clings to humans and objects, and is obviously in the air, so why doesn't the wind blow the fallout all over the world?	16
So, there is a villain in the Big Hero 6 TV series named Momakase. Her whole shtick is that she has blades made of graphene (the world's strongest material) that are so thin that you can't see them from the side. Is this physically accurate, or would they snap?	1
If you look into a shark's mouth, you can see outside through the gills, meaning that smaller fish could potentially escape through them. This begs the question: If a person were to be swallowed whole by a megalodon, could they potentially escape through the gills?	1
Why do eyes stop transmitting vision to your brain when they pop out of their sockets but are still connected?	1
Hypothetically, what would it take to have humans evolved their skin colors to be like sci-fi aliens? I'm talking bright blue, green, Etc.	1
Is it possible to get something so cold that if you pressed it against someone's chest for 1 second, it would cause the resulting ice to stab their heart?	1
Is it possible for there to be a form of life that isn't plant, animal, or fungus?	1
Is it possible that there could exist a communication network that would make the internet as obsolete as tv is today?	1
So, I just watched a video of sharks and noticed that you can see outside the shark's mouth through the gills. That led me to this question: If you were to get eaten whole by a megalodon, could you possibly escape via the gills?	1
There is a glass of ice in a room temperature environment. Will the ice melt faster if the melted water remains in the glass or if the water drains out as it melts?	1

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