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Do small things (such as flies) view the movement of larger things (such as humans) as "slower" than we perceive it?

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Does the force of gravity become weaker the deeper you dig towards the center of the earth? Also bonus question about increase of pressure towards the center of earth.

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Do people in cultures where the traditional music is in semi-tonal (non-western music) have perfect pitch to semi-tonal scales?

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What determines how long a flavor lasts in the mouth? Such as why some gum flavor lasts a long time, while others disappear quickly.

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Does anything special happen when an aircraft breaks Mach 2+ like what happens when the craft breaks Mach 1?

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Is there a specific point where an animal's brain becomes complicated enough to allow for distinct personalities between animals of the same species? What is the "lowest level" of lifeform that we know has distinct personalities between individual animals?

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Can any of the planets that we have discovered that are potentially viable for life see our sun in their night sky?

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What purpose does the ability to mimic voices and sound effects serve certain birds in the wild?

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According to the graph inside, the temperature of Earth's atmosphere fluctuates back and forth as you increase in altitude, how come?

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I heard that orbiting objects are really just constantly falling, but they are moving so fast that when they fall they never hit the earth... How true is this?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do small things (such as flies) view the movement of larger things (such as humans) as "slower" than we perceive it?	34
Does the force of gravity become weaker the deeper you dig towards the center of the earth? Also bonus question about increase of pressure towards the center of earth.	17
Do people in cultures where the traditional music is in semi-tonal (non-western music) have perfect pitch to semi-tonal scales?	16
What determines how long a flavor lasts in the mouth? Such as why some gum flavor lasts a long time, while others disappear quickly.	12
Does anything special happen when an aircraft breaks Mach 2+ like what happens when the craft breaks Mach 1?	10
Is there a specific point where an animal's brain becomes complicated enough to allow for distinct personalities between animals of the same species? What is the "lowest level" of lifeform that we know has distinct personalities between individual animals?	7
Can any of the planets that we have discovered that are potentially viable for life see our sun in their night sky?	6
What purpose does the ability to mimic voices and sound effects serve certain birds in the wild?	6
According to the graph inside, the temperature of Earth's atmosphere fluctuates back and forth as you increase in altitude, how come?	5
I heard that orbiting objects are really just constantly falling, but they are moving so fast that when they fall they never hit the earth... How true is this?	5