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If table salt separates into Sodium and Chlorine ions when dissolved in water, then how does salt water taste like salt?

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Suppose an object fell inside an infinite vacuum with a constant and unidirectional gravitational field. Would the object keep accelerating until it reaches the speed of light?

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Suppose an object fell inside an infinite vacuum with a constant and unidirectional gravitational field. Would the object keep accelerating until it reaches the speed of light?

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If an object was falling forever in a straight line, would it eventually reach the speed of light?

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Do the second and third generation fermions contribute anything to the processes necessary for life? Would we be in trouble if they suddenly disappeared?

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Do the second and third generation fermions contribute anything to the processes necessary for life? Would we be in trouble if they suddenly disappeared?

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The fact that neutrinos oscillate is evidence that they have mass, because if they didn't they would not experience the passage of time and thus could not oscillate. By that same logic, how is photons being able to spontaneously turn into matter/antimatter pairs not evidence for them having mass?

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If table salt separates into Sodium and Chlorine ions when dissolved in water, then how does salt water taste like salt?	2892
Suppose an object fell inside an infinite vacuum with a constant and unidirectional gravitational field. Would the object keep accelerating until it reaches the speed of light?	1
Suppose an object fell inside an infinite vacuum with a constant and unidirectional gravitational field. Would the object keep accelerating until it reaches the speed of light?	1
If an object was falling forever in a straight line, would it eventually reach the speed of light?	1
Do the second and third generation fermions contribute anything to the processes necessary for life? Would we be in trouble if they suddenly disappeared?	1
Do the second and third generation fermions contribute anything to the processes necessary for life? Would we be in trouble if they suddenly disappeared?	1
The fact that neutrinos oscillate is evidence that they have mass, because if they didn't they would not experience the passage of time and thus could not oscillate. By that same logic, how is photons being able to spontaneously turn into matter/antimatter pairs not evidence for them having mass?	1