/u/TiberiusClegane's posts in /r/askscience
How do harvester ants prevent the seeds they harvest from sprouting and destroying their cache chambers?
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The outer electron of a Cesium-133 atom reverses its direction of spin when exposed to microwave radiation of precisely 9.19263177 GHz, which is the basis of the atomic clock. But what happens if the frequency is off slightly? What if it's a Hertz or two too high or too low? How does the atom react?
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Hypothetically, what would happen to an otherwise healthy normal female if she somehow did not undergo the onset of menopause as she aged?
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