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How did Archimedes calculate the volume of spheres using infinitesimals?

5266 upvotes • r/askscience

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How could I experimentally derive the speed of light with nothing more than a convenient store trip, basic household supplies, and a car?

342 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why is it so difficult for particle accelerators to increase in energy, seeing as you need about 10000000 Tev for ~one Joule?

88 upvotes • r/askscience

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I'm currently listening to Dan Carlin's King of King's series, and a though of a question: how aware were peasants of the constant power shifting and war?

79 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If we assigned a 3 digit number to letters a-z, plus punctuation and space, then mapped that onto pi or e, would we get a "monkey's writing shakespeare" effect?

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What chemical compound contributes to the classic "campfire smell?"

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How do we calculate million/billion plus half lives of elements?

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Does the uncertainty principle just pertain to velocity and position, or are there other "quality pairs" that it stops us from getting perfectly?

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Would a being living in a hyperbolic space be able to tell that its space was a hyperbolic shape?

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How did the Inuit manage to not explore across the Bering sea, find Russia, and connect NA and Eurasia much faster?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did Archimedes calculate the volume of spheres using infinitesimals?	5266	askscience
How could I experimentally derive the speed of light with nothing more than a convenient store trip, basic household supplies, and a car?	342	askscience
Why is it so difficult for particle accelerators to increase in energy, seeing as you need about 10000000 Tev for ~one Joule?	88	askscience
I'm currently listening to Dan Carlin's King of King's series, and a though of a question: how aware were peasants of the constant power shifting and war?	79	AskHistorians
If we assigned a 3 digit number to letters a-z, plus punctuation and space, then mapped that onto pi or e, would we get a "monkey's writing shakespeare" effect?	38	askscience
What chemical compound contributes to the classic "campfire smell?"	24	askscience
How do we calculate million/billion plus half lives of elements?	24	askscience
Does the uncertainty principle just pertain to velocity and position, or are there other "quality pairs" that it stops us from getting perfectly?	22	askscience
Would a being living in a hyperbolic space be able to tell that its space was a hyperbolic shape?	19	askscience
How did the Inuit manage to not explore across the Bering sea, find Russia, and connect NA and Eurasia much faster?	14	AskHistorians