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Is it possible for a planet to have a mountain that pierces its atmosphere?

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Are black holes hot?

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Can whales use their mouths to breathe as well as their blow holes? If so can they do so independently of each other?

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Does your current level of health and fitness dictate the genes passed on to your kids? Like can I get really fit and then have a baby to pass on those traits, or similarly if I got really fat and then had a baby would it be more likely to inherit those unhealthy traits? Or is it all predetermined?

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How do calculators work things out using pi? How do they incorporate an infinite number into an equation, surely it would get stuck infinitely calculating it?

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Seeing as there’s hover boards and Segways and stuff, would it be possible to make a two wheeled car that works in the same way?

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Are there any naturally occurring places on the earths surface that are below sea level?

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Would it be possible to create...?

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What is the probability that a species could go extinct simply because all further offspring just happen to be the same gender?

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How many laps around the earth has the average water molecule made in terms of the oceans current?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is it possible for a planet to have a mountain that pierces its atmosphere?	2718
Are black holes hot?	262
Can whales use their mouths to breathe as well as their blow holes? If so can they do so independently of each other?	23
Does your current level of health and fitness dictate the genes passed on to your kids? Like can I get really fit and then have a baby to pass on those traits, or similarly if I got really fat and then had a baby would it be more likely to inherit those unhealthy traits? Or is it all predetermined?	6
How do calculators work things out using pi? How do they incorporate an infinite number into an equation, surely it would get stuck infinitely calculating it?	2
Seeing as there’s hover boards and Segways and stuff, would it be possible to make a two wheeled car that works in the same way?	1
Are there any naturally occurring places on the earths surface that are below sea level?	1
Would it be possible to create...?	1
What is the probability that a species could go extinct simply because all further offspring just happen to be the same gender?	1
How many laps around the earth has the average water molecule made in terms of the oceans current?	1