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How does radiometrically dating rocks work if all radioactive isotopes came from super novae millions of years ago? Wouldn't all rocks have the same date?

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Since chewing aspirin can stop a heart attack faster than swallowing chewing is advised. Would snorting powdered aspirin likes it's cocaine be even faster?

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If milk contains lactic acid then how come it calms down acidic stomachs?

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Are non-sentient animals (dogs, apes, etc.) able to comprehend the concept of human language (do they know that we're communicating via speech) even if they can't comprehend the concept of language?

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If you turned your mouse sensitivity high enough and moved your mouse fast enough could it exceed the speed of light?

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If pixels on a monitor can change upwards of 144 times a second, then how come they take multiple seconds to turn on?

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Why does shaking aluminum foil make the sound you would think hitting 2 pieces of foil together would make? Why does it make a such loud sound if it isn't hitting anything but air

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Does opening a door make the room darker?

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Sometimes I feel as if I am having a sequel dream or a continuation of a previous dream. Did I actually ever have the first dream or was it just context that my brain made up?

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How come people with near-sightedness don't see objects in a mirror as if they had 20-20 vision? Shouldn't the mirror "reset" the distance?

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How does radiometrically dating rocks work if all radioactive isotopes came from super novae millions of years ago? Wouldn't all rocks have the same date?	4693
Since chewing aspirin can stop a heart attack faster than swallowing chewing is advised. Would snorting powdered aspirin likes it's cocaine be even faster?	1
If milk contains lactic acid then how come it calms down acidic stomachs?	1
Are non-sentient animals (dogs, apes, etc.) able to comprehend the concept of human language (do they know that we're communicating via speech) even if they can't comprehend the concept of language?	1
If you turned your mouse sensitivity high enough and moved your mouse fast enough could it exceed the speed of light?	1
If pixels on a monitor can change upwards of 144 times a second, then how come they take multiple seconds to turn on?	1
Why does shaking aluminum foil make the sound you would think hitting 2 pieces of foil together would make? Why does it make a such loud sound if it isn't hitting anything but air	1
Does opening a door make the room darker?	1
Sometimes I feel as if I am having a sequel dream or a continuation of a previous dream. Did I actually ever have the first dream or was it just context that my brain made up?	1
How come people with near-sightedness don't see objects in a mirror as if they had 20-20 vision? Shouldn't the mirror "reset" the distance?	1