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Is the sweating response localized? If you warm one of someone's legs, will the other start sweating?

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Can you orbit a torus by moving in a figure-eight, through the center?

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If Uranium-238 decays by alpha emission, does our current science say antiuranium-238 would emit antihelium?

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Are there any plants that can hydrate themselves from humidity?

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When we're drinking things, why do we have to swallow "gulps"? Why can't we just open our throats and have a continuous stream of the drink?

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HOW does ATP store its energy?

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How do trees drop their leaves?

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If Earth has an elliptical orbit, why can't we feel its acceleration?

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If a human baby grew up around people who only crawled, would the baby "invent" walking on its own? Is walking in our DNA or entirely learned?

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Could a gas giant have an atmosphere? Where would the border be between "planet" and "atmosphere"?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is the sweating response localized? If you warm one of someone's legs, will the other start sweating?	890
Can you orbit a torus by moving in a figure-eight, through the center?	271
If Uranium-238 decays by alpha emission, does our current science say antiuranium-238 would emit antihelium?	261
Are there any plants that can hydrate themselves from humidity?	157
When we're drinking things, why do we have to swallow "gulps"? Why can't we just open our throats and have a continuous stream of the drink?	149
HOW does ATP store its energy?	91
How do trees drop their leaves?	49
If Earth has an elliptical orbit, why can't we feel its acceleration?	35
If a human baby grew up around people who only crawled, would the baby "invent" walking on its own? Is walking in our DNA or entirely learned?	35
Could a gas giant have an atmosphere? Where would the border be between "planet" and "atmosphere"?	34