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How come liquid hydrocarbons, e.g. hexane, are poisonous but not solid, waxy ones, e.g. paraffin?

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Steve Jobs had his entire genome sequenced before he died. Does this mean we could theoretically one day clone, or simulate, him?

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What will succeed the Kepler mission as our primary source of information regarding new planets in other solar systems?

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If you had 2 identical metal bars (essentially made of fermions, with the same energy levels and the same occupation) in 0K would you observe a force if you wanted to connect them because of the Pauli Principle?

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Hypothetically speaking, how loud would our Sun sound to us?

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Could the universe be accelerating apart because there is a large amount of matter outside the visible portion of the universe?

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Stupid question, but how do vaccines work?

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If you scaled an ant to 1000x its size, would its legs still be able to support its weight?

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Does the 5 second rule actually work - how do germs attach themselves to things?

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What actually happens when we sleep? Why do we need to do it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come liquid hydrocarbons, e.g. hexane, are poisonous but not solid, waxy ones, e.g. paraffin?	26
Steve Jobs had his entire genome sequenced before he died. Does this mean we could theoretically one day clone, or simulate, him?	26
What will succeed the Kepler mission as our primary source of information regarding new planets in other solar systems?	26
If you had 2 identical metal bars (essentially made of fermions, with the same energy levels and the same occupation) in 0K would you observe a force if you wanted to connect them because of the Pauli Principle?	26
Hypothetically speaking, how loud would our Sun sound to us?	26
Could the universe be accelerating apart because there is a large amount of matter outside the visible portion of the universe?	26
Stupid question, but how do vaccines work?	26
If you scaled an ant to 1000x its size, would its legs still be able to support its weight?	26
Does the 5 second rule actually work - how do germs attach themselves to things?	26
What actually happens when we sleep? Why do we need to do it?	26