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Does "starvation mode" (the body storing more fat the less calories you eat) actually exist when your caloric intake is >100? If so, how does it work? If not, when does it begin to occur, and what is the exact process?

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Why does taking a shower wake you up and make you feel better? Is it a physical/biochemical change or psychological?

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If you close your eyes and push on your eyeballs, you see colours and oscillating patterns. Why is this?

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Is there a velocity at which water molecules fail to hold together?

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If water is clear/translucent, how come things get darker when they're wet?

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I know this is just semantics, but why are the organisms in our digestive tracts called 'gut flora' and not 'fauna'? Are all microorganisms considered flora?

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If you doubled your caloric intake for two months, and wore a corset for the whole time, would it affect where the fat forms?

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If average human body temperature is 98.6 degrees farenheit, then why are we comfortable at an environmental temperature of ~75 degrees farenheit and uncomfortable at our own body temperature?

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How do small asteroids form as solid rocks? I imagine they start from dust, but surely gravity doesn't compress them into solid rocks?

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Is it possible to pull your sphincter muscle? If so, what would happen?

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Does "starvation mode" (the body storing more fat the less calories you eat) actually exist when your caloric intake is >100? If so, how does it work? If not, when does it begin to occur, and what is the exact process?	22
Why does taking a shower wake you up and make you feel better? Is it a physical/biochemical change or psychological?	22
If you close your eyes and push on your eyeballs, you see colours and oscillating patterns. Why is this?	22
Is there a velocity at which water molecules fail to hold together?	22
If water is clear/translucent, how come things get darker when they're wet?	22
I know this is just semantics, but why are the organisms in our digestive tracts called 'gut flora' and not 'fauna'? Are all microorganisms considered flora?	22
If you doubled your caloric intake for two months, and wore a corset for the whole time, would it affect where the fat forms?	22
If average human body temperature is 98.6 degrees farenheit, then why are we comfortable at an environmental temperature of ~75 degrees farenheit and uncomfortable at our own body temperature?	22
How do small asteroids form as solid rocks? I imagine they start from dust, but surely gravity doesn't compress them into solid rocks?	22
Is it possible to pull your sphincter muscle? If so, what would happen?	22