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How can autonomous cars (such as the Google prototype) handle exceptional situations, like a construction worker directing traffic around a road-repair zone?

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If a blind person were to consume a hallucinogenic drug, would they get visual hallucinations?

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Are there enough asteroids to make mars significantly bigger?

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If one were to place a grain of sand around a bowling-ball sized uranium sphere free floating in space, would the grain of sand orbit the uranium ball?

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How do Computer Algebra Systems, like Wolfram Alpha, solve algebraic problems?

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What would consume more fuel: Two identical cars driving 50 miles or 1 car towing the other car for the same distance?

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Why does burnt food like milk stick to the bottom of the pot and why is it almost impossible to remove?

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Would it be possible to "kill" a star by injecting it with Iron?

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What causes those strange long hairs that we find all over our body?

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Why didn't the Europeans acquire new diseases when they explored the Americas?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How can autonomous cars (such as the Google prototype) handle exceptional situations, like a construction worker directing traffic around a road-repair zone?	297
If a blind person were to consume a hallucinogenic drug, would they get visual hallucinations?	295
Are there enough asteroids to make mars significantly bigger?	295
If one were to place a grain of sand around a bowling-ball sized uranium sphere free floating in space, would the grain of sand orbit the uranium ball?	293
How do Computer Algebra Systems, like Wolfram Alpha, solve algebraic problems?	288
What would consume more fuel: Two identical cars driving 50 miles or 1 car towing the other car for the same distance?	287
Why does burnt food like milk stick to the bottom of the pot and why is it almost impossible to remove?	285
Would it be possible to "kill" a star by injecting it with Iron?	283
What causes those strange long hairs that we find all over our body?	282
Why didn't the Europeans acquire new diseases when they explored the Americas?	281