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Playing FPS games on a Mars Colony with someone on Earth.

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Is the Casimir effect an example of "free energy" from the quantum foam? Where does this energy come from? Why isn't this a violation of thermodynamics?

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If one could use all of the energy in a standard AA battery instantly and use that energy in the form of a punch, how strong would that punch be?

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How does a radio telescope's sensitivity level scale with its size? If we build a radio telescope that was 10 miles in diameter, would it be more powerful than the best one today? How much?

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Wouldn't being in a space traveling close to C be similar to being in a time-machine that goes forward in time?

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Why did the universe begin with different levels of entropy? Why were there fluctuations in the early universe?

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When Louis Slotin was experimenting with a plutonium sphere, why did something go wrong because he accidentally dropped the top half of the Barium shield?

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If acceleration is a constant change of velocity, is there a term for a constant change of acceleration?

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Why are certain universal constants the exact value that they are?

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What is the evolutionary reason for laughter? Why do we laugh? What causes us to laugh? Is a certain part of the brain active when laughing?

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Playing FPS games on a Mars Colony with someone on Earth.	1
Is the Casimir effect an example of "free energy" from the quantum foam? Where does this energy come from? Why isn't this a violation of thermodynamics?	1
If one could use all of the energy in a standard AA battery instantly and use that energy in the form of a punch, how strong would that punch be?	1
How does a radio telescope's sensitivity level scale with its size? If we build a radio telescope that was 10 miles in diameter, would it be more powerful than the best one today? How much?	1
Wouldn't being in a space traveling close to C be similar to being in a time-machine that goes forward in time?	1
Why did the universe begin with different levels of entropy? Why were there fluctuations in the early universe?	1
When Louis Slotin was experimenting with a plutonium sphere, why did something go wrong because he accidentally dropped the top half of the Barium shield?	1
If acceleration is a constant change of velocity, is there a term for a constant change of acceleration?	1
Why are certain universal constants the exact value that they are?	1
What is the evolutionary reason for laughter? Why do we laugh? What causes us to laugh? Is a certain part of the brain active when laughing?	1