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What is the largest real, quantifiable measurement/number in the universe?

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To what extent is knowledge, talent, or skill hereditary? For example, if my entire lineage going back thousands of years were carpenters, would I naturally be a better carpenter than someone else?

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If there were a planet, let's say Earth-size, that were made entirely of water and nothing else, could it have an atmosphere? What would happen to the water at the core under immense pressure, if anything? Would gravity be vastly different?

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If I was orbiting a black hole at distance x, and I observed someone orbiting close enough for noticeable and significant time dilation, would they appear to be moving in slow motion? Alternately, would I appear to be moving in fast motion from their perspective?

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An early obstacle for videotape was the difficulty of recording such high bandwidth data (~5Mhz) without a very high tape speed (~5 m/s), requiring impractical lengths of tape. Why is this? What is the relationship between bandwidth and tape speed?

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Why do we only search for life as we know it?

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If I cut my right hand and my left hand and held them together while they healed, would they fuse together?

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Why does lying down in dark silence cause you to fall asleep? What is the neurological process of falling asleep?

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Why aren't there more naturally occurring oil spills?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the largest real, quantifiable measurement/number in the universe?	1
To what extent is knowledge, talent, or skill hereditary? For example, if my entire lineage going back thousands of years were carpenters, would I naturally be a better carpenter than someone else?	1
If there were a planet, let's say Earth-size, that were made entirely of water and nothing else, could it have an atmosphere? What would happen to the water at the core under immense pressure, if anything? Would gravity be vastly different?	1
If I was orbiting a black hole at distance x, and I observed someone orbiting close enough for noticeable and significant time dilation, would they appear to be moving in slow motion? Alternately, would I appear to be moving in fast motion from their perspective?	1
An early obstacle for videotape was the difficulty of recording such high bandwidth data (~5Mhz) without a very high tape speed (~5 m/s), requiring impractical lengths of tape. Why is this? What is the relationship between bandwidth and tape speed?	1
Why do we only search for life as we know it?	1
If I cut my right hand and my left hand and held them together while they healed, would they fuse together?	1
Why does lying down in dark silence cause you to fall asleep? What is the neurological process of falling asleep?	1
Why aren't there more naturally occurring oil spills?	0