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Why is raising your heart rate by physical exercise good for health but raising it by chemical means not?

1516 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why, geologically, is there so much crude oil in the Middle East?

287 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is it possible to run out of sperm due to excessive ejaculation in a given interval?

25 upvotes • r/askscience

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Is it possible to have a planet without any fixed axis of rotation? Would such a planet's days and nights be basically random in terms of their periodicity and duration?

19 upvotes • r/askscience

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Have there ever been any pharmaceuticals shown to increase intelligence or other measures of cognitive ability?

18 upvotes • r/askscience

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If you were in a ship in space with nothing else in your light cone as a reference point, would it be possible to discern your velocity?

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Why can't California just build a load of desalinization plants along its coasts? I know it's really expensive, but expensive water is better than no water.

14 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why is it so difficult to raise just the ring finger?

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Is it possible for flatulence to transmit pathogenic organisms or other disease? If not, why not?

10 upvotes • r/askscience

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Food science/chemistry question: what's happening to cooking oils when they go from a liquid to a sticky gum-like substance when exposed directly to extreme heat?

9 upvotes • r/askscience

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is raising your heart rate by physical exercise good for health but raising it by chemical means not?	1516	askscience
Why, geologically, is there so much crude oil in the Middle East?	287	askscience
Is it possible to run out of sperm due to excessive ejaculation in a given interval?	25	askscience
Is it possible to have a planet without any fixed axis of rotation? Would such a planet's days and nights be basically random in terms of their periodicity and duration?	19	askscience
Have there ever been any pharmaceuticals shown to increase intelligence or other measures of cognitive ability?	18	askscience
If you were in a ship in space with nothing else in your light cone as a reference point, would it be possible to discern your velocity?	18	askscience
Why can't California just build a load of desalinization plants along its coasts? I know it's really expensive, but expensive water is better than no water.	14	askscience
Why is it so difficult to raise just the ring finger?	11	askscience
Is it possible for flatulence to transmit pathogenic organisms or other disease? If not, why not?	10	askscience
Food science/chemistry question: what's happening to cooking oils when they go from a liquid to a sticky gum-like substance when exposed directly to extreme heat?	9	askscience