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In 1945, Harry Daghlian dropped a Tungsten Carbide brick onto a plutonium bomb core, prompting it to go critical and irradiate/kill him. What would this have looked like in the room?

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Would it be possible to breed a seedless apple?

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Is it possible to change the length of your REM sleep cycles?

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How small would a planet/asteroid need to be for an NFL quarterback to throw a football into orbit?

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If attached to an artificial blood system, could a head be kept alive like in Futurama?

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If you fired a shotgun shell with a uranium slug at another chunk of uranium would it form a bomb?

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How far underground can you find bugs?

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If the Earth was suddenly transported from its orbit at the edge of the Milky Way to an orbit near the center, would time go slower?

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If you were to ignite and "take-off" a rocket like the Falcon 9 from Low-Earth Orbit instead of Earth, how much faster would it go?

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Why do astronauts have to be so fit?

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In 1945, Harry Daghlian dropped a Tungsten Carbide brick onto a plutonium bomb core, prompting it to go critical and irradiate/kill him. What would this have looked like in the room?	1
Would it be possible to breed a seedless apple?	1
Is it possible to change the length of your REM sleep cycles?	1
How small would a planet/asteroid need to be for an NFL quarterback to throw a football into orbit?	1
If attached to an artificial blood system, could a head be kept alive like in Futurama?	1
If you fired a shotgun shell with a uranium slug at another chunk of uranium would it form a bomb?	1
How far underground can you find bugs?	1
If the Earth was suddenly transported from its orbit at the edge of the Milky Way to an orbit near the center, would time go slower?	1
If you were to ignite and "take-off" a rocket like the Falcon 9 from Low-Earth Orbit instead of Earth, how much faster would it go?	1
Why do astronauts have to be so fit?	1