/u/ch00f's posts in /r/askscience
When a person dies of starvation, is there a point of no return where they no longer have the energy required to break down any food they could eat, but are still alive and conscious?
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With no atmosphere to carry a pressure wave, would a nuclear bomb be very effective in outer space combat?
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The body looks for the presence of CO2 rather than the scarcity of O2 to detect asphyxiation. Would it be possible to survive indefinitely in a CO2 and O2 rich environment in a continual state of agony?
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Have we discovered anything in outer space that doesn't spin? Or at least doesn't spin relative to other things its size?
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Looking at my computer monitors through my laser goggles, I noticed a strange phenomenon. Can anyone offer an explanation?
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"Gagnam Style" has been viewed over a billion times. How does YouTube keep up with this kind of demand? How many copies of the video does YouTube have in their servers?
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If space is expanding such that the space between stars is growing larger over time, is the space between either end of my yardstick also growing?
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