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I'm watching King Kong right now and I am wondering: How thick would his skin need to be to repel bullets? As one grows in size, does the skin also need to get thicker as well? If so, at about what size (say, in humans) would you need to be in order to have noticeably thicker skin?

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Why is the sound of a cat purring so comforting?

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When I wash my hands, the soap washes almost everything away, yet the fragrance remains. Why/how?

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In Star Trek, Kirk and McCoy get sent to a penal colony on an asteroid, which has a breathable atmosphere - are asteroids capable of producing an atmosphere suitable for humans?

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What causes a bottle of carbonated drink, like a beer, to foam up when you hit it from the top?

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I'm watching King Kong right now and I am wondering: How thick would his skin need to be to repel bullets? As one grows in size, does the skin also need to get thicker as well? If so, at about what size (say, in humans) would you need to be in order to have noticeably thicker skin?	1
Why is the sound of a cat purring so comforting?	0
When I wash my hands, the soap washes almost everything away, yet the fragrance remains. Why/how?	0
In Star Trek, Kirk and McCoy get sent to a penal colony on an asteroid, which has a breathable atmosphere - are asteroids capable of producing an atmosphere suitable for humans?	0
What causes a bottle of carbonated drink, like a beer, to foam up when you hit it from the top?	0