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Is there a unit to describe the speed that time passes?

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If an obese person and a thin person were stranded on a barren island with plenty of water, but no food, would the obese person live longer due to stored up body fat? What other factors would need to be considered?

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How do surgeons reattach bones, nerves, and blood vessels?

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Why do so many phenomena follow the inverse square law?

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What’s actually happening when power goes out and comes back on after a few seconds during a storm?

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Why do pieces of cereal cling to each other when floating in a single layer on top of milk?

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During a full eclipse, the moon and sun have the same apparent size in the sky (roughly). Is this just a coincidence, or did some natural combination of factors cause the distance and size of the moon to work out that way?

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Are there any AI programs out there that have the ability to modify and recompile their own code?

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What's the fastest moving physical object we've observed in the universe?

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Is there any way to avoid a static shock once you've built up a charge?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is there a unit to describe the speed that time passes?	1956
If an obese person and a thin person were stranded on a barren island with plenty of water, but no food, would the obese person live longer due to stored up body fat? What other factors would need to be considered?	1955
How do surgeons reattach bones, nerves, and blood vessels?	1039
Why do so many phenomena follow the inverse square law?	405
What’s actually happening when power goes out and comes back on after a few seconds during a storm?	78
Why do pieces of cereal cling to each other when floating in a single layer on top of milk?	67
During a full eclipse, the moon and sun have the same apparent size in the sky (roughly). Is this just a coincidence, or did some natural combination of factors cause the distance and size of the moon to work out that way?	15
Are there any AI programs out there that have the ability to modify and recompile their own code?	10
What's the fastest moving physical object we've observed in the universe?	8
Is there any way to avoid a static shock once you've built up a charge?	6