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Can subfreezing temperatures harm plants or flowers that are already dead?

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Is it possible to travel from the highest point on earth to the lowest point in 24 hours and survive? What about the reverse?

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Altitude sickness is (partly) caused by ascending to high altitudes too quickly. Is there any health risk when quickly descending from high altitudes?

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Suppose a mountain 2.5 times the height of Everest, but with the same proportions, suddenly existed in the Himalayas. What would happen to it? Would it be humanly possible to climb?

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Why does Haumea's rotation elongate it into an ellipsoid and not an oblate spheroid like the Earth?

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Are people more easily startled by noises coming from behind them than in another direction?

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Why is low barometric pressure linked to stormy weather, and high barometric pressure to clear weather?

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Why does paper wrinkle when it gets wet, and then stay wrinkled after it dries?

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How is the moon's orbit simulated?

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Why was Beringia warm enough to not have an ice cap climate?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can subfreezing temperatures harm plants or flowers that are already dead?	1
Is it possible to travel from the highest point on earth to the lowest point in 24 hours and survive? What about the reverse?	1
Altitude sickness is (partly) caused by ascending to high altitudes too quickly. Is there any health risk when quickly descending from high altitudes?	1
Suppose a mountain 2.5 times the height of Everest, but with the same proportions, suddenly existed in the Himalayas. What would happen to it? Would it be humanly possible to climb?	1
Why does Haumea's rotation elongate it into an ellipsoid and not an oblate spheroid like the Earth?	1
Are people more easily startled by noises coming from behind them than in another direction?	1
Why is low barometric pressure linked to stormy weather, and high barometric pressure to clear weather?	1
Why does paper wrinkle when it gets wet, and then stay wrinkled after it dries?	1
How is the moon's orbit simulated?	1
Why was Beringia warm enough to not have an ice cap climate?	1