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I heard in a documentary that when talking about physics, objects are pushed not pulled. I know this has to do a lot with gravity but it made me wonder how it's explained when you are actually pulling something? What's pushing it?

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If you are looking through a scope or telescope, does it take less time for the light of whatever you are looking at to get to your eye than it would if you weren’t?

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When the visible universe finally moves out of the reach of the speed of light from earth, will it be a gradual shift or will the galaxies stop appearing instantly as if a light has been turned off?

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If a rocket flys directly towards earth at a rate of 9.8m/s squared, is there a point where a person inside would feel weightless?

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If humans are already full of bacteria, why does bacteria negatively affect wounds?

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How do our eyes know to close when something like lemon juice squirts at them, before we are able to actually see the projectile?

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Why are people drawn to those that have rough personalities but turn out to have a soft heart?

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What would happen if a foreign country with U.S. military bases turned hostile, or wanted to end relations?

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Why haven’t bugs learned to stay away from Venus fly traps?

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If UV Blacklights make phosphors glow, why don’t those same objects glow in sunlight?

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I heard in a documentary that when talking about physics, objects are pushed not pulled. I know this has to do a lot with gravity but it made me wonder how it's explained when you are actually pulling something? What's pushing it?	1
If you are looking through a scope or telescope, does it take less time for the light of whatever you are looking at to get to your eye than it would if you weren’t?	1
When the visible universe finally moves out of the reach of the speed of light from earth, will it be a gradual shift or will the galaxies stop appearing instantly as if a light has been turned off?	1
If a rocket flys directly towards earth at a rate of 9.8m/s squared, is there a point where a person inside would feel weightless?	1
If humans are already full of bacteria, why does bacteria negatively affect wounds?	1
How do our eyes know to close when something like lemon juice squirts at them, before we are able to actually see the projectile?	1
Why are people drawn to those that have rough personalities but turn out to have a soft heart?	1
What would happen if a foreign country with U.S. military bases turned hostile, or wanted to end relations?	1
Why haven’t bugs learned to stay away from Venus fly traps?	1
If UV Blacklights make phosphors glow, why don’t those same objects glow in sunlight?	1