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How difficult is it to damage or kill microorganisms mechanically? If I strike an anvil with a hammer, do I leave a briefly sterile surface behind?

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Does the barometric pressure decrease inside a car traveling at highway speed for a length of time (perhaps an hour or more) due to Bernoulli's principle?

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Could gene therapy one day restore the ability for humans to produce vitamin C?

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The US White House National Climate assessment states that anthropogenic climate change has already begun to affect every region of the US. Is its findings in agreement with scientific consensus? How controversial is this report?

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Assume I had a device which can answer yes or no questions about the future with a 60% chance of being correct. How could I profit from having a slightly-greater-than-random ability to see the future?

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Does it make sense to regard turbulence as a macroscopic emergent phenomenon of quantum mechanics, specifically quantum indeterminacy?

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Is antihistamine-induced sleep useful, refreshing sleep? In other words, does it satisfy the need for sleep equally well?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How difficult is it to damage or kill microorganisms mechanically? If I strike an anvil with a hammer, do I leave a briefly sterile surface behind?	75
Does the barometric pressure decrease inside a car traveling at highway speed for a length of time (perhaps an hour or more) due to Bernoulli's principle?	4
Could gene therapy one day restore the ability for humans to produce vitamin C?	1
The US White House National Climate assessment states that anthropogenic climate change has already begun to affect every region of the US. Is its findings in agreement with scientific consensus? How controversial is this report?	1
Assume I had a device which can answer yes or no questions about the future with a 60% chance of being correct. How could I profit from having a slightly-greater-than-random ability to see the future?	1
Does it make sense to regard turbulence as a macroscopic emergent phenomenon of quantum mechanics, specifically quantum indeterminacy?	1
Is antihistamine-induced sleep useful, refreshing sleep? In other words, does it satisfy the need for sleep equally well?	1