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Does it make sense to talk about a Voltage spectrum the same way we talk about the electromagnetic spectrum? Specifically, can you categorize certain things by where they fall on the voltage spectrum?

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If a chemist were handed a jug full of a mystery liquid, could she determine the exact contents and composition of the liquid with today's technology?

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Lithium Ion batteries are considered the best pound-for-pound battery option... but could I create a better battery out of rare or expensive elements if I had the cash?

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Microwave ovens work by using electromagnetic waves to vibrate water molecules. Could you make a similar oven that heats food by vibrating carbon?

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Could someone please post or link to the equation that shows that traveling faster than light speed would mean traveling backward through time?

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If you could have been present for any specific moment in evolutionary history, which would you pick, and why?

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Do a photon's electric field and magnetic field always have the same wavelength?

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Could Trump's wall be put to some good use? Like if we coated it with solar panels, or built it out of a material that would absorb CO2 or something?

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In Asimov's short story "Nightfall" a planet in a multi-sun solar system never have a sky dark enough to see (other) stars. What scientific discoveries or observations would have been delayed or impossible had conditions on Earth been different?

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I'm sick, but I don't have a fever. Why don't I have a fever?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does it make sense to talk about a Voltage spectrum the same way we talk about the electromagnetic spectrum? Specifically, can you categorize certain things by where they fall on the voltage spectrum?	12
If a chemist were handed a jug full of a mystery liquid, could she determine the exact contents and composition of the liquid with today's technology?	1
Lithium Ion batteries are considered the best pound-for-pound battery option... but could I create a better battery out of rare or expensive elements if I had the cash?	1
Microwave ovens work by using electromagnetic waves to vibrate water molecules. Could you make a similar oven that heats food by vibrating carbon?	1
Could someone please post or link to the equation that shows that traveling faster than light speed would mean traveling backward through time?	1
If you could have been present for any specific moment in evolutionary history, which would you pick, and why?	1
Do a photon's electric field and magnetic field always have the same wavelength?	1
Could Trump's wall be put to some good use? Like if we coated it with solar panels, or built it out of a material that would absorb CO2 or something?	1
In Asimov's short story "Nightfall" a planet in a multi-sun solar system never have a sky dark enough to see (other) stars. What scientific discoveries or observations would have been delayed or impossible had conditions on Earth been different?	1
I'm sick, but I don't have a fever. Why don't I have a fever?	0