/u/gatfish's posts in /r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Why don't astronauts on the ISS wear lead-lined clothes to block the high radiation load?

3625 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When you eat various foods (fruits, meats, vegetables) do the microbes in your guts which specialize in breaking down those foods grow or simply become active while the others wait for their turn?

2859 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Do cetaceans spread respiratory diseases between each other?

24 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How often are wild animals born nearsighted or farsighted compared to their species norm?

16 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why doesn't water under pressure get any harder to move through?

15 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Does gravity propagate through matter at the same speed as through vacuum?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

If a person has a cold/flu, is there a point where they stop sneezing and coughing out live viruses and instead expel dead one which might actually inoculate people around them?

6 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is there a distinct "max load" the human immune system can take without sickness?

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How can light be considered a photon particle when different colored wavelengths travel at different speeds?

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why can't ULA (makers of Delta and Atlas rockets) launch cargo to the space station?

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why don't astronauts on the ISS wear lead-lined clothes to block the high radiation load?	3625
When you eat various foods (fruits, meats, vegetables) do the microbes in your guts which specialize in breaking down those foods grow or simply become active while the others wait for their turn?	2859
Do cetaceans spread respiratory diseases between each other?	24
How often are wild animals born nearsighted or farsighted compared to their species norm?	16
Why doesn't water under pressure get any harder to move through?	15
Does gravity propagate through matter at the same speed as through vacuum?	8
If a person has a cold/flu, is there a point where they stop sneezing and coughing out live viruses and instead expel dead one which might actually inoculate people around them?	6
Is there a distinct "max load" the human immune system can take without sickness?	5
How can light be considered a photon particle when different colored wavelengths travel at different speeds?	5
Why can't ULA (makers of Delta and Atlas rockets) launch cargo to the space station?	5