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What is the fastest we've been able to accelerate a heavy element? For example, how fast have we gotten really heavy metals to accelerate in a particle accelerator, nuclear blast, etc.?

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What actually is buoyancy? Is there such a thing as a material having negative buoyancy?

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How powerful would a Cathode Ray Tube's electron output need to be to melt aluminum? How is this type of heat calculation performed?

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Please see the video in the comments. How efficient is the battery+magnet traveling through the coil? In other words, how much charge does would the battery loose per unit of distance traveled? Could something like this be scaled up?

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Yuri Bezmenov, a former KGB propaganda agent, claimed that he would take pills to prevent the effects of alcohol, while he was drinking with potential recruits. What chemical or pill were the soviets using?

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What would be required to modify the human genome so that chlorophyll would grow in human skin and reduce a person's need for external food sources?

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What role does acetylcholine play in muscle cramps and sighing? What is the best way to prevent muscle cramps after exercising?

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What is the fastest we've been able to accelerate a heavy element? For example, how fast have we gotten really heavy metals to accelerate in a particle accelerator, nuclear blast, etc.?	44
What actually is buoyancy? Is there such a thing as a material having negative buoyancy?	3
How powerful would a Cathode Ray Tube's electron output need to be to melt aluminum? How is this type of heat calculation performed?	1
Please see the video in the comments. How efficient is the battery+magnet traveling through the coil? In other words, how much charge does would the battery loose per unit of distance traveled? Could something like this be scaled up?	1
Yuri Bezmenov, a former KGB propaganda agent, claimed that he would take pills to prevent the effects of alcohol, while he was drinking with potential recruits. What chemical or pill were the soviets using?	1
What would be required to modify the human genome so that chlorophyll would grow in human skin and reduce a person's need for external food sources?	1
What role does acetylcholine play in muscle cramps and sighing? What is the best way to prevent muscle cramps after exercising?	1