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Why don't planes transmit black box data?

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What keeps a planet or moon with "rivers of methane" and "oceans of hydrocarbons" from bursting into flames?

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What happens to a chemical patent if the chemical is later found to naturally occur? Could finding natural sources for patented pharmaceuticals in plants, animals, or bacteria overturn the patents?

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Why is degrees Kelvin a metric base unit and not a derived unit? If temperature measures average kinetic energy per particle, why is temperature not measured in joules per mole? (Is it a matter of mixed materials and specific heat?)

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Why don't planes transmit black box data?	1
What keeps a planet or moon with "rivers of methane" and "oceans of hydrocarbons" from bursting into flames?	1
What happens to a chemical patent if the chemical is later found to naturally occur? Could finding natural sources for patented pharmaceuticals in plants, animals, or bacteria overturn the patents?	1
Why is degrees Kelvin a metric base unit and not a derived unit? If temperature measures average kinetic energy per particle, why is temperature not measured in joules per mole? (Is it a matter of mixed materials and specific heat?)	1