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Can quantum tunneling affect particles [i.e., electrons] and result in "jumping" from inside the event horizon to outside?

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Are photons the only "thing" that travels at the speed of light? Other particles all have masses greater than 0, so do they just hang around the speed of light?

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What do we mean by an excitation of a field?

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What effects would we see if an event similar to that in Majora's Mask actually occurred?

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What exactly is the Sloan Great Wall? Is it something physical? What is 'on the other side?'

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Is it possible/are there any examples of DSOs exoplanets with accretion discs/protoplanetary discs which are perpendicular?

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What are the causal mechanisms behind psychedelic drugs? For example, what is it about DMT which makes it a hallucinogenic whereas similar carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen based compounds are not psychedelic?

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Is it possible that there are branches of Mathematics that have yet to be discovered?

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What are the causal mechanisms behind psychedelic drugs? For example, what is it about DMT which makes it a hallucinogenic whereas similar carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen based compounds are not psychedelic?

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How fast would you have to stir a hot cup of coffee for the temperature to stay the same? (At room temperature)

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can quantum tunneling affect particles [i.e., electrons] and result in "jumping" from inside the event horizon to outside?	51
Are photons the only "thing" that travels at the speed of light? Other particles all have masses greater than 0, so do they just hang around the speed of light?	10
What do we mean by an excitation of a field?	6
What effects would we see if an event similar to that in Majora's Mask actually occurred?	2
What exactly is the Sloan Great Wall? Is it something physical? What is 'on the other side?'	2
Is it possible/are there any examples of DSOs exoplanets with accretion discs/protoplanetary discs which are perpendicular?	1
What are the causal mechanisms behind psychedelic drugs? For example, what is it about DMT which makes it a hallucinogenic whereas similar carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen based compounds are not psychedelic?	1
Is it possible that there are branches of Mathematics that have yet to be discovered?	1
What are the causal mechanisms behind psychedelic drugs? For example, what is it about DMT which makes it a hallucinogenic whereas similar carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen based compounds are not psychedelic?	1
How fast would you have to stir a hot cup of coffee for the temperature to stay the same? (At room temperature)	1