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If you handed an Iphone to a group of engineers in 1985, how much of its technology would they understand as they disassembled and studied it?

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Could you fly a fast jet aircraft, like a fighter jet, into space?

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Is there anything humans can eat that has an agreeable taste /texture, but has zero nutritional value - No proteins, carbs, fats, vitamins

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What shape is a photon?

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How far back would we have to go to find the first common ancestor for all humans alive today?

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Is synthesizing petroleum, or a compound with similar properties, theoretically viable? Is it being researched, and if it is, what is the current status?

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Will a fish be able to orient its body to be the right side up even if there aren't any visual clues available as to what's up and down?

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Our motion through the universe vs. the speed of light.

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Besides our brain/intelligence and bipedalism, are there any biological traits that are unique to humans?

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How does space expand?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If you handed an Iphone to a group of engineers in 1985, how much of its technology would they understand as they disassembled and studied it?	39
Could you fly a fast jet aircraft, like a fighter jet, into space?	13
Is there anything humans can eat that has an agreeable taste /texture, but has zero nutritional value - No proteins, carbs, fats, vitamins	8
What shape is a photon?	8
How far back would we have to go to find the first common ancestor for all humans alive today?	7
Is synthesizing petroleum, or a compound with similar properties, theoretically viable? Is it being researched, and if it is, what is the current status?	4
Will a fish be able to orient its body to be the right side up even if there aren't any visual clues available as to what's up and down?	3
Our motion through the universe vs. the speed of light.	2
Besides our brain/intelligence and bipedalism, are there any biological traits that are unique to humans?	2
How does space expand?	2