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Why are there no green mammals?

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"You breath in a single atom of Julius Caesars final breath every breath you take." How far can this be extrapolated?

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What would happen if I created a wave motion from lots of small rods going up and down (at subliminal speeds), where the "speed" of the troughs and peaks was faster than the speed of light and then I dropped a small ball in a trough?

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How far off are we from creating "good" viruses?

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If you put a dial on a strut supporting an Evacuated Tube Transport system, would it register more weight when the capsule was over that strut?

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Hard and soft water have different interactions with other substances, e.g. the lather with detergents. Do ice and steam made from hard or soft water also have differences in the way they interact with the world?

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Why have we evolved to have compassion at the levels we have?

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How long of an exposure would hubble need to see to the end of the universe?

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When medicines say "take with food", what happens at the biological level that changes the way the medicine interacts with you?

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How fast are germs?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are there no green mammals?	186
"You breath in a single atom of Julius Caesars final breath every breath you take." How far can this be extrapolated?	53
What would happen if I created a wave motion from lots of small rods going up and down (at subliminal speeds), where the "speed" of the troughs and peaks was faster than the speed of light and then I dropped a small ball in a trough?	44
How far off are we from creating "good" viruses?	24
If you put a dial on a strut supporting an Evacuated Tube Transport system, would it register more weight when the capsule was over that strut?	17
Hard and soft water have different interactions with other substances, e.g. the lather with detergents. Do ice and steam made from hard or soft water also have differences in the way they interact with the world?	10
Why have we evolved to have compassion at the levels we have?	5
How long of an exposure would hubble need to see to the end of the universe?	5
When medicines say "take with food", what happens at the biological level that changes the way the medicine interacts with you?	5
How fast are germs?	4