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Is "planned" obsolescence really the result of the need to keep selling product, or rather an inevitable and inadvertent consequence of the need to have a cheaper product than the competitor?

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How many diagnosable illnesses that come and go are we afflicted with throughout the year that we may never be aware of?

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How many watts could be saved each year if YouTube allowed users to listen to audio content with their screen off?

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What toxic chemicals / compounds smell and / or taste amazing?

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Did any of the "bio-robots" at the time of the Chernobyl incident have any idea whatsoever what they were getting themselves in for?

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Why is it that when I'm resting in a chair and I'm startled, I can feel my heart rate slow down dramatically, but feel it beating way more intensely?

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If you had a superhuman AI working for thousands of years on developing the best possible operating system for an iPhone X say, how much more capable and efficient of an operating system might be possible with this sort of hardware limitation?

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Would a professional swimmer coated in the latest hydrophobic material (the kind that electronic devices are starting to be coated with) have an edge over the competition?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is "planned" obsolescence really the result of the need to keep selling product, or rather an inevitable and inadvertent consequence of the need to have a cheaper product than the competitor?	1
How many diagnosable illnesses that come and go are we afflicted with throughout the year that we may never be aware of?	1
How many watts could be saved each year if YouTube allowed users to listen to audio content with their screen off?	1
What toxic chemicals / compounds smell and / or taste amazing?	1
Did any of the "bio-robots" at the time of the Chernobyl incident have any idea whatsoever what they were getting themselves in for?	0
Why is it that when I'm resting in a chair and I'm startled, I can feel my heart rate slow down dramatically, but feel it beating way more intensely?	0
If you had a superhuman AI working for thousands of years on developing the best possible operating system for an iPhone X say, how much more capable and efficient of an operating system might be possible with this sort of hardware limitation?	0
Would a professional swimmer coated in the latest hydrophobic material (the kind that electronic devices are starting to be coated with) have an edge over the competition?	0