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If gold was a common element, like lead or aluminum, what kinds of industrial or commercial uses would it have?

964 upvotes • r/askscience

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How do human vocal cords hit such low notes when strings and wind instruments have to be many, many times larger to do the same? Put another way, why are there no tiny bass instruments?

101 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why is there so little footage of nuclear weapons that contains audio?

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Can unsolved games have skill/luck ratios? It seems that games like Monopoly are 100 percent luck, given the simple strategic choices, but a very poor player could change that. Likewise, what advantage does a great player at poker have over an average player, who relies mainly on luck?

40 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why do right-handed people play stringed instruments in a way that puts most of the hard work on the left hand?

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What was the speed of sound through the material comprising the universe in the first moments of the big bang? Could it have been faster than light?

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Can hand clapping cause a sonic boom?

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Why do the SpaceX people use the word "nominal" so much? The dictionary offers no help. That word is usually used to indicate the phoney price of money compared to the past.

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How could a human voice possibly be louder than the front row of a rock concert?

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How close is the center of the big bang to the center of the observable universe?

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If gold was a common element, like lead or aluminum, what kinds of industrial or commercial uses would it have?	964	askscience
How do human vocal cords hit such low notes when strings and wind instruments have to be many, many times larger to do the same? Put another way, why are there no tiny bass instruments?	101	askscience
Why is there so little footage of nuclear weapons that contains audio?	41	AskHistorians
Can unsolved games have skill/luck ratios? It seems that games like Monopoly are 100 percent luck, given the simple strategic choices, but a very poor player could change that. Likewise, what advantage does a great player at poker have over an average player, who relies mainly on luck?	40	askscience
Why do right-handed people play stringed instruments in a way that puts most of the hard work on the left hand?	14	askscience
What was the speed of sound through the material comprising the universe in the first moments of the big bang? Could it have been faster than light?	6	askscience
Can hand clapping cause a sonic boom?	3	askscience
Why do the SpaceX people use the word "nominal" so much? The dictionary offers no help. That word is usually used to indicate the phoney price of money compared to the past.	3	askscience
How could a human voice possibly be louder than the front row of a rock concert?	2	askscience
How close is the center of the big bang to the center of the observable universe?	1	askscience