/u/nilhaus's posts in /r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

How can a place as large as Texas have only 1 natural lake?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How early could intelligent life [as we know it] have formed?

6 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Certain prehistoric animals, like Smilidon and Carnotaurus are described as using their head like a hatchet, to drive their top teeth into prey instead of using biting force. Are there any animals alive today that do this?

6 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why don't modern ships use sails?

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What makes a bone just snap in half like Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware's did last night?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Will gravity assist maneuvers over time alter the orbits of planets?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is the difference between a female and male human greater than the difference between a human and a neanderthal (or other homo) of the same sex?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Do we know that pre-historic Megalodon wasn't a hammerhead type shark?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The largest land animals are consistently herbivores, yet the largest water animals are carnivores. Why is this?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why doesn't a gravity assist maneuver result in a net zero gain for the space ship?

2 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How can a place as large as Texas have only 1 natural lake?	7
How early could intelligent life [as we know it] have formed?	6
Certain prehistoric animals, like Smilidon and Carnotaurus are described as using their head like a hatchet, to drive their top teeth into prey instead of using biting force. Are there any animals alive today that do this?	6
Why don't modern ships use sails?	5
What makes a bone just snap in half like Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware's did last night?	4
Will gravity assist maneuvers over time alter the orbits of planets?	2
Is the difference between a female and male human greater than the difference between a human and a neanderthal (or other homo) of the same sex?	2
Do we know that pre-historic Megalodon wasn't a hammerhead type shark?	2
The largest land animals are consistently herbivores, yet the largest water animals are carnivores. Why is this?	2
Why doesn't a gravity assist maneuver result in a net zero gain for the space ship?	2