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Are there any popular sci-fi technologies that are 100% scientifically impossible to actually make?

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Is there a scientific or evolutionary explanation for feelings of awkwardness?

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Does prolonged and complicated thought use energy and calories in the same way that moderate to strenuous physical exercise does? If so, what kind of foods should I eat to help my "thinking muscles" recover?

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Why can dogs eat poop and garbage off of the floor without getting sick, while a human obviously would get sick?

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Why can dogs not jump over those plastic gates their owners use to keep them out of certain areas?

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When someone tells me a new fact, how does the brain take that linguistic sentence and convert it into stored information?

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Why does wearing wet clothes feel more uncomfortable than having wet skin?

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What is the scientific explanation for why we feel guilty when we tell a lie?

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Why can I easily recall sounds and images, but recalling a taste, smell, or touch is extremely difficult if not impossible?

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In "Holes," a character gets stronger by carrying a pig up a mountain everyday. The pig grows with time, but his strength gradually grows with the pig so that it's never too heavy. Is this is a feasible way of getting stronger in real life?

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Are there any popular sci-fi technologies that are 100% scientifically impossible to actually make?	1
Is there a scientific or evolutionary explanation for feelings of awkwardness?	1
Does prolonged and complicated thought use energy and calories in the same way that moderate to strenuous physical exercise does? If so, what kind of foods should I eat to help my "thinking muscles" recover?	1
Why can dogs eat poop and garbage off of the floor without getting sick, while a human obviously would get sick?	1
Why can dogs not jump over those plastic gates their owners use to keep them out of certain areas?	1
When someone tells me a new fact, how does the brain take that linguistic sentence and convert it into stored information?	1
Why does wearing wet clothes feel more uncomfortable than having wet skin?	1
What is the scientific explanation for why we feel guilty when we tell a lie?	1
Why can I easily recall sounds and images, but recalling a taste, smell, or touch is extremely difficult if not impossible?	1
In "Holes," a character gets stronger by carrying a pig up a mountain everyday. The pig grows with time, but his strength gradually grows with the pig so that it's never too heavy. Is this is a feasible way of getting stronger in real life?	1