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If one calorie, when burned produces enough energy to raise the temp of a litre of water by one degree. If I burn 100 calories, could I boil that same litre?

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Can anyone tell me if (and how much) men and women feel pain differently compared to each other?

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Would we be able to predict and observe gas giants in our solar system 'capturing' a comet or asteroid as a moon if it were to happen in our lifetime?

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We use planets' gravity to slingshot probes and spacecraft and increase their speed. Would it be possible to slingshot back and forth between the moon and earth for example or two much larger bodies so as to potentially double this speed or is it capped by gravitational (or other) constraints?

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If one calorie, when burned produces enough energy to raise the temp of a litre of water by one degree. If I burn 100 calories, could I boil that same litre?	816
Can anyone tell me if (and how much) men and women feel pain differently compared to each other?	1
Would we be able to predict and observe gas giants in our solar system 'capturing' a comet or asteroid as a moon if it were to happen in our lifetime?	1
We use planets' gravity to slingshot probes and spacecraft and increase their speed. Would it be possible to slingshot back and forth between the moon and earth for example or two much larger bodies so as to potentially double this speed or is it capped by gravitational (or other) constraints?	1