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Soot cracks when exposed to a flashlight, what is going on here?

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Does general relativity predict a different volume and radius of earth than the naive euclidian calculation based on the observed circumference? How about black holes?

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Why won't mirrors work correctly in special relativity?

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Relativity Paradox: If you fly past a planet so fast, that it will become a black hole, will you get trapped in the event horizon?

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The lights in my unis library are seemingly randomly distributed. Does this serve any purpose, or is it just an architects joke? NSFW

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Is the boiling temperature at the bottom of a body water dependent on the atmospheric free surface pressure or the entire hydrostatic pressure at the heated interface?

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Are virtual particles a real phenomenon or is there a explanation without them?

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but mass can not be converted to energy, can it?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Soot cracks when exposed to a flashlight, what is going on here?	545
Does general relativity predict a different volume and radius of earth than the naive euclidian calculation based on the observed circumference? How about black holes?	5
Why won't mirrors work correctly in special relativity?	1
Relativity Paradox: If you fly past a planet so fast, that it will become a black hole, will you get trapped in the event horizon?	1
The lights in my unis library are seemingly randomly distributed. Does this serve any purpose, or is it just an architects joke? NSFW	1
Is the boiling temperature at the bottom of a body water dependent on the atmospheric free surface pressure or the entire hydrostatic pressure at the heated interface?	1
Are virtual particles a real phenomenon or is there a explanation without them?	1
Correct me if I'm wrong, but mass can not be converted to energy, can it?	0