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[CW] Write a möbius strip structured story that repeats after two complete loops round the text, instead of one. As in, it takes two complete reads of the text to read the whole story.

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[WP] A young physics student that discovered a way of synthesising gold extremely cheaply now faces a difficult decision. Quietly join the super-rich? Or open-source the method and share it on the internet?

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Has the "common cold" been common throughout history? What did people think caused it before the discovery of viruses?

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[Neuroscience] How does the brain learn what certain lengths look like?

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[WP] You've lived your whole life in a settlement suspended from the inner surface of a hollow planet. An artificial sun burns in the centre, and so gravity pulls you into the sky. You go to the outer surface for the first time. The sky is above you. How do you react?

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[WP] We're living in a simulation but we don't know it. War is artificially started by our overlords to slow down technological and cultural progress so we never discover the truth. You're an agent sent into the simulation to orchestrate the biggest, most destructive war in history.

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What would a nuclear bomb detonation look like in ultra slow motion?

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Does DNA remain intact in processed meats? Could you "sequence" it to count how many different animals it came from?

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How does the brain learn what certain lengths look like?

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How could you go about genetically modifying a horse to grow a horn made of pure gold?

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[CW] Write a möbius strip structured story that repeats after two complete loops round the text, instead of one. As in, it takes two complete reads of the text to read the whole story.	1475	WritingPrompts
[WP] A young physics student that discovered a way of synthesising gold extremely cheaply now faces a difficult decision. Quietly join the super-rich? Or open-source the method and share it on the internet?	12	WritingPrompts
Has the "common cold" been common throughout history? What did people think caused it before the discovery of viruses?	11	AskHistorians
[Neuroscience] How does the brain learn what certain lengths look like?	7	askscience
[WP] You've lived your whole life in a settlement suspended from the inner surface of a hollow planet. An artificial sun burns in the centre, and so gravity pulls you into the sky. You go to the outer surface for the first time. The sky is above you. How do you react?	6	WritingPrompts
[WP] We're living in a simulation but we don't know it. War is artificially started by our overlords to slow down technological and cultural progress so we never discover the truth. You're an agent sent into the simulation to orchestrate the biggest, most destructive war in history.	2	WritingPrompts
What would a nuclear bomb detonation look like in ultra slow motion?	1	askscience
Does DNA remain intact in processed meats? Could you "sequence" it to count how many different animals it came from?	1	askscience
How does the brain learn what certain lengths look like?	1	askscience
How could you go about genetically modifying a horse to grow a horn made of pure gold?	1	askscience