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In space, is there a concept of direction? ie north, south, east, west? Is the galaxy divided at the earth's equator and poles for reference?

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Trans-Atlantic/Pacific cables. How are they maintained?

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Why do older color analog photos and films degrade so badly? ie, most everything taken in the 60's and 70's is yellowed out and distorted.

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There is some minor controversy about the ending of the new Star Trek movie. The Enterprise is shown falling to Earth from space. Is this possible?

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"endocrinology specifically--operates under the principle that hormones don't cause behavior" How true or false is this statement?

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If I invent a device to open X bottles of Carbonated beverages simultaneously, how many bottles would it take to kill me in a Y-sized closed room with all the carbon dioxide being released into the air at once? Would it be even possible at all?

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A cubic inch of bone can in principle bear a load of 19,000 lbs/8,626 kg. How did we evolve to this threshold?Why not more or less?

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If I am a time traveling doctor and I bring modern medication to cavemen circa 10,000 BC would it affect them positively like humans today, or would it have negative effects? Are our physiologies too divergent in that time span?

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Theoretically, if all oil production in the world dried out tomorrow, what would be our options while running on reserves?

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IF mankind ever moves off-world, how would gut bacteria and other microbial flora and fauna on us adapt to differing pressures/atmosphere/temperatures/gravity/radiation? What would happen if they died off?

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In space, is there a concept of direction? ie north, south, east, west? Is the galaxy divided at the earth's equator and poles for reference?	11
Trans-Atlantic/Pacific cables. How are they maintained?	3
Why do older color analog photos and films degrade so badly? ie, most everything taken in the 60's and 70's is yellowed out and distorted.	2
There is some minor controversy about the ending of the new Star Trek movie. The Enterprise is shown falling to Earth from space. Is this possible?	1
"endocrinology specifically--operates under the principle that hormones don't cause behavior" How true or false is this statement?	1
If I invent a device to open X bottles of Carbonated beverages simultaneously, how many bottles would it take to kill me in a Y-sized closed room with all the carbon dioxide being released into the air at once? Would it be even possible at all?	1
A cubic inch of bone can in principle bear a load of 19,000 lbs/8,626 kg. How did we evolve to this threshold?Why not more or less?	1
If I am a time traveling doctor and I bring modern medication to cavemen circa 10,000 BC would it affect them positively like humans today, or would it have negative effects? Are our physiologies too divergent in that time span?	1
Theoretically, if all oil production in the world dried out tomorrow, what would be our options while running on reserves?	1
IF mankind ever moves off-world, how would gut bacteria and other microbial flora and fauna on us adapt to differing pressures/atmosphere/temperatures/gravity/radiation? What would happen if they died off?	0