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How can the universe be infinite if it started from a finite point?

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Setting aside the politics and economics of it, how far away is humanity from being able to construct and launch a generation ship to the nearest star with a potentially habitable planet?

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How many chess games would have to be in a sample data set before you'd expect to see two identical games?

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If a feather could be made that was identical to a regular feather except that it weighed far more, would it fall at the same speed as a real feather in our atmosphere? Would air currents move it like a real feather?

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Estimating tomorrow's high temp by taking the average of today's temp and the historical average for tomorrow - how far off?

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You have worse than average cholesterol and blood pressure. A genie offers to lower one by 20%, while raising the other the same amount. Which to choose?

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Why do urban feral dogs around the world seem to have a similar size?

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With training, could a human speak English backwards so that it would sound correct when reversed?

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In a time of war, could the U.S. internet be disconnected from the rest of the world but still function domestically?

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Its easier to remember something from a year ago than 10 years ago. What biologically causes this?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How can the universe be infinite if it started from a finite point?	32
Setting aside the politics and economics of it, how far away is humanity from being able to construct and launch a generation ship to the nearest star with a potentially habitable planet?	1
How many chess games would have to be in a sample data set before you'd expect to see two identical games?	1
If a feather could be made that was identical to a regular feather except that it weighed far more, would it fall at the same speed as a real feather in our atmosphere? Would air currents move it like a real feather?	1
Estimating tomorrow's high temp by taking the average of today's temp and the historical average for tomorrow - how far off?	1
You have worse than average cholesterol and blood pressure. A genie offers to lower one by 20%, while raising the other the same amount. Which to choose?	1
Why do urban feral dogs around the world seem to have a similar size?	1
With training, could a human speak English backwards so that it would sound correct when reversed?	1
In a time of war, could the U.S. internet be disconnected from the rest of the world but still function domestically?	1
Its easier to remember something from a year ago than 10 years ago. What biologically causes this?	1