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Does a steady or a blinking digital clock use more energy?

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I told my girlfriend about the latest neutrino experiment's results, and she said "Why do we pay for this kind of stuff? What does it matter?" Practically, what do we gain from experiments like this?

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Did scientists know that astronauts would be weightless in space before we sent anyone into space?

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Why are all the planets' orbits on the same plane?

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Is the Ethiopian Lion (Panthera leo roosevelti) a valid subspecies of lion or is it a part of Panthera leo nubica?

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I was playing the Planet Earth board game, and one of the questions asked which of these three things was ultimately necessary for all life to exist on Earth: fresh water, sunlight, or oxygen. It said the right answer was fresh water. Is this true?

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Is light slowed down by traveling through the Higgs field?

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How sensitive is a human being's sense of temperature?

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Was my friend's soap experiment valid?

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Is this skydiving website wrong or do I misunderstand Galileo?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Does a steady or a blinking digital clock use more energy?	8138
I told my girlfriend about the latest neutrino experiment's results, and she said "Why do we pay for this kind of stuff? What does it matter?" Practically, what do we gain from experiments like this?	431
Did scientists know that astronauts would be weightless in space before we sent anyone into space?	81
Why are all the planets' orbits on the same plane?	34
Is the Ethiopian Lion (Panthera leo roosevelti) a valid subspecies of lion or is it a part of Panthera leo nubica?	34
I was playing the Planet Earth board game, and one of the questions asked which of these three things was ultimately necessary for all life to exist on Earth: fresh water, sunlight, or oxygen. It said the right answer was fresh water. Is this true?	12
Is light slowed down by traveling through the Higgs field?	8
How sensitive is a human being's sense of temperature?	5
Was my friend's soap experiment valid?	3
Is this skydiving website wrong or do I misunderstand Galileo?	2