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Is lightning blue because of same effect that causes ionized air, due to (cherenkov) radiation to be blue?

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What happens to photons when they get absorbed by particles? What do they transform into? And do the particles ever get saturated?

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I met a girl who can give electric shocks on command. How is this possible?

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If you had a protective hollow sphere with air in the exact centre of earths core, could you theoretically fly around, or walk all over it's inner surface, because of you being at the centre of earths mass?

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Birds can apparently really see the earths magnetic field, and Jupiters magnetosphere would be the size of a full moon from earth, if we could see it. Do birds see Jupiter this way?

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How come a song is still stuck in my head after a good night of sleep?

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How do they (quantum) entangle two particles?

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Are there any planets that are completely liquid?

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How come you can remove the smell of garlic from your fingers by rubbing it on stainless steel?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Is lightning blue because of same effect that causes ionized air, due to (cherenkov) radiation to be blue?	1587
What happens to photons when they get absorbed by particles? What do they transform into? And do the particles ever get saturated?	3
I met a girl who can give electric shocks on command. How is this possible?	1
If you had a protective hollow sphere with air in the exact centre of earths core, could you theoretically fly around, or walk all over it's inner surface, because of you being at the centre of earths mass?	1
Birds can apparently really see the earths magnetic field, and Jupiters magnetosphere would be the size of a full moon from earth, if we could see it. Do birds see Jupiter this way?	1
How come a song is still stuck in my head after a good night of sleep?	1
How do they (quantum) entangle two particles?	1
Are there any planets that are completely liquid?	1
How come you can remove the smell of garlic from your fingers by rubbing it on stainless steel?	1