/u/ssinatra3's posts in /r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

How are drill bits that make drill bits made? And the drill bits that make those drill bits?

7969 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Do nerve endings closer to the brain / spinal cord take less time to transmit signals because there is less distance to travel?

55 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Do all individual atoms in a solid emanate their own blackbody radiation?

30 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

If the capacity of a battery charging another battery drops below that of the receiving battery, will it stop transferring electricity since the electrons will no longer prefer to leave the lower energy "state" of the drained battery?

25 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why is the rest of the moon still slightly visible during a crescent moon?

12 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Can both pressure and vacuum exert identical magnitudes of stress inside a pressure vessel?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Does the curvature of a water droplet affect evaporation rate at the molecular level? How does it compare to evaporation of a flat body of water per unit of surface area?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Does skin interact with itself between distant parts of the body?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is there a maximum possible magnetic flux density?

4 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is there any short-term geothermal or atmospheric effect that is caused by the sun heating one "side" of the earth at a time?

3 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How are drill bits that make drill bits made? And the drill bits that make those drill bits?	7969
Do nerve endings closer to the brain / spinal cord take less time to transmit signals because there is less distance to travel?	55
Do all individual atoms in a solid emanate their own blackbody radiation?	30
If the capacity of a battery charging another battery drops below that of the receiving battery, will it stop transferring electricity since the electrons will no longer prefer to leave the lower energy "state" of the drained battery?	25
Why is the rest of the moon still slightly visible during a crescent moon?	12
Can both pressure and vacuum exert identical magnitudes of stress inside a pressure vessel?	8
Does the curvature of a water droplet affect evaporation rate at the molecular level? How does it compare to evaporation of a flat body of water per unit of surface area?	7
Does skin interact with itself between distant parts of the body?	4
Is there a maximum possible magnetic flux density?	4
Is there any short-term geothermal or atmospheric effect that is caused by the sun heating one "side" of the earth at a time?	3