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Why can't we just take alcohol dehydrogenase in some form to quickly eliminate drunkeness?

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Why does GPS in smartphones take so much power if they're just receivers for satellite signals?

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What can a person do increase the amount of physical pain they can bear?

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What is the effect of caffeine on ants?

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So technically what is a quark? And how do we know about them?

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Why is it that when you overexert yourself, running, lifting weights etc, that you only feel the pain the next day?

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Why does boredom feel the same as being tired?

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Would it be safe to grow algae at home in a jar?

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I was electrolysing some tap water (nothing else added to it) and noticed bubbles appearing all over the container instead of just directly under the electrode, how did they get there?

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Can scrubbing a surface with dettol (disinfectant with chloroxylenol as the active ingredient) mask the pheromone trails that ants leave?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why can't we just take alcohol dehydrogenase in some form to quickly eliminate drunkeness?	568
Why does GPS in smartphones take so much power if they're just receivers for satellite signals?	54
What can a person do increase the amount of physical pain they can bear?	23
What is the effect of caffeine on ants?	16
So technically what is a quark? And how do we know about them?	14
Why is it that when you overexert yourself, running, lifting weights etc, that you only feel the pain the next day?	12
Why does boredom feel the same as being tired?	11
Would it be safe to grow algae at home in a jar?	9
I was electrolysing some tap water (nothing else added to it) and noticed bubbles appearing all over the container instead of just directly under the electrode, how did they get there?	8
Can scrubbing a surface with dettol (disinfectant with chloroxylenol as the active ingredient) mask the pheromone trails that ants leave?	8