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Why does my metal sink have a metallic smell when I scrub it? Am I scrubbing off the metal?

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If space is not actually empty, shouldn't the speed of light really be a bit faster?

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What component of a light wave does the eye detect, the electric field or magnetic field?

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Sound travels fastest in hot, wet air (tropical climate) and slowest in cold, dry air (dry tundra). Does this noticeably affect the evolution of animal hearing, or human society?

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When an object accelerates, do all of its atoms accelerate at the same time?

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A fever is supposed to assist the immune system by slowing down the activity of pathogens. But doesn't that slow down the immune system itself as well?

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If you get lost in a forest, is it better to move randomly, or in a certain pattern, or stay put? Mathematically speaking.

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What is a "pharmaceutically acceptable salt"? Why is it such a big deal?

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Is there a point in space where the expansion of space is exactly counteracted by gravitational attraction?

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In QFT, why are the fields quantized at their specific values?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does my metal sink have a metallic smell when I scrub it? Am I scrubbing off the metal?	1
If space is not actually empty, shouldn't the speed of light really be a bit faster?	1
What component of a light wave does the eye detect, the electric field or magnetic field?	1
Sound travels fastest in hot, wet air (tropical climate) and slowest in cold, dry air (dry tundra). Does this noticeably affect the evolution of animal hearing, or human society?	1
When an object accelerates, do all of its atoms accelerate at the same time?	1
A fever is supposed to assist the immune system by slowing down the activity of pathogens. But doesn't that slow down the immune system itself as well?	1
If you get lost in a forest, is it better to move randomly, or in a certain pattern, or stay put? Mathematically speaking.	1
What is a "pharmaceutically acceptable salt"? Why is it such a big deal?	1
Is there a point in space where the expansion of space is exactly counteracted by gravitational attraction?	1
In QFT, why are the fields quantized at their specific values?	1