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Why does it take weeks without vitamin C to develop scurvy? How does your body get by without it for so long?

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Why do some forces decrease at a rate not proportional to 1/r^2?

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How do photons transfer angular momentum to macroscopic objects?

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Why can't surgeons always implant an artificial heart instead of giving a heart transplant?

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[Physics] If a rotating magnet produces an electric field, would an observer rotating with the magnet observe the electric field? Why or why not?

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Is a Boltzman brain actually possible? Can other, more likely events occur purely by probability without any influence by their environments?

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If I am in the same reference frame as two balls attached to each other by a string and our reference frame is spinning within another frame, how would I explain the force acting on the string between the balls?

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If you are in orbit and you burn prograde while facing prograde, would you be pressed back into your seat or pushed forward?

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How does torturing someone by forcing them to stand, work?

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Could industrialization be possible without fossil fuels?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does it take weeks without vitamin C to develop scurvy? How does your body get by without it for so long?	31
Why do some forces decrease at a rate not proportional to 1/r^2?	11
How do photons transfer angular momentum to macroscopic objects?	10
Why can't surgeons always implant an artificial heart instead of giving a heart transplant?	5
[Physics] If a rotating magnet produces an electric field, would an observer rotating with the magnet observe the electric field? Why or why not?	3
Is a Boltzman brain actually possible? Can other, more likely events occur purely by probability without any influence by their environments?	2
If I am in the same reference frame as two balls attached to each other by a string and our reference frame is spinning within another frame, how would I explain the force acting on the string between the balls?	1
If you are in orbit and you burn prograde while facing prograde, would you be pressed back into your seat or pushed forward?	1
How does torturing someone by forcing them to stand, work?	1
Could industrialization be possible without fossil fuels?	1