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[WP] somebody saw Noah building the ark and said, what the heck, I'll build one too.

16 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What's the difference between alpha beta and gamma rays, and are there any other Greek-letter rays, and what is a mnemonic so I don't keep forgetting the difference?

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I recall hearing some examples of soldiers riding bicycles to gain territory quickly (e.g. Japanese towards Singapore) -- are there any instances where the use of bicycles is considered to be the decisive factor in the outcome of the battle?

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Is it possible for an earth-based telescope to capture images of stars (not the sun!) during normal daytime conditions?

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On Armistice Day--November 11, 1918--what was the timekeeping technology? How precisely could 11am be determined, and were there any known anomolies which arose from imprecisions, differences between or within the sides, etc?

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Does chemotherapy eradicate a cancer, or just delay its relapse?

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Have lunar explorers slept while on the moon? How well did they sleep?

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In a photo of Andromeda galaxy (example in text), are any of the discrete-looking stars in Andromeda, or are they in the milky way?

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Having learned that cancer is just cells with bad genetic mutations ... in an adult body, what portion of the "normal" cells is genetically identical to the genes endowed at birth? How commonplace and how persistent is mutation? Are we filled with innocuous mutants?

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What's the significance of oxidation number in a covalent bond? Are the electrons shared, or aren't they? (rephrased my awkward question from yesterday)

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[WP] somebody saw Noah building the ark and said, what the heck, I'll build one too.	16	WritingPrompts
What's the difference between alpha beta and gamma rays, and are there any other Greek-letter rays, and what is a mnemonic so I don't keep forgetting the difference?	14	askscience
I recall hearing some examples of soldiers riding bicycles to gain territory quickly (e.g. Japanese towards Singapore) -- are there any instances where the use of bicycles is considered to be the decisive factor in the outcome of the battle?	14	AskHistorians
Is it possible for an earth-based telescope to capture images of stars (not the sun!) during normal daytime conditions?	13	askscience
On Armistice Day--November 11, 1918--what was the timekeeping technology? How precisely could 11am be determined, and were there any known anomolies which arose from imprecisions, differences between or within the sides, etc?	13	AskHistorians
Does chemotherapy eradicate a cancer, or just delay its relapse?	13	askscience
Have lunar explorers slept while on the moon? How well did they sleep?	11	askscience
In a photo of Andromeda galaxy (example in text), are any of the discrete-looking stars in Andromeda, or are they in the milky way?	10	askscience
Having learned that cancer is just cells with bad genetic mutations ... in an adult body, what portion of the "normal" cells is genetically identical to the genes endowed at birth? How commonplace and how persistent is mutation? Are we filled with innocuous mutants?	10	askscience
What's the significance of oxidation number in a covalent bond? Are the electrons shared, or aren't they? (rephrased my awkward question from yesterday)	10	askscience