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When performing a heart transplant, how do surgeons make sure that no air gets into the circulatory system?

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Is there a front side to a spiderweb?

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Would people who live on different planets age at different rates if one planet moves through space faster than the other?

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Would it be possible for a highly intelligent, aquatic species to eventually develop space flight?

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If Earth’s moon was as close to us as the International Space Station, how would that affect things here?

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How do we know that the digits of pi go on forever?

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When an artist mixes up a color to use in a painting, what is happening on a microscopic level when the pigments combine to make a new color?

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When I drop a 4 Square ball onto the ground that is spinning clockwise, it bounces back up spinning counterclockwise. Why?

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Why do we have the term “prime number?” Are prime numbers particularly useful for anything? Or is it just a “hey, look at this unique property these numbers have” kind of thing?

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What keeps the Great Red Spot of Jupiter intact? Why does it not just dissipate like storms on Earth?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When performing a heart transplant, how do surgeons make sure that no air gets into the circulatory system?	3925
Is there a front side to a spiderweb?	17
Would people who live on different planets age at different rates if one planet moves through space faster than the other?	16
Would it be possible for a highly intelligent, aquatic species to eventually develop space flight?	1
If Earth’s moon was as close to us as the International Space Station, how would that affect things here?	1
How do we know that the digits of pi go on forever?	1
When an artist mixes up a color to use in a painting, what is happening on a microscopic level when the pigments combine to make a new color?	1
When I drop a 4 Square ball onto the ground that is spinning clockwise, it bounces back up spinning counterclockwise. Why?	1
Why do we have the term “prime number?” Are prime numbers particularly useful for anything? Or is it just a “hey, look at this unique property these numbers have” kind of thing?	1
What keeps the Great Red Spot of Jupiter intact? Why does it not just dissipate like storms on Earth?	1