/u/verandaguy's posts in /r/askscience

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"On this infinite grid of ideal one-ohm resistors..."

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Would the Earth's gravity be the same if it were a spheroid of uniform density, but same average density, rather than layers of different densities?

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What evidence is there for the existence of quarks?

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Can being aware of, and actively avoiding the common cognitive biases increase your overall number of biases?

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In math, numbers with bases higher than 10 use letters of the alphabet to represent numbers. What happens above base 36?

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Would a perfect ball rolling on a perfect plane in a non-vacuum environment make a sound?

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Where did the energy from the Big Bang come from?

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Distorting spacetime with forces other than gravity

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Why do layers of the atmosphere alternate in temperature?

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Does ∞ - ∞ equal 0, or (- ∞)?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
"On this infinite grid of ideal one-ohm resistors..."	859
Would the Earth's gravity be the same if it were a spheroid of uniform density, but same average density, rather than layers of different densities?	200
What evidence is there for the existence of quarks?	55
Can being aware of, and actively avoiding the common cognitive biases increase your overall number of biases?	40
In math, numbers with bases higher than 10 use letters of the alphabet to represent numbers. What happens above base 36?	26
Would a perfect ball rolling on a perfect plane in a non-vacuum environment make a sound?	19
Where did the energy from the Big Bang come from?	7
Distorting spacetime with forces other than gravity	6
Why do layers of the atmosphere alternate in temperature?	6
Does ∞ - ∞ equal 0, or (- ∞)?	5