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What properties of beet juice make it a useful additive for combating snowy/icey roads?

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Why is that something like a potato chip gets soft when "stale" but something like a slice of bread gets hard when stale?

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Has the global response to COVID-19 (lock downs, work from home etc) resulted in lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

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What steps are taken when you ingest a chemical and the warning label says "if ingested, do not induce vomiting, contact a poison control center". What kinds of things will the poison control center do?

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What happens to large wind turbines when they are faced with powerful hurricanes and winds?

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Why does gasoline smell good?

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Is the vacuum of space useful to space craft for cooling temperature inside of the vessel?

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Why is that when air/solids are heated they expand, yet when water is frozen it also expands?

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Would it be possible to mimic the effects of corrective eyewear by intentionally blurring the pixels on a screen?

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Questions about DNA information.

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What properties of beet juice make it a useful additive for combating snowy/icey roads?	73
Why is that something like a potato chip gets soft when "stale" but something like a slice of bread gets hard when stale?	13
Has the global response to COVID-19 (lock downs, work from home etc) resulted in lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions?	11
What steps are taken when you ingest a chemical and the warning label says "if ingested, do not induce vomiting, contact a poison control center". What kinds of things will the poison control center do?	1
What happens to large wind turbines when they are faced with powerful hurricanes and winds?	1
Why does gasoline smell good?	1
Is the vacuum of space useful to space craft for cooling temperature inside of the vessel?	1
Why is that when air/solids are heated they expand, yet when water is frozen it also expands?	1
Would it be possible to mimic the effects of corrective eyewear by intentionally blurring the pixels on a screen?	1
Questions about DNA information.	1