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Can fish survive in carbonated water, or would they suffocate?

324 upvotes • r/askscience

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Why was Prohibition passed as an amendment to the US Constitution rather than as a federal law?

184 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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There are standard equations for conic sections that are parallel to the x- and y-axes... but what would they be if the conic sections were slanted by θ degrees?

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It's to my understanding that no machine can be built that can solve the Halting Problem. Does this also apply to human brains? Can't we solve the Halting Problem by looking at programs and using our intuition?

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Is it possible for light to orbit a black hole?

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If both sound and temperature are both vibrations in a medium, why can't we hear heat or feel heat from sound? What separates the 2?

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If you know the velocity and position of a satellite orbiting a planet, can you derive the shape of the orbit?

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What are the benefits of having byte-addressable computer memory over word-addressable computer memory?

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Since other animals have different nutritional requirements from humans, does meat taste sweet to dogs?

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If you don't use any rotational force, how much pressure would you need to forcefully eject a screw out of its socket?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can fish survive in carbonated water, or would they suffocate?	324	askscience
Why was Prohibition passed as an amendment to the US Constitution rather than as a federal law?	184	AskHistorians
There are standard equations for conic sections that are parallel to the x- and y-axes... but what would they be if the conic sections were slanted by θ degrees?	18	askscience
It's to my understanding that no machine can be built that can solve the Halting Problem. Does this also apply to human brains? Can't we solve the Halting Problem by looking at programs and using our intuition?	11	askscience
Is it possible for light to orbit a black hole?	9	askscience
If both sound and temperature are both vibrations in a medium, why can't we hear heat or feel heat from sound? What separates the 2?	8	askscience
If you know the velocity and position of a satellite orbiting a planet, can you derive the shape of the orbit?	8	askscience
What are the benefits of having byte-addressable computer memory over word-addressable computer memory?	4	askscience
Since other animals have different nutritional requirements from humans, does meat taste sweet to dogs?	2	askscience
If you don't use any rotational force, how much pressure would you need to forcefully eject a screw out of its socket?	1	askscience