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AskScience Panel of Scientists XIV (self.askscience)

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ComputingWhy are the "I'm not a robot" captcha checkboxes separate from the actual action button? Why can't the button itself do the human detection? (self.askscience)

submitted by koleslaw

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Earth SciencesHow deep do Ocean currents go? Do they affect the water at the bottom of areas like the Mariana Trench? (self.askscience)

submitted by gefasel

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PhysicsWhy does rain come down as drops and not all at once? (self.askscience)

submitted by Scorpian700

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PhysicsWhy do the laws of thermodynamics seem to be immutable by time, gravity, etc.? (self.askscience)

submitted by a_is_for_a

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PhysicsWhat would be the result if we somehow trap photons in closed metallic sphere that is as reflective as a mirror on the inside? (self.askscience)

submitted by 0x08F437

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ChemistryWhat makes the electronic configurations of transition metals so unique? (self.askscience)

submitted by Randilicious

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BiologyAre there different mitochondrial "Eves" found in the DNA of ancient humans? (self.askscience)

submitted by Atheos_canadensis

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Chemistrywhy do all atomic masses have decimals if there are some elements that only have one isotope? (self.askscience)

submitted by sue1424

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BiologyHow did the discovery of DNA affect the field of taxonomy? Were dozens of species 'wiped out' by discovery of identical genetic profiles? (self.askscience)

submitted by Psyladine

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BiologyShouldn't all multicellular organisms develop some sort of cancer given enough time? (self.askscience)

submitted by iamthegratest

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PhysicsDoes quantum entanglement allow us to study some of the paradoxes associated with time travel? (self.askscience)

submitted by parthian_shot

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PhysicsWhat causes light to slow when it travels through a medium? (self.askscience)

submitted by BritaniaRulesTheWave

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Earth Sciencesis there a reason our map is the direction it is? (self.askscience)

submitted by camaxtly

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BiologyHow does the drug 5-fluoroorotic acid select against URA3 in haploid S. cerevisiae? (self.askscience)

submitted by bjonik33

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PhysicsIf I have a column of water 100' tall and 2 meters in diameter and I scuba dive to the bottom of that, is the pressure the same as if I were 100' down in the ocean? (self.askscience)

submitted by DavidTigerFan

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PhysicsIs space the same as distance? (self.askscience)

submitted by MonsignorFrollo

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ChemistryIs there such a thing as an "anti" catalyst? (self.askscience)

submitted by Homato

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Human BodyWhy can we digest fats but not plastics when both are mostly hydrocarbon chains? (self.askscience)

submitted by bnoooogers

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Can any bacteria survive the boiling point of water? (self.askscience)

submitted by PotatoonMyBlade

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NeuroscienceAre humans capable of Unihemispheric Slow-wave Sleep? (self.askscience)

submitted by vtjohnhurt

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Planetary Sci.How does energy derived from gravity not violate the law of conservation of energy? (self.askscience)

submitted by JimJalinsky

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AstronomySo stars ever flat out collide during the rotation of a galaxy? (self.askscience)

submitted by IM_NOT_DEADFOOL

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ChemistryIs is theoretically possible for us on earth to create all the elements Synthetically? (self.askscience)

submitted by djamp42

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Earth SciencesWhy is there no desert zone between the temperate and tropical zones on the Asian east coast? (self.askscience)

submitted by Sint-Hieronymus

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AstronomyDoes the radiation from the sun/sun's radiant energy change over time? (self.askscience)

submitted by Startiblastfast

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