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Can a belly button ring travel through a person like a bullet?
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Predictions for the 2022 Physics Nobel Prize
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Physicists Doing Art With Birefringent Materials
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Nobel Prize in Physics (nominees 1901-1970)
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Sicilian coffee in the "Inspector Montalbano" TV series
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Chen Ning Yang is (almost) 100 years old
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Sugar content in chopped fruit to un-chopped fruit
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CO2 shortage affecting beer and meat supply in US
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Refrigerator Too Cold: Wrapping Veggies in a Blanket?
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Fountain Pen Fans - Share Your Favourites!
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Does the Idea of the Metaverse Appeal To You?
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Pumpkin Picking with My Daughter in October
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Is gravity a force or just a consequence of mass?
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Video: A Trip to Infinity (Sept 26, 2022 on Netflix)
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Explore Banned Book Week & Its Impact on Free Speech
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And down the stretch they come They're neck-and-neck....
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Science journalists to follow on twitter
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Who Are the 2022 Ig Nobel Prize Winners and What Are Their Research Topics?
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Jalapenos I Grew: The Food Thread Part 2
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How do I make water fizzy without carbonation?
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Monarch Butterflies: Endangered Species at Risk of Extinction
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Is there any physics to this 'punch'?
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Why nylon bass strings go dead on classical guitars: found an online article
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Confused by the contents listed on this soup can
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Genetic code other than DNA (moved)
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Governments Encouraging or Pushing Us into EV/Green Consumption?
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Great Sequence of Video Documentaries on Nuclear Disasters
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passes away at 96
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What are the biggest recent advances in physics?
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Microbes & Methane: Are Microbes "Encased" in Gases?
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Is Academia.edu a Reliable Source for Academic Papers?
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FB and youtube videos -- mirror imaging
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What are the most important secrets of physics today?
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How to deal with depression in undergraduate studies?
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A question about the current SAT standardized tests
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MHB Mathematics & Autism: Research & Insights
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MHB Have You Heard the Inspiring Graduation Speech That Went Viral 10 Years Ago?
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MHB 2^(57885161) - 1 is now the largest known prime number.
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Was bored today and searched for a puzzle. Came across this one....
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Frank Drake (Drake Equation) 1930 - Sept. 2 2022
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How can some scientists deal with many different subjects?
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"Heuristics" for Casimir: how close to reality do they have to be?
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Insights I Know the Math Says so, but Is It Really True?
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News US: Immediate free access to government-funded publications (2026+)
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Is Rayo's Number the Largest Finite Number?
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Will Mixture Ratio Change in a Tank?
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"1/2 = infinity, great is the glory.... "
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All About Assets (One-Stop Shop Chat Thread)
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Anyone know that the Olivia Newton-John was Max Born's granddaughter?
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News What Happens When Restaurants Ignore Online Reviews?
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What Are the Current Events in the Universe 13 Billion Years Ago?
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RIP David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian
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More articles like Feynman's Value of Science (1955)?
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Why Do Chimpanzees Have Superior Memory but Limited Language Skills?
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What are the Best Animated Videos on YouTube?
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How Did My Health Insurer Save Me THIS Much?
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Physics experiments that changed the world (video)
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Armenia's Fellowships: Bridging the Gap to Global Excellence
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Anne Heche is not expected to survive
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What are the Global Impacts of Extreme Heatwaves in 2021?
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RIP Olivia Newton-John, singer, actress, and philanthropist
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Can I submit my paper to arXiv if it has been accepted by a journal?
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Proxima Centauri Observing with JWST
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Unsuccessful at Being on the FTC's No-Call List
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Physicist monkey and vending machine story
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Useful Cooking Unit Conversion
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Can Conservation of Energy Be Applied to the Expanding Universe?
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Finding Solutions to Sustainable Energy: A Balancing Act
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Should we hit Mars with The Behemoth Comet?
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Discuss here or in the Lame Jokes thread....?
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Really tired of this Lawsuit stuff
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Does Wearing a Wet Shirt Help to Keep You Cooler?
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Can a Vertical Jet Engine Replace Helicopter Blades for Hovering Crafts?
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Biological model of Alzheimer’s based upon fabricated research
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How might plant life look different on other theoretical planets?
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My Reaction to Mentor Bios/Interviews: WOW!
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What Could the Hidden Math Formula on This Shirt Be?
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Quora question: Did Richard Muller ever meet Richard Feynman?
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How can I get my scientific book published?
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What bird species laid these eggs in my garden?
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A controversial question came in a Government job exam
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Parallel-ish Theories Terminology
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What causes knots and stress when untwisting ropes?
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Installing locks on classroom doors that can be locked from the inside
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Can Physics Forums Help with Patent Infringement Issues?
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Movies that you watch over and over again
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Which sub-forum would be suitable for asking Q. related to rockets?
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Why is Airplane Fare A-B-C-D Often Cheaper than B-C?
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The Consequences of Misguided Parental Pressure on Career Choices in Medicine
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Is the Aurora the Same Ship That Sailed to Helgoland in 1972?
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Potential for progression at now age 70
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FIDE Candidates Tournament 2022 (Madrid, UTC+1)
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What is the best free website for publishing my articles on astrophysics?
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The correct interpretation of QM.... according to a "language model" AI
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Seeking Financial Benefit from Scientific Innovation: A Discussion
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Everything Energy? My Thoughts on the Question
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Discovering Research with Semantic Scholar
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Device For Driver Communication Between Vehicles
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Recovering (?) from a fight in a relationship
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Is there anything such as "Magazine of Physics problems"?
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