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Why does fried food such as french fries start to float in the oil after a few minutes of cooking?

Why does fried food such as french fries start to float in the oil after a few minutes of cooking?


Why does fried food such as french fries start to float in the oil after a few minutes of cooking?

Posted: 08 Apr 2018 03:12 AM PDT

Are Prime Numbers Endless?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 07:42 AM PDT

The higher you go, the greater the chance of finding a non prime, right? Multiples of existing primes make new primes rarer. It is possible that there is a limited number of prime numbers? If not, how can we know for certain?

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In a superfluid, how does the (near-)absence of heat cause binding forces to disappear, when usually the complete opposite happens (freezing)?

Posted: 08 Apr 2018 04:34 AM PDT

I have read a bit about Helium-4 and it seems that the cancellation of the intrinsic spins of the particles of 4He makes the atom a boson which is a requirement for a superfluid. So if atoms behave like bosons there will not be binding forces between them?

Also, is it the atmospheric pressure that keeps a superfluid in liquid phase? Since there is no cohesion I would expect it to evaporate in a vacuum.

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Do plants need sleep?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 08:29 PM PDT

If a plant was given the necessary water, would they do better with artificial lighting if they were given time without light?

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How much consideration did astronauts of the Apollo missions give to debris?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 11:54 PM PDT

I know the moon has had billions of years to collect it's craters, but how much concern did NASA have of a collision with rock impacting the surface of the moon or their spacecraft on their way? I'm just curious since there is no atmosphere to burn the meteors before they hit the surface, and the moon has so many craters.

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Why are we saying that the strong force is the one which maintains the nucleus while it only acts inside hadrons ? Why wouldn't it be the weak force instead ?

Posted: 08 Apr 2018 12:54 AM PDT

Why do modern jet aircraft have sharp angles on their wings/tails, whereas propeller aircraft of the 40s had curved wings and tails?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 01:12 PM PDT

How do scientists know which atoms make up a certain substance?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 06:18 PM PDT

E.g., how do we know water is made of 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen?

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With a powerful enough telescope, would we be able to see the footprints on the moon?

Posted: 08 Apr 2018 12:50 AM PDT

Is there a limit to how far we can ‘zoom in’ on something?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 11:02 PM PDT

Just curious if there is some kind of barrier preventing us from zooming in extremely close to something at very far distances. For example would it be possible to zoom in and see a single atom on the moon from the Earth. How far can we physically zoom in and what would the limit look like if there is one?

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Would honey bees be considered an invasive species to North and South America?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 08:44 PM PDT

Why are mirrors used in telescopes?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 10:14 PM PDT

How are the distant objects magnified using mirrors?

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Why do cars with petrol engines need gears but electric ones don't?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 07:16 AM PDT

How do natural hot springs work?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 09:25 PM PDT

I took my first trip to Colorado and I went to the natural hot springs in Glenwood Springs. They had about 10 pools and each small pool's temperature was self regulated and varied throughout the facility. How is this possible/where does the natural heat come from?

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How do penguins stay warm, especially in the sub zero waters?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 03:30 PM PDT

Are there gaps between galaxies or do they overlap? If there is a gap, what is in the space in between?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 05:55 PM PDT

I always see beautiful images of galaxies, with their spirals and patterns and their overall cohesive shapes, but they seem to be against a backdrop of black nothingness. Is this nothingness real? Are there rogue planets or solar systems there? Is it just floating clouds of dust? Or do the edges of galaxies rub against each other? Do galaxies drift around? Does two galaxies touching mean they'll eventually collapse into each other?

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What is the lower limit of the number of cells that can make up a multi-celled organism?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 05:27 PM PDT

Often, I see discussions on how many cells the largest organisms have, but I have yet to come across an answer on what the lower limit is in regards to cell count. Am I over-thinking this and the answer is simply two? What kinds of factors play into how many cells or the interactions between cells that make something a multi-celled organism as opposed to a small colony of single-celled organisms? Thanks for helping me out.

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Why are vaccines not delivered in pills yet? What is keeping this breakthrough from happening?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 10:59 AM PDT

Would the formation of fossil fuels (coal, oil, gas etc) be a rare phenomenon on other planets?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 02:14 PM PDT

The advancement of the human race seems to be closely related to the exploitation of these resources (for example coal for the Iron Age and still used today) and wondering how the availability of it would affect the rise of life forms on other planets

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Why doesn't air just fall to the ground due to gravity?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 11:09 PM PDT

I know that gasses are supposed to expand to fill up a space, is that Why? But then why do they do that, and seemingly defy gravity?

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Do the poles receive more cloud coverage than other regions of earth?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 04:08 PM PDT

In most depictions of arctic or Antarctic explorations it seems super cloudy/snowy. Is this accurate, and if so why?

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How do they manage to keep track of Voyager 1 ?

Posted: 07 Apr 2018 11:58 AM PDT

Hi,

I am in intrigued on what do they have to consider to know precisely the location of the space probe since it is so far away from us. Thank you

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