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At what altitude do compasses cease to work?

At what altitude do compasses cease to work?


At what altitude do compasses cease to work?

Posted: 21 May 2019 01:59 PM PDT

If bit flips are a huge concern as the technology used in consumer electronics gets smaller and smaller, what measures are being used to protect against them?

Posted: 21 May 2019 02:06 PM PDT

If there are any measures that can be used.

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are black holes super cold?

Posted: 22 May 2019 04:24 AM PDT

My thought was black holes are so powerful that nothing escapes so they must be very cold.

Secondly if some heat escapes does escape does that mean the area around a black hole is Super hot?

Thank you for your answers.

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What are the first specialized cells created in an human embryo, and what is the mechanism for proper relative positioning of different types of specialized cells?

Posted: 21 May 2019 02:04 PM PDT

Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology

Posted: 22 May 2019 08:12 AM PDT

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Will urban areas be considerably quieter when all vehicles become electric?

Posted: 21 May 2019 11:22 AM PDT

How significant is the amount of sound produced by engines, compared to all the other sounds made in a city? One day when every vehicle on the road will be electric, will overall noise pollution be significantly reduced?

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Why doesn't Teslas (or other electric cars) come with solar panels to recharge while driving?

Posted: 21 May 2019 07:44 PM PDT

Why don't Teslas (or other electric cars) come with solar panels to recharge while driving?

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How do we reach extremely low temperatures? The likes of bellow 50 Kelvin.

Posted: 21 May 2019 05:12 PM PDT

More specifically, how is rocket fuel frozen to the low temperature that it is? And for that matter, how are the the extreme low temperatures like below a single Kelvin reached? I've tried doing some research into the matter, but neither Google nor Bing were showing me the answers I was looking for. I've tried rephrasing my searches, but in the end I'm hoping at least reddit has what I'm looking for.

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How is the spin of elementary particles without charge determined?

Posted: 21 May 2019 10:30 AM PDT

I think I understand that the angular momentum of particles with an eletric charge will "give" those particles a magnetic momentum which can be measured. However for elementary particles that possess no eletrical charge I'm unsure of how their spin can be detected and effectively measure.

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What is the smallest known organism that has a multi-chambered heart?

Posted: 21 May 2019 09:44 AM PDT

How large does an organism need to be for its heart to have distinct chambers and be recognized as what we would usually call a "heart"? I've read that some small organisms have heart-like structures or "false hearts" but I'm having trouble finding information about chambered hearts in small organisms. Can you help?

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Does the amount of chewing and final mush of food affect in any significant way the speed of digestion and metabolism of said food?

Posted: 21 May 2019 08:59 AM PDT

I've been wondering this as I'm a very fast eater and have also noticed that it takes me a very long time to become hungry again. I know I'm getting older and metabolism slows down, but am wondering if I can help this with chewing my food more?

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Does the ISS need course corrections due to people moving around inside, and if so how frequently does it happen?

Posted: 21 May 2019 03:52 AM PDT

Can humans receive blood from chimps ?

Posted: 21 May 2019 01:34 AM PDT

Why do computer screen pixels change colours when pressed on?

Posted: 20 May 2019 09:36 PM PDT

How would the result have changed if Pavlov linked the noise directly after the meal (fullness) opposed to before/during?

Posted: 21 May 2019 05:21 AM PDT

How lethal is acute radiation sickness today, compared to 1986 ? Has anything changed?

Posted: 20 May 2019 09:40 PM PDT

Yeah yeah I'm watching the HBO show about the Chernobyl disaster. It made me wonder how ARS could affect us today compared to Chernobyl. Has there been any advances in medicine which could help mitigate the symptoms of ARS, and thus increasing survaivability? Are there better methods to treat patients today? I know the symptoms vary depending on the dose, but in general terms, has anything changed?

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How do vaginal microbes affect twins at birth?

Posted: 20 May 2019 09:43 PM PDT

When twins are born by natural parturition, usually the firstborn will get more vaginal microbes than the second child as the first child takes most of it.

1.Does this create any difference in their later life?

  1. Is there a possibility of the second child to come out getting more microbes and the first child not getting that many?
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What happens to your blood pressure when you stand up?

Posted: 20 May 2019 10:02 PM PDT

And how does your body fix it?

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