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How do non buoyant things wash ashore?

How do non buoyant things wash ashore?


How do non buoyant things wash ashore?

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 05:14 AM PDT

Just saw a post about a huge megalodon tooth that was found off the coast of North Carolina. How does something like that wash ashore? Does it ever reach the ocean floor, or has it been traveling around the world via ocean currents for millions of years until it finally reaches land? Or did it reach the shore a long time ago and was only recently exposed??

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Why is it if we stare at a bright light for too long we can still see a bright outline of said light when we close our eyes?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 10:42 AM PDT

How do computers simulate randomness?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 12:01 PM PDT

How do parrots (and other birds that can talk) make labial sounds like f or b if they don’t have flexible lips?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 08:38 PM PDT

Whats the difference between all the units of radiation measurement? (Curies, rem, Roentgen, etc). Why are there so many?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 07:31 PM PDT

How do doctors figure out if an illness/symptoms are psychosomatic?

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 01:40 AM PDT

I have been lurking on r/medicine a lot lately and the general consensus over there seems to be conditions like fibromyalgia and CFS are psychosomatic. Articles I've read can't seem to agree if this is the case. So it seems like it would be up to the individual doctor to make a decision on a case by case basis. How do doctors know this? Is it a diagnosis of exclusion? Is there any way to prove or disprove that a patient is having psychosomatic symptoms, or is it always just a guess?

If someone is getting mental health treatment already, does this rule out symptoms being psychosomatic? Especially if the treating mental health professional believes the symptoms are organic in origin? If the "physical" doctors and "mental" doctors disagree on the origin of symptoms, how do they come to a consensus?

Thank you!! It just seems like something like this would be really hard to confirm/diagnose because there is no test or diagnostic criteria for it. So I'm really curious how it is actually decided.

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What are the differences in the processes that create Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Magnetars?

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 01:21 AM PDT

I am able to find numerous posts and articles explaining how they're different, but I'm not able to find anything explaining why they're different.

What are the differences in the creation process of each that causes some neutron stars to be just that, some to become pulsars, and some to become magnetars?

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Regulating Indoor Temperatures Between Hot & Cool Air Flow: When is it Optimal to Shut the Windows?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 09:47 PM PDT

There is a debate in my house about when to close the windows to keep the house cool. My dad insists on waiting until the air coming inside is noticeably warmer than the air in the house. I contend that by the time we've physically detected this, it's too late and most of the cool air has been displaced. The coolest temperatures are during the night and early morning, so by mid-morning much of the cool air will have leeched away through process of equalization with the warming exterior air.

I experimented by closing the windows mid-morning rather than late morning, and found that the house stayed several degrees cooler for the entirety of the day. But he believes that I am shutting the home up prematurely and merely preventing us from reaping the full benefits of the cooler morning air.

I have searched google, and although several sources say that you should close the windows when it's hotter outside, nothing I've found speaks to the optimal timing, or how best to maximize and preserve cooler interior temperatures. We all know heat rises, but what about horizontal drift? Do we wait until it's noticeably hotter outside, or do we shut the house up early?

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When a guy cums does it come from both testicles simultaneously?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 03:11 PM PDT

Or just one per ejaculation and they alternate? Or does one operate for so many years then retires? What happens if a testicle gets cancer and must be removed, how is ejaculation affected?

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Do spiders only use webs they make and are those webs “fingerprinted”?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 06:10 PM PDT

Do spiders have unique webs with pheromones that are specific to the spider or any chemical signatures that could distinguish the webs? I'm looking at some spiders right now and wondering if they take over abandoned webs and also if their webs have any marker genetic material or pheromones .

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If you kill an octopus while it is camouflaged does it remain that color or does it revert to its natural pigment?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 06:08 PM PDT

Why and how did the Earth break into tectonic plates, and why is this phenomenon unique to our planet?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 09:44 PM PDT

When did the convection currents and the subduction begin?

I've tried to google this, but there doesn't seem to be a widely accepted theory on the matter, and the latest articles were published years ago.

This is my first post on this sub, so I'm sorry if I failed to follow any format or rule. Thank you in advance! :)

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Why does hypothyroidsm cause fatique?

Posted: 15 Jul 2019 01:33 AM PDT

How is the lack of thyroid hormons making you want to sleep?

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What’s the consistency of the moon? Because it’s all rock is it sharp? Is it more sandy like a beach?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 10:09 PM PDT

Can someone explain in layman’s terms how a magnetron in a radar system creates radio waves and sends it through the air? What exactly is going on when it detects an aircraft and bounces back to the receiver?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 10:16 PM PDT

What is the difference between animal and plant proteins in regards to human digestion?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 01:31 PM PDT

Are there any mammals with milk that isn't white?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 03:30 PM PDT

Why is the UV index so much higher near the equator than in higher latitudes during the summer?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 10:06 AM PDT

Newton’s third law vs Bernoulli: What causes airplanes to fly?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 07:40 PM PDT

Is there any easy explanation possible to explane how airplanes fly?

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How did Houston communicate with the astronauts on the moon?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 04:59 PM PDT

Are no two fingerprints alike because of the sheer number of possibilities or does something in our DNA create unique fingerprints?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 02:43 PM PDT

Why were the first particles accelerators in a "zig zag" shape?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 12:29 PM PDT

I recently visited the science museum in London and a particles accelerator was in display.

I would think that a circular shape is often used (for example in synchrotrons or the LHC) because it is easier to accelerate the particles within that shape, using the Lorentz Forces (I am not very knowledgable in physics). I saw some linear ones also but the principle was the same, minus the magnetic field if I recall correctly.

I wonder why the first ones were in zig zag? I believe that calculating the trajectories and the positions of the condensators is feasible, but a pain in the ass. So I wonder why they did not choose some "easier shape"?

Of course Lorentz, Rutherford and the guys working on that were way smarter and knowledgable than me so ...

Why this shape?

Also, if I understand correctly if for example an electron is slowed down (or a proton) a photon will be emitted, so this kind of shape would be a problem because of the various turns, no? How did they overcome that?

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How do we know how old the Earth is?

Posted: 14 Jul 2019 07:23 PM PDT

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