If fizzy drinks were made with another gas besides CO2 like argon or helium etc, how would the drinks taste different?

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• If fizzy drinks were made with another gas besides CO2 like argon or helium etc, how would the drinks taste different?
• Why is 90% sulfuric acid more corrosive than 99% sulfuric acid?
• Why don't Game or simulation engines us spherical coordinates instead of x,y,z and what would its effect be on floating point numbers?
• Can someone please explain the criticisms of the Myers/Briggs personality test?
• Why are there no hi-res images of the north or south poles?
• Do things cool off in space?
• How fast would one need to accelerate a container of air to make it bunch up to one side, creating a vacuum on the other?
• How can a B-2 spirit have directional stability, since it has no vertical tail?
• What does the wave function Ψ look like for an hydrogen atom?
• Why did humans evolve to have different blood types?
• Why is it so difficult to put on pajama bottoms right after you get out of the shower?
• At what point in the Juno mission will we have a clear understanding of the composition of Jupiter's interior, including its core?
• How are natural satellites discovered?
• Is there a gene that all cells have a form of and could not live without? is there a most common gene across the domains?
• Which planet in our solar system is the oldest/youngest?
• Whats up with all the earthquakes lately? Is this normal?
• Why do magnetic lines of force tend to contract?
• In baking, does it really, from a scientific and chemical perspective, matter if I mix the dry ingredients separately?
• Why do parallel lines meet at infinity?
• Are there caves on the moon?
• I recently saw this Facebook video about the pH of various brands of drinking water. What is the difference between drinking acidic water and alkaline water? Is the acidic water harmful as they say it is or is it a hoax?
• If neurotransmitters can be either excitatory or inhibitory why is there not just two neurotransmitters?
• What is the difference between kinetic and static friction?

If fizzy drinks were made with another gas besides CO2 like argon or helium etc, how would the drinks taste different? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 02:06 PM PDT EDIT: Thanks for all the great answers. I've never really paid attention to the "Nitro" drinks before. I though Nitro was just a marketing tagline for ENERGY. Now i'm going to start a Kickstarter for my new cabbage flavored energy drink with methane gas! THANKS submitted by /u/oppleTANK [link] [comments]

Why is 90% sulfuric acid more corrosive than 99% sulfuric acid? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 12:18 AM PDT I tried doing some research on this but the only reason I can find that explains this is that 90% acid has a higher water content. However, that is not too clear to me why the extra water content affects corrosion. submitted by /u/Acidman00 [link] [comments]

Why don't Game or simulation engines us spherical coordinates instead of x,y,z and what would its effect be on floating point numbers? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 03:14 AM PDT submitted by /u/letlightning [link] [comments]

Can someone please explain the criticisms of the Myers/Briggs personality test? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 09:37 PM PDT I was recently asked to take the test. I was given the INTJ type and when I read the description I felt it was accurate, however I couldn't shake the feeling that this is just a modern day horoscope. So is this test widely accepted? What are the valid criticisms against it? Edit: Thanks for the answers, folks. You were able to put some of my feelings into words much better than I could. submitted by /u/killthebadger [link] [comments]

Why are there no hi-res images of the north or south poles? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 06:44 AM PDT Google maps doesn't seem to display them well either, so I'm curious what's the reason for this. submitted by /u/harksha [link] [comments]

Do things cool off in space? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 08:02 AM PDT I'm sure this is a stupid question but if there is no matter in the void of space to get the heat transferred to, wouldn't a hot thing sent to space just remain hot? submitted by /u/sinkezie [link] [comments]

How fast would one need to accelerate a container of air to make it bunch up to one side, creating a vacuum on the other? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 04:59 AM PDT Back when railroads were new, alarmists feared that the speed of the carriages going as fast as 20mph would create a deathly situation for the passengers. This was obviously quite wrong. But how quick of an acceleration WOULD be needed to start heaving the air in a contained space over to one side of it? submitted by /u/thetzar [link] [comments]

How can a B-2 spirit have directional stability, since it has no vertical tail? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 03:31 AM PDT submitted by /u/brav0sierr4 [link] [comments]

What does the wave function Ψ look like for an hydrogen atom? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 08:45 AM PDT My understanding is that you obtain the wave function for a system by solving the Schrodinger's equation for that system (I apologize if I'm actually basing my question on a wrong premise). So, assuming the system is a simple hydrogen atom in it's ground state, what would the wave function look like? And for a hydrogen molecule in the ground state? I'm asking this because even though I was reading about this stuff, I never actually saw the wave function itself. Thanks! submitted by /u/Lichewitz [link] [comments]

Why did humans evolve to have different blood types? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 07:15 PM PDT It must serve some purpose. submitted by /u/2smartt [link] [comments]

Why is it so difficult to put on pajama bottoms right after you get out of the shower? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 11:44 PM PDT submitted by /u/Jojohamy [link] [comments]

At what point in the Juno mission will we have a clear understanding of the composition of Jupiter's interior, including its core? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 06:36 PM PDT submitted by /u/Swiggity_Stardust [link] [comments]

How are natural satellites discovered? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 07:28 AM PDT What is the process of discovering natural satellites around planets? I was browsing moons when I noticed that bigger planets have tons of smaller moons. I then noticed wikipedia has images of these satellites and one of them was named ["Discovery image of Hermippe"]. How does scientist determine from this one little white speck that it is orbiting Jupiter? How does speck in image become verified discovery? How does the scientist even know he has discovered something new? Edit: Url for image. Reddit doesn't seem to like () inside url. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermippe_(moon)#/media/File:%CE%95%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%AF%CF%80%CF%80%CE%B7.gif submitted by /u/ssg- [link] [comments]

Is there a gene that all cells have a form of and could not live without? is there a most common gene across the domains? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 09:28 PM PDT submitted by /u/CaffeinatedStudents [link] [comments]

Which planet in our solar system is the oldest/youngest? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 07:11 AM PDT submitted by /u/off-and-on [link] [comments]

Whats up with all the earthquakes lately? Is this normal? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 07:16 PM PDT Maybe Im crazy but it seems like there have been a ton of earthquakes lately, like the one that just happened in california or oklahoma today. Its really starting to freak me out. Is this normal or should I be worried? submitted by /u/susbot27 [link] [comments]

Why do magnetic lines of force tend to contract? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 06:11 AM PDT submitted by /u/lemasterrace [link] [comments]

In baking, does it really, from a scientific and chemical perspective, matter if I mix the dry ingredients separately? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 07:38 PM PDT submitted by /u/estrogyn [link] [comments]

Why do parallel lines meet at infinity? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 11:09 PM PDT I thought that the very definition of parallel lines were that they were to always remain at the same distance apart, but i've heard that at infinity this is not the case and in fact they do meet. submitted by /u/zayde199 [link] [comments]

Are there caves on the moon? Posted: 04 Sep 2016 12:58 AM PDT Perhaps from some kind of porous origin or undetected (but unlikely if not impossible) flowing water underneath the surface? I know most Earth caves are from active erosion. submitted by /u/JasontheFuzz [link] [comments]

I recently saw this Facebook video about the pH of various brands of drinking water. What is the difference between drinking acidic water and alkaline water? Is the acidic water harmful as they say it is or is it a hoax? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 07:54 PM PDT submitted by /u/jemikka [link] [comments]

If neurotransmitters can be either excitatory or inhibitory why is there not just two neurotransmitters? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 10:58 PM PDT I have read that having lots of neurotransmitters adds complexity to the signal but I dont understand how. Because the action potential is either fired or not fired. If possible could you provide an example that shows why 2 neurotransmitters would not work. submitted by /u/-Silver-Tongue- [link] [comments]

What is the difference between kinetic and static friction? Posted: 03 Sep 2016 08:21 PM PDT submitted by /u/R01923 [link] [comments]

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What is the current status on research around the millennium prize problems? Which problem is most likely to be solved next?

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• What is the current status on research around the millennium prize problems? Which problem is most likely to be solved next?
• How do spiders build webs between 2 poles, with no where to hang from above?
• From what I understand, we have a lot of trouble surgically reconnecting nerves. That being the case, how do transplants work? If we can't really reconnect nerves, how does the transplanted tissue function?
• Is a man with XYY Syndrome more likely to have sons?
• What would happen if you passed High Voltage through water under pressure high enough to prevent the formation of gaseous water?
• Why is viscosity sometimes expressed in "Pa" and sometimes in "Pa*s", and how to convert?
• Is it possible to create an element that has only neutrons?
• Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole?
• What is the current state of the Zika Virus? How much progress have we made in the fight against it and how different would this epidemic looked 40 years ago when we had inferior technology and research methods?
• Why do companies use celebrity voices to sell me things like medication? Is there any science to support the idea that it makes the ads more effective?
• How much is penis size determined by genetics, and to what degree is it influenced by other factors?
• What does the female hormone cycle look like before menstruation (I mean before menstruation starts altogether, not before it starts within a monthly cycle)?
• Has Elysium Health actually created a viable anti-aging pill or are they just snake oil-sales people?
• Would it be important to prove or disprove Goldbach's conjecture other than for the sake of knowing if it's true? Would it have wider important repercussions for the state of mathematical knowledge overall?
• A calorie is defined by the ammount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 ml of water by 1 degree, but doesnt it take a different ammount of energy depending on the water's current temperature?
• How much pollution did nuclear weapon testing cause?
• What would a 4-dimensional axis look like?
• Why are Giants in a relatively discrete clump on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram rather than evenly distributed across the top of the Main Sequence like Supergiants?
• How is the rate of expansion of space expressed, and is there any theoretical limit on that rate?
• In crossing over during prophase I of meiosis, is the amount of DNA that is swapped equal between the two chromosomes?
• What makes a "flat" universe a perfect universe?

What is the current status on research around the millennium prize problems? Which problem is most likely to be solved next? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 06:55 PM PDT submitted by /u/Eastcoastnonsense [link] [comments]

How do spiders build webs between 2 poles, with no where to hang from above? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 08:11 PM PDT submitted by /u/forealzman [link] [comments]

From what I understand, we have a lot of trouble surgically reconnecting nerves. That being the case, how do transplants work? If we can't really reconnect nerves, how does the transplanted tissue function? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:58 PM PDT submitted by /u/test_batch [link] [comments]

Is a man with XYY Syndrome more likely to have sons? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:40 PM PDT It is my understanding that a man has a 50/50 chance of having a son or a daughter depending on if the sperm that reaches his partners egg is "male or female" (carrying the X chromosome or the Y chromosome). If a man has an abnormal XYY sex chromosome are his sperm cells more likely to carry the Y chromosome as well? submitted by /u/somebub [link] [comments]

What would happen if you passed High Voltage through water under pressure high enough to prevent the formation of gaseous water? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 07:45 PM PDT And by high voltage, I mean beyond the dieletric breakdown threshold for water. At sufficient voltage, current, and heat, the electrons are stripped away from their respective molecules/atoms, forming a plasma, but I'm curious as to what would happen if the system were at a pressure high enough to prevent the formation of gaseous states? submitted by /u/NoHahForACrudite [link] [comments]

Why is viscosity sometimes expressed in "Pa" and sometimes in "Pa*s", and how to convert? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 09:02 PM PDT Hello, I am doing a literature review on viscosity of a certain material (in biology). Most of the papers I have found report the values in Pa*s which is fine since I can understand it and convert it to cP. However, some papers report viscosity in "Pa". How could I make it comparable to the rest of the papers? thanks submitted by /u/loumpagko [link] [comments]

Is it possible to create an element that has only neutrons? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 11:30 PM PDT Over the past hundred years, scientists have been synthetically creating elements that doesn't exist in nature. Thus, is it possible for us to create an element with a atomic number of zero? submitted by /u/xReivax [link] [comments]

Why is the South Pole colder than the North Pole? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 06:37 PM PDT submitted by /u/jzlas [link] [comments]

What is the current state of the Zika Virus? How much progress have we made in the fight against it and how different would this epidemic looked 40 years ago when we had inferior technology and research methods? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:29 PM PDT submitted by /u/GraySharpies [link] [comments]

Why do companies use celebrity voices to sell me things like medication? Is there any science to support the idea that it makes the ads more effective? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:00 PM PDT submitted by /u/Bmorewiser [link] [comments]

How much is penis size determined by genetics, and to what degree is it influenced by other factors? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 04:19 PM PDT If we could come up with a strongly testosterogenic diet during adolescence could we push the limits of genetic dong size? And conversely, are all the oestrogen analogues we're exposed to shrinking our schlongs as much as our sperm counts? submitted by /u/sluttyspongebob [link] [comments]

What does the female hormone cycle look like before menstruation (I mean before menstruation starts altogether, not before it starts within a monthly cycle)? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:17 PM PDT I've google searched for graphs/articles to no avail. All the charts show the cycle after menstraution begins, or of levels from age from birth to death, which is too zoomed out to see what a level cycle looks like before menstruation :/ If it helps for why I'd like to know, I'm interested in how the female cycle functions before menstraution compared to after, because I'm considering cycling my hormones, as I am transgender, and doctors have normally only prescribed flat rate doses, which does absolutely nothing to mirror the genetic female hormone cycle and perhaps is a contributing or even primary factor for why transgender women achieve less feminization in comparison to genetic women (i realize age is probably the primary factor, but i can't rule this out--in fact i could have a chance at more hip growth because I am 22, and pubic symphisis usually closes around age 18-20s and ive always been a late bloomer with male puberty so I am obviously being hopeful with this). submitted by /u/HylicismIsReigning [link] [comments]

Has Elysium Health actually created a viable anti-aging pill or are they just snake oil-sales people? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 11:29 AM PDT They claim to have done amazing things in mice, but does that mean they can do it for humans. They have so many high profile people on their team in the scientific community. http://elysiumhealth.com is the site. I looked through their team slides too. I'm just super doubtful though. If they've actually done this, then it's earth-shattering. Thanks for taking a look at this. submitted by /u/kumarovski [link] [comments]

Would it be important to prove or disprove Goldbach's conjecture other than for the sake of knowing if it's true? Would it have wider important repercussions for the state of mathematical knowledge overall? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 01:50 PM PDT submitted by /u/verificationist [link] [comments]

A calorie is defined by the ammount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of 1 ml of water by 1 degree, but doesnt it take a different ammount of energy depending on the water's current temperature? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:09 PM PDT For example, doesnt it take much more energy to raise 1 ml of water's temperature by 1 degree when its 90 degrees than when its 5 degrees? submitted by /u/sourc3original [link] [comments]

How much pollution did nuclear weapon testing cause? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 01:17 PM PDT There has been 2482 nuclear test bombs detonated, how much pollution has this caused, and how much of an impact has it had on the climate and atmosphere? submitted by /u/Walkingtogetbetter [link] [comments]

What would a 4-dimensional axis look like? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 06:39 PM PDT We can draw a 3D axis on a 2D plane and comprehend what is meant, but what would a 4D axis look like (in 2D or 3D)? submitted by /u/MilesRenatus [link] [comments]

Why are Giants in a relatively discrete clump on the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram rather than evenly distributed across the top of the Main Sequence like Supergiants? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 10:36 AM PDT submitted by /u/Sparkwitch [link] [comments]

How is the rate of expansion of space expressed, and is there any theoretical limit on that rate? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 12:44 PM PDT I have seen it noted elsewhere that the expansion of space is not measured as distance/time (i.e., velocity), but simply as 1/time. Is this correct, and, if so, what does that mean? Does this just mean that space expands by a certain percentage per unit time? Also, is there a theoretical limit to the rate of expansion? submitted by /u/Me_of_Little_Faith [link] [comments]

In crossing over during prophase I of meiosis, is the amount of DNA that is swapped equal between the two chromosomes? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 08:12 PM PDT submitted by /u/TrumpDumper [link] [comments]

What makes a "flat" universe a perfect universe? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 07:03 PM PDT I've been reading A Universe From Nothing By Lawrence Krauss and he mentions that a flat universe is a cosmologist's dream. So if someone could ever so nicely break this down Barney-style it would be much appreciated. submitted by /u/b_jackrabbitslim [link] [comments]

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Carin Bondar with all you ever wanted to know about animal mating and my book, "Wild Sex". Ask Me Anything!

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• AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Carin Bondar with all you ever wanted to know about animal mating and my book, "Wild Sex". Ask Me Anything!
• The Saturn V Rocket is called the most powerful engine in history, with 7.6 million pounds of thrust. How can this number be converted into, say, horsepower or megawatts? What can we compare the power of the rocket to?
• What actually causes Scintillating Scotomas, and why do only some people suffer with them?
• Are there non-negligible losses to the earth's ecosystem when harvesting energy from natural processes?
• Is it possible (or are we able) to isolate cytosol from a cell or group of cells?
• Has there been any observed (repeated preferred) differences in patterns of behaviors of (any) sea creatures before, during, or after tropical weather?
• Is there a link between mythological constructions and prehistorical interactions between homo sapiens and extinct species (other homo species or extinct megafauna)?
• How could math change in the next 100 years?
• Does NASA (or another group) have an official first contact protocol?
• Is it possible that there are repulsive forces that only operate at very large distances?
• How does a polymer such as nylon behave when placed in boiling water?
• Can patients diagnosed with serious psychopathologies (i.e. schyzophrenia) lose their pathological traits after a brain trauma, coma or amnesia?
• Are there any biocompatible polymers that degrade at a slightly basic pH (around 8 or 9) but do not degrade at physiological pH (7.4) ?
• How many structural isomers exist for an alkane with N carbon atoms?
• Are there any animals who see heat radiation?

AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Carin Bondar with all you ever wanted to know about animal mating and my book, "Wild Sex". Ask Me Anything! Posted: 02 Sep 2016 05:00 AM PDT Dr. Carin Bondar is the author of Wild Sex: The Science Behind Mating in the Animal Kingdom, just published Pegasus Books. She received a PhD in population ecology from the University of British Columbia and has since hosted a variety of online and television programs, working with Scientific American, National Geographic Wild and the Science Channel. She is currently the lead presenter on Discovery World's "Brave New World with Stephen Hawking"and a featured presenter on all four seasons of "Outrageous Acts of Science" (Discovery, Science Channel). Her independent web series "Wild Sex" has engaged over 55 million viewers and was the subject of a presentation given at TED Global in Edinburgh in 2013 which received over 2.3 million views. She lives in British Columbia, Canada. I'll be on around 4 PM EDT (21 UT), ask me anything! submitted by /u/AskScienceModerator [link] [comments]

The Saturn V Rocket is called the most powerful engine in history, with 7.6 million pounds of thrust. How can this number be converted into, say, horsepower or megawatts? What can we compare the power of the rocket to? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 02:48 PM PDT submitted by /u/Pupikal [link] [comments]

What actually causes Scintillating Scotomas, and why do only some people suffer with them? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 01:37 AM PDT submitted by /u/politikamusic [link] [comments]

Are there non-negligible losses to the earth's ecosystem when harvesting energy from natural processes? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 11:33 PM PDT Earlier I asked this question in response to a Futurology post about Iowa's recent commitment to 100% renewable energy, and thought I'd re-phrase it for /r/askscience since there seemed to be some interest: [notice: this is a speculative question only] Given the processes of "harvesting" energy from "renewable" sources (such as wind, hydro-electric, solar, geo-thermal, tidal, etc) involves collecting mechanical or chemical potential energy their respective systems, do the amounts of potential energy we currently or could possibly harvest from them have a negligible impact on their respective systems? In other words; does the mass harvesting of wind energy effect global weather patterns? does it effect local weather patterns? Does it slow the travel of ground level air enough to have a measurable impact? Does the collection of tidal energy slow the slop of the ocean enough to effect tides? Does the collection of solar on a large scale actually cool the planet by collecting and reflecting solar energy before it has an opportunity to heat up the environment? I apologize ahead of time if the questions I ask have already been answered and disputed, or are completely irrelevant given the available energy options we have. I am not an environmental science and dont understand the numbers, however I do know enough physics to understand that the energy must come from somewhere (mechanical, chemical) and means a net loss from the harvested system, never-mind the losses in transferring energy from one state to another. submitted by /u/deceptiveconsumption [link] [comments]

Is it possible (or are we able) to isolate cytosol from a cell or group of cells? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 10:48 PM PDT submitted by /u/Solarflare0 [link] [comments]

Has there been any observed (repeated preferred) differences in patterns of behaviors of (any) sea creatures before, during, or after tropical weather? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 07:38 PM PDT submitted by /u/ksprott19 [link] [comments]

Is there a link between mythological constructions and prehistorical interactions between homo sapiens and extinct species (other homo species or extinct megafauna)? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:38 PM PDT To give an example, creatures akin to ogres and trolls exist in the same geographic areas as Neanderthals and other homo species. Could our mythologies and stories about trolls and ogres actually be a collective sociological memory of our species? Is there any theories akin to this or is this just silly? submitted by /u/blameitontheboogy [link] [comments]

How could math change in the next 100 years? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 01:06 PM PDT What new things might we discover in math? Could we start to use a different logarithm to everything that makes everything easier? submitted by /u/WritersGift [link] [comments]

Does NASA (or another group) have an official first contact protocol? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 06:58 PM PDT If there is such a thing then does it have a tiered response for the type of contact? Something like "If a radio signal was received do X", "If a verified observation occurs do Y, etc. submitted by /u/bonez656 [link] [comments]

Is it possible that there are repulsive forces that only operate at very large distances? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 05:42 PM PDT I know there are forces that only become noticeable at very short distances. Is it possible that there are forces that are only noticeable at very large distances that could counteract gravity and account for the expansion of the universe? submitted by /u/CruiserU171 [link] [comments]

How does a polymer such as nylon behave when placed in boiling water? Posted: 02 Sep 2016 03:23 AM PDT When it comes to alkalines, it's generally known that most of them have very low heat resistance, with melting points around 200 degrees C. Water boils at around 100 degrees C, so in theory there should be no structural damage to a piece of nylon fiber, right? That is, there wont be an excessive amount of nylon strands left in the water after the nylon piece is removed. I am asking this because my mother is very sceptical to the usage of plastic in direct contact with food / drink, especially when there is heating involved. A good example would be tea stored in teabags made out of nylon-like material instead of paper. Also as a bonus question: What kind of effects would the consumption of plastic have on the human body? (Short and long-term) submitted by /u/Bryyyysen [link] [comments]

Can patients diagnosed with serious psychopathologies (i.e. schyzophrenia) lose their pathological traits after a brain trauma, coma or amnesia? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 01:18 PM PDT submitted by /u/Zephyr75 [link] [comments]

Are there any biocompatible polymers that degrade at a slightly basic pH (around 8 or 9) but do not degrade at physiological pH (7.4) ? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 09:28 PM PDT submitted by /u/r-n-m [link] [comments]

How many structural isomers exist for an alkane with N carbon atoms? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 08:27 PM PDT Does such a formula exist? What if we consider optical isomers for higher-order alkanes? submitted by /u/BackburnerPyro [link] [comments]

Are there any animals who see heat radiation? Posted: 01 Sep 2016 04:17 PM PDT Given heatwaves, just as light, are e/m-radiation (infra-red) it's surprising humans cannot see them. It's a great perk both for the prey and for the hunters. You can see the lion hiding in the bush and can sense which of the holes in the ground are inhabited and which are not. And yet human hunters (including army and police) have to rely on special cameras to extend their visible spectrum. Has their sight been nerfed along with their smell, fur and fangs because they were too op or is it a hardcoded cap in the spectrum, i.e. not a thing with any other animal as well? submitted by /u/republic_of_salo [link] [comments]

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