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Monday, July 29, 2019

Are micro black holes even dangerous?

Are micro black holes even dangerous?


Are micro black holes even dangerous?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 03:33 AM PDT

I don't know if I got this right, but as I understand it black holes interact only through gravity, so if there was a black hole with a mass of the Earth, the Moon wouldn't fall in it, cause gravitation will remain the same. If that's true - what was fear with micro black holes in CERN all about. I know that there was a really low possibility, but hypothetically are micro black holes even dangerous?

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When plotting exoplanet discoveries with x being semi-major axis and y being planet mass, they form three distinct groups. Why is this?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 08:47 AM PDT

I created the following plot when I was messing about with the exoplanet data from exoplanets.org. It seems to me to form three distinct groups of data. Why are there gaps between the groups in which we don't seem to have found many exoplanets? Is this due to the instruments used or discovery techniques or are we focussing on finding those with a specific mass and semi major axis?

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Do animals regard machines as other animals and try to bite them, eat them, etc? At what point do they/can they distinguish machines from animals?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 09:07 PM PDT

I've always wondered if a snake would try to bite a drone that landed near it. If it did, would it try to bite a lawnmower? A CAR? At what point do animals distinguish living things from machines? Has this ever been studied?

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Can someone just give me a non-doomsday summary of what we can realistically expect from climate change and how our lives will be impacted over the next 100 years in different regions?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 02:24 AM PDT

What is happening when our brain is "waking up"?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 07:52 AM PDT

Do certain processes "boot" later than others? How does the brain prioritize which systems come online first? Why aren't we firing on all cylinders right when we wake up, sometimes taking up to an hour before we're fully cognizant for the day?

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How are the North and South poles determined for a black hole?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 08:36 AM PDT

I was watching a BBC show on black holes and they mentioned that (Hawking) radiation escapes through the North and South poles. My question is, how do scientists determine which pole is North and which is South? And what is the importance to determining which pole is which? Does something different occur at the North vs. South poles of a black hole?

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Do individual winged insects (say dragonflies) of the same species have matching vasculature in their wings?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 05:19 AM PDT

Does getting in shape before having a kid change the child’s genetics/shape?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 08:41 PM PDT

Let's say I wanted to have kids with somebody in 6 months.

If I hit the gym hard, built my stamina and lean muscle mass a lot during the 6 months, would my child be more likely to be in shape than if I hadn't done that?

What about other factors like tanning, would their skin be more tan if I were tan?

If the answer is yes you can impact them with these changes, what all changes can you make that might impact them?

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Is sugar itself harmful, or is it just considered to be harmful because people overeat and/or replace important nutritional food with sugar?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 05:51 AM PDT

Are their any risks to life expectancy for patients who receive donor organs that are older than their age?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 05:46 AM PDT

So I have a question.

Does putting an older person's organs in a younger patient have any risks?

Like, would someone who was say 12 years old have the same average life expectancy if they were to have the heart of someone who gave their organ at say 35 years old+?

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When people are asleep and you lift up their eyelids,why dont they see what their eyes are seeing?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 05:15 AM PDT

What actually is a gut feeling? Is it a legitimate kind of natural “defense mechanism” or is it really all in our head (or gut)?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 04:32 AM PDT

What's the difference between an emulsifier, a solubilizer, and a surfactant?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 08:55 PM PDT

When I look it up, it all sounds like the same thing and it's confusing me.

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At what age do children begin to learn by classical conditioning?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 04:43 PM PDT

References appreciated! Settling a discussion between friends (both non-parents)

Information on the long term consequences of different types/severity of punishment also appreciated. (I.e. what are the long term consequences of mild physical punishment as a deterrent? Do all degrees of physical punishment carry negative effects?)

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Has the mass infrastructure of light on earth affected our brightness in space? Are we more visible from farther away?

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 12:09 AM PDT

The thought crosses my mind when I see pictures of big cities or even entire countries from space. I understand that those satellites are relatively very close to earth, but have all the lights on earth increased our planets brightness in space?

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Do spotted/striped animals change their patterns over time or in response to their environment?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 07:42 PM PDT

Do animals like leopards, zebras, giraffes, tigers, etc. change their stripes or spots in response to their environment over the course of their life? Do these stripe or spot patterns change naturally as the animal gets older or are they fixed from birth?

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What causes a progression of symptoms? Ie. When I get sick why don't I have all the symptoms I would experience from the start, until I'm better.

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 11:25 PM PDT

Did the recurrent laryngeal nerve evolve much later as compared to the superior laryngeal nerve in animals?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 10:51 PM PDT

In human beings (I'm assuming it's similar to other mammals), the recurrent laryngeal nerve which is the nerve supplying the laryngeal muscles (except cricothyroid) branches off the vagus at the level of the subclavian artery, and the loops around it and comes back up to supply the laryngeal muscles.

The superior laryngeal nerve and it's branches the internal and external laryngeal nerves branch off at much higher, close the level of the hyoid bone.

Proposing a hypothesis: In ancient animals, they only had an external and internal laryngeal nerve (branches of superior laryngeal nerve) which was somehow modified and provided functions of normal sound production/opening larynx for breathing.

The recurrent laryngeal nerve evolved much later in primates which allowed them greater modulation over the laryngeal muscles allowing them to speak.

Does anyone have any evidence to back this up? Or is there any reason for the weird course of the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

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How do (we think) type-II semiconductors work?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 10:40 PM PDT

Does caffeine affect people with different body weight differently?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:56 PM PDT

What is the physics behind ice hair growth and could we use the principles to grow something useful?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 07:20 AM PDT

carbon nanotubes for example

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Astronomy: Find the distance to Pluto from Earth?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 01:38 AM PDT

I was wondering if i could calculate the distance to Pluto using only the right ascension of Pluto from earth from two different days and the speed of earth to be able to obtain the difference and utilize that for the parallax and geometry to find the distance from the earth to Pluto. I've tried multiple different ways but i don't seem to understand from where to start the right ascension. I found out that it starts from the vernal equinox but i am still extremely confused. I hope you can help me.

Thank you

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Sunday, July 28, 2019

Can electricity arc in a vacuum?

Can electricity arc in a vacuum?


Can electricity arc in a vacuum?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:09 PM PDT

How is dirt/debris/inorganic material handled or processed when a caterpillar passes through the pupal stage (and digests itself)?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:36 PM PDT

Where I live (rural area) there are always lots of caterpillars seen near the fields and crossing roads this time of year. It is hot and the roads are oily and lots of tar/rock chip, etc. There have to be oil / tar / debris that sticks to the hairs of the caterpillars, and I was wondering how this stuff is accounted for when the caterpillar turns itself into soup inside the chrysalis. Do they shed an outer layer or dispatch of the hairs/fur before going through this process, to avoid complications? Could certain debris or chemicals cause issues during this transitional phase?

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Can a person with high blood pressure donates blood?

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 08:02 AM PDT

Let's say his/her blood pressure was high but still donates blood anyway. What would happen to him/her?

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Why do conventional spin echo MRI do not seems to have problem of signal saturation like gradient echo with large flip angle?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 09:00 PM PDT

Hello, I am a radiographer and was taking a course in MRI medical imaging.

According to the lecturer, the gradient echo sequence was designed to have a short repetition time (TR) to reduce scan time. However, with short TR, there will be signal saturation for each scan cycle due to the low recovery of longitudinal magnetization after each scan cycle. The solution is to use a small flip angle to compensate for the signal saturation.

Then, there is a problem that confused me. If what he said was true, then when we do a conventional spin-echo sequence (use 180 degrees RF pulse for echo). Why the signal saturation is not a problem? I asked this question to my lecturer. He answered that "that's why we should not use too short TR even in conventional spin-echo sequence"

I thought of an example.

By definition, T1 relaxation time is the time required for the z-component of M to reach (1 − 1/e) or about 63% of its maximum value (Mo).

Let's say I want to do a T1 weighted scan for a muscle with a typical TR time of 800msec. The T1 relaxation time of a muscle is around 900msec.

According to the T1 relaxation equation. after each cycle, the longitudinal magnetization will be recovered to 58.9% of its original value. According to this calculation, then, after 10cycle, there will be only 0.5% of magnetization remains? If using 256 phase encoding level. There should be no signal left at the end of the scan?

I know there must be a mistake in my thinking. Because it contradicts the real life situation. What mistake did I make here?

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How many years ago did insects emerge?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:26 PM PDT

Since insects has no bones and fossils, does anybody know which age probably did insects emerge?

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How does the collapse of a magnetic field cause a voltage spike?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:47 PM PDT

In ignition coils in the automotive world, a large surge of voltage is needed to jump the air gap of a spark plug. the primary coil receives 12 vols and generates a magnetic field, that field directly effects the secondary coil in this case to step up the voltage, and i feel like i understand that much. My question is what is special about the collapse that allows for a surge large enough to jump the air gap, or is it simply because the stored voltage in the secondary coil is finding the quickest path to ground. i am also not sure which flair is best here...

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If cells are often dying and being replaced (I often here you have an “entirely new body” every seven years) then why does damage from youth (alcohol, drugs, sun exposure) lead to health problems later in life?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:06 AM PDT

How widespread (or not) are songbird languages?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 05:33 AM PDT

Can different species understand each other? If so, can introduced species communicate with native ones?

I've asked this before, but that category didn't work out. Google only gets me stuff about birds speaking English. Is this something no one knows?

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Why did/do video and computer games need save points?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 11:57 AM PDT

Playing a rerelease of an old game, and it struck me how strange it is to have to go to a specific save point to save my game data. Some modern games also have this feature, though most (in my experience) autosave or let you save whenever, so I assume this is just for nostalgia/familiarity in these games rather than by necessity.

Could anyone explain why save points like that were necessary? What's going on behind the scenes that makes that location be the only one saving data can occur?

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Why do Acids Melt Stuff?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 02:14 AM PDT

Obviously, they don't annihilate the very atoms of a substance they come into contact with, but why do acids actually melt stuff?

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How did humans of the past deal with wisdom teeth? Did they remove them without anaesthetics or did some people just suffer in pain?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 10:14 PM PDT

How do our brains conceptualize math at the neurological level? Do our neurons seem to act like little Turing machines? Or do they operate on some other model?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 07:46 PM PDT

Is acne as common on lesser primates as it is on humans?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 12:53 AM PDT

Where is the asteroid that creates extinction for dinosaurs?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:18 AM PDT

What changes the color of electricity?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 02:11 AM PDT

I've seen footage of lightning striking ground, and the flashes are often a pale orange.

As an industrial battery technician, I've seen plenty of arcs and they are almost always blue.

Lightning in the clouds looks white.

I've seen high voltage line arcs that are bright turquoise. Which is the same color as the corrosion produced by sulfuric acid on copper.

Arc flashes are often yellow.

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What is happening within my body/pores when I pop a pimple and it returns later? *resubmitted

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 11:32 PM PDT

I'm curious about what exactly goes on in this situation; especially since the time gap between the initial pop and the return of the whitehead can range (anecdotally) from an hour to a day, and sometimes returns more than once in the same day.

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When they say that epithelium/parenchyma is the functional part of cells, what precisely do they mean by functional?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 02:50 AM PDT

The epithelium covers outer organ and inner part of cavities, but what about that is functional?

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When in tense or scary situations, why does the heart beat faster? Does increased blood flow make you more alert or capable?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 08:21 PM PDT

The hormone adrenaline causes the increase in heart rate, but why?

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Saturday, July 27, 2019

How does seedless produce get planted and reproduced?

How does seedless produce get planted and reproduced?


How does seedless produce get planted and reproduced?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 01:06 AM PDT

Does a star visibly change when it begins using a new fuel? And is the timescale observable?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 05:54 PM PDT

For example, if a star fusing hydrogen has enough mass to fuse helium when the hydrogen is depleted, will it visibly change? And if so, will it happen quick enough for us to see the change?

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As we age, do our organs lose transplant value? If they do, are there any with more longevity? Like, a 70 year old heart might not be desirable, but maybe kidneys or something else retain some value despite age?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 07:42 AM PDT

What is created when white phosphorous burns on aluminum metal?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 07:19 AM PDT

I was asked recently by a friend who works for the US military about what would happen if burning white phosphorous were to make contact with aluminum metal. Of course I didn't have an answer so I started researching and couldn't really find much on the subject. Do any of you have any reading material on this or something similar? Or can you explain what would happen and if it would form something toxic? The only thing I can find is aluminum phosphate and aluminum phosphide, but I have no clue if these would form with white phosphorous burning on aluminum metal. He works with munitions for the US national guard and seemed to be fairly concerned. Any and all info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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Why don't autogyros roll?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 06:25 AM PDT

Why don't autogyros roll? As I understand it, the advancing rotor blade has a higher relative airspeed (and therefore higher lift) than the retreating rotor blade.

Thanks!

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Have we already observed a moon with a submoon? Is this even theoretically possible?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 04:23 PM PDT

Why does the decibel scale use powers of 10 instead of some other number?

Posted: 27 Jul 2019 03:16 AM PDT

I'm confused about why the decibel specifically scale uses powers of 10 instead of some other number , for example 9 or 11 or even some other number that isn't really round. Is it used conventionally because powers of 10 is easier to use? Or is it a coincidence? Or is it something else altogether? Help me out

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Does digital data have mass as it's transferred from one device to another?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 11:17 AM PDT

I have been curious if there is a physical limitation to the transference of data as its volume continues to grow at an incredible rate year after year.

Does digital data have mass as it's transferred over both fiber optic and/or through the airwaves? Is there any relevance to the type and size of data that can be quantified in terms of a tangible measurement?

Could we hypothetically run out of "space" to transfer data?

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Why do we still use bike and car tires that can lose air?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 10:22 AM PDT

It seems like by now we would have come up with a solution that doesn't allow for car and bike tires to deflate and have to be refilled - is there a practical reason that something completely air tight and factor inflated isn't a good idea? Is it simply easier, or to make it possible to repair a flat?

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How do you make sure that there is always enough oxygen in the ISS?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

Do we have pictures of Mars' moons from Mars?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 02:16 AM PDT

‪The lining of our stomachs are completely replaced every week without us noticing. Why can’t uterine lining do the same thing without bleeding and causing pain for days?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 10:01 AM PDT

Separate volatile solvent from solution with two solvents?

Posted: 25 Jul 2019 11:05 PM PDT

I have a solution of polycaprolactone in a mix of dichloromethane (DCM) and dimethylformamide (DMF). I first dissolved it in DCM and then added DMF because it took too long to dissolve in DMF even with heating. As per this resource, DCM and DMF mixture is zeotropic. So, I think it should be possible to get rid of all the DMF by heating. I left the solution stirring overnight at 60°C, but there was only a small drop in the liquid height that indicated that all the DCM was not removed. Since DCM boils at around 39.6°C, all of it should have evaporated. The ambient temperature may have been around 28°C or more. The heat transfer from the hot plate would not have been the most efficient considering that the solution was in an uncapped ~10cm x ~3 cm dia. vial, being stirred on a 60°C hot plate. But the vial felt warm enough. I cannot figure out what I may be missing here.

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Why are the largest craters on the moon facing us? Is there a reason or is it just a coincidence?

Posted: 25 Jul 2019 08:04 PM PDT

Have planet sized objects fallen into the sun?

Posted: 25 Jul 2019 08:38 PM PDT

The sun has a lot of mass. Was that all from dust and gas? Or could it be that planet sized objects have fallen into the sun?

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How do astronauts enter the space from their space station? Doesn't the air in the station move out into the vacuum?

Posted: 26 Jul 2019 09:34 AM PDT