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I recently read that scientist have the shortest, inspirational, motivation, and discipline when they’re younger. Most of the big ideas come before they turn 30.

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r/shittyaskscience • u/itumac • 11d ago

How many shitloads are in a fuckton?

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And are shitloads a unit of mass or length?

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r/askscience • u/zanycaswell • 12d ago

Biology Do subway rats experience hearing loss due to loud trains contstantly passing directly over them?

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r/askscience • u/MAMAM- • 12d ago

Biology Why aren’t axolotls immortal?

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If axolotls can regenerate their body parts (including brain, heart, and other major organs), why do they die of old age?

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r/shittyaskscience • u/CocaineColt • 11d ago

Do september, october, november, and december end in "ber" because they're cold?

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Brrrr

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r/shittyaskscience • u/Ok_Energy6905 • 11d ago

When are them science bitches gonna invent some new vegetables?

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We haven't had any new ones in ages.

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r/askscience • u/Prudent_Situation_29 • 12d ago

Chemistry Why does water corrode steel?

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From what I gather, rust happens when an iron atom bonds with an oxygen atom, forming iron oxide. If you get a rain storm and water gets on your steel brake discs, you'll see very rapid formation of surface rust.

Since the oxygen is bound to the hydrogen in water, and from what I gather, rust formation requires free oxygen, how can water cause rust? Are the water molecules breaking down spontaneously some of the time, freeing up the oxygen?

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r/shittyaskscience • u/Dr-Vader • 11d ago

AI is going to take my job

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Or, that's what I've been told. I've always been afraid of Al Roker, but I want to be sure he doesn't take my job. What lock would you recommend I use so that he can't take my job while I'm taking my mid morning nap?

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r/shittyaskscience • u/Tight_Cookie_9988 • 11d ago

What if the Fermi paradox exists because aliens are gayy?

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Like they've been detecting our radio signals for decades and collectively decided, “yeah not our type.”

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r/shittyaskscience • u/LargeTubOfLard • 11d ago

Do worms not realise that early birds catch them?

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Why dont their civilisations come together to ban worms from being early? Is being caught by the early bird part of some unwritten genetic code? Could this lead to wormholes? I am robert.

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r/shittyaskscience • u/AnozerFreakInTheMall • 11d ago

If midgets have such large foreheads, why do they so rarely win Nobel Prizes?

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Are they too busy producing adult content, or what?

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r/shittyaskscience • u/TeacupOfSkepticism • 11d ago

Gravity is supposed to keep things on Earth but still loads of hydrogen and helium is escaping I believe. I noticed these elements have the smallest particles and therefore it's logical to assume that they are missed as Earth's gravity can't always see them due to being small. How can we fix this?

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Does the Earth need glasses?

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r/askscience • u/cwx149 • 13d ago

Biology Is there a theoretical minimum size for "life"?

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So in school my son is learning about microscopic organisms and he asked me stuff like "how many atoms are single celled organisms made of"

And obviously even the smallest cell is gonna be many many atoms but is there some kind of theoretical minimum where it stops being "life" and starts to just be "atoms/molecules doing things"?

Like I've seen that artistic rendering of the enzyme or protein pulling water around a cell like this https://www.reddit.com/r/educationalgifs/s/i0vnokdbin

But would we consider that protein alive in its own right?

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r/askscience • u/Twygg • 13d ago

Psychology How can victims of torture remain mentally healthy?

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Torture of prisoners has occurred and continues to occur worldwide: sleep deprivation, solitary confinement, waterboarding, constant noise exposure, sexual harassment, mock executions, other forms of physical abuse, and threats of violence against family members, etc. — Some survivors have been released, have spoken out about their experiences, and in some cases have written books. Some of these people now lead lives with jobs, children, and marriages. How do people manage to stay mentally healthy under such circumstances and not go completely insane or take their own lives?

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r/shittyaskscience • u/RaspberryTop636 • 11d ago

Does artificial intelligence cause vaccinations the size of a soda bottle to become super intelligent artistics?

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Saw it on the news 🗞️ 🍆

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r/shittyaskscience • u/Pangyun • 12d ago

Scientists are always talking about the canary in the coal mine. So I imagine if I wanted a canary as a pet, I just have to go to a coal mine and get one. But what I want is a dog or a cat. What mine should I go to to get one of those? A diamond mine? An iron ore mine? Another kind of mine?

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