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322 words Is there any validity to the claim that Epsom salts "Increase the relaxing effects of a warm bath after strenuous exertion"? If so, what is the Underlying mechanism for this effect? 215 words How do calculators deal with imaginary numbers? 211 words If I'm addicted to cigarettes and feel a physical urge to smoke every hour I'm awake, why don't those urges interrupt my sleep at night? 176 words AskScience Panel of Scientists XVI 305 words Last year, CERN released 300 terabytes of Large Hadron Collider data. Why does particle physics use so much data? 267 words Why do we need to compile separate 32 and 64 bit versions? 257 words Which types of math should I learn in order to move past a basic understanding of QM and QED? 354 words I don't understand band theory. How come the density of states at the Fermi level determines if a material is a conductor or not? 193 words If an astronaut travel in a spaceship near the speed of light for one year. Because of the speed, the time inside the ship has only been one hour. How much cosmic radiation has the astronaut and the ship been bombarded? Is it one year or one hour? 405 words If your visual cortex is damaged, can you see in your dreams? 191 words What do all the numbers and letters mean in celestial bodies? i.e. APM 08279+5255 [Super massive black hole] 320 words If you travel towards an object at very-close-to-c, will the object have aged once you arrive? 234 words Water is clear. Why is snow white? 176 words What are some possible causes for lithium depletion in the universe / solar system? 208 words What environmental impacts would a border wall between the United States and Mexico cause? 220 words How finite are the resources required for solar power? 205 words How finite are the resources required for solar power? 288 words Are human faces really that distinct or do our brains exaggerate the differences between them? 189 words Why can an inner ear infection cause temporary taste loss? 205 words If two power plants feed AC voltage/current into the same electricity grid, how do we make sure they are in the same phase to not cancel out each other?