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Reply to comment by Eternal_Revolution in How do the two eyes see in registration with one another? by ch1214ch
I learned of this recently and have tried dozens of times in different locations. No matter which I eye close and which method I use, the thing I'm looking at appears to move. I always assumed this was true for everyone, not having heard of dominant eyes before a few weeks ago.
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Reply to comment by KBoxter in Do tonal language speakers understand each other while whispering? by Paulix_05
You're surprisingly ready to jump down that poster's throat without stopping for a moment to consider it might be a regional thing - never mind that there's a named linguistic phenomenon at play as well.
Where I'm from (Ontario, Canada) there's really no difference in sound between those words.
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Reply to comment by KoolAndBlue in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
As a non-expert here, launching nuclear waste is going to be a massive risk. Rates of rocket failure mean you're taking a gigantic risk of just blowing a bunch of waste up over the water, or even worse, the land.
It also take a lot more energy than you might think to get a lot of weight into orbit, and then you have to use a truckload more fuel to get it to the sun.
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Reply to comment by BigPoppaFitz84 in what is the Difference between fluid intelligence and creativity? by New_Rush4189
I also wouldn't entirely conflate the ability to draw with creativity. Drawing, painting and other things like them are also physical skills that require training in addition to the creative aspect.
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Reply to comment by DeadlyHigh in Ask Anything Wednesday - Physics, Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Science by AutoModerator
While waiting for a proper expert to weigh in, I was curious about the same thing some time ago. This Nova piece on 'Absolute Hot' was interesting. Caution: like all things incredibly big or small, it's a tough thing to put perspective to from a human point of view.