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Devsman

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BEE well-versed in C, C++, Java, VB.NET, HTML, Javascript, PHP, SQL, VHDL. Learning Ada and C#.NET. Also a casual student of mathematics.

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Top Questions
59 votes

Ghotiy spelling

wordplay english asked May 9, 2016 at 20:22
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50 votes

Can plants survive without animals?

reality-check biology environment flora asked Jul 19, 2016 at 12:40
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47 votes

Why did John buy so many batteries?

lateral-thinking asked May 2, 2016 at 12:40
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45 votes

If spacetime is curved, how would anyone know? If anyone could tell, would that really be spacetime curving?

gravity spacetime curvature gravitational-waves asked Feb 8, 2017 at 20:25
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40 votes

Is it inadvisable to make a function that essentially renames a built-in function?

design functions readability asked Jun 8, 2016 at 18:35
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31 votes

How do those T-shirts that change color in the sun work?

optics visible-light sun asked May 23, 2016 at 18:06
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28 votes

Why do the pieces of breaking objects scatter?

newtonian-mechanics momentum everyday-life collision asked Jan 7 at 22:54
physics.stackexchange.com

26 votes

How can a planet have a deadly eclipse-like "spotlight"?

astronomy weather asked Jan 7, 2019 at 14:42
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22 votes

Is there a word for discontent with the present in favor of the past?

single-word-requests phrase-requests asked Jan 9, 2017 at 18:42
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19 votes

What holds up the lowest point of a rope following a catenary curve?

forces newtonian-gravity statics asked Feb 15, 2018 at 19:14
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Top Answers
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Challenge for lovers
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48
Did the robot that saved Spooner's life in I, Robot break the 2nd law of robotics?
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42
How to butcher your dragon?
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31
Which Asimov story has malevolent 3-law AI?
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29
Word for fake religious people
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22
What's the purpose of the earpiece Agent Smith is wearing?
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21
What could be the cause of a disease that makes someone or something fall towards the sky?
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14
Equivalent of the Dutch phrase "take it down a notch"
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13
In a world without corpses, why build "burial halls"?
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12
How does one represent multiple threads in a flow chart
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12
Is there a working law of gravity in 2D?
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12
How to effectively slow down a ship about to shoot through the Solar System at 0.6c?
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11
What's the smallest change to physics required to allow magic?
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10
Why does a ceiling fan start up slowly?
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10
"On" hard drive versus "in" memory
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9
Avoiding preventing your own birth in a time travel paradox?
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9
Looking for a word to describe ineffectual people who would like to be effective
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8
In a world with time travel, could one change the present by changing the future?
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7
"Jane makes over six figures" - how much money does she make?
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7
Is it mathematically wrong to use units instead of words/parameters/names in equations?
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7
Did Owlman actually succeed in blowing up the universe?
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6
A power source that would last a REALLY long time
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6
How to solve the old 'gun on a spaceship' problem?
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6
A magic item capable of granting wishes and prone to being lost. What is the best way to go about reclaiming it once it slipped out of your hands?
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6
A cowboy enters and leaves town
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6
"Slow" teleportation
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6
Is there an in-universe reason as to why people are not surprised to have their pizza delivered by Spider-Man?
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5
Can singularity be achieved in a PC without any external information?
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5
Is there an idiom for disappointment caused due to last minute cancellation of plans?
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5
What is the most efficient and safest way to communicate with an alien should first contact occur?
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