Ryan_L

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Why is the lab leak theory of Covid discussed so prominently?

united-states china covid-19-virus asked Jun 4, 2021 at 5:38

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What is the point in yard signs in presidential elections?

united-states presidential-election campaigning asked Oct 8, 2020 at 1:12

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Can I get a DUI in my wheelchair?

united-states new-york-state alcohol asked Sep 15, 2021 at 20:29

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Is the number of complaints filed a good measure of how abusive a police officer or department is?

police asked Jun 2, 2020 at 16:43

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Did Hillary Clinton actually lose because supporters thought she would win in a landslide?

united-states presidential-election hillary-clinton asked Oct 25, 2020 at 21:24

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44 votes

Why is the Capitol Police expanding nationally, when we already have the FBI?

united-states police asked Jul 6, 2021 at 20:14

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Was there a contingency plan in place if Little Boy failed to detonate?

world-war-two nuclear-weapons asked May 8, 2019 at 15:01

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How to play a devious character when you are not personally devious?

gm-techniques roleplaying villain asked Oct 16, 2019 at 3:34

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Are lawyers allowed to lie about the law during closing arguments?

united-states criminal-law trial asked Nov 15, 2021 at 18:19

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Isn't a hung jury proof of reasonable doubt?

united-states criminal-law asked Nov 14, 2021 at 6:03

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Why are the Taliban winning against the Afghan army?

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Why did people not tend to keep records or consider future consequences until very recently?

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What is an alternative theory to the Paradox of Tolerance?

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Why do Republicans want to break up Facebook?

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Are "Midas" swords useless for warfare?

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Learning new physics from a superhero

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What are the objectives of the TikTok ban?

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How do the Martian rebels defeat Earth when they're grossly outnumbered and outgunned?

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How are states (Texas + many others) allowed to be suing other states?

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Why limit to revolvers?

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Why didn't Darth Vader reopen the blast doors?

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Believable way to make missiles and drones inferior to analog starfighters?

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Why build underwater outposts, rather than ocean-surface settlements?

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How would the navies of the present hunt down a sea monster with sonar invisibility?

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Is It Possible for a Universally-Executable Virus to be Written in Binary?

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Weaponry made from extreme light-weight steel: swords and daggers

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In modern day combat, what would warrant singing during battle?

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First innovation for time traveler to low-tech society

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Feasibility/Logistics of equipping an army with revolver rifles

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How can I launch a projectile to hit something in orbit, using only geological structures and power sources?

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Why would spaceships still practice venting precious air?

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Nuclear Armageddon comes! Can Bob's plants survive?

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Could you actually make Sandy's Treedome in real life?

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Occupation Forces

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In the far future would weaponizing the sun or parts of it be possible?

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How could Nomadic scholars effectively memorize libraries worth of information

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How do governments keep people accountable for contracts and oaths in a civilisation without a writing system?

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Would authors be too powerful for your typical medieval fantasy setting?

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What would a Pegasus actually do with its legs while flying?

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Could we understand that someone who is still 'innocent until proven otherwise', be 'possibly' guilty?

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