If Linus Torvalds (and thus Linux) had never existed, which Open Source OS do you think would have filled the vacuum?
on October 27th, 2009 | One answer

What do you think about the graffiti in Spain? I found the amount of it somewhat disturbing in Granada, Cordoba, and Sevilla. The shop...
on October 6th, 2009 | One answer | 2 people like this

By what chemical process is food dye broken down in the stomach, so that urine does not come out colored? Is there a chemical that I...
on September 15th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

Why is it that some of the most inane questions get such high ratings? Like, "what time is it where you are?" Is it that people...
on August 31st, 2009 | 3 answers | 6 people like this

How do I get Superscripts and Subscripts to work on AB when posting an answer or a question? I was surprised to see an answer with a...
on August 20th, 2009 | 3 answers | 3 people like this

Are the fission products of U-233 any safer (shorter-lived) than those of U-235? I tried to find a break-down on the web, but all of the...
on August 8th, 2009 | 2 answers | 1 person likes this

Is there some safe way to counteract caffeine, when you realize you've had too much?
on June 28th, 2009 | 4 answers | 2 people like this

AB has been absolutely glacial in response this last week. Is there a blog somewhere where the developers or maintainers let us know...
on March 26th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Is the U.S. the country with the earliest digital television switchover deadline? (Or did some country like South Korea beat us to it?)
on January 28th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Could a single, free neutron be considered element 0? Does a free neutron have chemical properties?
on January 17th, 2009 | One answer | 3 people like this

Relativity discusses spacetime as being 3 dimensions of space and 1 of time. There has been much talk of "extra" difficult to...
on January 15th, 2009 | 2 answers | 3 people like this

What are some liquids that are safe to drink, but have no water at all in them? Cooking oil, and (small amounts of) pure alcohol are two...
on January 10th, 2009 | One answer | 1 person likes this

Can an oxidation reaction occur in compounds that contain no oxygen? I ask this because of one definitions of oxidation is the loss of...
on December 30th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How much force does the Solar wind place on the Earth? Does it have a significant effect on the Earth's orbit?
on December 6th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

Cosmologists say in distant the future, we will not be able to detect galaxies outside of our supercluster because of the accelerating...
on October 8th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

How many people would prefer that this category (Uranus) be removed? The "signal to noise ratio" in it is very low.
on September 29th, 2008 | 6 answers | 6 people like this

How many of you have been the first to answer a question, and answered with some variant of "Sorry, I don't know"? And...
on September 22nd, 2008 | 4 answers | 3 people like this

What's your favorite online comic strip? (one that is not published in a newspaper)
on August 27th, 2008 | no answers

Anyone have thoughts about "grid computing" vs. "green computing" ? Seems like there is an obvious conflict there. If...
on August 14th, 2008 | One answer | 1 person likes this

I watched a 30 minute long lesson from a piano instruction series and theory called "Piano Logic", by Patty Carlson. Any...
on July 19th, 2008 | One answer | 3 people like this

Because hydrogen is so small, and leaks from tanks and pipes easily, would it make economic sense to combine hydrogen with carbon (say...
on June 20th, 2008 | 3 answers | 1 person likes this

Is Answerbag better than Yahoo Answers ? Why use one over the other?
on February 29th, 2008 | no answers | 4 people like this

A carbon nanotube can be either a conductor or a semiconductor. What makes it one or the other?
on February 27th, 2008 | 2 answers | 2 people like this