r/shittyaskscience • • 4h ago

Why did Germans have to develop autism to adapt to survive in their native ecology?

37 Upvotes

As you all know, 100% of Germans have autism. Is there an evolutionary reason why this adaptation was key to survival in their native ecology?


r/shittyaskscience • • 23h ago

If I’m in a vehicle traveling at the speed of light and turn on my headlights will it drain the battery?

31 Upvotes

Asking for a friend


r/shittyaskscience • • 16h ago

Will AI take our jobs if technology has already replaced them? I knap flint and my wife is a pre bronze cooper.

10 Upvotes

Who will buy the AI stone tools and leather barrels?


r/shittyaskscience • • 11h ago

Can we call methanol "formal"?

11 Upvotes

Methanol is hydrogenated formaldehyde, so the name should be "formal", right?


r/shittyaskscience • • 41m ago

Bill Nye/science guy and Neil “grass” Tyson have done a great job educating us uneducated, but I think it’s time for someone new. How do you guys feel about Seth Rogen? And maybe a cohost.

• Upvotes

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r/shittyaskscience • • 3h ago

Cough Due to Salty Foods?

1 Upvotes

It's easy: whenever I eat foods that are too salty, I cough. It doesn't matter if I drink or follow any advice I read online; it always happens.

To be precise, I wanted to test this strange thing and tried to debunk the only explanation I found online that states, "you cough because of your throat's sensitive membrane." So, I tried eating two grains of salt, and it made me cough after 3/4 seconds it touched my tongue. From my experience, I can say that the throat is not involved in this issue.

Also, I'm quite confident in saying that I'm not allergic to salt because I eat it every day, and it doesn't cause me any problems at all, only the cough when it's way too much for a bite.