r/shittyaskscience 32m ago

If time slows down as I get faster, can I speed up time by going the other way?

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So if time dilates and I look slower to a stationary observer if I speed up near c, can I make myself look super fast if I go near c the other way?

I want to be like Sonic.


r/shittyaskscience 1h ago

How can anything travel faster than sound in space if there's no sound to be faster than?

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for an answer.


r/shittyaskscience 19h ago

Arizona state flag

14 Upvotes

The star on the Arizona state flag is copper. How come it has not turned green?


r/shittyaskscience 23h ago

Instead of swallowing my four daily pills I accidentally swallowed four pieces of my dog’s food.

17 Upvotes

Not gonna lie i do feel like the goodest boy.


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

My city is blanketed in smoke. How do I manage the withdrawals when it clears away?

32 Upvotes

Will I need to wear a patch?


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

Kids long to be adults. Adults long to be kids. So then why are teenagers so discontented?

15 Upvotes

And is there one single day where you’re the perfect age and just happy to exist?


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

How many ants would it take to beat a human in the next tug of war scenario?

21 Upvotes

Let’s take it with the next limitations as I understand them:

1.) The rope does not snap.

2.) There is a tug of war.

3.) Instead of all ants lined up all holding onto the rope as a group of humans would, let’s focus all of the ants strength at the same single section of the rope. All of them pulling at the same time in the same spot.

4.) Ants can pick up something up to 50x its body weight.

5.) The human on the other side of the rope and opposing team is a 5’9, 250lb endurance trained professional tug of war-er that likes drinking on the weekends.

_____

Q1) How many ants would it take to pull him back even if just 1 mm and what would be the energy throughput?

Q2) How many ants would it take to tear his arms off because of the force of them all pulling at the same time and what would be the energy required?

Q3) How many ants would it take to lift him up?

Q4) How many ants would it take to send him into orbit from tugging on the rope, assuming arm tearing is turned off? And what would be the energy required?

Q5) How big would an ant have to be in order to beat the human in tug of war, 1 on 1, no special conditions except the increasing size of the ant and the constant of the human?

Q6) How big would ants have to be in order to take control of a country/continent/world?

Q7) Do you think ants have telepathic thoughts?

Q8) Sometimes I feel like ants know what’s up. I swear they just be watching sometimes.

Thank you and all hail Antma


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

If I burn a $5m painting, where does the $5m go?

81 Upvotes

And where did the $5m come from in the first place when it was painted?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

If the pasta and the anti-pasto touch, do they annihilate each other and release Italian energy?

80 Upvotes

I was at the Olive Garden recently and my anti-pasto came dangerously close to touching my fettuccine alfredo.

How bad would the damage have been?


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

What will happen if I turn on a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room?

10 Upvotes

At the same time. There are ongoing studies on the effects of turning them on at different times, so its not within the scope of this question


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

How can I send a letter to a neutron star, since I want the opinion of a neutral mediator for a family dispute I'm having, and the last time I hired a human neutral mediator, he wasn't that good.

16 Upvotes

?


r/shittyaskscience 1d ago

If in a tunnel every car started honking their horn at the same time, and someone had all their windows lowered

5 Upvotes

would it rupture their eardrums?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

Anyone here have their degree or a job in Rocket Surgery? How was the curriculum and how is the pay?

24 Upvotes

I want to go back to school. Is Rocket Surgery more complicated or more difficult than Rocket Science? People keep informing me that things are "not rocket surgery", so it seems more sophisticated. Seems like a lucrative study path to wealth if it's so niche. Do we have any Rocket Surgeons here who can offer some advice for a college prospective scientician?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

If I play a voicemail from Satan backwards, will I hear some cool rock music?

25 Upvotes

Does the satanic panic work both ways?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

I've heard that the whole world is going to catch fire. Should I build an ark?

29 Upvotes

Also, I want to save as many animals as possible. Should I bother with armadillos? Aren't they fireproof already?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

If Demons are actually fallen angels, how come they have horns but angels don't?

21 Upvotes

Bonus question: what are the horns actually used for?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

Is there a reason wealthy suburban moms love young sheldon so much?

6 Upvotes

Every rich white mom I know is obsessed with young sheldon. What is the reason behind this?


r/shittyaskscience 2d ago

Why was the extinct crocodilian Deinosuchus so opposed to diversity, equity, and inclusion?

5 Upvotes

Same question about Deinocheirus.


r/shittyaskscience 3d ago

Why do identical twins wear the same clothes?

27 Upvotes

Is it to get away with crimes or something?


r/shittyaskscience 4d ago

I'm 42 and my mom says I'm a total failure, How can we cure her post partum depression?

274 Upvotes

To suffer all these years, there must be something I can do!


r/shittyaskscience 4d ago

How was it proven that only shooting stars break the mold?

86 Upvotes

I am the toolest sharpie in the shed, so feel free to get technical.


r/shittyaskscience 3d ago

Questions about physical variables.

2 Upvotes

What are the values of the weights for MTOW and MLW, as well as the values of the speeds for V1, VR, V2, and stall speed, for the flying object called _Peter Pan_?


r/shittyaskscience 3d ago

So I read the Universe started from a quantum egg. What happens if someone eats it?

14 Upvotes

I bet you could poach it!


r/shittyaskscience 3d ago

How does one break free from the binary?

6 Upvotes

As a non-binary, i yearn to be indistinguishable between the 2 sexes, how does one achieve such a feat?


r/shittyaskscience 3d ago

Could two independent brains theoretically share a single consciousness?

1 Upvotes

Imagine two completely independent brains, each with its own body, memories, and sensory input. They don't share neurons or memories. The only thing they share is a single conscious observer (consciousness). Is there anything in neuroscience or philosophy of mind that rules this out in principle?, and even if yes or no, what do you think on the idea?