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How does Superman shave?
I've seen several times when Superman is sporting a beard. How does he shave his indestructable hair?
I remember once in Superman the Animated Series that he used his heat vision, but that doesn't make sense to me seeing as he can fly through a star…
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What is the largest (engineered) physical object dreamed of in science fiction?
I can think of 3 kinds of big.
By volume
By a linear measure
By mass or weight
Bonus points for all three. Extra bonus points for the object being realistic in construction.
Let's add to it that it not be naturally occurring.
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What color is smurf blood?
Is it known whether smurf blood is red or blue?
I checked the UNICEF ad (an ad where the Smurf village was annihilated by warplanes), but couldn't spot any blood in the ad.
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What episodes of Doctor Who should I watch first?
My question is related to the one about what older episodes to watch, but comes from a total beginner's point of view. I've heard wonders about Doctor Who and I've become interested in watching it. But there are lots of seasons with different…
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Soviet statistician deduces the existence of parasites feeding on the human race
This short story would obviously have been written no later than the 1980s, though in my recollection the style was more reminiscent of the 1950s or early 1960s. Darker than a typical Asimov, but fitting his style.
A Soviet researcher is working on…
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Did Dumbledore lie to Harry about how long he had James Potter's invisibility cloak when he was examining it? If so, why?
Sorry if this is too long! I think it's different to previous questions...
In 'King's Cross', Dumbledore claims that James had showed him the cloak "just a few days previously" to the attack on Godric's Hollow (31st October, 1981), indicating he…
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Why is Sonic so fast?
As we all know, Sonic the Hedgehog is the main protagonist of the Sega game series of the same name.
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What I've always wondered is, what makes Sonic so fast?
Obviously the out-of-universe answer is that his games are 'speed based' where the…
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Did the robot that saved Spooner's life in I, Robot break the 2nd law of robotics?
There is a particular scene in I, Robot that raises an interesting issue. Detective Spooner is telling the story of how he lost his arm. He was in a car accident, and found himself and a young girl underwater, about to drown. Will was saved by a…
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Why didn't Hermione get an Outstanding in her Defence Against the Dark Arts O.W.L.?
In her fifth year Hermione clearly knew the Defence Against the Dark Arts textbook, upon which the theory exam was partly based, back to front.
“What is it this time, Miss Granger?”
“I’ve already read chapter two,” said Hermione.
“Well then,…
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What did Darth Vader mean by “There’ll be no one to stop us this time.” Who had “stopped” Vader—or the Empire—previously?
In the original Star Wars (1977), the following conversation happens near the end of the first scene after the Star Destroyer Devastator captures Tantive IV and Darth Vader—and his troops—have boarded the captured ship looking for the stolen Death…
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What is Deanna Troi's accent?
The TNG character Deanna Troi always speaks with a slight foreign accent, which I've been unable to place. In-universe it's presumably a Betazoid accent, but what is it based on out-of-universe?
It can't be the actress's own accent, since Marina…
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Is Joss Whedon's Firefly based on the Traveller RPG he played?
Internet rumours abound that Joss Whedon's Firefly series is based on the RPG Traveller, first released in 1977.
The game itself is about living hand-to-mouth, trying to pay off debts by trading smuggling and whatever else it takes to survive.
Is…
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Why does Superman wear his underwear outside his pants?
As the title says. Just curious, this has been an ongoing joke along with Donald Duck and Pooh not wearing pants but when they bathe they put towels on their waists.
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If the Borg assimilate a planet of idiots, does the Collective become dumber?
Is Borg intelligence based on the sum of all the parts (people) in the collective, or is there a base personality that is imprinted on newly assimilated persons?
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How was Spider-Man persuaded to join the side he did?
In Captain America: Civil War, when Stark recruited Parker to join the action, no mention was made of the cause for which they were fighting. All they talk about is how Stark could help Spidey essentially upgrade himself, and then bam, Spider-Man is…
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