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Would a tug of war be possible between France and England? (part 2)

One reader suggests a mechanism to enable a tug of war over the 42-kilometre distance between France and England and raises concerns about interference due to the curvature of Earth

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2FERAXY Crowded groups of people crossing the street at Times Square during rush hour

This week鈥檚 new questions

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Tom Gauld on a parallel universe where time flows backwards

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Twisteddoodles: How parenting has changed

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thermal night vision grab of starlings roosting A group of common starlings come in to roost after dark ? shown using thermal imaging cameras, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall Page 235, Wild Isles book

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Stunning photographs accompany Attenborough’s Wild Isles show

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FGGJAF M44 - Praesepe also known as the Beehive Cluster - an open star cluster in the constellation of Cancer

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How to spot the Beehive cluster in the constellation of Cancer

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What do you call gunk with mathematical qualities? Hypergunk

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Farmer harvesting organic rhubarb from her kitchen garden. Rhubarb can be harvested many times through the year. Photographed at an ???off grid??? home on the island of Moen in Denmark. Colour, horizontal format with some copy space.

How was rhubarb found to be edible when it isn鈥檛 palatable raw?

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EHE3AK Spinning Globe. Image shot 07/2010. Exact date unknown.

How would weather change if Earth rotated in the opposite direction?

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 09: win Randox Grand National Handicap Steeple Chase at Aintree Racecourse on April 09, 2022 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

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What could have caused these strange ice patterns on a glass door (pictured)? And are racehorses aware that they are expected to come first?

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Tom Gauld: A cockroach speaks out

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Twisteddoodles: Schrodinger in the age of the internet

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Rare photograph of snow in the usually baking hot Sonoran desert

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Why preserving your lemons in salt will make them even tastier

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