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Does the color magenta exist? [closed]
I just heard part of a discussion that had to do with the color magenta. The discussions was on whether the color really exist.
There are several websites claiming that magenta is not part of the ...
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Does Indonesian Kopi Luwak coffee have a distinctive taste?
The Indonesian Kopi luwak AKA civet coffee is the world's most expensive coffee at $160 per pound.
Are there any testimonials, considering its premium price, that its taste even distinguishable ...
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Is the sound from records (vinyl) superior to digital formats (CDs, music files, etc.)?
Quasi-related
Are there any perceptible differences between the sound quality of 192 versus 320 kbps MP3 files?
Do expensive, “premium” speaker cables actually make a difference?
I've heard this ...
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Are first impressions unchangeable?
In one of my college psychology classes, a few years ago, my teacher claimed that first impressions drastically shaped our perceptions. To make his point, he said the following:
At the beginning ...
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Does the container that soda is in affect the flavour?
When I was a kid, a friend and I had a list of favourite containers for soda (specifically Coca Cola). We said that it tasted the best when coming out of a glass bottle and the worst from a plastic ...
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Do expensive, “premium” speaker cables actually make a difference?
I was tempted to go drop $8500 on these awesome speaker cables so I could be like Whiplash (see customer pictures), but I'm curious, if I use them for my audio system, will they actually make a ...
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Do people see the same seven colour bands in the rainbow?
From the wikipedia page on rainbows:
A rainbow spans a continuous spectrum
of colours—there are no "bands." The
apparent discreteness is an artefact
of the photopigments in the human eye
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Can people read much faster than 400 words per minute?
While investigating the topic of speed reading for a school project, I came across this Slate article. The general idea ( which I encountered in most articles I read which discussed this topic ) would ...
