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If ice cubes melting doesnt make a cup of water overflow then how do ice caps melting raise sea levels?

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I've moved this to Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science#If ice cubes melting doesnt make a cup of water overflow then how do ice caps melting raise sea levels? Dmcq (talk) 10:18, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Wolfram Alpha as a substitute for Wikipedia

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It says on Predictions of the end of Wikipedia that Wolfram Alpha would be a proposed replacement for Wikipedia, but how would this work if the two sites are very different? —Eli355 (talkcontribs) 00:51, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That statement in the lede of the article is referenced, and points to an article on ZDNet. That article lays out its reasoning. Rojomoke (talk) 05:02, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Does food temperature influence the perception of saltiness?

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Does food temperature influence the perception of saltiness? 123.63.54.229 (talk) 09:58, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please ask this sort of thing on Wikipedia:Reference desk/Science not the Computing reference desk. Dmcq (talk) 10:11, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What happens if you are not taking energy from a turbine?

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What happens if you are not taking energy from a turbine? 41.242.50.60 (talk) 21:21, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It usually spins faster, increasing the energy loss. Dbfirs 21:31, 27 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]