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Which everyday science question would you actually love a proper answer to?
Some questions niggle at us during the kettle boil or the bus ride home. Rank these everyday mysteries by which one you'd most like a scientist to finally settle.
Put the items in your preferred order.
1
Why does toast always land butter-side down?
Murphy's Law in action, or actual physics at play? It's the question that haunts every rushed weekday morning.
2
Why do we get songs stuck in our heads?
That earworm rattling round your skull for three days straight has to have a reason. Surely the brain has better things to do.
3
Why does time speed up as you get older?
Summer holidays once felt endless, now a year flies past between Christmases. Is it perception or something deeper?
4
Why do cats purr (and how do they do it)?
It sounds simple, but scientists still aren't entirely sure how cats produce that rumbling noise or what it really means.
5
Why do we yawn when others yawn?
Contagious yawning happens across pubs, offices and Zoom calls. Nobody fully understands why our brains copycat so eagerly.
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