there are some really clever people on this planet but no one quite clever
this planet but no one quite clever
this planet but no one quite clever enough to fathom the following yet
enough to fathom the following yet
enough to fathom the following yet during 94 marks seven angle of elevation
during 94 marks seven angle of elevation
during 94 marks seven angle of elevation six degrees holding steady over the
six degrees holding steady over the
six degrees holding steady over the dryers take two men and circle around to
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10
counting down our picks for the top 10 things we wish science would figure out
for this list we’ve looked at those
for this list we’ve looked at those theories suggestions and identifiable
theories suggestions and identifiable
theories suggestions and identifiable problems for which science does not
problems for which science does not
problems for which science does not currently have an answer today’s
currently have an answer today’s
currently have an answer today’s countdown is a mixture of things that
countdown is a mixture of things that
countdown is a mixture of things that humankind is partway towards
humankind is partway towards
humankind is partway towards understanding as well as those things
understanding as well as those things
understanding as well as those things that are still very very far from being
that are still very very far from being
that are still very very far from being a reality dumb number 10 hypersleep the
a reality dumb number 10 hypersleep the
a reality dumb number 10 hypersleep the animation otherwise known as suspended
animation otherwise known as suspended
animation otherwise known as suspended animation
animation
animation the idea of hypersleep has been made
the idea of hypersleep has been made
the idea of hypersleep has been made most famous by alien Futurama and other
most famous by alien Futurama and other
most famous by alien Futurama and other sci-fi productions it’s the future
sci-fi productions it’s the future
sci-fi productions it’s the future parents and corkers my girlfriend I’ll
parents and corkers my girlfriend I’ll
parents and corkers my girlfriend I’ll never see any of them again yeah 40
never see any of them again yeah 40
never see any of them again yeah 40 winks times a million hyper sleep is the
winks times a million hyper sleep is the
winks times a million hyper sleep is the drastic reduction of one’s metabolic
drastic reduction of one’s metabolic
drastic reduction of one’s metabolic rate usually brought about through the
rate usually brought about through the
rate usually brought about through the denial of oxygen enabling a human to
denial of oxygen enabling a human to
denial of oxygen enabling a human to effectively press the pause button on
effectively press the pause button on
effectively press the pause button on their own ageing they’re trying to stop
their own ageing they’re trying to stop
their own ageing they’re trying to stop the clock by time for the surgeons and
the clock by time for the surgeons and
the clock by time for the surgeons and the way we’re doing that is by using
the way we’re doing that is by using
the way we’re doing that is by using very low levels of hypothermia science
very low levels of hypothermia science
very low levels of hypothermia science fiction shows us the subsequent
fiction shows us the subsequent
fiction shows us the subsequent possibilities of intergalactic travel
possibilities of intergalactic travel
possibilities of intergalactic travel but there are more immediately practical
but there are more immediately practical
but there are more immediately practical applications as well namely eradicating
applications as well namely eradicating
applications as well namely eradicating dangerous delays in health and hospital
dangerous delays in health and hospital
dangerous delays in health and hospital care housing is a temporary side effect
care housing is a temporary side effect
care housing is a temporary side effect of the unfreezing process yes I’m having
of the unfreezing process yes I’m having
of the unfreezing process yes I’m having difficulty controlling the volume of my
difficulty controlling the volume of my
difficulty controlling the volume of my voice number nine reanimating corpses
while delaying death would be great
while delaying death would be great bringing people back from the dead would
bringing people back from the dead would
bringing people back from the dead would probably be even better
we’ve all read miracle stories where
we’ve all read miracle stories where someone clinically dies but is brought
someone clinically dies but is brought
someone clinically dies but is brought back to life minutes afterwards but what
back to life minutes afterwards but what
back to life minutes afterwards but what if that period between life and death
if that period between life and death
if that period between life and death was extended further still and
was extended further still and
was extended further still and reanimation was a very real possibility
reanimation was a very real possibility
reanimation was a very real possibility at the end of it
at the end of it
at the end of it doctors could work wonders with the
doctors could work wonders with the
doctors could work wonders with the second chance slice of time and quite
second chance slice of time and quite
second chance slice of time and quite apart from anything else
apart from anything else
apart from anything else zombies could actually exist hopefully
zombies could actually exist hopefully
zombies could actually exist hopefully they’d be friendlier than in the movies
number eight impossible similarities
number eight impossible similarities within the ancient world so they look at
within the ancient world so they look at
within the ancient world so they look at this Baghdad better and there’s about a
this Baghdad better and there’s about a
this Baghdad better and there’s about a dozen of them that have been found in
dozen of them that have been found in
dozen of them that have been found in Iraq and the only mainstream theory is
Iraq and the only mainstream theory is
Iraq and the only mainstream theory is that they were using it for
that they were using it for
that they were using it for electroplating jewelry logic says that
electroplating jewelry logic says that
electroplating jewelry logic says that the modern world is more technologically
the modern world is more technologically
the modern world is more technologically advanced than the ancient world right
advanced than the ancient world right
advanced than the ancient world right but then why all the weird similarity
but then why all the weird similarity
but then why all the weird similarity scattered across the ladder when there
scattered across the ladder when there
scattered across the ladder when there apparently existed limited means of
apparently existed limited means of
apparently existed limited means of international communication incredibly
international communication incredibly
international communication incredibly this pyramids perimeter is virtually the
this pyramids perimeter is virtually the
this pyramids perimeter is virtually the same as that of the Great Pyramid of
same as that of the Great Pyramid of
same as that of the Great Pyramid of Giza one of the most high-profile cases
Giza one of the most high-profile cases
Giza one of the most high-profile cases of this type was unearthed in 1992 as a
of this type was unearthed in 1992 as a
of this type was unearthed in 1992 as a team of German scientists ran tests on
team of German scientists ran tests on
team of German scientists ran tests on ancient Egyptian mummies finding tobacco
ancient Egyptian mummies finding tobacco
ancient Egyptian mummies finding tobacco hashish and cocaine in their bones skin
hashish and cocaine in their bones skin
hashish and cocaine in their bones skin and hair which are products normally
and hair which are products normally
and hair which are products normally found in the Americas in a pre Columbus
found in the Americas in a pre Columbus
found in the Americas in a pre Columbus era so how did they get so far from home
era so how did they get so far from home
era so how did they get so far from home that transoceanic voyages are possible
that transoceanic voyages are possible
that transoceanic voyages are possible or were possible seems to me
or were possible seems to me
or were possible seems to me overwhelmingly likely number seven
overwhelmingly likely number seven
overwhelmingly likely number seven dinosaur extinction for more than a
dinosaur extinction for more than a
dinosaur extinction for more than a hundred million years
hundred million years
hundred million years creatures like these ruled the planet
creatures like these ruled the planet
creatures like these ruled the planet and then they were gone in general the
and then they were gone in general the
and then they were gone in general the majority of scientists explained the
majority of scientists explained the
majority of scientists explained the cretaceous-paleogene extinction with one
cretaceous-paleogene extinction with one
cretaceous-paleogene extinction with one of two theories either it was the effect
of two theories either it was the effect
of two theories either it was the effect of an asteroid impact on earth or of
of an asteroid impact on earth or of
of an asteroid impact on earth or of mass volcanic activity and eruption both
mass volcanic activity and eruption both
mass volcanic activity and eruption both hypotheses stem from the presence of the
hypotheses stem from the presence of the
hypotheses stem from the presence of the metal iridium within a layer of rock
metal iridium within a layer of rock
metal iridium within a layer of rock dating back to the extinction event with
dating back to the extinction event with
dating back to the extinction event with iridium also prominent in both
iridium also prominent in both
iridium also prominent in both meteorites and the Earth’s core on the
meteorites and the Earth’s core on the
meteorites and the Earth’s core on the other hand some argue that steady
other hand some argue that steady
other hand some argue that steady climate change killed the dinosaurs we
climate change killed the dinosaurs we
climate change killed the dinosaurs we know they were here
know they were here
know they were here we’re just not entirely sure why they
we’re just not entirely sure why they
we’re just not entirely sure why they went and there’s a profound point there
went and there’s a profound point there
went and there’s a profound point there for our species only after the
for our species only after the
for our species only after the extinction of the giant reptiles did
extinction of the giant reptiles did
extinction of the giant reptiles did mammals flourish including our primate
mammals flourish including our primate
mammals flourish including our primate ancestors without the asteroid there’d
ancestors without the asteroid there’d
ancestors without the asteroid there’d be no us number six
be no us number six
be no us number six cold fusion cold fusion was once the
cold fusion cold fusion was once the
cold fusion cold fusion was once the hottest new scientific discovery five
hottest new scientific discovery five
hottest new scientific discovery five years ago on this broadcast we were
years ago on this broadcast we were
years ago on this broadcast we were talking about it extensively but almost
talking about it extensively but almost
talking about it extensively but almost overnight this revolutionary new energy
overnight this revolutionary new energy
overnight this revolutionary new energy source was being called a big hoax
source was being called a big hoax
source was being called a big hoax frequently branded a pathological
frequently branded a pathological
frequently branded a pathological science the idea of cold fusion is
science the idea of cold fusion is
science the idea of cold fusion is simply wishful thinking for many however
simply wishful thinking for many however
simply wishful thinking for many however hypothetically the ability to stage
hypothetically the ability to stage
hypothetically the ability to stage nuclear reactions at close to room
nuclear reactions at close to room
nuclear reactions at close to room temperatures would be world-changing the
temperatures would be world-changing the
temperatures would be world-changing the heat energy that came out of that little
heat energy that came out of that little
heat energy that came out of that little jar was thousands to millions of times
jar was thousands to millions of times
jar was thousands to millions of times what could be explained by any known
what could be explained by any known
what could be explained by any known chemical reaction an affordable more
chemical reaction an affordable more
chemical reaction an affordable more practical possibly cleaner method of
practical possibly cleaner method of
practical possibly cleaner method of generating renewable energy it would
generating renewable energy it would
generating renewable energy it would change the face of the fuel industry
change the face of the fuel industry
change the face of the fuel industry when Martin Fleischmann and Stanley pons
when Martin Fleischmann and Stanley pons
when Martin Fleischmann and Stanley pons first reported successful tests in 1989
first reported successful tests in 1989
first reported successful tests in 1989 the hype was unprecedented since then
the hype was unprecedented since then
the hype was unprecedented since then however funding has been cut and faith
however funding has been cut and faith
however funding has been cut and faith in the concept lost this completely
in the concept lost this completely
in the concept lost this completely changed the whole concept of power
changed the whole concept of power
changed the whole concept of power generation distribution consumption
generation distribution consumption
generation distribution consumption number five traveling at the speed of
number five traveling at the speed of
number five traveling at the speed of light won’t we go
light won’t we go
light won’t we go where no one has gone before otherwise
where no one has gone before otherwise
where no one has gone before otherwise known as warp speed and the fundamental
known as warp speed and the fundamental
known as warp speed and the fundamental requirement for interstellar travel for
requirement for interstellar travel for
requirement for interstellar travel for the stargazers and space hoppers among
the stargazers and space hoppers among
the stargazers and space hoppers among us this is the discovery we really want
us this is the discovery we really want
us this is the discovery we really want made put it for speed go
the only problem is the apparent
the only problem is the apparent impossibility that it ever will be with
impossibility that it ever will be with
impossibility that it ever will be with light traveling at around 670 million
light traveling at around 670 million
light traveling at around 670 million six hundred sixteen thousand six hundred
six hundred sixteen thousand six hundred
six hundred sixteen thousand six hundred and twenty nine miles per hour and the
and twenty nine miles per hour and the
and twenty nine miles per hour and the fastest speed at which a human has ever
fastest speed at which a human has ever
fastest speed at which a human has ever gone being the Apollo 10 mission at
gone being the Apollo 10 mission at
gone being the Apollo 10 mission at twenty-four thousand seven hundred and
twenty-four thousand seven hundred and
twenty-four thousand seven hundred and ninety miles per hour we’ve so far
ninety miles per hour we’ve so far
ninety miles per hour we’ve so far bitten only an approximate 0.0037
bitten only an approximate 0.0037
bitten only an approximate 0.0037 percent out of the desired speed
percent out of the desired speed
percent out of the desired speed Einstein himself said it could never be
Einstein himself said it could never be
Einstein himself said it could never be done number four
done number four
done number four Dark Matter the ether is fluid and
Dark Matter the ether is fluid and
Dark Matter the ether is fluid and ever-changing it changes matter into
ever-changing it changes matter into
ever-changing it changes matter into dark matter it seeks out host bodies
dark matter it seeks out host bodies
dark matter it seeks out host bodies drawing strength from their life force a
drawing strength from their life force a
drawing strength from their life force a term coined to define missing mass dark
term coined to define missing mass dark
term coined to define missing mass dark matter is essentially the proof that an
matter is essentially the proof that an
matter is essentially the proof that an empty space isn’t the same thing as
empty space isn’t the same thing as
empty space isn’t the same thing as nothing basically we only know three
nothing basically we only know three
nothing basically we only know three things for sure
things for sure
things for sure one something is out there two it
one something is out there two it
one something is out there two it interacts with gravity three there is a
interacts with gravity three there is a
interacts with gravity three there is a lot of it an empty space is in fact
lot of it an empty space is in fact
lot of it an empty space is in fact something science refers to that
something science refers to that
something science refers to that something as dark matter but we can’t
something as dark matter but we can’t
something as dark matter but we can’t see feel or in any way really appreciate
see feel or in any way really appreciate
see feel or in any way really appreciate that it’s there there’s simply not
that it’s there there’s simply not
that it’s there there’s simply not enough visible stuff in galaxies to
enough visible stuff in galaxies to
enough visible stuff in galaxies to provide enough gravity to hold them
provide enough gravity to hold them
provide enough gravity to hold them together
together
together from what we can see they ought to fly
from what we can see they ought to fly
from what we can see they ought to fly apart but they don’t so there must be
apart but they don’t so there must be
apart but they don’t so there must be stuff there that we can’t see which is
stuff there that we can’t see which is
stuff there that we can’t see which is frustrating given that dark matter and
frustrating given that dark matter and
frustrating given that dark matter and dark energy hypothetically constitute
dark energy hypothetically constitute
dark energy hypothetically constitute around 95% of the universe while
around 95% of the universe while
around 95% of the universe while so-called normal matter accounts for
so-called normal matter accounts for
so-called normal matter accounts for less than five percent so really we
less than five percent so really we
less than five percent so really we should be calling it the dark force
should be calling it the dark force
should be calling it the dark force because we don’t know if it’s made of
because we don’t know if it’s made of
because we don’t know if it’s made of matter it could be a profound misnomer
matter it could be a profound misnomer
matter it could be a profound misnomer and if that doesn’t change the way you
and if that doesn’t change the way you
and if that doesn’t change the way you look at the world nothing will
look at the world nothing will
look at the world nothing will how theory is about dark matter and dark
how theory is about dark matter and dark
how theory is about dark matter and dark energy are still just that theories on
energy are still just that theories on
energy are still just that theories on the one hand this is kind of frustrating
the one hand this is kind of frustrating
the one hand this is kind of frustrating on the other hand this is frontier
on the other hand this is frontier
on the other hand this is frontier science making it very exciting
science making it very exciting
science making it very exciting number three black holes and what’s
number three black holes and what’s
number three black holes and what’s beyond them it’s all black
tarz you read me so like a constant
tarz you read me so like a constant threat in many a space-based movie black
threat in many a space-based movie black
threat in many a space-based movie black holes are the archetypal fear of the
holes are the archetypal fear of the
holes are the archetypal fear of the unknown areas in space with a
unknown areas in space with a
unknown areas in space with a gravitational pull so strong that even
gravitational pull so strong that even
gravitational pull so strong that even light itself can’t escape them a black
light itself can’t escape them a black
light itself can’t escape them a black hole eats up every bit of matter that
hole eats up every bit of matter that
hole eats up every bit of matter that falls within its event horizon atom by
falls within its event horizon atom by
falls within its event horizon atom by atom and yet its actual mass is confined
atom and yet its actual mass is confined
atom and yet its actual mass is confined to an infinitely small singularity at
to an infinitely small singularity at
to an infinitely small singularity at its center a concept to boggle even the
its center a concept to boggle even the
its center a concept to boggle even the brightest minds the inside of a black
brightest minds the inside of a black
brightest minds the inside of a black hole seems literally impossible to
hole seems literally impossible to
hole seems literally impossible to figure out
you
you number two what triggered the Big Bang
number two what triggered the Big Bang
number two what triggered the Big Bang was in a hot dense state the nearly 14
was in a hot dense state the nearly 14
was in a hot dense state the nearly 14 billion years ago expansion started wait
billion years ago expansion started wait
billion years ago expansion started wait in the age-old science versus religion
in the age-old science versus religion
in the age-old science versus religion debate it can prove difficult not to
debate it can prove difficult not to
debate it can prove difficult not to explain away the beginnings of our
explain away the beginnings of our
explain away the beginnings of our universe with the safety of scientific
universe with the safety of scientific
universe with the safety of scientific reasoning it was just a very tiny ultra
reasoning it was just a very tiny ultra
reasoning it was just a very tiny ultra hot funk of energy
then it expanded with a tremendous flash
then it expanded with a tremendous flash in a nutshell energy created more energy
in a nutshell energy created more energy
in a nutshell energy created more energy which created stuff which created life
which created stuff which created life
which created stuff which created life which created us Dark Ages to an age of
which created us Dark Ages to an age of
which created us Dark Ages to an age of splendour when the first stars
splendour when the first stars
splendour when the first stars illuminated the gas and the universe
illuminated the gas and the universe
illuminated the gas and the universe began to glow majestic fashion but where
began to glow majestic fashion but where
began to glow majestic fashion but where did that first bit of energy come from
did that first bit of energy come from
did that first bit of energy come from we can account for all but the very
we can account for all but the very
we can account for all but the very first milliseconds of our universe but
first milliseconds of our universe but
first milliseconds of our universe but it’s those first moments that really
it’s those first moments that really
it’s those first moments that really make a difference
make a difference
make a difference how do you create something out of
how do you create something out of
how do you create something out of literally nothing impossible to describe
literally nothing impossible to describe
literally nothing impossible to describe the moment of creation in human language
the moment of creation in human language
the moment of creation in human language all we know is that from what may have
all we know is that from what may have
all we know is that from what may have been nothing we go to a state of almost
been nothing we go to a state of almost
been nothing we go to a state of almost infinite density and infinite
infinite density and infinite
infinite density and infinite temperature and infinite violence before
temperature and infinite violence before
temperature and infinite violence before we unveil our number one pick here are
we unveil our number one pick here are
we unveil our number one pick here are some honorable mentions it means this
some honorable mentions it means this
some honorable mentions it means this $80 pill is 100% sucrose what sugar I
$80 pill is 100% sucrose what sugar I
$80 pill is 100% sucrose what sugar I know what sucrose is idiot but there’s
know what sucrose is idiot but there’s
know what sucrose is idiot but there’s medicine in there too right huh no not a
medicine in there too right huh no not a
medicine in there too right huh no not a trace
this super void is located three billion
this super void is located three billion light-years from Earth and was found in
light-years from Earth and was found in
light-years from Earth and was found in analyzing data from the pan-starrs one
number one time travel so I really got
number one time travel so I really got to be the asshole that says we got in
to be the asshole that says we got in
to be the asshole that says we got in this thing and went back in time it must
this thing and went back in time it must
this thing and went back in time it must be some kind of Hot Tub Time Machine the
be some kind of Hot Tub Time Machine the
be some kind of Hot Tub Time Machine the ultimate dream for scientists and
ultimate dream for scientists and
ultimate dream for scientists and humankind in general there surely isn’t
humankind in general there surely isn’t
humankind in general there surely isn’t any technological advancement that could
any technological advancement that could
any technological advancement that could ever be made to rival the invention of
ever be made to rival the invention of
ever be made to rival the invention of time travel I won’t go grandfather I
time travel I won’t go grandfather I
time travel I won’t go grandfather I won’t leave the 20th century I’d rather
won’t leave the 20th century I’d rather
won’t leave the 20th century I’d rather you the TARDIS in you now you’re being
you the TARDIS in you now you’re being
you the TARDIS in you now you’re being sentimental in charge a theoretically
sentimental in charge a theoretically
sentimental in charge a theoretically feasible but practically impossible
feasible but practically impossible
feasible but practically impossible concept probably time travel would
concept probably time travel would
concept probably time travel would likely require some kind of super
likely require some kind of super
likely require some kind of super combination of the other entries on
combination of the other entries on
combination of the other entries on today’s countdown at first I pushed the
today’s countdown at first I pushed the
today’s countdown at first I pushed the lever forward ever so slightly and the
lever forward ever so slightly and the
lever forward ever so slightly and the laboratory grew faint around
laboratory grew faint around
laboratory grew faint around Lightspeed’s might bring about backward
Lightspeed’s might bring about backward
Lightspeed’s might bring about backward or forward travel while the
or forward travel while the
or forward travel while the gravitational power of a black hole
gravitational power of a black hole
gravitational power of a black hole could also inspire it realistically
could also inspire it realistically
could also inspire it realistically however time travels the stuff of sci-fi
however time travels the stuff of sci-fi
however time travels the stuff of sci-fi but we’ll cross our fingers and hope for
but we’ll cross our fingers and hope for
but we’ll cross our fingers and hope for a time tourist anyway it’s a piece of
a time tourist anyway it’s a piece of
a time tourist anyway it’s a piece of crap it doesn’t work
crap it doesn’t work
crap it doesn’t work do you agree with our list which
do you agree with our list which
do you agree with our list which scientific mystery did we miss for more
scientific mystery did we miss for more
scientific mystery did we miss for more perplexing top 10s published every day
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