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How can I tell if a corpse is safe to eat?
I am a human wizard, and I just killed a monster, leaving a corpse on the ground. How do I tell whether it is safe to eat the corpse?
I left the monster unspecified because I am interested in "how can I figure out whether this is edible," rather…
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Is Angry Birds deterministic?
While trying to get 3 stars on the more complex levels (the ones with a lot of destructible entities) I noticed that even after playing the same level over 50 times, doing always the same thing, I've never seen the same final result. Something…
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What's the most efficient Minecraft mining strategy?
When I'm not exploring fresh caves or lands in minecraft, I'm busy trying to find deposits of diamond, gold and iron deep in the earth. So far I've just been digging around just above bedrock on a whim to look for these rare minerals but I've…
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Where is the "impossible space" in Portal 2?
One of the commentary nodes by a Portal 2 developer, Eric Tams, said they used "world portals" to quickly reconfigure maps and puzzles during testing, which allowed them to create rooms that were bigger on the inside, infinite falls, and other sorts…
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My head keeps falling off. What can I do?
I have an… unusual problem.
What? How'd it happen? No, no, that isn't impor— Okay, fine. It might have something to do with the tim command, a bandit chieftan, and an accident with an ebony greatsword. But that's all you're getting out of…
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How can I kill adorable animals?
With version 1.0.4 of Terraria came fluffy little bunnies hopping in my fields and happy little goldfish swimming in my lakes, grateful for the sanctuary my base provides them against the horrors of the wider world.
So, naturally, I'm trying to kill…
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Why do video game framerates need to be so much higher than TV and cinema framerates?
It seems that video games need to have something like 60 frames per second in order to be smooth and realistic. But TV and films only have about 24 or 25. Why the difference?
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Why did you have to blow into an NES cartridge to make it work?
Did doing this actually help at all? If so, how?
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Why is 3333360 the maximum score in Pac-Man?
According to the Wikipedia page for Pac-Man, the highest possible score is 3333360 points. It's called a perfect game and it was achieved by 3 different people already.
What I want to know is: WHY is it exactly 3333360 points? It must be a technical…
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Is it dangerous to go extreme pig riding in a thunderstorm?
I like to saddle up my piggy for a ride into thunderstorms. But what happens to my piggy if we get hit by lightning?
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How do GameShark codes work?
This has always boggled me. Obviously GameShark and Game Genie never got inside access to place their own cheats into every game. I don't think any developers gave them the source code to pour over for codes. And I don't think the original…
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How do I continue downloading a game in Steam while playing?
I have many games on Steam and many more I will buy, but I have a problem and I hope you can point me a solution.
When I download a game, is it possible to launch and play a single player game under Steam and continue downloading others games in the…
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How can I reach Whimsyshire, the secret level in Diablo III?
There's information that there's a secret level in Diablo III, similar to Diablo II's "Secret Cow Level".
How can I reach that secret area in Diablo III?
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Is it possible to jump over the flag-pole in Super Mario Bros?
When I was younger, I remember there was a persistent rumour that claimed that under certain circumstances it was possible to jump completely over the flagpole at the end of each level.
Every time I jump for the flagpole and my 5000 points, I still…
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How do I lick a plane?
A friend of mine told me that I would get an Achievement if I managed to lick the plane that's flying around in the world but, he won't tell me how to get close to it.
I tried many different things. Jumping on trampolines won't get me high enough,…
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