Does welding with acetylene simulate the temperature of a star?
Rationale first then the answer.
Acetylene is used for oxyacetylene welding. An acetylene/oxygen flame burns at about 3,773 K. The star Betelgeuse has a surface temperature of 3,500 K.. The answer is: yes.
QUESTION: Does the United States of America touch the Indian Ocean?
Please give rationale first, then the answer.
ANSWER: The United States of America is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Even the westernmost point of the USA, the Hawaiian Islands, is too far east in the Pacific to be anywhere near that ocean's border with the Indian Ocean.. The answer is: no.
Question: Did Charlemagne have a bar mitzvah?
Answer: Charlemagne was a Roman Catholic. Bar mitzvah is a coming of age ceremony in Judaism.. The answer is: no.
Was John Lennon known to be a good friend to Sasha Obama?
Rationale first then the answer.
John Lennon died in 1980. Sasha Obama was born in 2001.. The answer is: no.
QUESTION: Is it difficult to conduct astrophotography in the summer in Sweden?
Please give rationale first, then the answer.
ANSWER: Astrophotography is used to photograph the night sky. Swedish summers have short nights.. The answer is: yes.
QUESTION: Will the small intenstine break down a cotton ball?
Please give rationale first, then the answer.
ANSWER:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The small intestine does not digest cellulose. Cotton fiber is 90% cellulose.. The answer is: no.