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Why/how do actors choose their "stage names"?	[ "Many reasons! Some pick their own, some are given one.\n\n* Avoiding confusion with someone else, sometimes per Screen Actors Guild rules. There was already a Diane Hall, so Diane Hall became Diane Keaton. \n\n* Hiding national/ethnic background, especially in the past. Margarita Cansino didn't want to be stuck wi...
How is the price for commodities such as oil/gold determined?	[ "Supply and demand is what is comes down to. During summer time, when travel is more common, people use more gas/oil. Since the supply is controlled and kept constant, and the demand increases, there is less extra supply to go around. Prices go up, because people are willing to pay more for the access to oil, since...
Youtube's copyright policy on music.	[ "If a video of your contains obvious music that belongs to someone else, it might (but probably won't) get caught by Youtube's filters. \n\nOtherwise, Youtube doesn't care, until the intellectual property holder contacts them about your video. At that point the rights owner can choose to put ads on your video, th...
Taurine Manufacturing in energy drinks	[ "You already answered your own question, testicles basically do what we do in the lab, they provide the right temperature, substrate, enzymes required to chemically alter a molecule. From animal sources would be time consuming (just like milk is limited by cow's production), and you'd have to add some steps to iso...
Why are car model years not displayed on the car itself?	[ "Because people don't want to advertise how old their car is. It would therefore be detrimental to sales. \n\nI can tell you that I've seen examples (in other countries) where the model year was incorporated as part of the license plate. People absolutely hated it, and complained vehemently until that law was rep...
Why is the flow on the discharge side of the fan much faster than on the suction side of a fan.	[ "Its only because the air is concentrated at the discharge. You're pulling in the same volume as discharging." ]
What Twitter does with the extra 20 characters	[ "On Twitter, you can have other people's tweets sent to your phone through text message. If the max was 160, you wouldn't be able to tell who sent the tweet because the tweet took up all the characters allowed in a text message. \n\nSo basically, 20 characters for usernames, 140 for content.", "When you get a twe...
if I check myself into a mental hospital, who takes care of the things like my job, my property, my bills, etc?	[ "It's correct that you would need to make arrangements on your own or arrange for them to be arranged -- which really sucks because that's pretty freaking difficult to do when you're experiencing that kind of crisis. \n\nA few notes: \n\n- Your employer may offer something that in the states is called an Employee ...
. What is a quantum computer and what are the applications.	[ "A quantum computer is like a normal computer, but instead of using 'bit's that can be either 0 or 1/on or off, they use a quantum mechanical object that can be both at the same time in a process called superposition. The object is called a quantum bit, or qubit.\n\nThe effect of this is to be able to, in essence, ...
Why are street lights clear and bright white when they turn on, but then turn into that orange color we are all so familiar with?	[ "Orange streetlamps are low-pressure [sodium-vapor lamps](_URL_0_). The clearer, pinker/whiter glow when it first turns on is the lamp heating the solid sodium inside. As the lamp heats up, the sodium vaporizes. The sodium vapor is what gives off the orange-ish light.\n\nSodium vapor lamps are extremely energy-e...
Since nose hairs act as a filter for germs and bacteria, when you trim your nose hairs are you more susceptible to illnesses?	[ "The relatively large hairs in the nose don't do much for bacteria and viruses. The large ones might be helpful for dust etc. but I'm not 100% on that. The 'hairs' that are important for protection against bacteria and viruses are the microscopic hairs (cilia), which line the rest of the respiratory tract. Smoking ...
Why do Sport drinks like Gatorade hydrate you with that much sodium in it?	[ "The purpose of Gatorade is not to rehydrate you (water would work fine for that). It's main purpose is restore electrolyte balances (sodium being one of the main ones). Professional atheletes sweat excessively, and when they do they lose both water and salt. Drinking just water doesn't replace the salts, Gatora...
How does a civilization 'fall'? What happens afterwards? Do the citizens just leave?	[ "The fall of the Roman Empire was a splintering into localized governments. The people were still there and their lives probably didn't change that significantly, they just happened to be ruled by a different government.\n\nIf the U.S. fell somehow, the result would probably be each state or groups of states was th...
If getting to Mars is so important, why aren't projects crowd funded in some way?	[ "1. Crowd funding increases the number of people you have to be responsive to. These are high-risk, high-pressure endeavors, and subjecting them to the type of scrutiny and widespread backer criticism that things like Ouya get is not gonna work.\n\n2. Crowd funding is good for raising relatively small sums, but a M...
Why do I sometimes get the feeling of a splash of water dripping on me when really there's nothing there?	[ "There is something there. Me. Flicking water. At you. And you'll never catch me." ]
How are those scary clown pranks not illegal?	[ "I didn't watch the entire video. I just scanned it. We're they dressed as clowns when they \"impersonate policemen\"? \nIf so that's not a crime. Since no police officer would wear clown make up on the job. So it's clearly not a police officer. However if not then it's a crime. \n\nIt's not illegal to dress as a ...
Why are there still so many electronics devices like printers that give cryptic error codes instead of just a plain English explanation of what's wrong?	[ "Two things, the first is complexity, devices with a tiny 16 character display really don't have much of an option to display a full error message and might not have the capability to store that text internally (it's an extremely simple processor), error codes are a simple way to give the user a very condensed desc...
why do browsers have to put from where did you acces to that website: (utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon)?	[ "It's google analytics tracking code. The site you are visiting wants to track the source of the traffic. either that or you clicked on a link that uses this code - more common in newsletters tho." ]
Why do we wake up if we are falling in our dream?	[ "The jolt of adrenaline that rushes through our body wakes us up. Falling or dying feels very real, and our brains and emotions work overtime.\n\nIt's that feeling of falling you get that jolts you awake. It snaps you out of a dream. The \"Kick\".\n\nMost times, it feels like Inception. That feeling of falling or...
Does someone with stronger, bigger muscles have a greater resistance to pain than a skinny, scrawny person?	[ "The 220 would be vastly more prone to injury and pain in this example due to weight. Imagine if at 110 he landed feet first with just an ankle sprain. Now add another 110 pounds and maybe that's a fractured tibia. \n\nIn some examples, like when people take cannon balls to the gut, sure strong muscles are why th...
How do you determine if a street gets named St., Ave., Blvd., Ln., etc.?	[ "Yarr, ye forgot yer searchin' duties, for ['twas asked by those what came before ye!](_URL_0_)" ]
What is going on here, I rested my arm on top of my upright freezer my arm touching the screw holding the door on and I am being shocked, every time and a continuous shock?	[ "Yeah, so...appliances aren't supposed to shock you. You almost surely have a short somewhere in that freezer.\n\nAs far as why you feel it with your arm but not your hand, the skin on your arm is thinner than the skin on your hand. This means your hand will have a higher resistance than your arm, so you're more li...
Why do political parties try to be opposites of each other instead of working together to solve problems?	[ "It's much harder to get elected that way. If I'm running for office and you're not sure if you should vote for me, which sounds more convincing:\n\n\"Hey, vote for me or the other guy, we'll each tackle these problems in our own way and arrive at a reasonable solution.\"\n\n\"That other guy stands for everything ...
How speeding was enforced before radar guns	[ "Two lines were painted on the road at a measured distance and police would check the amount of time it took to pass both lines. Using that information they could figure out your speed. They would also get behind cars and pace them with their own speedometers.", "In South Africa, the police listen to the time in ...
After a few deep breaths of cold air, why are my lungs so sensitive?	[ "The purpose of your upper respiratory tract is to warm and moisturize air before it gets to your lungs because the cells lining the inside of the lungs are very sensitive to these conditions. If you're breathing really cold air then there isn't time for it to reach ideal temperatures, and it can irritate or damag...
RISC vs SISC	[ "I assume you are talking about CISC. Complex Instruction Set Computing is a class of processors where the instructions to the processor is written in a language that benefits the one who writes the instructions. You might for instance have a single instruction that looks up a memory address, adds the value to a re...
How come 100% humidity doesn't mean that water takes up all of the air and we arent walking in swimming pools.	[ "100% humidity doesn't mean the air is entirely water. It means that there is as much water vapor dissolved into the air as it will hold. Basically, it's the point where if you left a glass of water out no more of it would evaporate.", "100% humidity means the air is saturated with as much water as it can hold in...
how do telescope cameras take long-exposure photos of extremely far away things? Wouldn't the rotation of the earth/ earth' orbit screw up the focus of the picture?	[ "The aim of the telescopes is adjusted in real time to match the rotation of the planet, using electric motors.", "Most telescopes have a computer and motor for this purpose. You need to align the telescope first based position of the telescope (GPS for instance) and time and when that is complete you can basical...
Does Earth's core really keep on rotating? Why?	[ "Earth's core rotates for the same reason the rest of Earth rotates, which is because of retained rotational momentum from its original formation.\n\nAlso, if you heard about it from the movie The Core you should probably just forget it. That movie is horrendous from a scientific standpoint." ]
When we play back sound in our head i.e talking or music, what are we actually "hearing"?	[ "When memories, sensations, and thoughts are “activated” in the brain, the brain areas responsible for these show an increase in activity and blood flow. It has been shown that (mostly) the same areas of the brain are active when you think about a sensation and when you experience the sensation itself. When you hea...
String Theory, why people like and don't agree with it	[ "I won't get into trying to explain String Theory in five-year-old terms. That's probably better suited for someone else. But I can probably help with the second part of your question -\n\nWhy some people like it - String theory aims to solve one of the biggest problems facing particle physics - how to reconcile qu...
How can the tone knobs on a guitar amp change the way a single frequency sounds	[ "No. When you play a note on a guitar you are playing SO much more than one frequency. You are playing a FUNDAMENTAL frequency (i.e. the pitch you hear that makes it sound like that particular note in the scale) plus lots of quieter frequencies called \"harmonics\" or \"overtones.\" The amplitudes of these frequenc...
The difference between The Patriot Act and the Prism program.	[ "The Patriot act is a bill that grants additional rights to congress and the president.\n\nThe Prism program is a bunch of things the NSA seems to be able to do under that bill. Maybe. Some people think they have done illegal things, but plenty of people think it's a natural outcome of the patriot act.", "Prism...
Why would the Cleveland kidnapper plead not guilty when their is so much evidence against him?	[ "Sometimes people plead not guilty by reasons of insanity. By that I mean he may attempt to argue he shouldn't be punished because he didn't have control of his actions. That seems pretty unlikely due to how normal he seemed most of the times, but it is an option that's used in situations like this.\n\nHe also do...
What are bugs, in a game?	[ "You tell Timmy (your computer):\n\n > \"Run to the store and buy a gallon of milk, and if there are eggs, buy a dozen.\"\n\nTimmy runs (literally) all the way to the store, buys a gallon of milk, checks to see if there are any eggs, and because there are eggs there he buys 12 more gallons of milk. He then runs hom...
Why was getting dizzy fun as a kid but makes me sick as an adult?	[ "Things that are new can be fascinating but once the excitement wears off, you know how much of an annoyance something likedizziness can be.", "Same thing with drinking, everything is fun when you first try it." ]
Why Isn't Affirmative Action Considered Racist?	[ "There's a common misconception that affirmative action is about addressing past racism. We may not be racist against black people now, the argument goes, but we used to be, so we ought to make up for it. This just isn't the case.\n\nAffirmative action is about addressing current racism. Racism is not over; bla...
How come my ice cube grew a big spike going vertically up about 1.5 inches tall?	[ "OK here is the pic: \n\n_URL_0_\n\nPS thanks to r/steamwhy for telling me how to upload it." ]
- What did the Glass-Steagall act do exactly, and why did its repeal contribute to the recession?	[ "I think that \"The Newsroom\" did a really good EL5 year old job. \n\n[Olivia Munn](_URL_0_ Newsroom' Explains the Glass-Steagall Act)", "Basically it allowed for 2 different kind of banks to become one kind of bank. That one kind of bank had the ability to make riskier investments with money that is supposed to...
The strange jolt euphoria you occasionally get when certain things happen (Friday afternoon, driving through nice weather, etc.)	[ "When things happen, i.e. Friday afternoon after work, this is perceived as a reward due to culture (if weekends began Thursday you would feel this Thursday instead of Friday). So, this perceived good activates the brain to release dopamine. Dopamine is a compound, a neurotransmitter, that acts as a messenger. This...
Why are there no hooved predators?	[ "Soft padded paws are a feature of most mammalian predators because it provides for stealth when hunting. Hoves do not offer the advantage of this adaptation. But do not think that hooved creatures are not dangerous-they will fuck you up. A bison will clean your clock and trample you to death. A wild boar will chas...
How do internet providers make the internet they sell?	[ "They don't. ISPs (Internet Service Providers) give you access to the internet by running wiring between your house/apartment to a CO (central office). The CO serves as a hub for traffic, allowing lots of small connections (wires to your houses) to be joined and sent through larger connections (larger wires...
How can bugs fly in through the smallest crack in a window, but can't leave through an open door? (Or choose not to?)	[ "Well, it's the one bug out of thousands that made it into your house by accident, but only one out of one that you want to get out as quick as possible. ;-)", "They follow (food) smells coming out from your house through the cracks. Once inside, there are no strong enough outside smells that can lead them out.",...
In the United States you can serve in the military at age 18, but you need to be 21 to consume alcohol. Why is that?	[ "The more we learn about brain development the more we understand that a young person's mental development isn't finished until at least their early 20's (possibly later).\n\nIt is fair to say that we probably cannot assess risks clearly when we are 18 - so you are right to raise the point - we should probably rais...
Why do a lot of government entities and other companies insist on using Internet Explorer over other browsers such as Chrome or Firefox saying that IE is more secure? Is there any truth to this?	[ "Usually requiring IE isn't by choice. in my experience it is typically because the business have spent a ton of money on an IT system that depends on some IE specific feature, like ActiveX for example. In many cases the business might even have two browsers installed on all their systems, one for their expensive l...
Why can't you scream loud enough to hurt your own ears?	[ "Generally, nobody can scream loud enough to hurt your ears. There simply isn't enough power generated by your lungs in a single scream to do it.\n\nSound is merely a type of pressure wave that your ear is able to sense, decode and turn it into something you understand. Sound is measured through a scale measured in...
why can i be tired all day long, only to get home and into bed but then suddenly be wide awake when i lay down?	[ "I know this pain... I am usually up till 3am :(", "Because your body is exhausted and when you finally lie down, the body gets it's rest and the head is free to think about anything it wants" ]
What happened to THQ?	[ "A while back THQ invested heavily in a peripheral device called the uDraw tablet. They threw money at it to develop it for some casual games, and it flopped. Hard. They where unable to recoup the lost money and have been on a slope downward every since.", "While not appropriate for ELI5, here is one of the [bank...
Why can't/wouldn't a medical dispensary be able to switch freely to become a recreational one?	[ "Supply and demand and you need to put together a whole board of regulators and you need to grow a shit ton of weed. \n\nAlso why would you want to take away the cannabis that the medical people need when you just wanna smoke a jay for recreational purposes.", "The same reason a pharmacy can't just become a bar. ...
What's so complex about taxes?	[ "Suppose the tax rules were simple: everybody send in 20% of your income. But, well, poor people can barely eat now, so we'll say \"everybody send in 20% of your income, but you can skip the first $20,000.\" That way, people who make less than $20,000 send in nothing. Except kids cost money, so \"you can skip th...
How do people film things from different angles without showing the other cameras?	[ "Hi, I'm an editor, this is my job. The answer is: they don't. Usually.\n\nWhen you watch a movie, you are never watching one take. Every single time you see the camera angle change, that's called a cut, and every cut is to a totally new take and totally new performance. And putting a scene together from lots of di...
How does the popcorn button on the microwave work?	[ "I recently protested the popcorn button against my girlfriend and my mother's wishes. I set the timer to the recommended time on the bag and burnt the shit out of the last bag.", "Really? The popcorn button on all the microwaves I've used burn the living hell out of the popcorn." ]
What is happening during the time a beverage is being aged?	[ "It really depends on the beverage. There are actually multiple different methods. For the most part, that means keeping it in a wood cask/barrel in a cool, dark, dry place for a long time. However, sometimes it is just kept in it's own bottle instead and aged that way. For example, some types of beer are brewed to...
How can vision decrease unequally in our eyes?	[ "What you are referring to is termed [Anisometropia](_URL_3_). The reasons for it are poorly understood, but there is some [evidence that one's dominant eye is often the one which needs more \"correction,\" or has more refractive errors](_URL_0_) than the non-dominant eye.\n\n[The Miles Test](_URL_2_) is a simple, ...
NSFW] I'm currently in the hospital attached to an oxygen monitor and an EKG. What will happen if I masturbate?	[ "They'd probably notice your pulse going up. But it's not gonna be like OH SHIT HE'S GOING INTO ORGASMIC ARREST or anything, if that's what you're asking.", "Keep your pulse under 100/min. Depending on machine, it may go crazy after you go over 120. They ARE watching your monitor though.", "Really what do you d...
What is the definition of a lack of empathy?	[ "The inability to understand someone else’s emotions and feelings from their perspective. Eg, if you were obese and I called you fat and it hurt your feelings. If I lacked empathy I genuinely wouldn’t understand why it upset you. Which is different from me understanding why it would upset you and calling you fat an...
Why was NASA based in Houston, Texas rather than any other of the 49 states of America?	[ "The site required access to water transportation by large barges, a moderate climate, availability of all-weather commercial jet service, a well established industrial complex with supporting technical facilities and labor, close proximity to a culturally attractive community in the vicinity of an institution of h...
Why is horse racing such a tossup?	[ "They are set up that way. Track stewards assign weights to horses to even out the odds. A very good horse must carry more weight. The less weight the faster the horse runs. More weight also means more injuries. The horse's trainer weighs all of these factors when choosing what races to enter. The goal is to win ev...
What's the difference between .com, .net, etc?	[ "These .com, .net etc are top-level domains.\n\nIn the beginning, the different top-level domains were used for different groups of people: COMmercial entities. US-based EDUcation. NETwork prodivders. US-base GOVernment. Not for profit ORGanistaion. US-based MILitary machines. INTernational organisations. And that ...
In networking, what is the difference between a router and a hub?	[ "A router operates at layer 3 of the OSI model. It handles IP addresses, and decides where packets go based on the IPs store in the TCP or UDP packet headers.\n\nA switch operates at layer 2. It handles packet movement based on MAC addresses, which are physical addresses of interfaces as opposed to software define...
how is it that waterfalls freeze while falling?	[ "It's not the entire waterfall that freezes. It's a little at a time.\n\nThe rocks below it, where water sits for a few moments, get cold enough and the water freezes. The water dripping from the top gets cold enough as well, and a little bit of water freezes there. Anywhere along the entire length where water sits...
What is the difference between a brownout and a blackout?	[ "In a brownout, there's not enough power to maintain normal usage levels, but it's not completely off. You generally see things like flickering / dimming lights, reduced power to buildings, surge protectors going nuts, that sort of thing.\n\nIn a blackout, the power goes completely dead.\n\nE: Wow, that was unexpec...
Why is it that I can remember and reproduce the melody of songs I've heard only a few times accurately but can't tell you the interval between two notes?	[ "Many things in our memory are stored as a sequence.\n\nFor example, many people have to go through the alphabet song in their heads to gauge the relative order of the letters in the alphabet.\n\nFor the athletes that compete in memory by quickly memorizing a deck of cards and recounting it, they often store the ca...
How did no one notice that tens of millions of cars were not meeting their emissions standards until now?	[ "They were meeting their emission standards. That's the whole scam.\n\nI assume you're asking about the VW situation going on now.\n\nThe software that runs in the computer that controls the engine and emission control systems was written to detect when the emission tests were being performed and *only while the te...
Why do we say 'Boo!' when trying to scare someone?	[ "The B is [plosive](_URL_0_), which is a sudden sound - and that suddenness is potentially more surprising. (DAAAA! also works in that same way, whereas, say, THHHH! or FFFFF! or NNNNG! doesn't. Try them!)\n\nAnd compared to a few other plosives (like the T in \"tiny\"), it's easy to say loudly - and that s...
I am constantly hearing about how adrenaline allows people to complete incredible physical feats. So why is it that I've never heard of adrenaline being abused in sports?	[ "If you give someone a straight shot of adrenaline, you would immediately notice it. They would not be able to sit still. Adrenaline is typically used only in serious medical conditions, often emergencies, like heart stoppage. These factors make it difficult to abuse for sports, and it can put a dangerous strain on...
how my phone captured this picture right as it was dying and made it look like this	[ "The interesting thing about that image is that it's two versions of the same photo -- were you taking an HDR photo? You have two different exposure settings, one slightly underexposed and one slightly overexposed. The software then combines the two images for a large dynamic range: the slightly overexposed version...
At what point did organisms become gendered?	[ "The 'when' question was already answered, do I'll answer the one about the benefits.\n\nIt allows for greater genetic diversity. When you reproduce asexually, the offspring only receives your DNA making it more likely to get sick (see incest as a still visible example). When you reproduce sexually, the chance of ...
If everyone I know hates pop music, how does it get so popular?	[ "You tend to hang out with people who share views similar to your own so your sample is skewed. Either that or you don't know enough people. ;)", "Well,everyone I know voted for John Kerry in 2004 and look what happened. Everyone you know does not equal the majority of the buying public", "Everyone you know !...
What determines the power of an engine?	[ "HP is unsurprisingly a unit of power which is the amount of energy delivered over a time.\n\nSo when comparing two different engines you would pick one time period that is the same for both engines and measure how much energy over the time period the engine produces.\n\n\|hey, let's make an engine with EXACTLY 218H...
what (specifically) would happen to a house-sized treehouse as the tree grew? Would it be possible to live safely for many years (20+) in a large treehouse?	[ "Trees can grow quite big. A few species (like [banyans](_URL_0_)) are big enough to support a house.\n\nThere are more risks than structure tho. You would have to take great care of the tree so it stays healthy (at least the part where you live in).", "If you started with a small tree, it would likely split wha...
Why the Iraq war never had big battles	[ "Bad idea to get into a big battle with the US military i assume. With air superiority and better communications, whatever large assets you have in the field are going to get taken out very quickly", "WWII saw large engagements between 2 relatively equally matched powers. As a result the big battles were either t...
If flushing the toilet wastes a lot of water, why don't we pee in the sink?	[ "My brother-in-law is a builder. A few months after one of his jobs he was accused of installing a faulty sink. It was not draining properly. On investigation it turned out that the husband had been habitually pissing in the bathroom sink and had blocked the pipe with crusty pissy mineral build up. Don't habituall...
Why are most circuit boards green?	[ "It's the natural color of the epoxy. No other reason, really, and since no one spends a lot of time looking at them, they don't dye them unless requested by the buyer." ]
Why are VR games so much more difficult to make and why do they require so much more processing power?	[ "> Is having those two corresponding viewpoints active simultaneously much different than split-screen on a FPS where each player has a different view?\n\nNot hugely different in principle but significantly in execution.\n\nFirst, your average console peasant is used to their game being presented at about 30 fps a...
Why does the IRS send tax return checks to people when there is so much fraud? Isn't there a more secure way?	[ "You have it backwards. The IRS does allow (and encourage) direct deposit of refunds. And most of the return fraud that happens is through direct deposit, not through physical paper checks.\n\nNow if they sent it to the employer, that could help cut down on fraud somewhat, but the fraudsters would just claim to b...
Why does every material tell me its origins (ex: Made in China) and why do I give a shit?	[ "The easy answer is that it's US Law to name where the product is from. We don't trade with certain countries...so if a product says it's from some country we don't trade with, it could be a counterfeit/illegal. \n\nAlso from the countries perspective, they obviously want people to know where it came from for obvio...
Why do all men and women in old radio/tv recordings have "that" voice?	[ "The neutral radio voice was a requirement in Hollywood for along time in order to not alienate some audiences. I speak neutral English and can get a job on any radio station in the US. I have friends from the south, the north east and along the Canadian border who can only speak there with out getting laughed at.\...
Why do pens not work on certain surfaces, but after scribbling on another surface and getting the pen to write, it works on the original surface?	[ "The ball at the tip of most pens is self lubricating with the ink. If left uncapped long enough, the ink will dry out and the ball is effectively glued in place. If the ball can't rotate, fresh new ink can't get by. \n\nOn a thin paper on a hard surface, or a smooth surface aka \"flat\"... only a small part of the...
How is a population of 30 animals not automatically extinct from inbreeding?	[ "Inbreeding does not always impact fertility. While it is bad for the genetics of a species careful husbandry of the breeding process can keep the genetics diverse enough to return to a functional population.\n\nRemember that genetically speaking all of the members of a species are related a little bit, including...
How Country A arrests a person residing in Country B	[ "Alright, like you're 5.\n\nYou've got a next door neighbor called Billy. You play together all the time, but like all kids, if left for too long you start annoying each other. Anyway one day you kick Billy in the balls. He cries, and you get scared and run home quick smart.\n\nA short while later Billy's mum knock...
...why are "mobile links" a problem on Reddit?	[ "mobile links are links which refer to sites that have a layout optimized for mobile devices. One example would be _URL_0_. This layout often looks very bad on desktop computers and often has a simplified layout and therefore is not appreciated.", "Because if you post a mobile link, desktop users get sent to the ...
Tesla's Dynamic Theory of Gravity	[ "No one has a damn clue what Tesla was talking about. He died before publishing anything, and his notes were never made public after the US government confiscated his belongings after his death. \n\nNot much more to it than that. \n\nWe do know that he thought Einstein was fundamentally wrong, his statements on the...
New York City rent control	[ "I can't speak to NYC, but... Rent control in general is to prevent spiking of rental rates in a given area.\n\nSo take a popular city like NYC or maybe San Francisco. As cities get massively popular, people want to move to them. However, that would also generally translate to land lords being able to charge rent...
is it legal to kill the president in self defence?	[ "Yes, that would be legal. I don't think the Secret Service would let that happen and would restrain or even kill them before allowing it to happen though.\n\nIn general the President is like any other citizen." ]
How does Creatine work in the body?	[ "So your muscles obviously need energy to be able to contract the way it does, and the main molecule that provides your muscles the energy they need to contract is called adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. However, since ATP is so energetic, it doesn't make much sense for your body to keep ATP ready on demand-- rather...
Why is it considered okay to talk to your pet if its a dog or cat etc, but not if its a fish?	[ "Because dogs and cats can/will respond to your voice, and even nuances in your voice, while fish do not.", "Fish don't know English. Even if they are born in this country, they do not assimilate like cats and dogs do. We are supposed to be a melting pot, but with fish, its all about how great the Ocean is and ...
How can pirating sites and programs still remain readily available online all the time? (e.g ThePirateBay, uTorrent etc.)	[ "Utorrent is legal. They could host that in the United States, or anywhere they wanted. Its just an app, which is often used for illegal purposes.\n\nAs for thepiratebay, they just locate the site in a country which does not care. I'm sure the FBI would shut it down if they could but if the servers are in anothe...
Why haven't cat breeders created domestic cats that are as loving and social as dogs?	[ "Have you ever had a good cat and raised it from a kitten? I've had two cats that were just like dogs. Ripley was my first cat ever, and I taught him sit, stay, fetch, etc. He was my buddy, always at my side. Never needed a leash when we went outside or anything. He was just a random kitty from the street, too...
Why Wes Anderson's movies look and feel so unique.	[ "There are probably lots of technical reasons to do with cinematography etc. but in terms of themes, I've noticed he keeps returning to themes about adulthood vs childhood. You often see children who behave more like adults and adults who behave more like children, for example.", "He uses a lot of the same filmma...
Can someone please explain how exactly torrents work, and what a tracker does?	[ "Imagine you're a wizard who wants to buy a plane. You don't want to deal with the headache of shipping an entire plane to your hangar, so you decide that you'll just have the individual parts shipped to your hangar so you can assemble the plane yourself.\n\nUnfortunately, you don't know much about planes or where...
How can car makers make engines more fuel economic	[ "The move to smaller engines (Inline-4s and V6s instead of V8s, etc.). Engines are being made out of lighter materials, as well. Cars are more aerodynamic, etc. \n\nThe biggest affect I've found on my own personal fuel mileage is the driver. If you drive like there is a glass of water balancing on your dashboard an...
Overclocking a PC, please.	[ "Overclocking a Pc is increasing the frequency of a component inside of it, such as increasing the frequency, or Clock speed, of a CPU to 3GHz, a frequency 0.5GHz higher than the intended 2.5GHz it would normally be; Hence the name overclocking, allowing the component to perform a task faster, Frequency is usually ...
what is amdocs?	[ "I don't know everything about them. When I worked at AT & T, instead of laying people off, people were told their jobs went to Amdocs, who was contracted to do the IT support work. The benefits were good. Pay was the same. The jobs were guaranteed for one year. People were laid off right when the year ended. I did...
How do dogs sense when a diabetic person’s glucose levels are dangerously low or high?	[ "First, they basically screen puppies for the ones with the best noses. \n\nEveryone's breath can be used to tell what their sugar levels are like. For example, if your blood sugar is dangerously high, your breath will have a specific fruity-ish scent to it. The dogs are trained to keep an eye out for these specifi...
A Few Folks Over At /r/Law Made A New Subreddit To Explain Legal Issues. Come On Over.	[ "Taking a look, cool!\n\nSuggestion: EVERY SINGLE POST should have highlighted auto-flair \"I am not your lawyer; This is not legal advice.\" Saves space.", "BolshevikMuppet... legal questions...\n\nWhat could possibly go wrong?" ]
How did soldiers (swordsmen) tell apart enemies and allies on the battlefield?	[ "One of the big misconceptions people have about pre-gunpowder battles is that the combat itself was a massive brawl, where quickly identifying the person you're about to get into a one-on-one fight with is a friend or foe is a skill every soldier needs to have. Thus, the question: how can you tell a grizzled man i...
If a jogger runs at the speed of sound, can he still hear his iPod?	[ "Yes, so long as he has it with him. Concorde flew at twice the speed of sound and the passengers were able to hear each other. Sound that is stationary that the jogger passes would sound very weird and distorted but his iPod should sound OK as it's travelling at the same speed.", "Yes, the sound waves from the i...
How does YouTube's auto caption function work?	[ "Well yes.\n\nIt utilizes a speech to text program, which is the computer trying to recognize words. It is not very good at this, but things are improving." ]
How do currency exchange centers make money?	[ "Generally they take a percentage of the money they change, or they offer other paid services.", "Like with any product they buy it for less than they sell it for. You might buy your holiday money for 90p per Euro, but when you come home and change your leftover back you only get about 80p back.", "Imagine you ...

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