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Why is the base of a flame hotter than the top?
The base of the flame is hotter because that is where the bulk of the actual burning is. The top of the flame is more just the ash cooling until it stops glowing.
The difference between an exonym and an Anglicized word.
Ok, Exonym is the general term for a external name for a geographical place that's solely used out side of that place. Anglicize is the specific example of Exonym.
How do they get the Stripes on the grass on a baseball field and on golf courses?
I think the strips being referred to by the asker are those vague, nebulous stripes you get from mowing in opposite directions on different passes over the field. Golf courses don't have painted stripes, but they do have the swaths of different colored green -- I get the same stripes when I mow my back yard.They pull a weighted roller behind their mower. Also, type of grass, length of grass, and positioning can play some roll in getting the "best" or "professional" effect. Toro sells one. Lots of DIY info on youtube. Here is Toro's video._URL_0_', "The difference in color is caused by the direction the grass is lying. It's done by the mower, and can be enhanced by a roller. You can duplicate the effect on a saxony carpet by running your hands over it in opposite directions.The way the grass lays after it is cut by the mower and then the sunlight reflects off of the blades of grass differently from each direction.
Why does HR universally suck at all midsize/big companies?
HR tends not to attract the best and brightest because it's mostly an administrative role. In a big corporation, HR is probably the least demanding department in terms of skills. You don't need to be a technical expert in anything like engineering or laboratory folks, you don't need people skills like the sales guys, and you don't need to be skilled at task management and leadership like someone in operations management.If you are not in a core function of the company, your department often gets ignored/neglected. So incompetent or less effective employees can sometimes camp out in such a department for years without drawing much attention. A company making widgets focuses on selling more widgets, not having the best HR or accounting department they can possibly have.
- Why can't people that go vegetarian/vegan taste meat again?
It isn't true. They might get a bit of a bad stomach for a day or two, but it won't put them in the hospital. They're just being dramatic. Chances are they eat meat all the time anyway. Survays have shown that the majority of 'vegetarians' eat meat occasionally. Especially when they are drunk.
What causes the "drop" feeling you get in your stomach when you experience something thats upsetting?
when you step on a lego your spine sends the 'jump' signal; before your brain gets the 'lego' signal, and this is a survival reflex to keep you from doing stupid shit. basically you have an entire second brain in your gut and spine and sends all sorts of involuntary signals before your brain even knows whats going on. this facilitates fight or flight, both are easiest on an empty stomach, also vacating your bowels might dissuade a predator. so, like the 'jump' reflex, the 'vacate' reflex switches on and primes the pump based on a signal from your nervous system that didn't involve your thinky bits. so, cop in your rear view? 'we need to talk' from the SO? you might have a sinking, vaguely vomit/shit your pants sensation the split second before your eyes or ears have fully grasped the situation, because it COULD be a tiger, and you gotta be prepared for that.
Why do nipples get erect when testicles retract into the body when it's cold outside?
My best guess is that nipples get erect the same way goosebumps work. When it's cold they contract to seal off pores in the skin, which helps keep in body heat. Meanwhile, testicles need to stay at a certain temperature, which is slightly below body temperature, so when it's warmer they need to be farther away from the heat of the body, and closer to it when it's cold.
What would happen if an important character on a TV show died mid-filming?
If you watched the sitcom News Radio you'd see an example. Phil Hartman was killed while the show was still in full swing. The writers killed the character off-screen with a heart - attack and wrote in a replacement character.[8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter] had to deal with this when John Ritter died. They incorporated his death into the show, then the show tanked due to low ratings.Spartacus had it's lead actor die after a season so they replaced him with another actor.It happened in The West Wing. There was a scene where someone went into a bathroom off-screen and screamed because they had "discovered the body". It was an unexpected heart attack. Then they continued the show and incorporated the death of the character in the rest of the show.
what are neutron stars?
> What distinguishes whether a star will becomes a black hole or a neutron star? Mass. A small star will cease fusion and become a white dwarf. One that is large enough to overcome electron degeneracy pressure will become a neutron star. One that is large enough to have its Schwartzschild radius outside itself will become a black hole. > Why do neutron stars form, why are there no proton or electon stars? Because when atoms are squished together extremely tight, the electrons and protons can combine and become neutrons. This doesn't work for protons or electrons.
Why do our noses run when we eat spicy foods?
Capsaicin is what makes food taste spicy. When the mucous membranes get exposed to it, it irritates them and mucous is produced by the body as a defense to try to flush out the irritant. Same reason your eyes water from dust, basicallySomeone has explained that capsaicin is an irritant. I'll add the "why" because I think it's interesting. It's believed that capsaicin's job is to deter mammals from eating the chiles. Mammals\' molars can destroy the seeds, preventing the spicy fruit from doing its job of ensuring the plant's successful reproduction. Birds, however, are immune to capsaicin, and they don't chew the seeds. This means they poop out whole seeds, which can then sprout into a new plant. So your nose gets runny because the plant doesn't want you eating the chile in the first place.
Why is most of the girls handwriting „better“ than boys handwriting?
I work with kids. Generally, there's a big difference in how girls and boys are socialized in regards to handwriting. I find teachers are often harder on girls who have messier handwriting, while boys are sometimes chalked up to inaccurate assumptions about boys' development and interests. While teaching handwriting, there may be a very, very slight difference in terms of fine motor control, but it evens out pretty quickly. Girls also tend to find a lot of enjoyment out of school supplies, and are encouraged to do so with fancy pens, glitter pens, etc. It's seen as a 'safe' hobby or interest for girls, but feminine, so not as encouraged in boys.to follow up, why do girls handwriting tend to be "bubbled" versus boys?
Why are not there just people called Jesus outside the Hispanic countries?
The Iberian peninsula fell under Islamic rule after the Arab Conquest of Hispannia. Muslims love to name their children Muhammad. As a response to this habbit by their Muslim rulers, the Iberians began to name their children Jesus. The short answer is Hispannia fell under Muslim rule, hence they adapt their practice of naming. The Anglo-Saxon countries, never fell under Muslim rule, hence they don't do that. Though, the anomaly to this is the Balkans since Jesus is not a popular name in that region yet the region was subjugated under the Muslims just like Iberia was.Because the English name variant of "Jesus" is "Joshua" from the original Hebrew Yeshua. The biblical version is from the Latin translation of the Greek translation of that original HebrewThere are. Jesus is just a spanish translation pronounced "heh soos". Jesus as you know him, _URL_0_.was "Yeshua" which means "to deliver" in Hebrew. Over time its translated into many languages, the english equivalent would be "Joshua" .Jesus is a common name for Muslim's to call their children also. It's pronounced Issa. Jesus, as is Abraham, Adam, Noah, Moses and Mohumed to name a few, is a prophet in Islam and children are named after all of them. Yoshua is another prophet and this name is not used synonymously with Issa. Haven't cleared anything up but bought some more to the table! Cheers.
I understand that Ebola has been around for a long time, but what caused this sudden spread of the disease?
Unlike previous outbreaks that happened in rural, isolated areas which burned themselves out, this one managed to spread to a large densely populated area with poor sanitation and terrible healthcare services. Throw in poor education, lack of basic knowledge of the illness, superstition, burial rituals that evolve touching the bodies of the dead and you have the perfect conditions for it to spread.I have done absolutely no research besides what I read on reddit, but I believe I read somewhere that this strain of Ebola has a much lower lethality than most strains, something like 60% compared to 90%. This would increase the infectivity a lot since a 90% lethality means it usually kills most of its hosts and it wouldn't spread very fast/very far. I am also under the impression that Ebola is generally spread mostly by the people who survive it, because they can remain contagious for days afterwards, so a drop in the lethality to 60% would mean the strain would spread MUCH faster and easier.Earlier outbreaks were in remote hard-to-reach rural and jungle areas. The current West African outbreak has hit densely-populated areas that are well-integrated into national, regional, and international transportation networks. In short, it was hard for people to travel in or out of the places where earlier outbreaks occurred, but it was very easy for people in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to get on an airplane in Conakry/Freetown/Monrovia in the morning and be somewhere in the USA, Europe or other African countries by the afternoon, evening, or night.
How come you don't get an echo when your phone is on loudspeaker?
That's because they have programmed in a feedback control loop to detect which sounds are coming from the speaker and which should be echoed and which should not. Lots of engineers worked hard to make this work.
How do hard shutdowns work even if device is frozen?
Outside of the parts of the device that can 'freeze', there's a simple switch. This switch cannot be activated easily, as one would reset or turn off the device too often. Instead it's a simple mechanism that's activated by a combination of pressing a particular button for long or combining it with another button. On an iPhone the lock and home button are both connected to the hardware, and both have distinctive functions. But they are also connected to another switch, one that is not affected by the rest of the device, and a simultaneous long press will lead to the battery briefly being disconnected for a moment. No matter how stuck the device is, the switch operates in a separate circuit, and will therefore always work .
Why should we brush our teeth before breakfast and not after?
Because some foods and drinks, especially sour ones, can make your teeth soft. Then when you brush them you can scratch them all up.
How does a deflated football provide an advantage?
It's easier to grab, making it less likely that a runner will fumble, or a receiver will have the ball bounce out of his hands, and it helps the quarterback hold the ball getting ready to throw. Basically, the less inflated, the easier the ball is to handle, giving the offense an advantage. Edit: grammar, so much poor grammar.
What is a felony?
In the USA a felony is a more serious type of offence, and is punishable by more severe sanctions. Lesser offences are called misdemeanors. People convicted of felonies often face restrictions that continue after their sentences have been served, such as voting restrictions or not being allowed to own firearms, etc. On the off chance that you're a Canadian, we make a similar distinction between indictable and summary offences.
How do heart rate sensors track your actual heart rate?
Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5: How do heart rate sensors on wrist watches work? ] ^1. [ELI5: How do smartwatch heart rate monitors work? ] ^1. [ELI5: How do the heart rate monitors that clip on to your finger also find oxygen levels? ] ^1. [How do those smart watch green light heart rate sensors work? ] ^1. [ELI5: How does a smartphone app measure blood pressure and heart rate? And how accurate are they? ] ^1. [ELI5: How can those treadmill sensors tell what my heartrate is while I'm running really fast and the whole thing is shaking like crazy? ] ^1. [ELI5: How do treadmills measure your heart rate at the gym by just holding two handlebars. ] ^1. [How can some watches give you your heart rate? ] ^", 'By measuring your pulse? They sit near a point on the body where the veins are close to the skin so it can detect the pulse. Same as if you put your fingers there.
Before we went to space, how did we know there would be no gravity?
Travelling into space doesn't make us weightless. Travelling in an orbital path does. Think of throwing an object. It travels some distance then falls to the ground. Now throw it harder. It travels further but still falls. Now throw it really, really hard. It can travel far enough that the curvature of the Earth makes it take a bit more time to impact. Expanding on this, you can assume that, if you can get something "thrown" fast enough, by the time it "falls", the Earth will have completely curved out from under it, resulting in the object perpetually falling. This is what an orbit is. We can't practically do it in the atmosphere since the air resistance slows down the object, but up high enough, the lack of air resistance means it can orbit for quite some time. relevant xkcd: _URL_0_
How the hell does Asia have so many people?
Well to start with it's goddamn enormous, so there's that, it's also been populated a *lot* longer got to remember that Westerners didn't even make it out to America until a few centuries ago, before that the 'Western World' was pretty much just Europe.To put it simply, it has a good amount of arable land and more importantly it uses crops and farming techniques that maximize the productivity of that land. For example, when planting rice in a terracing system, adding another hand will produce more rice. So if you have one more baby, the. It is easier for the agricultural system to absorb and provide for that worker. This continues for a surprisingly long time before the benefits reduce to where it is no longer worthwhile. The other reason is the green revolution, which is modern farming techniques and the use of industrial fertilizer and pesticides which dramatically improved crop yields. When these practices hit, Europe was already significantly industrialized and urbanized, and had a lower birth rate anyway. Whereas the high birth rates of village life were suddenly supplied with a lot more food and therefore a better chance of surviving childhoodThere is more usable to grow food as a percentage of total land than in Europe or Africa. North & South America have only been populated for ~10k/years and only highly populated for ~200 years. Over time it is possible that density could approach Asian levels in some parts of those continents. Asia has extremely good water transport that allows crops to be distributed to huge populations without modern industrial transport. China developed a very effective central government more rapidly than any other large land-based culture and exported it to most of the rest of Asia. That central government proved adept at the challenge of growing the food needed to support large populations.
How does having a Youtube channel with lots of subscribers make you money?
People watch your videos, and those videos have ads on them. You get a percentage of the profit from that ad based on how many people watch the video. There's a good breakdown of how the profit is divided here: _URL_0_", 'Mainly, advertising , also product placement and sometimes networks contracts.Adverts, sponsors, product placement, contracts. It's exactly the same way as a TV channel gets money, just on a smaller scale. The more people see your video, the more ad revenue you'll receive, same with sponsorship money and other forms of money making
How does ctrl+f work?
This is a huge can of worms your looking into lol. Search algorithms are really complex and go really deep into several methods. Now I'm not sure exactly how windows handles its search, but as a web developer, I've had to make a few different types of searches. I may be getting the terms wrong here, but here's an overview. Linear Search: You have a paint color at your house, and you want to go to the hardware store to find some touch-up paint. The guy there hands you a book of colors. You take your paint sample of your house paint and, one by one, compare it to the colors in the book, until you find the match. Split it up: This time you go to the hardware store with a friend. Go to the guy and he hands you the book of paint again. This time you split the book in half. You look through the first half, and your friend looks through the second half. The more friends you bring, the more you can split up the book. Sort and Search: This time you know the name of the color. Lets say its Green. So you to the store, get the color book, go right to the green section without looking anywhere else. Now you can either start going through one by one till you find it, or split it up with a friend again. I know I'm grossly oversimplifying the process, but that's a small insight into how some searches work. If you want to get into more of the nitty gritty, Wikipedia has a lot of info _URL_0_
Why do the tendons in my foot randomly contract to the point where my toes will curl up?
It sounds like a regular foot cramp to me. I get those sometimes. Maybe you need potassium or something? Are you eating properly? Taking a multivitamin? Do you get leg cramps? Maybe you need electrolytes and hydration. *Edit: IANAD', "You need to visit a doctor. Call soon. It could just be an ordinary cramp, but if it's interfering with your life you should have it looked at.
How we know the age of the universe?
The ELI5 version is that we know universe is expanding, and if you know how fast something is expanding you can extrapolate backwards to a time when everything was all in the same place, which is considered the beginning of the universe as we know it. If you want a more complicated answer:_URL_0_ You might want to hit up ask /r/askscience if you need more than that.
- Does masturbation decrease sperm quality? NSFW
That's bullshit. If anything, masturbation is good for men, as it \'clears out the tubes\', so to speak. In fact, "high frequency ejaculation" reduces men's risk of prostate cancer! [Study] EDIT: A search on Pubmed returns NO evidence WHATSOEVER that masturbation decreases either sperm count or quality. EDIT2: Here's a [study] that says just that - even though density and volume are decreased, it has no effect on man's fertility', "I don't have an answer for this, but 99% of men masturbate, and 98% of those people don't have any sperm problems, so no, probably not; or if it does, it isn't noticeable.
What happens to a check after the teller takes it and does the magic?
It's been years ago, but I used to be a proof operator. Essentially the checks, with the deposit slips and cash in/cash out tickets are collected from all branches and sent to the proof operator. That person encodes each item for its individual amount. If you notice when you get look at your check, the amount is encoded on the bottom right . The proof operator is the one who does that. Once everything is encoded, all transactions are run through a machine that reads the bank code, account number and amount. Once that is read by the computer the actual paper check isn't necessary anymore. Checks used to be sent back to the customer each month. Now, the bank keeps a digital image that customers can request on demand. That's how it was 25 years ago. I don't know if it still works the same way.
Why is is customary in rap/hip-hop to use a different name?
It's often a part of culture. Especially in the African American community, nicknames are what people are most known by.Its just a convention of hip hop. Probably influenced by very early NY hiphop being closely linked with graffitti, where you 'd make up a tag, coz writing your government name on the side of a train isn't smart. The common hiphop thing of using lots of numbers and letters was also big in early NY tags Some other music genres have similar conventions. In punk bands its also common to give yourself a silly name . Bluesmen had nicknames too Some stuff just becomes "how it is" in genre.
Why are Russian bombers flying "over" the UK?
They are flying over the uk to prove they can, train their pilots and most importantly test the response time of the RAF. Provides them with valuable information in the event of relations heating up even more than they are! They have been doing this three or four times a year for the past decade, there's nothing new!
Why does Sean Bean always die?
He often plays secondary protagonists or villains, both roles that often find themselves with a death scene. John Hurt, Bela Lugosi, and Vincent Price are killed in movies much more often. Then again two of those are famous horror villains so obviously they would dieSean bean is actually one of twenty-seven siblings born at the same time. There is a prophecy that once all twenty-seven have been killed, the rapture will begin. The Sean beans are trying to bring it about, and are actually dieing on film. The death scenes are real deaths. I think they have about 6-7 more to go?
Does decaf coffee have any amount of caffeine? Or is it completely void of all traces?
Totallyfightingfoo is correct, about 1-2% of the original amount of caffeine, but it should also be mentioned that the process to make decaf coffee involves using industrial strength chemicals and processing them in such a way that if you saw the entire process and the chemical list .pretty sure you would just avoid it entirely.
Why does mold grow so fast on berries.
Berries are full of water & sugar - mold loves to eat this stuff. Berries have very thin skins, which allows the mold to get to the water & sugar . Most of them have tons of nooks & crannies, giving lots of surface area for the mold to take root.
Current and voltage. And how can a phase difference happen between them.
[This image] pretty succinctly demonstrates what potential, current and resistance are. Using the image as a reference, the simple answer to your question is that for any curent to move *first* there has to be a *push* from the voltage . The current won't move until after the volt pushes, and any delay in the movement of the current following the push will cause the phase difference you observe. The reason that time varying potentials and currents can be out of phase is that the current is a *response* to the potential across a circuit or circuit element; ie, the current *always* follows the potential. Warning: Crude Analogy Follows. So the electric potential is analogous to a gravitational potential . If you're on top of a cliff, right when you jump off is your maximum possible potential . As you begin to fall, your rate of descent slowly increases, and your potential decreases - until your current reaches its maximum value . Now, normally in an electric circuit the gap between voltage and potential is tiny - infinitesimal. However, if you give the potential something to work on, eg a very long path to travel across, it will actually take a noticeable amount of time for the potential to push the current through the circuit elements. This delay is the phase difference.The existence of phase differences arise from the finite lag caused by the charging of capacitors in AC circuits.
The European Union and why it would be such a big deal of Greece left it
Imagine there was a club for businessmen, where they agree to look out for each other. Gerry and Frank are very rich and successful. They don't really need a club, but it does help them out. Paul, Steve and Isaac are doing ok. The fact they are in the club and backed by Gerry and Frank helps them get loans they might not otherwise get. Greg is a complete fuck. He uses the club's prestige to borrow shitloads of money, and lets his business go to hell while he buys fancy cares and parties all the time. So they kick Greg out. The problem is, all the bankers in town say "Whoa, when things go tough, they booted Greg and left us to foot the bill. Maybe we should think twice about Paul, Steve, and Isaac." So now those guys are in trouble. They had a plan based on borrowing money as club members, and now they have to pay more interest to get those loans. That could push from from ok to in trouble, and makes the bankers even more skittish. There even be a domino effect, where Paul gets kicked out, which makes things worse for Steve, etc., etc. That is the scenario everyone is worried about.
Why does baking soda cure canker soars?
It doesn't cure them per-say. But the canker sores are typically infested with bacteria that like acidic environments. Likewise, the pain receptors exposed by the sore will react from acidic things. Baking soda is a basic compound, which means it will neutralize acid, which may both help with killing off bacteria keeping the wound infected, and more immediately, remove the stinging pain every time you poke at the sore . You can get the same effect by chewing up a Tums tablet in your mouth and swishing it around over the wound. It might sting for a second, but then pick and prod at it all you want - you won't get that sharp shooting pain.I know baking soda can change the pH level. But if you want a good “cure” a cooking product called alum will help take the pain away from a canker sore.How do you apply the baking soda to the sore? I've done the saltwater swish, but never tried baking soda
Why is there a stigma associated with those who read comic books, but none attached to those who watch the same characters in comic book movies?
Okay, remember The Avengers? Here's a scene from Marvel's [Ultimates], a revamped version of the team. I know that's unfair, since the Ultimate Universe was always a little more adult, but I don't want to talk about regular universe Spider-Man killing his unborn baby and mind-raping his wife in a deal with Mephisto, the local Satan. But hey, that's Marvel. DC's always been a little more innocent. It goes all the way back to the [the Super Friends.] I wonder who those two kids are, and [what happened to them?] Right. So, about [Batgirl ] I'm sorry you had to see it. But it's not because she's a woman. The comic book industry often fights gender stereotypes. [For example, here's the first Robin, now Nightwing, soon to be raped by an anti-hero named Tarantula just after he's seen her murder someone.] They date once his PTSD wears off. But I'm really being unfair by cherry picking these scenes, especially since 3 of the other Robins were brutally killed, even if an insane Superboy punching a hole in the universe brought Jason Todd back to life, and DC is pretending they never killed Stephanie Brown after they pissed off their readers when a Batman writer pretended she was never Robin. After [this scene.] Anyways, if you don't have a headache right now, and you want to know more, [go explore the wonderful universe of comic books!]
why do mosfets have Gate, Drain and Source rather than Base, Collector and Emitter?
In a transistor with a Base, Collector and Emitter, a small current is used to control a larger current, essentially copying the small current, but *larger*--thus, the transistor amplifies a faint signal into a stronger signal. There's a net flow of current through all three electrodes. In a MOSFET, the purpose of the transistor is to act like a switch. If you add a small positive charge to the Gate, this attracts electrons from the Source into the region between the Source and the Drain, and once the electrons get far enough into that region, they can continue to flow out the Drain. There is no current flow between the Gate and either the Source or the Drain.
Why is there a standard arrangement of the numbers on a game die?
Some arrangements of numbers keep the extremes from clumping up on one side of the die, which if the die is unbalanced, would mean significantly higher or lower averages if rolled a large number of times. Though with dicemaking techniques available today, most dice are going to be mostly fair for most practical purposes regardless of pip arrangements, so it's nowadays mostly due to tradition and symmetry/aesthetic._URL_0_ Starting at 5:27, mathematician Matt Parker talks about this property of dice in great detail. He goes through the different reasons of what makes dice fair: each pair of opposite sides all adding to the same number, or all vertices having their adjacent faces adding to the same number, etc. He takes out numerous 6-sided dice, 20-sided dice, and 120-sided dice and gives an over-the-top mathematical critique of each of them.The pips on a die are made so that one side and it's opposite side total 7. The 1 is opposite the 6, the 2 opposite the 5, and the 3 opposite the 4. Due to the removal of some of the die to create the pips, placing the specific numbers to specific sides of the die creates the most balance to the entire die thus ensuring the greatest possibility of randomness.
Why are women more attracted to "unavailable" men, is this chemical, psychological or a bit of both columns?
1. The less available something is, the more it is wanted. 2. if a man has a GF/wife he appears to be a good bet because somebody already thinks he's dateable.
How does a hostile takeover in business work?
when someone tries to acquire 50% + 1 of the voting shares of a company without approval of the board/stockholders.
Why are some parking lots angled?
Angled spaces are easier to turn into and back out of, but require that you go down the aisle a specific direction.
What the term cancer means, and can we actually cure it?
Cancer is a disease of cells. It is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize . Cancer is also called malignancy. A cancerous growth or tumor is sometimes referred to as a malignant growth or tumor. A non-malignant growth or tumor is referred to as benign. Benign tumors are not cancer. Cancer is not one disease. It is a group of more than 100 different and distinctive diseases. Cancer is NOT contagious. Cancer can involve any tissue of the body and have many different forms in each body area. Most cancers are named for the type of cell or organ in which they start. If a cancer spreads , the new tumor bears the same name as the original tumor. The frequency of a particular cancer may depend on gender. While skin cancer is the most common type of malignancy for both men and women, the second most common type in men is prostate cancer and in women, breast cancer. Cancer frequency does not equate to cancer mortality. Skin cancers are often curable. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death from cancer for both men and women in the United States today. Cancer is the Latin word for crab. The ancients used the word to mean a malignancy, doubtless because of the crab-like tenacity a malignant tumor sometimes seems to show in grasping the tissues it invades. Cancer may also be called malignancy, a malignant tumor, or a neoplasm . Treatment Developments in the treatment of cancer have led to greatly improved survival and quality of life for cancer patients in the past three decades. Traditionally, cancer has been treated by surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. In recent years immunotherapy has been added to that list. New drugs and techniques are constantly being researched and developed, such as antiangiogenic agents , genetically engineered monoclonal antibodies, retinoid agents, and vaccine agents .
Why does China turn back North Korean defectors?
The Chinese view North Koreans as economic immigrants, similar to how the US sees Mexico. They're only crossing the border to try to get a better job in China, which many North Koreans do along the border. Most other countries see North Koreans as political refugees, like how the US sees Cuba. China is under a lot of pressure to re-categorize North Koreans.
When sheep run away from their herd they grow several pounds of wool. So how do wild sheep now get weighed down and die?
Sheep have been bred to produce more wool. Just like dairy cows have been bred to produce more milk, pigs have been bred to grow very large very fast, and chickens and turkeys have been bred to grow so quickly that they can be slaughtered at just weeks old for meat. Wild sheep produce exactly enough wool to keep themselves comfortable.I think the op is wondering what happens if a captive sheep escapes and can't be sheared. I am curious of this as well", 'there are vast and shocking differences between the "hair" on a wild sheep and the wool on a domestic. Its not even close to being the same. Wild sheep in alaska only have hair thats like 2 or 3 inches. There are hundreds of different breeds of domestic sheep and they have wildly varying types textures weights oil contents of wool. Some wool is used for sweaters, some for rugs, some used to be used for industrial purposes, some is used specifically for long underwear or socks that doesnt itch. Source: I own sheep, and live near lots of wild ones. They have similar roots, but are essentially different animals.
Who is it screaming like crazy at the beginning of a run in Olympic downhill alpine skiing competition? Why do they do it?
I was a competitive skier and for me it was always the coach / teammates. In most downhill ski events, you get a short distance before turns or gates start where you will see skiers skating to pick up speed faster. I always thought it as a the last way someone could yell encouragement and get your adrenaline pumping. Source: Skied competitively for 6 years. Never was at the Olympics thoughWhen I did a few runs on a giant slalom race as an amateur, it was me screaming mostly in terror at how steep that little start run was. Then I got too busy to scream.Most of the time, it's the coaches. Some of the time, it's the skier showing their war face. It's all about attacking the course.In my experience, it was mostly the support staff that were helping us get prepped for the race. Typically my coaches were on course watching and passing info to the start over radios and my teammates were busy prepping for their runs or waiting at the bottom. The yelling is to help you get pumped up and feel supported for your run because a ski race is a lot like a high adrenaline sprint.Source: Competed internationally for ski racing
Why do seemingly all Russians use dashboard cams?
_URL_0_ For the super lazy: > Disclaimer: This is my opinion as a Moscowvite. Also I am kind of drunk . It's my first day at work after new years break and we had a few too drink in the office Then youtube came along and people started uploading their interactions with cops. The first people to start uploading the videos where pretty intelligent, knew there rights and knew that they could film the cop at work, even though the cop says stuff like "Turn off the F@#ing camera. These people would my the cop feel stupid because the cop himself did not know the laws and would get away without a ticket. Eventually filming cops became popular because "Hey look at me I'm smart and the cop is stupid". Most of the later videos feature people that don't know the laws either. Then they just became lazy turning on their camera phones and had a camera constantly on. When the camera was always on, people realized 2 things. 1 You can get some funny stuff on video. 2 When you're in an accident with some senators relative you can get off the hook when its actually not your fault. The dashcams just became "Hip". Insurance fraud is present, but not that much. Again, things can be different in other places other than Moscow. As some Russians say - There is Moscow and then there is the rest of Russia. This wall of text was probablt unreadeable but I'm as you say Tipsy and getting drunker by the minute', "Because there's an insane amount of insurance fraud that goes on. People who like to jump in front of oncoming vehicles or try to make it look like they were hit all hoping for a quick settlement. Others who back up intentionally into drivers who are behind them and claim they were rear-ended. Also, an unusual amount of violence that goes on between everyday drivers who can't keep their road rage in check.
If humans become an interplanetary or interstellar civilization, what will be the best way to tell time?
Well biologically, we're set for 24 hour days, assuming that doesn't change, I guess we would try and stick with it, but a planet spinning on it's axis is normally a good way to go too.
How do hardware manufacturers keep MAC addresses unique when there are also other manufacturers that produce the same type of hardware?
There is a standards body that allocates MAC addresses similar to IP's. So Cisco will have a range or ranges of MAC addresses it can call upon. I do seem to recall hearing that they are not completely globally unique and may get reused from time to time.
How does antimicrobial clothing work?
First, to you second question yeah definitely. Whether they're impregnated with a bacteriostatic/cidal agent, or have silver threads or "nano-coatings" the washer is the great equalizer. Most, if not all such products cease to be effective within a couple of dozen wash cycles. Most people don't need them anyway, so they don't notice. That said, if you're a marathon runner, or cyclist, or triathlete, etc you may not care about the short life of the garments and you may want the positive effects. Outside of extremes though, it's just a marketing gimmick that quickly fades.
Why is Google considered a better search engine than Bing or Ask Jeeves?
Google could be said to be the best search engine for the following reasons: It relies on a simplicity that many other search engines lack.It's fast, reliable, easy to use, user friendly.Fewer, less noticeable ads.The search algorithm seems to bring the most relevant items to the top.More relevant ads. Why is Google the best search engine from a marketing perspective? More people use Google than any other search engine in the world, giving Google the information to improve their engine further.it has the largest known database of metadata for searching and search criteria.Referrals from Google have higher conversion rate then any other search engine. Google Search can be customized, eg: _URL_3_ _URL_2_ _URL_4_ _URL_1URL_0_ How Google works: Basically, Google is a crawler-based engine, meaning that it has software programs designed to "crawl" the information on the Net and add it to its sizeable database. Google has a great reputation for relevant and thorough search results, and is a good first place to start when searching. Google's home page is extremely clean and simple, loads quickly, and delivers arguably the best results of any search engine out there, mostly due to its PageRank technology and massive listings. Google also earns high marks for its maps and searches for images, videos and blog posts; you can even search inside books with Book Search. However, search experts say that no single search engine provides the most relevant results for all queries. Google is also ranked number one because more people use it than any other search engine. Part of the reason google is so successful is, as with most successful technology companies, they first started specializing in one area and after mastering that they moved onto other things. Not dabbling in other areas such as email, maps, finance allowed them to concentrate all their time and resources on just searching the vast world wide web.Well, while working at Microsoft, I took the 'Bing Challenge' which was a blind comparison test to see which gives better results. 5 out of 5 test searches I preferred the Google result over Bing
Why seeing a very bright light leave an imprint in one's vision?
Your eyes retina has photoreceptors . There's a chemical reaction happening when light hits it, and if the light is very bright that chemical reaction is bigger than normal and it takes a little time until your eyes can get "rid" of it again, therefore you see an after-Image since the chemicals stimuli still send an image to your brain which usually is a negative of what you 've seenin the back of your eyes, you have these lightsensitive cells which reacts to the light coming in. They respond to different colors, but when you see something very bright, they get overexcited, and it takes some time for them to calm down. These cells can also be damaged or not function like other peoples cells, which is why we have people who are colorblind.
What is the difference between a Router/Modem and an Access Point.
* Modem: transforms a signal so it can be better transmitted * Router: connects two networks * Switch: a distribution box* Access Point: like a Switch for Wifi The things your telecom provider puts in your home usually combines all four to the carrier side, there is a modem , then there comes a router , and after that there is a switch and/or an accesspoint EDIT: added the paragraph
Why do Canadian car models use slightly different icons than the other NA country counterparts?
it is the other way around, there are standardized universal symbols/icons for stuff in a car used by car manufacturers in almost all their cars. but America require them to be written in English, i think top gear made fun of that once.It has nothing to do with Canada. We use the same icons in the whole world . It's the USA that is weird.
how come birds don't collide while flying in a flock?
It's also a bit of an urban legend that birds in flocks don't collide. They collide all of the time, but it's not a Michael Bay collision, they just bump wing tips and adjust their flight. As long as they are all moving in generally the same direction, they don't "crash". But general spacial awareness and an eye to the flock leader will generally keep birds moving together. It's no different than people walking in unison. We occasionally bump, but your spacial awareness keeps you from crashing hard into anyone.
Why do some youtube videos take longer times to load than others?
So, when you go to a site like YouTube, or Google etc, you point your browser to somewhere, and a program immediately transfers you to another server. It farms out your request. You are then on one of a huge array of boxes, which you make your request on. This machine then goes off and tries to get your content streaming through to you from yet another machine, and you start watching your movie. In each step there can be interruptions, and each one of the machines in question might be more or less busy, have more or less bandwidth available to it, and so on. There may even be some sort of algorithm that sticks less viewed stuff on crappier machines, or leaves it in a more compressed state. Who knows what they do. In reality this is not precisely how it happens, but it's a useful mental model to help you imagine the sort of thing that happens.
How is Sepp Blatter still the president of FIFA?
When was the last time the CEO of Bank of America/Target/Walmart got impeached? It's a corporation, not a government. If he wants to stay President, unless he does something that puts him in jail, which he could still stay president, there's nothing forcing him to leave. The whole FIFA thing is a crockpile of shit
how do Sumo Wrestlers not pop out while in the ring
Not a sumo wrestler. But watched alot of sumo and did a tour once. Penile slips rarely happen for three reasons. 1) top layer looks loose but the underlying layers are secure and keep everything on place 2) the schlong sits in a crevice in the material owing to the way it's wrapped. 3) sumo wrestlers are generally not packing
Why when guys pee it some times splits into a double stream?
The pee hole isn't a perfectly round hole, under lower pressure the 2 middle parts can close leaving 2 smaller gaps either side.[This helpful video from Hot Rod will explain all] [This video will let you know that you are not alone]', "Sometimes a bit of skin gets in the way and makes the double stream, or sprays it like a mist setting on a hose. Source: I have a penis.Usually when I get the double stream it means I have lint caught in the tip of my dick.
LI5 Twitter. (No, I'm not kidding.)
Twitter is like sending a text or message to everyone in the world. You write a short message, and everyone can read it! Hash tags are like descriptions. It's grouping similar tweets. For example "Traffic here is terrible! #Boston". I'm grouping my tweet with other tweets about Boston. Your user name is presented as @Username. When someone wants to reply to a tweet of yours they use the @ symbol. An example conversation: User1: "I just bought milk!" User2: "@User1, did you remember to get bread?" User1: "@User2, no I didn't. Thanks!" Followers are like subscribers. They watch what you tweet, and can receive phone or email updates every time you tweetI'm no expert and I 've just recently started with twitter, so I'm not the most credible. The reason I follow is because I am incredibly creepy and I want to know what x person is doing and usually to get a chuckle. @ is to directly speek to a person like: Hey, @Theusernameofaperson and I just played some ball, Or: @Theusernameofaperson, wanna go play some ball? # are for a topic that you're talking about. #basketball is so awesome. And if it is used a lot it becomes "trending." You didn't ask but RTs are retweets of stuff someone else saidWhen you put a #hashtag in a tweet, twitter turns the hashtag into a link that people can click which will lead to a search for tweets including that particular word. So if this were a tweet I might decide to put #twitterexplanations in it, so that people could click on that hashtag and see other tweets with the same hashtag in it .
Why do are some areas or towns have the name Kill or Kills in them? Was it old tyme English for slaughterhouse areas or the industry that started the town?
Kill comes from dutch, and it means creek. These towns were located near creeks during their founding and were founded by people that were Dutch or of Dutch descentKille was an old Dutch word for *river* -- hence, in the mid-Atlantic especially, you'll see various rivers/locations with the word "-Kill". This includes Arthur Kill, Great Kills, Freshkills, Catskills, Schuylkill, and even Murder Kill.
Why do I get the chills and goosebumps when hearing someone who sings really well?
not really an answer, but you might be interested in /r/Frisson and /r/asmrIt's the "feel-good" chemicals that your brain is releasing. When you're doing something that you REALLY love your brain produces a high quantity, and you feel euphoric. I believe it's endorphin.I'm not a professional, but I believe anything that stirs your emotions can trigger a reaction like goosebumps, which tend to occur in states of physical arousal or anxiety. So if something scares you, moves you, creeps you out, or turns you on goosebumps.
Why does the print on some store-bought t-shirts fade and crack with age, and others seem to last forever, no matter how many times you wash them?
Some t shirts are made with high quality material and printing. Others with lower quality fabric and printing. Price can be a good indicator of quality but not always as a brand can easily sell poorer quality for a larger price.Screen printing and DTG are higher quality methods of putting a design on a t shirt but cost more than heat transfer.At the end of the day it's purely luck.
Why does diffused/reflected laser light appear to have a grainy texture?
This grainy look is a product of the laser light waves bouncing off the surface and interfering with one another on your retina. Where two or more waves cancel each other out, you see a dark spot. _URL_0_
What does it mean for the Peers to give UK's Parliament a "meaningful vote" on the final deal reached with Brussels?
A "meaningful vote" means giving Parliament the power to approve or reject the final Brexit deal that the government negotiates. Many people, especially on the anti-Brexit side, are concerned the government will negotiate a bad deal and nobody will be able to do anything about it.
Will we ever stop evolving?
You're forgetting the difference between evolution and natural selection. Humans will always evolve BUT through modern health care natural selection is becoming less and less effective on us.
why female products often costs more then male products?
Could you name an example? Throwing out blanket statements makes it really difficult to answer your question.Some products are 'made' for women but are really no better, and sometimes worse than the male/genderless equivalent. A lot of pinkwashing really with raised prices. For example, razors. Ladies razors are usually pink and have less blades. Guys razors usually look more rugged. Honestly I hate ladies razors and would just buy men's ones BC they were cheaper and more effective.
How does Accutane work?
Yes. Accutane is a cousin of Vitamin A that, when taken by mouth, decreases the skin’s natural oil production. When you produce less oil, there’s less oily wax that clogs your pores. When that happens, you get less pimples, cysts, and so forth.
why do pipe organs have such a deep psychological effect?
There are several parts to this. The simple part is that you 've learnt, by associating pipe organs to specific events or scenes, that pipe organ means "wow!". This is cultural, someone who has never been exposed to pipe organ music, or who doesn't make that association might not feel the same reaction. The other is due to the perception of loudness. Pipe organs are built with an array of pipes that all play together, filling out the spectrum from the high tones all the way down to the basses. This makes the organ feel much louder or more present than it truly is. In nature quiet sounds don't fill much of the spectrum, especially if they're tonal . Most tonal sounds are animals, and the vocal chords of animals can only really fill one small frequency band. Human vocal chords can reach high notes and low notes, but not at the same time, at least not with a single human singing. Organs fill out a large chunk of the spectrum.Also, organs are a wind instrument, so they tend to have a sustained level , which also contributes to an increased perception in loudness.I think the associations to family and church / religion play a part even if you aren't religious, but there's also infrasonic sound._URL_0_
How are infants and toddlers able to take so much (relatively minor) head trauma on a regular basis?
Compared to adults, kids are lightweight and low to the ground. A full on face plant for a toddler involves *way* less energy than it does for an adult. If you want to work out how much exactly, you’re looking at half the mass times velocity squaredTheir skulls are not fully formed yet and still contain areas of membranous, yet strong tissue that can help absorb the impact of a fall. These areas are called fontanels. A primary function of these spots is to help the baby’s head contort a little more easily through the birth canal during delivery. However, it is said that a direct hit on one of these spots can be dangerous.
Do fish, whales and other aquatic animals experience flatulence?
Yes. * [Whale farting]* [Dolphin farting]* [A whole write up] on fish farting.
Why and how do my nostrils switch sides when my nose is runny?
Actually, even when you are perfectly well, your nostrils will alternately which one is more open than the other, it just seems more noticeable when you are sick. This is called the nasal cycle: _URL_0_
When you have a 'lesser' mental illness (like depression, anxiety) why can't your brain simply fix itself?
You have a fundamental misunderstanding of mental illness. A broken bone is a bit of damage done to the bone, since bones are constantly replacing and recycling material, lining the bone up straight allows the bones natural processes to fix itself. The Flu is an illness caused by a pathogen, one which our body has specifically adapted to combat. The brain is a far more complex, self regulating system. The reason many of these illnesses exist is because the brain itself doesn't know how many of certain chemicals to make. Rather than thinking of it as a chemical imbalance, you can think of it as an out of whack sensor. The sensor that tells the brain how much of X chemical to make is broken, and therefore the brain doesn't make enough of it or it makes too much of it. For a less broad-overview, I'd recommend asking a similar, but significantly rephrased, version of your question in /r/askscience - they can potentially even break down into the chemical reactions and types of depression.
Why so many Japanese shows have people live reacting to content on screen?
It's the Japanese equivalent of the laugh track or other audience reaction recordings on an American or other Western show. Just like how a western sitcom will have a laugh track to let the audience now 'That was funny, you are supposed to laugh', a Japanese show will have a person reacting. As I understand, it can vary, but I believe it's usually the host and guests--if it's a talk show of some kind.
How does your tolerance actually change when you drink a lot of alcohol?
Alcohol tolerance happens in three different ways. The first way happens in your brain. The first drink of alcohol you take makes your brain release a chemical that makes you feel happy. After a few years of drinking, the happy feeling you get is never the same again. You have to keep drinking and drinking to feel happy like you did that first time. The second way happens in your liver. The liver works to clean your blood of the alcohol. For the first part of your drinking life, the more and more you drink the better your liver is at helping to clean the alcohol out. This way the person drinking doesn't feel as drunk. But eventually, like what happens in the brain, this can turn into a problem. As your liver tries to fix itself to cleaning alcohol it gets damaged and starts to get scars and fat tissue on it. Eventually the liver isn't able to clear alcohol from your system anymore. The third way is dependent on your ethnicity. Some people have the ability to clean the alcohol out 100 times faster than others. Because they have these special chemicals in their bodies. So they can drink alcohol and their body can get rid of it faster than a normal person. Other people don't have that special chemical or very little of it. So their bodies cannot clear out the alcohol.
Why do bugs always try to fly into your mouth and eyes?
At least where I come from it’s normally flys seeking moisture in the arid areas - trick is wear a dark shirt and work hard enough so that your back is sweaty and then they’ll land on your back instead of in your eyes or mouth or at least that’s my anecdotal experience. Other than that not sure.
Why do teachers think Wikipedia is such a bad source? Is it actually as bad as they say it is?
Historically stuff found on the internet was not that well sourced. Wikipedia was the same in its early days and got a bit of a bad reputation in that sense. It has gotten a lot better since, though. The thing is, however, that you shouldn't rely on Wikipedia per se; You should check the sources used for that Wiki page instead. Another reason could be that teachers want you to work for your report and not just go to Wikipedia. It may seem "too easy" in their eyes, especially since most of them probably had to it the hard way when they were studentswikipedia can be edited by anyone, so it is not verified by itself, particularly in obscure pages. But many articles do properly cite their sources, which is what you should be citing if you use wikipedia.The good thing about using for wikipedia is the sources underneath the page. THAT is actually creditable to use. Some teachers are douches and don't tell you. Just throwing that out there.
What do people who are considered by economists to have "given up looking for work" do for income?
It can be anything. They might be supported by a partner , they might be living on savings, they might be earning money under the table, they may have gone back to school/started another education, sometimes they qualify for assistance.Welfare can get you pretty far if you have several **dependants** **. Working for cash is sporadic depending on season but the pay adds to emergency savings . Obviously the best ways to make stacks is gambling and/or selling drugs, though. EDIT: I'm *dependant* on /u/Bananagopher *independan*
How do Christmas lights (or other lights) affect WiFi?
They really shouldn't. LED lights transmit at THz range well well well above the GHz range your wifi uses.Is it possible? Yes, although I highly doubt it. Any time you have an electrical source, there is a chance that poor shielding or grounding or inefficient use of the power can raise the RF noise floor - disrupting communications. I once saw a case where an air traffic control tower was experiencing interference on a UHF signal at the same time every day. This went on for a year with no resolution until the problem was finally fixed. The culprit? A poor ground on a coffee maker was raising the noise floor whenever they had it on.If they could affect radio signals at all, it'd be really, really bad wiring, or that you've put up enough lights to cause a Faraday cage around your room/house. The visible spectrum is nowhere NEAR the spectrum used for WiFi.
Why is LGBTQ in that order?
It mostly has to do with when each letter was added as a term to the acronym. In the mid to late 80s the term LGB started working it's way into common language as a replacement for the term "gay" to describe the LGBT community. Why LGB and not BLG, GLB, or LBG is likely at least in part due to how those letter are pronounced and the level of ease at which the acronym can be said. An additional factor could have been due to the efforts and forged public identities of lesbians in the 70s. In the early 90s, identifying transgender people as a unique part of the LGBT community became more mainstream and the T was added to the already established acronym of LGB. It wasn't until the mid 2010s that the Q was added. There are currently groups and individuals that are beginning to add an I and and an A as well.
What is the significance of this leaked Supreme Court video?
You can't bring cameras into a courtroom if they 've been disallowed and you certainly are not allowed to stand up and interrupt the proceeding to make a political statement. I'm personally surprised the protestor got out as many words as he did before being escorted away. The protestor is concerned about McCutcheon v. FEC which is a case that deals with campaign finance contribution caps. It's been described as "Citizens United: Part 2" which was another recent case that greatly opened up corporate money into politics.
Why does pre-existing black hair turn white?
It's not so much that black hair turns white, it's more that it stops being black. The default colour of hair is white, but it is coloured because your body produces a pigment called melanin. When the body stops producing melanin in the hair, the hair is no longer coloured and remains white.
What is the difference in a muscle strain/pull and normal fatigue from working out. Why does one heal so much faster.
They are very different.Normal fatigue from working out is caused by lactic acid, a compound produced by your muscles when they run out of oxygen. Lactic acid is a byproduct of breaking down carbohydrates for energy that has the unfortunate side effect of making your muscles feel sore, but it doesn't physically damage them.A muscle strain or pull is when your muscle tissue is torn. This means the fibers have to regenerate and repair.
How do other countries buy US debt? [LI5]
The U.S. makes promises to pay all sorts of people back, not just countries. Countries end up buying promises from each other to offset their trade imbalances. So, when a company in the U.S. buys a truckload of rubber duckies from a factory in China, the U.S. company could pay in two different currencies, either dollars or yuan. If the U.S. company pays in dollars, the factory in China takes those dollars to the bank and exchanges them for Yuan so they can pay their workers and suppliers and the owners can buy stuff that they want. The bank collects a large amount of dollars and then trades them with the Chinese central bank. And the Chinese central bank trades dollars for Yuan with the U.S. central bank. Individual banks can do this on a smaller scale, or even internally, if they have operations in both countries. On the other hand, the U.S. company might pay in Yuan. Of course, they would have to get the Yuan from their bank, which would have it from another of their customers who got paid in Yuan, or they would get it from a larger bank or the U.S. central bank, whoever has a bunch of Yuan sitting around from other transactions. Banking institutions keep this kind of currency exchange going on all the time so that travelers can get local currency and cash transactions can be made conveniently. Most transactions, however, are electronic, so no paper changes hands. Perhaps a [pie chart] of U.S. debt holders? Does that help visualize how this system works?
What's this programming lingo of branches mean?
A branch is when you have an if / then / else code. So you might have some code which goes: setupSomeStuff; logTheUserIn; Until this point, the code has only one possible route, but it can do one of two things: if ) userDoesStuffWithProgram; else reportFailedLogin; soundIntruderAlarms; explodeComputer; The program can go in one of two directions, like the branches of a tree. Hence we talk about "branches" to describe it.
What exactly happens if you default on a student loan?
From personal experience : First, they'll start calling you several times a day. If you don't respond after a week or so, they'll begin calling your co-signer similarly. They aren't allowed to say specifically what they're calling in regards to, but will state it's an urgent matter. If they don't hear from you after that, they'll send letters stating you now owe the balance in full, and give you a due date . I haven't had my private loans go into collections, but my public loans have. They called me a few times with the offer to make a 9-month payment plan, at which it would be rehabilitated and sent to a 3rd party bank where it would sit until I paid it off. Because I didn't respond quickly enough, they sent a letter to my employer stating they would start garnishing my wages. Right now, this equates to 15% of my income each paycheck deducted automatically and sent to ISAC. I had to agree to the aforementioned 9-month payment plan ON-TOP of this to get the garnishment lifted, otherwise my wages would be garnished until the whole balance was paid off. In total, a good $600 of my income each month goes to my balance. Mid-November is my last scheduled payment until my loan is rehabbed, and my monthly payments will resemble something closer to $200/month. Moral of the story? Even if you feel like you can't pay, keep in contact with your student loan providers, ask for a forbearance if you're financially unable to make a payment. It's much more painful what they'll do to your income if you blow it off and assume they'll just leave you alone.
Why is it so important that car companies not sell directly?
It's just antiquated laws, but they stay in place because the dealers lobby so heavily to keep the laws the way they are. They promote those laws as being good because they 'protect jobs', but really it's just because it keeps them in business. Most of the jobs would just move to the manufacturer, and those that would be lost would be useless functions anyway, so that whole argument is pretty ridiculous, in my opinion.
What Kills a Person Who is Overheating/Heat Stroking
Usually the lack of water causes imbalance in the salts. This causes organs to shut down. Liver and kidneys rely on osmosis for proper function. If that doesn't work, they fail. Organs can shutdown if the core temperature too high. One of the above kills the person. It can start with a fainting or general weakness. Handled properly, the person can fully recover.When your body overheats, the various enzymes and proteins within your cells begin to denature and fall apart. No enzymes and proteins means no cellular processes which means no lifeYour brain cooks. Overheating causes lots of unwanted chemical reactions. This causes many cells in your brain to stop working correctly, or die outrightInternal components shutting down? that is a educated but non educated guess.
Why do I get more mosquito bites than others? Why are the bites larger and itchier?
Mosquitos, along with many other insects, are attracted to the CO2 you produce. This means it is something you are unlikely to change. What you can do is place something nearby, but not too close, that is producing more CO2 than you. Dry Ice in water will do this. So if you are backpacking or something, you will just have to deal with it. If you are sitting in your back porch on a nice Sunday evening, this is a more practical solution. You can also buy candles that produce a scent that repels mosquitos which I find works decently well also. As for how bad you react, this too is all genetic. Mosquitos inject a bunch of chemicals to both numb you before biting and anti-coagulants which keep your blood from clotting so they can get a better blood meal. These chemicals result in your body rushing blood to that area so your white blood cells can fix whatever the hell is going on, and this results in swelling and itching. There is no way, AFAIK, to prevent such reactions.I am also this person. My wife always remembers the day we went for a walk in our shorts in the park and I came back with more than fifty bites that day while she had one or two. The feeling is not mutual, you horrible little bloodsuckers!', "I was told that it's your body's exaggerated reaction to the mosquito bites, either due to an allergy or because you're not used to being bitten by mosquitoes. I have the same problem when I travel to mosquito infested areas.Same here. There will be a swarm of mosquitos specifically going after me but ignoring anyone else that is near me.
If scientists can tell that their best atomic clock loses 1s every 16 million year, why not use what ever they're using to measure the clock's accuracy as a clock itself?
They're not measuring the atomic clock, they're using the science behind it to judge it's statistical likelihood of accuracy. They're measuring it's "margin or error."Apparently this needs to be a FAQ. [How did people know which clocks were the most accurate?] To re-explain, you don't need a Platonic True Clock to measure accuracy, because what accuracy means for timepieces is stability and consistency. If you take 10 wristwatches, synchronize them, let them run for about a year, and synchronously stop them, they won't even agree on how many seconds have elapsed. If you take 10 atomic clocks, synchronize them, let them run for about a year, and synchronously stop them, they will agree on how many nanoseconds have elapsed, and their sub-nanosecond differences will be consistent with "loses 1s every 16 million years" . If you're initially developing atomic clocks, and they agree that precisely, but all 10 clocks say that the year is 5 seconds too long , that just means you need to recalibrate the atomic clocks based on your best existing non-atomic time sources. But now the calibration is long-since done and the second is defined in terms of a certain type of atomic clockAlso what can happen is that they actually make several clocks working by the same principle and see how much their time diverges. The idea is to correct for random inaccuracies, so one clock will go a bit faster while the other is a bit slower. If you compare the deviation you can measure the inaccuracy of the clock. Example: Take a few old spring-based clocks they will diverge a couple of minutes over a few days. If you take quartz-based clocks they might bring that down to seconds or less over a few days and if you take atomic clocks it will be very much less still virtually nothing over a day but you can then extrapolate to a divergence of 1 sec in X years.
If utilities infastructure was created through taxpayer dollars, then why do people have to pay private companies for their utilities?
In most cases where facilities were built by the public and then privatized, the company either had to pay the government for the facilities, or agree to repair or improve the facilities at their own expense, thus effectively paying a bill that would have been the government's bill.
Why do the second clicks on my wall clock sound like they are making different pitches?
Is it a pendulum clock? If so, you're probably hearing the [escapement] locking into place.
Why can people eat more (especially greasy) food when they're drunk?
The feeling of fullness is very much your perception of feeling full. Things like only eating half the food on you plate can leave you feeling less satisfied than finishing a plate with only half the food on it. Being drunk kinda messes with your cognitive ability so if you are less aware of how much you are eating, or fixed on the idea of being hungry you can end up consuming larger amounts of food than you would have otherwise.
Why are most lawyer offices come in duos? 2 Lawyers working together in one office?
Running a law office adds a healthy number of fixed costs but one lawyer usually does not come close to fully utilizing these services. So two lawyers partnering can share these costs, each paying half, with plenty of capacity for each and increasing the income of both. Technology can reduce their dependence on some fixed costs, but it's not perfect, and isn't always a good substitute .
Obama says he supports decriminalization of marijuana but not its legalization. Is there a difference or is that just political word games?
Yes. _URL_0_ To 'decriminalize' means to remove the criminal penalty for - it can still be a civil offense where you pay a fine, rather than facing a stiffer criminal penalty. Basically, Obama wants to make it so that it's not something you can be sent to prison for, but it's still not OK.
How does Feng Shui work?
It doesnt. A bowl of goldfish by your northeast entrance isnt going to improve your relationship problems. Good interior design *does* however improve your quality of life in general and has been shown to increase work productivity.From what I've absorbed through osmosis after ten years in asia, feng shui is all about placement of stuff , in order to retain good luck/energy, release the bad, and help it flow. Some examples are: - not having your front and back doors in a straight line so luck can't pass right through your house without stopping, and - putting a small mirror over your front door to reflect bad luck away Now admittedly i might be completely wrong. Whenever my mother-in-law starts telling us how to arrange the baby room for maximum luck, I tend to tune out and ignore her.
rubber bands get colder than they started when they contract?
I am sure there will be physics papers published on this during the next months just like with the glowing sticky tape. One theory is briefly explained in the original video. As the rubber is stretched the molecules have to align in certain ways. This constricts them which increases the internal pressure of the rubber. When the rubber is allowed to return to its original shape the molecules is allowed more room to move around and the internal pressures decreases. It would be quite interesting to see the exact effects at work here and what other materials might have similar properties and what use cases it might haveThe trick is to let the rubber band cool back to room temperature before you let it contract again. Basically, when the rubber band does work, it loses internal energy . Conversely when you put work into the rubber band, the temperature goes up. If you do this fast , what you'll see is the temperature of the rubber band will go up and down but it will stay about the same each time. If you let the "hot" stretched rubber band cool back down to room temperature, when it does work to contract back to normal size, it loses energy but since it's stretched state was already at room temperature, it has to get colder than room temperature. If you 've ever studied the Carnot Cycle in physics class, I am pretty sure it's the same thing richard feynman exsplains this very well. Have a look he is quite funny and very smart: volume warning!_URL_0_ edit: i know you are not supposed to just post links but i saw it had already been answered.
Whats the big deal about Macron being the new President of France?
The big deal is that the alternative would have been Marie le Pen. And she would have been a disaster for the European Union. Amidst all the other right wing and nationalist ideology that you may or may not agree with, she wanted to have a referendum for leaving the EU. Since France and Germany are basically the core nations holding the EU together and France uses the Euro this would have had devastating effects on Europe's economy. Some economists believe that her being elected alone would have led to a new Euro crisis, because investors would have fled the Euro in general and France in particular. This would have put the Euro in jeopardy, since if one of the weaker nations would have gotten in trouble again bailout would have looked a lot less likely.
what exactly are teamsters?
The Teamsters is a labor union that represents assorted blue collar workers from truck drivers, to auto mechanics, to factory workers, and more. They got their start in the first decade of the 1900s, and really took off during the great depression. One of their functions as a union was providing a pension to all their members - this was how people got to retire before their job ever decided to pay for their retirement. So, you have all these union members paying their dues each month, and all of it is supposed to be saved for when they retire, so its just a huge pot of money. Well the mob wanted to make a bunch of casinos in Las Vegas, so they went and talked to the guy in charge of that huge pension fund. This is where Jimmy Hoffa comes into play. Jimmy Hoffa was the president of the teamsters, and made a deal with the mob to invest in their casinos. But the deal wasn't as easy on the mob as they wanted it to be. Hoffa also did some other illegal stuff on the side, and eventually went to jail . Hoffa left his friend in charge of the Teamsters while he was in jail, but his friend came to like the power, and the mob liked him too because was was way more cooperative than Hoffa was. So Hoffa gets out of jail, and says he wants to run for president of the Teamsters again. Then he mysteriously disappeared. Check the [wikipedia page] for more info on them, and watch the movie [Hoffa ] starring Jack Nicholson. It is a really good movie and gives you a decent idea about how the two are connected.
How is it that organizations like the Church of Scientology are legal and growing in popularity even though they do so many illegal things frequently?
It's hard to consider an entire organization 'illegal,' even though at least one country has already determined that it is. Many scientologists have been arrested for crimes ranging from fraud to murder, committed while they were doing their jobs for scientology, but it hasn't been possible to prove that the entire organization knew about it. The people that infiltrated the government got arrested, and the rest of the group claimed they didn't know anything about it. When there were memos found proving that they were calling in fake bomb threats to silence a journalist, the organization claimed not to know about it, and blame a few members. They let members take the fall.
Is Diamond a "substance"
substance : noun. a particular kind of matter with uniform properties So.. yes. What did you think it was? How is this asking for an explanation? It's a yes or no question ", 'Sure. "Substance" is just about the least specific word there is. Virtually anything that is tangible can be said to be a "substance."