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What Happened During the Hungarian Revolution (1956)? What was the Catalyst?
It was more or less a revolt against the U.S.S.R policies and control of the Hungarian republic. It began from a student protest , they marched through Budapest to parliament. Some students went to a radio station to make known what they were protesting for and what they wanted but they were detained by State police . When other students demanded their release, they were fired upon by the police , one being killed. From here revolt spread, militias appeared across the country fighting both AVH and Soviet troops. Soviet and government supporters were also executed by these militias. By the end of October things had begun to return to normal and political changes were promised and the withdrawal of soviet troops was planned. A major u-turn occurred on this however and the soviets decided to crush the revolution by force killing 1000s and causing around 200,000 hungarians to become refugees. By January 57 , the soviets had established a full control of the country and the revolution was suppressed and partly forgot about until the fall of the U.S.S.R.
How can ISIS make money from selling oil? Who do they sell it to and how is it possible to smuggle oil when you're in focus all the time?
"Most of the oil is bought by local traders and covers the domestic needs of rebel-held areas in northern Syria. But some low-quality crude has been smuggled to Turkey where prices of over $350 a barrel, three times the local rate, have nurtured a lucrative cross-border trade."_URL_0_ Basically by selling it locally or smuggling it out. That article also talks about how the US and Arab forces are trying to avoid hitting big oil spots hard because it might hurt the local populations more than ISIS.
why is tax money used to build sports stadiums?
Beyond what /u/desertravenwy said, having professional sports teams in the city increases the city's presence, makes the city a desirable location for people to move to, and makes citizens happier. When you couple that with the problem that "City Next Door" *will* offer the team a nice shiny new stadium at low or no cost, the city feels compelled to provide that incentive. This is all tied to economic development, which, of course, increases the city's tax revenue. There's also the idea that people want to live in a pro sports city, and will vote out any politician that doesn't do her best to keep the team in town. Because the city sees the stadium as a future form of revenue that will "pay for itself" after a certain amount of time, then continue to make money long afterHow much of the revenue garnered from ticket sales etc. Goes back to the public? Edit: grammar
Why is the coin grading system a scale of 60-70? That seems like a rather odd range.
The scale was originally proposed by William H Sheldon. Since no such scale was widely in use at the time he had a very wide amount of leeway in choosing what the scale would look like. Ideally the scale should have enough different grades that you could have a good idea of how worn a coin is, but few enough grades that there wouldn't be a bunch of disagreement between experts as to what the grade of a coin actually is. That sweet spot is not necessarily aligned with a nice round number that you might hope for, like 50 or 100. 50 was too coarse of a scale for Sheldon, apparently, and 100 was too fine, so he settled on 70. Since he was the first to propose a scale that gained traction it became the industry standard, with a few minor modifications over the years. Note that the scale doesn't just run from 60-70, as your title may suggest. The scale runs 1-70. It's common to see coins only listed between 60 and 70 as those are the highest grades and are the range where you could describe a coin as being in "mint condition." Also, proof coins typically land in this range. Most coins are much worse off, but if you have a poor condition coin like that then it's not as common to go get it graded. A coin from the last decade in MS-68 condition may fetch a premium, but the same coin in AU-50 condition is just worth its face value, so it's silly to pay to have it professionally graded.
How do Electricity Shortages Work?
The electric grid has to remain in balance, energy in = energy out. If you can't provide enough input to satisfy the demand then everyone gets less power than they want. What exactly happens after that is complicated but the ELI5 is nobody is happy and extremely expensive machinery can breakdown. > Absolutely. Every country has some authority that monitors the electricity grid and adjusts power generation to match the demand. Failure of these systems isn't subtle as you get things like [brownouts] where entire regions shut down for a few seconds/minutes/hours until the system can recover. [TV pickup] is an extreme example of how demand can change over the day. Britain has to monitor extremely popular TV shows and time the turn-on of additional power generators to line up with commercial breaks because so many people use those breaks to boil water for tea using electric kettles.
How scientists recognise what gene is responsible for.
You genetically sequence a normal version of the organism. Then you mutate or breed the organism until its progeny express abnormalities in the trait you're interested in. Then you sequence the progeny and compare how their genetic codes differ from the "natural" parent. You look for sequences within their genome that are consistently altered within the progeny, and from there extrapolate what those genes actually do. In your sweetness example, you breed sour or bland strawberries, sequence the bad-tasting strawberries, and then see which genes are consistently mutated in the bad strawberries.Genes code for proteins. If you are looking for what gene makes what protein you can work that out. Then have your answer. Most of the time. For more abstract things it's just trial and error, you have to find or make things with a gene missing and figure out what changed. And that can get pretty murky.
Why do electric machines seem to suffer in performance under cold conditions?
Many electric machines are battery powered. Batteries produce electricity through chemical reactions, which slow down when it is cold, thus reducing power production. Machines, in general, need oil for lubrication. When the oil gets cold, it becomes more viscous. This increases drag/friction, and thus reduces the speed or power.
Why does "inflation" happen, and why can't we set up policies to encourage deinflation instead?
the opposite of inflation is called deflation. Deflation is kinda dangerous for an economy, as people will save up money instead of spending it. Why should you buy a TV for 1000$ today when you can get it for 800$ in half a year? > why can't we just try to stop or reverse inflation instead? Because the opposite of inflation is called deflation, and it kills economies. With deflation, money gains value over time. So people just sit on their money instead of spending it, because it'll be worth more next year that it is today. The drop in spending hurts businesses, who have to lay off workers. Those newly-unemployed workers now have to start saving more instead of spending, which hurts businesses even more, leading to more layoffs, etc. etc. until the entire economy grinds to a halt. This is called a "deflationary spiral", and it was a primary factor in the Great Depression.
Why do humans cry "tears of joy" when we're happy?
To start this off, let me tell you about the hypothalamus i.e a tiny little part of your brain that controls pretty important stuff like body temperature and hunger.Next, the amygdala, little groups of nuclei that are important when processing memory, and emotional reactions. Whether you're happy or sad, the hypothalamus receives a strong neural signal from the amygdala. The hypothalamus can't determine how you're feeling and triggers the parasympathetic nervous system which results in tear production. Hope this helps, tried to simply as much as I could.
How do we fill tanks of pure gases like helium on a large scale? Where does the gas come from? How do we separate it and get it into the tanks?
air seperation and industrial gas liquefaction is done by compressing, cooling, then expanding the gas. Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, and a few other noble gases are produced by distilling air- the gases all have different boiling points. Helium comes from natural gas wells. one mode of radioactive decay releases helium nuclei , which pick up two electrons to become atomic helium, which builds up in the rock, to the tune of around 3000 metric tons a year. this gas naturally collects in the same place as methane. CO2 is generally an uncaptured waste product with capture/production from a wide selection of sources at various scales, but mainly it comes from capturing the gas from production of other chemicals such as ammonia or at oil refineries.
The cultural difference between "You can't say that because it offends me," and "You can't say that because it offends my God."
You're trying to understand a combination of insanity and power mongering masquerading itself as morally superior. In the US we're all supposed to get along, but in older parts of the world they openly hate other groups of people. Having an enemy with a different religion is an excellent excuse to murder them.
Why is it hard to walk in the same direction as the train is accelerating?
Walking forward requires force. When the train is accelerating, it is forcing you forward . This is like walking up hill, where you not only have to move yourself forward but you also have to lift yourself up. On the train you not only have to move yourself forward, but you also have to accelerate yourself to the new speed.
Why do some high pitched sounds (ex. screeching of a chalkboard) cause some to cringe uncomfortably, while others are seemingly unaffected?
It is said that the ear is particularly tuned to the frequencies of human speech, you know, for obvious reasons. The screeching "fingernails on a chalkboard" frequency seems to be approximate to the same frequency as a large bit of human speech, but is at a higher volume level, thereby triggering a very uncomfortable feeling as your ears are extremely sensitive to that tone.
If Saudi Arabia has $650bn +/- in cash left reserves, why are they borrowing $4bn from banks?
Just because they have cash not not mean they have cash to spend, they want to make it go as far as possible so as to avoid being caught with their pants down. Business as usual.
Where does all the internet comes from and why the speed isn't the same everywhere?
The Internet is just a bunch of servers and networks that are connected to each other, think of old school telephone operators, you pick up the phone, tell them who you want to talk to, and they connect you to them. This is basically what happens when you are connecting to a website. The speeds aren't the same for everyone because of money. The people that give you Internet access charge you based on how fast you want to connect.
How does photo identification work for Muslim women who wear the full face veils?
They take them off and presumably, smile. In airport security or anywhere where they are required to show their face, it isn't really convoluted: they go to a private room where a *female* officer identifies her. The keyword is female. I live in a country with a native Muslim population and the issue has never really come up.There was a case in Florida where a woman refused to remove her veil for a Photo ID. The state of Florida refused to issue her oneMuslim women only cover their faces on front of males that they are not related to. as someone else pointed out this means that other females can take the photos for IDs and verify the ID at the airport etc.In Iraq I saw IDs other than Passports that had veils on the woman in the photo. I wasn't sure what type of ID it was at the time, but I'm sure it wasn't something that would get you on a plane or anything.
Why is the snow not melting when being lit on fire?
Soot from the lighter is black which gets on the snow so when it does melt. It has the contaminants from the lighter in it.Soot from the lighter makes it black. Reason it doesn't melt much is it takes around 300-350 Joules to melt about 1 gram ice at 0°C.A typical lighter flame might give off 900 Joules pr. minute. So it takes time to melt even 1g of snow..Also, a lot of the water from melting it gets absorbed by the snow, so the effects looks even better.
Why do we, as people, like winning so much?
We like what winning means: attention, prizes, power, etc. "Winning" is meaningless on its own, but people might pay more attention to you if you won "the big game," or you might want a monetary prize, or you might just like the feeling of power you get having triumphed over the other players--or any other kind of feeling or end-goal that winning helps you achieve.My suggestion and immediate thought is that it has to do with a more basic/primal feeling. The feeling of being the alpha is hardwired into almost every guy in the world . But being a male myself, I'm not a stingy bitch about winning or losing, but man sometimes winning is just awesome. winning can make you feel superior to others, and with good reason. You typically have to out-preform others. whether this is physically, mentally, both, or some other way Look at animals, like when deer fight, or hippos battle . In almost every way, one animal is attempting to out-perform the other by many different means of challenges. Skipping to the end of the battle - you end up with a victor. In their situation, winning means a lot. More mating options, respect from others, etc. This is a basic drive that is hardwired into almost animals. Well, we are animals. *note* applies to women as well, just not sure if its the same. Edit: TL;DR: Basic, primal function most likely just from genetics. Hope that helped .
Why does a Fridge/Freezer sometimes become really hard to open after just closing it?
When you shut the door hard, you squeezed the rubber seal, raising the air pressure slightly so a little air leaked out. Then the rubber seal rebounds slightly, the volume in the fridge increases slightly, so the air pressure inside goes down. This is a partial vacuum, so outside air is pressing slightly harder on the door than the inside air. Even a difference of one tenth of an ounce per square inch will add up to, for example: 30 inches times 53 inches times 1/10th ounce equals 160 ounces or 10 pounds of extra force holding the door shut.
Does every language and/or culture have a word for love that is a big deal to say to your partner the first time?
so, this is pretty on the fly, but theres a list of human universals, found in every culture somwhere on wikipedia I am pretty sure that your claimed one is not in there, but please check it out yourself. EDIT: This was bugging me and I knew that Pinker got it in the appendix of 'The Blank Slate', so here ya go: _URL_0_
Why do persons in the military wear their uniform outside of work?
In my case, only time I wore my uniform outside of work was for quick tasks on the way to or from work such as stopping for gas, grocery, food, etc. With that, if you spot a guy in uniform at a bar or a club chances are he's most likely an asshole milking the uniform.Military uniforms are supposed to be worn while at work only. They are a work uniform, not everyday wear. But official rules are rather lax for political reasons. Unofficial rules are expected to be followed by military members, which say to just wear it at work with a few exceptions, such as stopping at the store on your way to/from work, for certain special events, or when your command says to wear it. Traveling in uniform varies by command. You are technically, by the book, allowed to wear your uniform anytime as long as its not to a prohibited event like a political rally. Its just very much looked down upon to wear it outside of official dutiesAs a former military member I can say that sometimes it is required by a command. Sometimes it is a punishment or part of a probationary period when first arriving at a school. When we traveled to other areas of the world, it was forbiddenYou probably rarely, if ever, see Marines or Sailors in their uniform outside of a base unless they are currently on duty . The Army and Air Force are more lax about it, probably due to a mixture of wanting to enhance recruitment efforts and the supposed "morale" effect of soldier's wearing their BDU's out in public Source: I was in the Marines and was never allowed to wear my cammies outside base. In fact it was considered a faux-pas and a bit motarded to wear your uniform once you were able to change out of it. I mean, shit, that stuff gets hot.
if you look at yourself in a mirror from 15 feet away, are you looking 30 feet?
Yes. Your reflection *is* 30 feet away. When you see things, you are really seeing the light that bounces off of them. The light that makes up your reflection first bounces off you and then travels the 15 feet until it hits the mirror. Then it travels another 15 feet from the mirror and back to your eyes for a total of 30 feetSort of? It's more like 15 "real" feet and 15 "virtual" feet but as far as the properties of light are concerned it's the same thingYes! Essentially. I wear bifocals. This means I look through the top of my glasses for distance-sight, and through the bottom for near-sight. If I have a reflective surface right in front of me, and I look through the near-lens, the actual object is very clear, but a reflection of the wall across the room will be fuzzy. Through the distance-lens, the opposite happens: I can see the distant reflection very clearly, but the close by reflective object is fuzzy.
What causes us to be pushed upwards into the restraint when riding an amusement park 'Drop Tower'?
They aren't free fall. The carriage is actually being propelled downwards at first, which causes the passengers to be 'lifted up' in relation to the carriage.
Why did it hurt so badly when the anaesthetic was injected into my IV?
I'm assuming you had propofol given to you for your anesthetic. A milky white fluid? The pain/burning is not unusual when administered in a smaller vein . Different people have different sensations to it from nothing, to slight tingling, to a burning, to outright pain though most sensations are fairly mild. That's the best answer as to why some feel it, some don't. It's normal. What can be done next time is to give IV Lidocaine immediately prior to the administration of IV Propofol. *A LOT* of anesthesiologists do this to moderate/minimize the pain felt in addition to other physiologic benefits of the IV lidocaine at the start of an anesthetic.
Why do Americans say "twelve hundred" but not "ten hundred (rather than one thousand)"? What's the difference?
Americans are lazy. We don't like having to say anything longer then we have to. Twelve hundred is faster then 1 thousand and 2 hundred. 1 thousand is simple and fast, though. So there's not anything really different other then one being faster then the other.
Why are European police cars made to be extremely visible and American police cars made to be hard to spot?
In my opinion its because European police want to deter illegal activity, while American cops want to be sneaky about their presence to fulfill their ticket quotas. There actually are laws on the books about how far away people are supposed to recognise police, but they are not enforced because the judges also benefit from the revenues generated. The penal system nationwide in America went from being a criminal deterrent system to a jail and ticket for profit system the same time the so called "war on drugs" began. Its all about money, not about justice anymore.I don't think that's the case. They have this huge red and blue lights thingy on top and they have a colour distribution that is not usual for normal cars And there are plenty of undercover police cars . Could you please show some examples?
How can something hot burn one person and not another?
The explanation is rather simple: We're all different. Some people can withstand more pain than others, some people can withstand low oxygen levels better than others, some people can withstand hot beverages better than others, some people can drink more alcohol than others before getting drunk, etc. It all boils down to two factors: 1. Our genetic makeup. We have genes that express in different ways and levels, making each individual different from another. 2. [Acclimatization]. Through your life, you are exposed to different experiences that shape how you perceive the environment. You can even go from "I can withstand hot beverages" to "I don't withstand hot beverages". If you stopped drinking hot beverages for a prolonged time and then tried to drink something hot, you would burn your tongue just like it happened to your partner. Just like that, your partner can develop tolerance to hot beverages is she begins drinking them more frequently.If you have a slightly different way of drinking than her, then the way the heat will be absorbed by different parts of the mouth and throat will be vastly different. It's really just that simple. You could swash around the drink more and swallow faster, or let the liquid touch more surface area over the same time.
Why does "premium" 'cat food often contain fruit and veggies is cats are Obligate carnivores?
Wild cats' prey are herbivores. Cats often eat their smaller prey animals whole; so, when a cat eats a mouse, it in turn eats what the mouse has eaten - a small amount of grains, for instance. > So, for a cat, the consumption of fermented gut content from a mouse or rabbit aids in the management of the cat's own intestinal flora. The intestinal flora in turn maintains the integrity of the mucosal surface. It is likely the VFAs contribute little as an energy source to the cat, but the bacterial load is likely very beneficial. -[The Stomach Contents of Prey]
Why are cold showers so uncomfortable compared to pools?
They're both equally unpleasant to me, but if this is the case for you, I think it's for the same reason it feels colder when wind is blowing. In a still medium , you feel cold at first, but over time the temperature of your body and its close environment starts to equalize, making you a little colder but also a thin layer of air/water around you warmer. If you're pouring a water on yourself however, it's only you getting colder, the water doesn't get warmer because it exchanges for new water constantly .In a pool the hair that is now standing upright and trying to keep a cushon of water around you is being heated by your body. It is being heated and is cooling you down until they come to a middle ground. Ergo the water just surrounding you is warmer, In a shower is a fast stream of water that has no chance to warm up and stick about so just takes your heat away.
What will happen to the body if you breathe 100% pure oxygen?
It depends. If it's at atmospheric pressure, you die from too much oxygen, although in short stints you'll be fine . If the pressure is suitably low enough , you're fine, at least in the short term. It's inconclusive what happens in the long term. If the pressure is below 15-25% atmosphere , you die from lack of oxygen, but it's somewhat slow and not that terrible of a way to go. If the pressure is below the Armstrong limit , you die from your blood and other bodily fluids boiling, which is a pretty terrible way to go.you die. The oxygen that fills your lungs will start to overburden the blood cells that carry it away. The leftover free oxygen will start to bind to the proteins of your lungs, and will start to cause your central nervous system to shut down.
Since bugs are attracted to lights why are there no land predators that use bioluminescence to attract bugs?
[There are]. But the lights bugs are attracted to are usually quite bright, brighter than most reasonable bioluminescenceProbably because it is not possible for bioluminesense to be bright enough to trick bugs into thinking the sun is out, also the predator would stick out too much and something else may attack it or otherwise take advantage of it
Why is it that turning the oven up super high doesn't bake my food super fast?
There's two main reasons why that doesn't work: 1. Heat takes time to actually conduct through something. If you tried to bake a cake at 1000° for a minute, you 'd end up with a scorched outside, but the inside of the cake would still be gooey batter. The heat just doesn't have time to move its way through the substance. 2. The chemical reactions that make food "bake" only happen at certain temperatures - a good example is the Maillard reaction, which gives browned food their flavor. That happens right around 300° F or so. So you need to get to at least that temperature to get the food cooking properly. But if you go too much higher than that, you start reaching the temperatures where food doesn't just brown, it burns. So if you scorch your food at 1000°, you'll skip the delicious browning temperatures and cut straight to burning them. No bueno.
How do you go about opening/starting a school
What kind of school? What sorts of subjects will be taught at this school? Where will the school be located? How will the school handle funding and revenue? Depending on where the school will be, there will most likely be legal requirements to start a school. There may also be "accreditation" organizations, which conduct periodic reviews of school activities in order to ensure a high standard of education. Between those two sets of requirements, that should make or break whatever idea you have in mind.Private school? Short version, have money for equity and it's like starting nearly any business. Public School? Be a city council.
Why does hair in ones face and pubic region, grow faster than hair elsewhere on the body?
Different areas of the body have different growth phases as well as resting phases. The hair will grow for a specified amount of time, this phase can be anywhere from a few weeks to years. The hair on your head has an average activation period of about 6 to 10 years, whereas your eyebrows only have an active phase of about three to four months.It doesn't. It's just that longer hair grows for a longer time, while shorter hair stops growing earlier. _URL_0_
How Does Electricity turn to movement?
Magnets. Electric current generates magnetic field. In fact, electricity and magnetism are two faces of the same thing, thus it is often called electromagnetism. To answer your question, your RC car has a motor with some permanent magnets plus wires wound up in such a way as to maximize magnetic field when current is flown through them. When the motor controller puts current through the wires, the magnetic fields of the current in wires and the permanent magnets interact and result in force. This force is used to turn the shaft and wheels.
Can flowers be watered with blood? and will it have an effect?
You can buy bags of dried processed blood as [fertilizer]. It has lots of useful nutrients. I'm sure there are plants that would be overjoyed to live in a rotten unprocessed coagulated mass of blood but it may be too rich and too salty for most.
Why when I masturbate can I bring myself to orgasm in a matter of minutes, but during sex it takes longer even though it feels better?
It seems like you may be assuming that faster to orgasm means a better orgasm. Faster is not synonymous with more pleasurable! Setting aside the very large role our mind plays in our subjective experience of pleasure, there are physiological reasons why you could enjoy sex more than masturbation. When we see masturbation as a race to get off, it's less pleasurable for many reasons, and these can be mitigated somewhat by taking more time to explore your body and it's reactions- while giving your body enough time to actually go through the arousal cycle. Some major parts of our sexual response it blood rushing to our genitals , the frequency and strength of rhythmic contractions in the genital area . These sensations rise in intensity until an orgasmic plateau is reached; a higher plateau is reached when you give it more time to build, just as cooking a roast for three hours at 250 degrees will result in a much better meal than 500 degrees for 1.5 hours. The surface will still look cooked- very cooked, in fact- but the chemical processes were very different. Extra time, foreplay, and even different direct stimulation can very well lead to more pleasure even if you're stimulating yourself. I highly encourage everyone to go home and try that, in the name of science. Then you have the potent effect your mind has on your libido. You don't always know exactly what your partner will do, so it is more exciting that way. If you're not the type of person who explores their sexuality on their own, you're also more likely to try novel things with a partner. Plus, most people are more turned on by their preferred partners than by themselves, though this also has to do with pheromones. TL;DR: Take your time. Time is good.
Why do people think Apple is revolutionary?
I don't think most people do??? I'm an Apple fan. I have an iPhone, an iPad, and I'm typing this on a MacBook Pro. But I don't think they're revolutionary. What they are very good at, though, is taking existing technologies, and making them useful and therefore popular. They took the technology of using a mouse to point at things, which was developed in the 1970s, and made it mainstream. They took the idea of having a small device that holds your MP3s, built the iPod, and made the concept of MP3 players mainstream. Smartphones existed long before the iPhone, but the iPhone was the one which made smartphones mainstream. And so on. None of which is why I'm a fan. I'm a fan because their products suit my needs right now. Simple as that.Because they were the first producer of an extremely user friendly and affordable home computer, and they revolutionized the smart phone industry. Now though, people are just sheep.
how do fan duel and draft kings make an insane amount of money.
They make an insane amount because a lot of people play on those sites. Anytime you deposit money, they take a little off the top. As for your bonus question, it's sort of correct. The people who make a living playing daily fantasy sports usually have their own algorithms that help them choose lineups, then they will set dozens or hundreds of lineups.
why are plane propellers in the front and submarine propellers in the back?
For planes having the props in front: 1. The weight of the engine in the front helps to balance the airframe versus the aerodynamic center for stability 2. Less chance of connecting with the tarmac on rotation 3. During takeoff the air coming from the props moves over the wings. This is faster than the speed of the aircraft. By putting the props in front you get an added bonus to lift, meaning shorter roll or higher weight 4. Your prop is acting in "clean" air, increasing the efficiency of taking power from the engine and putting it into moving air. If at the back, the air is more turbulent because it's moving over the plane first Reasons this isn't a big deal for subs: 1. Balance is achieved through more components, so one big mass is less influential 2. Subs don't rotate, they usually bring the nose up and sweep up 3. Subs don't need extra lift over their drive planes 4. The viscosity of water is so much higher than air, and the velocity of subs is so much slower, that the water is marginally more disturbed than ambient And for subs, silence is key. You want your prop wash to not hit anything or the cavitation bubbles that form on the tips of the prop will make more noise than they already do There are likely more nuances, but those are the big hitters, imhoAirplane propellers aren't always in the front. [As a matter of fact, the Wright Flyer was a "pusher" prop!]', "It's better to put the prop in the front on a plane because if it is in the back you're more likely to have it hit the runway when taking off or landing. Generally, it's better to have it in the back so that turbulence created by the props doesn't influence the craft, but practical concerns often take precedence.
Could a tree survive indoors with artificial lighting?
Mature trees don't handle being replanted well, but there's nothing special about being indoors that would present a problem- just a matter of getting enough lights. Growing plants under artificial light is pretty much a solved problem; just ask any of a thousand marijuana growers.Yes, but you would need one hell of a light to mimic the sun for a tree of that size. Indoor pot farms have no problem growing plants underground, but the energy needed to run the lights for them to survive is very expensive.
Why do liberals and conservatives both complain they other hates America? Aren't most people proud to be American?
They both think that "Being American" means "Being like me". The other side wants to be different, so they must be wrong. It's not really complicated.I've never heard a conservative say they hate America. And I've never heard a liberal explicitly state that they hate America, they just piss and moan about how Europe is 100000x better or some similar BS.
What are psychoactive pharmaceuticals made out of?
It very heavily depends on the compound. Take adderall, which is a mixture of amphetamine salts:One way would be toluene is oxidized to benzaldehyde, or you can source that from bitter almond oil. Add nitroethane, which is produced by reacting propane with nitric acid at heat. These are reacted with base and then a palladium catalyst to reduce. Another way is to take toluene + Cl > benzyl chloride; benzyl Cl + Na cyanide > benzyl cyanide; hydrolyze with acid to phenylacetone; this is reacted with hydroxylamine . Essentially every synthesis of amphetamine is many steps removed from the initial sources. It is an entirely synthetic drug. Cursory searches indicate fluoxetine and therefore presumably the other SSRIs are the same way. Same with first-generation antipsychotics.Can vary a lot really. You can find SSRIs in dirt and some plants like St John's wart, you have the infamous magic mushrooms and all that for hallucinogens, nicotine in tabacco, etc. There's also just a lot of different means of going about synthesizing these drugs without anything but chemicals without any of the desired properties to begin with. There's so many little variants that need this modification or that to a general synthesis or a new synthesis method entirely.
How are Reddit moderators chosen?
> Don't post just to express an opinion or argue a point of view. ELI5 isn't the place to complain about how terrible people are so this post has been removed. The question itself isn't a conceptual question and so it would be removed anyway. Try /r/answers instead. And from what I can see your post wasn't removed from /r/news, so your complaint doesn't even make sense: _URL_0_ and your previous one: _URL_1_
why do trains usually have engines on the front and back rather than just the front or back?
So the engine can push the train no matter what direction it's going. Instead of turning the whole train around, they can just use the other engine
Why is my polystyrene coffee cup cool to hold, but other cups tend to be hot?
Polystyrene doesn't conduct heat very well. It's a good insulator; that's why they sell disposable coolers made out of it. Thin paper with some wax covering? Lets that heat through easily though.
How is it that I'm occasionally able to hear sounds miles off in the distance (e.g. trains, motorways) as if they were up close?
The time of day is relevant. Sound is a pressure wave, think of it like a ripple in a lake. The source of the sound is the rock being thrown into the lake, and the ripples are the sound waves. They spread outward and get weaker the further out they go. The air during the day has a fair bit of movement in it. Mostly wind, which is driven by the heat from the Sun, hot air coming up from the ground, again from the Sun, animals, birds, etc etc. At night, once the air cools, it becomes a lot more still, because those constant air movements being driven by the heat from the sun aren't there. This is why if you go outside at one in the morning, generally outside seems a lot quieter, and the smallest sound seems very loud. The early morning, before the sun properly rises is the coldest time of night normally, so everything will be the most still it's going to get. Once the Sun comes up and starts pumping heat into things, the air will get moving again. Back to the thought on the lake. If you imagine a mirror smooth lake, and someone wayy out throws a rock into the water. You'll be able to see the ripples go out for a really long way, right up until they have no power left in them almost. Contrast that to a lake that has boats going back and forth, the wind going across it creating small surface ripples and waves, and so on. That rock will barely make a dent in it. This is the same thing. At night, still air, sound carries a *lot* further than during the day, when the air has a lot more turbulence in it.
why is the swastika taboo but the hammer and sickle isn't?
Swastika is taboo because Germany was conquered by the US and the population was rededucated so that Germans are the ones who prosecute the symbol the most today. Russia was never conquered so theit many people who still openly sympathise with the old Soviet government.
The point of death row.
> So what are the primary reasons for incarcerating someone and spending money on them for so long when they're ultimately going to be executed in the end anyway? Because the death penalty is so serious, "all" various legal processes such as exhausting the appeals process are usually explored by the defendant. This takes a long timeYou want to be REALLY fucking sure someone is guilty before you kill them. Arguably if you goof up even once you are as bad if not worse the then said person. So there is a nightmarish wall of red tape between the condemned and the lethal injection table. There are far to many cases of people being executed and later evidence surfacing that shows they are in fact innocent.
Why is it that children (and some adults) never hurt their own ear drums when they shriek but everyone elses hurts?
Do a silent scream. Make the motion but no noise and notice how your ears constrict. You're essentially closing them up when you scream.
Why did people think Beanie Babies would be worth a lot?
The first nine or so beanie babies were actually rare and are still worth a relatively large amount . They were issued and retired before very many stores sold them. The issue was all the later beanie babies were not remotely rare, and were worth nothing once everyone figured out that they weren't rare at all. They only seemed rare because the company shipped them to cause scarcity and people expected all of them to be as rare as the ones that were made before they got popular.
Why every storm we get the radar shows it moving one way but the wind blows the opposite?
Because the wind is not pushing the storm along. That's not how storms work. Wind moves from areas of high pressure, to areas of low pressure. A storm front is a low pressure area, so wind will flow from the high pressure area in front of the storm, back into it. This also moves the storm, because as the wind moves it moves the low pressure area along inn front of the storm. Of course there are many other factors involved, such as warm and cold air, up and down drafts, etc.This detail depends entirely on where you are located. However, when this happens, the main reason is that the air different altitudes is moving in different directions. Storm clouds are typically thousands of feet above ground levelYou’re probably feeling the inflow feeding into the storm. Inflow winds will blow toward the storm system and be fairly warm. Outflow winds will be colder and blow away from the storm.
Why does it hurt touching the bone if it has no nerves?
There is a sheath around each bone that has a lot of nerve endings. That's the thing that hurts if you hit or break a bone.
How do image identification and classification algorithms work?
This is something I have recently been studying a bit. The way that most of these systems work is by first consuming training data, which is data that humans have labelled and assembled to help the machine learn. The program then uses a ton of complicated mathematical models and statistics to understand the data. The computer doesn't see the image like we do though, it only sees a series of pixel values, generally between 0—255. Once it has gone through the training data, it is ready to classify new things on it's own, although that does not mean that it is accurate in doing so. The better learning machines use what is called back-propagation to further refine their results as they classify more things by recalculating their models based on the errors. This is called machine learning, and is the basis of most AI related programs.
Why can't actors fight with actual steel swords?
They can, actually Viggo Mortensen used his "hero" steel sword for the entire filming process of the *Lord of the Rings*. However, it's much more sensible to use an aluminium sword for action scenes, because it's much lighter , and actors will have to do the same takes over and over again, all day long, while not looking any more tired than they were on the first take. Then they can have rubber or foam swords, so they don't hurt whoever they are fighting against if they actually hit them.It's dangerous? Even with really blunt swords they can have a good mass that can do some hurting. Speaking of mass: They're heavy. Odds are good many actors couldn't be half as badass as they're supposed to look if they had to deal with the full weight of the sword.Steel is strong and stiff. If there is a chance that an actor trips and impales themselves on a steel sword, it would be very bad for the show. In contrast, aluminum is flexible but still strong enough to keep its shape. If an actor fell on it, it would bend rather than go straight through the actor. In addition, aluminum is much lighter than steel so it is easier for the actors to wield.
Putin's government in Russia and the quality of democracy that exists there.
Well, I lived in Russia during Putin's primetime. And in all honesty, 10 years ago he was the best thing that happened in Russia. He made the country great, became a very popular, most people loved him. Then when reaching his maximum term, he declined to rewrite a law and all the country praised it as an honorable act. Then Medvedev took over, and the people seemed to take a liking to him as well eventually, which seemed to upset Putin. Putin got jealous, over reacted, and made sure he won the next election and now he's setting dumb policies in place. So how is life there now?Well, the media always has to be careful of criticizing the govt., the people still get beat up for having even peaceful protests, and there is still a ton of corruption . The mindset of Russian people is what makes the difference. I personally believe it's great that every person in the US has the ability to buy a weapon, but I feel the opposite about the same issue in Russia God forbid that Russians get access to guns . Russia is nowhere near developed enough to trust it's people to that extent. The current anti-democracy measure are a bit much, but I think there needs to be a balance between govt control and peoples freedom in the Russian Federation.
how skin tags are formed & why are they usually found in armpits?
They are caused by collagen and blood vessels trapped inside a thicker part of skin developing and being rubbed together. - The armpit is is just one of the most common places, others are: Groin, chest and neck. These are where the skin is most likely to rub against other skin and cause this development
Why do dogs circle an area before laying down?
They do it instinctively. Imagine a dog out in the wild. If it's going to lie down, it needs to mat down the wild grasses and brush around it first. Dogs spin to do two things: check for predators and make a nice bed out of the brush around them. Dogs did it in the wild for millions of years and it worked well for them. Now your dog still does it, but doesn't know why.
Why do dentists sometimes have to break a tooth into pieces to remove it?
Many times the tooths root is curved and wrapped around or very close to the nerves that run through your gums. Breaking it allows him to manipulate it easier
How did humans manage to relate similar words but in different languages?
Two people, one Romanian one English, interact for the first time. They are trying to learn each other's languages. The English man points at a pineapple and says "pineapple". The Romanian man points at the pineapple and says "ananas". Thus, they both learn to understand each other via their environment.Same way you communicate with people you just met in a new environment example college. You just do. Humans haven't evolved or changed much since our very early days the only difference really is we had less technology than we do now but even before all this technology else still knew how to act as humans and form some sort of civility and etc communication. Think about monkeys apes and chimpanzees same thing same principle.
Why do applications have bugs on some devices but not others? If a code is written for an application which works perfectly in practice, what introduces problems in the future?
It is really hard to say. There are a lot of things that can lead to bugs appearing, even on the same type of device. For example, say we have two Iphones, same specs and everything, one has the bug and the other one does not. It could be that the person with the bug has additional programs installed that are interfering somehow and leading to the bug . It could be the bug is only present when certain settings are used . It could be the bug is only present if old data from previous OS versions was not properly overwritten . Even two 'the same' devices can still have lots of differences. I mean, if we look at two Iphone 5s, for example, we would say 'these are two the same devices' but they can still have very different settings, installed programs, files in its memory etc.Different devices behave differently. Some might be faster, some might have more memory, some might provide services that behave differently. A program can depends on a behaviour of a specific device, so it might fails on another. Here's a example: Turbo Pascal, a very old software development system, had a feature that measured CPU speed, so that you can calibrate delays accordingly. It would work by running a fixed loop, measuring the time difference between when the loop started and finished, and then divided the number of iterations by the result. The problem was that when faster CPUs starter coming out, the loop ended too quickly - the time difference was 0, and the result was a "division by zero" error. As you can see, the same program had a bug on faster devices, but not on slower ones.
What am I really protecting myself from when I use one of those paper toilet seat covers in a public restroom?
It is basically protecting you from feeling gross. Toilet lids are relatively inhospitable locations for germs.It is completely a mental thing. But if a company can convince the world that their product is an absolute necessity, they stand to make a killing. Wasn't so long ago that no public toilets had seat covers; I don't recall any Hep C epidemics. As a woman, I can only really speak for ladies' restrooms, but people hovering, pissing all over the seat because they're scared of germs, are the *reason* toilet seats are so gross. Seriously--at least wipe it off after you're done!", 'Paranoia. You will not find those things outside of North America.
The effectiveness of the "Granny shot"
It is fairly accurate, some players over the years have had very high free throw percentages with it. In professional basketball you never see it because the low, slow shooting motion is easily blocked during play. Modern free throw shooters don't use it mostly because it looks silly and they've been raised on the overhand shot.
Why don't we see TV ads that are totally silent and display nothing more than a company's logo for the 30 second spot?
I believe Ford did that during the intermission of the first network showing of Schindler's List. The first showing was somewhat controversial obviously painful and adult subject material, very somber and you don't want to slam to a commercial of dogs chasing Beggin'Strips. So the first showing was completely commercial-free except for an intermission that simply showed Ford's logo and played music, if I recall correctly. There was also a car dealership commercial where the owner filmed himself playing the piano for 30 seconds, with a short note that there's enough noise on TV that he thought we'd like a break from it. I think it just had a logo down in the bottom corner and that was it.If you got the money, yes. But people love to watch good commercials, so companies try to make good commercials. Having just your logo would be something a newish company would do, but then nobody would know what kind of company you are or what you do/sellThe most effective marketing gets the audience to associate the product with positive emotions and social relationships. For just brand visibility, billboards etc are much more cost-effectiveIt might stick with you, but I would wager a lot of people would see it as brain-washy. You want to increase customer trust and brand value.
Why do some foods(Such as Pizza or Eggplant Parmesan) taste better the day after(once reheated) rather than the day they are made?
I know a bunch of recipes that are better the day after! I think a lot of this is the same reason that marinating something makes sense. You give it time for spices and flavors to really blend, also perhaps lettings things like acids break down some of the food. I know my lasagna especially is good the day of, but the day after the meat sauce really has a much richer flavor and is noticeably more tender / smoother to eatWhose to say it tastes better the day after? This is a very subjective quality.
Why do public schools (and many offices) exclusively use Internet Explorer?
Certain settings in Internet Explorer can be controlled through a Windows Domain environment with something called Group Policy. For instance, you can use Group Policy to enforce the Homepage of IE, whereas Chrome and Firefox would require running extra code on every device to keep the home page set to what you want. Additionally, Chrome and Firefox may allow people to allow extensions to them even if they aren't a system administrator. Depending on the scope of these addons, it just becomes more to manage.Additionally, Many business use SharePoint for their intranet and some SharePoint features don’t play well with Chrome of Firefox.It's easier to choose or develop in-house web applications if you don't have to worry about them working in many different browsers. It's easier to troubleshoot problems if everybody is using the same browser. You don't have to deal with problems where something works in one browser but not in others. Browsers are notorious for security problems. If you want to avoid viruses, worms, hacks, etc that exploit security problems, you have to update your software regularly. It is easier to keep one browser up to date than it is to keep several browsers up to date. In tech support, an easier thing to do is almost always cheaper, all else being equal. Internet Explorer comes with Windows. You don't have to make your users or tech support people do anything extra to get it. Users do not like to be told that they have to do things where it's not immediately obvious how that helps them.
Can an e-mail travel at the speed of light?
Yes. But that's not how it currently works. In theory you could encode a message using bursts of a laser beam and that message would travel from origin to destination at the speed of light.
Why didn't this gopro burn up when it fell from Earth's atmosphere?
It never attained orbital velocity .. It Got close to space or upper atmosphere by doing a very slow parabolic path on a ballon. This is why Felix Baumgartner wasn't burned in re entry 1) he was still in the thin upper atmosphere 2) he wasn't going 17500 mph that you need to orbit the earth
What is a picture plane?
It's an imaginary surface located where the paper of the image is. Imagine your monitor is a window -- you're on one side of it, the thing you're looking at is on the other side, and the monitor's glass is the picture plane.
Why is NASA's dicovery of those 7 earth-like planets so important?
Because it's a major step in the search for life in the Universe. This many planets in a single place means they can focus less resources for more gain, aiming everything at a single star. Also, three of the planets are in the habitable zone, making this a seriously exciting find, because if they are there then there is a possibility of liquid water on at least one of them. Liquid water isn't proof of life but it's a good indicator that we're looking in the right place.
Who buys stock when it's expensive?
Someone who thinks the stock is going to shoot up to $200 a share is going to buy it. Or, more likely these days, an algorithm that thinks it will go up to $60.02 in the next 2 seconds will buy it.The people who buy it are the people who think it will continue to rise in price. Other people will not sell their stock immediately, since they also think the price will continue to rise. When people buy stocks off other people, depending on whether they pay more or less in general, the stock will rise and fall. You know what, fuck this whole scenario I'm trying to draw out. The answer is a mixture of faith in a company, and demand.
What is the significance of gravitational waves being discovered throughout space?
Gravitational waves offer further evidence in support of Einstein's theory of General Relativity. Although it's widely accepted, Einstein's theory is very difficult to test without being able to manipulate masses the size of stars or planets. General relativity offers a better understanding of the Cosmos and how the universe works - in particular how gravity works. Right now it doesn't have a ton of huge applications in day to day life. The only one I can think of off the top of my head are GPS satellites, which would not work correctly if the effects of general relativity were taken into consideration. So in effect, nothing earth shattering happened - we simply confirmed what we already suspected. More interesting scientific discoveries occur when we learn that what we suspected was wrong.
How immigration is supposed to work?
Here is the idea lets say you are a small island nation. Now in your small island nation there is a fixed amount of labor force a fixed amount of wealth and a fixed amount of skills. Now assuming every generation produces exactly as many kids as it takes to replace itself . And assuming that every generation exactly fills all the 'skill gaps' left by retiring/dying people . Then there isn't a need for immigration. Trade can bring in wealth from 'out side', and with each generation perfectly replacing the one before it then all is swell. However that's not how the real world works. Many countries suffer from the 'baby boom bubble' where a significant portion of the labor force is all clustered in one age group. So when they all retire there won't be enough people to work the jobs they leave behind. Also many professions that may be necessary for your economy to function may be view as un-glamorous or bad, you need janitors, or field hands, or gardeners, and your population for whatever reason isn't training people to become those things. Also you might have a trade deficit, instead of a surplus, so instead of the fixed amount of wealth in your country going up, it might be going down. These problems can be fixed or at least lessened with a good immigration system. Not enough people to do un-glamorous work? Bring in low skilled workers from another country. Not enough kids being born to replace retiring workers? Bring in skilled workers from another country. Not enough wealth? Bring in some rich guys.
How do you make fire works have shapes, such as hearts and shapes.
Even though the cartridges you see probably all look ball shaped, what's inside isn't. If you take a fire cracker, and put it in a metal bowl, the explosion will be contained on the sides, and be pushed out the top of the bowl.This shape charge effect is what all sorts of explosives use, and the same is with fireworks. If you have 2 explosives in close proximity to eachother, they will act on eachother to change the shape. Try taking a pool of water, and putting your fingers in 2 different places at the same time, see how the ripples interact with eachother. This interaction also happens in fireworks. Also timing helps. Try putting your finger in water, then a second later, put your finger in another part of the water. The stronger ripples will have a bigger effect than the smaller ripples, but the smaller ripples will still have some effect. The fireworks manufacturer has spent a lot of time and money researching the correct way to pack the charge so that it comes out the way they want. Hope this helps, and hope you enjoyed your fourth.
What is the impact of young children using computers to stimulate imagination vs. physical toys?
Eyesight. Playing with a screen forces eyes to stay at a fixed focal distance. Even if virtual workspace is drawn as perspectived 3d. The backlit screen also adversely stimulates the eyesight. Also nowadays computer games and especially apps are written towards short term instant satisfaction. Grinding the plains in Final Fantasy 7 doesn't happen with games now.
How does a bank process a check that is scanned in for deposit using a smartphone?
optical character recognition identifies the account and routing number as well as the handwritten amount. This is what usually causes it to fail when it does. the dollar amount being unclear can be an issue sometimes. But for the most part its pretty simple and effective.
What would happen to the economy/society/politics if a cap was placed on personal income?
Well obviously there would be less of a gap in income, because we'd chop off the top of it. That being said, why would you invest your money if you couldn't earn more than what you were already earning? You'd probably just hoard it. that would likely completely cripple the economy, and everyone would likely just go to other countries since there is literally no hope of earning more money here. In general if the solution for fixing the worlds economic woes is just a few sentences, it's going to have enormous problems.
What exactly happens when you put a fork in the microwave? (Why)
Microwaves oven use radio/microwaves in about the same band as as your WiFi router. The only difference is the WiFi is about 0.1 Watts, and the oven is 1000 W. \r\r\rJust like your antenna in your laptop picks up the WiFi signal as an electrical current, so do metal objects in the microwave. But since it's 10,000 times more powerful, you get some fairly substantial currents and voltages. In certain objects like say a spoon, the currents will heat it up but won't spark. In other objects like a fork, the prongs are close enough to allow arcing.
Why Democrats and Republicans are so called, when both parties are in favor of democracy and republic?
**Because** everyone is in favor of democracy and republic. So that name isn't objectionable to anyone, so you have the broadest possible appeal. The names are historic. The republicans formed in opposition to the democrats largely over the issue of slavery. The democrats formed earlier from the collapse of the "democratic-republican" party.
Why don't rockets have fins, and why DO model rockets?
Because the rockets without fins can actually be steered by the rocket motor nozzle itself. Model rockets and even the old V2 German rockets were just fixed nozzles and needed fins to produce drag when the rocket attempted to "tip" thus keeping the bottom below the top. Also, model rockets do not leave the atmosphere. Orion does and fins are no use in the vacuum of space. BTW, the Saturn V did have fins. I believe they were used to pitch and roll the rocket during its primary stage to place it into the correct orientation to enter orbit.
What is a domain and who actually owns the domain? How does a domain come into existence?
domain names are owned by an individual and registered through a registrar. a domain name is created by being registering an alpha-numeric combination of letters with a domain name registrar; if nobody has already registered the domain name, the registrar can reserve the usage of this domain on behalf of the customer. it is important to note that these registration agreements typically last for a set amount of time; if not renewed, the domain can be sold to another owner. domain name registrars are typically regulated by a group known as ICANN.
Why does the throat become so dry when laying in bed/sleeping?
Generally because you are sleeping with your mouth open which dries out the mucous membrane. If you don't believe me, try keeping your mouth wide open and breath in and out for an hour and tell me how your throat feels.
Since your voice sounds so different to your own ears, then how can you do impressions of other people?
I'm no expert, but when I started singing I was told that I needed to "stop listening to my own voice and start listening to my brain". When we do impressions of people, we listen to their voices in our heads and speak as we hear it in our head. If we were listening to our own voices and trying to get the impression right that way, we would be off of the impression by a lot. It's weird how much your body knows about itself and how if you picture a voice in your mind you will be able to speak it without listening to your own voice.I would assume because you actually hear their voice for what it really is. They don't interrupt their voice correctly, but you do. So, you should be able to give a correct impression of them.
The concept of the ghost in the machine
EDIT: Wow, okay, so I'll leave up what I wrote but I just realized that I 've been misinterpreting this "ghost in the machine" business for a while, and what I wrote is a common usage of the phrase, but untrue to its original meanings. The "ghost" is the mind, but the "machine" is the human body. [Descartes had posited that the mind and body, i.e. the immaterial and the material exist and act in parallel.] That is to say, our soul or mind could influence our body, and vice versa. However, [Ryle disagreed and wanted to show how absurd that idea was by calling it a "ghost in the machine as if a ghost could manipulate a machine . What I wrote originally: It's the philosophical question of whether or not a machine can have a "soul" or a "mind" or a "consciousness." Because what is a "soul" or a "mind" or a "consciousness?" What is it made of? What is it about the size and construction of our brain that generates a "consciousness?" What would we have to take away from our brain to remove "consciousness?" These are hard questions, and the advent of machines and the possibility of "artificial intelligence" pose even harder ones, and make us question whether or not there is a "ghost in the machine," or maybe more appropriately, a "mind in the machine" Like, can a machine ever gain a "mind?" Has it already? I.e., when a computer is executing a video game, is it "thinking" about that game? Is your computer "thinking" about displaying this web page? And is that "mind" the same as the one that we possess?I think you are missing the other part, YOU are a ghost in a machine.
re: "too big to fail", won't broken up banks still be as much of a potential threat to the economy?
The difference is it is a lot less likely that 10 banks will all fail at the same time or all have identical portfolios of assets. By breaking one big bank into a bunch of smaller banks you avoid the scenario where one guy makes a few bad decisions that tank an entire national economy.It's the decentralization of power that makes a large number of smaller banks better than a few very large ones. You could argue that a very large institution makes mistakes less frequently, but when they do it has a much more significant effect. 1 bank failing out of a hundred won't damage the economy, but the equivalent 30 or 40 banks failing at once can utterly destroy the financial sector or even cause other conglomerates to fail as well.
What is it that our bodies do when we sleep? Why do we need it, what is "replenished" etc?
We don't really have a definite answer, some say it's important in the conversion of short term to long term memory, that when you sleep your mind basically gets a chance to"De-fragment" all of the information you took in that day. Others say it's necessary in order to give our bodies time to heal and recover, but our bodies are constantly healing and generating new tissue, while sleep may make the process easier it's not as if our bodies only heal while we're asleep. Some scientists believe it's something living organisms simply adapted to do as a way to conserve energy, we can't hunt or gather food when our vision at night is poor, so it would make sense to go dormant as a survival mechanism in order to not waste energy. It could be one of these, it could all of them, or something we don't even know, but at this point the jury is still out. Sleep is necessary to us, but why we and many living organism developed this nessecity is still unknown. *Edit some typos.My first response would have been to discuss the importance of REM sleep. They've done studies on people who've been deprived of sleep, and the loss of REM sleep, which allows the brain to enter the deepest level of sleep, can cause serious physical and mental stress. Forgetfulness, paranoia and a more aggressive/belligerent behavior are some of the problems noted. But for simple information about sleep, this article tells a bit, without going into too much detail: _URL_0_ Hope that helps.
Raising and lowering of the federal interest rate. Why is this so important?
When you take out a loan from a bank, that bank in turn often will take a loan out from another bank. The interest rate on the bank borrowing from another bank is defined by the federal interest rate. Thus if the federal interest rate goes up, so does the interest on your loan. Low interest makes it easier to borrow. Thus it's easier for companies to take out business loans, individuals to take out mortgages, etc. Lowering interest rates usually helps reduce unemployment rates since it makes it easier for businesses to grow. However, a low rate also may lead to higher inflation as the easy of credit makes money cheaper. Thus the interest rate may be raised to discourage the use of credit and thus reduce inflation.
What happened between David Mustaine and Metallica?
According to Mustaine's biography, which is surprisingly readable , he was a drunken, argumentative, belligerent young man, and he was quite a jerk to the bass player and other members of the band. They eventually kicked him out after numerous incidents involving drunken behaviour and aggressiveness. It drove him nuts to succeed as big as they were, and the whole rest of his biography is about him being obsessive and crazy about trying to make it big and going on binges and benders when he was eclipsed by Metallica. Most of his career was getting new musicians to play in Megadeth, he's the only constant. "Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir" is a really good read even if you 've never heard more than a couple of his songs . Very insightful look into a really troubled guy.
The fly in Breaking Bad
The fly itself was not a problem, that is the main thing you should get out of it. This episode in particular is meant to reveal more about Walt's character. Though Walt gives some BS explanation as to why the fly can't stay in the lab , it is just Walt giving a sugar coated explanation for him wanting to have control over something in his life. I don't remember exactly but at this moment in the show Walt is extremely stressed with everyone and everything and is barely having a say in things that affect him. He simply takes out this frustration of having no control over what was currently going on in his life on the fly. You should have asked this in /r/breakingbad as that is a more appropriate subreddit.
If hate groups and hate speech is protected by the first amendment, how can we combat racism, sexism, etc. without depriving people of their constitutional right?
This is an insanely complex question, one that probably can't be explained to a 50 year old, let alone a 5 year old, but I'll give it a shot. The most important thing you can do is have empathy. You have to understand where the other guy is coming from. No one is ever"Bad Guy" of there own story. They have a reason for thinking the way they do. Hear them out. Try to understand where they come from. And whatever you do, do not label or disregard them. The current political climate is so hostile to other ideas, on both sides, that it generates echo chambers that cause extremism on both sides. Essentially, you need to listen, understand, and then politely explain your disagreement with there idea.
'Desalination' and the difficulties associated with performing it on a large scale?
[This diagram shows the desalination process done at one of the plants in Singapore] [Website Source] Hope that helps!
Why do some online stores have different regions?
It's due to copyright related issues, one different companies can hold the rights to the same book in different regions, for example that upcoming Star Trek series was licensed to Netflix in every other country than the United States. Sometimes it is also due to legal issues, e.g. games with Nazi symbols may not be sold in Germany or only in a German version with altered symbols. A third reason is the distribution strategy, Pokemon Go is a good example. Nintendo launched the game in a few selected countries first to see how successful the game might be before distributing it in other countries.
In the Movie, “50 First Dates,” how does Lucy singing The Beach Boys song mean that she remembers Henry?
Earlier in the movie her father had realized that she only sang that song on days she'd met Henry. So her singing it even while she was isolated from Henry showed that, on some level, she did remember meeting and knowing him. When he goes to visit her he confirms it, because she's been painting pictures of him and his egg shaped head and dreaming about him. So somewhere subconscious, she clearly remembered him.I 've been wondering this for too long in my life I always settled on, because it's "their song" and her singing it means she was subconsciously thinking of him?Which then is proven when he sees she's been painting him over and over again in the psych ward.
Why is it when you say “ahh” hot air comes out vs when you say “whew” cold air comes out?
It’s not actually colder, it’s just coming out faster because it is squeezing through a smaller opening, and fast air feels cold.
Is there a scientific/evolutionary reason why I want to be alone when I need to poop?
This is just a social thing because if you go to some places in some extremes they will just crap on the side off the road and continue there daily routine. Also there are people who enjoy watching this sort off thing So no it's not a science explanation just more of a social aspect of how you were brought up and taught at a young age", 'Where we do our business is largely based on a simple idea: you don't want to "go" where everyone is hanging out. It spreads disease, attracts pests, and has an unpleasant odor. Most animals defecate a good ways from where the sleep or socialize for these reasons.When you're taking a dump, you're vulnerable. It's the kind of thing that takes most of your focus so you can't concentrate on your surroundings. If something pounces on you while you're pooping, then you're pretty much unable to defend yourself. Consequently, we instinctively seek privacy when we poop so that we know nothing can get us when we're in a vulnerable state.
Why was heroin so widely used / such a scourge to rock bands of the early 90s?
I'm not sure what your talking about. Hendrix, Garcia, Ginger Baker, Crosby, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Steven Tyler, Eric Clapton, etc. all were at least involved with heroin if not massive addicts. If I had to guess, maybe the dark and gritty grunge era music reflected the heroin addict life style a la Trainspotting.
Why do we need to send a satellite (New Horizon) to photograph color pluton when we have telescopes that see galaxies much farther?
The ability to see so far in space is based solely on light. Pluto does not give off light itself and is too distant to reflect visible light from the Sun. When we are looking at distant galaxies through a telescope we are looking at the stars in the galaxy. We have not yet been able to visually see an exoplanet . We have however confirmed the existence of exoplanets by [other means].
Why do Germanic-based english words change a lot in root and plural, while latin based words are correct down to the T* including their plural?
Cactus and octopus are actually interesting cases, because they are Greek via Latin into English. Technically, for octopus, you can use any of "Octopi," "Octopuses," and "Octopodes" and be "correct." Granted, if you use the third one, nobody's going to know what the fuck you're saying, but either of the first two are generally accepted plurals. Not sure if the same would apply for cactus; it comes from a Greek 2nd declension, and I totally forget what it's Greek plural would be because I haven't touched Greek in forever. Cacti would be the appropriate Latin plural, though . Generally, you can use the /es/ ending on Latin 2nd-declension plurals and be correct; we're linguistically in a place where both the direct-loan and the English "correction" are both going to be accepted except by people who are hyper pedantic about things. With the neuter plurals , we probably just borrowed them as plurals, and then back-formed their singulars . As far as why Germanic words behave weirdly blame historical linguistics? It 'd be hard to explain all the changes a word can make that would make it behave weirdly. One example off the top of my head is ox/oxen. At one point in English, we had two competing forms of the plural. the z/s/es ending won out , but the en ending stuck around on oxen. Words that supplant are often the result of semantic shifts from other words or loan words, but it 'd be hard to describe what's going on in this case without examples. They can also be caused by sound changes in morphological forms causing roots to behave weirdly > Even stuff like cactus and octopus which do not come from Latin The technically correct plural form of octopus is [octopodes], although octopuses is acceptable in English. Octopi is wrong. Cactus, although it comes from Greek originally, did come through Latin.
Difference between Titanium Dioxide; nano, anatase, rutile and photochromic
Can't help you with the difference between them functionally except they are derived from difference sources . However if they sell rutile as cosmetic supply then they are [usually in powder].
Does your body process alcohol differently when extremely dehydrated?
Alcohol is a diuretic. What this means is that it's a substance that increases the production of urine, which in turn increases the excretion of water from the body. Alcohol does this specifically by inhibiting anti-diuretic hormones, causing diuresis . Caffeine is another diuretic but uses different mechanisms. What this means is that if you drink alcoholic beverages of any percent, they will ultimately dehydrate you by you excreting more water than you normally would. Now, if you're in a life or death situation and you encounter a beer, it's a tough situation. If it's an extremely low % like , then it would probably rehydrate you. Once it starts getting higher then you would be momentarily rehydrated, but ultimately dehydrated more than normal come time to urinate.