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Why when the US invaded Japan it became a functioning and successful country yet our efforts elsewhere may have failed or proven more difficult? | Japan was an empire who laid down their arms -- full and clear surrender. In Afghanistan and Iraq, the leadership never surrendered. There really was no one who could, being a major problem. This remaining leadership gives you a lot of stability, which is particularly important in a post-war rebuilding. The Japanese go... |
Why is car insurance complusary and not optional like other insurances? | Because by driving a vehicle you're potentially putting other people at risk. If I don't have homeowner's insurance and my house burns down, that sucks for me and my family, but nobody else is really harmed if I can't afford to buy a new house. But if I drive my car into a sidewalk full of pedestrians and hurt a bunch ... |
Why does Splenda have a stronger taste than Sugar? | The sugar substitute, Sucralose, that is used to make Splenda is a derivative of Sucrose that is chemically changed to be non-caloric and exceptionally sweeter. They replace three Hydroxyl bonds on the Sucrose with Chlorine . Originally, the makers intended to make an efficient insecticide out of sucrose. Instead, they... |
The quote "No good deed goes unpunished"...how does that make sense? | It means that people often don't appreciate you for doing something good, or are even outright hostile. For instance, you hold the door open for a women and she calls you a chauvinist pig who thinks she can't open the door herself. Or you pick up a wallet that someone dropped, and they accuse you of stealing it. Stuff ... |
What’s the difference between milk found in the cold section and milk found on the shelves? | Unrefrigerated milk is likely UHT , milk that has been boiled in a high temperature to kill off all the bacteria in it. Doing so makes it possible to store the milk at room temperature.Milk on the shelves is UHT - Ultra High Temperature - milk. It's been pasteurised to a much higher temperature than refrigerated milk, ... |
How does declaring bankruptcy actually work? | You file for bankruptcy in court, and notify all of your creditors. Certain assets are forfeited to the court and your creditors get to fight over how they're liquidated and which creditors get how much money in the end. Certain assets are protected from forfeit . But some debts are also exempt and can't be discharged. |
I use regular old cheap peanut butter (Skippy) to bait a mousetrap and it works every time. I try Organic peanut butter, and they won't even touch it. | Take a look at the label on the Skippy. It probably has sugar and salt in it, and possibly other ingredients as well. The organic stuff typically only has peanuts. Animals are programmed to seek sugar for energy and may also be attracted by the other stuff in Skippy. |
Why does DNA begin acting/replicating differently when exposed to radioactivity? | DNA is instructions and it's like a chain, when radiation hits that chain it breaks Let's say you've got a rainbow chain and the order of the colors is the order you put certain colored bricks down to built a sweet fort. When you're out of the room I sneak in and cut the chain and separate the two parts. With just two ... |
Why does it take refunds days to process back when the purchase took seconds. | Processing the credit back to your account actually takes the same amount of time as debiting your account. What you generally see immediately are authorizations, basically the seller sends a quick note to the bank to hold money on your account which they will ask for later. In doing so they are ensuring that you have ... |
Why do abandoned places have security guards? | There may not be any active businesses there, but the physical assets of the structure - copper wiring, fixtures, other metal elements, possibly furniture - has value and if not guarded, will be ripped out of the walls and sold as scrap metal. Also, just to keep vagrants from moving in and causing damage or potentially... |
Why do eyes in pictures follow you? | They're painted to appear to be looking directly at the viewer, since they're two dimensional, the viewing angle is irrelevant. |
Why do I perceive myself as having a "better" buzz from drinking one 24 ounce beer, than I do from drinking two 12 ounce beers? | It's a matter of time travel. The time it takes for 24oz out of one can into your belly is less that the time is takes for 2 12oz cans. You might think it takes the same amount of time, but the 24 always goes faster. Just think of the time you saved only opening one beer. |
If two people with six fingers had babies, would those babies have six fingers? | Most likely. A gene is an instruction for the body. "Alleles" are different versions of the gene. In this case, the two alleles we want to look at are five fingers and six fingers. We'll call these "five" and "**six**", respectively. Polydactyly, the condition of having more than the normal amount of digits, is general... |
Bandwidth for internet vs. tv | The difference is cable is a broadcast. It's just the same information down the same wires at the same time, you're just reading it in multiple locations, you're not streaming. Streaming is an on-demand service, which is different. Each device you use for streaming requests its own lump of data to be sent. Even if you ... |
Why did the U.S. send a rescue mission to Syria for James Foley and yet not sending a rescue mission for another American citizen named Kenneth Bae who is detained in North Korea? | Foley was held by insurgents. Bae is held by the North Korean government. There's a major difference. Going after Bae is an act of war. |
How does GMail's undo a sent email feature work? | they send the mail not instantly, they hold it back for a moment. if you decide not to send the mail it had never left your mailbox. |
Please explain (like I'm 5) why marijuana is illegal? | Hemp was made illegal because it competed far to strongly with cotton as a textile and the people who grew cotton were rich and powerful, . They were able to concoct a public relations and gov't lobbying campaign by inventing "marijuana" in order to protect their cotton empires. Marijuana was "invented" as a name in th... |
Why do people reading a script or speech often completely alter their speaking patterns and seemingly forget how their speaking tone usually sounds? | When you talk normally, you're generating the words, tone, and rhythm from your head before you open your mouth; when it's time to read, you have to look at the words manually and recite them one at a time, and you may not be able to anticipate how the entire sentence or line is supposed to sound. If you get a chance t... |
how atomic bombs leave shadows of things after the blast | Same way that you currently see shadows of things from the sun. Sun or a light source shines light, light gets blocked by objects and shadows form representing that blocked light. An atomic bomb can be viewed as a really really 'bright' light that shines on things. Things that block the light, create a shadow. But, sin... |
Why is /r/ShitRedditSays considered generally to be an unsavory place largely looked upon with disdain? | > Am I wrong, and why is SRS hated so much? Well, there entire purpose is to criticize and point out the things that people on reddit say that they think are offense or generally horrible. It's not hard to imagine why people might dislike a group who's sole focus is to criticize the things they say. |
The difference between what incognito mode does for your privacy and what TOR does for your privacy? | Tor uses a bunch of encryption and randomized relays to send your information to your destination, effectively obscuring your activities as well as the sources and destinations of your requests. Incognito mode connects to websites the same way that your regular browser does but it doesn't save your browser history. Tha... |
Why are there different land speed records for men and women? | This is a great question. I understand the need for things where the human body is the vessel used for the record But when machines are used, this seems odd. I wonder if it just one of those things like "Well the rest are divided, so why not this too?" or "Why not keep track of both the fastest woman, and man? You know... |
Where does the smell of Autumn/fall come from? Is it actually the coldness of the air making that smell? | I believe its from the changes in the soil and plants combined with the with heaviness of the air. |
How do "Bird Rights" work in the NBA? | The NBA has a 'soft' salary cap, meaning that teams can exceed the salary cap to retain their own players, and can pay their own players more than other teams can on the free agent market. It's referred to as the 'Bird Rule' because the Celtics were the first to exercise the rule when it was implemented in the 80's. Th... |
Why do some cities have their own fire/police department, sheriff department, while others has the county police/fire? | It depends on the needs of the area. For example, in something like New York City, which spans several counties, it makes sense to have one unified police department rather than sheriff's departments trying to intercoordinate and duplicate costs. Then you have places like Las Vegas where of the valley is under the Las ... |
Why isn't it unconstitutional for US currency to have the phrase "In God We Trust"? | "God" is general and does not specifically reference any particular god, thus it is not preferring any particular religion over the other. "In Jesus we Trust |
How is it that Nazi war criminals have evaded prosecution for so long and/or why did prosecutors wait so long to take them to trial? | It's pretty straightforward. A lot of the really bad ones, the men in charge, were able to amass personal fortunes either during the war or before. As things started to collapse for the Reich, they made preparations to flee. Fake documents, hidden stores of cash. They've been living under false names in South America f... |
Why do WiFi, BlueTooth, and radio signals not all interfere with each other? | WiFi and bluetooth is on a frequency band that is very crowded. They are both built to tolerate interference. If a signal does not get though just try again. Maybe using a different frequency. You might have experienced that these radio technologies have worse performance the more people around you are using it. In ver... |
Why are we not allowed to host modern day gladiator tournaments? | Government rules making it illegal. besides, we have mma, boxing, wrestling,Sumo, karate tournaments ,bull fighting and rodeo and gladiator movies', "You are essentially asking one guy to kill another guy. That's murder no matter how many contracts you sign. |
How did people find cheat codes for video games back when they were a thing, did the developers release them or did people find out on they're own? | The developers leak them and they spread. They were commonly found in gaming magazines or cheat books if you remember those. |
Can a tech or software company just move out of the US so they don't have to deal with government demanded backdoors? | Yes. Assuming the country they move to doesn't demand backdoors either. Also, they would have to move *all* their operations overseas. |
Vavious works of Science Fiction mention a plan to turn Jupiter into a 2nd sun, if possible, would this have any benefits? | No, the mass is too low to achieve the required temperature and preasure for self sustaining nuclear fusion. You need like 16 Jupiter masses for that. Terraforming Europa might work But your asking for the effect of an impossible thing, so I'm not sure how you got around it, and the effects of the work around on everyt... |
Why did old movie, tv show, and radio actors and hosts use a distinct voice/tone while performing? | It's called the trans-Atlantic accent. It doesn't actually have a home, the only ways you would pick it up is by traveling between the US and Britain a lot, go to boarding school where they teach it to you, or learn it yourself. A lot of actors adopted this accent because it sounds intelligent and sophisticated. |
If protons make up light waves, what makes up audio waves? | Photons, not protons, are the carrier of light. Sound waves are mechanical pressure waves through some medium. For instance, air, or metal. You are essentially registering a vibration through the material.Light waves are made up of *photons* not protons. Sound waves aren't made up of anything specific, they are the vib... |
How did Google managed to blur everyone's license plate numbers on google earth? | They have some algorithm which can recognize license plates and then blur them out. It is done automatically by their program. |
What is a 'circlejerk answer' or a 'circlejerk comment'? | Basically a circlejerk is where someone expresses an opinion and everybody else in the discussion affirms the rightness of that opinion while simultaneously shouting down any opposing opinions. You could look up "Positive feedback loop" or "echo chamber" for more information.It's when people uncritically support some p... |
Is there a political advantage to proposing new infrastructure projects in the United States? Why have we see a decline in infrastructure in the US? | > I though improved infrastructure would be a bipartisan initiative. I don't see the down side to political action on this issue Infrastructure costs money. If the government is already running in the red and wants to obtain even more money to fund projects which inevitably run over budget and behind schedule, that may... |
Whats a Quantum Computer? | A quantum computer uses quantum bits instead of binary bits. This Quantum Bit is the computational equivalent of the computer saying "I'm 60 percent sure the answer is yes", instead of the current way computers operate which requires a concrete "Yes" or "No". There's no in-between with current computing, but we're aimi... |
Why do we hide the names of victims of rape, but not their alleged rapists? | People accused of crimes are always publicly identified. Otherwise, the government could hold secret trials and deny that they were doing it. Public and open courts are a key part of the protection of the accusedHistorically, people who made rape accusations often were shamed and ostracized, and their sexual history of... |
Mike Huckabee says that the supreme court does not have the authority to legislate. is he wrong? | The supreme court does not have the ability to legislate. It cannot create law. It does, however, have the ability to interpret whether or not laws are constitutional. If a law is found unconstitutional, then logically the opposite of that law must be applied. If you ban gay marriage, and that ban is found unconstituti... |
Why is it dangerous to fall asleep after recieving a concussion? | In my experience as a medic in the US Army, it is not because of the possibility of worsening of symptoms but the inability to recognize them. If some one has suffered a head injury that resulted in a cereberal hemorrage, the altered mental status is easier to recognize in a conscious patient who is capable of talking ... |
How does lower taxes result in higher revenues and vice versa. | In addition to the other answers here, very high taxes can cause people to work less because they value free time more than extra after-tax income. If the state is going to take 80% of every extra dollar I earn, then maybe I'll spend more time walking in the park, going fishing etc. instead of working more. If the gove... |
How does Google provide traffic information on their maps? | Along with using the usual traffic services that are established and that everyone else use, they have the advantage of being able to track the location and speed of tons of Android/iOS devices. Mobile phones are actually very accurate when it comes to tracking not only your movements but the exact speed you're going. ... |
Why earth is so element rich compared to other planets? | While the solar system was forming the different elements that make up the planets today were all mixed together in a giant gas cloud. Over a very long time the gravity of the sun began to pull the heavier denser elements together and toward itself leaving the lighter gases further away from itself. Over more time the ... |
Why don't U.S.-based websites have a two letter code like the rest of the countries?(like .it for Italia, .br for Brazil, etc) | It used to be a reserved domain until "recently," so companies turned to .com making it the unofficial domain of America. .us is available now and can be used but it's too late. .com already became the unofficial American domaincom does not mean its US based website. if you are asking why some are .com and others are .... |
Why are "bad habits" so addictive and hard to quit? | I have kind of a theory about this. I think the real pleasure we get from a lot of bad habits is the pleasure of thinking about what your life will be like when you finally stop. "When I finally stop overeating I'll look amazing and date all the hot people and wear great clothes and get that promotion " "When I stop br... |
What is the psychological reason for intentionally revisiting memories/photos/things/experiences that have hurt us? | It's an attempt to heal wounds that still ache. What you are referring to is benign, but repetition compulsion drives people to get into therapy for harmful relationship patterns. _URL_0_ |
Why did no one patent the car? | Almost everything about a car has been patented -- the parts, the processes used to make them. For example, Oldsmobile patented the process of using conveyor belts to move the parts along the assembly line. But patents don't last forever. You can patent something, and license others to do the same, but after 20 years, ... |
What is the difference between VPN and SSH? | A VPN is a way to extend a private network like your home network to other computers over the internet using encryption. You're still using your computer, but on a different network. SSH is a way to securely connect one computer to another. It's usually used to remotely log in to another computer. You're actually using... |
Why are premiums under Obamacare suddenly going way up? | The projections for Obamacare were overly inflated from the start and everything that is happening now was predicted. The ACA has a ton of requirements that drive up costs. The only way the system would have worked was if they got a lot of young, healthy people to sign up since they would not need as much treatment. Ho... |
What do diplomats do? | They represent the government of the country they are from. They attend meetings, work out agreements, and attend cultural events. Basically, if a foreign government needs to talk to the government of the other country, they can do it through the ambassador. Ambassadors can also conduct business on behalf of their gove... |
how do global methane emissions get cut by 70 percent by adding dried seaweed to cattle feed? | Disclaimer: I'm spitballing this answer based on my general knowledge of biology because no one else has yet to give you a thorough explanation. However, I'm not an expert in this area so I could be wrong. Here goes. Methane is, I believe, produced as a waste product by the gut flora living in cow stomachs as they brea... |
why do my clothes get darker if they get wet? can they ever be that dark without being wet? | The layer of water on the clothing gives the light another substance to be absorbed into or refracted off of. This results in less of the light reaching your eyes, making it look darker. [This short video] explains everything perfectly. |
how Chris Brown can perform in Canada with an assault conviction? | Permission to enter the country is at the discretion of the government. There is no law that says they must turn you away for an assault conviction, and these decisions are made on a case by case basis. That said, if enough people got annoyed by it to make the media question it, there's a good chance he'd be refused pe... |
What the hell are independent & dependent clauses? Similarly, what's the grammatical use of a semicolon? | An independent clause can stand on its own as a complete sentence; a dependent clause can't. Semicolons are used to link two independent clauses that are somehow related to one another, as I did in the previous sentence. There are some other uses too, but that's the main one.Everyone else here is right about using a se... |
How come we can't send probes into planets and take pictures of their surfaces and such? | > I can image the incredible landscape it could capture on Jupiter or Venus, or where ever. Yes, I can too. It would look something like [this] |
Why does your skin show your sun tan / burn so much more after you shower but not if you were to just jump in the pool? | When you shower, you scrub your skin with soap and a wash cloth or loofah or something similar. This exfoliates the top layer of skin, leaving the tanned layer underneath. You don't do quite as much scrubbing in the pool. |
Why are we muscle fatiqued and cant squeeze our fist when we wake up? | During sleep the cerebellum shuts down the conscious motor functions of the body, IE it paralyzes you. This is what prevents you from running in a dream, and running out of bed while you dream it. When you wake up, it happens in stages and it can take a few moments for this block to completely clear. The nerves take ti... |
Why do we have dominant limbs (Right handed left handed)? | Not sure "why" but other species do have dominant hands/paws. Dogs and cats express this, as well as apes and I think ottersOne common theory, as to how handedness affects the hemispheres, is the brain hemisphere division of labor. Since speaking and handiwork require fine motor skills, its presumption is that it would... |
What are all those stickers that people put on traffic signs? | Stickering is a form of tagging. Reasons are pretty broad, and vary. Here are some examples: Most of the time, you carry your stickers with you when you're out doing regular shit. If you don't have the time/inclination to come back to a good spot, you can slap on one of your stickers. Also good if you're somewhere that... |
How are new elements discovered? | They are manufactured. A heavy element such as Plutonium is bombarded by a lighter element from a particle accelerator, then whisked under a detector to catch sight of the decay products produced when the atoms of the new element fall apart. |
What religion is being preached on Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps? | It's a crazy blend of Christianity, Judaism & generic hippie-ized Eastern philosophies. Dr. B was insane - he actually escaped from a mental institution. He just took everything he was exposed to & tried to build a single philosophy around it. |
is it possible to change the atomic structure of something? | Understand that it takes an incredible amount of energy to do it, but yes - it's the basis of how fission & fusion nuclear power work, but the materials we're using have little other practical function . In nature, stars are doing the majority of mixing & mashing of atomic structural stuff in regards to other elements ... |
why does it take so long after your flight has pulled into the gate to open the doors? | The pilot needs to shut down engine and ground crew need to chock the plane. The cabin crew then need to unbuckle once they're told the plane is in position and make their way to the exit door. The doors are armed against unintentional opening and disarming them takes some time. The largest part of the delay, however, ... |
Why the european debt crisis would inevitable lead to a break-up of the Euro zone. | I would suggest you look back at a few concepts: * Arbitrage* The 2-of-3 concept of fiscal policy I don't know if I can ELY5 though.You are not really missing anything. The problem is thatthe politics are incredibly complex because the wealthy nations have to really go all in. What they want in exchange for this is de ... |
how antivirus software works. | They have a giant database of information about all known viruses/worms/etc. Security professionals analyze new threats and create 'signatures' which are specific things to look for in a file to indicate it has been infected. They are on top of this stuff as it breaks into the wild. It could be a particular set of byte... |
What is a respiratory therapist? | From what my father says: all you really do is hook people up to ventilators and beat their heart for them. |
Why is it that I still say "Huh" even though when I think about it, I heard them the first time? | There are two ways we use our ears in conversation. "Hearing" is simply the reception of the audible world. "Listening" is when we hear, and then process the information as its given. Many times when you may be otherwise distracted you hear the words, but aren't really listening. This prompts you to say "huh?", thus al... |
Why don't we hear New Kids On the Block on the Eighties radio stations? | NKOTB was from that awkward chunk of time that straddled the 80's and the 90's. I think even most of the girls who were fans back then don't really see the appeal anymore. That said, my local 80's station does play a New Kids song once in a blue moon, and I WOULD like to see more variety in obscure stuff that no one pl... |
Why do large earthquakes always end up being downgraded? What is it about the initial measurement that's so inaccurate/misleading? | The initial reports are often from only a few monitoring stations. A small sample size may result in inaccurate conclusions, but with more time, data from other monitoring stations can be added to get a more accurate picture of the quake. |
when shrinking a picture on the computer, how does the computer know which pixels are important in keeping the thumbnail looking like the original picture? | In general, downsampling an image doesn't keep pixels from the original image. It averages out multiple pixels to generate a new replacement. This is why hard edges can end up looking soft and worse defined after a downscale has occurred. If you want to turn a 100x100 image to 50x50, a simple thing to do would be to ta... |
What is an Analog Computer (like the Antikythera Mechanism), and how does it work? | Analog computers perform some mathematical operations using wheels, cogs, levers, or slides. Some examples, in addition to the antikythera:[The Slide Rule], used for finding approximations for certain mathematical operations; [The Curta Calculator], capable of performing addition, subtraction, multiplication *and* cert... |
Why do our shoelaces come loose? | A shoelace bow is a modified square knot. If you do it wrong, it's a granny knot, and it'll come loose. Make sure the crossing of the loops/ears is opposite the first crossing. A square knot is R over L, L over R . If you get the order wrong, it works itself loose. Edit with illustrations: _URL_1_ _URL_0_ |
how does a computer delete a file. Where does all that information go? | Your computer keeps a list of where all your files are located on the hard drive. When you make a new file, it checks this list to make sure you don't use space that other files are using. So when you *delete* a file, your computer just deletes that file's entry from the list. Then, if you make a new file and try to wr... |
I was told once that you wouldn't feel pain if your intestines were cut but would if they were stretched. Is this true? And if so, how is that possible? | There are different receptors in different parts of your body passing on different information to your brain. Your internal organs have a lot of stretch receptors that help them know to move food along or tell you you’re full . You don’t have pain receptors in many of your internal organs. An example of this is in your... |
Why America doesn't have Home Economics? | So the big thing is that America USED to have it. But budget cuts have meant that most public schools have been forced to remove those sorts of programs because they have to focus on just the basics. Many schools can't even afford art classes or music. That being said, most Americans I know would love it if Home Econom... |
How different/similar is Android to other traditional GNU/Linux Distros (targeting desktop/other platforms) out there ? | You're right that Android runs on the linux kernel. That's about the only similarity it has to traditional Linux distros. Everything else in Android differs completely because there are almost no GNU components in the rest of the system . |
Why does our hearing muffle when we stretch? | The ear has a Eustachian tube which is a pressure regulator in order to prevent your ears from popping out. When pressure changes in your ears the Eustachian tube which is normally closed opens. It also opens when you chew, yawn or stretch. So the reason we don’t hear external sounds as well when we stretch/yawn is tha... |
How is the idea that "all white people are racist" not itself racist? | It is racist, which is why anyone who knows anything about actual racism would never say thatFrom a quick google definition of "racism:" > the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race So let's look at > all white people are Just about any time that this phrase appe... |
Why don't videos at 1080p look anywhere near as clear as a photograph at 1080p? | The first thing is that virtually all video is compressed, before it gets anywhere near YouTube. You could use a lossless codec if your camera has that ability , but the resulting file sizes would be massive. But before it even gets to that stage, the quality of the sensor has to be factored in. And that quality can us... |
Why do our eyes move back and forth in our sleep? | [It's called REM sleep] Rapid Eye Movement sleep is just a side effect of dreaming, which is the important process. Our eyes move around quickly while we dream because our real eyes actually follow what we're looking at in our dreams. As for why dreaming is important, there are many theories as to why this is the case.... |
Why do military websites all have certificate issues that require you to add a security exception to access on civilian computers? | "How do you trust that someone is who they say they are" is a very tricky question. The approach that most of the modern Internet uses works well enough, but still has plenty of problems. Your computer keeps a list of trusted organizations. It also has a key to verify if something came from that trusted organization. I... |
What is the difference between real Zippos and fake 'Zippos', and does it matter? | Don't know why a 5 year-old would inquire about the differences between real and fake zippo's, but as the owner of a real zippo , I can provide a quick answer. It's in the quality of the materials used, and the way you can easily disassemble the entire thing and put it back together to have it clean and good as new. Fa... |
When companies have massive payouts like Wells Fargo, where does the money come from? Do they have rainy day funds? | Most larger companies know that at some point they will be sued. So what they do is they put a certain amount of money away every year in case something like this happens. Sometimes things get way out of control and they don't have enough cash for it, thats when they get in trouble.Some companies invest in what's known... |
Why do you get chills when you pee sometimes | I read in an Uncle John's bathroom reader that this is still a mystery. Also I'm sorry to see the downvotes; I think it's a good question. |
Why does England still have / keep royalty? | George III, the guy who was in power when the US revolted, made a deal with parliament where all the land owned by the royal family would be administered by parliament, with parliament reaping the profits, in exchange for the royal family getting to keep their fancy house in addition to an annual stipend. The royal fam... |
The different types of fats, trans fats, saturated/unsaturated, etc, and which ones are "good" or "bad" | The other answers in this thread are right from an organic chemistry perspective, but you are asking about it from a medical/health perspective. Saturated and trans fats are bad, and unsaturated ones are good. Imagine you eat a burger. it goes in your mouth, then to your stomach, then your pancreas releases a bunch of ... |
- Olympic 'professional' rules | Up until the 1970s, the Olympics strictly enforced amateur status for athletes. For example, Jim Thorpe was stripped for medals for playing baseball. During the Cold War, the Soviet Bloc got an edge using de facto professional athletes technically soldiers or students whose training and upkeep was furnished by the stat... |
Why food burns my mouth and leaves damage, but doesn't do anything to my insides (throat, stomach, etc.) | Compared to your body the amount you can stuff in your mouth is very small, meaning it cools quickly. Basically, when something burns your mouth it transfers heat to your mouth and cools down. You rarely swallow food that hot immediately when you burnt your tungue', "I think it does - just harder to feel. This is based... |
Why can I use bootcamp to run Windows on a Mac, but not OSX on a PC? | Because Apple is a hardware company. They make software to support the sale of their hardware devices. That's how they work financially. Of course, a big part of the reason OSX is arguably a more stable and smoother experience is because it runs on a small set of known hardware certified by apple. Particular pieces of ... |
Why can we eat runny egg yolks without the threat of salmonella but not the whites? | Other people have already stated that risk of salmonella is actually very very low. However if an egg IS infected it is likely the yolk that is the problem, not the white. Heating to 165 F is the only* way to make it safe which would also cook the yolk. This is why you will see many menus in the US saying that eating r... |
How effective is China's internet censorship if everybody just uses a proxy to get to blocked websites? | You would be surprised, I see a lot of people here suggesting that virtually nobody in China uses a proxy and that these websites are not used by people in China, or that the Chinese government has some kind of magical way to block all proxies. I will give you an anecdotal story. There was a "space community / country"... |
what is a 5040 plan? | At my school it's called a 504, it's not a big deal at my school at least. I go to a special testing room, which is more quite and private so I can do better on my test/not make noise to bother others. Your 5040 plan is basically whatever you asked for. This year in school I haven't been going to the testing room much,... |
The purpose of bars/restaurants having an elevated step leading into them | Doors level with the street can cause flooding, since if the street gets rained on or otherwise gains a lot of precipitation, there would be nothing stopping it from entering the building. In addition, buildings are heavy and sink into the ground as time goes on. Rather than trying to press flat the ground as much as f... |
How is my water, gas and electricity usage counted? | Depends on where in the world you are. There are thousands of people who have been employed as meter readers around the world. Some physically read the meter, others connect a device to the meter and electronically download the usage. You have a water meter as the water main enters the house, and records the flow of wa... |
why does a lunar eclipse appear red while a Cresent moon appears black when the earth blocks light? | A normal crescent moon is not crescent because of Earth's shadow. Imagine this: You're standing in a room with no windows and one lamp at the far end of the room. Suppose there's a basketball in the room with you. The half of the basketball facing toward the lamp is lit up by the lamp. The half facing away is dark. If ... |
Why is the Donetsk Airport still of any strategic significance? | Modern aircraft are simply not designed for landing in fields. Even rugged military aircraft need even a basic level of preparation, such as putting down metal grates, and leveling the area. There is also the concern over debris, pieces of which, and even wild animals, can destroy an engine. Better to take the area spe... |
Why do "nice guys" finish last? | Mainly because they lack confidence. There's a huge bunch of social pressure preventing a woman from approaching you or escalating an existing friendship in to a relationship. If you lack the knowledge and confidence to communicate to a woman that you are sexually attracted to her, then you have next to no chance of ge... |
How can I choose a gas/electric/water supplier but it all comes from one source into the house? | Think of it like this. Instead of water pipes in your house, you have to go to the town square and use a 5 gallon bucket to scoop water from the town reservoir. The reservoir has to be manually filled. I charge .50 cents a gallon for the water I contribute to the reservoir. Tom charges .40 cents a gallon. You can choos... |
The current Israeli election process, what the parties stand for and why nobody likes Netanyahu. | In the upcoming election, Israeli citizens will vote for the parties which will become the Knesset, Israel's legislative branch. The Knesset has 120 seats. Each citizen casts a vote for one party, and then the parties get seats in the Knesset proportional to the percentage of votes they received - for example if a part... |
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