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Why is the Iran Treaty being voted on in a "reverse" fashion? | It's because the agreement isn't a treaty, it's being done entirely with the President's executive authority as an executive agreement. He doesn't need congress to agree to approve the deal. What he does need them to do is let him lift the sanctions against Iran, which is an essential part of the deal. Now, President O... |
why do people get the urge to write obscenities on toilet cubicle walls? | I used to see it a lot more before the proliferation of smartphones. Basically, boredom.I can think of two things: First a toilet is a nice private place where nobody is watching you which means you have a smaller chance of getting caught defacing property compared to in public.Second, when,you're taking a dump, the mi... |
What's going on with "Amy's Baking Company"? | Amy's Baking Company signed on with Kitchen Nightmares with Gordon Ramsey. The show is about helping dysfunctional restaurants become better. Amy "thinks" she can cook cuisine however the food they served Gordon was completely inedible. When Gordon tried to give her advice she went into batshit insane mode. Samy her hu... |
From a legal and medical perspective, how can people get plastic surgery (when it's not a medical necessity)? | There is no legal requirement that a procedure be a medical necessity. Most insurance will not cover elective procedures like plastic surgeryYour body belongs to you. If you want to change it, go aheadMedically justified because it helps meet social/psychological needs? |
How does laser eye surgery fix your vision so quickly? | I just had laser eye surgery a week ago and within 18 hours I was cleared to drive. Basically the laser reshapes the cornea in such a way to focus light on your retina where it didn't before. That process takes just a few seconds. The recovery takes longer. The flap on the outer layer of the cornea takes a week or so t... |
How do semi-conductors work? | What makes semiconductors so useful is the ability to precisely control their electrical properties and behavior during the manufacturing process. Semiconductor properties are controlled by adding small amounts of impurities in the semiconductor through a process called doping, with different impurities and concentrati... |
How can the NCAA charge $20 to apply for final 4 tickets but keep the money even if you don't get it? Isn't that a numbers racket? | Plenty of things keep your application fee even if you don't get it, e.g. rental applications, college applications, etc. |
Why do flys/bees fly in very erratic patterns rather than move in a straight line? | Although flying in a straight line may be a more energy efficient path, the erratic flight patterns mean that their movement is less predictable by predators such as birds. Overtime this evolutionary advantage has stuck[Best answer from a similar question:] > Here's the thing about a housefly: It's really fucking dumb.... |
Important announcement for the future of ELI5 | I know what this is. But it shouldn't be what it is.Oh whew. After reading the title, I thought ELI5 was about to grow up into ELI6 or somethingThis change is long overdue. It's one step of many needed to weed out "questions" like *ELI5: Potatoes* April fools joke or not, this would actually be a great addition to ELI5... |
How does Eye Black work? | Less light reflects off of black than lighter shades like skin tone. Combined with our tendency to sweat , an unpainted cheek can push a lot of unwanted sunlight into your eye. Matte black strip fixes a lot of that. |
Why do people set up "funds" for donations whenever there is a tragedy like the Boston bombing or Sandy Hook? | > But what does the money for the other fundraiser events go to? Money for the families to pay for unexpected medical bills, family that wants to travel to see injured people, funeral expenses, lawyers, food the list goes on and on. |
Why doesn’t blood rush to our feet? | Because you evolved to stand upright. Your body has one way valves in the legs, and utilizes the muscular activity of your legs, to push blood back upwards and prevent it from flowing against the normal direction. We didn't evolve standing on our heads, so there's no need for a corresponding upside down system, as we'r... |
Why is it so hard to predict the future of tech? | Because you have to predict possible inventions, which are by definition things people haven't thought of before. For example, if you look at sci-fi movies or artwork from before the LCD panel was invented, the dashboard of spaceships would just have a *whole bunch* of shiny glowing analogue dials, like your speedomete... |
How does the 3D on my 3DS work? How can it be turned off and on as easily as it is? | It's called a 'parallax barrier'. So, the basic idea of creating a 3D image is that you show each eye a slightly different image and when they come together they look as though they're 3D. It's exactly how the red and blue 3D glasses worked actually, the red side wouldn't see the red parts, and the blue side wouldn't s... |
Why cold water is tastier than normal water? | This is culturally subjective. Many Asian countries, China most notably, much prefer drinking hot water. There is a flavor difference and you find cold water tastier because that's typical for your culture, your "normal."', "It's not about the taste. You find cold water refreshing and quenching the same way you find an... |
How do electromagnetic waves propagate in vacuum? | The electromagnetic wave actually maintains itself! All electromagnetic field phenomena are described by the Maxwell equations. They govern how electric and magnetic fields are generated by charges and currents, and how the fields themselves interact. Of the four Maxwell equations, Faraday's Law says that a changing ma... |
If oil is wet, and you fry foods by immersing them in oil, why do fried foods not come out of the frier all soggy? | Oil isn't wet. It's oily. Oil and water are different things. About the only thing in common is that they are both liquids! |
The penchant of some black comedians, such as Eddie Murphy and Tyler Perry, for playing female characters in what is essentially drag and the appeal/reason. | Flip Wilson, Milton Berle, Eddie Izzard, ..troupes like Monty Python, Kids in the Hall, Second City, and comedians of every age/ color. Cross-dressing has been an element of comedy since the second joke was writtenOn a related note here is what dave chappelle chappelle said about doing drag _URL_0_ |
If Linux and OS X are both based on Unixapi's en most GNU-programs work on both platforms, why are big Mac Apps (Adobe, etc.) not ported to Linux yet? | I would like to point out that Many Moons Ago, Photoshop was available for IRIX, which was yet another UNIX platform which has since died away. The real answer here is that Adobe has no desire to port Photoshop over to Linux. They could absolutely do it, and if they thought it was worth their time, they would. But the ... |
Why are divorce rates so high in America where people can choose their spouse but low in India where it's arranged? | Research shows that "love marriages" and "arranged marriages" end up with similar levels of happiness. So the difference in divorce rate can't be attributed to differences in happiness. Divorce became common in the USA in the last 50 years because the social taboo against it faded, women gained greater rights, and wome... |
How is the U.S. able to consistently have the highest medal counts at the Summer Olympic games? | If you look at your medal tally based on population you don't look so good. My husband and I have this conversation every Olympics. USA only 49th in 2012 based on medals per capita. Check out this site _URL_0_ |
What is the difference between a recession and a depression? | Recession actually has a definition "two quarters of negative GDP growth". On the other hand, a depression is "a prolonged recession marked by a significant decline in income and employment". There isn't a bright line, like -5% unemployment is just a garden variety recession and -6% unemployment is a DepressionRonald R... |
why do muscles contract under current? | Nerve fibres send messages by a form of electricity, the message that the nerve fibres send to the muscles is to contract, so stimulating them with electricity replaces the nerve signal. |
Left and Right wing bias in the news. | > I am from Canada and I get most of my news on reddit Jesus wept. > The few times I've flicked through the channels and caught a bit of Fox News or CNN I fail to see bias. Do you notice bias in Canadian news? If you're talking regular news reporting, most of the bias is in the selection of news stories. Every newspape... |
How do they keep the bullets at a gun range from piercing out of the back wall and killing random people who might be behind the building? | Most backstops do two things: they absorb the energy of the bullet by being much more dense than the bullet itself, and redirecting the bullet into something else, which will slow the bullet to a stop. Most backstops, especially in indoor ranges, are thick pieces of steel which are placed at an angle. The thick steel c... |
Without sequestering, how do courts ensure that the jury has not had any outside influence about the case? | They use sequestering. Sorry if it sounds like a smart-ass answer, but the fact is that if they want to remove outside influence, that's how they do it. It's like asking, "How do cops catch criminals without arresting them?" Well, they don't, they arrest them. |
what's the difference between franchises and chain stores? And when is it more profitable to use one or the other ? | A chain is any retailer/restaurant with multiple locations. Franchises are when locations are owned by individuals who license the rights to use the name and agree to abide by the requirements, standards, set out by the franchiser. So you have $1 million and buy a McDonalds franchise. For that fee they build a restaura... |
How do radio stations like Pandora recommend you the music you like? | From Pandora website: "Each song in the Music Genome Project is analyzed using up to 450 distinct musical characteristics by a trained music analyst. These attributes capture not only the musical identity of a song, but also the many significant qualities that are relevant to understanding the musical preferences of li... |
Why will microwaved popcorn bags burn every so often? | Popcorn pops at 232 degrees C, or around 465 degrees F. If you leave it in to long, temperature will get too high. Also, due to microwaves getting older, parts, and sensors deteriorating inside the microwave, accuracy of the "popcorn" button drops. that is why, when I make popcorn just add 15 seconds extra to the time ... |
Restaurant portions. Why are they so big? Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to charge the same price for a smaller meal? | It would be more cost-effective only if the same number of people would pay that price for a smaller meal. The thing is, raw food is very cheap when you buy it in bulk. Ingredients make up about a third of the food's cost at *most*; for things like rice, beans, and any sort of flour-based product, the ingredients cost ... |
Why does free-standing water move around a little bit in my toilet bowl, which is inside the house, when it's windy/gusty outside? | Because in the wall, theres an air vent that goes up to the roof. Plumbing is open ended on top |
If Windows XP is still so popular, why is Microsoft abandoning it? | Because they don't make money supporting outdated software. They want people to buy the new versions.If by "popular", you mean that lots of people have it, then yes, it is popular. At schools and businesses where its not necessary to have the most updated form of windows, its much more cost efficient to buy many outdat... |
Why are some people sympathetic vomiters? | I am not a doctor/scientist but it is a survival reaction that evolved alongside our social natures. Back in the good old days groups or tribes would hunt and forage for food together. If they found something remotely edible they would taste it and then share with the rest. This is great for ensuring the tribe has food... |
How can you tell what is your gut feeling vs normal decision process? ( oringal post was removed bc I didn't flair) | I think your question is flawed. The gut is a part of the decision process. This dualistic mind vs body stuff is a huge problem to understanding biology. If you ever dream of one day uploading human consciousness to the cloud, pay attention. About 2 pounds of your body weight is intestinal flora. This intestinal flora ... |
What would actually happen if all monetary debts in the world were suddenly forgiven? | It would depend on how this happened. If it undermined peoples faith in repayment, it would become very hard to convince people to make future loans, severely hampering economic activity. |
How can clothing companies sell thug cartoon shirts without violating copyright? | most cases they will have just been copyright infringements, but in some cases i can image they were actually given permission |
What's going on with Syria, Turkey, and Russia? | Syria is split into several warring factions. You have the Assad government, which the UK doesn't recognise because of their brutality, in the south West. You have the Syrian freedom army, who oppose Assad in the North West. You have the Kurds fighting in the North on the Turkish border and the remaining land central a... |
from an actual 5yo: What happens when you punch a ghost in the face? | In Heaven. Canada. Because his Mommy and Daddy were mean to him so he has to be mean to other people. May. Continental drift. Only if you want to get sick from eating too much sugar. It's like lightning but we use it for stuff. Because you'll be tired in the morning. Insects mostly. Beavers, mostly beavers. I'll tell y... |
Does being on your period matter when it comes to surgery? | No. Where a female patient is in their menstrual cycle does not really effect anything when it comes to emergency surgeries/anesthetics. Pads are removed and whatever flow that happens, happens. The patient is just cleaned up afterward. Also, for the placement of the urinary catheter, the lack of a pad is better. In ge... |
how does soup preserve the meat that it contains? | The meat isn't preserved by being in soup. It's preserved by being canned. The soup + meat is heated to kill bacteria, and then sealed in an airtight can while still hot. This means that the contents of the can are sterile, which keeps the food from decomposing . |
Why does Coca-Cola or any other drink taste better out a glass bottle? | Glass bottle Coke is usually made in Mexico. The label shows azucar, sugar in English. This is rather than high fructose corn syrup. |
What is the evolutionary basis for tearing when crying? | I've never heard a complete answer but it's from I have heard it's a social thing. Although when we tear up it blurs our vision it also tells other humans that we are sad and incapable of caring for ourselves at that second. It inspires empathy and depends social bonds and tightens family circles. Best I've ever heard. |
how do pre recorded TV shoes keep their results secret? | Everyone who has any knowledge of the contents of a future episode has to sign an NDA, which is a Non Disclosure Agreement. You agree not to tell anyone what happens , and if you do you can face some very serious consequences. Legal asside , your career in the industry would be destroyed overnight. They really don't sc... |
What is a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. | As some internet smartass once put it "Wanna DDoS a bar? Get a shitload of friends to all go in and keep asking for glasses of water." The point of a distributed denial of service attack is to tie up one server with **so many** requests that ultimately aren't real that it has no time to service the actual users who wan... |
Why is there such a significant home advantage in sport? | It's like shitting at home in your bathroom. You know where the handle is, you know where the extra TP is, you know where the plunger is in case shit gets hairy. That's called home field advantage because you are used to your surroundings: sun, wind, grass, refs, fans, noise are all familiar. As a result you shit much ... |
How do universities allow professors to continue teaching at their institution when, if they didn't curve their grades, they would outright fail most of their students? | In some fields, there is an idea that tests should be very hard. This is especially true in introductory classes, where part of the goals of the class are to identify truly exceptional students and to deter borderline students who ultimately won't be able to deal with higher level material. Math is one of these. By mak... |
How is having something sweet at the end of a meal a part of so many cultures around the world? | To settle the stomach and to indicate the end of the meal. This may be a Pavlovian reaction, but there are scientific studies that show a sweet at the end of a meal signals the end of the meal and tells your body to crank up the digestion machine. This is also a bit of a guess on my part, but the tradition may have eme... |
If trees initially were non-biodegradable, and a fungus adapted to degrade them could the same be done for plastic? | Sure and we are working on it. But its a slow process and we are producing literally thousands of tonnes of plastic every day. RecycleYes! Exactly this is being done, and micro-organisms have already been bred that love to eat spilled petroleum_URL_0_ This was recently covered in today I learned and a few times in r/as... |
If bones are harder than steel, why do they break so easily after falls, etc. | Bones are *not* harder than steel. But anyway, hardness and brittleness are two different things. Hardness means which material can scratch the other. Brittleness means how likely is the material to shatter or snap under stress. Bones are brittler than steel too. |
why did people who literally had the dirtiest bloodied jobs, like butchers and doctors traditionally wear white? | There's plenty of answers here for Doctors, which is strange to me since it seems to be a more niche/specific answer. Anyway the short answer for butchers is quite simply: White is easiest to clean. Starching is an old technique for making clothes more resistant to staining . Further bleaching, or in general any strong... |
Why is ibogaine, a substance known to aid fantastically in treating/curing drug addiction, illegal for medical use in the USA? | From Wikipedia: > Ibogaine is classified as a\xa0Schedule I-controlled substance in the United States,\xa0and is not approved there for addiction treatment because of its hallucinogenic, neurotoxic, and cardiovascular side effects, as well as the scarcity of safety and efficacy data in human subjects. So basically, it ... |
Austrian Keynesian Economics and why a country like the U.S.A. would choose one over the other. | What people typically mean when they say Austrian vs Keynesian is non-interventionism vs interventionism. The Keynesian school is an economic school that advocates manipulation of markets by governments, while the Austrian school rejects that. It's important to note that there are different economic theories on both si... |
Why do people look their skinniest first thing in the morning, and then, even if you haven't eaten anything, look less skinny as the day goes on? | People tend to begin retaining water after they wake up. Exercise, showring and swimming, and drinking fluids all contribute. What you experience is what a lot of bodybuilders also experience and its really nothing more than a vanity thing, since you are likely the only one that notices. Remember though, the more adipo... |
How do they make 3d sound work? | They do it the same way they create the 3D illusion for your eyes -- by controlling how long it takes the information to get to your brain. In the case of 3D vision, the image going to your left eye comes from a slightly different place than your right eye, and your brain fills in the blanks to create 3D. For audio, it... |
why do things that are hot (like lava or fire, or... lights) generate light? | When a thing is at a temperature over absolute zero, the atoms composing it are moving. When those atoms collide with each other, they lose a little bit of energy.That energy loss become electromagnetic radiation, in other words, light.The energy of light is related to its wavelength, so matter with different temperatu... |
Do the first and second laws of thermodynamics insinuate an eventual end to life? | > Does this imply that eventually there will be no energy left? Yes, eventually all energy will be dispersed into heat. Based on our current understanding of the rules of physics that's basically it, game over. > What does this mean when a person dies? The chemical energy bound up in their body is broken down and inges... |
Why does raw poultry potentially go bad after 1-2 days in the fridge while raw steak may last for 5? | Poultry is not as dense as beef. Bacteria can permeate poultry easier and faster than beef. This is the same reason why you have to cook poultry at least till medium and not rare, which can otherwise be done with beefNot exactly sure this applies to spoilage, but the explanation why we get more foodborne diseases from ... |
Why do I get "burnt out" on certain foods. | I always assumed it was a random reaction to food that lead to getting a variety of nutritional needs. Like if you've eaten potatoes every day this month, you're probably good on nutrients contained in potatoes and might benefit better nutritionally by eating something else. I'd love to hear a better answer than this t... |
Why most humans are scared of dead humans but not any other animal is scared of their dead? | I'm not sure that statement always applies. Animals are wary of other animal's dead bodies, perhaps to avoid being a predator's next meal. I volunteer at a bird sanctuary and when, for example, a snapping turtle has killed a duck, the other ones avoid that space. When a goose died on the ice over the past winter, the o... |
What's stopping non-Americans from further suing (and winning) Red Bull for the false advertising? | For a company to be required to issue payments to people living outside the US, the case would have to have been heard in an [International Litigation] court. This case was heard and ruled on in a domestic court so it only applies to domestic residents. |
Text to speech programs. | Well, what's there to explain? We have the rules on what word makes what sound, and we have artificial ways to make this sound. Computer just takes the sentence, then calculates how it should sound, then makes the sound. The end. |
Mind blanks. What are they? What cause them? | Basically, your brain plays the "word association" game when trying to remember something. In doing so, your subconscious unintentionally blocks out the word that it was looking for in the first place. It's hard to explain, but essentially your brain has compiled all the things it thinks are related to the thing you ar... |
Why do cables seem to tangle up when they're still? | I saw a cool report on this phenomenon. It was called something like "Knot theory". The main point was, that strings are almost 100% going to knot/tangle, because the string has an infite number of knot/tangle points. |
Does anyone know anything about GFP or why it's so relevant in biology and histology fields? | The great thing about GFP is that it is a protein, and thus can be expressed by the cell as a fusion with Your Favorite Protein. If you want to see what your protein does you can express the protein as a GFP fusion. To do that you put DNA that codes for GFP in frame with your protein so that you express either GFP-link... |
How did the natives understand explorers that docked on their island during the Age of Exploration if they spoke different languages? | You can learn eachothers languages over time. They definitely had no clue at the beginning.They didn't. They'd bring with them individuals who were tasks with the duty of learning new languages - communication specialists. Over time, programs designed to educate natives on language are used, some people work hard to le... |
What the hell is going on when you see the actors credited as 'Executive Producers' in a TV show? | It's usually written into their contract - down to the size of the font and placement on the 'card' and even whether it stands alone or is under or above someone else's credit. It can vary from contract to contract in terms of what it really means for a person's paycheck; in some cases it might mean that a person has i... |
why is self-plagiarism a thing? | Because the assignment isn't for you to hand in the ideas, the assignment is for you to do the work. If all that mattered was handing in the ideas, then buying papers from willing people would also be okay. |
Why do we have so many blackheads on our nose? | A blackhead is a clogged hair follicle. Oil and a skin protein called keratin combine to clog the follicle. When the combination is exposed to oxygen, it turns black. You have a lot of oil glands on your nose because they protect your skin from the sun and other environmental hazards. Oil tends to collect on the side o... |
Why can we no longer afford to send manned expeditions to the moon? | It has already been done, so it's not as impressive any more, the public won't care much so budget restraints will hurt. Also, there is no reason to invest all the funds in going to the moon atm since there is nothing to learn from it right now. There are also more impressive things going on right now, including a spac... |
How comes water makes sand grains stick to your skin and wet sand can hold a shape while dry sand cant? | Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5: Why does sand only stick together when wet? ]1. [ELI5: How does water make sand stick together so well? ] |
We wash shampoo out immediately, but keep conditioner in for a few minutes. Why? | Shampoo is designed as a method to remove unwanted items from your hair. They grab on to all the stuff that nobody wants and takes them with it when you wash it out. Conditioner is designed more for the sake of conditioning and soaking into your hair. It needs a longer time to reach whatever the goal is whether it is m... |
Why is Iceland part of Europe when it's closer to North America? | Iceland was discovered by Europeans almost 500 years prior to the discovery of North America. For those 500 years it was part of Europe. When America was discovered Island had already been a part of Europe for such a long time it made no sense to treat it differently.Technically, it's part of both . But historically an... |
What's with all the initial silent "k"s in English, e.g., "knead," "knife," "know"? Were they ever pronounced? | Languages gradually evolve and change over time; the way you speak is almost certainly slightly differently from the way your grandparents speak. Jacob Grimm -- one half of the famous Brothers Grimm -- came up with a law, called Grimm's Law, explaining one way certain consonants can change over many generations, and in... |
Why do we feel cold when we have tummyaches? | One of the cranial nerves, those connected directly to the brain rather than the spinal column, runs through the abdominal cavity is called the [Vagus nerve.] the Latin name means "wanderer" and indeed it does it is connected to and exerts a strong influence in many parts of the body. Abdominal pain can stimulate the V... |
What is the difference between major and minor keys? | A scale contains eight notes. The "frequency" of the last note is double the frequency of the first note. This means that the first and last note sound similar - and when they're played together, they sound very pleasant. In a major scale, the first, third and fifth notes have a specific mathematical connection too. An... |
Why did the German WW2 use a 88mm Cannon rather than a round number like 90mm? | 88mm caliber was a common size for pre-WWI German navy guns. Many old gun related things are based on the diameters of various weight lead balls, and a 9 lb lead ball is very close to 88mm in diameter .Because they decided that 88mm was big enough to get the job done and not too big to be a waste of materials. 2 extra ... |
How Is It That Astronauts Aren't Blinded By The Brightness of The Sun? | Those visors: a real thin layer of gold on there.They're only a fraction of a percent closer to the sun than we are, and the visors mentioned above make up for the absence of the filtering effect of our atmosphere.Their helmets have a visor the block the majority of the harmful rays. |
Why does 65 degrees feel so much cooler in a car or building than it does outside? | Relative humidity. If the outside holds more moisture than it will not evaporate which makes you feel warmer. Air conditioning is removing humidity which brings down the temperature you feel. |
how did people make such accurate maps of land and sea before flight was achieved? | There were two major ways of measuring things accurately. One way were to look at the distance and angles to landmarks and then triangulate where you are in relation to those. The landmarks would again be triangulated by using other landmarks and so forth. For long distances you could also look at the Sun and the stars... |
how do cash machine companies make a profit (UK) | I'd imagine their money would come from selling and setting up the machines initially, and then from advertising . But that's just a guess on my part |
How did scientists come to the conclusion that the Universe is expanding? | You know the doppler effect, where something sounds different when it's coming towards you than when it's moving away? Well at high speeds light if affected by the doppler effect. When something is moving away the light shifts into the red spectrum, when it's coming closer it shifts into the blue spectrum. Because of t... |
How did other western countries institute National Healthcare and what's holding back the U.S. from doing so? | Most western countries instituted national healthcare as a necessity during and after WWI and WWII. Their options were nationalize healthcare or have their populations die. The US did not face this issue. The US is also culturally different. We prize self sufficiency, abhor taxes, and thing the government should be as ... |
If Ebola is actually not a major threat to the world (compared to say, malaria) then why has it been getting such huge attention? Is there really a major problem? | It has been getting significant media attention largely because it's new, foreign, an extremely horrible way to die and *might* affect you . The reasons why it's actually a problem and **should** be getting media attention are: 1. It has been absolutely ruinous to the already weak healthcare systems in Sierra Leone, Li... |
What if a country doesn't accept a surrender? | It depends on a few factors. The process of surrendering on the national level isn't as simple as just throwing your hands up in the air and saying "I quit." Representatives will negotiate terms for the end of the war. Basically, the losing party says "we want to stop fighting, what are your demands?" If the demands ar... |
When a stock loses value, where does the lost value go? | Imagine you buy a shiny new toy. It costs $20. A week later, you want to sell it to a friend, but that friend will only pay $15 because he knows he could have a new one for $20. You decide not to sell. A year later, the toy has gone out of fashion. Now, your friend will only pay $5 for it. It's in similar condition to ... |
Why is it gloom and doom for Democrats in this election? | Primarily because of the battle over the Senate. Senators serve a six-year term, meaning that this year, the Senators who are up for reelection were elected in 2008, alongside the presidential election between Barack Obama and John McCain. Democrats won the fight over the senate that year handily, improving from 49 sea... |
The difference between Windows, OSX, and Linux under the hood | DOS/Windows uses entirely original code with an entirely original model for how everything will work. Windows up until NT was more or less just DOS with a program that made a graphical interface plopped on top, but since the revolution of the NT kernel even the GUI has become and in integral part of the base system. OS... |
Why do actions movies have so much usage of shaky cam and jump cuts? | It is because action scenes are hard to film, it takes months for actors to learn how to fight and for production teams to create all of the costuming, make-up, props and sets. And usually actors don't spend a lot of time training in martial arts or gun ranges, so often they aren't very good at it. And to conceal actor... |
Do our inhereted family traits mean anything? | I can only assume that im 6'4 with blue eyes and dark hair because my ancestors wanted me to impregnate hella hoes I apologize if that wasn't scientific enough |
If most last names were based off of the person's profession, place of birth, or father, then how and why did a last name become something you inherit? | Because you were VERY likely to inherit your profession as well if you were a member of the lower class. If you father was a smith chances are pretty good he would teach you and when he died you would own his smithy and your son will be a smith as well. There wasn't a lot of upward mobility in ancient society. |
what makes people cry when they see a celebrity? | I still don't understand the "celebrity" thingy.Why people care about them ? They are only doing their job and change nothing to the worldowerwhelming emotion; i believe it to be similar to the cult of personality dictators deploy. The celebrity seems "bigger than life" and thus is an extraordinary thing to see for som... |
What goes into remastering a song? | The concept of a "master" goes back to when vinyl records were the most common form of recorded music to be sold. The common process was to record each artists performance on magnetic tape. You would have the drums, guitars, strings, vocals, etc all recorded on individual tapes. This allowed very good recording of each... |
How am I supposed to react if I happen to be near an explosion in which people are badly injured ? | Do you have any special skills? If not, calling upon emergency services, being of any peripheral help such as helping calm people, getting others out of harm's way and just generally common sense stuff. Beyond that, getting the fuck out the way so others can go in and do what they need to do is always a plus. |
Why is different kind of beers served in different kinds of glasses? | Much the same reason wine is served in different glasses. Glass shape and size changes how aromas are presented to your nose. Smell is a huge part in the taste of things. Hops is very aromatic and the type of beer has different volatile compounds from the type of yeast used in fermentation that affect the flavor and sm... |
Where do the squirrels go in the night? | They go to sleep in trees. The trees act as portals to other relms where these creatures plan and scheme on how to conquer the current relms that they reside in and after they destroy everything in their path they move on to devistate more worlds and civilizations. |
Why are the exact same ratios of isotopes of an element found all around the world? | In the case of uranium, it was all present when the earth formed, and during the process of formation, all the uranium was thoroughly mixed. The differences between the two uranium isotopes are very slight, and they separate only very, very slowly. In addition, uranium is normally found as insoluble compounds, so it do... |
Why did Civil War soldiers not use revolvers exclusively? | First of all, I'm not sure why you think accuracy doesn't matter. Direct, close range, charges were not common and when they did occur the two lines would be separated by hundreds of yards to start. The Napoleonic line tactics fell out of favor pretty early in the war and the small unit tactics that developed were not ... |
How does pain medication actually work, and how/why is say, Morphine, way stronger than say, Advil? | They don't necessarily target that specific area on the body, they have an effect on the entire body, but it feels like it is having an effect on the area that hurts the most. Think of the pain receptors as a puzzle piece, and the drugs are the matching puzzle piece. The better the fit, the more effective that drug wil... |
Why are zits and acne so hard to solve? It's right on the surface and there's a hole that leads right to the problem. What's the hard part? | Acne is more than just superficial. Plus there are many types of acne. Cystic acne being one of the worst . Your skin has about 5 layers and acne comes from clogged pores. Hormones play a huge part in acne production as well as genetics. My brothers have horrible chronic acne while I skated through my teens with no acn... |
Why do we get pee shivers? | It's my understanding that the medical community hasn't reached agreement on the cause, but the most likely candidate is a sudden loss of heat as you expel the urine.As far as we know, nobody knows. _URL_0_Dang! I thought I was the only one!!! I always try to hide the shivers becaus I thought people would be like WTF! |
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