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Why do people say that cilantro tastes like soap? | Here is a great explanation from the NY Times - _URL_0_? - that says, in part, that the reason could be genetic in nature. Some of the smell chemicals found in Cilantro are related to soap compounds, and chemists suspect this could add to the associationTo me it tastes like soap - or some kind of perfume. How does it t... |
Why do sapling trees not lose their leaves in the winter while adult trees of the same species do? | Some like beeches hold onto dead leaves to collect snow at their base for added water when it melts. Saplings in general hold onto their leaves longer than the larger trees to get some last minute sugar from the sun without the shading of the larger treesSunk cost and reproductive preservation. It's evolutionary cheape... |
Does the US have a plan for it's debt? What is the endgame? | National debt isn't like personal debt. We don't need to pay it off. As long as we can keep making the required payments on it, people will gladly keep loaning money to the US government. The debt is only really a problem if it starts growing faster than the economy & we *can't* make payments on it.The real value of de... |
How Did the 1995 Sarin Gas Attack in Tokyo Only Kill 12? | I believe a big part of it was the way they chose to deliver the Sarin. They used liquid sarin in plastic bags wrapped in newspaper, which they punctured so that it would evaporate out into the air. So it wasn't as deadly as if they'd flooded the place with Sarin gas, so the vast majority of the victims weren't severel... |
Why is nutritional science is seemingly less concrete than other branches of science? | Nutrition is very complex with the effect of diet on the body being confused by a number of other factors in an individuals lifestyle. With the more traditional sciences you can much more easily isolate individual components to look at them aloneDiet and health is a place where it's hard to experiment on people, due fo... |
How can a country like Japan have debts of $10t and FOREX reserves of $1.2t? Why don't they use their reserves to pay down their debt? | Think of it as the equivalent of a mortgage. People will often carry a mortgage and carry investments at the same time. If you can make more interest on the investments than it costs you for the mortgage you are better off not paying off the mortgageBecause you need the forex reserves to be able to regulate your curren... |
Are dogs unaware they are chasing their own tails when they are chasing their own tails? | It's got to have something to do with the animals state of mind. My cat can sit with her tail moving and not think twice about it. When she gets frisky and primal she will attack anything that gets her attention. I'm thinking about when our pets switch from "domesticated" mind to "wild instinct" mind. |
How does mariana trench stay in one place if tectonic plates of the earth move? | Tectonic plates move something like a centimeter at most a year. It would take tens of thousands of years for it to noticeably move.It is no more permanent than other geologic features such as the Grand Canyon or the Himalayas. It's subject to the same sorts of forces. |
Why will my diesel BMW get worse mileage per gallon if I get its software updated? | Have you been informed there is an update for the car ? like a letter from your dealer or anything ? I haven't seen anything to suggest that BMW are issuing updates for emissions. If there is an update is it confirmed to decrease fuel economy ? |
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was designed to curve along the earths. Yet, the water under it stays does not curve along the earth. How could it be if the earth is a sphere? | While it may have been designed to curve concentric with the Earth, the arc you see is because suspension bridge are also designed to be hump shaped so that they go flat when heavily loaded. The Earth's curvature is much"flatter" than the arc you see in the bridge. The water has the arc of the Earth.The water does curv... |
Why do herbivorous animals such as Gorillas have canines? | For primates, large K9's are used primarily by males to try an intimidate other males. The large K9's help them attract females and ward off other potential suitors. Other species might have other reasons for having large K9's , but for primates large K9's are the cause of [male-male competition]. Gorilla's live in one... |
Most people have a preferred arm or hand, so they tend to do the heavier jobs with their favorite arm. Why are both arms still the same size? | They aren't. It's just that most labor isn't heavy enough to cause a noticeable difference. Further, most heavy labor is designed to be done in an ergonomic, symmetrical way with both arms. However, there are edge cases. Ask an experienced blacksmith to show you their arms. My right arm are very slightly larger than th... |
Why does hot glue make 'strings'? | I can give a very basic answer only it has to do with the molecular structure: hot glue is based on long chain-like molecules. If you pull it apart, the molecules grab on to each other and form strands kinda like a rope. The best association I could come up with right now would maybe be cotton candy, i.e. if you pull o... |
What actually happens to your body when you get kocked out? How does it happen? | If you get hit really hard in the head it causes your head to accelerate, and your brain along with it. Your head then hits the inside of your skull and can bounce around . The trauma to the brain causes lots of neurotransmitters to fire at once, and your brain gets overloaded and temporarily shuts down conscious infor... |
Why does being congested seem to make it hard to focus? | This won't be a very scientific answer, but I 'd say it's because your brain only has so much energy, so much focus, so much attention that it can deliver to everything it's doing both on a conscious and subconscious level. When it's just that much more difficult for you to breathe, some of your attention is going to b... |
Why do anti-depressants sometimes make teens and young adults suicidal? | You know how when you're really down, you just want to curl up on a couch and not do anything? Well, clinically depressed people can sometimes be in that state all the time. So they might be suicidal, but they never act on it, because their depression means they don't want to act on *anything*. Sometimes antidepressant... |
why do almost all Carnival operators have bad teeth? | Many Carnies are people who can't get work at traditional jobs. A good portion of those are for living under the radar so to speak or simply not being able to deal with regular society. A lot of those folks also have drug issues. There is usually a pattern to certain types of bad teeth. Google images of "meth mouth". I... |
Why do we forget waking up in the middle of the night? | When you sleep the memory section of your brain stops recording just like the motor sections stop sending signals to your limbs. It is possible to be woken up by something without regaining full consciousness at once, and even falling asleep seconds later. You may notice this if you wake up and can not move. Substances... |
How does touching the prostate gland cause better sex performance in men? | It doesn't improve performance, it stimulates ejaculation very quickly. Feels just great, btw.Assuming you are a male, go grab a dildo and stick it up the butt to stimulate your prostate and experience the better sex feeling for yourself. Your body can sometimes explains things better than any person can. |
How does one get involved in politics and eventually run for office? | Surprisingly easy. People usually start fairly local, unless they're ivy-league lawyers who have the chops and the connections to jump right into a senate race. They start at the local government or state senate level. Most get involved with the local office of whatever party they're looking to join, and its a simple m... |
Why isn't 900p common like 1080 or 720p? | 720p and 1080i were chosen as the standard resolutions for HDTV broadcasts. While they both use roughly the same amount of data/bandwidth, 720p sacrifices resolution for getting a full 60 frames per second update, making it preferable for things like sports. 1080i, OTOH, gives you higher resolution but slower screen up... |
why does high school start so early in the morning (mine started at 7:30am) when the typical job starts at 9am? | I've always been told growing up that it's done on purpose so that parents have time to drive their kids to school and school buses don't interfere with rush hour traffic. And elementary, middle and high school all start at different times so less school buses are needed.I have been working full time office setting job... |
I looked up "aesthetics" on Google - most images are in purple. Looked up /r/aesthetics - most images are also in purple. Why? | This is really more of an /r/OutOfTheLoop thing. _URL_0_ What you're seeing is a bunch of [Vaporwave] related imagery. They 've taken the word "aesthetic" to be a big part of the scene .Could be a psychological reason. I'm just speculating here, but people react to different colours in different ways. You have hot colo... |
What's a direct basic democracy | Most modern democracies are actually democratic republics. Citizens elect leaders, and leaders run the government. However, it Switzerland, there are certain powers that the citizens have over the government, like that they can sign a petition that forces the government to initiate reform. |
how can I go from being dead tired to just fine in the matter of a few minutes | Likely it's your interest level that changed. When you lose interest you're going to notice you're tired out of nowhere. Being engaged in whatever activity you're doing will help remedy this. I wouldn't jump to some medical condition. |
Why don't fitness centers harness energy that its patrons create when exercising? | An excellent idea! The bad news is humans are too puny. From the Wikipedia page on human power * adults of good average fitness average between 50 and 150 watts for an hour of vigorous exercise.* So you on a treadmill could barely power a lightbulb or two. Sounds crazy, but there it is. Some cardio machines have displa... |
Why do cats chirp at birds? | Wild cats have been recorded mimicking calls of their prey and there is some though that the chirping is tied to this. Another is that the chattering noise they sometimes make is associated with frustration. A few minutes on google will get you this and more, but [here is one simple source to get you started.]As it was... |
Does the temperature affect the pressure in the real world if volume is not constant? | If volume is not constant we can't really say how the pressure would change. However temperature causing pressure to increase its certainly something which happens "in the real world". I suspect pretty much all the stuff you would be taught about such things apply to the real world or they wouldn't be teaching itDon't ... |
what is the scientific reason we get "bad vibes" about a person/place/situation? | Humans are good at pattern recognition and you will subconsciously connect those "new" patterns to old ones, comparing the person to a situation you 've already experienced. I can't find the link but there was a study proving that people will follow previous decisions subconsciously without realizing it. The participan... |
Why those with Down syndrome generally appear similar to others with Down syndrome | From [a previous answer] I gave to the same question: Down Syndrome is what happens when the baby ends up with three copies of Chromosome 21 instead of two. Having three copies of Chromosome 21 leads to a lot of changes in the body, including the unique facial shape and the developmental delay. So why is it so common t... |
What has Family Video done differently than Blockbuster that has kept them in business? | From Wiki: > In addition to the brick and mortar store front, Family Video has branched off into other markets such as real estate, 24-hour fitness centers, and cable television. The company also sells new and previously used items online. Family Video expanded into the Canadian market in 2012. > In 2013, following the... |
Why are some body parts such as the nose made out of cartilage, and not bones? | Cartilage and bone both provide structure, but where bone provides load bearing strength and body cavity protection necessitating hardness, cartilage is better suited to provide support to moving parts and is easier to repair than bone so is better suited for non-load bearing portions of the body that require only mode... |
Why do digital personal assistants commonly have female voices? | I've always thought because women are seen as calmer, less violent and more compassionate - it's like hearing the voice of your mother. This means that you're less likely to punch your old, malfunctioning GPS in the face. |
Why do railroad tracks always have rocks underneath them? | They provide drainage as well a stable platform for the rails.Great answers. I would focus on the fact that they are the cheapest way to make a durable flat hard thing. Dirt's not durable or hard, concrete construction is hella expensive, asphalt is too soft, etc.Also for balancing the track. The rocks can be tamped vi... |
How do you tell that a news source is credible? | Look at it as the credibility of a news item as well as the credibility of the news source. * If the news source is generally well respected, credibility of any news item goes up. One indicator of general respectedness is whether it was around before the web, another indicator is whether there is a print edition . * If... |
Why is it sometimes very painful to swallow? | Let's say you swallow a meatball.You put the meatball in your mouth, align it so it will fall down easier with your tongue, and then you begin the "swallowing".Half down your throat, your "tube" biforcates to your esophagus and pharynx .What happens is that on the way down, the meatball touches your soft palate that tr... |
How do the Zicam cold remedy fast melts effectively get rid of a cold so quickly? | Zicam is homeopathic. Take from that what you will _URL_0_ is a "homeopathic" cold remedy. _URL_1_ has it's own serious problems, not the least of which is that most preparations are diluted 10^30 times, where as 10^23 is the molecular limit, that is, anything more then 10^23 dilution, you are unlikely to have even one... |
Why do gas prices fluctuate? Why don't they just go up? We're pretty dependent on gas (at least in the U.S.). | Oil prices are set by speculators, who try to "predict" what the supply/demand will be for oil products in the near future. Since the late 90's, worldwide demand for oil has skyrocketed, and along with the whole 9/11 - Iraq war - iran tension thing, the price was driven up to almost $100 a gallon. That demand reached i... |
Why songs do Clips ? | Many reasons: This is America, from Childish Gambino, for example; the music video compliments the message of the song a whole lot. Without it, IMO, the song would lose a lot of its meaning and wouldn't be close to as impactful as it is. So, it's an useful tool to SHOW a message rather than just tell Music are products... |
Why does my heart rate drop when I exhale? | It's called sinus arrhythmia, and it's perfectly normal and benign, especially in young people. I have it too. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but I believe it's because the expansion of your lungs as you inhale puts pressure on a nerve that controls heart rate. |
Why do people experience stomach cramps while running? | If you're talking about the painful stitch you get in your side, nobody really knows, despite the plethora of pet theories people have/will come up with. |
Why does ejaculation cause so much fatigue? | well, two reasons. First, climax in itself helps relieve stress and anxiety - which causes a person to relax. There's also some degree of physical exertion involved. Second, ejaculation causes a man's brain to release a bunch of chemicals. In case you want to know the names That last one, prolactin, that's the biggie h... |
If the earth had no oceans, how would the present climate zones change? | Besides all of the obvious things, like decreased rainfall, the oceans are very good at thermoregulation. Some coastal regions experience cooler than typical for their latitude weather, while others experience warmer weather, due to the direction of ocean currents. If the current was previously coming from the equator ... |
What is it about the anatomy of ants that they are able to carry objects considerably heavier than themselves? | Oooh, I know this! The key to their freakish exoskeleton Hulk powers is their teeny tiny size. That said, it's a matter of physics that the smaller the animal, the stronger it is relative to its size and weight - If I remember correctly, it's all about the disparity between mass and the surface area of their muscles. T... |
Why is it far easier to keep our eyes closed when we're tired? | If you have been awake for a long time, your eyes dry out. Closing your eyes lubricates your eyes, which feels good. Muscle fatigue is another factor, especially if you've been staring at a screen all day. Another perspective: when you're tired, you want to sleep. Closing your eyes starts to satisfy the desire for slee... |
Boxing weight classes: why isn't the heavyweight champion larger? | It would be a disadvantage. A fighter needs to be mobile and he needs to have the stamina to last 12 rounds. Muhammad Ali was famous for that. He was 210 when he fought Sonny Liston for his first heavyweight title. He would dance around so that guys couldn't get a good hit in on him. The heaviest champ ever was Nikolai... |
why do people conflate abortion rights with women's rights? | TLDR; To win arguments. Conservatives have a nasty habit of winning arguments by painting their opponents as godless heathens. Nothing is more godless or heathen than a baby killer. So if there is a group of well meaning people who want to help out lower-income women to plan their families buy offering a vast array of ... |
Why are some allergies severe in the morning? | I suppose it depends on what type of symptoms you're referring to. With head symptoms a lot of the time it's because you've been lying down and the pillows and blankets haven't been watches. Dust and skin mites have been getting breathed in all night and when you wake up you start breathing more heavily. Also, if you h... |
What's actually happening physiologically when for example your muscles or ankle is sore the next day after hiking, and it "hurts so good" when you massage it or put pressure on it? | The sensory nerves for "touch" have a stronger signal than the "pain" receptors so you get temporary relief.Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5:Why do massages feel good? ]1. [ELI5: Does massage really work to get rid of the 'knots'? What are the knots and why do you sometimes feel wors... |
how does water (and other liquids) dry when temperatures are below evaporation points? | The specifics are not very ELI5 friendly, but if you're interested, look up *vapor pressure.* Evaporation and boiling are not strictly the same thing. When water is at its boiling point, its average kinetic energy is high enough to overcome atmospheric pressure and form gas bubbles *within* the liquid. This is why wate... |
If it takes time to digest food, Why do I have to go to the bathroom right after eating? | [It's called a gastrocolic reflex or gastrocolic response]. It basically is just your stomach telling your brain to make more room for incoming food and therefore go poop. Its normal, don't worry. :)", 'Everyone's different, but the likely explanation for what's going on is that the act of eating -- putting something i... |
What is the difference between these free accredited online courses and going to a paid college/university? | I always assumed they weren't accredited. Are they nationally accredited, or is it just some made up organisation that says they are? |
Is it possible to be allergic to food? (Not one specific food like peanuts, but literally everything you eat) | Not a true allergy but there's a condition called refeeding syndrome. It occurs when people have gone through long periods of starvation who then have food reintroduced to the system. What happens is the person's body treats food as a foreign contaminant and rejects it._URL_0_ |
Why do all modern phones have stripes on the bottom? (Picture in text) | If your talking about the thin lines that run all along the phone, them it's separation for the antennas in the phone. Your phone has different antennas for cellular/LTE connections, Bluetooth, wifi .. Those lines are either where the antennas are run or they separate different metallic parts of the phone that act as a... |
What was the K-T Extinction? | The K-T extinction was the extinction that separated the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods . This extinction was the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, and was almost certainly caused by an asteroid/comet impactThe Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction. It was the mass extinction of ~70% of plants and animals on Earth caused by ... |
What happens to other judges as qualified as those on the US Supreme Court | Many of them are judges on other courts. For instance, there are three levels to the federal court system, trial courts called District Courts, the Circuit Courts which are the first-level appeal courts, and the Supreme Court. There are 13 of the Circuit Courts, most of which have more than nine judges. Many if not mos... |
the financial term "total cost of ownership" as opposed to say, buying and running costs | well Theres several things you have to take in to account. It depends if its something you plan to trow away or resell after you´re done using, what it consumes while operating, if you have to get additional services for it. Lets say a car You buy a car for 25,000 dollars, So you fill the tank once a week, thats $2040 ... |
If I log in to other sites with my facebook account, what will happen to my accounts is Facebook goes bankrupt? | This is an open issue. Your saving graze is that companies usually does not go bankrupt without any warning. So you will likely have time to change over your account if that were to happen. In fact the likely reason for Facebook to go bankrupt is if the users are deserting them in the first place. What is a bigger issu... |
what happens if I fire a gun in space? | The bullet will leave the barrel at high speed, but a slower speed than it would on Earth. You will begin traveling backwards since you absorb momentum to cancel the momentum of the bullet The bullet will continue to move at the speed it left the barrel for a long time. It will slow slightly due to particles it encount... |
- Monsanto. Please. Thanks. | Monsanto is a company that makes genetically modified seeds and crops. They go into the DNA of the seeds and make changes to the structure of them, to try and make them more reliable, less likely to have bugs in them and more likely to grow bigger. They are pretty controversial because of the way the company tries to p... |
Why do we refer to mother whales as "cows" when they aren't bovines, but other non-bovines aren't called cows, rather just called lionesses, hens, ewes, etc.? | It's not just bovines, it's a common term for very large female mammals. > It's not just moose and whales that are given this name. Mature female bovines are called cows, as well as caribou, bison, buffalo, elk, red deer, elephants, rhinos, seals, some species of antelope like wildebeest and hartebeest, camels, and oth... |
Why songwriters and artists tend to put their most popular song(s) two or three tracks into the album? | You're putting the cart before the horse. The album is made with hopes that some of the songs on it become popular. Now assuming they know which ones are more likely to be popular or 'hits' they might put them more in the middle to entice people to listen to the whole thing. Sort of 'I'll listen to the ones before the ... |
How do MetroCards work? | Here's how MetroCards work: 1. You pay a massive amount of money for the MetroCard .2. After swiping the MetroCard, you have high hopes that your ride will be enjoyable. However, as soon as you walk to your train platform and become accustomed to the appetizing concoction of hot piss-and-garbage-smelling air, you reali... |
What exactly happens when a program is "Not Responding?" | A program has multiple threads, which are like mini programs, and one of them, the input thread contains a list of all the information sent to the program like clicks and keyboard presses. Every couple of seconds windows also adds a blank one to make sure the program is there. The other threads of the program take the ... |
Why do Custodians and Janitors not get paid more for dealing with potential biohazzards on a daily basis? | Two factors that contribute to high incomes are 1). Not many people can do what the job requires, and 2). Not many people are willing to do what the job requires. While it may be unpleasant or dangerous, it's not unpleasant or dangerous enough that others can't/aren't willing to do that job for the current going wage. ... |
When the continents were joined together (Pangaea), did that mean that there was an entire hemisphere of ocean? | Yes. This is given the name Panthalassa, or the Panthalassic Ocean. There would have been several different tectonic plates underneath this ocean, and subduction would have been occurring at the boundaries of some of them, creating island arc chains like this around the northern edges of the Pacific now. Seeing as Pang... |
How we know what the continents looked like millions of years ago. | By studying plate tectonics using lava flows and GPS, they can determine which continents were once joined. This [image] shows the direction of various shelves and plates. They can also study plants and animals and fossils spread across continents to see where they were once joined. By working backwards they are able t... |
Why is it considered a fashion faux pas to wear white after Labor Day? | There are a lot of little anecdotes about this and how it applies to different social classes and whatever, but they all boil down to this: White is a summer color, and Labor Day is basically considered the end of summer. So because white is a comfy color to wear at resorts and boardwalks where it's hot, it's very asso... |
What is the function/benefit of allergies? | An allergic reaction is a body overreacting to what it thinks is a dangerous substance entering the body it basically goes into a feedback loop. This is good for countering invasive bacteria, but bad when it is something like peanuts. For more information - _URL_0_', "> misfire? Yes. Your immune system has a systematic... |
why haven't the large and heavy lead batteries in cars been replaced with newer lithium or nickel battery technology? | They work, they're robust, they're cheap, and for the starting battery in a car, their inferiority to more modern batteries doesn't translate to a large difference in overall performance for the car. Electric cars haven't used them for years, because in the case of electric cars, the battery is much larger and maximizi... |
How do governments determine the dollar amount of a fine? | It's completely arbritary. Some countries have hundred-thousand dollar fines for speeding based on income, some have fixed 20$ fines. Generally they are set at an amount that seems reasonable for the time the law is passed and never or poorly updated. That's why poor people in America end up in a cycle of debtor's pris... |
Why is it so much harder to snap with your index finger than with your middle finger? | The snap comes from your finger hitting the palm of your hand. The middle finger has a better angle than the index or ring finger.Snapping happens when your middle finger hits the bottom most joint in your thumb. Try it, you'll see where. If you try to snap with your pointer finger, your middle finger is in the way, so... |
How exactly did the BP Deepwater Horizon blow up in 2010? | _URL_0_ From the statements, a large methane bubble went up the drill column and broke a lot of stuff before exploding. |
When an animal looks into a mirror, does it actually know it's looking at itself? | At least some of our cats recognize their reflection. The others may simply ignore their reflected images. We had a cat who who pose sideways in front of the glass oven door every morning and, look at himself.Depends on the animal. Humans can, as well as chimps, elephants and a couple other animals. The way they test f... |
The difference between sorting comments by "Top", "Best" and "Popular". | 'Best' was written by Randall Munroe and sorts things based on a prediction of what it thinks the rating will be with a much larger number of votes. This is why something with more points can be below something with less points. [This article] explains it in greater detail. 'Top' is upvotes minus downvotes, but is flaw... |
Why are eggs sold almost exclusively by the dozen commercially? | It has to do with math and divisibility. 12 is the only number that you can evenly divide by 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. So you can easily make multiple batches without wasting any eggs by buying a dozen and scaling up the recipe. So if 3 eggs are required, you can make 4 batches. 6 eggs, 2 batches. And so on for most recipesWh... |
How to wirelessly project my computer screen onto a TV? | As u/CptCreosote said, Plex is probably the way to go. I wanted to add to that. This is service software that should run on a dedicated media PC you can designate as your media server. Congratulations, you're in the IT business now. I'm not saying it's hard to setup or anything, I actually want to comment on WiFi bandw... |
Why do we capitalize "Happy New Year"? | My guess is that happy is capitalized because it's the beginning of a sentence, and New Year is a proper noun . |
Why is a persons ability to think rationally inhibited when they are horny? | Because that's the primary function that all other activities of organic life lead up to: proliferation of genes. Everything living has the drive to reproduce on some level.As Robin Williams said: "God gave man a brain and a penis but not enough blood to use both at the same time."It is your only goal in life as far as... |
Why is it that music sounds better louder? | That's just your personal taste, and by no means a universal thing. Only you can know why you know something, any answers we give are just educated guesses. |
What is the difference between colored diamonds and other precious, colored gemstones? | Diamonds are made of tightly packed carbon atoms. Sapphires and rubies are made of a crystalline structure of aluminium oxide, with tiny amounts of other atoms mixed in to give it the right colour. Emeralds are made of beryllium aluminium silicate, with chromium or vanadium giving the colour green . Diamonds can also g... |
Why do computer games tend to crash if you tab out during a loading screen? | You'll find that more common in games that are played "full screen" and not in any form of window. Full screen games are sending instructions to the video card , and expecting to have the video card take care of business and report back. If you alt-tab out during a loading screen, the game no longer has control of the ... |
In setback for Indians, US H-1B bill calls for minimum pay to be doubled | Note that H-1B workers usually work through contracting companies, who take a cut of their salary. Since the company has all the leverage, the cut is often quite large. She might not be making $130K, it is conceivable that is being paid for her services. |
Why does it matter if Russia takes Crimea? | It would set a precedent. You can't just change the borders of your country just because you feel like it.Because our society is supposed to be past the point where the strong can just take whatever they want', "They can't just march in and claim it. That's a serious breach of international law. It sets a very dangerou... |
Why archaeological findings are always under the
ground? | When the wind blows, it blows dust and dirt around. The dust settles on things, just like it does inside your house if you don't clean it once in a while. But outside it's much worse, and after a year, the dust and sand and dirt makes a thick layer on top of everything. After 50 or 100 or 1000 years, that layer of dirt... |
Why do cats (and dogs) react so positively to our petting? | So for cats, its a natural behavior, wild cats, who are friends, will brush up against each other. They do this to create a group scent, now they are not pack animals but they do live in groups, and thus they like to have a group scent. When you rub your cat you are exchanging scents, an activity which they see as frie... |
Why are some of my car windows fogged in the morning but not others? | Is your car parked outdoors? fog/condensation is usually caused by a temperature difference between the inside/outside glass, so if the sun is hitting the car at a certain angle this may explain why. |
What happens in a civilized country when an underage woman applies goes to a hospital to give birth? | It varies by jurisdiction, with two kinds of competing laws. There are laws that require medical providers to report signs of abuse. Pregnancy in a 12-year-old is usually going to be considered abusive. But there are also medical privacy laws aimed to protect underaged women who might face reprisals for reproductive ca... |
Could someone please explain derivatives to me? | Well, first question: Why would you accept a job interview for a position you know nothing about, that sounds from a brief Google search to be a mid-level position? Sounds to me like you're about to be in a world of hurt. Unfortunately, this isn't the *mathematical* derivative, but the financial kind. So the best I can... |
Why can't we harness plasma like the weaponry in Halo? | This is simplified, but think of plasma as super hot, glowing gas. Imagine you had a little cylinder of gas and shot it into the air at high speed. It would almost immediately slow down, disperse, and basically do very little damage. The hard part isn't making the plasma , it's firing the plasma and having it maintain ... |
Today in Britain, the sky went really orange for a few hours - why? | I've found out what it was - orange-ish dust has been picked up by Hurricane Ophelia and spread across the atmosphere.Not sure if related, but Portugal and northwest Spain are having a huge number of forest fires going on causing a lot of ashes and smoke, turning the sky orange in most places nearby. are you south of B... |
How do radio waves travel through deep space without being disrupted? | It's actually the ideal scenario. Physicists like to imagine radio waves travelling through empty space without gravity, other waves, something in the medium, etc. altering them somehow. The issue is picking them out after they travel so long, because they get weaker the further they go from the source. To do that, NAS... |
People in American movies often say "call my lawyer", does that mean that they already have a lawyer ? | Most people in those movies are in a business, and yes they have a contract with a firm. Now remember this is Hollywood, so it is not a staple to real life. In truth keeping lawyers on retainer is quite costly and most people in America do not have one. And back to the movies it is just a lazy way for writers to end a ... |
What's with the recent camera angle changes in British Soaps | When they started making soaps and similar in-studio TV shows decades ago, it had to be done with very bulky video cameras, typically mounted on rolling pedestals [like this]. This seriously limited the kinds of angles and camera movements that were possible, and the whole visual style of these shows evolved out of tha... |
Why does copying and pasting large amounts of text lag computers when the actual transfer of files is so low? | Displaying the file is different from just simply copying the file directly. The resource intensive operation is drawing each letter, formatting etcThis is a guess, but I would expect the problems to be caused not by the amount of data but by the formatting which has to be done at the receiving end. You know how word p... |
Why can companies like Microsoft advertise with a negative comparison to competing companies like apple | Apple did the same thing with the mac campaign slamming the pc. In fact apple has always put down all their competitors. So its not a one way street. |
Since over 50% of Americans support recreational marijuana legalization, what does it take for it to be federally legalized? | 1. Federal legislation removing marijuana from the restricted substances scheduling. Highly unlikely, would need to make it through a Congress that has trouble doing basic shit like paying government employees. 2. FDA rescheduling to a non- or less-controlled substance. Unlikely for political reasons. That's pretty muc... |
Why isn't pirating enforced and what effect does the pirate bay take down accomplish? | Pirating isn't enforced because it's . Well its illegal .And the takedown of thepiratebay was an anti-pirate/piracy action. So there |
Why do PC games get discounted more often and more quickly than console games do? How come it takes longer for console games to drop in price? | Consoles are restricted hardware. The console manufacturers control what runs on a console, and therefore charge a licensing fee to the game developers to allow their software to run on the hardware. This is typically in the form of a fee per copy of the game made . Regardless of how old a game is, the developer will s... |
Why do some people talk to themselves? Is it a psychological issue? | We all have an internal dialogue, some people just verbalize theirs. Sometimes hearing the words actually spoken helps to examine them differently. Sometimes vocalizing that internal dialogue is just natural because we are used to communicating through speech. |
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