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Why is every vehicle with 4 or more wheels made with seat belts for all possible passengers except for school busses? | It's not just school buses, but buses in general . It tends to be that a bus is a big enough vehicle that no matter what it hits you most likely won't be thrown forward hard enough to cause damage. In particular school buses which are unlikely to ever be driving above 30mph. At least, that used to be the thinking. Mode... |
Why does food not have much a smell when cold or frozen but does when heated? | Temperature is really a measure of the average energy of the molecules in the object. At low temperatures, few is them have enough energy to fly off and make it to your nose. As you heat it up, more and more will get there and the smell will become strongerHeat allows volatile compounds in your food to evaporate and sp... |
Why does the screen look like this when seen through 3D glasses? | It's due to the polarizing filters in the screen interacting with the polarizing filters that make up the 3d glasses\' lenses. Polarization is a property of light involving the way the wave oscillates. Being able to block light of certain polarization is useful in many situations, as it lets you control what "parts" of... |
why do different cable companies have different channel numbers when all it does is confuse those who switch providers. | You say that like it is a bad thing, like companies should try to make it easier to switch to their competition. Also, not all companies have the same mix of channels to offer. So what should they do, have weird gaps in numbering? 1,16,36,78? How do you think they should coordinate which channels match which numbers an... |
How hard can it be to make a voting machine? | > I think I could write about 10 lines of code for voting machines that would work better than what we currently have. If it's 10 lines then you're sitting on the back of probably hundreds of thousands if not millions of lines of code in libraries and operating system details. A problem anywhere in there could be the d... |
The hiring process in detail at a major company starting with the initial need for an employee | A typical process might look like this: * the company is divided up into groups, business units, departments, projects, etc., and each group has a budget and/or headcount assigned to it* a manager currently at headcount needs to make a case to increase it to middle or upper management, and they approve* a manager works... |
Why do telemarketers wait about 3 seconds after you pick up your phone to start talking? | Simple. They are not doing the dialing. A computer is doing the dialing and only patches the telemarketer through to your call if someone answers the phone . This way, a person isn't wasting their time all day long with waiting for people to answer the phone when most phone numbers go unanswered. |
Why do instruments sound different when they make the same note? | The sound wave produced by each instrument has a different shape. Look at the left hand side of [this image]. You'll see that each wave has the same frequency - but a very different shape. This is what creates the differences.The two sounds each have a unique "spectrum". A vibrating object will produce a variety of son... |
Is mixing wet paint a chemical change? | No, that isn't a chemical change. Paint is made up of tiny flecks of pigments suspended in some carrier like water or oil. You can't get the original colors back because you can't separate billions of tiny objects, not because they have bonded on a molecular or atomic level. |
how does a turtle/tortoise's shell grow bigger | It's not completely solid. It's made of scales, which gives it some room to expand. |
Why is it so easy for me to tell what's computer animated even with all the advances in technology? | You might be surprised at how much little stuff is digital these days. You only spot the obvious or semi-obvious stuff. Search YouTube for behind the scenes green screen shots and you may be amazed at how much even modest budget and boring shows like a procedural use CGI for things like locations[The Uncanny Valley eff... |
Why are mixed race people considered black? | It's cultural. Those same people would be viewed as white or simply as mixed in other cultural contexts.It's a cultural phenomenon. It actually used to be a *law* that if you're part black, you're legally treated the same as someone who is "fully" black. Obviously, tolerant and modern people understand that someone who... |
How do USB/HDMI/DisplayPort keep getting faster? | Improvements in various things. For example in HDMI the speed increase is associated with a higher clock rate. Much like faster processors increased in Mhz, and into Ghz. HDMI Max Clock frequency to Data throughput - HDMI 1.0 - 1.2: 165mhz = 4.95Gbps - HDMI 1.3 - 1.4: 300mhz = 10.2Gbps - HDMI 2.0: 600mhz = 18Gbps - HDM... |
Why do I feel dehydrated when I pull an all nighter even though I keep drinking water? | Wow these are all just terribly incorrect answers, I'm not entirely certain why but I know these are definitely wrong. Only suggestion I can offer up is that all nighters are usually stressful and this can be a natural diarrhetic to the body. |
Why do most Anime Characters exhibit "western" physical traits rather than Japanese? especially when many of them take place in Japan and the characters are "japanese". | What you are seeing in Anime is how the Japanese persons view themselves, what they think they look like. What you are thinking of is how the west views the Japanese, what the west thinks the Japanese people look like. The difference is quite instructive. The main thing it teaches you is how similar people of different... |
How do diseases "pop up" in places? | Okay imagine world, where every other creature has some sort of dissease. A plant, rodent, mammal, insects, . Each imune to the dissease itself, but prone infecting others. But imune system combined with our hygienic tendencies, drugs, doctors, eliminates 99.9% of all attempts at infection, or negative effects of the d... |
How does the Box Tops for Education system work? | I got some responses to your question when I asked about them: > "Both of my kids schools take them. They get 10cents back each. It doesn't sound like much but it adds up to 5k a year at my daughter's school. Enough to fund a one hour after school art class for a semester" and > "They're a major source of revenue for t... |
If we can make imitation champagne from grapes grown outside France, why don't drug lords grow coca trees and poppies outside South America and Afghanistan/Burma/etc? | Law enforcement is probably the biggest problem. Sure, you *could* grow a massive amount of poppies in the US for opium production, but the DEA would probably be on your doorstep in short order.Also it's not imitation champagne. Its the same thing as champagne but since its not bottled in champagne France, its not call... |
Why do we have music preferences? | Music preferences could depend on one's mental or emotional state at the moment of listening: classical and calm music when relaxed, country when feeling happy the list goes on and on.We somehow link between an emotional state and a type of music, and listening to that type of music helps us live further our emotional ... |
Why and how do dead pixels spread across a screen? | physical damage and shock aside , a 'dead pixel' can sometimes be a symptom of a systemic problem with the array of transistor nodes, bonding, or junctions. screen technologies such as led, oled or plasma pixels are driven by a very large array of transistors. transistors are made up of multiple 'junctions' internally ... |
If everything is made out of elements found in the Periodic Table of Elements, does that make humans living thing made out of tiny dead things? | The atoms in your body are not really *dead* things, just trillions of tiny things that are not, by themselves, alive. A body is what those things make together. Life is what those things *do* together. On a related note, since there are **so** many living things on Earth, and life has been around on Earth for a few bi... |
How does the time of sleep (not hours of sleep) affect us? | Your body produces a sleep hormone called melatonin when it is dark. This makes you sleep better and has other beneficial health effects. Sleeping in the daylight, or with lights on, or even just staring at a screen before bedtime can disrupt this melatonin production and lead to inefficient or incomplete sleep and pre... |
Why do most microwaves turntables rotate in the opposite direction every time you stop and start? | It's about cheap parts. If the oven manufacturer spent another half-dollar per unit on a better motor, it would go the same way every time. But that's a half dollar in profits they aren't making, so they use the cheap motor that needs a running start to get the turntable moving. It alternates so that is can use up the ... |
The "Iron Peak" in nuclear reactions | The force holding protons and neutrons together in atomic nuclei is called the [nuclear force], and is a a part of the strong force, but has a very limited range, so for large nuclei begins to weaken. On the other hand, you have the electrostatic forces trying to push the protons apart, since they all have a positive c... |
What's the origin behind space armies in pop culture using Navy ranks and terms? | Because they fly ships. If you break down what say, the unsc does, if I didn't mention the word space you would assume I was describing a navy. They manage the logistics of massive invasions and take part in large ship to ship battles supported by aircraft. The only thing that makes it not seem like a navy is the space... |
What makes an ETF safer than an individual stock, if they are bought and sold the same way? | An ETF is a basket of stocks, so it's value is derived from the underlying portfolio. Since there's less risk by holding a broader portfolio, that less risk applies to the overall value of the ETF. Conversely, in your hypothetical the influence of any one stock would have only a small effect on the ETF that holds it ye... |
When a band splits up, how is it decided who gets to keep using the band name? | This is largely dependent on the band and how the name was originated and who owns it/ filed the paperwork. There is no one basic solution to this unfortunately. |
What is happening when blisters are healing? | Warning, I'm not in the medical/biology field, I only read the epidermis and "wound healing" pages on wikipedia a while ago. If you had two blisters on your toes probably your shoes are too tight/loose, they have a poorly designed strap or something that's rubbing against your toe, or you weren't wearing proper socks. ... |
Why does the vending machine not take my dollar until it feels like it? | Well, the machine checks the dollar for being genuine. Being it a machine and not a human there are multiple kinds of tests. Magnetic, optical and some others I do not know about. Based on an algorithm and looking at the defects, it determined that the dollar is genuine or not. The point of the test is 100% rejection o... |
Are the Federalist Papers considered in constitutional law court cases? | They have, sorta. Even Scalia, who was not Mr warm and fuzzy, said 2nd doesn't guarantee ANY weapon._URL_0_ |
How to process Kodachrome film in today's age? | If you are talking about actual Kodachrome, it's basically not possible. Kodachrome process was *always* difficult. You had to send your negs to a pro lab, who had both the exotic chemicals and the machine do to the work. You could not process Kodachrome in a home photo lab. Ever. The last place you could get it done w... |
What is the difference in a child's brain where they enjoy simpler forms of entertainment? | It's a few things. Babies and toddlers take comfort in repetition. It's how they go through their day and it's how babies and toddlers learn new things. If you have spent any time with a baby they love the "I dropped my toy from the highchair game"- they learn about cause and effect; the sound the toy makes hitting the... |
The difference with 'Late Night show' and 'Tonight show' and more shows? | Apart from being simply names: 1:Time, the earlier the most prestigious, for the viewers, and possible guests. 2: Location. That directly will reflect on what guests are available, and now with Fallon doing the Tonight Show in New York, will directly compete with Letterman. If Myers moves to California, he will have th... |
If I could have received a remote control helicopter for Christmas 15 years ago, why are drones just now becoming so popular and such a nuisance for regulators? | Because we're not talking about toys any more. We're talking about semi-autonomous machines that *can* fly high enough to interfere with actual aircraft. There have been numerous reports by pilots spotting drones near their planes, for example. There has also been a surge in popularity and a *sharp* decrease in price. ... |
Going to the casino for first time | In blackjack, make physical motions to signify whether you want to hit or stand. There's cameras in the ceiling that are looking for shady or cheating play, and they don't have microphones. Set aside your gambling budget, and don't go over that. Understand that with the exception of poker, every bet you make has a perc... |
What does SPF mean and what do the different levels do? Does higher level prevent a person from getting tan? | SPF means Sun Protection Factor. The numbers on the sunscreen represent the amount of times you could stay in the sun without getting burnt as compared to not wearing any sunscreen. SPF 30 means that you could stay in the sun without getting burnt for 30 times longer than you could without any of it on. You can still t... |
How does Anonymous identify and take down these Daesh related Twitter accounts? Why did Twitter not do it? | The issue is that it's very easy to create a twitter account, and very difficult to track a specific one down. If twitter has to spend an hour finding each 'offensive' account, and they can make a new one in 30 seconds, it's not very effective. Much better to leave the accounts there, and monitor their activity :P. |
What is the main reason that makes terrorist groups such as ISIS to have many sympathizers and people ready to join the organization coming from outside of Middle East? | Boredom. Don't underestimate it -- when people feel like they can think of literally nothing worth doing, they tend towards more extreme forms of stimulation-seeking as a way of alleviating a generalized sense of purposelessness and pervasive lack of interest in life. Loneliness. ISIS promises camaraderie and family -... |
Why do our noses get stuffy when we cry? | When you cry, any fluid that doesn't end up overflowing out of your eyes drains into your nose. See [here]. |
Why do old ladies cut their hair short? | Most women's hair tends to thin out as they get older. The thinning is actually more noticeable with long hair so they tend to cut it shorter. Hair is also more fragile the older you get and can break more easily so they tend to cut it to minimize the damage. Lots of older women would love to keep their long hair but t... |
Why does the arm get hairy while/after wearing an arm cast? | While your arm is in a cast it's pretty isolated from the world. There's no friction from brushing up against things like your sleeves to cause hairs to break off. There's also no sunlight lightening your hairs. So that combination gives you thicker and darker hair. It goes back to normal pretty quick after taking off ... |
Why do certain languages and accents have deeper and softer voices? | We don't really know. Could be sheer dumb luck. New York accents and Minnesota accents are both pretty forward and loud, but the ambient sound that a New Yorker's voice competes with is far louder than the Minnesotan's. There doesn't seem to be an environmental or cultural factor, except in the case of class-based acce... |
why do MMA fighters/wrestlers get those "inflamed/puffy" looking ears? | Basically, there's not a lot connecting the skin of the ear to the cartilage underneath. Getting hit really hard on the ear can cause fluid or blood to pool between the skin and the cartilage, but the cartilage needs nutrients from the blood vessels in the skin to survive. If the fluid isn't drained quickly enough, the... |
How do iridescent paints work? | Lets imagine you have a window screen, you know the metal mesh that keeps insects out. Behind that screen you have a yellow piece of paper and the screen itself is black. If you look at the screen dead on, you can easily see through it to the yellow paper beneath and it looks yellow. Now approach the screen from the si... |
Why is it that when we have a cold or stuffy nose, it always seems as though one sinus or nostril is more plugged than the other? | Our nasal breathing cycle actually switches between each nostril, which is why if you're not sick right now you can still feel air going through one and not the other if you put your finger under your nose. When your nose is clogged this cycle only gets stronger, so absolutely no air flows through one of the nostrils. |
Why does skin turn blue/purple when you get hurt | Bruising. Your tissue is filled with blood from broken vessels. If you look at someone with pale skin, they should have some blush, reddish hue in certain places, or even blue streaks where their larger blood vessels are. Bruising causes that blood to leak into the surrounding tissue, which shows through your skin. The... |
What is self selection bias? what does it lead to and why? | It's survey day at school and there's 20 different surveys I can take. I see a survey called "Do you use the internet to find new music?". I freaking love using the internet to find music so I go out of my way to take that survey and pad the results with resounding yes answers. This would have a dramatically different ... |
What happens in brain while someone is thinking or talking in his own mind? | Brain scans will light up an area dependent upon what you're thinking, similarly to how speaking would look. For example, certain people in a coma can still register your words, so a study was conducted of a person in a coma. The patient was asked to imagine a tennis ball. A specific area of the brain would light up. T... |
The difference between how the brain stores knowledge that is "crammed" vs. knowledge that is learned over a long period of time | You have short term and long term memory. These are in different parts of the brain and imagine your brain is a computer. The short term is temporary files such as temporary internet files that gets deleted fairly regularly and long term goes to your C drive where it stays for long periods of time, but your brain has d... |
How does boiling water cause things like pasta to expand and soften? | Pretty sure pasta that you buy at a store is dehydrated. When you add water it rehydrates the pasta, causing it to expand and just the fact that the water is hot causes it to soften through the cooking process. source: spaghetti is like the only thing I know how to cook. |
Why is Western Europe so socially liberal? | During the 17th and 18th centuries a social idea bloc became mainstream, the ideas of 'Enlightenment' which led to more widespread approval of science, reason, logic and unbiased observation and handling. Because these ideas have been well-maintained and lend themselves to a successful society, the notions of the Enlig... |
How does ISIS "release" its videos? If they do it online, can we not track them via IP addresses? | The problem with ISIS isn't determining where they are. We know where they are -- they are no all intents and purposes the government, military, and police across a vast swathe of northern Iraq and Syria. So tracing an IP address to, say, an internet cafe in Mosul, doesn't tell us anything -- everyone knows ISIS have c... |
Why butane (C4H10) "boils" in room condition but not inside a lighter? | It is pressurized in the lighter. Most gasses when compressed will turn into liquid. Simmilar to compressed air. When you shake it, it feels like there is liquid in it but pulling the trigger shoots out air. Lighters are the same thing. If you've ever thrown a lighter on the ground that pop isn't from the plastic break... |
Why are certain ethnicities able to process the lactose in human milk, but not the lactose in cow/other animals milk? | ALL human infants can process the lactose in human milk, and in other milks as well. What happens is that humans naturally stop being able to process lactose as they age . It just so happens that a few ethnic groups developed a mutation that allowed them to process lactose at any age and this got passed on. |
EL15: What is the difference between LIBOR and the Fed Funds Rate? | They're basically the same thing. One is the rate at which UK banks charge each other for overnight loans. The other is the same thing except what US banks charge each other to do the same thing. This overnight lending rate is what each country's central bank primarily targets when setting interest rates. |
How do people who have difficulty hearing/can't hear interpret messages from "Tones for the Hearing Impaired?" | > How do people who have difficulty hearing/can't hear interpret messages from "Tones for the Hearing Impaired?" They don't. The [TDD] device attached to their phone does. The tones are encoded text that shows up on a deaf person's TDD machine, to allow them to use phone menus. If they need to talk to an actual person,... |
How come light doesn't go through objects like walls of their atoms are made of mostly empty space as proved by the gold foil experiment? | A forest is mostly empty space too, but if you run a car into one at 100 miles and hour you're likely going to have a tough time making it very far.The difference is that the gold foil experiment fired *alpha particles* at high velocities at the gold foil, not *light*. The two interact completely differently with atoms... |
Why is Google Fiber so inexpensive while providing such high speeds with no data limits? | Because it isn't expensive ; Google just doesn't make as much profit as Verizon FiOS. They make a profit, just not a lot.Google purposefully undercuts and makes little to no profit on their service. Their goal, explicitly stated by them, is not to operate their service to help consumers or make money--but to purposeful... |
What causes the discoloration in mirrors when you do the infinite mirror thing with two mirrors? | Some light is absorbed with each reflection, the mirrors are not perfect reflectors. The cheap glass in the mirrors also has a slight green color to it that's usually not perceptible but becomes apparent after multiple passes. |
Why are the big torrenting websites such as PirateBay not being shut down? | They are. Constantly. TPB has been shut down numerous times. The issue is that they can argue in court that because they only provide the torrent file, and not the copyrighted content itself, that they are not breaking any lawsTorrents use Peer to Peer sharing. Sites with links to torrents don't host any content. It's ... |
how is a wildfire's containment percentage determined? | Let's say the circumference of a fire is 10,000 feet long. At 31% containment, that means they have secured line around 3,100 feet of that fire. Wildland fires are contained by denying fuel for the fire to grow. That means that they literally dig down to the soil, clearing the ground around a fire of anything that coul... |
How can lasers be used for cooling? | * A laser is a kind of light where all the light-waves line up exactly. * Atoms have electrons at various energy levels. When light of the right wavelength hits the atom, it is absorbed and causes an electron to jump up to a higher energy level. If a jump of the right distance isn't possible due to the structure of the... |
What is the stinging sensation we feel in our feet after sitting for long periods of time? | If you are talking about pins and needles that usually happens when a nerve are compressed and it makes it difficult or stops the nerve from sending signals to the brain, this is when the area is "asleep". After the pressure is relieved and the nerves start working normally again, that's when you feel pins and needles. |
If a square has a side length of 1/4, how is the area 1/16 ? | Imagine we have a square that is four units wide by 4 units tall - - - - | | | | | | | | - - - - How many 1x1 blocks can we fit in the rectangle? The answer is 16- we have four rows of four. Now let's pretend that instead of each tick marking "1", it marks "1/4th". So now that same square is 1 unit wide and 1 unit tall... |
Why do people hate Jar Jar Binks? | He was an annoying and poorly written character that didn't serve to advance the story in any meaningful way. His entire character could of been removed from the film with very little change in the plot. Without serving any major purpose his annoying antics and dialogue were seen as annoying by movie goers. |
Why is the Honey Badger so wantonly aggressive? | Momma says they are cranky cause they got all them teeth, but no toothbrush to brush 'em with. |
Why do some neighborhoods/housing communities have odd speed limits ex. 13 mph | It's basically to get your attention. If it was a regular speed ending in 0 or 5 you'd blow right past, but it seems it's intended effect has worked, you noticed them. |
why does reddit work perfectly when I'm using mobile data but not when I'm using WiFi? | There's not enough information here. Could be your phone. Could be your wifi. Could be issues with app compatibility. |
Why do Julian Dates even exist? | Quick, what's the date that's 47 days after February 13, during a non-leap year? Well, you can figure it out with a little bit of counting on your fingers , but wouldn't it be easier if I had asked, instead, "quick, what's the day that's 47 days after the 44th day of the year?" |
Why does milk go so well with pastries and not something like steak? | Because you can soak them in the milk!!! But some people are weird with drinking milk- my bf drinks milk with his chipotle burritos |
when i am falling asleep why do i sometimes feel abnormally large or impossibly tiny? | Some people have this all the time - it's called [Alice in Wonderland Syndrome]. And, according to that Wikipedia article, *"AIWS is also a common experience at sleep onset."*Holy fuck! I 100% thought i was the only one, i thought i was crazy and never wanted to tell someone about it. Op and others, along with the feel... |
what is going on in my body when I'm listening to music and desperately want to punch something? | You're being aroused: "The human experience of music engages the basic physiological and psychological systems related to "preparedness" or "readiness. _URL_0_ " Audiences applaud less loudly after hearing sedate music than stimulative music. Similarly, listeners tend to sit with a more erect posture when listening to ... |
How did police narrow down suspects for the Boston Marathon bombing, and find them? | 1. They knew the bomb was inside of a black backpack because the bag was found shredded up at the scene.2. They start looking at people in pictures with black backpacks matching the one they found.3. They look to see whether or not the people in the pictures with that bag still had the bag after the explosions.4. They ... |
Why the NCAA is okay with companies giving away prizes for March Madness, but frowns upon private office pools? | I don't think the NCAA cares about office pools. However, they're often illegal under state gambling laws. |
When the left lane on a highway will become an exit only lane, at what point does it cease to be the passing lane? | The point where the lane changes to an exit lane [is actually marked] with what they call "the dotted line", as well as possibly an arrow on the pavement and/or the words "exit only". And a sign overhead and on the left, indicating it's an exit lane. The image shows an exit lane on the right, but it's the same for the ... |
Why are there so few execution drugs? | because doctors really wont consult on it, and drug companies dont want their products used for it. And who do you ask if it was painless?', "There are very few executions. As a result, there is a small market. The buyers are prisons, and they don't have a lot of money. Drugs that kill the patient don't have a lot of o... |
Why is it, that when we eat something spicy, like a Jalepeno, we have a harder time eating food that is hot (temperature wise)? | It's because the nerves that detect heat also detect spicy hottness and pain. So if something is spicy lets say 50% of these nerves tell your brain \'hey i detect something here\' -your brain obviously knows that these are the hot/spicy/pain guys and thinks"oh it's probably something spicy" But when it's also hot the s... |
Do countries that are dependent on the U.S. Military pay any sort of money to the U.S. Government for protection? If not, why? | Often, the government provides aid to other countries. This aid comes with provisions, usually hiring American firms and buying US hardware. The aid might be considered as a loan, which is secured with the nation's resources and requires the nation to privatize state-owned industry, which is then bought up by American ... |
If you swim in a pool of pure saline solution, would it bother your eyes at all? What other effects would it have on your body? | At typical concentrations, you wouldn't feel a thing. Saline drops can be added directly to the eyes as a substitute for tears, and if anything feel pleasant on dry eyes. Honestly, normal saline is about as mild a substance as I can think of; if you're hospitalized for any reason, the odds are decent you'll get some sa... |
What is happening in my mouth (or in my brain) when I eat something I don't like ? | If you literally feel like throwing up, it may be a [taste aversion]. These normally develop when you eat something, and then get sick soon afterwards . Even if the food you ate had nothing to do with the sickness, you can develop a lifelong aversion or hatred of that taste, to the point where even just the thought of ... |
What keeps the Earth spinning? | There is no drag to stop the earth from spinning. If you spin a perfectly smooth top on a perfectly smooth table it would spin forever. |
how static electricity works. | Think of the surface of the car as a large empty battery. Over time, static charge slowly builds up on the surface and the battery becomes more 'full'. Eventually the battery will have such a high difference in voltage from you, and the electricity will want to leak into you when you touch it, resulting in a shock. Ano... |
When were we, the human species, separately classified as our own species? | ELI5 answer: about 200,000 years ago. ELI12 answer: species don't suddenly appear, it's a gradual transition. In the case of humans, there are several important stages in this transition: - The earliest fossils that have been proposed as human ancestors are *Sahelanthropus tchadensis* dating from 7 million years ago, a... |
Why do some dogs bark or act aggressive toward other dogs? | Pack mentality and alpha male. Dogs bark and act aggressively either because they think that the other dog is not in their pack or that they wish to assert dominance over that other dog. |
If aliens exists, they would know math in a similar (not exactly) manner that we know it? | Well depending on how many fingers they had they'd probably use a different base counting system. We use base 10, there are 10 different units before we gave to move to another digit. This is largely from the fact we have 10 fingers to count on. So a 8 fingered alien would count 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ... |
The relation between spicy food eating and burning stool sensation afterwards | Capsaicin in spicy food is what causes the burning sensation in your mouth. The capsaicin triggers a response from your brain that makes it seem as though something awful is going on in your mouth, hence the pain. When you go number two, the capsaicin causes the nerve endings around your anus to trigger the same respon... |
To what extent did the companies behind the Keystone XL Pipeline plan to engage in eminent domain abuse? | To some, it is a vital part of the issue. Personally, I don't have a problem with the pipeline, but I am disgusted with abuse of eminent domain. You rarely see people get mad about eminent domain abuse because frankly, people don't care about eminent domain seizure unless it's happening to them. In this particular case... |
Why people commonly misplace syllables/vowels in a sentence when speaking quickly. | It takes time for your mouth and tongue to move into the positions needed to form the various sounds present in speech. If you're speaking too quickly, you might not be able to actually create the sound as fast as you are trying to, so sounds get dropped or come out incorrectly. It can also be a matter of thinking ahea... |
Sleep talk. How and why does it happen? | When you dream, you interact with the dream as if they were real. Usually, there is a chemical that paralyzes you when you sleep so you do not physically interact with your dreams in the real world, but it's not always 100% effective. Often, the part of your body that you still control, despite the effects of this chem... |
Why is online poker and sports betting illegal in the US, but these "fantasy" betting sites are running wild? | Because federal law has specific exemptions for fantasy sports leagues, as long as it's not a front for betting on the games themselves. |
Why are restaurants allowed to pay workers roughly $2 an hour when minimum wage is around $8? | It has to do with the fact that their income is supported by tips. So they will end up making well over the $2. It is a bit like people who work on commission. |
Why is faxing not obsolete? | This gets asked here every few months - here are some search results which appear to contain answers to your question. _URL_3_ _URL_0_ _URL_2_ _URL_1_ |
Why do drinks feel colder after I use products with mint in them like toothpaste, mints, or gum? | > You know when you eat a hot wing and it feels like burning? Cold water helps a bit and hot food intensifies it. It's a chemical and it works the opposite with mint. Mint has menthol in it. Menthol makes your brain think that the area is cold when it really isn't in the same way that capsaicin makes the brain think th... |
Why is salmon the only fish that is smoked? | It's not. My favorite is smoked haddock aka finnan haddie. Smoked whitefish is a standard at Jewish delis. Smoked trout, smoked herring and of course smoked oysters.It’s not, mackerel, haddock and kippers are other fish I can think of off the top of my head that I can and have got from the supermarket. I’m sure there a... |
What's happening when I take a sip of something that "goes down the wrong way"? | So your mouth is supposed to let in food and drinks. Your mouth is connect to a tube that goes down to your stomach. Your nose is supposed to let in air. Your nose also has a tube, and that tube goes to your lungs. These two tubes, on their way down, are connected at one spot! . When you drink something and it "goes do... |
If people are born in Palestinian territories what citizenship do they have? | _URL_0_ People born to Palestinian parents get a Palestinian ID card with the approval of the Israeli government. They are Palestinian citizens, even if it technically means they are stateless . P.S. Only some countries practice "jus soli" - i.e. they give citizenship based on where you were born. Most countries, Israe... |
Where does the fat go after exercising? | Some turns into what later becomes your sweat, some turns into heat, some is used to fuel your muscles doing the work. But a lot is actually broken down into it's parts and is actually **breathed out**. Yeah, that's right. When you exercise you're exhaling away your fat. |
how does simultaneous incoming calls work | The only reason house phones only receive a single call in at a time is because you're only paying for that service. Most phone companies can and will upgrade your home's number of lines if you want them to, or sell you an appliance or service that allows you to handle multiple calls at once by placing one on hold. But... |
how do touch lamps actually work? | There's a tiny amount of electricity running through the lamp. When something touches the lamp, a little of that electricity flows into it, changing the current. Different materials cause different changes to the current. Human skin contact causes a pretty predictable change, so if the lamp detects a change that matche... |
Why you never get thunder and lightning storms during snowfall | You do, actually. The thing is that snow is a solid, and it's fluffy. It muffles sound and blocks views a lot better than rain does. Besides that, severe thunderstorms usually come along with a huge temperature gradient--the air after the storm will typically be much cooler or much warmer than the air before the storm.... |
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