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why do my torrent downloads always slow down at the end? | Kind of like if you're looking through some legos for a number of different parts, you usually come across one that you need so your search goes quickly until there's one last part you need. It might take you awhile to find that last specific part. That explanation is probably wrong but that's what I would say to a fiv... |
How is 4chan/anon able to track down and find out all the things/people they have done in the past? | There are multiple tools. Reverse searching allows you to find where the photo has been. EXIF data in images allows you to see photo metadata . There can also be some social engineering like gathering information you find. It's kind of like putting a puzzle together. If I were to find a picture of anon's Facebook profi... |
Why do many people feel depressed or lonely at night rather than during the day? | Bedtime, for me, tends to be when I have the most amount of time to just think with no distractions. If you have problems in your life that you aren't happy about, you might get through the day by distracting yourself from those thoughts, but at night, there's nothing to distract you. |
Why are rooms with higher ceilings cooler than those with lower ones? | Hot air rises. A tall room can hold more hot air before it gets to the level where you can feel it.Warm air rises. Cool air falls. It's a density thing based on temperature. The taller the room, the more separation available between the warm air at the top and the cool air at the bottom . Obviously, people are spending... |
Why can't you live for ever if you replace organs when they start to fail. | Your body counts on cell replacement. Cell replacement comes from cell division. Cell division counts on DNA replication. DNA has a finite number of replications, enforced by chipping away at a terminator called telomere. When the telomere gets too short, the DNA can't replicate any more. This flags things in the cell ... |
Why is it possible to conect your hands behind your back one way, but almost impossible to do same thing contrary? (One hand over the shoulder, other up your back) | The way we use phones has a big part in this, we have our neck looking down all day and right arm strecthed out while one side of the arm is not being stretched out. Over time this is going take a toll on you and limit your flexibility and tightening the right shoulder head, the middle muscles of your back, and your tr... |
Why did the Rupee crash? | This is a guess, but the rupee is probably speculated in by degenerate psychopaths on Wall Street, just like every other currency on the planet. |
Why is it that I can binge watch a show for hours, but when I try having a back-to-back movie marathon I can barely make it through the second movie. | Each TV episode has the full story structure of a movie, in a shorter length of time. So you get the rising action, falling action, all that other crap we learned in English class about story structures, etc all in one shorter package. Movies take 2-4x longer so each of those things are wayyy stretched out, not good fo... |
Why did Ashley Madison hackers upload the data dump to the "dark web" instead of the regular web? | The ~~dark~~deep web just means parts of the internet that aren't accessible via a search engine. This would include corporate and private networks. If you rented some servers from say Amazon, or hosting from Go Daddy, and set it up so that only you and your friends could get on it, then it would be the '~~dark~~deep w... |
Why did the search for the missing boys in Florida intensify on Day 5? | The expectation of survival significantly decreases after four or five days. If they don't find them by the fifth day, they're probably dead . |
How does your seatbelt stop moving when you get in a car crash but when you're putting your seatbelt on it doesn't stop? | It likely has a centrifugal clutch. If you pull a seatbelt fast enough, it will also lock and stop moving. Once the seatbelt is moving sufficiently fast, the clutch mechanism engages and locks the belt from movingThey have a little, toothed gear on the spindle that it spools on. When you jerk it quickly, it works in on... |
The roles of the different computer hardware components (ram/cpu/motherboard/etc) | * RAM - all running programs and the operating system are stored in RAM. It can also be called working memory.* CPU - this gets information and gives information to the other parts of the computer through its buses. It also does all the calculations of the computer, like add, divide, multiply. Interestingly, CPUs can't... |
When feeling anxious/having an anxiety attack, why does it feel like it's so difficult to get enough oxygen? | When you are anxious, you tend to breathe *too much* . This changes your body's preferred oxygen levels, which has the unfortunate effect of making you feel out of breath. You also tend to try to regulate your breathing on your own because you believe that you aren't getting enough oxygen because hyperventilation makes... |
Why do we develop common fears such as, The Undead, Clowns, Dolls, etc. | [This video might help] EDIT: Clowns and dolls have a straight that doesnt change and doesnt show their emotion or intentions. Masks also count under this, we are scared because we are unsure if it is dangerous or not because we cannot see the face's emotion |
What is the medical condition S.T. Depression? | There are about 11 different serious medical conditions that can cause a cardiac ST depression. ***I highly suggest you or your mom call her cardiologist and tell them you don't understand his/her explanation and would like to meet to talk about it again. If they aren't willing to do that, then you need to find a new d... |
How can submarine sink and surface? Where does the air go after you fill the ballasts? Is there a finate amount of depth changes? | the air is compressed to dive. so the air is conserved and can be released to displace water and rise. the air is never purged from the sub._URL_0_ Uhh, there's a fair amount of inaccurate info in this thread. Air is most definitely purged from the ballast tanks when diving. Vent valves at the top of the tank are opene... |
Is there a benefit to running for president far past having any chance of winning (polling less than 1%) | A few: 1. You might still be able to bring up issues and have them seriously discussed by the candidates with a chance, because the press is still paying some attention to you. 2. You might have a shot at becoming Vice President. 3. If you want to run in the future, it helps to keep your name out there. A lot of people... |
Why do humans not produce Vitamin C in their bodies unlike most mammals? | We have what used to be the gene for producing vitamin C, but thanks to random mutations over generations, ours no longer works. Normally such a mutation would be quickly filtered out of the gene pool by being fatal to those who have it. But because we got enough vitamin C from our diet, the mutation didn't matter and ... |
How can you browse and post truly anonymously? | Step 1: Use a VM Step 2: Learn how to spoof your MAC address, change it before each instance of internet use Step 3: Find public open wifi Step 4: Use TOR Step 5: Use private / incognito mode on browser Step 6: Don't stay too long at any one location. Step 7: If you're doing something that requires an account, use anon... |
Why Mosquitos tend to always bite your exterior limbs such as hands or feet instead of your face/torso. | Mosquitos tend to go for areas where the skin is thinner and blood vessels are closer to the surface.Easier access to blood vessels, more articulation which lends itself to more blood flow, usually they are the bits of you that are uncovered. Now, in India, it's a bit different. There the mosquitoes just eat you whole.... |
How does newly printed money get into monetary circulation in a country? Does the government have to buy something from somebody to get the new cash in circulation? | You're close. Money is printed by the Federal Reserve , which is the only bank authorized to print US currency. But interestingly, the US government does not own the Federal Reserve. So when the government wants new money in circulation, they issue government bonds and sell them to the Federal Reserve for newly-printed... |
My boss sends me PDF through company email about a vendor he's considering. Next day, said vendor's ads are showing up in my FB newsfeed. How did they know? | If you have your workplace listed in your Facebook profile they can target you with their ads. If they have a bid in with your company they could be trying to stealthily get their name in your subconscious by targeting employees of your company.You mentioned that you went to their website, it could be that their websit... |
Why do fishes go "belly-up" when they die? | Basically the same reason any animal floats when it dies, bacteria grows and creates air inside the corpse causing it to rise. The intestines of fish, where the bacteria starts growing after death, are located on the lower half of the fish, causing it to float belly upThe gases that are created in a decaying corpse cau... |
Why do dogs love humans so much? | We bread them that way. We started out with wolves, that we could barely get along with. Over the generations occasionally one of the wolf puppies was a bit more friendly to humans than its litter-mates and it got fed a few more scraps. The wolves/dogs who were the nicest to humans over all got treated the nicest and h... |
What does Pringles do with the left-over small ends of the potato? | Pringles aren't slices of potato. The potatoes are mashed up and formed into that shape by a machine. The whole potato is used.Individual Pringle chips are made from flour, mashed potatoes, and spices. the resultant paste is poured into a mold and fried. So there are no leftover bits. This means that Pringles are techn... |
What is solar power plant and how does it work? | There are a few different types, some use an array of mirrors to focus the sun's energy at one point and boil water as a solar furnace, the steam then drives turbine generators. Other solar farms use arrays of solar panels, which more directly convert the sun's energy into electricity using [photovoltaic cells]. |
Why is the smell of fish so pungent compared to other foods derived from animals? | Fish contains a lot of a compound called **trimethylamine oxide**. When the fish dies, bacteria begin to break down this compound, which results in terrible odors. Fish use this compound to maintain a healthy osmotic balance in their bodies . Mammals and birds simply don't have much of this compound. They use other che... |
Why are sunglasses so expensive? | There's some kind of monopoly there. An Italian company called Luxottica has around 70% - 80% market share, they design, manufacture and sell most of the sunglasses available today, they also own major retailers like Sunglass Hut, Lenscrafters, GMO and operates Sears Optical and Target Optical. When a company has such ... |
Why is Pride and Prejudice so popular? | Strong female main character with a flaw of "prejudice" . Male lead, also with a flaw of "pride". Love triangle that crosses class boundaries, and love conquers all despite the obstacles. It's a formula that appeals to a great many readers. Add in that it's an exceptionally well written and paced novel that's written b... |
How does a "double jointed" person's body differ from a normal one? | I always called it "double-jointed" growing up because of the way my wrists bent, but apparently it is more appropriate to call it "loose jointed" as there are no double joints. u/sparksbet is pretty on point but I don't have EDS, or at least was never tested for it, just loose joints in my shoulders and wristsNo diffe... |
What are the hard, tender bumps that form on the tragus of the ear and why do they form? | From time to time I get these, which are often unpoppable or hard-to-pop pimples. Unless they are large and show the characteristics of a cyst, it's likely they're just pimples.FYI, acne is technically a common "randomly occurring cyst". Also, general rule of thumb with anything poppable on the skin is not to pop is be... |
Why when it is very cold, am I able to see my breath? | Exhaled air contains [more water vapour] than inhaled air. Since the temperature of the surroundings is considerably lower than the temperature of the exhaled air , it *loses* heat to the surroundings and hence condenses. This slightly condensed water vapour is what you are able to see.It's the moisture in your breath ... |
What happens if Obama gets the flu? | He can and would stay in bed for a week if he's sick. Why would you think otherwise? Presidents can take time off for illness or even just vacations.He has physicians on call 24 hours a day that man sniffles and they are on him like a cheap suitThe U.S. continued to run relatively smoothly for over a week this past yea... |
How does time lapse video with the different angle work? Does someone slowly move the camera to a different location to create that smooth movement? | jop, stepper motors and stuff, actually many people build those themselves because its really not dark magic. _URL_0_/u/YMK1234 is right. You just build a rig that will move the camera, usually powered by an electric motor, and have it move incredibly slowly. |
Do animals have phobias? | Fear is a pretty ubiquitous mammalian response to stimuli. I wouldnt find it very hard to believe that the neuronal circuitry responsible for it that goes haywire in human brains couldnt also malfunction or overexpress in other mammalian brains.Horses really don't like water surfaces .Some large dogs shit themselves an... |
How do items like peelers, graters, scissors etc. stay sharp but knives constantly need to be sharpened? | It's not that they stay sharp, but for their purpose they don't need to be as sharp. They are also subject to lesser forces and materials than a knife, which might be used to cut a carrot one minute and a tomato the next. The knife's edge will also get rolled over and dulled by the cutting board/surface and how it is u... |
How does a show like "Undercover Bosses" manage to catch the employees if they know they're being filmed? | They do it under the guise of them filming a TV show about what it's like to work, or something like that. |
Why are avocados so expensive at fast food places? | Because they are expensive to grow, and all food will be more expensive at restaurants than at the grocery store. Avocados are also not a default item. They are not liked by everyone and they spoil very quickly so they charge more to cut their losses to spoilage. Those that like them are willing to pay extra for the lu... |
How does an unborn fetus/baby breathe while in the womb? | They don't. They live off the oxygen they receive from their mothers through the umbilical cord. While in the womb, their lungs are full of amniotic fluid. In the period leading up to their birth, they begin to practice breathing by taking in and pushing out this fluid. |
Why do floorboards creak so much loader when you're trying to be quiet, and what causes them to make noise? | **Nails and ninjas. ** Floorboards creak when they loosen. The creaking sound is the nail that fastens the floorboard that you step on the the to the joist slipping over the loose floorboard. As floors age, when you step on the part that is not directly over a joist, it causes the floorboard to flex, which pulls up on ... |
How do bubble boy people with defective immune systems stay alive long enough to get into a bubble without getting sick? | Obviously the defective immune systems vary to a degree so the "bubble boy" is only the most direst of cases. They may have limited access to places but the short answer is that they rely on something called "herd immunity." In the worst diseases, they are either globally rare or we usually have a vaccine for the bug. ... |
How did sneakers become so popular and iconic? | Wanting to emulate heroes has always been a thing, from dressing up as Cowboys, Superman, James Dean style etc. In the 80s Nike made it big with Michael Jordan, and people wanted to be like him. Sure we can get a jersey but you can't wear a jersey 24/7. So what do you do? You buy the shoes. RUN DMC made it big with My ... |
Why is cutting off one's hair or shaving the head often associated with a nervous breakdown? | Shaving one's head isn't a symptom of any specific mental disorder - mentally healthy people shave their heads - but it can be a side effect of the mania caused by any number of them. It's most often a control issue, similar to the reasons behind cutting oneself. Subjects don't cut or shave themselves to feel pain or t... |
What's going on when I haven't eaten all day so stomach feels like its eating itself? | You aren't alone. I know the feeling. I don't live with parents anymore, and I despise cooking and looking for food is just a chore for me. I usually don't eat until I feel like that if I'm just home all day and don't have designated meal times, like at work and between classes. |
The Republicans' letter to Iran | The letter stated that any deal made with the Obama administration "may not last" after he is out of office when his second term expires. If the republicans win the next election there is the possibility that they can revoke any deal made with Obama. . Basically the republicans went above the president and in violation... |
On what authority does Congressman John Boehner have to stop votes from coming to the floor for a vote? If a majority of congress want to vote on something, why can't they vote? | Because it's the job of speaker of the house to determine which bills get voted on in which order. At any given time there are a massive number of different bills in different stages of readiness, and the speaker has to figure out which ones are ready for a vote. The house does have the right to file a discharge petiti... |
How Abdominal muscles are formed? | [Having visible abs has very little to do with doing abdominal exercises, and a whole lot to do with how much body fat you have. If your abs are covered in a layer of fat, any ab exercises you do are made virtually redundant. To get abs, you need to get your body fat down with diet and exercise. And ab exercises won't ... |
Why are pandas actively seeking their own extinction? | They are not. What threatens pandas with extinction is humans destroying their habitat. All this nonsense you hear about pandas not mating is something that only happens in captivity. In the wild, Pandas are really good at getting laid.Pandas are not actively seeking their own extinction. I'd consider it quite unlikely... |
Why do stock markets have to crash? | They do, but it's meant to prevent a cataclysmic intra-day crash, not a multi-week dive. > At the start of each quarter, the NYSE sets three circuit breaker levels at levels of 7% , 13% , and 20% of the average closing price of the S & P 500 for the month preceding the start of the quarter, rounded to the nearest 50-po... |
why does checking your credit lower your score? | It doesn't. You've been misinformed. Hard credit inquiries, like when you apply for credit, will lower your score. Soft inquiries, like when you check your own credit, do not affect the credit score at all. |
Why does Guinness taste different than it does in the US than in Europe and why don't/can't they make it the same way in the US. | Well, according to the Guinness website: > GUINNESS® is GUINNESS® - wherever you are. We always use pure, fresh water from natural local sources for the GUINNESS® stout brewed outside Ireland. That said, in blind tests none of our sample could tell the difference between Irish-brewed GUINNESS® and the locally produced ... |
Why do some people look like a certain name based solely on appearance when looks have very little to do with names? | Some names are certainly more common across specific nationalities / cultures / social demographics and also age-ranges so that will all play a part in names aligning to a certain look but beyond that I don't think there'll be anything else causing this apart from maybe a bit of confirmation bias . |
Why does freshly-cut grass have that particular freshly-cut grass smell? | You're smelling the grass first aid system. They release something called \'green leaf volatiles\', chemicals that signal bad things are going on for grass, reduce infection, and help promote healing of the cut you just gave it. It's a mix of various chemicals that do different things. We smell those as the nice "green... |
Why can you be allergic to dogs or cats but not to humans? | allergies happen when your immune system designs special particles called antigens which automatically bind to specific substances when they touch it. your body can make antigens a wide variety of chemicals. an allergy is what happens when your body identifies something that isn't a germ as.. a germ, and the resulting ... |
I can't see far away. How come when a mirror is close to my face, I still can't see far away in the reflection? | Because the light is travelling the same distance to get to your eyes, it is going from the object to the mirror, then to your eyes, it is actually increasing the distance. |
How do scientists locate patient 0 of a disease? | There is a general process of A) discovering the disease and characterizing it, B) asking the patient about who they might have come into contact with, C) analyzing the DNA of the disease and using it to construct a phylogeny. For diseases that have more cases, a phylogenetic tree can be constructed and based on relate... |
How did the Wells Fargo executive receive a $124 mill payout while she oversaw unit that defrauded customers? | It was negotiated for when she was hired. When comparing competitive offers from other companies, if one company offers it, they all have to unless they want to be out of the running. It really has nothing to do with her job performance - in fact, the purpose of it is that the individual isn't financially ruined if the... |
Why are our brains located in our heads and not elsewhere? | before evolving to stand upright, the relevant functions were very much best at the front of the body so we could see where we were going. jump forwards to today and the front has become the top as we now stand on two legs. This may or may not be the best place for it, but evolution doesn't work towards an ideal, it de... |
Does the body produce less testosterone with one testicle instead of two? | Nope, the procedure you're referring to , usually comes without consequences when only one testicle is removed. Usually the other can make enough testosterone for the whole body. Remove both and it'll be a drastic difference.My son was born prematurely with only one testicle and the doctor said his body will compensate... |
Why are there prescription strength drugs when we can just take more of the regular drug? | I can think of one example.. a non prescription pain killer I use is 15mg of codeine and 500mg paracetamol.. there is a prescription version that is 30mg codeine and 500mg paracetamol.. both versions have a daily maximum of 8 tablets .. from what I understand, the paracetamol is damaging to your liver at high doses, co... |
If a helicopter stayed stationary in the air (zero mph/knots), will the earth eventually rotate under it? | Found an explanation [here. ] In short, no it would not. The helicopter is still under the same momentum generated by the rotation of the Earth, so it would move along with the Earth in rotation unless the pilot exerts a force to counteract this movement. It's the law of inertia, and the conservation of momentum. The h... |
Why do people still have to pay child support if the kid isn't theirs? | I don't get why people in the comments support this or are okay with this. If its provably not a guys kid, why the fuck should he have to pay at all? I'm all for children getting support, but it should be from the person responsible. |
What exactly is a win rate? | I am going to assume you work on the sales side of a business? If win rate is a generic term for a statistic that used to measure the effectiveness of your sales force. One way to calculate a win rate for a sales person would work like this: Pat was assigned 31 sales opportunities last month. She ended up closing 8 as ... |
Aside from style, why do basketball players wear shooting sleeves? | 1. They compress the area which helps circulation by basically pushing the blood back towards the heart. 2. Sometimes they are padded , which prevents bruising if they fall or someone hits them. 3. They help keep warm. |
How by just adding air to an engine with a turbocharger create 5 -10 times more HP than stock engines without adding more internal parts? | You mix air and fuel for combustion. There is an optimal ratio for max power output for any given engine size and design. By adding a turbo, which compresses and force feeds more air, you also are feeding more gas as well which creates a bigger explosion which results in more power vs the same engine without a turbo. |
Bill Clinton's Monica Lewinsky Scandal | They DID have sexual relations, but I'm under the impression that it was just oral sex. When the story came out, Bill emphatically said, "I did NOT have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky." Apparently, he didn't consider oral sex as "real" sex. The significance of the blue dress was that it had Slick Willi... |
How do semitruck drivers know what route to take to avoid overpasses that are too low for the truck? | Interstates must have a clearance no less than 16 feet. In cities it can be 14 feet, but some route through it must still be 16. States generally also have these standards, or something very close, and the handful of exceptions to them on state routes are available online, in atlases, and on truck GPS systems. So if yo... |
Why do we have Daylight Saving Time, and why does Arizona ignore it? | This is a good article and has some good links with studies. From the article: "According to an Arizona Republic editorial from 1969, the reason was the state's extreme heat. If Arizona were to observe Daylight Saving Time, the sun would stay out until 9 p.m. in the summer ." _URL_0_', "It saves on energy because peopl... |
Why isn't there a uniform shape for electrical outlets around the world? | Because there wasn't one single company producing electrical components for all countries at the various times that these countries were producing their infrastructure.Because the voltages and frequencies of the electric supply vary. The different plugs prevent you from smoking your appliances.That's a good thing, too.... |
How and why did caskets get their hexagonal shape? | **Coffins** got their hexagonal shape because tapering at the shoulders and feet reduced the cost of the coffin . **Caskets** are rectangular. [Source and brief history]This shape allowed enough room for shoulders, and used less wood than a box the same width as the shoulders for the entire length.I think technically a... |
When sleeping on the side with a stuffy nose, why does the lower nostril become clear to breathe? | It's called your nasal cycle. Every several minutes to every few hours your body closes one nostril and opens the other. There are several interesting reasons for this from aiding in filtering to helping your sense of smell. Here's a Wikipedia article about it: _URL_0_ |
why pressing down on your thigh helps you stand up. | It's all about leverage. If you press down closer to your hips it would make it more difficult, but when you press down by your knees you bring most of your body weight forward which lifts your butt. Then your arms assist in lifting your upper body instead of falling forward. |
Why don't American political parties call and help their supporters move to swing States to make them red/blue? | Now, I'm not a member of a political party, but I have a lot of trouble believing that just about anybody would be willing to move to another state and likely give up much of their life on behalf of a political party. Were the party to actually financially support people doing this, it would likely run afoul of campaig... |
Is there a chart (or formula) to figure out how much light we lose/gain each day throughout the year? | It'll look like this shape: _URL_0_ Obviously, depending on the latitude and longitude, the exact time may change, as will the steepness of the graph. |
Why can companies and/or public places discriminate who is allowed in by Gender but not by Race | under federal law, there's actually a lower standard for gender discrimination than racial discrimination. Racial discrimination gets "strict" scrutiny, but gender discrimination gets "moderate scrutiny." And, I would add, there are places where things like women's only nights have been banned under state law or judici... |
How an original gameboy game that was produced for a system that would display in black and white, shows as colour in a more recent Gameboy console? | The Color had a few preset palettes for a few of the original game boy games. Nothing huge or major, but it was initially for those who had either the first game boy and wanted to upgrade, or for those who didn't have one , and the games would be in color. As time went on, though, the typical palette was one color in d... |
the difference between active and inactive ingredients in substances? Why do inactive ingredients need to be listed? | The active ingredients are the ones supposed to have an effect. The inactive ones aren't supposed to have an effect, but they still need to be listed just in case someone is allergic or something. |
What is going on in Syria, why are the worlds superpowers so involved and against each other? | Syria is at the heart of middle east border by Iran, lebanon, Turkey, Israel and close to Russian soil and every one of these countries have interests in the outcome of the Syrian conflict. Russia has strong ties with Syria both economically since 10% of the their military export is to Syria and they have a naval base ... |
Why is it our throat that gets ‘affected’ and signals our body when we are thirsty? | Mucus created in your sinuses drips into your throat causing bacterial inflammation. Source: I imagine myself playing a doctor on TV |
When I put my computer in power saving mode the CPU drops to a percentage. How does power consumption relate to processing power? | The CPU of a computer is composed of transistors. They are like little switches, though with no moving parts which is why you often hear the term solid-state. When a computer processes something, these transistors are just switching states. The circuits made from them allow the switching to perform basic logic, and whe... |
Why do closed businesses often get their windows papered over? | hide construction, or to obscure that the store is completely empty, landlords cover the windows. Prevents it from looking like blight. |
how do I wrap a present well? | If it's a gift, there's a gift bag for it. Put the gift in the bag and pad liberally with festive tissue paper. Then tag the handle. 10/10 would recommend to a friend. |
How can the CEO be married to the CFO/Head of HR and not have a conflict of interest? | As s it legal? Yes, I'm pretty sure that it is. Is it smart? No, its a horrible business decision. In all honesty, and I know this is easier said than done, but I would get the hell out of that company so fast. I can't imagine that there aren't other issues in that workplace. Assuming you are in the US, how many employ... |
How is it that babies have more bones then adults? | As we grow our bones fuse together. All of the ones from when you were a baby can probably still be identified with a Keen eye in your adult skeleton. It's also why babies don't have kneecaps until a few months. |
Recent theories suggest that life is only a simulation. What are they basing this on? | There's no actual *evidence* for this, if that's what you're asking. So it's not even a *theory*, it's a *hypothesis*, a thought experiment. |
How were maps/world maps made before GPS? | In Basic, Surveying areas, then using triangulation, a method of using triangles to determine certain relative distances over the region that was surveyed. It also depends how in depth and deep in history you want to go into Cartography. It's one of the oldest forms of human work, and methods have changed more times th... |
Why states so tightly control the hours and number of liquor stores? | It is an attempt to limit drunk driving combined with hold overs from the prohibition era and attempting to legislate morality. There are still dry counties in the US where purchasing alcohol is still illegal.Alcohol has many negative externalities . For every bottle of liquor sold there is a cost to society incurred b... |
Why does a marshmallow, when burned completely, leave hard black charred material behind? Is that made up of carbon? | Marshmellows are essentially pure sugar. Sugar is made of of three elements: Carbom Hydrogen Oxygen The products of said reaction, given perfect quantities of all elements, are CO2 and H2O. That said, the reactions are not perfect, and there is more carbon left over at the end. It remains in an elemental state, being s... |
How do TV shows make such a large profit? | It's not as large a profit as you think, but the reason they make profits is this: the product isn't the TV show. It's the audience. Any time you don't have to pay to watch a TV show it's because somebody has paid the network/broadcaster/website to show you the sponsors ads. The producers of the show are only interest... |
How does tsa precheck actually make sure people aren't smuggling bad things through security? | They still check you out, in most airports I see its a quicker check and only uses a metal detector instead of a back-scatter scanner. These are also normally people that fly often and are considered low risk.The pre-check program is only for select individuals who are considered low-risk, extremely frequent fliers and... |
how does color exist? What is color and how come that everything is a different color and we can see it? | Start with light. There's all sorts of electromagnetic radiation in the universe of various wavelengths. Those that happen to fall into the 390 to 700 nm range are what we define as visible light as those frequencies are what the receptors in our eyes detect and send signals to the brain to tell it we've seen something... |
when people do coke in movies, what are they actually sniffing? | Lots of different recipes. For snorting they use powdered lactose, or a vitamin b power if there are lactose intolerance issues. Also, if the actor is using a straw or something to snort it, they will coat the inside with Vaseline so very little will actually go in the nose. Snorting anything will cause congestionIn a ... |
Why can't we just design a process that takes carbon out of the atmosphere? | Entropy. Everything wants to go to the most disorganized state possible and doesnt want to go back to being organized. But we can force it to go back if we add energy. For Carbon, CO2 is the vastly more entropic state than say wood or petroleum, so to make a process that removes CO2 we'd need more energy, which in our ... |
Why other mammals go crazy when they get rabies and humans just die. | Actually, humans go crazy with rabies too. Symptoms include disorientation, frustration, paranoia, and violent outbursts. Fantastic story recently aired on Radio Lab on NPR regarding first known woman to be cured once infected by rabiesHumans dont just die with rabies. It takes time and during that time it could be des... |
The complete process of home brewing beer. | First, you boil grains and hops, as well as whatever spices you might be adding. You boil this for a while to get the starches and sugars out of the grains and into the liquid . When you're done boiling it, you strain and cool the mixture until it is warm but not hot, and add yeast. Then you transfer this mix from the ... |
Would cleaning my teeth for an hour effectively whiten my teeth? | From my understanding, no it will not. Toothpaste is abrasive and brushing your teeth for hours at a time will eventually wear down your enamel. In fact, it will make your teeth yellow because of the enamel deterioration. Your teeth a porous to an extent, and are stained because they slowly take in the colors of food, ... |
What does 99.99% actually mean? How much of the bad stuff is left? | If 99.99% is removed/destroyed, then 0.01% is left. That means 1 item of every 10,000 original items is still there. Or if you like, 100 items remain from every million.One part in 10,000 is left over. If you kill 99.99% of germs, for every 10,000 bacteria or virus you started with, you'll have one left over.Disinfecta... |
Why does beer make me piss so much? | Alcohol is a diuretic . It does this by affecting a hormone called [vasopressin] . Regular function is something like this: concentrated blood -- > hypothalamus -- > vasopressin -- > kidney -- > reabsorbs water, makes blood more dilute And alcohol lessens the production of vasopressin which leads to clearer urine.A few... |
Why do sturdy crackers (like Triscuits) come in a bag in a box, but more fragile chips (Doritos, Potato) come in a bag with no protective box? | Most the crackers that aren't stacked are heavier, more mass, would jostle and break each other up, whereas chips are so light they, for the most part, don't collide with each other as 'violently'. Same principle that applies to loose pills, like aspirin, in a bottle, hence the cotton ball to keep them from loosely bou... |
Why isn't wasting tax payer's money considered to be embezzlement? | Embezzlement means that you're taking money for your personal gain. Most tax dollar waste cases are just spending money on things that they were supposed to spend money on anyway, but too much of it in a stupid way. Like chartering a flight instead of taking a commercial flight. He got where he was supposed to, just in... |
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