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Who comes up with all of these "national _____ days". | Well International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers , of Albany, Oregon, U.S., who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate, as a joke, and it caught on. |
Why do our bodies ache when we're coming down with the flu? | Viruses are little packages of protein and DNA . Their sole purpose is to reproduce, but they don't have the ability to do this themselves. Instead, they invade host cells and use the cell's own protein-building and DNA-replication mechanisms to produce copies of themselves. If a cell is a factory and a virus is a misc... |
Why do dogs "doggy paddle" when they aren't in water? | The first image is because it couldn't feel the ground and yet it is not falling down. The visual around its eyes confirmed it is like water. Therefore, it thinks it is keeping itself afloat due to swimming. |
Relationship between heat, temperature, thermal energy | Okay. Let's start with temperature. Temperature relates to the average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance, and kinetic energy relates to mass and velocity . So, when something has higher temperature, the individual molecules inside of it are moving faster. We refer to this kinetic energy of molecules as thermal... |
Why does taking a deep breath calm you down? | A simple answer is that deep breathing increases the amount of oxygen in your body and slows your heart rate, helping you feel more relaxed. Another reason is that it activates the parasympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system , which is responsible for controlling our rest and relaxation. The other half of the ... |
The Amount of Radiation Released in Chernobyl vs Fukushima. | The actual Chernobyl numbers were not determined until years later, and likewise you're not going to see any accurate numbers from Fukushima any time soon because they're still in PR damage control mode. |
Why imbalanced tires wobble at certain speeds but not others. | They do. It's that they wobble at a frequency that resonates with your car at around 55. Below 55 the wobble is dampened by your shocks, frame, etc. And you don't feel it. Above 55 the wobble is fast enough that the car absorbs the energy or the wobbles cancel each other out. In that sweet spot though, the vibrations a... |
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Ending [SPOILERS] | No he wasn't. What you thought happened actually happened. Haydon was the mole and Prideaux kills him. Smiley gets to be the head of the Circus after everything falls to pieces since they can't very well leave Alleline in charge since he was blind to the mole. This is all sorted out in the novel, but I think the movie ... |
What is the big deal about this new Obama video? None of it seems incriminating to me. | The video was over-hyped by media personality Andrew Breibart, who said he was going to leak it in bits and pieces and try and damage the president before the election. He was appealing to the tea party, who belive that obama wasn't born in the US, was a radical in his younger days and thought this video would prove it... |
How is an IP address 4 bytes? | 1 byte isn't equal to 1 character in all applications, it just so happens that ASCII uses an 8-bit encoding to store characters in a binary form. an 8-bit binary number is simply a number in binary with 8 digits; when converted to decimal, they can range between 0 and 255 ; Much like how in base 10 we have each column ... |
Why does my penis tingle when I am frustrated? | A buddy of mine says that when he is startled, sometimes there is a tingle in his penis. I wonder if this is caused by a rise in your heart beat, or something related? Edit: I don't jump out and scare my friend anymore."Fight of Flight" response caused by adrenaline will cause your penis and balls to contract closer to... |
Why everyone is having trouble with YouTube videos loading, and why my phone is able to play them just fine. | YouTube has a couple of servers that serve low priority videos and are throttled. These servers are used with all videos from my understanding, so you get buffering and load issues even with an advert video when trying to do HD especially. Blocking those servers with a script on my computer has allowed videos to load w... |
Why do old people smell "old"? | Old people smell is absolutely a real thing. As our biochemistry changes as we age we smell different. One study demonstrated the existence of old people smell and postulated: > Like non-human animals, human body odors contain a rich array of chemical components that can transmit various types of social information. Th... |
Why does turning electronics "off" than "on" again (and likewise closing down and app and opening it again) works so often for fixing things? | Computers are complex machines. They have lots of different 'states' that they can exist in. These states are a product of the configuration, the data input, the hardware, et cetera et cetera. Sometimes the computer gets into a state where it doesn't work anymore. This is an error. In order to fix it, you put the compu... |
How are inkblots made and how do they work? | If you are referring to the Rorschach inkblot test, it's a series of standard inkblot patterns that are random shapes but when people see them they are asked to say what they see and someone who has a lot of experience can infer a great deal about a persons personality by the answers. |
Why do motorbikes stabilize with speed? | As the wheels turn faster, they become gyroscopes. Gyros have a basic principal that resist external forces applied to them called "rigidity in space" . Although, a force applied to the gyro happens 90 degrees in the direction of the rotation called "gyroscopic precession" Example: If you were traveling at a high rate ... |
Why does every instrumental on YouTube not sound the same as the oringinal? | Some artists don't release official instrumental versions of their music. But demand for instrumentals is high enough that fans will inevitably try to recreate their own instrumental version. Have you ever tried to redraw something that someone else has drawn? It's almost impossible to do it perfectly. The same goes fo... |
If a publicly traded company doesn't pay dividends, why are its shares worth anything to anyone to begin with? | Because the company might increase in value, grow stronger, or gain confidence of the market. In which case the stock you're holding might increase in value, allowing you to sell them at a later date for more than you bought them for. Imagine buying a second house. If you don't rent it out you probably won't make much ... |
Why do Netflix and Amazon Prime/Instant Video have almost identical movie libraries? | First mover disadvantage. Say you're Netflix and you '*invent*' streaming commercial video. For your business to work you've got to put in the leg work and sell all the movie/TV companies on the idea, figure out what kind of contracts they're happy with and so on. I come along as Amazon Instant Video. I don't need to d... |
How close can a speakers sound same as the hearing the instrument naturally? | There are speakers that can be put behind a curtain, and an orchestra put next on them, and most people wouldn't hear the difference. These setups cost as much as houses. There are speakers so precise they overdo it, giving away that they are speakers. There are several ways to measure a speaker's quality but there's o... |
Why do firetrucks show up to almost every accident even when tempered is no fire | The medics on fire trucks are always first responders. Have you noticed that ambulances don't always show up at the scene?? The first responder shows up, evaluates the scene, and only calls on an ambulance if the person at the scene is in either a) bad enough condition or b) requests more health care |
how come YouTube hasn't found a way to prevent adblock plus from blocking YouTube ads? | Adblock Plus works at a browser level on the client PC. It executes its blocking code after all the content from the server has been delivered. There's nothing a site can usually do about it in terms of forcing an ad to go through. What they *can* do is detect whether or not the ad is being blocked, then change the scr... |
Why are soccer fans so violent compared to fans of other sports? | soccer attracts a few primitive people, but i think the most of soccer fans are normal peoples. there are everywhere black sheeps. the people they like soccer come from all walks of life, here is the chance greater to attract hooligans in contrast to other sports.A lot of the people pretend to be soccer fans, maybe the... |
Why hasn't the planet waged war on ISIS yet? | They haven't pissed off enough countries yet. But they're getting close. Jordan and Japan helped. I suspect it won't be too much longer. |
If US military spending is $600B and the second place spender is China $115B, how can a reduction in forces from 570,000 troops to 450,000 be considered "gutting the military"? | The policy of the US since WWII has been to be able to fight 2 major conflicts at the same time on different sides of the globe. Basically to fight a major war in Asia and a major war in Europe ala WWII. The budget plans announced today mean that the US will retain the ability to fight the initial high-intensity compon... |
why are no-knock raids considered so bad? What's the alternative? | It's not the no-knock raids themselves that are consider bad. They serve a purpose when there is a high chance that evidence might be destroyed or there is risk for the officers life if they try to enforce a warrant. The problem is that instead of being a tool use in specific situation, no-knock raid became a common oc... |
why several torrents downloading at once may have a cumulative download speed of 200k/sec but one torrent on it's own will come down at around 600k/sec? | Because torrents are made available by people, not a server. So a torrent with good seeds could on its own have higher speed than several with terrible seeds combined. |
I've just had 2 cm of floating cartilage removed from my knee and I don't have much left...why can't surgeons just glue it back in place? | Off the top of my head I'd guess there is not an adhesive strong enough to hold that chunk in place over long periods of time. The pressures involved on the sliding surfaces of the knee joint are HUGE. Any lip/seam where that chunk joins with the rest of the sliding in the knee would have to be very, very smooth. The s... |
Decongestants and Antihistamines = Dehydration. Where does the fluid go? | I know that some decongestants pull water into the mucus to make the consistency less viscous and therefore easier to expel. So, snot steals your mucus.Your timeline establishes firm coronal disconnect. They're not going to do a dang thing to your urine in half an hour. That was the urine and it's color already in your... |
Why does it take so long for humans to grow into adults? | BRAAIIINNNSSSS But seriously our brains. Humans are mostly unique in that we spend quite a long time in development before reaching puberty as a percentage of our overall lifespan . Species develop quickly because not only do they need to start reproducing as quickly as possible, an infant animal is easy prey for preda... |
Is it possible for an atom to have over 118 protons and be stable? | Apologies for no actual explaination but [Island of Stability] article on Wikipedia has an interesting take.It's very unlikely. At the very least these extremely high-Z elements will be unstable to alpha decay, even if they're near the valley of beta stability. And if they have low fission barriers and/or strongly defo... |
How do motorcycles differ when they have the same Kw (hp) but different ccm? | The smaller engine will rev higher to produce the same power as the larger one. Acceleration will be better on the larger engine because it produces more torque, which is the force that gets you moving It will also work less hard, potentially saving wear and tear. Fuel efficiency will most likely be better on the small... |
If space is infinite and there are infinite stars, why is the night sky not filled 100% with starlight? | your assumptions are insufficient. if the universe were eternal, homogeneous and infinite, yes the sky would be white. _URL_0_Two things are at play. Light has a finite travel time, and the universe has, we are fairly certain, existed for a finite time. So light from very distant sources has not had time to reach us. A... |
economic growth under a gold standard. | You've pretty much got it. The amount of money is fixed. Since more people tend to pop up, the same amount of money has to represent a larger amount of value. In that way, each gram of gold, and each dollar representing each gram of gold, is suddenly worth much, much more. In order to be able to keep having money for s... |
How did blatant misspellings (i.e. thru,tonite) become somewhat socially acceptable? | Some of that dates back to the 20s when cutesy misspellings of words became fashionable. Some of it is probably related to keeping down the cost of a telegram back in the day, or lack of space on a marquee or a sign. The small number of characters available in a tweet. There are all kinds of reasons for it.Back in the ... |
Why are homosexual people more prone to STDs? | People are saying here that they are not, but statistically they are. The reason, as far as I can tell is promiscuity. I lived with a gay man for about ten years and he and his friends are among the most promiscuous people I've ever met. There is also some aspect of the gay culture, at least where I live, that doesn't ... |
Why are other guns more powerful than others, even if they are the same caliber? | Caliber is just one variable. The amount of powder in a cartridge alters the amount of pressure that develops, which alters velocity; some different guns have essentially the same caliber, but one uses much more powder . A longer barrel tends to allow the same round to accelerate to a higher maximum velocity. The shape... |
Immigration to Western countries. | Every country limits who can immigrate into their country and how many can immigrate, including EU nations. Many EU nations have treaties with the other EU nations that allow for easy travel and even permanently moving across borders for those who are citizens of those nations but they still severely limit the immigrat... |
Why does biweekly mean twice a week and every other week? | > How is that not confusing? The answer is simply that it *is* confusing. If you don't want to be ambiguous, don't use biweekly - "every other week" and "twice a week" are much clearer. |
is a poisonous reaction just a effective form of allergy? | Another way of seeing it is:An immunodepressed person cannot have an allergy because allergies are immune reactions. However they can be poisoned because posiones aren't related to the immune system. Note: this isn't 100% true, especially for AIDS, but it is another way of seeing it |
Is human nature real? Or can the behavior of people change based on their environment? | Human nature, in the form of basic instinct, is real. Environment, experiences, and active education can overwrite those instincts, however. In other words, what we are is both nature and nurture. |
What role do former Presidents/Prime Ministers play in society? | In Australia they sit at the back of the chamber leaking party secrets to the press and generally undermining the elected PM. They become a rallying point for those of the same party who don't think the new PM can win. There is no formal role for an ex-PM in Australia. They spend their time writing their memoirs and pl... |
What is muscle cramp and why do I get it in the middle of the night? | When this happens, try pushing your heel down and pulling your toes up. It's not easy to do but will make the cramp go away.Cramps can come from low potassium, try adding a banana to your diet. |
Why after watching a video or gif for the first time, does it seem almost "faster" if you watch it again? | GIFs actually *are* slower the first time, because your computer starts playing them before they have been fully transmitted, and they take a long time to transmit . |
How does right and left handiness work? And why can't I do things as well with my off hand? | Increased motor dexterity isn't free, it takes up real estate in the brain. And since you, and in particular your primitive ancestors, seldom needed to have it both hands, you are better off using that brain space just once, and letting the rest be used for other things. It is kind of like having an umbrella. One umbre... |
Why at some point did checking your credit score lower it? | Depending on how the credit rating is checked it still could affect it. It used to be if you wanted to check your credit you had to do a hard pull of it, which ment you did a credit check request, the same types credit companies do to determine qualifications for credit. This left a derogatory mark on your report and w... |
How does ESPN do its "Wired" segment where it is able to focus on a player's voice (generally during basketball games) even though the arena is incredibly loud? | I'm a dude who studies sound engineering, and it's a combo of two things. One is mics with a very focused polar pattern called shotgun mics. The polar pattern basically determines the amount of the surrounding area's sound the mic will pick up, and since a shotgun mics pattern is extremely focused it pretty much only p... |
What do people mean when they refer to water as either hard or soft? | Hard water often comes from bores in the ground and has a lot of disolved minerals or salts - it tastes a little “off” and can leave deposits on appliances .Soft water has much lower levels disolved in them and tastes “sweet” and is pretty much what you want ideally to have for cooking & drinking. |
How do centrifuges work? | If you leave a fluid sitting for a long time then the force of gravity will eventually allow the compounds to settle in layers, heavier on bottom to lighter on top. A centrifuge speeds up the process by replacing the weak force gravity with a stronger centrifugal force by spinning the liquid rapidly. Anytime something ... |
Where do viruses go when they are quarantined, but not deleted? | Most anti-viruses do it very similarly. Here's what Symantec/Norton anti-virus does: 1. Load the malicious file into memory.2. Encrypt it with a simple algorithm. 3. Move the encrypted version to some folder like C: Symantec Quarantine.4. Delete the original file. The encrypted version is basically rendered inert; it's... |
Why do we think we sound better when singing than we really are? | Because of how we hear our own voice is actually not like how others hear your voice. Your voice sounds different to you than to others. The voice originates in you and the sound going out from your mouth doesn't go straight to your ears, but by bouncing a lot. Not all sound actually goes out of your mouth, it also mak... |
The definition of “literary theory” | I suppose there isnt one definition but a literary theory woukd be a way in which yoi can understand/interpret literature. For example you could read a text in a feminist or post colonial way and theyre both literary theories. Or you could theorise on what literature itself is, for example literary theorist Roland Bart... |
Why your ears will ring after being exposed to very loud noise | I read one time that ringing/buzzing ears are an effect of the cells in your ear dying which means you're minisculey, but noticeably, going deaf. Now I might/probably am wrong and another redditor can come prove how much of a shitbird I am, but that's my best explaination |
What is the lore behind Insane Clown Posse's music, and what are "Joker Cards"? | The 6 Joker Cards were ICP's main LP's that was supposed to build up to a final message. The final message of the Joker Cards was revealed on The Wraith: Shangri-La LP. Listen to the song Thy Unveiling to get their final message. Each Joker Card is supposed to represent a certain part of their Dark Carnival. There is a... |
Corporations as "people" in America? | Not quite. Under the law Corporation aren't people as much as they can be given freedom and protection in the same way as a person. For example if property is owned by a Corporation police still need a warrant to search the property with out permission. That being said a Corporation can not seek social security or disa... |
Why do we think of nature as pretty? | Well, i like Plato lately, so here goes. The world is chaotic and in constant flux. The forms exist "out there" and are static and unchanging. The static and unchanging forms are what is really real, and the physical world as such is less real, it is only real to which degree it participates in the forms. Beauty as a f... |
Why do cats (and some dogs) have the tendency to kick themselves in the face and then attack their own feet? | Hey, if my foot kicks me in the face, I'm going to retaliate. I'm not putting up with that nonsense. From either foot. |
If cocaine, heroine, meth, lead paint, and DDT, which were at one point advertised to the public, are now banned then why is it so difficult to ban cigarettes? | Just because something is bad for you doesn't mean it should be illegal. People feel that smoking falls within that range of personally assumed risks that individuals of legal age should be able to take. They are also keenly aware that if cigarettes are ever banned drinking and fast food will be next. Banning cocaine, ... |
how celebrity actors get paid | I assume you just mean an actor in like a TV show or movie and so on. *Everything* is negotiated. Generally unless you'rehuge A-lister like Tom Cruise, who could command some generous terms, you just get paid a flat fee. How and when that fee is paid out is again negotiated. Although a lump sum payment is common. For e... |
Can someone explain the difference between affect and effect LI5? | - *Affect* is a verb, and means to have an effect on.-Example: This comment will *affect* your understanding of words. - *Effect* is a noun and means a change that is a result of something else.-Example: The *effect* of learning new words means you will be more clever. - However, you can also use *effect* when describi... |
Why are rowing machines not as popular as ellipticals or tread mills? | I can only judge from my personal experience: An elliptical is intuitive; I can step on and basically "walk" with more resistance than usual, that's it. But rowing, oh should I bend my knees, or my back, and when exactly? It seems like I would need some coaching to row correctly so not to hurt myself.. *and* here's the... |
Why has the price of crude oil suddenly dropped and why is it continuing to fall worldwide? | If the big oil producers drive the market down for an extended r period the new oil producers will either close shop or not expand as quick. That reduces competition so the large oil producers can then drive the price back up. |
Taking into account all the "lobby" Comcast does and get rulings in its favor even against the country. Why isn't this action considered bribery? And more importantly what exactly defines bribery? | Bribery requires proof of quid pro quo. bribery = "Here is $1, You vote to pass X bill." lobbying = "Here is $1, I trust that you'll vote the way I want, or when re-election comes around, you won't get another dollar" You can argue those are the same things, but the law disagrees.It's not explicit. The company regularl... |
Why does a kick in the balls feels painful in the abdomen? | What causes such inconceivable pain? Well, for starters, a shot to the balls is just like any other physical strike to the body: because of nerves, it’s gonna hurt. Unlike most other parts of your body, though, your scrotum lacks protection in the form of bones, large muscle mass, and fat. The testes are just wee littl... |
What is that feeling that waves through your body when you hear a scratchy noise? (Ex: Nails on Chalkboard) | I believe it is a form of synesthesia very much like ASMR _URL_0_ - some scientists believe it has to do with certain spectrum of sound frequencies. With nails on chalkboard, one could also speculate it has to do with the sound reminding you of how it would feel like to scratch a chalkboard. Disgusting..I don't know, b... |
Why when I completely wipe an old laptop, it still runs very slow, even though no programs have been installed? | If the hard drive is dying and forcing rereading or bad sectors are preventing sequential writes it's going to slow you down. It could also be any number of other nonfatal hardware failures. |
when the U.S. started adding fluoride to our tap water, how were other animals affected? | Fish do not have teeth. Adding fluoride to potable water supplies without fluoride naturally only seems to affect our teeth. Tap water gets discharged to sanitary sewer systems which discharge treated water into much larger bodies of water. The fluoride is diluted. It flows to the sea. It does not evaporate into the ai... |
Why do coffee pots say to throw them away if "heated empty?" | I'm going to assume that you mean glass carafes like [this one]. The reason is that glass can become unstable when heated too much and can be more likely to shatter even though there's no obvious sign of damage. So, to be on the safe side, they recommend that you get rid of it so that you don't accidentally shatter it ... |
The point of the Fibonacci Sequence. | The Fibonacci Sequence functions in nature because it matches nicely with the way that those plants naturally grow. In calculus and physics, we often express factors about an object in terms of other variables. An easy example of one of these is heat transfer: The transfer of heat between two objects depends on the dif... |
Why are gas prices typically higher in poorer neighborhoods than in surrounding areas? | It comes down to supply and demand. Typically there are more gas stations in wealthier areas, and thus competition will drive the price down . A few years ago in Minnesota there was somewhat of a scandal when it was revealed that Target and WalMart had lower prices for staple goods in wealthy areas than in poor areas. ... |
Why do almost all characters on animated TV series wear the same clothes all the time? | It is easier to animate, to reuse work, and becomes part of the visual brand in some cases. You recognize dilbert as much for the shirt and tie as for the face. |
If we already knew that Mars had frozen ice caps, why is it such a big deal that we found water there? | It's important to understand the density of the water. Part of understanding the water on Mars is understanding where the hell it all went. What we're finding now is that there is water that is much heavier than Earth's that's still there. The lighter water has all since disappeared through the atmosphere, which would'... |
How do remixers get the raw vocals from a track? | The vocals are recorded as a separate track before the song is mixed. Many times the instrumental and acapella tracks will be released for remixing. A lot of singles released on vinyl will include these vocal tracks so DJs, producers, etc. can remix them without too much background noise.Probably got access to the mixe... |
why, in the UK, student loans are seen as a bad thing? | I think the reason is that we seem to have regressed. In other words we've gone from free tuition 20 or so years ago to £9000 a year. Couple this with the possibility that more than 50% of students may never pay back their loans, thereby leading to a loss to the taxpayer , and the fact that many more students are being... |
How do we determine who we think is physically attractive? | This is far more complicated than an ELI5, as it delves into psychology, biology, sociology and a bunch of theories that contradict each other. Suffice to say, we know that Society has a lot to do with it. That is, the people you grew up around and what is considered attractive to them will likely be the same for you. ... |
How do television ratings work? | I had the same question a few months ago, as far as i know they have special monitoring systems connected to TVs in selected homes and many people volunteer to give TV networks the information.These links might help. _URL_0URL_1_ EDIT: Second Link Added |
How did the modern version of the globe come to be, with what we call North on the top and Souyh on the bottom? | In actual fact nobody really is sure as to which side is north and which side is south. In Australia for example, globes can be purchased that are flipped with the southern hemisphere appearing above the northern one. I believe the reason most globes are the way they are today is largely down to the British empire and ... |
Why do we experience brainfreezes when we consume cold drinks too fast? | Brainfreeze is caused by your nerves not being totally connected in obvious paths. The trigeminal nerve serves the forehead as well as the roof of the mouth. The brain processes "too hot" signals from the roof of the mouth correctly, if you sip a hot beverage. Alas, "too cold" signals get mistaken for "bumped head" sig... |
If I went to a horse race and bet the same amount of money on every horse, would I break even? | Well, imagine if you bet $5 on every horse, and there are 10 horses. That means you've spent 50 dollars. That's always going to be the same every time, no matter who wins. Now, do you always win 50 dollars no matter who wins? Obviously not. If the favorite wins, then you will probably win 2 dollars, and you will be 48 ... |
Why do some people have "bad posture"? | I slouch because I'm pretty tall at 6\'-4", it's almost as if I slouch down to get to everyone else's level. I 've observed other tall people doing this as wellif you spend enough time reclining in an office chair your rhomboid muscles get weak from being supported and inactive all day. That will make unsupported sitti... |
how do they shoot those long panning but frozen in time shots (not matrix bullet time shots) | The technique pioneered in the matrix used a bunch of still cameras arranged in a sequence of a camera pan and then triggered either simultaneously or triggered at slightly different times . In post-production any visible cameras would then be matted out. These days, CGI is much better , and the whole scene tends to be... |
Why does warm water make me feel thirstier, while cold water is satisfying? | > Tempurature preferences in drinks tend to be based on culture. In the United States, we prefer to drink our beverages cold. This has to do with lot of different things; For example, we have access to municipal water supplies that are almost always perfectly good sources of clean water, access to electricity and refri... |
In the case of an apocalyptic event what happens to those in space like on the ISS? | When it became clear they wouldn't be getting any more resupply flights they would probably stay up as long as possible to avoid whatever devastation or disaster occurred. Then they could use the Soyuz spacecraft to return to Earth. Likely they couldn't be retrieved in the middle of the disaster but they would be able ... |
Can soap ever get dirty? | OK, by this I'm going to make the assumption that when you say soap, you know what you're talking about and you mean soap. How soap works is it makes water get wetter. It reacts with the surface tension of water so that water acts how it appears to act at the visible level. At the microscopic level water glides down su... |
Why do some food items taste "better" at different temperatures? | Heat releases aromas. Sometimes you want to release the aromas sometimes you don't If you eat a dish that should be hot when it's cold it is usually lacking in flavor. If you have something hot that you'd normally eat cold you find that all of those bitter or mildly unpleasant flavors just got wayyyy stronger |
How does tolerance to diphenhydramine's sedation work? | Neuroscience grad student here: There are a wide variety of mechanisms of tolerance. In some cases, your body detects the drug and increases levels of enzymes that break the drug down, so that when you take another dose later, the drug has less effect because your body breaks it down more quickly. In other cases, chang... |
Shipping with USPS/Fedex/UPS for sites like eBay and Amazon | Really depends on what you're shipping and how you're shipping. You might just be shipping large heavy things that there is nothing you can do about. We 'd need more info and I'm not sure this is the right sub for it but this might help. Probably avoid the "flat rate shipping" you can probably pay less if it's a lighte... |
Why do hatches and SUVs have rear windscreen wipers when Sedans rarely if ever do | The aerodynamics of all cars creates a bubble of air behind them causing a loop affect when it rains. This loop effect causes rain to splash back on to the rear of the vehicle. In an SUV or other trunk less car, this means it splashes onto the rear windows. In a normal coupe or sedan, the rear is the trunk which gets h... |
How were recordings taken during WWII? | Militaries have members who's duty it is to record and photograph combat and other activities. They are collectively referred to as "Combat Camera." A lot of the footage you see in documentaries is also staged footage of exercises and demonstrations for propaganda and training films.If the images is from aircraft and s... |
What is going on in congress regarding planned parenthood and why is it important? | Planned Parenthood gets money from the Federal government for non-abortion medical services . Federal money cannot be used for abortion services , so they get no money from the Federal government for that. Financially, the government operates on a budget that begins on October 1 of every year, and ends on September 30.... |
How can a cook be a janitor at the same time? Doesn't that break some kind of health code? | > Doesn't that break some kind of health code? Not as long as he practices good hygiene. It's conceptually no different from him cleaning his own toilet at home before coming to work. Or him using the restroom himself while at work. He just needs to thoroughly wash his hands afterwards. |
How do Swiss banks function? | They don't care who you are or where you and your money came from. All they do is offer to store your money without asking any questions.They function basically like any other bank, but due to laws in Switzerland, they are not under the same regulations as other countries. |
why when someone gets the all clear that they are cancer free they still have a high chance to get it back? | It's almost never 100% cancer free. Doctors generally call it "in remission" when you complete cancer treatments, and there is still a high chance of cancer cells being missed. Even with cancers that can be removed by removing the body part there is the chance that cancer could spread into other organs or into the bloo... |
Why did Chevy Chase leave community? What was unusual about his departure? | Chevy Chase and Dan Harmon hated each other. Chevy often behaved like a diva - not knowing his lines, walking off set, etc. Dan did not appreciate these hiccups in the show that he ran. On the flipside, Chevy saw Dan as overly-controlling, as he was a veteran comedy actor who could still be funny even when he didn't kn... |
Why do they use the name "Roger" for an alternative to affirmative? | Ah, a question for an old person to explain. Radio transmission quality used to be very poor. There was a great deal of static, and the static sounded very similar to "essssssss". There was also wow and flutter effects, which means that the radio had a tendency to spontaneously make a sound that sounded a lot like "yes... |
When gold miners create huge quarry-sized areas with their mining, do they eventually attempt to return the area to how it was? | It depends on what the government requires. From a purely economic standpoint, its cheaper just to leave the area when they're done. Given enough time and weather, the area will eventually return to a somewhat natural looking environment, though it's usefulness is dependent upon what waste is left in the soil. Past tha... |
Why do anti-smoking companies spend so much money on commercials? | The master settlement agreement between the states and tobacco companies provided funding that was required to be spent on anti-smoking ads. This money funds these ads. It also set aside an immensely larger amount to pay for health care related to tobacco use . |
How do "free" tax services and websites make money? | With Intuit's TurboTax software you get your federal return for free, but only if it's sufficiently simple. They let you start putting in all of your information at first and only once you've invested some time in it will they let you know that you need to pay to get the more complex version. Then once your federal ret... |
- If the body's internal temperature is roughly 37 degrees Celsius, why does it feel really hot when the outside temperature is 37 degrees Celsius? | Our skin is a natural heatsink. The heat from our core warms up the skin which is cooled down by the surrounding air. Sweating speeds up this heat transfer process. But if the air tempature and body temperature are both 37°C, this process slows down and we are venting less heat whilst constantly producing more heat, ma... |
Why is it that in the West women seem to have a million different options for formal clothing while men only have the suit and tie? | If men's clothing sometimes seems almost military in its sameness, that's not a coincidence. The influence of military uniforms on civilian wear has traditionally been substantial, especially when mass conscription meant large percentages of men served. In fact, if a man wears a blue blazer with khaki pants and a tie, ... |
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