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What would happen if u aimed the barrels of two guns directly against each other and pulled the triggers at exactly the same time?
How far apart are they? if they are a modest distance a part, the bullets would collide in the middle either causing them to fall where they impact or more likely ricochet in some unknown direction due to minor flaws in each. If the barrels are touching each other? is the connection air tight? If so the weapons would likely explode from the force of the pressure caused by the explosion in the chamber being unable to escape through normal means the bullets would impact each other mid flight and depending on conditions, either shatter or impact weld _URL_0_Let us assume that you can aim them exactly together, and that you can pull the trigger at precisely the same time. There are still some variables in the mechanism and combustion of the cartridge but let us also assume those are matched. The bullets would travel down the barrels pushing out muzzle blast and eventually splatter against each other, likely destroying themselves in a shower of lead and perhaps copperSomething probably very much [like this], but with lead or copper. Obviously, the material, size, speed, and distance are all variables that can change the effects either in small or large ways.
The difference between Sunni and Shiite Muslims
* Sunni believe that the first four successors rightfully took his place as the leaders of Muslim. They recognize the heirs of the four caliphs as legitimate religious leaders. * The Shiite believe that only the heirs of the fourth caliph as the legitimate successor of Mohammed. Basically, they are POLITICAL difference, which now carry spiritual differences to this day. They do have differences, but most do not distinguish themselves to any group, but simply "Muslims" A big difference is for Sunni, if a consensus of the Muslim community agree to something, it is authority, besides the Quran. Shiite on the other hand, beside the Quran, the only other authority is Imams, or the person who leads prayers, who they believe to be infallibleHmmm. Ok please explain like I am twoI live in the Middle East and have a lot of experiences with Sunni and Shiite Muslims. The central dividing point is, as has been said in other comments, only the descendants of the fourth caliph are descendants of Muhammad. This fourth caliph is called Ali and is the prophet's son-in-law thus the idea of the divinity "staying in the family". There are a lot of small differences when it comes to various stories and current traditions such as \'Ashoura and prayer . From the outside, it might seem that they co-exist peacefully, but from the inside, it riddled with hatred and despise for the other denomination. For example, if you ask any moderate Sunni in the Middle East, they'll tell you that Shiite's aren't real Muslims and their beliefs are radical and ridiculous. Actually, one of the reasons people here loved Saddam Hussein is because he pretty much kept the Shiites from doing anything in the Arab world.
Why are kids forced to take a plethora of subjects in highschool regardless of their future college or job prospects?
Because going to school is about more than getting a job.Can you imagine a world where nobody takes math classes just because 'I will never need it in my line of work'? 99% of people would opt out and then a whole generation of people wouldn't be able to do simple problems like finding five percent of 20. Or how about if we were allowed to opt out of English? Some people's grammar is bad enough as it is. If your brother thinks this is bad, wait till college . I took 3 classes on rocks to satisfy gen ed requirements. Now *that* was a waste of time. Edit: I just took a test for employment at a local video store. The test had a math, spelling, and reading comprehension section that people without a high school degree would definitely fail. Employers don't want to hire idiots, regardless of profession.The idea is that the skills learned in a secondary educational level are basic enough that they are needed for a flourishing life regardless of your career. So even an engineer should be able to write a decent paper and even a poet should be able to do basic algebra. Also, the govt does not think that kids 15 and 16 are mature enough to make life long career decisions so they want to keep their options openBecause people change their career goals into college and beyond. The level of material covered in a high school degree is a solid foundation for a plethora of careers, with further specialization to be done in high school. I personally would prefer that the current curriculum be cleansed of bullshit and condensed, so that future science majors can leave art history behind and future liberal arts majors can stay more in their wheelhouses .
Can exposure to extremely high levels of radiation cause immediate death? How?
"Yes, high enough acute doses can prevent neurons from firing correctly and lead to instant death. If you were to pull out a fuel assembly from a nuclear power plant and place it on the wall and run at it from 50 feet away. You will die before touching it." _URL_0_Acute radiation syndrome effects charts [here] and [here]. It seems difficult for radiation to *kill* you instantly without something along the lines of simply vaporizing you from sheer transmitted energy. However, high doses can slam you into a coma from massive central nervous system trauma, and you won't wake up before you die in a day or two. The US Military assumes that 80 Sv of fast neutron radiation will immediately and permanently incapacitate a soldier. Note that 8 Sv of radiation is still enough to cause almost certain death, even with the best possible medical care, but you get to hang around feeling like shit for a few weeks before you die. Specifically, you'll be horribly nauseous for a short period, then feel relatively okay for 5-7 days , and then pretty much everything in your body just falls apart and you die horribly.I'm assuming what you're wondering about is [acute radiation syndrome], aka radiation poisoning. This causes onset of symptoms anywhere between minutes and hours, opposed to long-delay cancer deaths. It's caused by the radiation causing damage to both your DNA and other vital proteins in your cells, and if you get it strong enough, it will kill you. The quickest deaths due to ARS usually take 24 - 36 hours. I don't know how much radiation it would take to *instantly* kill you, but [this guy] got hit in the head with a particle accelerator beam and lived. In fact, he's still alive.
Why are movies given different release dates for different countries?
Most likely because there's another major release on Apr 22nd that they don't want to compete with. People choose 1 movie to purchase. They don't buy multiples
Why are we asked to turn our phones and electronics off when taking off and landing a plane.
Well everyone here appears to be a moron. The reason your phone needs to be off is because the flight crew doesn't want you to be distracted in case of emergency when they may need to tell you important information to, you know, not die. They just tell you the interference thing because airlines don't like making light of the fact that a crash is something that might happen, as improbable as it is. source: my mom is a flight attendant.Actually, we're not anymore. Your phone still has to be in "airplane mode" the entire time, but you no longer have to turn off small electronic devices. Edit: I posted this lower, but I'll post it higher for visibility- the FAA doesn't require it anymore. It's up to the airlines. I flew United within the past 3 months and they made a big deal about letting us know we *didn't* have to turn anything off. My kids continued watching a movie from the gate, all the way up: _URL_0_
Why do diabetics who have hypos act aggressively?
If you are healthy you might be sitting around at like a blood sugar reading of 80. Normal is after you haven't eaten for a while that might start to go to like 70, and you start to get hungry as it keeps dropping a little more maybe you get that sort of cranky, irritable "hey, I am not dealing with any of this till I get something to eat" focus that would make a lot of sense if we were still animals that starved to death a lot. If you have diabetes you can go way outside of the regular range. You can get numbers that are never supposed to happen. They end up tripping every sensor in your body that was supposed to just trip a little gradually when you got hungry. And take the normal irritability that comes with hunger and make it some crazy rage.Hypoglycemia refers to a lack of glucose. Glucose is vital to generate ATP. ATP is the body's energy source. When there isn't enough glucose to generate ATP the body releases two hormones: glucagon and epinephrine. These hormones are supposed to stimulate glycogen to be released from the liver. Between the epinephrine and the lack of energy for the brain to properly process information and respond rationally, diabetics can be aggressive, irritable, and frightened. Epinephrine alone gives us those emotions for flight/fight response!
How can the federal government just "shut down?"
Shut down is a little misleading, they whole government doesn't close it's doors on day one of the continuing resolution expiring. In some ways the government does run like a business. It employs people and purchases materials from private companies to provide services. Congress has to agree on how to hand out the money the government takes in from taxes. That money is then made available for various agencies to use. If there's no new money being made available to pay the people or private companies the various agencies are left to take steps to use as little money as possible until congress can agree on how it's spent. They furlough employees and stop making orders for goods or contracting services though private companies. If the agency pays out benefits to people they may have to stop at some point, but for the most part they keep social security checks and SNAP benefits coming as long as they can. Government agencies will do their best to keep critical functions alive if they can. They may close national parks but keep forestry service fire fighting services going. The military will continue to be funded, but some of the MWR programs that are staffed by civilians may cease to operate. If the crisis were to go on long enough, those critical programs may have to decide whether to ask for loans and ask workers to volunteer, or to just let local governments try to fend for themselves. Plans are put in place to call workers back in once a budget has been passed and pay furloughed employees back pay for their time off if possible.
why haven’t we built passengers airplanes with no windows but screen walls on the inside?
The ability for passengers to use natural light from the windows to evacuate in case of an emergency, and for emergency crews to be able to see inside the aircraft, would be lost with screens.Windows are for safety of passengers. Helpers need to look inside an airplane in case of emergency. Also an airplane without windows looks suspicious. It could hide something dangerous. Finally, it's comfortable and healthy to have natural light.
So I've just begun Final Fantasy 13. I have never played any final fantasy games before. What on earth is going on?
One important thing to know is that all of the major versions have independent stories that are completely different from each other. There are some common features like music, recurring characters , and things like rideable birds called chocobos.
how do contact lenses stick to your eyes?
The surface tension of the liquid on your eye keeps them in place, but it doesn't really stop them from rotating. For most people - those without astigmatism - it doesn't really matter if it does rotate. Your eye is pretty much symmetric thought the center . Astigmatism is when your eye isn't symmetric like that. If you have astigmatism, it can be really annoying to wear contacts, because you actually notice when your contacts rotate - it messes your vision up. They stay centered because your eye isn't an exact sphere. Your pupil pokes out a bit and the contact has an indented place for it to fit in.
Why does United states and Japan have a good relationship now even after Hiroshima?
Hiroshima was part of World War 2. After the war ended, Japan surrendered unconditionally, and the US basically came in and completely remade the Japanese state. This laid a new foundation for Japan's extraordinary growth through most of the rest of the 20th Century, and basically reset ties between the two countries.
If food is sanatized in an oven or any heating device at a certain temperature, why do we take so many precautions beforehand with germs and bacteria?
Bacteria poop. Even if you kill all the bacteria & viruses the bacteria might release chemicals that aren't healthy. A great example is botulism - it's not the bacteria that make you sick, it's the toxins they release while they're reproducing that kill you.
How are idols and idol culture so popular in Japan? What are the inner workings?
Idols are basically boy bands. Except girls, and for guys. But it amounts to the same thing, get a bunch of attractive young ladies, with some dancing, some singing and the right attitude. And if you can get the right publicity at the right time, they become famous.
"cannabis is killing my apetite, I only eat after smoking, other than that I could go days without eating at all. which ends up with me feeling very tired/sleepy"
This isn't really an eli5 question. It probably isn't the weed "killing" your appetite when you don't smoke. It's just that marijuana stimulates your appetite when you *are* using it. I know a guy who has the exact same thing happen. Just doesn't eat really regularly if he doesn't take his medicine. Lack of appetite can be a symptom of issues like depression- which is a common and very real problem for a lot of people.
Why is coming in under budget in the business world generally a bad thing?
Because forecasts are done under a certain logic with many objectives dictating. The idea is that a budget is there for a reason, and if all budgets are used correctly, then your overall business goals as a company will be met. If you aren't using your entire budget, the idea is that you're not 'planting enough seeds' if you will. Source: senior level operations manager at fortune 50 company.
Why does entering *67 before your phone number block caller ID? What is the practical purpose of this?
The practical purpose is to provide privacy for the calling party by blocking the display of their number on the recipients phone.I used to use it a lot before this was just a toggle on the phone. Let's say you have a bunch of service techs who go on the road. They call the client to let them know that they are coming and to discuss details. You don't want the client calling the tech back directly, do you would hide your number before calling.
Who invented the ringing sound that is heard waiting for a person to pick up?
That's the [ringback tone] to indicate that a connection has been established and the phone you're calling is ringing. You can see the first people to patent it there, but that does not mean they were the first people to actually impement it. I tried to find when it was first used, but no luck.
Why aren't Democratic candidates proposing defense spending cuts?
Politicians are terrified still of being seen as soft on "defense." Any proposed cuts to our military budget wil be portrayed as such, mostly by those pols who get lots of $$$ from military contractors, and the ever-compliant "liberal" media> I feel like cuts to defense spending, at least in the figures of 10-20 percent Part of the problem is what exactly are you comfortable cutting? Cut some Navy ships? Ok then decision makers have to accept longer response times, or maybe not being able to respond at all in a crisis far away from home when Americans might be in danger. In terms of hull numbers the navy hasnt been this small since just before WW1. That is ok in combat power as each ship is vastly more potent, but for actually being places a ship can still only be in one place at a time and go so fast on so much fuel. Or you can send fewer ships on the same number of deployments but that means each ship gets worn out faster, crews get stressed more, equipment fails more, and higher turnover occurs. Or if you want to cut development budgets then the process of dragging the military out of the days of windows 95 takes a step backwards, which is harmful because the US long ago made the decision to go with a military on the cutting edge of technology whenever possible compared to foes, and leveraging that into needing a smaller actual footprint and # of troops. Or we can look at training budgets, or some of the non pay benefits like the GI Bill, or BAH, which are Billions each year but cutting them means a less content force, less focused on the mission and less proficient when called upon.
Does CISPA violate the 4th amendment?
That's currently up for debate, and I'm sure those who are more politically aware than I am could explain it better. Personally, I believe it is.As a rule of thumb, assume that every single thing the government does is violating your rights, the constitution, and the rights of being a human being. This way you can see right through the bullshit.
Why is Obamacare/Affordable Care Act so harshly criticized?
Some people are against the philosophy of it, i.e. having the government involved in their health. Others have practical issues with introducing a new bureaucracy to our ever-growing government/deficit. Others still have both philosophical and practical problems with many aspects of the act. And then some people just don't like Obama. This is a very politically motivated issue, though, so this is just like asking why any other policy is not popular: because not everyone is a member of the Democratic Party.
If a venomous snake is injected with its own venom into its bloodstream, what will happen?
Depends on the snake. Many of them build up immunity in order to protect themselves in the case of an accidental bite.this is from an askscience thread with the same question.--Many snake venoms - including coral snake and cobra - activate the mammalian complement system, part of the body's innate defenses against pathogens. When activated, complement proteins can perforate cell membranes and lyse prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. While snakes do have complement proteins, their complement system is not actiatved by their venom, probably because their complement proteins structures are too different from mammalian complement proteins to allow for successful interaction. So, technically, snakes are not immune to their venom .
What are the basics of x ray diffraction and what kind of information does it give you?
A diffraction pattern is the shape light makes when it passes through objects that have "holes" or "slits" in them. Google image search "diffraction pattern" or "double slit experiment" to see what I mean. Basically, as light waves pass through the different gaps in an object, the waves recombine on the other side in patterns that are very much dependent on where the holes are, how they are spaced, and how big they are. X-ray diffraction uses this idea to measure the shape and size of crystals. Crystals have an ordered pattern of atoms and gaps , so if you shine an X-ray through a crystal and measure the bright and dark spots on the other side, you can calculate how big the crystal's pattern is, what its shape is, and what atoms are where. Think of it like shining a light and measuring the shadow, but the shadow ISN\'T the same as the shape you are measuring.
What is this "International law" that Obama and the US say Russia is breaking by annexing Crimea?
Well if you want something specific, there's the 1994 Budapest Memorandum that the Ukraine and the nuclear powers of the world signed. One of the tenets was that the other nations, in exchange for Ukraine giving up their nuclear weapons, was to respect the sovereignty of Ukraine's territories and refrain from using the threat of force against them.Apparently, UN charter prohibits UN member countries from attacking each other to threaten territorial integrity. "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state " from _URL_0_ Also read somewhere that the vote for Crimea to secede didn't follow Ukraine's constitution, and violating a constitution is also a violation of international law.
Why does gigabit even matter?
A home network is used for things other than downloading from the internet. If you copy files between two computers over the network or stream video, you'll be working at gigabit speeds. More importantly, if you're trying to copy files **and** stream video, you're sharing that gigabit between both jobs. It makes a lot more sense if you think about an office with a central file server. Why do you get it at home? Because it doesn't really cost more to make gigabit hardware, so they just make it standard on everything.
How did people deal with Asthama before we invented inhalers?
Generally they died pretty young. If you have a bad enough attack with no way to treat it, you do what you can, but for the most part, there's not a whole lot they could do.Before we found medications to treat asthma people would generally die from it if they had anything close to a severe case.
what's the difference between Subjective Vs. Objective?
Subjective = opinion, not factual. Objective = factual and thus cannot be argued with. **Edit:** words
How does the human body build up a tolerance to something?
One of the things that detoxifies alcohol is the smooth ER in cells. When you drink, for example, you increase the rate of produced smooth ER, this in turn will build tolerance for the next drug / alcohol you consume. It’s like training a muscle, the first time you lift 45s on ea side you’ll be tired, but subconsciously your muscles tear and rebuild stronger connections.
Is drinking an orange juice the same as eating an orange from a nutritional point of view?
No, orange juice lacks the nutritional fiber that whole fruit has. Fiber helps slow down sucrose absorption into your bloodstream. Because of this, drinking fruit juice increases blood sugar levels comparable to soda.
Why do boys have "boy handwriting" and girls have "girl handwriting" ?
First of, we are talking averages and generalizations here. I´ve seen boys writing neat like it was printed, as well as girls writing in hieroglyphes. The stereotype suggests, that girls are silent, obidient and put more effort into what they do than boys. They also are a lot better when it comes to fine motorics, like knitting and drawing. Boys are wild and the average stereotype boy is skilled at rough motorics, like soccer or football. To be cool as a boy, you best achieve your goals with the least effort possible. Take a math problem, for the boy only solving the problem counts. If the solution is correct, why bother if the process which leads there is readable at all. For the girl, the presentation of the solving process is as well a part as the solution itsself, every line is carefully written and the final solution underlined, twice. Again, these are complete stereotypes and will match only more or less the average of any given group with a lot of exeptions. But in this narrow range of average stereotypes, the same principles goes for handwriting too. Girls simply tend to put more effort into the look of their handwirting than boysBecause their female friends have cute girly handwriting, and then they practice to imitate them much like most gendered behaviourI am female. My handwriting indicates that I should have been a doctor.
How are the stars always in the same spot in the sky?
First, stars are really, really far away. So from our perspective it looks like they're in the same place every night But that's not true. Over thousands of years, stars *do* change position even from our perspective. They have in the past and will in the future. It's just that these time scales are *vastly* longer than our lifespans.The stars spin in the sky. But only because we move. If you have a time lapse picture of the night sky, you can see the stars "move" . You can also see the stars change positions in the sky over the course of hundreds of thousands and millions of years. You don't see any changes from day to day because the distance they move is minuscule compared to the distance the stars are from you. Think of it like this: if you see a person 10 feet in front of you move 30 feet to the left, it's a huge move. You have to significantly rotate your body to see their new position. If you see someone that is a mile away from you move 30 feet to the left, it looks like they hardly moved at all. Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to earth, is 25.67 trillion miles awayIf you stand in one place and turn around 360 degrees, the position of the world changes from your perspective, but all buildings, cities, countries, continents, etc. remain in exactly the same position. Same concept applies to the stars. They're always in the same spot relative to everything else. The stars are so distant that even though the Earth is moving through space, the effect on our "view" of the stars is negligible.
What bodily/survival function does crying fulfill?
It may not have a hunter/gatherer purpose, but I'm quite confident it has a purpose. At the very least, as children, it's a way to signal to our parents that something is wrong. I don't know about you, but when I see someone cry, I feel bad for them and I want to help. Crying is a signal of emotional or physical distress, and we also have empathy. Combining a way to signal a problem with a desire to help others' problems would help foster communities. And imagine two sets of early humans: one where they feel drawn to work together in groups, another where they tend to live independently. Which do you think would thrive?", 'There are three types of tears: basal, which constantly keep your eyes lubricated; reflex, which are released in response to something getting in your eye, and emotional, which are released in times of mental stress. These three types of tears actually have different chemical compositions. One idea that seems to come up in these discussions a lot is that the purpose of releasing emotional tears is the purge the brain of excess hormones and other chemicals produced during stress in order to return the brain to a more calm and stable mental state.
What's the difference between kcal and kJ?
About 4 1 Kcal = 4.1868 KJ or 1 cal = 4.1868 J Both Joule and calorie are different units measuring the same thing. like yards and meters. Joule is the SI measurement of energy while calories is an older unit also related to the SI-units but not part of it. The amount of energy in food is usually given in Kcal , which are confusingly often called calories. A calorie is defined as the energy needed to increase the temperature of a gram of water by one kelvin or to put it differently one Food calorie is enough to heat a liter of water by one degree Celsius. A Joule is 1 newton times a Meter or 1 Watt for 1 Second Food energy is sometimes given in kJ and sometimes in Kcal. You can estimate that a food calorie is about 4.2 times a kilojoule', "It's the difference between meters and yards. They both measure the same thing but are part of different measurement systems. Whether someone uses joule or calories to measure energy often depends on the context.Kcal is just what Europeans call calories. kJ is 1,000 joules. A calorie is around 4.18 joules
Why does all the research suggest that cats are indifferent to humans when my cat is clearly very affectionate beyond his basic feline needs?
Same here. When I'm upset, my cat comes sauntering up to me purring like a motorboat to comfort me. If I'm crying, he curls up next to me and wipes away my tears with his cheek. The purring is very soothing. If he didn't care about me, he wouldn't bother to do any of this. I think it just depends on the temperament of the cat?", 'Some of the affectionate actions are more akin to them claiming you as their property than actually showing affection.The research does not suggest that your cat will never show you affection or act as if it cares about you. It merely indicates that your cat's motivation for these behaviors is more closely related to the satisfaction of it's basic needs than actual compassion for you. The research is also general, so it's possible that your cat is an anomaly. That would be highly irregular though, a more likely explanation is that you cat more effective at making you believe it cares.
Why do some men gain weight all over while others gain it only on their belly?
It's genetic. Your genes determine where your body places fat. There's other factors that get involved, mainly age and hormone levels, but beyond that, some folks just get fat all over, others just get fat in specific areas.
Why when a crazy event the isps slowdown but when millions watch the superbowl the cable stream isn't effected?
Cable broadcasts are one-way communication which just means copying a single data stream and sending it down a bunch of wires. Internet communication is two-way communication with each exchange being unique to the user. An analogy would be using a megaphone to give a message to 10,000 people, vs. holding an individual conversation with 10,000 people simultaneously.
what 'alternative rock' is.
The easiest way of thinking of alternative rock is the "none of the above option". What genre is your rock band? [] Punk rock [] Funk rock [] Jazz rock etc. etc. [X] None of the above Really this means that there really isn't any common style to alternative rock - although many bands have some similarities with each other , to the best of my knowledge there's no common thing linking them together. In my opinion, whether something is alternative rock or not depends a lot on the context of the song than the actual song itselfThe term "alternative" in music is pretty much the same as "miscellaneous". It's pretty much bullshit to the casual listener, it's where things that are rocky but don't quite sound like Elvis, Chuck Berry, or Cream, or Status Quo go. To the more invested/passionate, it's a term that means a little less because of all the sub-genres spawned from it, such as grunge and indie rock, as they 'd just use them. Rock is typically upbeat, 4/4, simple repetitive chord progressions in standard tuning. In alt-rock you're much more likely to find slower/quicker music in different time signatures, lower tunings and with a less rigid format to song writing.
Can both polar and non-polar molecules have london-dispersion forces?
A London-Dispersion force is just a simple case of a Van der Waals force. So, what you may be referring to is that. The attraction between a polar molecule and an induced dipole is called a Debeye force. What's cool about London dispersion is that it is what is responsible for inert materials having a freezing point.
Why isn't Horse meat popular/eaten in America?
European here . Even though horsemeat is legal it is not as common here as pork, chicken or beef. Big supermarkets usually have thin smoked slices of it for sale, for on bread, but not steak. For that you'd have to go to a butcher. I personally know some people who don't like the idea of eating horse because they seem them more as pets than cattle. Perhaps that's the case in the US? But it's actually illegal there I think, which is taking it a step further than personal dislike.
Why can't people smell their own breath?
They definitely can, at least I can. Try breathing out of your mouth and nose at the same time slowly. Then move your lips to close them, but don't change anything with your throat. As to why you don't smell it as strongly, you get used to the taste of your own mouth, and smell is strongly tied to taste.
How can dreams that seem lengthy, actually be only a few minutes?
There is also the factor that the chemical released by your brain, dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, in more mild quantities when you dream is known for it's temporal dilation perceptual effect. The substance can be used recreationally, in concentrated form, where users have reported the sensation of being gone for years in a dream like euphoric state and coming back to realize only 15 minutes has passed. The chemical is released by the pineal gland at three different points in life: a flood dose at birth, when you dream, and a flood dose of all remaining left at death.Like a TV show, your brain skips over the boring bits. You decide to go to the beach, boom, you are there, no changing, packing, or driving. Also, you brain fills in backstory. You find yourself driving in the middle of nowhere and wonder how your got there. Your brain churns away a bit, and concludes you much be on a road trip and driving for hours. I might even fill in some false memories of those previous hours, which blend with the memory of the dream to give the impression it was much longer than it was.It's important to note that dreams are not linear narratives like a TV show. Often, they are comprised of various snapshots generated by your brain. The narrative is then composed after the fact. So when you dream, it's not like you're streaming something in real time. Rather, your brain is putting together some random pieces into something that makes sense which can be recalled as a narrative.
Could the Hubble Telescope locate the picture left on the moon by Charles Duke?
As impressive as hubble is, it doesn't have the sort of resolution that would pickup tiny objects. A more interesting question is what sort of detail could the latest military satellites resolve - but only those working with them know that one :) Suffice to say they would be significantly superior to hubble, which relatively speaking is quite old.
North Korea vs. South Korea
Japan conquered Korea in 1910. In 1945, as World War II was ending, the US took the southern part of Korea from the Japanese while our allies the Russians invaded it from the north. When that war ended, neither the US nor Russia wanted to give up territory the other might benefit from, and so Korea was split into two countries: a Communist north and a democratic south. But the south hasn't really been very democratic and north is run by a dynasty of crazy people, so the situation isn't stable. In 1950, the North launched a war to reunite the country. The US and allied countries stepped in to protect the South, and Russia and China backed the North. The two sides fought each other for 3 years, nobody was winning, and so they finally agreed to a ceasefire. But not a peace treaty. The two sides of Korea still hate each other, each thinks it deserves to run the whole country, and both side are backed by outsiders who won't let their side of Korea lose, so the mess just sits there, threatening to erupt into war again.
How do weekly awards like the ones I see for $5000 a week for life work?
It's an annuity, which is kind of like a reverse loan. The contest has enough money to purchase an annuity, and when they have a winner, that's what they do. They will purchase it from a financial institution like a bank or insurance company. They pay them the money, and the institution uses the interest to pay that amount.
Where has all of the rubber missing from the tread of our billions of worn tires gone to over the years?
Non-snarky answer - it ends up in the soil, the groundwater, the rivers, lakes and seas and from there up the food chain. Bon appetit!It ends up mixed in with the roadside dirt where it is broken down by bacteria, fungi, and decomposition from exposure to sunlight and oxygenBacteria both on the road surface and on the soil consume the rubber. Rubber is actually a fairly natural product, and, when not in big blocks, is broken down fairly easily.It does break down. But it doesn't just stay roadside. If you have ever lived near a busy freeway , you will find that there is a fine black dust that gathers on windowsills, patio furniture, etc. That dust is a mix of broken down tire rubber, brake pads and other degradable car components. It's not very good for you. [Sensationalist LA Weekly article] [Scientific study] from a [research unit at USC].
Why do shroom clouds form after a nuke hits the ground?
It happens with any large enough explosion, not necessarily nuclear. The explosion pushes a lot of air out of the way, leaving a large, low-pressure zone filled with smoke. As air rushes back in from the sides, and hot air rises off the heated ground, the smoke cloud collapses into the "cap" of the mushroom. The air circulates something like this: _URL_0_
Why is it that eating a lot of sour Skittles or other sour candy makes your tongue hurt?
They have citric acid. Eating a lot at a time will make your tongue hurt because your tongue's pH levels are compromised. Your nerve signals say "ow" so your tongue can do its thing back to a normal pH and heal those taste buds.
Why is sugar bad for me and what does it actually DO to our health?
[This] is the Long version. It's about 90 minutes [This] and [this] if TL:DL on the first. It's about 20 minutes.
Why are Netflix Original sitcoms not exactly 30 mintues?
Netflix doesn't have their own studios. They finance and greenlight these new series, and as a result, they get the exclusive rights for a period of time to them -- pretty much the exact same way a traditional television network works. But after that time, the studio can sell the show to others, and most of their customers will want commercial time. So, this is almost certainly a concession that Netflix made with the studios so that they would be able to remarket the shows after they've appeared on Netflix.
Is it a defense to the crime of Contempt of Court that the Court Order that the Defendant is accused of violating was unlawful or unconstitutional?
Yes, and there are two means of contesting this: An interlocutory appeal to a higher court can attempt to cancel an unlawful court order before they violate it or a habeas corpus petition afterwards.
Why do ISPs charge for different levels of bandwidth while cell phone companies charge for different levels of data usage?
because they can. back in the day, AOL network access was also charged by the kb of usage as well as online time. if cable/dsl providers could charge for the usage and still be competitive, they would gladly do it.
How does the saying "buy low sell high" actually translate into business?
It really has to do specifically with Stocks. In the stock market, you want to spend the least amount of money, and make the most possble. You do this by buying stock when it's at a low price, and sell it at its highest. However with companies like Apple, Facebook, Google, etc, their price will continue to go up. However sometimes after a missed earning period it will dip, that is when you need to strike. Getting in on a lower price will allow you to buy more shares and then when the stock inevitably goes back up, you sell it, and make more monies. Also sometimes things like ignorance, greed, as well as brand loyalty will make someone buy high, and then when the stock undergoes a "self correction" as I mentioned above, and the price slips a little, they sell, and they have taken a loss on that particular stock.
why do nightmares cause you to snap awake quickly instead of waking up normally?
Nightmares are dreams that cause the stress response, otherwise known as “fight or flight”. When you’re awake, the stress response is triggered because a threat is perceived through the senses . When you’re dreaming, your brain, at some level, is processing the dream as sensory input, so a nightmare can trigger that same stress response. Physiologically, the sensory input is processed by the amygdala, which sends a distress signal to the hypothalamus, which engages the sympathetic nervous system. This triggers the adrenal glands to start producing epinephrine into the bloodstream, causing increased pulse, blood pressure, and respiration, and releasing stored glucose and fats, which increases the available energy in the bloodstream, so that your muscles react quickly and immediately, if needed. Depending on how long the threat lasts, once the initial surge of adrenaline and glucose subsides, the hypothalamus triggers the pituitary gland to release adrenocorticotropin, which triggers the adrenal glands to release cortisol. Cortisol which keeps the stress response going by helping to break down fats / carbs / proteins, jacking the blood sugar back up. While all of this is going on, you’re still dreaming, but since dreaming is REM sleep, which is very close to being awake, you'll eventually wake up. When you do, you'll wake up very quickly, all jacked up on adrenaline and cortisol and blood sugar, your heart racing, breathing heavily, ready to run hard or fight harder. Sources: Harvard: _URL_3_ Wikipedia: _URL_2_, _URL_0_, _URL_4_, _URL_1_
Why do genes want to reproduce?
They don't "care" about anything at all. But if you have a gene that just tended to reproduce, an done that didn't, the one that didn't would die off and all you would have are genes that reproduce. This same principle goes all the way back to the stuff that floated around in oceans before "genes" even existed.There is no apparent reason. Genes don't care about perpetuating themselves, they replicate because of chemical affinities. It's just what they do under the conditions, much like a rock rolls down a hill because of gravity - there is no choice on the rock's part. Which genes survive and which don't has nothing to do with any choice made by the genes. It's natural selection. Genes that replicate in such a way as to survive in any given set of environmental conditions will just keep doing that because they have an affinity for doing that and nothing stops them from doing that. Perhaps fire would be a helpful analogy. Lightening strikes some dry grass and causes a fire. The fire isn't alive and has no choices to make. It is just a chemical reaction that occurs under specific conditions . The fire will replicate itself, so to speak, by consuming more and more fuel and spreading until it either runs out of fuel or some other force, such as a heavy rain, stops it.
How do houses and estates get named?
You decide to name it and then insist that everyone refer to it by that name. You can do the same if you want to. Whether others will go along with it is another matter of course.
If, say, a moon came too close to a planet, why does it get broken apart instead of colliding with the surface?
Gravity. When you are dealing with planets and moons, gravity is huge. Gravity is stronger the closer the two bodies, the moon and the planet, get. When they get very close, then the forces on the parts of the moon nearest the planet are much greater than the parts further away. This tears the moon apart. If the moon's motion or orbit brings it into contact with the surface, then it will collide with the surface, natch. If it comes close-ish to the surface, then it will be broken up instead.
Why does it seem like bees are attracted to plastic children playgrounds?
Probably because bees are attracted to bright coloured flowers, therefore also attracted the bright colours of the plastic.
What exactly happens in your body when you lose your voice?
Your voice is created by two flaps of tissue in your throat called vocal folds. Their primary functions are keeping food out of your lungs, phonation , and increasing thoracic pressure for lifting/shitting. These flaps are very small; only as big as your pinky nail. When they become swollen through infection and overuse the muscles in them can't bring the folds together to vibrate. Thus you cannot talk. Sometimes when the vocal folds cannot be brought together fully, small regions of the folds can come together to make incomplete vibrations and you get scratchy sounds.
why is a building like the Sagrada Familia taking so long to finish despite the availability of modern engineering techniques?
Gaudi died, and then a fire and anarchists destroyed the plans and some models Gaudi had built. There's also that it's a really bizarre piece of architecture. Most of the problem is figuring out what it's supposed to look like. It's also currently in use, which probably places a limit on how fast work can be done.
Why hotdogs called “hotdogs”?
These immigrants brought not only sausages to\xa0America, but dachshund dogs. The name most likely began as a joke about the Germans\' small, long, thin dogs. In fact, even Germans called the frankfurter a "little-dog" or "dachshund" sausage, thus linking the word "dog" to their popular concoction. Hot Dog History | NHDSC
How does this person not die after all this?
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why does eating certain foods after a heavy night of drinking help prevent a hangover?
Fatty foods especially will help because fat, a complex molecule that takes longer to digest than carbs or protein, keeps your duodenal sphincter closed off for longer, which keeps the alcohol in your stomach longer. This helps because the enzymes that help your body neutralize alcohol are pretty much exclusively located in your stomach, so that's where the alcohol needs to be to be worked on by these enzymes. Hangovers are caused in large part by the presence of a mid-product of alcohol metabolism, acetaldehyde which is alcohol that has been partially catalyzed and then left the stomach before the process could be completed and the alcohol could be processed into vinegar and water. Vitamin C will also help, because the liver requires it to metabolize the alcohol
How does Google keep their map updated?
There are a lot of sources that Google can pull from, and obviously they don't really disclose all of them. They own Waze so a lot of the closure data is sourced from the users submitting real time info there. Users running Maps on mobile devices or in Android Auto that are still opted in to data sharing will also allow Maps to gather real time data about detours, traffic issues, and the like. Before the [Maps vandalism incident] there was a system called Map Maker where trusted users could directly edit the map itself in near real time. With high enough trust levels changes were published instantly. Old trusted users from that system still have some level of ability to publish changes quicker in the updated Maps interface. There are also the Local Guides program still in place where again trusted users can submit info. Changes to roads and boundaries are handled by a much smaller team now, but with better community hive mind input, they can spend time validating road updates and not as much time dealing with correcting point of interest edits like hours, phone numbers, websites, and closed businesses that all rely on community consensus to publish to the map more or less automatically.
Oracle v. Google Law Suit
Oracle bought a company called Sun. Sun had developed a programming language called Java. Google had introduced an operating system for mobile phones called Andorid. Android is built on top of a variant of Java. Android started to become very valuable and Oracle wanted to get some of that money. Oracle claimed that Android used some things from Java that Oracle didn't explicitly license them to use. Google disagreed. A court decided, largely in favor of Google.
Why is the air blown from a fan cooler then the air in the room it occupies?
It isn't. You *feel* cooler, for two reasons: it blows away the thin layer of air around your body that has been warmed by your body heat and it increases evaporation from your skin, which cools you off.
Why don't dogs have a belly button?
They do - but they are usually much smaller than human navels, and usually hidden by fur.I am going to explain it to you like I would to my 5yo.. Dogs do have belly buttons. They are just not like people belly buttons because doggies are much different. That's just how nature made it.
Why is deep frying so much faster than baking?
Heat transfers faster through liquids then through gasses. You can be in a sauna without any harm to your body, but if you get covered with boiling water for a few minuites you at best will be covered in scar tissue and in pain for the rest of your lifeHot oil carries much more energy than hot air, and that helps the heat penetrate in to the food much more quickly. Hot air more quickly loses its heat when it comes in to contact with cold food etc.Also, liquids like oil and water take a lot more energy to heat up than air does, so by the time it's actually that hot, it's giving off a lot more energy than air of the same temperature would.
the positive and negative effects of the privatization of Medicare.
It's hard to imagine something that would impact today's seniors. Future seniors might have an option to get their Medicare benefits from a private insurance company. That company would get a cut of the taxes that fund Medicare in exchange for providing coverage for a chunk of Medicare beneficiaries. All the real pros and cons depend on the details. If the insurance lobby gets to write the law, then they will be guaranteed profits and beneficiaries will bear all the risks. If the doctors lobby gets to write the law, then patients will get whatever they want and we'll see a trend toward fewer and fewer providers in the program .For everyone here, Medicare is privatized now. It is just not well known. Right now, private companies bid on "data sets" provided by states or in cases of large cities, "districts". These data sets contain the trend data do x years for actuaries to calculate and develop trend model data sets and set their pricing. This is how Medicaid is handled as well. This is actually handled through private health care companies and bid to states or districts. What is in discussion is full privatization, meaning it will now be handled completely by the companies. The positive to this is competition in markets, rather than one provider that win the bid, as it is now. The disadvantage is costs climb quickly as one goes up, so does the other. It will be a mess if they remove the low bid process. There are much smarter ways to do this, such as offering tiered care packages and such.
What does the 'plastic' mean in "plastic surgery"?
"Rhino*plasty*" from the greek rhis: nose & plassein: to shapePlastic in general means "moldable". Nowadays it's mostly used for materials made from certain organic molecules, but there are a few cases where the old general meaning still applies.
How can Obama unilaterally change a law
The law actually allows insurers to continue offering some plans as long as they aren't changed. And those that are changed can be kept for another year . But most insurers are just cancelling plans instead of extending them for another year to simplify their own process. But he can't "change a law" unilaterally. A change to law requires congressional action. But implementation of the law is up to the executive and where there isn't clear process for something, the president can decide how to handle it.
What would happen if you blocked the little equalizing hole in airplane windows?
A small crack could develop in the inner pane, which was not designed to handle the pressure load. But probably not even that.
Why aren't there ever any windows at bowling alleys or casinos?
Bowling alley: the ones windowless I know are underground, plus I think it reduces noise. Casinos, that's actually funny and sad. Imagine yourself immerse in a game, you won't be looking at your watch or phone. So, how do you know it's already night? If you have a window you'll see the light contrast. However, inside a casino, light doesn't change. You don't know if it's still day or not. You'll keep playing until you quit or you lose all your money . It's a trick to keep you inside.Bowling alleys: bowlers want and expect consistent lighting to eliminate distractions and visual confusion and dazzle from sunlight. Casinos: the casinos want to eliminate signs of time passing, on the assumption that gamblers will stay longer and lose more money.Just a guess on the bowling alleys, but probably because you have x pounds of ball being tossed around. Better safe then sorry. In my area the local bowling alley is in the more run down part of town, so it's more for the nature of the area. As for casinos, it's to add into the psychological effects and biological effects. You'll also notice there are no clocks anywhere. If you have no reference for time, then you can't really tell how much time has passed. The hope is that you spend more time playing
safe to eat raw chicken.
Most meat is fairly sterile immediately after slaughter, but the slaughter environment quickly taints the meat. Beef slaughter is not quite as dirty because you get so much off a single animal that you can afford some overhead. Chickens are *notoriously* dirty animals . And worse they are omnivores. Which means their bowels may contain dangerous bacteria, whereas cattle are herbivores and their bowels are basically just compost piles. All this basically means that the sheer disgusting nature of commercial chicken slaughter means you should never attempt to eat raw chicken, because the meat passed through an environment that was teeming with dangerous bacteria. The type that breed on rotting meat.
Negative effects of raising the U.S. minimum wage?
When labor costs go up costs for everything goes up. This is called inflation. You can raise minimum wage all you want, at the end of the day there are only so many resources on earth. A maximum wage would be more effective. It would also be un-American. Our society is based on capitalism. If you want to make more than minimum wage you have to have a skill that is in demand and that there is a relatively lower supply of. A chimpanzee can be trained to flip burgers. I wouldn't let a chimp fly my plane or perform brain surgery.
Please explain to me the mythos created by HP Lovecraft
The point of Cthulhu and the rest of Love craft works is about the fear of the unknown. Nothing is ever fully explained which is kind of the point. I would suggest getting a hold of the penguin publication "Call of Cthulu and other weird stories". Because the stories were written at the turn of the century it can be difficult to follow l. This version has lots of notes with it that give a lot of further insight"The Shadow Over Innsmouth" is Lovecraft's best story and will give you an introduction to the Mythos. For the man see L. Sprague de Camp "HP Lovecraft - A Biography". To understand the environment he grew up in, visit College Hill in Providence.
Why can't shows like NCIS, Law and Order SVU, and Criminal Minds reference real world things?
Either to avoid it looking like a paid product placement, or to avoid the owner of the trademark complaining or even suing. For example, if a show revolves around a terrorist attack which was organized by the terrorists using, say, WhatsApp, then the makers of WhatsApp might not be too happy about their trademark being linked to criminal activities in this way.They can, and do. But they charge for the privilege of having brands mentioned/displayed on their show. So whenever you see them drinking a can of coke on one of those shows, the reason you saw that is because Coke *paid* them to put that can there. To keep the value of that product placement high they are very careful not to display or mention any brands that have not paid to be on the show. That leads to stupid situations in which the show writers have no choice but to make up a word that sounds like a brand but isn't since they want to both sound relevant to the audience while still being able to charge for product placement. Some shows are notably less stringent about charging for product placement. For example, McDonalds doesn't appear to have paid anything to have the Szechuan Sauce thing placed in Rick and Morty - or to have even been aware of it until after the show aired. But the value that product placement had for McDonalds and the reason that companies are normally willing to pay for it should be obvious.
What causes random hairs to grow so long and fast overnight and that are not normal hair color.
I know that in women it's sometimes hormones. I am not hairy in any way shape or form but when I was pregnant I had a super fine blonde strand of hair on my cheek. It never came back but I was obsessed about it. Hopefully someone has a better answer because I want to know as well!
Why does a cat seemingly "turn off" when the back of their neck is pinched?
It's instinct. Mother cats will use the skin on the back of a kitten's neck to carry it if she needs to move it. Cats instinctually go limp when this happens , and you're triggering that same instinctual response when you grab a cat there.
Why do dogs, with their amazing sense of smell, choose butts, old socks, and urine to smell?
It's not just a unique smell or marking territory. Specifically for butts, in other dogs there is a little gland there right near the anus that secretes the unique odors they use to identify each other. That is why they specifically smell in that area on other dogs. As for humans, they do it because that's how they are used to identifying beings, even if the human doesn't have an anal gland
How does constantly mixing cement keep it from turning into stone?
As pointed out before, it doesn't, however it does prolong the process. Cement solidifies by basically turning itself into a crystal. The particles pretty much combine with the water to form nice hard crystals . By forcing the paste to tumble around, you constantly break the connections before they grow into stable formsConcrete mixer trucks are spinning the tank, because the raw materials are put in the truck and mixed together on the way to the delivery. If I remember correctly, even in the truck, it begins to set within 90 minutes. See also _URL_0_
Can any one explain r-value of insulation, like what I'd lose if I used R-19 instead of R21?
The R-value describes how good the isolation is. The formula is /R*surface area = amount of heat lost per hour. From that, we can conclude that R-21 let's through about 10% less heat than R-19.
what is the difference between Porter, Lager, Ale, Pale Ale, and what does the darkness of the color signify?
Beer is made of a few things: Water, Yeast, a Grain , and Hops. Generally speaking, there's two kinds of beer: Ales and Lagers. Ales are brewed warm and their type of yeast floats to the top of the brew tanks. Lagers are brewed cold and their type of yeast sinks to the bottom. Basically all beers are variations within the "ale" and "lager" umbrellas. The amount of yeast, hops, grain, and type of grain impacts the final type, among other factors. Porters, Stouts, Pale Ales, Bitters, and others are all Ales, which tend to be very complex and flavorful. Lagers tend to be more mellow; the most popular kind of beer in America is a kind of lager called a Pilsner. Light/Dark isn't 100% across the board, but generally, light beers literally taste lighter while dark beers are heavier, rich.
Why does Aloa Vera sting when you apply it to skin?
As with many moisturizers, the probable answer is to look at all the ingredients of your lotion. Alcohol, acid, or sodium may be cause of stinging? Find a more pure formula if possible. For minor burns & minor skin irritations, I just snip a portion of stem from an aloe vera plant and rub the inner juice right on the area.I don't think it's supposed to I've been told, however, that if your skin is really dry you get a stinging sensation when applying moisturizer, even if it's supposed to be good for you.
Why don't bands tour and have 3+ hour shows where they play all their music?
Because that would be absolutely exhausting and some of these bands are playing almost nightly during their tours.It's fucking exhausting to play any instrument for that length of time, even for professionals. And the biggest limiting factor is the vocalist, that kind of strain is asking for them to blow out their voice, especially considering many haven't been classically trained to care for it. That's how guitarists get carpal tunnel, drummers get arthritis and bassists get to work hard for once. Even in school and practicing, playing for that length of time is usually never a good idea. It's past the point where you can build up endurance and to the level where you're injuring yourself. I can't think of any instrument where seriously playing for more than an hour and a half is ever a decent idea. It's actually a big problem with performance majors in music school who spend all day practicing and then blown out their voice/chops/hands/wrists/feet. You wouldn't consider somebody doing deadlifts for 3 hours non stop to be safely exercising, would you?
Why is not participating in the thread when coming from, say, r/bestof, important?
If you come about a thread organically, or as part as a normal subscriber to a community, there is no issue. But sometimes when some threads from one community are crosslinked to another, that can result in a group of people from the latter suddenly flooding to the former when they: A) are not otherwise involved in that conversation and B) are not otherwise part of that community. The nature of the second sub that the first was linked to can bias how those people view it. For example, if you are a member of r/worstof, you *expect* to see examples of horrible behavior or horrible opinions. So anything posted there you are going to read in that light. You may walk away from that conversation with a very different viewpoint than someone who was part of that conversation from the beginning in the context of the original sub it was supposed to. There is also the issue of brigading. It is against the site rules for you to round up a bunch of people just to go to a sub to downvote or upvote a post or comment. Yet that is a natural tendacy when you take a post or comment and link it to subs like r/bestof, r/subredditdrama, etc. To prevent brigading, most of these types of subs have rules against participating in or voting on the linked conversations and that is why "no participation" mode exists.
Why so many prescription drugs lower your risk to fight infections
Some diseases are caused by your immune system attacking your own body. The pills to treat these diseases weaken your immune system so it will cause less damage to your own body.
In terms of computer science, what exactly happens when malware is quarantined?
It's moved out of its original directory structure and renamed, so attempts by external software to call/access that file result in failure. Also, software checks are put in place to specifically prevent that file from being executed or loaded into memory.Though different methods are applied, what usually happens is that the quarantined files are converted and stored in internal binary formats, where they can do no harm to the system but be kept intact.
How does the Self Clean function on ovens work?
It burns all the residue into ashes with very high temperatures, which usually reach the border of 4-digits in Fahrenheit. At this point, the ashes can be blown away. However, as many people will say so, the heat will destroy the oven quickly. The heat will completely ruin the coil, since it can't withstand the heat and usually there is a lack of cooling for such high temperatures.
Why has space flight advanced so slowly since the 1960's. Why don't we have a reusable rocket yet even though its been 50 years.
At its post-1970 peak NASA's budget was half of what it was when the Apollo program was in full swing. It's less than that now. Most other space programs either didn't exist until the last 10-20 years, or more often existed but relied quite exclusively on the USSR/Russia or the USA to provide launch vehicles. As a result you have NASA who spent everything on the shuttle program and learned a lot but have no real successor to build on it due to limited funds and public interest, and Russia with its leftover from the USSR and their paltry advancements since the cold war. Rockets themselves have been largely dead in the water compared to how hard they were being chased during the Apollo era. The shuttle program and later ISS was/is much more about advances in surrounding technologies like flight computers, orbital construction and docking, science in space not directly related to aerospace, etc. Now thanks to people like Elon Musk with SpaceX, Virgin Galactic and others we have some people helping push more research into rocketeering itself and we've also got the long-researched stuff at NASA and other agencies like VASIMIR and Skylon that might get us some good advancement in the next few years or decades.
If a person is overweight, why isn't the body's 1st choice to use stored fat for energy, when it is hungry?
Think of storing fat like building a battery. Would you plug a machine in in your basement that builds batteries and then put those batteries in each light fixture around your house you wanted to turn on? Why not? 1. It'd be inefficient -- why convert AC power to battery to AC power would losing a little power each time? 2. It'd be annoying -- you have all the work of distributing the batteries and changing them out. 3. It introduces a bunch of breakable stuff for no reason. What if the battery maker breaks, what if the battery holders in your lamps break. Even if the body did default to using stored fat, it'd be immediately replacing it with new fat, so you wouldn't see a difference.
Is it realistically possible to save endangered species or is the planet definitely going to lose turtles, whales, sharks, elephants and many other endangered animals? What's stopping efforts to save them?
It depends a great deal on the species. As a few examples of highly recognizable success stories: The American alligator was nearly extinct before it was listed as endangered. Now there are more than 5 million. The bald eagle was reduced to around 450 mating pairs. Now it's around 10,000. Wolves, paregrine falcons, and a lot of others have been brought back from the brink of extinction.Depends if they can reach a viable number of genetically unique individuals, otherwise they inbreed to death.
How does an explorer know if he discovered a new animal species?
The explorer, or whoever, sends them off to a museum, usually who compare them to other similar species; either in books, or other images, or the museums specimen collection . They try to narrow it down to a family or genus, and if it fit's no known species, it might become the Type For a new species. There are buttloads of new species out there, but mostly bugs or microbes, etc. I read this biologist saying that many suburban backyards probably contain unknown species of microbes or worms or fungi, etc.
We've just flown past Pluto and we're entering the age of the driverless car. Why hasn't air travel changed since the 1960's?
Air travel has changed quite a bit in the last 50 years. We have much bigger jets than the 737 of the 60s, not to mention advances in avionics and, speaking of the driveless car, autopilot.
How does squinting eyes change this image?
High and lo pass filtered images superimposed on each other. When you squint you lose the ability to see fine detail so the lo-pass filtered image stands out as the details disappear. When you are not squinting you see the detail parts stand out because the brain likes to see fine detail more than the 'background' blur. /edit/ gadamnit, I was about to reply saying wat? I dont get it? 'Lose' ?? and then.. Doh. :)", 'To visualize it: [Here is the original image] [Here is the low pass version] [Here is the high pass version] I got the low pass image by using a gaussian blur on the original image and the high pass by subtracting the low pass image from the original )', "Well, Zoolander is super sharp and the girl is blurry. When we squint our eyes, move further back, down-scale the image, take off our glasses, etc., we can no longer see the super sharpened detail of the photo, and instead see the general idea of what it is, which is the blurry image. Also, that image was on the front page here like yesterday, someone isn't a heavy Reddit user.
how does someone create a coding language like C++, python, or the protocols that govern Internet traffic out of essentially nothing?
assembler, or machine code.simplified, you might have a 40 lines of code in assembler that only job is to [put a letter on the screen]. now that you have it, you can make an alias for that program, call it **print** for example. **print "hello world"** this uses the assembler program you called print and puts out hello world as input to your screen. and you never need to touch the assembler again if you want to put something on the screen. As you have code that puts out text when you use print command. now do that for everything you want your language to do, and you have a programming language. this is vastly simplified, i tried to keep it short, feel free to mock me for choise of words or tiny mistakes i made.
Why is it that I don't have to pee, but then suddenly my bladder is about to explode?
The bladder wall is made out of muscle which has waves of contractions just like your gut. These waves appear and disappear which may give you the feeling of urgency . This should not normally happen unless you are holding your urine on purpose. The usual feeling of bladder fullness is a slight one which makes you want to go to the toilet. If you feel severe urgency out of the blue then that's something you should probably get checked. As for what /u/Deeyzenuttz said, if you have symptoms like increased frequency with urgency or problems while urinating then that might be a prostate problem.You might want to ask a doctor that question If you are a guy, it may have something to do with your prostate.If you persistently resist the urge until you can't wait any longer, you'll become insensitive to it. Try peeing before you think you need to for a while, and see if the sense returns. But I'm not a doctor. You may want to get it checked out by a proper urologist as others have pointed out.
Since purple does not exist - When something is purple, what color is it?
Purple does exist, but only in your eye. Purple is what your brain tells you you're seeing when the eye receives both blue and red light at the same time.
Why does hold music over the phone sound so bad?
Being specifically designed with speech in mind, the audio codec used to transmit audio over the phone is not suited for music. It will perform fairly well in the human voice frequency range and horribly bad outside of it. If you hold your phone against a speaker you won’t get much better of an audio quality. Contrary to what you might think, this is more because of the audio codec than because of the microphone. Additionally, depending on the specifics of the hold music you are referring to, the contact center software is continually trying to deliver your call to an operator, which may cause the hiccups you hear every once in a while. Worst case scenario, the contact center may have bad network connectivity, increasing the frequency of said hiccups.
How to set up an IRA
Call Vanguard. They have low fees. And that's a huge difference in retirement accounts. It's as easy as opening that Ameritrade account. If you already have a work retirement saving account like a 401 you might not be able to contribute to it, though. You didn't ask, but There are two types of IRA. Traditional, that is pre-tax. Every dollar you put in up to a limit takes a dollar off your taxable income. Your tax bill will be lower. You pay taxes on the way out in retirement. And a Roth IRA. That's post tax, so after you pay taxes on it now it grows tax free and you take out the cash tax free in retirement.
Explain the Red Scare after WWI.
So in 1917, there was the Bolshevik Revolution, and Lenin came to power in Russia. What this means in the United States is that Communism has some legitimacy. This is a serious problem for American politicians because it means that: a) they could lose power, and b) more idealistically, Communism threatens a free economy because it nationalizes all businesses and fixes prices, thereby strangling the economy . A lot of people didn't get this, and part of the Communist Manifesto is to overthrow every government that isn't Communist and replace it with a Communist government. So it presents a **direct** threat to American democracy and the rights of Joe and Sally Freedom, because instead of a communist utopia, what you'll actually get is a totalitarian state . Anyways, what ended up happening is that there were a bunch of bombs mailed to several big corporations at the time, and then the Attorney General at the time, Alexander Palmer, launched the Palmer Raids, which attempted to weed out Communists. After finding nothing and having the raids declared unconstitutional, Palmer made a last declarative statement saying that the Communist overthrow of the American government would occur on May 1st, 1920, or International Workers Day. Surprise, surprise, it failed, and everyone realized he was being sensationalist. But it didn't change the fact that communism was a serious threat to American democracy, it just made people trying to fight it look silly, and McCarthy didn't really make it any better either.