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Why aren't we allowed to donate to NASA | You can! The rule is you can't donate to fund a specific agency unless the agency has statutory authorization to accept gifts. NASA has this authority, provided the gift is totally unconditional. |
Why do our ears ring randomly sometimes? | There is a distinction between the random, short-lived, ringing you mention and chronic, low level ringing. The latter is the result of some degree of ear damage. The former is not, and happens to a large percent of people at least once or twice. It's thought to be caused by muscle spasm that results in temporary const... |
Why are so many business's registered in Delaware? | It comes down to really one thing, but I'll put two: 1. the legal requirements for operating and governing a corporation are flexible in Delaware. Delaware allows you more latitude in defining the roles and responsibilities of board directors and shareholders. 2. Its self perpetuating - both lawyers and investors under... |
Jock itch and why why scratching makes it worst. | It's a fungus. Scratching it spreads the spores around and helps to infect more of your skin. The skin thickening is because that's what the fungal growth does to the skin, and the scaling/shedding is the body trying to reject the dead and infected skin. |
What is pseudoprime numbers? | Lets say I have a certain number and I want to know whether it's prime or not. The simplest way to do this is to try dividing the number by every smaller number - if I find a divisor then the number isn't prime, otherwise it is. This is a *deterministic* method - I will know with 100% certainty whether the number is pr... |
When somebody has diahrrea, I've commonly heard having a liquid-only diet is considered a good treatment to the condition. Why? | When you keep pooping water, you need to replace it by drinking more water, or you'll turn into a raisin. |
how does the body correctly sort food and fluid (especially when you eat and drink together)? | > When it gets down your food pipes* how does the stomach and bladder get their individual shares of what’s been consumed?? The sorting happens in the intestines. It makes intuitive sense that the solids you eat become poop and the liquids you drink become pee, but that isn't actually true! Everything you swallow goes ... |
Why aren't "thus" and "whom" commonly used anymore? | Because languages constantly change and evolve. Pronunciations change, grammar rules change, and things go in and out of fashion. Nobody is deliberately steering this, it just happens. "Whom" is one of the few remaining relics of the old English case system: English, like Latin, German and Russian, used to have a syste... |
When having a blocked nose, why do our nostrils "take turns" being blocked? | It's called the nasal cycle. _URL_0_ Basically, it's to help ensure that one side is always moist, which is necessary for proper breathing and smelling things.Throughout the day our nostrils alternate which is doing most of the breathing anyway - just when you have a cold it becomes more pronounced. |
How some hairs know that when to stop? | The trick is that they *don't* stop. Ever. Hairs grow forever, but have an internal timer that causes the cells generating the hair to stop the hair and "disconnect" it , and then start a new hair. That time limit dictates the maximum length of the hair, and the longer hairs tend to mask the shorter ones , so it looks ... |
What is the otherkin movement, and should they be trusted? | Head to /r/TumblrInAction , they will love explaining this to you. Basically, it's people believing they were "other" species in a previous life and feel a really close connection with this specie: catkins believe they are cats, frogkin they are frogs, Dragonkins believe they are dragons. Of course, it's total bullshit... |
how are mountains measured? | The need to know one is 'on' the absolutely highest point isn't there, because mountains aren't measured by scaling them. Instead, a technique called triangulation is used, in which one measures the angle from the ground to the peak of the mountain at two different points , finds the distance between those points, and ... |
Why are so many quotes incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, and others? | People want to spread their ideas. A quote by the legendary physicist Albert Einstein is much more interesting than a quote by u/ANAL_CATFACE_78"The internet doesn't know you're not Mark Twain" --Albert Einstein It's starts with simple misattribution - giving credit to the wrong person, and it just spreading without pe... |
If cigarette companies wanted to sell more but keep people addicted, why do they fill them with chemicals instead of just nicotine? | I've smoked cigarettes for 4 years now. I've always believed it to be due to one simple thing; the chemicals are just as addictive as the nicotine. The chemicals also give you a small high, just not as much as the nicotine. You become reliant on both nicotine and all the other things. |
How can CEOs of large corporations run them into financial ruin, but get super-wealthy in the process? Why are they not paid based on company performance? | Ah, one of the tricky ones. Well, CE's are paid based on company performance however the metrics used focus on quarterly results which encourage exec's to sacrifice long term stability for short term profit. There's another undesirable effect at work here that magnifies the problem. Top flight CE's are paid largely on ... |
explain the cross bridge cycle? how does it work? | This is your second question in a row about the chemistry of muscle mechanics. Are you looking for help with your physiology homework? It's easier to give ELI5 explanations of concepts if you can frame your question in a way that illustrates what you want to know. This vocabulary probably isn't over your head, given yo... |
The difference between "Income Contingent, Income Sensitive, Income Based, and Pay as you Earn" Student Loan Repayment Options | Since you said you had 2 providers, chose the method that allows you to pay the highest interest loan first. Assuming you 'very high paying' job is stable, meaning you have that income long-term, it really won't matter. They are all targeted to low-income earners. Some allow loan forgiveness after a period of time othe... |
Why can the hair on my head keep growing, but the hair on my arms & legs stops growing after a certain length? | The hair on your head and the hair on your arms have different growth cycle lengths, regulated by hormones and metabolic clocks. The hair on your head does eventually stop growing, and the individual hairs fall out at the end of the cycle. It just grows for much longer, and sometimes at a faster rate, than elsewhere. |
Why does a fully cooked chicken at a grocery store cost less than a raw one? | It is a loss leader. The smell of chicken make you hungry. You buy more food when you are hungry1) As mentioned in this thread, they are a loss leader. People buy them as a part of a greater meal that includes other products . 2) Those chickens were likely previously on shelves but passed their sell-by date. Stores wou... |
What happens when one’s eyes go out of focus? | Most commonly, they're just focusing at a different focal length. Because light coming from different distances away hits your eye at different angles, the lens of your eye bends so that a specific angle of light ends up in focus on your retina. Light coming at your eye from other angles ends up a bit out of focus, bec... |
How do fish and other aquatic animals deal with the change in pressure from going from shallow water into the deeper parts? | Because fish don't have air inside them - they have water, due to having no lungs. Water isn't compressible , and as a result they don't get compressed at significant depths. Whales deal with things differently. They allow the air in their lungs essentially "collapse" so that their body adapts as it dives. They can go ... |
If or how avalanches can be triggered by loud sounds | Sounds are pressure waves or vibration within the air. Those pressure waves will slightly jostle solid objects which are exposed to it, such as snow. If there is a delicate balance such as with piles of snow on a slope even the slight jiggle of the sound can cause it to start falling.It's possible as another user said,... |
How is a chameleon able to change its colour? | In their skin chameleons have several layers of special cells called "chromatophores". These each contain a particular pigment. When the chameleon wants to, it can alter how these line up so they reflect different colours. Thereby changing colour themselves. Think of it like several sheets of coloured plastic. Dependin... |
if the earth is 4 billion years old, how is ~75 years a big enough sample size to determine a link between humans and climate change? | We've measured very precise changes in global temperature over 100+ years, and we see it changing faster than we've ever observed it change before. And more importantly, we have a very strong theory that explains why it would be changing so quickly. This XKCD might help you: _URL_0_", 'We have a lot more data than just... |
If a lightbulb is traveling at the speed of light, would it illuminate an object traveling at the same speed one inch ahead of it? | A light bulb can't travel at the speed of light. If an active light source is traveling *almost* the speed of light that light source would "see" its light traveling away at the speed of light . An external observer would also "see" that light traveling at the speed of light but it would be seriously blue-shifted becau... |
-How is comedy central getting by with airing uncensored episodes right now? | They are a cable channel, and it's completely up to them about whether they censor content. So, how are they "getting by" with it? Because it's not bothering people enough for them to lose advertising revenueBecause in the U.S. the decency rules are imposed by the Federal Communication Commission as part of granting li... |
Why do places like LensCrafters and Costco have independent optometrists in the stores, rather than having them be employees? | It's an ethics thing in some places. By having the optometrist be independent, the doctor doesn't have a financial interest in whether or not the patient needs glasses. Beyond that, it makes it easier to get optometrists. A doctor can work there part time on top of another gig, because there's no market affiliation bet... |
Why do all the radio and TV stations 4-letter acronyms start with K? Ex: KQAK, KOIN, KLAD, etc. | Radio and television stations west of the Mississippi start with K. Those east of the river start with W. It is a system devised by the FCC to identify stations. The letters don't stand for anything. |
What makes an animal (Cat, Dog, etc) go crazy when they see a lazer pointer. | It triggers their predator instinct. It can actually become mentally damaging for them when it disappears or is not caught . |
How does Imgur host so many images, yet manages to keep their urls so short. | ^ 7 character ID = 3.5 trillion possible unique URLsImgur uses a combination of digits, lowercase letters and uppercase letters. This makes it 62 options per character. With just 5 characters you can get 62^5 = 916132832 different combinations. With 7 characters you can reach 3521614606208 combinations. If they ever r... |
Why is there so much competition between credit companies? | Creditkarma I know have partner companies they push on their site. Credit not so great? You should start rebuilding with this Capital One card. Your credit is awesome, check out this kick ass rate offer from Capital One! They provide a service to you in exchange for providing you as a product to others. And like a unio... |
how can you get viruses from visiting websites? | The easiest method for hackers to infect a computer is have that computer run an executable file, however there are some other clever tricks. A Java Drive By is when a virus is installed by the use of a Java Applet. These are those things commonly used in browser games which require you to click "Run" or require your p... |
When shows like GoT or the Supergirl pilot get leaked early, how do reviewers get away with reviewing them? Aren't they basically admitting to piracy? | I guess lots of reasons, like the police have better things to do, and they could deny that they pirated it and say they watched it on a friend's computer or whatever, or a good lawyer would be able to argue that they had a professional obligation to review the content once it was out in the public and it wasn't their ... |
With Tesla being banned in some states what does it mean to go across state lines and buy the car? Do you not just order online? | The cars themselves aren't banned. Just dealerships. Because they don't fit the legal description of a car dealer, since the parent manufacturing company is selling them direct. You can still buy one elsewhere and own it in that state.Tesla is banned from having their own dealerships in those states. Traditionally auto... |
The 'Gansta Rap' War; How did it start, What Happened, How did it end? | Hip Hop culture was pioneered in NYC in the late 70s. But by the late 80s early 90s, rappers such as NWA and Tupac from the west coast are stealing the spotlight. This led to salty artists back in the NYC who started dissing the west coast as a whole on wax and mix tapes leading to an all out split between the two coas... |
How do dogs sense when they are approaching a previously visited place? | My guess would be that your dog only gets taken on car trips lasting longer than 10-15 minutes when you are going to visit them. At the very least it's the most common long car trip so it's just a matter of conditioning. |
2+2 does not equal 4 in quantum math. can someone explain? | 2+2=4, and that's that. Your professor is full of shit."Quantum Math" is one of those total bullshit catch phrases that people who aren't smart throw around in order to sound smarter than they actually areMathematician here. Your prof does not know what hes talking about. There are "systems" called algebras in which th... |
In the human body there are several different types of proteins. How do those proteins relate to protein in our food? | Think of it like Legos. Imagine you go to a toy store and see a school built out of Legos. You buy it as is, but when you get home, you break it apart into the individual lego subunits. You instead build a hospital using the Legos that were once a school. The Legos in this instance are like amino acids, the subunits of... |
If vitamins and supplements could theoretically provide us with all the necessary nutrients, why do we have to eat? | There is something called [Soylent] that's basically just all the nutrients you need mixed together. There are a few problems with it. Some people just aren't interested in drinking just that and never eating anything. Our knowledge of nutrition is almost certainly incomplete, so sticking to real food is safer. Soylent... |
Why do dogs sometimes walk around in circles before laying down? | When dogs were wild animals they used to sleep in the long grass and them walking round in circles was them laying the grass flat to make it comfier to lie onIt is a combination of a few factors: 1) As previously mentioned to make the grass or other substrate they are about to lie down on flat as well as to check wheth... |
Does repeatedly flicking a light on and off damage it? | Probably. Sending pulses of power into things causes a lot of stress on them. This is particularly a problem with delicate things like light bulb filaments. Plus it annoys the other people in the room and if someone throws a shoe at the lamp that could also damage it.> I was told flicking the lights on and off quickly ... |
Why do birds/squirrels not get electrocuted when they sit on power lines? | Electricity has to complete a circuit - i.e. it has to go into them, and then back out. Think of a battery - they have two poles, one for the current to flow out of, and another for it to return. If something is sitting on just one wire, it's not completing that circuit, and the electricity has nowhere to go.You have t... |
The study indicating the US is an oligarchy. | Well, there won't be any consequences. It's not like the UN has declared the US President to be a warmonger or anything. Basically, a few people from a couple of universities have looked at laws passed by Congress, and in their opinion the evidence shows that Congress passes laws that favour big business and rich indiv... |
How currency printed in the mint reaches us. | Money is minted and then every day the Federal Reserve exchanges shipments of money with various banks. Money is then further distributed to smaller and smaller banks. The money the Fed takes in is then shredded. If you go to a Fed bank, they usually have a visitors area where you can get a little baggy of shredded mon... |
What are 'baffles' in a liquid or a solid mixing plant? | Baffles in mixing equipment are typically little walls that stick out into the fluid. Baffles are installed to prevent vortexing. If you take a tea cup and stir it really fast you'll see a vortex form and all the stuff you're trying to mix settle towards the middle. If however you put a baffle in and contiue stirring y... |
What actually happens when online entities are temporarily shut down for "routine maintenance?" | Maintenance could be dozens of different classifications. Most commonly, maintenance means: * the servers will be upgraded with better physical hardware to meet increased tech demands. they'll need to be powered off to do this. * servers need major software or operating system updates and will need to be restarted and ... |
Regarding the shitty Charmander tattoo, who would own the rights to it? The one who made the tattoo or the one who took the picture? | Looking at the [reddit rules] the photograph taker retains copyright but gives permission for reddit to use the image in any way that they like, including for profit. *You retain the rights to your copyrighted content or information that you submit to reddit except as described below.* By submitting user content to red... |
Morgages. What is an intrest rate? Terms? Gah! | Mortgage literally means "death contract". The antiquated idea is that you pledge to pay a certain amount as scheduled for the "life" of the loan. Mortgages come in different shapes and sizes, but basically it is an agreement to pay on time until a certain date - at which point the contract "dies". A popular mortgage i... |
Why does alcohol make some people amped up to fight and make others really social but makes me want to pass out? | Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant. Which doesn't mean that it makes you depressed. It means that it depresses the functions of the central nervous system. One of the most intensive functions of the central nervous system is behavior inhibition. For instance, maybe you hate someone and really want to punch ... |
China is selling massive amounts of American Treasuries. What does this mean for the US? | It means that China is wanting money now and cannot wait for the bonds to come due as you cannot cash out a treasury bond early. It is a signal to the world that China's economy is hurting a lot, and that US debt is a strong enough commodity that they are willing to trade it for what they need now.The sale iself nothin... |
Computer screens flicker on home video and the news -- how do they eliminate it for film and high quality TV productions? | I believe they add whatever is on the screen during post production, which eliminates the bands', "There are several different tactics. For film you can use a film/video synchronizer which controls the cameras sync rate to match the monitor's. Otherwise, all you need to do is adjust the shutter speed to match the refre... |
How does my ISP connect me to the Internet | ISPs are what makes up the internet. The internet isn't one thing, it's a collcetion of computer networks that has decided to cooperate. So when I send this message from Sweden to reddits servers in the US it first goes to my local ISP but they only deal with local stuff. So they hand it over to a large nordic telecomm... |
Why do D-day Landing crafts open at the front? | In addition to the other remarks. One of the main issues with a beach landing is the water, the further the troops are away from the beach the deeper the water, the more the risk of drowning, the slower the troops move, the wetter and more tired they are when they eventually make it to the beach. A side exit means that... |
Why (in the US) did crime rise sharply throughout the 60s, 70s, and 80s, but fall from the mid-90s to the present? | Nobody is entirely sure. This has been intensely studied, and some theories include atmospheric lead from gasoline and paint ; legalized abortion leading to fewer children raised in unwanted homes ; changes in criminal law and police and higher levels of overall social upheaval during the 1965-1995 period that led to m... |
/ Why do unused blades lose their sharp edges over time? | The fine edge oxidizes. If you were to look at the very thinnest part of the blade under a microscope, you'd see pitting and etching from rust - even stainless steels are not immune. You can protect them to some degree by drying them thoroughly and then oiling them after use.Would using a strop make the blades sharper ... |
Instead of removing the testicles and ovaries and uterus, why do so many veterinarians not perform vasectomies and tubal ligations? | It's not only about preventing pregnancy, it's also about behavioral control, cleanliness, cancer prevention, and infection prevention. If a female dog's ovaries and uterus were still intact, she would still have heat cycles--which means owners will be cleaning up blood. Then as she ages, her chances of eventually deve... |
Why do people smell different when they've been outside in the cold? | because most of the things we smell are volatile substances . however when these substances get cold they have more difficulty evaporating. so the person who has been in the cold made their jacket cold and so they stop emitting their normal smell. and any smells in the air condense on the jacket. like the water condens... |
A control group in a psychological study | The control group is what you're comparing your test group to. It's usually the "normal group," or the group that doesn't get anything. For example, let's say you're testing the effects of a new drug on depression. You give 100 depressed people the pill and 90 of them get better. Can you say that the pill is what did i... |
Why do cats not need to be taken on walks like dogs? | For dogs, it's a migration instinct. In the wild, canine packs will go on walks led by the Alpha Dog in search of food. This is something that dogs have a fundamental, primal desire to do, and not doing it can cause a dog to become stressed and anxious . Cats have the urge to patrol their territory and hunt for food. H... |
What's the deal in Somalia and how did it get so bad? | In short: Somalia got seriously screwed over in the European colonial powers' mad scramble for Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In particular, Britain and Italy established protectorates there with no consideration whatsoever given to existing social/cultural/political boundaries. The result... |
Vigesimal (or base 20) Numeral System | Because it makes just as much sense as using a base-10 system: None at all. Our base system is arbitrary; most people think that we use it because we have ten fingers and ten toes, but math works just as well in other bases. Base 20, as used by precolumbian civilizations, is probably just a matter of 20 beings all ten ... |
Why does it seem like a large amount of intelligent people are depressed? | The term Blissful Ignorance applies here. The more people understand about how the world works and all of the complications that go along with it the more apt they are to feel stressedMore self-aware? Dumb people just float through life the lucky bastardsHiger Intelligence=questioning everything either consciously or s... |
How do trees "decide" where to grow new branches and when to do so? | Depends on the tree. Some trees such as bur oak will shoot out branches randomly from the bole/trunk of the tree. Pines have whorls that grow on a yearly basis, that is in the great lake area. Southern pines often have one or more whorls per year due to the longer growing season. It's all about the amount of sun, inten... |
Why do MLB players get paid absurdly more money than NFL athletes, a far more watched sport? | There's a couple big reasons. First, the NFL has more players on the roster than MLB. The NBA has even fewer players, and on average, they make more than MLB players. Second, the NFL has taken a more egalitarian approach between its teams than the MLB. The NFL shares profits across teams to a greater degree than MLB, a... |
Usage of jet engines vs turboprop | Couple reasons, props have a lower efficiency compared to jets at higher speeds, and jets are more cost effective on aircraft that move faster .Its like a V8 engine, if you're only going to go 40 mph at most, you can use a smaller, simpler, cheaper, and less powerful engine. |
Why does your voice crack up when you begin to cry? | There's different types of crying. Crying because you're sad is a way of signaling your destress to other people, so you can be helped. You're voice cracking while you cry is another way of signaling your distress. This also explains why your voice doesn't crack if you're just crying because you have something in your ... |
Why is it so hard to get over things? Like breakups? | There's a part of your brain called the amygdala that links emotions with memory and decision making. When your brain is recording memories, the amygdala can color that memory with the emotions you are feeling at that time. Stronger emotions can lead to more powerful memories. When you do have those emotionally charged... |
The major hardware components of a computer | Check out /r/buildapc for some help. In addition, [logicalincrements] is an easy way to build a system for your budget with an idea of the kind of performance you might get out of it. You can build a "decent" system for $500-$600. What you need at the very least : * Case * Motherboard * CPU * Hard drive* RAM * Power su... |
Why are the Olympics held every four years? | The Olympics are held at all because it was the biggest athletic event in one of the real cradles of western civilization, Greece, for about a thousand years. They're every four years because that's the frequency Greece had them. Both the relative spirit and the frequency of the games were pretty much kept the same whe... |
Is it legal and/or possible for the British Monarch to be voted Prime Minister also? | We don't vote for Prime Ministers so it can not be done according to our unwritten constitution. We vote for an MP who represents us locally, these MPs back their party leader, the leader with the most backers will likely form government unless Parliament is hung, I can go further on this if you are interested. To be t... |
When a satellite is sent to orbit a foreign moon or planet, how is the information sent back to earth? | By radio. The LADEE mission that just launched is testing laser communications. NASA maintains the [Deep Space Communications Network ] which is a set of large dishs in several places around the world to pick up those signals, and to transmit new commands to the probes. It takes at least three sites spaced around the w... |
why hasn't Google fibre just expanded across the U.S. | Google doesn't want to be an ISP. They are showing people what a good ISP can do, so that they will demand that their ISPs do better. Google's trying to shock the market into changing. |
Why is our first instinct to scream when we get scared? | Humans are social animals. Before we developed farming and settled down, we lived in tribes and hunted in packs. The traits that go with that haven't evolved away. One of those traits is: you're part of a tribe. There should always be some kind of help nearby. If you're in any kind of danger, scream as loud as you can ... |
What exactly do artist do in video game design with the programmers to make the game complete? | Artists provide the 3d renders and models that respond to the programmed code. A programmer writes a code "if W is pressed: model A does X action" the artists create the model and animate the action that occurs; as well as they create the landscape that the model walks onArtists make everything you see on your screen. ... |
Why is it so hard to make an AI that has the ability to learn | Have you tried teaching something to someone? Computers are kinda like really stupid and dull kids. No imagination or initiative whatsoever. They however know two things really well. They can recite long sequences from remory, and they can do simple arithmetic really fast. To teach them, you can't leave any intermediar... |
How do software-based translators (like Google Translate) work? As in, how do they "think" about the sentence and go about translating it? | There's an entire area of computer science dedicated to the R & D of this called Natural Language Processing. I don't know too much about it yet, but it's a field I'm interested in working in at some point in the future. What I can tell you is that languages can be broken down into rules, and with these rules, a kind o... |
I was browsing a certain famous redditors new account, and his Karma is over 5000 (comment). All comments are in the negative, how can he have positive comment Karma? | I'm with yah dude. This karma thing is beyond me. I mean I post such good comments and I'm karmaless. |
How come eggs are not served with chicken and vice versa? | There's a very popular dish in Japan called "Parent & Child" which has chicken and eggs, chicken and egg breakfast burritos, chicken and egg breakfast sandwiches at Chic-Fil-A Which one do you make first? *Which one do you eat first?* No really, you can do this. Chicken sausage is a thing. Great with eggs. Waffles are ... |
How was money first introduced? | The "how" is pretty simple: Bill is a roofer; Ted is a chicken farmer. One day, Ted's roof was broken. Bill offered to fix it, in exchange for two chickens. This is a *barter system,* goods and services were exchanged for each other; Ted stays warm, and Bill gets a few meals. A week later, Bill is hungry. But he has a ... |
Why does background noise help humans sleep faster/better | The brain craves sensory input to process, so when it''s completely quiet your brain starts straining to find information to process - either through your imagination or through the smallest little sounds it can pick up. White noise allows the brain to focus on something without actually generating much stimulation, th... |
Does weightlifting actually stunt growth, or is that just a myth? If it does, then how? | "The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends strength training for kids ages 8 and older as a safe and effective means of both injury reduction and performance enhancement. " _URL_0_ |
Why do stocks from growing/succesfull companies have high demand? | When you buy a stock, you are buying a share of the company. Say you buy 10% of a company in stock. If the company makes a lot of money and are successful they will increase in value. If a company doubles in value and is successful, So does your stock, you make money on your 10% of the company, it doubles too! Thus sto... |
If sporting highlights are taken off youtube due to copyright infringement how are news networks allowed to show them? | For news broadcasts, the use of highlights typically fall under "fair use" according to the courts. This is via the "purpose and character" portion of the fair use test. The basic point of "fair use" generally is to allow for criticism and critique of copyrighted material - typically acknowledging both parody and comme... |
If all commonly-used-and-abused drugs were suddenly legal, affordable and readily-available for purchase, what would actually happen? | The biggest effects would be a reduction in the violence associated with the currently illegal drug trade, higher prosperity due to reduction in non-violent criminals in prison working productively, increased tax revenue from a controlled marketplace, a decrease in law enforcement and prison costs, and a decrease in dr... |
Why is it considered that "reverse racism" and "reverse sexism" don't exist? | There are certain academic circles that define racism specifically as acts committed by the majority against a minority. Therefore, by definition, they claim a minority cannot be racist, since they're the minority. For sexism, there is a prevailing pattern of sexism against a specific sex . In instances of sexism by fe... |
What does it mean to enrich an isotope, such as plutonIum or uranium? | Isotopes are variants of chemical elements, with the difference being the number of neutrons in the atom's nucleus. Uranium has several isotopes, the most commonly found in nature is uranium-238, and the next most common isotope is uranium-235 . So a mixture of uranium will have mostly U-238 and a little U-235. Enriche... |
What is the difference between/pros and cons of OpenGL and DirectX? | Basically, Direct3D is easier for a programmer to use because it handles all of the hardware requests for you. But, it's only available on Windows.OpenGL is available on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone, Meego , iOS , PS3 and more |
Is breakfast really the most important meal? | The short answer is yes, breakfast is important. The most important thing to eat in the morning isn't carbohydrates, as a cereal company would want you to believe. Rather you should eat protein in the morning since that is what your body was most likely using to maintain blood glucose levels. The reasons for this are a... |
Why does caffeine make me feel happy | Caffeine strengthens the signals between some of the nerve cells in your brain. This can make you feel alert, awake, quick, energetic, or happy. It only works for a little while, and if you use it too often, your brain will adjust, reducing the effect. |
Vinegar; Who, What, Where, When, HOW!.... Do they make it? | Vinegar is basically fermented drinking alcohol; a special type of bacteria converts the ethanol into acetic acid, i.e. vinegar.Normally when you ferment something, like wine or sake, you don't want to have any air in the barrel so the yeast eat the sugar in a way that makes alcohol. The thing about alcohol is that it ... |
Why is it that sometimes we feel even worse after we stop exercising? | Same reason spicy food is hottest after you stop eating. While doing both, your body is releasing a constant stream of endorphins that, among other things, suppress pain so that we can continue doing it. When we stop, the endorphin flow stops and the pain hits usOne possible reason is that when you are moving, all thos... |
How did those gba games with so much content made in less than an MB size? | You can put a lot of stuff into 2-3MB of space. Each byte can represent a number between 0 and 127, and you've got 2-3 millions of them. What makes modern games take up so much space are mostly the images used for the graphics. But the GBA didn't have very detailed graphics - there were only few images, and they had a ... |
Why and how do pain relieving creams work? Is it the cream or the massage itself that provides relief? | Depends on the cream. * Topical NSAIDs like Aspercreme or Voltaren gel work like any NSAID, blocking an enzyme that makes stuff which causes inflammation and makes nerves sensitive to pain. They just stay mostly in the area they're applied to, which means less of the issues you can get with a body-wide NSAID. * Topical... |
Why are there big felines (lions) and no big canines? | A mastiff is a huge dog and early on they were bred to fight and kill large catsBears would be the closest answer. But instead of being something like a bigger brother, like the loin/tiger, a bear is more like a bigger distant cousin. They're a different species, but still classified as "doglike carnivorans." The bears... |
Why does salt go with "everything"? | I mean, not a direct answer, but unlike most other spices, salt is something we explicitly need to survive. It makes good sense that we like its flavor with most every foodSalt is a very important mineral that aids in many functions of the human body. It is an electrolyte which means it aids in the healthy passing of e... |
Why do we think baby animals are cute? | A lot of animals have this thing called a 'baby face'. Humans are coded to like the faces of our babies. The big part of these baby faces are large eyes put close together with nose and mouth, large forehead and a few other features. A lot of these features exist in a lot of baby animals as well and trigger the same ev... |
Why do great QB's like Geno Smith, Christian Ponder and Vince Young play bad in the NFL even though they were the best in college? | College football players are the top 1% of high schoolers, and NFL is the top 1% of college players. Most college teams will only have a couple players who may make it in the NFL, so truly good superstars can usually run roughshod over the competition in HS/college. Once they get to the NFL however, everyone is a super... |
Why do boys draw penis' all the time? | This is not really a gendered thing. Some people find drawing rude or crass images to be entertaining and funny, and penises are generally considered rude and crass. The gender demographic of this will vary by region/location and the person that comes to mind of drawing a dick on everything to me is actually a woman, B... |
What actually goes on in your body when you grow taller? | In short you have [growth hormone] that is anabolic it stimulates growth as per its name, it affects your whole body basically except the brain. Other factors come into play when deciding your height, bones growth is mediated by a number of chemicals but estrogen is one of the most important.Higher concentration of est... |
How do airplanes glide? | Most planes can glide. A wing of an airplane has a curved wing. The top of the wing is often curved more than the bottomof the wing. This gives the top of the wing more surface area than the bottomof the wing. So when the air passes the wing, the top air has to move up and over the wing and cover more surface area. Thi... |
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