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Why do some movies not fit the screen of my 1080p 16:9 TV, and still have black borders on the top and bottom? | TV is usually filmed in 16:9 Movies are usually filmed in 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 So yes, you';re missing something. You can stretch the image if you want, or force a zoom, but you won't be watching the movie as the director intended. |
How do game companies create SFX for their games | Sound designers/music producers! The guys who are able to make music with their computers are usually able to make sound effects through synthesizers or even from sampling real life sounds and manipulating then in a DAW . You may have heard of software like GarageBand , but the more popular and sophisticated DAWs for m... |
Why, after googling “fidelity” on my iPhone (to find out it’s definition) yesterday, am I now seeing ads for Fidelity Insurance on my Apple TV YouTube app? | Google and just about every other company is tracking your search history and trying to provide ads that cater to what they think you're likely to buy in the near future. Google owns YouTube. If you google, then YouTube knows about it. If you access it through an Apple device, then Apple knows about it. |
Why do product prices end in .99? | It may seem silly to price items one cent short of a solid dollar especially when taxes will make the overall cost more than a dollar anyway but the pricing tactic has been around for at least a century, according to Lee E. Hibbett, an associate professor of marketing at Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson, Tenn. Hi... |
Why is it that even though babies start crying almost immediately when they are born, we can't hear them cry inside the womb? | Crying requires air to pass over the vocal chords to produce sound. While in the womb, there is no air to do this. The baby's blood is instead oxygenated by the mother via the placenta up until the moment of birth. |
Why are some allergies so common, like peanuts? | It **is** a bit random. Basically, the immune system is always on the hunt for invaders. Antibodies, which bind to stuff to flag it as bad, are made in a mutation-heavy process, so you can constantly make new types to bind to different stuff. There are all kinds of checkpoints to prevent this from going haywire, but he... |
why do people continuously disagree about what foods are "healthy?" Why haven't nutritionists been able to agree on [insert controversial food item here] being good for you or not? | Nutrition science is still relatively young; vitamins were only discovered in the early 1900s, HDL/LDL cholesterol and saturated/unsaturated fats decades later. Contrast this with classical sciences like mechanics and electromagnetism which made huge advancements in the 1700-1800s. Also, the human body is difficult to ... |
Why are races run counter-clockwise? | There are lots of different myths as to how it started. Some say that a horse breeder during the revolutionary war started it because in Britain races were run clockwise, and screw the redcoats. Some say it's because we read from left to right, making it more natural for judges to track runners. I think a lot of the re... |
Why does road construction take so amazingly long? | Because a watched pot never boils. Also tons of days in Florida get rained out and they can't work on the construction. Source : also a Floridian |
If torrents are not inherently illegal, why are ISPs allowed to throttle them? | Because at this point your ISP can basically throttle anything they want. If they decide that you're watching too much YouTube and it's causing slowdowns for other users they can throttle that too. |
Are the flakes in Goldschlager dangerous in any way? | Many metals are extremely dangerous to consume. Lead, for example, or cadmium, both of which are absorbed into your blood stream and do all sorts of nasty, horrible things to you. Gold is very non-reactive, which is why it's used as plating on a lot of high end electronics , and also part of the reason why it's been re... |
I'm 18 yrs old in college and am having trouble staying on task when doing my work. How can I discipline myself to stay on task? (more details in text) | I'm a recent engineering grad with conflicting ADD +/- diagnoses. Things that have kinda helped: - Getting myself on a regular sleep schedule. Though I don't know how to do this without a wife/girlfriend. - Mindfulness meditation - Having a basket for things that I used to lose all the time. - The [SelfControl App] for... |
Whenever I see pictures of people from the 1800's I never see them with shorts. Was it looked down upon to wear clothing that covered up less? | Uh yeah until the 1920's, men and women covered up mostly from neck to ankle. Shorts were only for men doing sporting activities. The advent of electricity, industrialization, and a new period of wealth for the modern world brought about major changes in fashion. The sleeveless shorter dresses worn by flappers were a c... |
How exactly might an unhappy person change their name and effectively assume a new identity? | Hypothetically, I've heard of a method. My memory is a little fuzzy, bear with me. Essentially, one would locate a person who was born around the same time as you and has since passed. Once they've found that person, they would go to that local courthouse and obtain their death certificate and a certified birth certifi... |
How did countries control their borders hundreds of years ago? | People didn't travel that much years ago. Chances are you were a poor peasant tied to your land, and even if you were rich it might take many days with to travel far enough to reach the border. The idea of taking a weekend vacation to the next country didn't really become common until the rise of the middle class and r... |
Why is the concept of social Darwinism / eugenics so morally reprehensible? | Because it violates a persons natural rights. I understand why one would be inclined to see eugenics as noteworthy but unfortunately you can't just go around steralizing undesirable blood lines without being a tyrant. Basically white supremacist groups are eugenics groups, at least the ones that promote racial purity. |
What kind of things does MI6 and the Secret Service actually do? | MI6 is nothing like the Secret Service. You're asking like they're the same and it's like asking what garbage men and pool cleaners actually do.MI6 is British foreign intelligence. A lot of what they do involves planting agents in British embassies around the world, who make contacts in local governments to find out th... |
Why is it ethically wrong to "de-extinct" ancient animals, specifically of Woolly Mammoths and Dodo Birds? | Two issues: - Finding an appropriate surrogate mother - Reconstructing a complete representation of DNA I don't think we're at the level where we can have an ethical discussion on de-extincting just yet; there are still many scientific hurdles to take care of. |
EILI5: What happens to all the debt owed when a person declares for personal bankruptcy? | If the court doesn't reward them any money, the creditor just loses out on the money. However, there's no certainty that he will declare bankruptcy. He could invest the money in something that pays out a high enough percentage so that he can keep paying on his debt. Additionally, depending on the type of bankruptcy, hi... |
What is the difference between green and blue screen CGI? | To key the background and remove it relies on a number of different things. Primarily is the color itself. If you're doing a movie like Jungle Book, with a lot of foliage, you may want to avoid green because of a lot of plants props in the real shot. Most of the time now, though, green is preferred in digital because y... |
Why do songs sound better if they rhyme? | because the basic understanding to some people of poetry is that it must rhyme. some people believe it's not poetry if it doesnt rhyme, and the same thing applies to lyrics in music. |
Why does the public not get to vote on things such as the development of nuclear weapons? | We do vote on it just not directly. If you live in a democratic country with nukes, how you vote in elections influences policy. You say nobody is pro-nuke but that's not entirely true. It's like saying nobody is pro-tax. Who wants to pay more taxes? Most people realize there is a becessity for taxes. While it is true ... |
Why do people bot reddit accounts? Is Karma really worth something? | Like Magixxxx said, it can be helpful. You'll have things like totes_meta wandering around, letting people know about posts getting shared on other parts of reddit. On subs like /r/fatpeoplestories, BeetusBot has a running archive of *every* story posted by users. If you walk in on Caterham Pt. 27, BeetusBot can hook y... |
What makes physics engines for games more complicated than just applying the basic Newtonian laws of motion? | Pretty much all the difficulty in physics engines can be summed up in one word - collisions. Sure, two things running into each other in an idealized world at low speeds is relatively easy. One problem comes when two things are continuously touching. [This] is a great example. If you build a naive physics engine based ... |
Why do massive arcade style coin operated machines suck so much in comparison to other video game consoles? | Modern arcade machines are large complicated pieces of machinery. They have 1 or more large HD TV's built in, an internal PC of some kind to run the game, custom built controllers and cabinets, speakers, a coin or card reader, ticket dispenser, and lights or special effects. The software running the game is most likely... |
Why the King of Hearts (Also known as the suicide king), is more often than not, depicted having a sword through his head | No proof or source, but I've always understood it that he was drawing or preparing to swing the sword |
What is insider trading and why is it bad? | When you have access to internal information not available to the general public and invest based on it, that is insider trading. It is bad for two reasons. It gives executives of the company an unfair advantage over investors, who technically are the owners of the company. The idea is everyone should share in the prof... |
why is it when during the winter I have my heater set to the same temperature as I have my AC during the summer, and yet I'm cold in winter and warm in summer? | Your thermostat is on an inside wall of your home. So, when your thermostat is set to 68, it's more or less 68 right there at the thermostat. But, no matter how great your insulation is, as you get closer to the outer walls and windows, the temperature is closer to whatever it is outside. Which ends up being hot in the... |
Summers at the Poles vs at the Equator | > Are the Sun's rays weaker due to the angle or something? Yes. If you look at a globe, you will often see two lines going around named the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. During the summer solstice of the northern hemisphere, the path of the sun follows the Tropic of Cancer and during the summer solstice... |
How can one prove that the world outside one's consciousness is not non-existent and that other beings with similar consciousness levels exist? | Hooray for solipsism! You can't *prove* that I exist as anything besides words on your screen or a manifestation of your perception, but if you apply Occam's Razor, it's much easier to believe that everyone else you encounter really is a full-fledged person, rather than the entire universe existing as merely your own p... |
How come the "Biggest Loser" contestants can exercise 8 hours a day and be fine but the rest of us need to increase our running distance 10% a week? | It's TV and not all of it is real. I think you could get a person to exercise for long periods of time if you provided them motivation and drive . Generally most of us have a job and other shit going on in life which changes some of these dynamics. It probably helps to realize that a lot of folks who are ill will stop ... |
What does Chlorine do in swimming pools? | Not an expert, but from what I know of chemistry and biochemistry it's a mixture of killing bacterial and algal growth and balancing the pH . Also, as an extra fun fact, chlorine put into a pool isn't going to be pure chlorine . One main way of adding the chlorine is adding salt to the pool. It gets ionized into sodium... |
How is it that we create dreams in our sleep of bizarre or extraordinary imagination, however conscious thought hardly achieves such imagination? | Evolutionary pressures selected for people that weren't distracted by their imagination during hunts. The hunter that catches imaginary game isn't feeding anyone. Of course, every tribe needs its shaman too though. |
What is going on when food "goes right through" you? | If its an emergency you might want to see a doctor. My sister use to have emergency situations and later she had hashimoto thyroiditis and the majority of people with that are allergic to gluten. So when she would eat gluten she would have to run to the bathroom within 30 minutes. Also it wasn't solid EVER. Also my fri... |
Is the knowledge of how to physically have sex genetically passed or is it something animals like chimps learn from watching others? | Sex is innate in all species, and is the most vital trait a species can have to continue existing. Yes, it is innate. In practice, observing speeds along the discovery process but it will happen regardless. And yes, it has been done with lab-chimps being introduced. They'll mate with each other despite not having obser... |
How do skyscrapers get demolished? | Assuming that everything else around it is so tightly packed that any of the more rapid methods like explosives are out you do the opposite of what the builders did. Start at the top, and dismantle it in a slow, controlled manner. If you've got a bit more space, such as with a suburban tower block surrounded by housing... |
Which is more accurate, GPS speed readings or the speedometer in my vehicle? | If you have military grade GPS, then I'd take that over any speedometer. If you have consumer-level GPS , trust your speedometer.In general, your GPS is going to be more accurate your speedometer is a mechanical device, and changes in temperature, humidity, and as you mentioned, tires can impacted. However, your GPS ca... |
How can Amazon have a P/E ratio of 1k and have it be sustainable? | It's all about supply, demand, and speculation. A lower P/E can be indicative of a stable stock, but it can also be indicative of an equal supply vs demand of the stock. Most of the P/E ratios you see for publicly-traded stocks are an expression of the stock's current price compared against its previous twelve months' ... |
Why is there so much hate between feminism and men's rights activists if they both claim they want equality? | Feminism is basically a socialist movement. This isn't to say that all feminists are socialist in an absolute sense, but they want to move government policy in a socialist direction. Feminists generally believe that the government is oppressing women by not doing enough to help them. The feminist agenda is centered aro... |
How did the Democratic Party transition from the slavery party to the left-wing, liberal party of today? | Before the Voting Rights act of 1965, Jim Crow laws and other institutions were able to almost completely block African-Americans in the South from voting. As a result, the Democrats were able to retain an almost total political monopoly in those regions. Outside of the South, the Democrats were much like they are toda... |
How can you be arrested for resisting arrest? | as a standalone charge, it is consistently thrown out of court. what actually tends to happen is that someone is detained , they do not comply, which is what gets them arrested. they then fight back, and that is what gets them charged with resisting arrest. resisting arrest is the most significant charge in such a case... |
What is hair, how does it grow and how can shampoo "repair" it? | From what I understand, shampoo and conditioner that claim to 'repair' split ends and the like actually can't. Once the split ends are there, they aren't going away until you cut them off. What these shampoos/conditioners may do is smooth down the follicles on the hair, so that the damage becomes less apparent. |
Why do some moments not feel great at the time, but when you think about them later in life, you really miss them and think those moments were great? | With my first child, I found out in the last few hours that she was breech, and the doctors orders were that I couldn't have any meds because it would jeopardize my baby's birth. . It hurt like hell, screwed up my plumbing from there forward, and I wouldn't change a thing. I also kind of had a rocky marriage, but we wo... |
politically the last 100 years in Spain. How did a major player in European affairs become so divided that it's barely relevant anymore? | From the top of my head, when the 20th century was starting, Spain had lost most of their colonies and was, as a whole, really debilitated. This culminated on the Cuban Independence War which meant the loss of Philipinnes, Guam, Cuba and the dissapearance of the Empire) Come the 20th century, Spain went under a period ... |
Why are so many books "bestsellers?" | Because they're measured in time periods. If your book was the top seller in the month of May, your book is a bestseller. Doesn't matter if it's only really a bestseller in May.In addition to what has been said by others, be aware that it's decided before the book is published, sometimes even before it's written, which... |
I will either die or not die in the next moment but i dont have a 50% chance of dying. | so according to her logic, if she buys a lottery ticket she has a 50/50 chance of winning? That's just a really fundamental misunderstandings of how probability works. For it to be 50/50, there need to be only two possible outcomes with an equal weight of both. For the car thing for example, you have so many other thin... |
What is the Golden Chain of Homer and can someone explain what each of the symbols means in plain English? | Well, it's a book full of symbols. But I'm pretty sure the one your brother has [looks like this, yeah?] It is an alchemy idea that refers to an older Greek legend about a golden chain that connects Heaven and Earth. The series of circles in the tat are part of Hermetic philosophy each with corresponding astrological b... |
Why can we pick out our names from far away conversations, even if it's barely audible? | Your brain doesn't process pure sensory input into pure sensory information. It relies on familiarity. Many times when you hear your name in a far away conversation, you aren't actually hearing your name, you're hearing a sound which your brain thinks is your name. |
Why is the air at night more 'fresh' than in the day? | Can you elaborate what you mean by 'fresh'? Night air is usually cooler than day air so it may feel more pleasant to inhale as a result. |
what are moles on our skin and why do we have to be careful about not damaging them and risking cancer? | It's not that damaging a mole causes cancer, it's that moles can sometimes become cancerous and that can damage them, causing them to bleed or ooze . See [here] for more details. |
How is the presidents food handled, who is in charge, does anyone test it before him? | Also the chefs for the president are members of the US Navy. The reason for this is because after the retirement of the presidential boat, the Navy had no way to serve the President. The army had Army One, better known as the president's car. The Air Force were flying the President everywhere on Air Force One. The Navy... |
if we breath in oxygen and out CO2, how does mouth to mouth breathing work? | So, your body has all these blood vessels. They're like a highway system where trucks drive around that deliver delicious, precious oxygen to all the cells in your body, and take away the garbage carbon dioxide that the cells in your body have used, to be 'recycled'. When they get to the lungs, they have two jobs: One ... |
The possibility of a bigfoot-like creature actually existing based on scientific and historic evidence. | The possibility is little to none. I did a bit of research into it for a grad project, but the low down of it is that its largely just a hoax. Bigfoot sightings are called in nearly everyday, across North America ). There have been so many sightings in the last 90+ years that the question must be asked, if a creature s... |
It's 2017, Why hasn't aeronautics advanced to the point of extremely quick travel on a commercial level already? | As another poster has said, we have made plenty of progress. However, one thing we can't change is the laws of physics. Breaking the speed barrier is physically difficult, and no matter what advances we make, it takes lots of fuel and therefore costs lots of money. So however much progress we make, we can bring down th... |
Are 20 min naps a positive thing? Or should you power through | I've heard that it can be negative because you don't make it through a full REM cycle , but that could be wrong. Personally, I power through. |
Why does some technology (laptops, phones, etc.) run slower over time? | I am gonna say it because nobody else has said it yet: **check your computer for dust**. Computer tend to use fans that circulate air through your computer to keep it from overheating. If you computer is hot, it runs slower. Now I do not recommend taking your computer apart if you do not know what you are doing. But if... |
Why Europeans like F1 and Americans Nascar? | A big part of it is timing. America tends not to get involved in international sports because most games occur during the night. F1 races around the world, races from Japan and Australia to Canada and Brazil correspond to times ranging from morning to late evening in Europe. But almost all races, apart from the 4 in th... |
What are the protests in Brazil about? | I'm brazilian. The protests started when the bus fare raised about 0,20 cents. Eventually it got bigger. Our country has a history of abusive politicians and corruption, and with the enormous costs of stadiums built for the world cup, along with use of violence from the police in those protests, made the movement get s... |
Would it be possible to consume just the nutrients your body needs, and not leave any waste? | The waste you excrete isn't just unused nutrients, it's mostly fibre as well as your own bodily wastes |
a few short years ago 3G Internet used to be amazing. Why is it now barely functional? | Internet speeds seem to 'decay' over time because website developers tend to exploit the internet speeds they expect. So they'll include more graphics, more ads, etc. as the average Internet speed rises. Even when there aren't visible changes, they'll often have various tracking functions and metrics running in the bac... |
How is nuclear power a source of clean energy when one has to spend energy on digging out the ores and subsequently refining them. | Nuclear power is clean in the sense that it doesn't produce very much, if any, air pollution. If that's all you need to be a 'clean energy', then nuclear can be considered clean. Uranium is not renewable, and it still creates waste that needs to be disposed of properly. If your definition of 'clean energy' entails rene... |
- How is trucking gasoline financially viable? | How else do you propose to get gasoline to where it's needed, if not by truck? For locations where there is a *massive* demand for fuel, it's cheaper to lay a pipe, and pipe it in. I know this is how jet fuel is delivered to Heathrow Airport. But for the amount of fuel an average service station sells, it's not practic... |
How does siphoning gas from one car to another work? | These answers are correct but modern vehicles have an anti siphon device that won't allow a hose into the tank. You can get a mouthful of gas but it will not hold prime. I know this from personal experience.Thanks for the answers! Really, I was just curious as to how the gas continues after you are done sucking. You st... |
Why did we bomb a country that was just attacked by their own president with chemical warfare? | Ostensibly to stop human rights abuses. Chemical weapons have been banned in warfare since the Geneva Convention. By strategically attacking the airbase the chemical weapons were supposed to have come from, the US is aiming for a dual purpose of eliminating that particular site's ability to wage chemical warfare, and t... |
What are goose bumps, what is their purpose, and why do we get them? | A long time ago there was an article on _URL_0_ that had an explanation for this. One theory is that it's purpose dates way back to the time we were covered in hair like apes; goose bumps would raise our hair and would either a) help warm ourselves or b) scare away predators with our new spiky looking hair. I say it's ... |
If they can make vitamins that taste like candy, why do they still make vitamins that taste like vitamins? | First off, it has to be something where you don't need much of the vitamin. Fish oil pills are going to taste like oil, no matter how much sugar you add. As opposed to something like B12, where you're adding a tiny amount of it to something, so it will end up tasting like that. Second, many vitamins are dangerous if yo... |
How does government agencies eavesdrop on internet traffic when there are so many safeguards against man-in-the-middle attacks? | > Today it was revealed that AT & T continues to actively cooperate with government intelligence agencies in spying on internet traffic at their hubs. If you are referring to the front page story from the NYT, that is about 2003 to 2013, not present day. The tools you mention only work if you use them. They are not use... |
Federal Income Tax. Mandatory or not? Why is there confusion over whether it is mandatory or not? | Yes, it is mandatory. Some people think it's not mandatory because they've been lied to; there's no reasonable argument for why it might not be.Mandatory. Others have pointed out that a few confused or misinformed people think it is optional, but every single time those people make their arguments in court, they are sh... |
What factors contribute to the differences in different types of alcoholic beverages. | it's like asking why do sodas taste different if they all have caffeine. it's all about the different ingredients", 'I don't know much about spirits or wines, but I know a bit about beer.3 big flavour contributors for beer are: Grains, Hops and Yeast. There are tons of different types of grains, which can impart a big ... |
Is there something about "Christmas music" that makes it sounds "Christmas-y"? | I'd say it's the lyrics. They usually relate to Christmas or the birth of navy Jesus. But your guess is correct too. I get reported a lot for my answers not being long enough so you can ignore this blah blah blah words words words mods leave me alone Ok, I think that should be enough. |
How many years could a nuclear winter plausibly last for? | Nuclear winters are caused by particulate material in the atmosphere, which reduces the amount of sunlight that reaches the lower atmosphere and the surface of our planet. The severity and duration of such an event depends, in part, on the size of the nuclear weapons used. All other things being equal, the larger the w... |
Why does Netflix have to delete a show/movie after a certain period of time? | Content is negotiated as $X dollars for Y weeks. Like Netflix is renting it from the content rights holders and we're just watching their copy.Especially now where studios/producers have come to realize that there is money in WHO you let air your show. Used to really only be Netflix and a smattering of Hulu. But as mor... |
How does a knife work on a molecular level? | it doesn't. knife works on a microscopic but non molecular level. a knife is just a wedge that's very thin. it seperates material due to force applied on a very small area. |
What are the added service fees on concert tickets for, exactly? Why are they so expensive? | In a nutshell, so you take it it's $40 with a $20 service fee on it. The $40 is going to the show . The $20 is going to the ticket vendor, the venue etc. |
Who is Ann Coulter and why is everyone so cautions about her AMA? | She's one of the public media faces of the far-religious-right political conservative scene. As for why everyone is so cautious, I'd suspect it's because they're pretty sure that a forum as liberal as reddit often tends to be is not going to be the place to have a rational discussion with someone who has at various poi... |
Why can't overbooking flights just be made illegal? | So why not just charge people when they don't show up for their ticket? If you don't show up you still pay. I thought that's how it was anyways. That'll solve any overbooked flights. Someone doesn't show up you still get paid even if the seat is empty. That's 100-200 person plus luggage less. But still getting paid for... |
How do countries such as the US function while in debt? | debt is completely OK as long as the person you borrowed from isn't pissed off. think of the many ways you can make someone you owe money to be happy, and you kind of get the gist of how debts are handled on the international level. |
What is the purpose of swelling, and why are we meant to suppress it after injury? | Swelling and inflammation is associated with and part of the body's response mechanism to injuries and infections, it is caused by a build up of fluids in the surrounding tissues. The reason why it is important to reduce swelling is it can cut down on blood flow to that area or any area which are fed blood through that... |
the difference between advertisement and propaganda. | Edu723 has it right in the terms most appropriate for this subreddit. The dividing line between the two concepts has become a little more blurred in recent years though. I would strongly advise anyone with even a passing interest to look out the two [Adam Curtis] documentaries The Power Of Nightmares and The Century Of... |
Why has the Church of Scientology decided to use L. Ron Hubbard's WW2 record as the focus of their new advertisement campaign when that has specifically been called out as fraudulent? | That kind of thing never stopped them before. They prey on the vulnerable; people who are in a life crisis or mentally disturbed and who won't have the wherewithal or inclination to research it. |
How can I run multiple programs simultaneously if I only have a single core processor? | You kids never heard of cooperative multitasking, it seems. It's a lot faster but not as smooth or safe. When you get to a good break in the code, you pass execution back to the dispatcher, often a message queue, either by returning or by calling the dispatcher explicitly. An empty queue in the former case means it's i... |
why the picture of a rocket launch shows it going away in a curve instead of straight up? | Because the rocket is supposed to enter orbit. Orbit means that your spacecraft's velocity and the planet's gravity cancel out each other. If you're too slow you crash into the planet, if you're too fast you drift into space. The closer you are to the planet the faster you need to be to maintian orbit.If they are enter... |
What bathroom is a transgender person supposed to use? | Trans woman here. Legally I'm meant to use the women's restroom, the reasoning behind this being that trans people are *not* just a bunch of perverts and that we're no more likely to rape or harass someone than anyone else in your bathroom. On the contrary, it's actually statistically more likely that YOU will rape ME.... |
Why did the weather radar show a flash of extreme weather over Phoenix, Ariz., and then nothing five minutes later? | The weather radar attempts to interpret rebounding signals as weather, but sometimes signals can rebound from other causes. Maybe there was a cloud of steam that expanded suddenly right next to the radar installation at that moment. Once, a swarm of bugs in Oklahoma looked like bad weather on radar and was reported tha... |
Why do kids seem to experience pain so much more intensity than adults? | They're just not used to it. When a child scrapes their knee, bumps their head, stubs their toe etc it's a relatively new experience that happens infrequently, Adults have spent decades having already experienced these things over and over and over again, so it goes from a new, terrifying, painful thing, to a minor ann... |
Why is Reddit so god damned SLOW today? | Part of the cause may have been due to AutoModerator's account data being much larger than reddit ever anticipated a user account to be. They've had to wipe its flair and karma. _URL_0_ Why this is just cropping up now I don't know, but I'm pretty sure that this isn't the only issue occurring today so I hope someone el... |
Why do so many people NOT vote? | * Laziness * Lack of knowledge of why it's important * Feeling that their vote doesn't matter among the millions of others * Agreements with friends or spouses that would lead to votes cancelling each other out * Inability to register for one reason or another |
Why can traffic on the freeway last for miles on end then suddenly for no reason clear up instantly? | Not tailgating can help a lot, as it gives you a buffer so you don't have to slam on your brakes, thus causing said ripple effect. But yeah, if it's not an accident, it's usually someone that slowed down suddenly", 'In heavy traffic, it just takes one vehicle to slow down for a lane change or to allow another driver to... |
How will driverless cars be protected against cyber attacks? What will be stopping a terrorist or hacker from gaining control of multiple driverless vehicles and turning them into remote controlled weapons of mass destruction? | > Can't a kill switch that immediately reverts the car to human operation be circumvented or disabled if there's a will to do so? Not necessarily. For instance, if the switch is simply a mechanical cut off, then all the programming in the world cannot redesign the interior of the vehicle. If it simply pushes a connecto... |
How Basic Income would work. In the context of an ever automated world. | My thought process falls into 2 camps. Do we want to let machines do menial tasks so that we may become a more progressive global culture..thinking more and worrying less about crap that we buy to compensate for our shitty jobs ..or do we need to think less of the business benefits of automation and accept that some th... |
why do naked bodies from different eras look different, hairstyles and photo stock aside | Well son, I'll tell you when you're older! You're only 5 after all, you should be asking questions about jangling coins in your pocket and why your handwriting sucks compared to your sister's! Though for realzies, it's all about two things: diet and body shape. The diet effects how much body fat is stored and makes up ... |
Why can Anime Shows like Naruto go on for seemingly forever but a show like Legend of Korra had to be cancelled? | One thing I have noticed is that Legend of Korra is having trouble finding its identity, and it can't decide who to market to. The character is a teenager, but she acts like a child a lot of times . It is on a kid's network, but the issues the show is dealing with either come and go at a whim and/or are too complex for... |
What is that earpiece that a lot of musicians wear while on stage? | You'll often see speakers at the front of a stage, pointing back toward the performers. This helps them hear themselves properly, rather than have the audience sound bounced back at them all distorted and out of time. These speakers will often carry different signals depending on who they are in front of - one for the ... |
How do music artists make money now a days with all the illegal downloads off of the internet ? | Touring has always been where the money is . Having your songs used for ads or TV show themes are quite lucrative as well. I think every trailer that aired last summer had that Macklemore song in it..Touring. On their legends of Summer tour, JT earned 1 mill per show and Jay-Z 1.5-2. |
If hand sanitizer kills 99.9% of germs, why don't we use it instead of soap? | It's not ideal for removal of dirt and grime. The earliest soaps were made with fats because it could pull away germs along with debris. Further, it dries out your hands because alcohol evaporates quickly and wicks away moisture with it. |
Why does every university have their own referencing style, why has there not been an effort to standardise referencing? | It's maddening. When I did postgrad I had different lecturers have different preferences within the one program. |
how is the the news that the universe is slowly dying relevant to me? | It really isn't unless you're an astronomer or astrophysicist. It's very interesting to them though because it helps explain how the universe works and can inform theories on how it all started. |
What's the deal with wisdom teeth? | In addition to Tuckels' comment, there's also the possibility that these are reserve teeth, for when people lost teeth due to fighting or rotting. For example I've had several of my back teeth removed, and my wisdom teeth moved into their spots, which is useful! |
Why does the sun make your skin darker but it makes your hair lighter? | The skin is actually an organ, so it is capable of reacting to outside stimuli such as sunlight. In particular, human skin has something called melanin which determines the relative darkness or lightness of your skin. More sunlight received activates the melanin by various mechanisms, and your skin becomes darker to pr... |
How can it be okey to write a news article that states "X% in the world has Y" when they probably only did the test on a smaller group? | Let's say you are making a large pot of soup and want to taste how salty it is. You use a small spoon to taste a small sample of the soup. How, you might ask, can you assume anything about the rest of the soup that you didn't taste? Welll, if the salt is properly mixed, the amount of salt in your spoon full will most l... |
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