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What does it mean when a city is incorporated or unincorporated and why do they post signs stating "Blank City Corporate Limits"? | It basically means the city/town is its own legal entity, with its own laws and ordinances and maybe a police force and a city council and so on. An unincorporated town is recognized by the post office, its name is on maps, but it doesn't have its own government— it's just a part of the county it's in. The city limits ... |
Why are infinite and finite pronounced differently when they have the same root word and one just has a prefix? | The stress is on the first syllable in both words, but because 'infinite' has an extra morpheme attached to the fore, the second vowel is unstressed and subject to reduction, becoming schwa. It's a pretty common development in languages. The same process is ultimately what cost English its inherited inflectional system... |
Google keeps a cached version of a large number of popular webpages. How do they do this without storing the whole internet on a hard drive the size of Texas? | You are vastly underestimating the size of Google, I think. The whole internet is about 5 million terabytes of data, and even Google can't store all of that. So they cheat. For one thing they only store the start of web-pages , so very long web pages aren't stored. And some sites doesn't want to be cached , so they don... |
Why does any food that's really healthy taste like cardboard and anything evil like gravy or bacon taste like heaven? | A large aspect of this relates to your dopaminergic networks and reward systems for food. When you're very very young, your gustatory sense is conditioned positively or negatively in a way largely based on caloric content -- something very sensible from an evolutionary standpoint. From here second order conditioning oc... |
Why do shitty infomercials exist? Surely whoever makes them doesn't believe they work... | Shitty infomercials *do work* is the thing. They don't cost much to make or distribute, and there are tons of idiots. The margins work out that it isn't worth trying to make a better commercial to convince more people when the product itself is so shitty. |
How can "Feeding the Hungry" campaigns feed people for so cheap? | multiple reasons * buying in bulk* charitable discounts* cutting out middle men* it doesn't say it's a varied, tasty or even cooked meal", 'Buying loads of raw food in bulk is extremely cheap, and those meals will be healthy but not necessarily the best things in the world, just better than nothing.Rice, potatoes, grai... |
why is it easier to drag something heavy than it is to lift it? | Probably because you just need to be strong enough to lift part of the weight and overcome the friction between the object and the ground in order to drag something whereas to lift it you need to overcome the effect gravity has on the object's mass. Just guessin' |
Why doesn't the United States print currency that will not enter circulation and use it to pay off foreign debt? | [Here] is a good explanation from /u/Imhtpsnvsbl of why we can't do it from a thread asking the same question a few months ago. |
Why can we take pictures extremely far distances in space but we cannot take videos? | A lot of the pictures you see of places outside our solar system are composites- they're stitched together from multiple images taken over a period of time. If they are a single picture, they were likely taken with a several hour exposure time to make sure the telescope got enough light. In addition, the colors are oft... |
What does Walmart gain by not price-matching their own Websites prices? | Walmart isn't in competition with itself. Items can ship directly from the manufacturer with Walmart taking a smaller cut than they would otherwise but they don't have to ship, warehouse, ship, receive, display, and sell the items individually. Those costs add up and the difference between online prices and in store pr... |
My five year old has a question, how come when it rains, our driveway (paved) gets inundated with earthworms? (Northeastern USA) | A quick google search says that they use the rain to travel above grounds, since they don't get dehydrated due to the rain. If I had a guess as to why they end up on the driveway, it would probably be that the driveway is a relatively easy surface to traverse. ", 'Your 5 year old knows the word "inundated"?? JESUS. |
The connection between the Sun and wrinkles? | Yes and no. Sunlight indeed greatly contributes to skin aging, and sunscreen can help prevent it, but sunscreen doesn't block all UV rays, and using sunscreen should be complemented by wearing protective clothing and sunglasses. _URL_0_ |
Why can some animals be domesticated and some cannot? | We probably could. But we'd have to deal with a bunch of intermediate generations where they *weren't* domesticated; foxes are going to have a lot of non-domestic instincts, and it would take time to breed them out. |
Why do cats leave their bellies exposed when they fight with each other? | If the cats are being attacked and lie on their side, it is a submission response. In extreme cases, even humans do this. It is signalling to the attacker that you are not a threat and will not attack. Edit: Can't spell properly before 10:30 am. |
Why are fire hydrants In the US above the ground? | It's much easier to see a hydrant when its above ground, also its easier to hook up fire hoses. |
What is stochastic terrorism? | u/1x10forever has a great simple analogy there! At it's heart, stochastic terrorism is broadcasting your hateful message across media to inspire another person to perform an evil act on your enemy. Your hands are clean, but your goal of frightening someone has been achieved.To understand it more look at the lynching si... |
What is Tourette's, exactly? | > It's known as something where you lash out saying curse words Erroneously. Few people with the condition do that. It is, however, the facet that gets the most attention because we find it 'scandalous' or something. It is a tic disorder, in which a person suffers from some number of motor tics and one or more vocal ti... |
I've always liked my shoes tied extra tight. On a recent visit to my GP, I was told this is bad for my feet, but she was unable to explain why. | I have the same problem on a smaller scale, 4E works pretty well for the wide part of my foot. I've found that in my case I can adjust the tightness of certain areas to be more than others, so the front of the shoe has more lace than the back by my leg. They do even out over time, so you end up retying your shoes more,... |
How Jesus being martyred has anything to do with "our sins" | Of the things that need ELI5'ing about religion, this is pretty far down the list ", 'The whole master plan can be summed up [with this] image. |
Why do humans require much more grooming, haircuts, shaving, etc., than other mammals? | We don't require it. If we didn't groom we'd be just fine. Society and culture has decided that we like the way we look when we're groomed, so we do.Hair grows in cycles. When it reaches a certain length that is determined by the individual's genetic profile, growing stops, the blood supply ceases and the hairs fall ou... |
How come scientists haven't created a device that notices a heart attack and sends a distress signal to the authorties? | They do have these features in most new heart monitors / pace makers. A friend of mines' father has a pretty cool one in his pacemaker that also e-mails his cardiologist daily updates. |
Why does jewerly not burn the skin in the Sauna | In short, it's because the jewelry is either pressed up against your skin which soaks away heat before it has a chance to heat all the way up to sauna temperature , and/or made of thin light amounts of metal that don't hold a great deal of heat. |
Beer! The different kinds and the difference between them. Like, what makes a good ale a "good ale", and what separates an ale from a lager etc? | Ignoring all the sciency details, which are already done very well by JangusKhan, beer is like any other food stuff. Better quality ingredients and more attention to detail making it makes a 'good ale' good. Same principle as a MickyDeez vs Five Guys burger.I think [/r/answers] or [/r/iwanttolearn] are better subreddit... |
When we are born before we learn any speech, what language do we think in? | Some philosophers argue that we can't think without language. If that's true, then babies don't think. However, is that true? I have a friend who is bilingual and insists that she doesn't think in a language. Is language really necessary for communicating with yourself? |
How do cinemagraphs work? | You start out by picking a piece of video that can be looped. There are several ways of going about this. The easiest way is to find a piece of footage that actually loops. For instance, a bicycle wheel spinning. The second way is finding a piece of footage that has a repetitious movement that doesn't exactly loop but ... |
Is a lot of what they say about Area 51 true? What actually happens there? | There isn't a lot of publicly available information about it. Mainly just an acknowledgement of its existence, and location. What they do there is highly classified. Of course, there is a ton of discussion and speculation about it, and many reports of people coming forward with information, but it isn't always credible... |
Why is the stereotypical political demographic of internet gaming culture far-right? | I've literally never experienced any ties between conservative views and the gaming community. But Im also not aware of what happened with jontron. I think any perceived far-right leanings come from trolls on 4-chan and youtube video comments. Doesn't mean the gaming community as a whole is that way. It would be intere... |
Why has voter turnout declined among subsequent generations. | We have compulsory voting in Australia but I would be willing to bet that if it were voluntary the numbers would be reducing here. I think it's because of a general political apathy being produced by parties that are less and less representative of the public. In the last couple of elections we've been faced with tryin... |
Why do commercials say "no purchase necessary" when advertising a chance to win something? | The alternative is mailing in some information in an envelope. Most people don't bother, so it's still an affective way to sell a product. The reason for this is a legal issue. Not having this would make the promotion a form of gambling. It would be like a lottery where the ticket is a bag of cookies.In many places it ... |
If we could reach the moon in 1969, why don't humans go there more often? | The one and only reason the Apollo program got funding was to prove to the world that we had bigger dicks than the Rooskies. Pretty much the moment Armstrong set foot on the Moon, Congress started pulling the plug on the funding. There isn't now, nor was there ever any reason for people to go to the Moon, aside from th... |
What is the difference between roasting and baking? | According to my oven's manual: Roasting turns on the upper elements as well as the lower ones so that there is more heat from above. Baking only uses the lower elements. |
Why is it recommended for humans to use a purifier and purification tablets when drinking from a river or stream, but animals can just drink? | You can drink the water, you'll just die like they do. For instance, deer may only live 5 or 6 years in the wild, versus 20 or so in captivity. Animals die all the time from diseases, we only see them when they look healthy. |
Why do they play bagpipes at funerals of soldiers and officers? | It's just tradition. Probably comes from the way that both the British and American armed forces were, in the 18th and 19th centuries when the traditions were being laid down, heavily weighted with Scots and Irish, where bagpipes com from. It helps that the pipes can be played by just one person, but loud enough for a ... |
Why doesn't one sweat in hot water? | You *do* sweat. If you were in a hot tub, just leave your head above the water for 10 minutes and then wipe that greasy sheen away. The rest of it just gets mixed in the water. Hot tubs are really just a really light solution of everyone's body juice mixed with lots of water. It's like excretion tea. |
What is actually happening when we "zone out" for a few seconds? | I noticed this last night. I was reading my son his bedtime story and then got caught up thinking about work and some stuff I'd have to deal with today, making plans in my head about certain stuff then I snap out of it and I've read about 4 pages without even registering any of it. It was like my brain split into 2 and... |
How do pilots "make up" time in the air? Why do they not use this method every flight? | As to the 2nd part of the question, early isn't better than on-time, at least not for the airlines. While it'd be nice as a customer every once in a while, it can actually create huge headaches for flight dispatch. If your airline has two gates and is planning for two flights, an hour and a half apart, they really only... |
Why do old electronics like those from the 70's - 80s use C batteries exclusively. | As far as I know AA, AAA, C, D batteries all provide identical current. The bigger ones just last longer. The real issue is energy efficiency. If we use computers as an example, they've been doubling in energy efficiency every 18 months since the 1950's. That means the microprocessor on your next phone will be able to ... |
How does a vending machine know the difference between a One Dollar bill and something that isn't a One Dollar bill? | Unrelated but scammy: when I lived in Japan I learned that a 10 yen piece was the same size as a quarter. I would exchange 5 bucks for 10 yen pieces at the bank on base and raid every coin operated candy and you machine I could find for 2/5's the cost. I felt like a genius", 'There are this devices called "bill validat... |
What happens when you cancel an installation process? | If you cancel, the installation process will remove the files. If you ctrl-alt-del and kill the installation process, it will not be given that opportunities so installed files will be at the installation destination folder. They will fill up your hard drive space; but not if you try to install again because then they'... |
Shared networks. How can someone sharing an unsecured wifi connection view information from my computer? | I'm at starbucks, and always hesitant to even use their unsecured wifi. Am I being too paranoid? |
How do heroin addicts "run out" of veins? | Injecting heroin harms the veins over time. You're right to question how blood still flows, and the answer is weakly. The veins can still have some blood running through them while being too deteriorated to inject. |
If lightbulbs flicker from on to off very quickly, half the time on and half the time off, how come we humans see the light as on and not off? | If you turn your head quickly you see everything in blur, it's the same thing with refresh rates and such |
Why do you get nauseous when you read in a car? | I'm right there with you, but not with trains. I have the same problem on the train as in the car. Planes are no problem though. |
Are people born curious with a zest for knowledge or not? or is it environmentally related? | Figuring stuff out can trigger dopamine releases. That's deep brain evolutionary stuff, so yes, people are born curious. |
How can developers advertise for games with CGI trailers that resemble nothing like the actual game looks or plays? What makes it not classified as false advertising? | The FMVs are part of the story telling section of the game. Although it is not gameplay footage, it is a scene that is in the game, so it is not false advertising to use it in commercials. It is misleading though, and they know it. The other trick is to render the scene off of a Linux box or a Dev Kit. They will use th... |
How does H & R Block stay in business? | Many people have to file taxes quarterly. There are issues of accountancy which occur monthly, weekly or daily for some people and some businesses. The big tax prep companies do a lot of ramping up and ramping down of staff around April 15, but that's similar to what happens in retail around December 25.they not only f... |
How is a minimum fine of $695 for not having health insurance going to help me afford health insurance? | Technically, it's a tax . 1) It is an incentive to make you prioritize getting insurance . 2) It's not so you can afford health insurance, it's so the system can be paid into by people. The only way the ACA works is if the insurance companies are getting money from healthy people to offset the costs of unhealthy people... |
Why is our urine composed mostly of water? | The water is used to carry all the other stuff out. You're basically constantly rinsing out your system. |
How are anti-handling landmines disarmed? | I don't think they are disarmed. I suspect the most efficient way to disarm them would be with a mine clearing vehicle similar to [this]. The machines have heavy flails on the end, typically, and they drive over the mines beating the ground to set the mines off. heavier mines such as anti-tank mines also are cleared th... |
what causes a lisp? What's stopping a person with a lisp simply not putting their tongue between their teeth when they pronounce an "S"? | Not to hijack but do adults with speech impediments realize they have them? Assuming no one has pointed it out to them, do they recognize that the sound coming from their mouth is not what it's supposed to be? |
How are video game AIs programmed? | If you have Uncharted for PS3 there is a hidden extra on the disc that explains how the AI works for that game. Actually quite interesting, has overlays on how it works and triggers certain actions etc. If you don't then you can probably find it on You Tube somewhere. I'd try and explain it but I wouldn't do it justice... |
What makes a person have a chronically messy house (from a psychologist's perspective)? | It's just taste and lifestyle priorities - no different then other choices people make about how they live. I don't think cleaning is worth the effort. Like, yeah, an organized room is more relaxing to be in than a messy one . but taking a nap is even *more* relaxing so if I have an extra time to kill I'd rather nap th... |
Why do people have crazy dreams when they fall asleep again after waking up in the morning? | When your eyes don't detect light, your brain will begin to produce a chemical called melatonin. Melatonin, among other things, results in a feeling of tiredness and is thought to be responsible for the longer REM stages that you go through closer to waking up. Melatonin begins to be broken down as soon as you expose y... |
How does a hostile takeover work? Why can't the company owners just not sell the company if they don't want to? | Hostile takeovers involve public companies. If the management of a company won't submit to a takeover or merger, the bidder can offer more for the stock than the current market price and buy up enough stock to control the company, or they can convince large shareholders to vote out the current board in favor of people ... |
What does the chip on our cards do, why do we only now need it, and why can't every store/vendor mainstream the darn thing so we don't have to swipe? | The magnetic strip on the back of your card is encoded with information about your card and your account. The chip is a device that helps with security; essentially, the transaction won't go through without exactly that chip being involved. This stands in contrast to the past, where all someone had to do was skim your ... |
If all galaxies are accelerating away from every other galaxy since the big bang, then how can the Milky Way and Andromeda be on a collision course? | Imagine putting a stick of dynamite under a pile of rocks, and setting it off. Most of the rocks will be flung far apart form another, but a few of them might collide in the process. That's how cosmic expansion works. In general, the expansive force is the strongest one, but the closer two object are, the weaker it get... |
What was The Francesco Redi Experiment | In the 17th century, the bulk of the population believed in spontaneous generation, the notion that life can be generated out of nowhere, just by infusing organic materials with life. For example, people believed that if you leave a piece of meat alone for a while, fly maggots would generate spontaneously out of it or ... |
Why are reddit's servers constantly overloaded? | Well, they're not constantly overloaded, but it does happen sometimes when the traffic increases at a rate faster than they can spin up new servers . |
How is it that movies can use CGI to create such realistic looking and convincing effects, while video games still struggle? | You could have cinema grade CGI in a video game if you'd be happy with playing in 1 FPH . |
How does depression work in the brain? | No one really knows what causes depression. There's debate about whether depression is a single disease or several diseases with similar symptoms. Most antidepressants work on the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, and/or dopamine. There is also evidence that drugs targeting the NMDA receptor can also be effe... |
Why are republicans and democrats so divided over health care? | Fundamentally, Republicans don't want government providing health care; they want people to take responsibility for their own health. Democrats don't want anyone to go without health care, which means they want government to provide it, or make sure it's provided. Up here in Canada, we have trouble understanding the fi... |
The Salvation Army, and should I be donating or no? | I've struggled with this too. Every christmas i donate a sum of money to the Salvation Army. I do this because my best friend was homeless as a child and she told me that the SA helped them and so i think if someone hadn't donated their time and money back then i might not have a best friend today. However i am an athe... |
Why is it so hard to shoot a ballistic missile out of the sky? | Come over to my house. I'll stand by the pool, you stand by the road. I'm going to throw a tennis ball over my roof. You hit it with a rock before it lands.I presume you mean "inter-continental ballistic missle". You can have ballistic missiles that are not ICBMs. Let's assume ICBM then which means that they are typica... |
Why are there so many languages in which cats are referred to women's genitals ? | Since the word pussilanimous means a lack of courage, I always assumed it got shortened to pussy and then it got blown over and carried over to other languages. Had no idea there'd be deeper origin stories. |
What is the difference between PC monitors and HDTVs? | On a fundamental level, there isn't really any difference at all. Both are devices that are connected to audio/video sources to display an image and play audio, either through built in speakers or a connected AVR. That being said, PC monitors rarely have QAM tuners in them, so no basic cable/OTA TV signals received. Th... |
ELI5: Why does very hot water feel cold for a split second | Scientists call this phenomenon [paradoxical cold]. At this point there are no definitive answers as to why it occurs, but the most accepted explanation is that because the receptors for hot and the receptors for cold are located on the same sensory fiber, it's easy for these sensations to become confused.I asked my mo... |
How is travel sickness affected by the position in which someone sits in a vehicle? | Travel sickness is caused by your body thinking it's poisoned and it acts appropriately by making you feel sick. A way to migrate this is to have a clear view of a window as a way of unconsciously telling your body that you're travelling. That's why it's pretty difficult to read when you're in a car. |
How come certain sodas (such as root beer or grape soda) are almost always caffeine free? | I think it makes more sense to reverse the question, why is there caffeine in some sodas? Afterall soda is just carbonated water with some sugary flavour added, where does the caffeine come from? And root beer and grape flavours don't have caffeine naturally in them, as is the case for most other soda flavours too. But... |
Why can you not put diesel fuel in a gasoline burning engine? | Diesel fuel doesn't explode when sparked, it just burns. And it doesn't do it cleanly, so the engine is very quickly gunked up. |
How can modders for video games make such better games. | You also have to understand games are often made to be as accessable to as many users as possible. It doesn't make a ton of sense to spend time and money putting super high end graphics into your game that only .001% of PC users can even play. That being said, Crysis did/does exactly that, but its also part of their ad... |
How can someone differentiate between a loud noise far away and a softer noise close by | Because distance is not calculated from sound intensity, but from differences in how each ear perceives sounds. Think of it as if you had a single ear. You could go to point A, try to determine the direction the sound comes loudest, then move to another point B and repeat. If A and B are far enough, you could determine... |
Why haven't I gotten into trouble for the substantial amount of stuff I have illegally downloaded throughout the past decade? | Tracking down illegal downloads off home connects is difficult, expensive, and doesn't do much to solve the problem. If the police/FBI actually made a real effort to go after everyone who downloaded the newest episode of Game of Thrones that is literally millions of search warrants that need to be filed, remote/physica... |
Why is it acceptable to eat raw eggs in other countries? | Most eggs in the US have their shells washed in such a way that they lose their protective coating. It's also why eggs have to be refrigerated instead of merely being left in a cool area like they do in Europe. |
Can someone explain in detail what happens during an F1 pitstop? | They don't refuel anymore. Generally it's a tire change and sometimes they adjust the wings. They can replace certain parts, but obviously that takes longer than 2.5 seconds", 'I think its worthwhile to note that before a driver pits the car, they will be on the radio with the team, to make the tire choice/last minute ... |
Why isn't every surface of an electric car covered in solar panels? | It's a lot more expensive to build and maintain roads with solar panels. The energy generated also needs to go somewhere where it can be used, so there are transmission and storage costs associated with any solar panel road network. Those are two major barriers, but far from all of them. EDIT: Totally misread it as ask... |
Why is everyone so afraid of NSA | Information is power. Imagine if in the future, you decide to conspire against the goverment. Since the NSA has a fuckload of info about you, maybe they can manufacture kiddie porn charges because you had a picture of your 5 year old niece naked in your PC. Or maybe you plan to become the president of the US in the fut... |
Why is defacing currency illegal, but creating elongated coins legal? | According to the Department of Treasury, while Title 18, U. S. C. sections 331 and 475 make it illegal to mutilate coins, those laws are to prevent fraud and counterfeit. If you have no intent to convert the coins into something they aren't, and merely wish to create a souvenir, then you have no intent to commit fraud.... |
Why cant I eat raw eggs in cookie dough but when I order sunny side up eggs its totally fine? | Eggs produced in the USA are washed, a process that's illegal in many other parts of the world because it weakens the shell and actually makes it more likely that bacteria would cross the shell. In practice, you are very unlikely to actually get sick eating raw cookie dough. There are still warnings on cookie dough/res... |
Snapple cap real fact # 1003 - If two pieces of the same type of metal touch in outer space, they will bond together permanently. | I am an engineer designing vacuum chambers and stuff for a particle accelerator lab. The same conditions in space exist in a vacuum chamber . So we have to deal with this issue but it's not really like a lot of people imagine. It's not like you take two pieces of steel and touch them together in space and suddenly you ... |
What exactly happens behind the scene of a nosebleed? | Nose bleeds are caused by blood vessels in your nose bursting. See the body is filled with very tiny blood vessels, these are used to bring oxygen to all your cells. During a nosebleed these burst in your nose. They burst because they get over pressured . They get so pressurized, because of something called an 'auto-im... |
Why can't the UK just stop giving the EU money and just leave? | It can! However it is in the UK's interests to leave on good terms, protect the rights British citizens currently living in other EU countries have, and secure a UK-EU free trade deal. It is in the EU's interests to ask the UK to pay an 'exit bill' in order to get those deals agreed.They have signed treaties. Breaking ... |
What would happen if you never name your child? | You would severely hinder the development of the child. Name recognition is one of the first things children learn. It's an important step in both linguistic and social development.I know a midwife who has named several children. Through pretty tragic circumstance it has fallen to her to fill something in on the birth-... |
Why is everything becoming gluten free? | If you're not celiac, then it's all marketing hype and this week's food fad. Ignore it. |
Why are lie detectors not used in courts? | Lie detectors don't measure how true your response is, they measure things like heart rate and skin conductivity. If I ask you if you murdered someone, you could easily become nervous, which would increase your heart rate, and possibly sweat, increasing your skin conductivity. Regardless of how true your answer is, the... |
what does cancer do to your body that eventually kills you? | Different types of cancer has different effects. Usually, they just grow into lumps, which eventually pushes something, destroys something, cuts of blood supply from something or replaces something, stopping it from working. It starts at one point, but often spreads, so you get all these little bastard lumps all over t... |
How does a 17,000 tonne oil rig float? | Ultimately it's not mass/weight which determines whether something will float or not - it's density . A very heavy object with a density lower than water will still float on water. Now I'm not an expert on oil rigs specifically, but if they have a huge concrete structure hollowed out and filled with air might reduce it... |
Why are house in America built so hollow with drywall and light wood, whereas homes in other countries like india, houses tend to be built with cement and brick? Which is stronger? | Japan's oldest wood house is the 122ft high pagoda at the Horyu-Ji Temple. It was built in 607AD and has survived 46 earthquakes of 7.0 or more. So wooden buildings can be built to last. But also keep in mind that technology, style changes, and most importantly appreciating land value can and does make a house obsolete... |
Why does a grease fire get worse when water is added? | First of all, grease floats on top of the water, so it won't go out. Secondly, the water provides an easy mobility surface for the stuff to spread as thin as it wants - expanding the fire. |
When we turn 18, why don't we get a copy of the laws and rules that apply to our city, county, and state? | It's actually pretty easy to look up a law for most states and major cities in the US. They're pretty much all online. Most people are expected to know enough about the law from school, if nothing else, by the time they are 18 to function in society. So that takes care of most of the basic crimes, like murder, stealing... |
How do traffic lights work? How are they coordinated with each other and why do some lights stay on for longer when there are more cars? | Traffic lights are coordinated. Some are on a simple timer, and some are connected to a street sensor. For timed lights, a traffic engineer sets the timer and decides what sequence the traffic should go in. If they're good at their job then traffic will flow smoothly and no one will wait too long. For example, if one s... |
Why Apple Juice has a shelf life of a couple months, but Orange Juice needs to be refrigerated and consumed within about 2 weeks. | I believe it is because most fruit juices are pasteurized and don't need to be refrigerated before opening. However, many companies stray away from pasteurizing orange juice because the process strips away minerals like Vitimin C. Most of the other juices don't have vitimin C so they can be pasteurized. EDIT: I also do... |
How does Christianity explain dinosaurs? | Many, if not most Christians believe the creation account in Genesis is metaphorical, and accept that dinosaurs existed just as science says. Those that don't have a number of explanations they turn to: * the bible does mentions them, in its vague descriptions of the Behemoth and Leviathan those dinosaurs later went ex... |
How did the mathematical order of operations come to be? | It's just convention. If the order of operations were different, mathematical expressions would have to be written in a different way in order to get the right answers. We use the convention we use because it's the convention we use. Nothing more interesting than that. |
What happens if we don't address climate change? What are the consequences of neglect? | The worst thing that could happen is runaway global warming. If CO2 keeps increasing and keeps heating the planet Earth will eventually be like Venus. Covered in a thick blanket of CO2 and dust, where no light can penetrate the surface, with the heat and pressure making life impossible :) More likely though is that ext... |
Why I can work a complex job for 8 hours but can't manage any sort of coherent thought after I'm off work and at home... | Not an answer to the question, but some new light on the subject. Relative to every colleague I've had, I work pretty fast. I can usually do my work in half the time, sometimes less. If I ever find a job where I can go home after my tasks for the day are complete, I'd be home by noon every single day. But I can't do tw... |
Are manufacturing jobs actually important, or are they just easy political points? | Manufacturing is still a pretty significant segment of the US economy, and historically, it was what made the US big. So there's some sentimental attachment to the idea of being a manufacturing power, and some concern that loss of manufacturing jobs will hurt people. |
What advantage can a revolver give over a pistol? | Revolvers give you a better chance of surviving Russian roulette. You can also visually verify rounds remaining in most revolvers, but please don't point the barrel at yourself to do so. Revolvers also don't have issues feeding low-power rounds. |
Why can we hear ourselves think? | We are removing lots of comments in this thread for being off-topic, jokes, or offensive. **TOP-LEVEL COMMENTS** must either provide part or all of an explanation or else ask a corollary question. Don't bother responding to top-level comments that don't abide by these relatively lax requirements because we will nuke th... |
the effective differences between a bugout bag and an INCH bag. | If you want to get serious about making any sort of a survival/bugout bag, consider getting one of those home vacuum-sealing machines, like a FoodSaver. They start at around $70. I vacuum seal just about everything I put in my bags , that keeps it absolutely dry and makes most things last longer. Drop one of my wildern... |
Why, in sugar drinks like soda, does sugar not separate and fall to the bottom of the bottle, can, etc.? | Because the sugar is dissolved. When a solid like sugar is dissolved in a liquid, it's more than just a physical separation of the solid's particles they're chemically active with each other. The water molecules form temporary bonds with the sugars and salts that give soda its flavor and hold onto them in the solution.... |
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