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Why such a high percentage of babies are miscarried/stillborn | It's actually thought to be even higher than that. That statistic just reflects the cases where the mother *knows* she's pregnant. It's suspected that there are many more cases where the mother miscarries before she ever knows she was pregnant. The reason is that making a baby basically involves shuffling the parents' ... |
In its most sincere ELI5 form, what is dark matter, what does it affect and how do we know it exists if none of our senses pick it up? | Imagine if a scientist had a cube that weighed one pound, and a box that weighed a half a pound. He weighs them together, and it's two pounds. Where did that half a pound extra come from? That's dark matter. It has to exist for the calculations to be correct, but we don't quite know what it IS yet. |
Why do we bury the dead 6' under and not 2', 3', etc. | It's not necessarily required now. Old superstitions, wildlife, natural disasters that may uncover the grave are some reasons. Many places require a vault to be around the casket, which around here are made of cement. Some vaults are made of steel, and I'm sure there are others. Some graveyards require a grave liner, w... |
Why is it so hard to change your handwriting? | Muscle memory - you get used to doing it a certain way, to going clockwise on certain parts, counterclockwise on others, up to down, down to up, linking certain letters - it's hard to break those habits. But you can do it. It's just going to be a conscious effort at first. |
Why are DDOS attacks so devestating? What's bad about a website being offline for a few hours? Or is there more to it? | You make money directly or indirectly from people visiting your website and buying stuff, playing your online game or watching your content. Your service is no longer available. You are no longer making money for the duration of the attack. The people looking for your service now look elsewhere, some may not return whe... |
How were older (pre-computer) cartoonists (e.g. Looney Tunes) able to fill in characters without noticeable brush strokes or pen strokes? | When animators colored individual cels, they colored it on the side of the cel opposite of the one you see in the final animation. If you ever have the chance to examine a hand-painted cel, you'll find the brush strokes on the back easily. |
Why is the Daytona 500 so important in NASCAR? | The biggest part of the Daytona 500 is that NASCAR, and specifically, the French family worked hard to get the Daytona 500 to be the biggest event on the circuit. It was the first NASCAR event televised from flag to flag. Televising the race made more people want to see the race. The more people wanted to see the race,... |
Did Pink Floyd really think kids didn't need an education? | That song was part of a wider concept album, 'The Wall'. The theory is that it follows central character who is bullied by a teacher and then has a fantasy of the kids in his class rising up against the school. Roger waters went to a good school and studied architecture at university. It is unlikely that he would think... |
We get both cans and bottles of beer, coke, orange juice etc, but why is it I never see a can of milk or water? | Cans are stronger and better at resisting pressure from the inside. They don't burst with fizzy drinks inside them. Cans are also more expensive than plastic bottles or cardboard tetrapaks. Beer, coke and orange juice can get fizzy. Milk or water does not get fizzy. Milk can get fizzy if it goes off but if it goes off ... |
how a terrorist group can 'claim responsibility' for an incident | The leaders of terrorist groups are often well known. Their faces and voices can be recognised and their general location might be known. They also have access to their own media channels - most of them nowadays have websites, Twitter and Facebook profiles, and so on. So if they claim through one of their channels that... |
Why was the Conan-Leno issue in 2010 such a big deal? | **TL;DR - NBC screwed up once. They tried to not make the same mistake again, but they did.** ---NBC screwed up the Tonight Show host switch before when Leno was hired to replace Johnny Carson instead of Letterman, who wanted the job and was Carson's choice for it. It made Letterman leave the network for CBS, where he ... |
Can I share my sushi with my kitties? Why or why not? | Not regularly and not in large quantities. It is recommended to feed cats fish sparsely as it can cause thyroid and kydney problems, leading to even more serious conditions.Also eating fish builds up acids in the stomach which is one of the most common causes of dental hygiene problems for cats. White fish, such as cod... |
Why not just start building Tesla's wireless sender/receiver towers? | Same reason why it wasn't built in the first place: there's no money to be made in doing it, and on top of that it stops people already making money selling fuel and power.from doing business. |
How can US telecom providers (like T-Mobile) allow unlimited access to certain services without violating net neutrality laws? | Because it doesn't affect your internet use or your ability to access any site in any way. It only affects whether they charge you or not for doing certain things. They are free to not charge you for whatever they want to not charge you for. |
What is ethnicity? Is it related to ancestry at all? Or is it only referring to cultural aspects? | It's a very fuzzy concept and there are no strict definitions on what it is or is not. In general it is collection of people that at least some of the following a) consider themselves part of that group b) have a shared history c) have a similar or shared culture d) similar or shared language e) similar or shared relig... |
why Tesla's petition requires official response after getting enough signatures, but not the NSA scandal. | The petition system is a bullshit ploy. Obama's Administration isn't required to do anything about the petitions, they were just a feel good measure to help get him elected. It is a distraction and just a way to make individuals feel like they are making a difference. It doesn't mean anything, and it never has. |
What would happen if you got a dime sized amount of lava on your skin but quickly wiped it off? | Instant third degree burns. You'd be wiping off as much burned flesh as you would lava. Just imagine touching a red-hot stove for a fraction of a second. You'd have instant second-degree burns. And that's only around 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lava is around 1100 degrees. And it's liquid, so there would be more surface co... |
Can someone provide evidence for why the new generation has a lot of child ADHD cases? | This inquiry presupposes there is an increase in prevalence and not diagnosis. I think that needs to be priced first, and that's not easy!", 'It's probably a mix of more available research And a mix of overstimulation because of technology. 50 years ago kids were still hyper, I mean thats just kids. However there were ... |
If news agencies don't want to promote suicide attempts due to it encouraging others, why do they continue to report on mass murder? | i get that we shouldn't focus too much on mass murders in the news, but imagine if the san bernardino thing happened and there wasn't anything in the news about it. that would be fucking creepy and weird. |
Why do I get these grand aspirations to become more productive at night when I'm about to go to bed but then the next day I just slouch around and do nothing? | Because it's easy to say things when you don't have to do them immediately. Some people are productive at night. Try actually doing these things when you think of them. Also, aspirations are usually too large to accomplish in one day. Acknowledge that, and acknowledge that you have to take small steps everyday; you can... |
What's the benefit of advertising a major bridge? | Because there are other ways of crossing the river, and those other ways don't pay for the maintenance of that bridge. The operators of the bridge want people to use their bridge instead of the alternatives. |
how does hyper inflation happen? | A stupid government starts running out of money so thinks 'Hold on a second, we can just print more as we own the damn printing presses - lets print a shitload of $1000 bills for ourselves .. wahay, we're rich again'. As they buy stuff with the money they've just printed, the money has less value. Think of billions of ... |
Why are people bothered / feel threatened by others not vaccinating? If they and their family are vaccinated aren't they safe? | Generally speaking Vaccines aren't 100% effective and children who are to young to be vaccinated against particular illnesses will be subject to the disease. Vaccinations not only stop the person from getting the disease but also stopping him from spreading it others. Many of the disease people are vaccinated against a... |
Why do we use stars as a rating system? | What would you rather have spiders? Okay so say we use your weird spider based raiting system? Could you imagine opening up your sunday newspaper and its full of spiders because this weekends blockbuster was a hit and everyone was giving it 9/10 spiders. See stars make sense because they aren't spiders. |
How come every holiday is the same all year around except Easter? | Easter is always a Sunday. The story/belief is that Jesus had the Last Supper on Holy Thursday, was killed on Good Friday, and then came back on Easter Sunday. Since days of the week change every year, those things have to take place on different dates from year to year. This also impacts related holidays like Mardi Gr... |
how does my phone know how much percent of battery I have? | There are many factors involved and it's pretty complicated, but in a nutshell the voltage of battery is not stable and is measured under load to guess the percentage. |
How do closed captioning systems work for movies? | I don't know how the system works per se, but I did just have my 1st experience using it. It was an independent device that fits in the cup holder. You can then twist and bend the stalk part so that the box part that displays the text is in front of you. Sometimes it would miss the 1st part of dialogue so it wasn't per... |
Why so many people LOVE Calvin and Hobbes? | I did a quick search on why C & H is so good, expecting a reflection on the philosophical themes of the actual philosophers John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes, and instead got this far-fetched and hilarious analysis of how Bill Waterson has hidden sexual messages in almost every cartoon. The [image this particular article] ... |
Who do all animals enjoy being pet, rubbed, etc? | Not sure about all animals, but cats like it because you are rubbing their smell on you, which means they've claimed you. |
Who protects countries with no armed forces in wartime? | The problem with invading Liechtenstein and Vatican City is Well, they're surrounded by other countries. If you want to invade VatCit, you'd have to go through Italy. Not only Italy, but Rome itself, as VatCit is entirely within the capital of Italy. Want to invade Liechtenstein? You have to go through Austria or Switz... |
What makes prostitution illegal, while acting in porn for money not? | Because prostitution is charging people to have sex with you. Porn is charging someone to film you while you have sex. No money changes hands between the actors. It is not illegal for two actors to engage in consensual sex. Neither is it illegal for a third person to film someone having sex and it's not illegal to pay ... |
Why are people so proud of other people who have lost weight? | it's basically like someone who just got out of jail getting a good job and getting his life back on track rather than someone normal who has always done the right thing the whole time it's better them being productive than in a life of crime |
Why do roller skates have such a negative response from people? | I guarantee once you stop caring what people call you the other kids will stop giving you shit about it. Unless you're *actually* using skates rather than blades, in which case you'd better be at a disco or roller derby. |
Why does Weed in Uruguay cost around $1 dollar a Gram but in Colorado it's More Expensive than Illegal Weed? | As others have said, market & tax But the price in Colorado will probably go down over time. Right now the demand is high and the supply side hasn't had enough time to catch up. Once supply catches up the cost to consumers will probably drop and then hold steady. |
How does Photoshop have a monopoly on image manipulation software and why doesn't it have any notable competitors?? | GIMP is a very strong free alternative that's gaining popularity.This is called a "natural monopoly." It's a situation in which there is no unreasonable barrier to entry into a market —\xa0anybody could try to make a tool to compete with Photoshop — but the dominant product is so widely demanded that competitors are ba... |
How can the Norwegian government "have" 5 trillion dollars in savings? How is that value stored? | First of all, the fund is 1 trillion DOLLARS, not 5. It's almost 6 trillion if you use our local currency NOK . Second of all, the question you're asking is easible accessible on Wikipedia and Google. Do your own research : _URL_0_ |
How do deep sea creatures stay alive under so much water pressure? | Certain sea creatures are born and raised at lower ocean depths, they practically live down there their whole lives, so they are used to the underwater pressure, infact if a creature that lives really deep, tries to come up to the surface they would die, because they're not used to the lower pressure that we're used to... |
As stupid as it sounds, why can’t the US keep selling bonds and increasing the national debt? | Absolutely nothing stops the US from doing this, other than the willingness of people to buy the bonds. At the moment and for the near-term foreseeable future, US treasuries are the safest inflation hedge available on the market and demand is gangbusters, so the US has absolutely no problem financing its debt by sellin... |
In an emergency situation, why can I eat bugs/insects and not get sick compared to water/fruits/vegetables/meat that may have parasites/bacteria? | Well, if you're eating live insects you're probably to the point where food poisoning is below not starving to death on your priorities list. Insects can carry all kinds of crap on them, and you do run a food poisoning risk by eating one raw. However, food poisoning isn't an on/off thing. Much of the time you will succ... |
How do we know how hot the Earths core is? | In short, we guess. Imagine that you pick up a coffee cup. You can sort of tell how hot the contents are, right? It's like that, but waaay more complicated obviously. |
I have psoriasis. What does that mean? | I have it as well, I've tried tons of medication/OTC stuff, it all works *okay*. However, I have found the best remedy to keep it at bay: kombucha. Drink one bottled Kombucha per day, and it was gone within weeks. Just keep drinking it and you'll be good to go. |
If race is a social constraint, why is it used in biology and medicine? | Because race is a thing. Socially it should not be important. Every one should be treated equally, by the government and by fellow citizens. Medically however, there are many differences between races due to evolution. This means that certain things need to be checked for or considered when treating different races. Th... |
If humans are made up of cells, and cells are made of atoms that are essentially non living, how are we alive? | It's even weirder that that: you're not even the *same atoms* you were a few days ago ", 'if atoms are made of electrons and nucleons, and nucleons are made of quarks, then why arent atoms quarks?Five year old: you just blew my mind. Woah. |
Why have violent crime rates been falling over the last 20 years? | I've heard entertainment has played an unexpected factor. Like people who have hobbies that aren't shitty and boring are less willing to throw their lives away doing something stupid because they are finding fulfillment from their hobbies. I forget where I read that but I swear I'm not pulling this out of my ass. |
Why can a computer only uninstall one program at a time? | A computer can't really run hundreds upon hundreds of tasks at once unless it's got hundreds of processors running in parallel. The operating system of a computer schedules processes to run on the processors given priority of each task. Because of the speed of computation, this can make it seem like many processes are ... |
How do search engines decide which websites to display first? | As has been already stated, it's secret and there are many different things involved. Also, search engines periodically update and change their algorithms for various reasons, so any answer you get today might not be correct six months later. In addition to what others have said, one thing Google does is to rank sites ... |
Why do I always see Asian people wearing surgical masks? | 1) Air quality in Asians cities in the winter is TERRIBLE, seriously, a white mask will be black after a day out in January in Beijing. I guess the habit of wearing a mask out stuck. 2) if you are sick, it stops you breathing germs on other people 3) Also, it helps retain moisture in your mouth and nose, so that you do... |
In cities with grid layouts, why aren't traffic lights synchronized so that all lights on parallel roads turn green and red at the same times. | What you are suggesting, does work if the blocks are large enough. Usually this means that streets need to be about 1 mile apart for 45 mph traffic, and this can be scaled up or down linearly. But many cities have small blocks, which cause problems if all those intersections have traffic lights. The length between ligh... |
What would happen to our planet if all the ants died? | Other people are mentioning the food chain thing, so I thought I'd add something different. Less CO2 would be absorbed from the atmosphere, and this may contribute to global warming. _URL_0_ |
Why is food at the movies so overpriced? | Movie theaters make almost no money from the sale of tickets. The typical agreement between studios and theaters calls for something like a 90/10 split the opening week of a movie, with a shift each week the movie is shown so that week 2 it's 80/20, week 3 it's 70/30 so only when a movie is a HUGE hit and in the theate... |
what is surgery bathroom etiquette? | Not often, because then you need to scrub up again . But pretty much if you are too busy at work to drink then you don't need to pee often. If you are really busy you may not go pee pee for 6 or 12 hours.Recently sat in on an open heart surgery. The surgery itself took about 4-5 hours, nobody but the anesthesia fellow ... |
What framework allows some countries to demand that other countries denuclearize? | The primary 'official' framework I believe would be the [NPT]. However, that being said, I think a significant aspect here is a de facto 'might makes right' presence put forward by powerful nations. |
Why would anyone need a 1 Gbps Internet connection? | It's not that important for home users yet, but for businesses with high demand for bandwidth stuff or lots of users, this is pretty important stuff |
Why doesn't the windchill affect my thermometer? | Very brief ELI5 answer: It's best to think of wind-chill as affecting the *rate of change* of temperature, and not the temperature itself. Wind-chill can cool things down *faster*, but the temperature they will cool to is still just the ambient temperature of the environment. |
Why are weightlifters fat? | It depends on goals and what works best for you. Some bodybuilders bulk up during off-season and then cut for competition while others remain quite lean year-round and that's just figuring out what works best for you. It's easier to just bulk because your diet can be no as strict and you progress faster but you also ha... |
Why does stirring a hot drink cool it down if you are adding energy? | that is a good question - but there is a false premise here : adding energy to a system does not always heat 'it' up. first, 'it' must be defined, in this case it is your drink - however if you expand 'it' to include the cup itself as well as the air surrounding the cup - then yes, your stirring caused things to heat u... |
What is the high pitch noise that I get sometimes in my ears? | The theory is: the cochlea is lined with really tiny hairs. When sound hits these, they vibrate and tell the brain that a sound has occurred. The ones near the cochlea 'entrance' are responsible for the higher pitches, the ones near the centre for the lower. With prolonged high sound pressure , the entrance hairs are d... |
What is the difference between community college, college and university in the US? | Community College is for Gen Eds and is cheaper College / University is for upper level classes and pleasing your teacher while paying shit tons of money that you don't have. |
How ISPs are able to have a monopoly and if faster speeds are possible (as seen by Google Fibre) they restrict it. | A good portion of it boils down to the insanely high startup costs . You can't expect other ISPs to attempt to start up in the same place as an established one because it costs too much. Then there are the very questionable exclusivity contracts some places have entered into. I'm not an expert on this, but the first po... |
Is there a website that explains laws like I'm five? | I'd be interested to know too, but Wikipedia can work for more well know law decisions. It depends on how in depth your essay is In legal opinions not only does every word count, but words they left out count as well. Law students and lawyers have reference books and subscriptions to web services that have extremely in... |
What are gas giants and why can't we land in them? | So it's a planet made almost entirely of gas with some ices and thy are much bigger than earth. We can't land on them because they don't have a surface. As you go down through the atmosphere, due to the immense pressure, you would start feeling gas around you. As you went deeper in the gas would start to feel more and ... |
Why do some people think Ancient Egyptians are Sub-Saharan Black? | It's a result of stereotyping due to ignorance. Because, y'know, *all* africans are black, amirite? |
Why does something become less valuable as time goes on? | When something's new, we tend to appreciate it more. Over time, we get used to having it, and we start to forget what life was like without it. In the case of technology, this effect is compounded by the fact that not only is something worth less money over time, but there are also other new products out there that are... |
why are church's not taxed in the United States? | Policy. All manner of charitable institutions aren't taxed in the U.S. Churches aren't unique in this regard. The policy behind this decision is that these institutions don't exist for a profit motive, but for the benefit of the community. Since that's what taxes are essentially used for anyway, the government just let... |
Why this simple equation is wrong | It's an equation that has no solutions, there is no number *a* that satisfies /*a* = 1. The fact that an equation can be written does not guarantee that it will have solutions, a very obvious example is the equation 0·*a* = 7, there is no number *a* that multiplied with zero yields seven.Let me try. The equation doesn'... |
What's the point of layovers as it pertains to flights? | A layover is what *passengers* do. E.g. I want to go from Boise ID to Charleston SC. Now, if you're an airline, you aren't going to use one of your planes to fly between two minor cities. So I get two plane tickets - one from Boise to Atlanta and one from Atlanta to Charleston -- on two separate planes. There is an hou... |
everything I may need to know about 401k's. | There are 3 long term investent systems to consider, all of which are designed to be long term, relatively high interest savings. 1) An IRA is an account that you contribute tax free money , and can typically withdraw from penalty free once you reach 59.5 years old. At that point, you are taxed on your withdrawel as if... |
Why do we have trouble with tongue twisters? | th", and "sh"? These three sounds never appear next to each other in English, because they're so hard to change between, and this is the reason that I don't know any person who can say at normal speaking speed, "The Sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick"', "Very interesting video by the [VlogBrothers' Hank Green] that ... |
What is a pell grant and how does it work? | it's a federal education grant given to students going for their first bachelors degree. On _URL_0_, they should outline eligibility guidelines for those looking to apply. They have you fill out information on your past year's taxes to determine eligibility, as well as other financial information. You're eligible for u... |
Why is Taiwan considered an independent country and not Hong Kong? | Hong Kong was never an independent country. We took it from China in the 1800s as war reparations. We gave it back in 1997. They may seem like a separate country but that's only because they have different laws/press freedom/financial freedom. That won't last, they are due to be fully integrated. Taiwan is arguably the... |
why would lockers need vents. Is there a purpose or just decorative? | Most lockers are made of metal which expands and contracts with the temperature. The majority of schools have lockers where there is no constant temperature over 24 hours such as with air conditioning. If there were no vents in the lockers the metal may expand and warp while locked. You can't open the locker then. Plus... |
what does it mean "to be observed" in quantum physics? | In science, to observe means to take any kind of empirical measurement. This means that some kind of interaction has to occur between us, the observer, and the observed particle. And for the most part, our means of taking measurements of particles involve hitting them with another particle or putting something in the w... |
Why do you get a tingling, uncomfortable feeling when you stick your finger in your bellybutton? Is there a name for this? | OH MY GOD I didn't know anyone else got that. I tried to explain it to my gf who likes to torture me with that and she had NO idea what I was on about.I can now prove to my SO that it does, in fact, really hurt when she stabs me with her finger in my bellybutton and that tickling your arm point is considerably less pai... |
Why is ISIS destroying archaeological sites and artifacts? | Isis views these artifacts and sites as being idolatrous. Since many of these things predate Islam they depict other deities or mythologies and to be blunt Isis doesn't like it |
has gun violence actually gone up in the U.S. or has the media just been covering more? | [Wolfram Alpha gave a graph.] Note that that's a break in the graph, so that low end still has over half as much gun violence as the high parts. But it has definitely gone down. |
Why is pregnancy designed by nature to be painful? | Would people have more kids if it was painless? Personally I've never heard that used as an excuse not to have kids. Edit: these days, not back when the chance to die was much higher for mothers during birthing |
How do people "die of old age?" | Telomeres They are at the ends of each chromosome in a cell. They are like shields which protect the chromosome when the cell is dividing. Each time a cell divides, the telomeres shorten. This continues until the telomeres are so short, the cell can't divide anymore. Then, you slowly die of old age, assuming you didn't... |
Why are Adobe's (and other popular but prohibitively expensive developers') programs so expensive? | They know you're pirating, but in a way, it introduces you to their particular ecosystem. I would say Photoshop has a symbiotic relationship with piraters. You can see it with Digital Audio Workstations, like Pro Tools. They're all very different, but they don't have the strictest security, and I would think that's bec... |
What is money laundering and how does it work? | I can't believe what a bunch of nerds we are. We're looking up money laundering in a dictionary. |
How much should I be worried about the sudden temperature increase due to global warming? | I saw here that people think that the plants and trees will grow better the more co2 we have in the atmosphere. That is not correct: The trees cant grow as compact as before and thus breaks easier in a storm.When it gets hotter more tree bugs thrive and eating up the forrest. How many trees there are is not as importan... |
Why usually does video game box art change based on the region it is bought in? | Sometimes it's censorship, for example, left 4 dead 2 had a different cover in the UK, because the two finger gesture is roughly equivalent to flipping the bird. |
Why are kids who ARE vaccinated at risk from kids who aren't? | Being vaccinated doesn't necessarily mean *you* are immune. But if enough people are vaccinated, the vaccine will be effective in enough people that virus won't be able to continue spreading. For more information check out the epidemiology section of r/science. |
Why there is only one minimum wage, rather than some sort of "tiered" system? | Some countries have a different minimum wage for workers under 18, on the assumption that a) Kids are receiving skills and training on the job that will allow them to increase their wages over time by moving to more 'adult' positions. b) People under 18 aren't expected to be able to fiscally support themselves and thei... |
What are the pros and cons of pre-paid and post-paid cellphone plans each? | Prepaid plans are usually more expensive in per-minute calling charges, but a lot of companies lets you charge up the phone with minutes that are good for 90 days. You have to buy more minutes or more expiration time before the due date, but the remaining minutes carry over. I use my phone so infrequently that having t... |
- Why are Muslims OK with naming their children Mohammed, but not with depictions of Mohammed? | Not all Muslims disagree with visual depictions of Muhammed, but pretty much all Muslims agree that oral or written descriptions are permissible. To my knowledge there aren't any injunctions against naming children in honor of the Prophet in the Quran or any hadiths. |
What are the practical consequences of violating the Geneva Convention | The risk is if you don't observe the Geneva Convention for my guys, I won't observe it for your guys. Also, it tends to piss of otherwise neutral parties. For example, a lot of the extreme treatment of terrorist detainees was predicated on the legal notion they were not observing the Geneva Convention, so its provision... |
Does every human have the same capacity for memory? How closely linked is memory and intelligence? Do intelligent people just remember more information than others? | The reason I ask this is because I am currently studying to be a London black cab driver and I'm expected to know over 25,000 roads, 50,000 points of interest and all of the one way systems from memory. Do you think this could improve my ability to cross reference information in other aspects of my life? E.g if I choos... |
How is it that music can grow on you but you don't like it initially? | It's theorized that the reason we enjoy music is because the brain likes repetition. Not exact repetition, I wager, because that would be boring, but music that is both predictable and unexpected at the same time The first time you listen to a complex piece of music, it may just sound like chaos to you, more or less. B... |
Why is Amazon loved and Walmart hated? | Because Walmart is a more visceral experience. If you shop at Walmart, you're surrounded by poor people. It's a discount store that is generally targeted at lower income people, staffed by lower income people. If you shop at Amazon, you never see any of your fellow shoppers and you never see the employees. So you don't... |
Why arent there anymore bearded US presidents like Abraham Lincoln? There dont seem to be many bearded politicians overall. | I remember reading once that shaving became popular after the first world war required shaving to wear a gas mask, and at the time having a beard meant you didn't fight for your country so beards fell out of style. Not sure if that is true, it could just be a myth. |
When does a dialect become it's own language? | Chinese has a written language and a spoken language with many varying dialects. While the writing is the same for all of China, and Mandarin Chinese is the official language, the different dialects are so different that they're mutually unintelligible. For example, Cantonese and Shanghainese speakers won't understand ... |
Do our brain consume more energy during complex mental tactics similar to our muscles during a workout? | Neuroscience student here. The answer is yes. It is basically the fundamental principle of functional brain imaging. Quick examples: fMRI and PET. In PET, a radioactive isotope is attached to 2-deoxyglucose. Once injected into the blood, it is taken into cells as a source of energy. The key point being that's the areas... |
ELIM5 Why eating 5-6 smaller meals a day is better then 2-3? | Its a myth from what I've heard. Some people think it will keep your metabolism running at peak performance for longer periods of time, but I remember reading studies a while back that said that that actually isn't the case. |
Why are dogs noses always wet? | Dogs have a very keen sense of smell. This means they're always sniffing and smelling. This requires the continual production of mucus. Basically, the wetness of a dog's nose is very wet snot. |
What is the appeal for the Raspberry Pi? | It's very cheap for what amounts to a full fledged PC, and offers a lot of potential for tinkering. What's not to like about it? |
What has been Greece been doing economically to become stable again since last year? | Man, they just don't. the problem is this: their problem is not solable, as many of other european union countries. Greece will be bail out once every two years until the collapse of European Union. That's inevitable. |
What are the sounds before an emergency broadcast? | There are signals that tell your device to turn up the volume, but you don't hear those. As for the sound you are hearing it is simply to get your attention |
How does the reasonable accommodation act for disabilities work? | It largely depends on what the job you're trying to do is. If driving is a fundamental part of the job, you're probably out of luck. But if you can do the essential parts of the job with a minor assist, then an employer would probably have to work with you on that.In general, you would propose to your employer somethin... |
What prevents a torrented game from being played online? | Everyone gets their own magic number when they buy the game. You want to connect to multiplayer you have to give them your magic number. Two people can't log in with the same magic number at the same time. If ten people try to log in with the same magic number at the same time then that magic number is 'revoked' and no... |
why people want to move to mars but not to the moon. | Some other reasons: -Mars has a day/night cycle pretty close to Earth's. A day on the moon is a month. -The moon is boring. There's no weather, no sky, no colorful sunsets. And no possibility of life. -For people with a sense of adventure, the moon might be *too* close. What kind of pioneer are you if you can be home i... |
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