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Why/how are bacteria adapting and becoming resistant to antibiotics? What can be done about it? | Evolution. Bacteria mutate often as they are constantly reproducing. When you use an antibiotic there is a chance that one of the bacteria within you has a mutation that will allow it to survive that antibiotic. If it can then go on to reproduce then you have a colony of bacteria that is resistant to that antibiotic. I... |
Why do musicians release singles weeks before releasing an album which contains all these singles? | Like the other guy said: Promo Promo Promo. Also it is to get the single in the single charts, which then helped selling the album and getting it in the album charts.Though that was much more of an important thing in the pre2000s where you couldnt download just 1 song of legal sites and it counted the digital sales to ... |
why are US speed limits in increments of 5? | Because that would allow less flexibility. Why don't we just round it to the nearest 50mph and call it a day? Because we need the speeds in between, of course. On some roads 10mph will cause road rage and dangerous driving , but 20mph is just a little too fast near the school and the park because a kid could get hit. |
How transferable are skills learned in the military to law enforcement? How easy/hard of a transition would it be? | Depends on your MOS. Not everyone in the military does the same shit. If you're in military intelligence or field artillery, it's not really gonna transfer over well, ya know.Particularly in the US, long serving police officers have often commented that police recruitment amongst ex-military personnel is increasing. Th... |
Why did the Romans/Italians drop their mythology for Christianity | You'll get more informative answers, with sources even, if you ask this question over at r/askhistorians", 'The main impetus for the majority of the Roman Empire to switch to Christianity was the accession to the Imperial throne of Constantine, who was himself a Christian. Not much is known as to how or why he became a... |
Why do some clubs have drink minimums? | It might just be an additional cover, or a way to get house money without sharing with talent but one more reason, if you have 2 drinks, you'll probably have more You may also have a better time which may prompt you to come back. a buzzed environment tends to be more fun and loose.Over 50 for a cover charge? I get piss... |
The difference between Catholic Christianity and Orthodox Christianity | The two religions were the same, but there was a schism in the 11th century. From Wikipedia: > There had long been ecclesiastical differences and theological disputes between the Greek East and Latin West. Prominent among these were the issues of the source of the Holy Spirit, whether leavened or unleavened bread shoul... |
What is making unisex bathrooms an issue? | The religious right believes that God doesn't make mistakes, and that transgender people are completely delusional. If God made you a man, you can't be a woman. They are pushing for laws to force transgender men who live their lives as women to use the men's restroom and Vice versa. They claim this is to prevent sexual... |
Why do we get sore throats and cough after running or going for a jog. | I'm pretty sure you're a mouth-breather. If you're breathing in through your mouth, its going to make your throat real dry and raspy. I always used to get this serious funk taste in my throat and mouth when I used to run cross-country track or take a jog. Variables like air temperature and pollutants can make it worse.... |
Why do aeroplane blackboxes emit accoustic pings when radio signals would carry much further? (missing Malaysia Airlines Flight) | Radio signals don't travel very far in water. Submarines for example can't directly communicate via radio while submerged. They have to surface or have some sort of surface connection to communicate with other ships via radio. See this wiki page: [Communication_with_submarines]", 'You need a LOT more power to transmit ... |
How does snapchat make money? | It doesn't actually earn or make money. They assess its worth by the amount of users and other factors. If they actually sold often times the source code is a huge amount of money, and then you have to factor in the amount of users, possible ad money, etc. |
Are there any benefits to the quality, strength or taste of coffee is you cold brew it vs. making it hot first (the old fashioned way) and then refrigerating? | Cold brew iced coffee is less acidic and has a smoother flavor. And because they let it steep much longer , it's also much stronger. Many people have to water it down a bit or use lots of extra milk. It really all comes down to preference. I don't like the acidity of many regular-brewed coffees, so I usually prefer col... |
What makes nordic countries so rich and healthy? | Norway - oil Sweden - war profiteering, money-lending, hoarding nazi gold Finland - leeching billions from trade with USSR The money's running out now thanks to privatisation, off-shoring and welfare tourism |
all of this "burnt snow" nonsense | People are gullible and lack critical thinking skills. Put it in the microwave and you'll get water. Heat it with a tiny lighter and you get soot as a result of incomplete combustion. |
Why you can call emergency numbers like 911 without a sim? | * It would be stupid to have reception, and unpaid bill and someone dying on you if you couldn't.* Governments thankfully seem to get that and legislate accordingly.* Manufacturers and wireless providers couldn't take the public backlash if such an incident occurred, so they didn't lobby against it and made it work. |
what makes an airplane "lightning proof?" | They aren't lighting proof. I once saw a biz jet with a hole in the nose from an enroute lightning strike. This was at MTN about 18 or 19 years ago |
Why the people who were responsible for 2008 financial crisis are not behind bars? How did they beat the system? | Because a financial crisis can happen without people doing things that are illegal. You can argue they were immoral or shortsighted, but that doesn't make it illegal. In fact, it was the government itself that originally changed the rules that led to this sort of thinking of 'a house for everybody!! a mortgage for ever... |
Why do so many people on Reddit and the Internet seem to hate the poor? What gives? | Good natured people aren't very vocal. Usually we only hear from obnoxious assholes and psychopaths.It's easier to catagorize andmake mass assumptions then it is to give the benefit of doubt or mind ones own self. Basically exactly what /u pbzzepplin1977 has said My favorite experience being poor is realizing people ha... |
How does flash photography harm paintings or other artwork? | Flash tubes give off a very intense burst of light - and IIRC, have quite a high UV component. Galleries and museums are very worried about fading and other damage caused by light - particularly short wavelengths and UV.Even though the flash is of very short duration, it is very bright - and a day of flashgun use would... |
Why does you breath get all nasty overnight after you brushed your teeth and made it smell all nice? | your mouth get's dried up during sleep and that messes up microbial ecosystem in there. Some bacteria start to reproduce and cause dental problems and bad breath. That's also one reason why heroin addicts and Sjogren's syndrom patients have realy bad teeth. |
Why is fish not classed as meat, when fish are animals? | It used to be a rule in the Catholic Church that you could not eat meat on Fridays or during Lent. But the nobility didn't want to just become vegetarians on those days, so as a compromise fish was declared not to count as meat.It's meat if you're talking about animal protein. It's fish if you're talking about its culi... |
Why it's so common for autistic people to hit their heads with their hands or against a wall? | My understanding was that it has more to do with focusing one on feeling instead of having sensory overloads. It's a way that some people cope when overwhelmed with something. |
Wifesharing. Does it work the other way for Husbands? | Sure it does, sometimes it runs both ways in a relationship, sometimes only one. Sometimes it's not only sexual but extends to polyamory, which is the sharing of multiple emotional relationships. If you want to have an open relationship you just need to find a partner with the same open values. |
why did older cars and trucks have the high beam switch on the floorboard. | I was under the impression that lack of robustness also hastened the demise of floor switches, as they were easily fouled by grime and dirt from the driver's shoes. |
Please explain this image. | The point at the very middle of the cone is the present--that's the moment you're standing in. And the up and down axis is time. Up is forward, into the future. And down is backward, into the past. The pointiness of the cone represents the speed of light. And so the width of the cone at any given height is the distance... |
Why do fizzy or sour drinks sometimes cause a sharp pain in the hinge of your jaw? | The top answer is close but the phenomenon is called first bite syndrome. Learned about it in dental school. It's from your salivary glands pushing out a large volume of saliva when you first bite into some types of foods. The large amount of saliva being excreted causes pressure in the salivary ducts which you experie... |
Why are some headphones so expensive? | Buy some Audio Technica ATH-M50s. Sound quality is dope, pricing is almost always £115 or cheaper, and they're super comfortable. If you're looking into £60 or cheaper, get some Skullcandy Hesh 2.0s. They're like, $£50, and they're pretty rad for being £50. Hope this helped, yo. Also, I don't really know $ to £. So you... |
How can the United States be in so much debt, yet make loans to other countries? | All of these answers seem completely wrong. When someone says that America lends another country money, this is completely different to America being in debt, because in the first sentence we aren't talking about the American government but the American people. The US government is in serious debt, however US banks and... |
If Reddit is such a diverse internet community, how do most controversial opinions get heavily downvoted and completely silenced? | Diversity doesn't require equal representation. A diverse audience can still contain a majority of people who agree with one opinion. |
Why does FM radio sound better than AM? | The difference between AM and FM: Imagine you have a very long rope. At one end there are you, at the other end your friend. You want to communicate with him so you agree on some protocol that if you start to move the rope up and down, then it means something. This creates valleies and mountains on the rope at the othe... |
Why do we find it funny/amusing when people get hurt on TV or the Internet? | It's just the fact of watching another person in a worse situation and failing in achieving a goal. |
Why in the USA are big companies NOT passed down to bloodline? | While there are plenty of legal differences that make it less likely for this to happen in the States, I think it's important to look at the issue culturally as well. Nepotism is generally looked down on in the US, at higher levels of industry. In the East, few things are seen as more honorable than a son taking over h... |
Why can newborn dogs and cats (and other animals) walk on their own and do things on their own immediately but it takes newborn humans much longer to learn the same things? | /u/sparkasaurusmex, you're right. I've seen the documentary and proven the concept with my own kids. On their birth-day, babies have the mechanics to walk, just not the muscle support. If you hold a baby upright and put their feet on the ground, they will take steps just like a ~9-month old who is learning to walk. Edi... |
Why income tax increases by the amount of money you make. | Say that you go hiking with two friends. Your are strong like an grizzly, one friend is of average strength and the last one is suffering from some sickness which makes him a total wimp. However, you all need to eat, you all need tents, sleeping bags and so on. So, what's most fair? To divide the pack in three equal pi... |
How does Infrared light work in things such as cameras and night vision? | Infra-red cameras aren't a secret technology. If you light up an area with infra-red, then your enemy with IR-sensitive cameras can see too. After all, an infra-red camera is just a normal camera without the added IR filters. |
How can a identical pair of twin brothers have such difference in Height as of 8 CM ( Bill and Tom Kaulitz ) | [This article] explains everything really well. I'm not going to quote the entire thing, but I'll give you an excerpt. > Some identical twins can have different heights and weights. This is because height and weight are controlled by what you eat as well your DNA. > Differences in diet can start earlier than you might ... |
Why does drinking fluids help when you're sick? | When you're sick your body speeds up its metabolism attempting to rid itself of the pathogen this creates much more CO2 than normal In order to maintain homeostasis between oxygen and carbon dioxide your body creates more RBC which carry O2 and CO2 for use/disposal this can create a problem as there isn't much room for... |
Why do different people poop at different frequencies? Where does the waste go for people who don't poop often? | It certainly matters how much you eat and how much you need to eat. Obviously eating a lot more than you need will mean more poops. Or eating stuff your body doesn't need.Lotta people are so full of it you wonder if they have ever dropped a loadhow has exercise/fitness level not been mentioned? it plays a huge roll in ... |
Why is over the internet calls (VoIP, FB Messenger, etc.) audio quality still overall worse than that of cellphone calls? | It depends on your internet connection. When you are calling with any of the examples you stated the sound quality depends on your internet speed and the internet speed of the person you're calling. If you 'just' call someone the quality depends on your connection to the provider. So if internet speed > connection with... |
Why is the word "lose" misspelled "loose" so frequently on the internet. | That's a greet question. I once herd it's because pepole on the enternet don't reelly think things threw before they post stiff. It wood be nice if more pepole put time and effert into things they post - but alass thats the crazy world we live in. |
Why do people worry about cell phone usage around gas pumps, but don't care about using the radio? | it is believed cell phones create a static discharge that could ignite the fumes from the nozzle. I believe that they don't want you using your cellphone because then you're distracted while doing something that you could have large consequences if screwed up. |
How can i visualise an image perfectly but have so much trouble drawing it. | Because you don't visualize it perfectly. It took me a while to figure this out when I had the same frustration as an art major. Our brains aren't wired for complete pictures. They're wired for iconography. So you visualize the really interesting part of the picture - probably the focal point - and some broad compositi... |
Why is North Korea the way it is? | The Closing of Japan in the mid 1800's, carried heavy influence throughout the Orient and specifically inspired Kim Sung Il- The father of DPRK.Sung then in tern inspired the people- Giving them hope and assurance through a mix of communism and fascism.The measures taken to keep power in the Kim family is boggling, pro... |
How did Felix Baumgartner break the sound barrier? | Air is made up of a bunch of molecules. When you hit these molecules, they slow you down. When you're at 120,000+ feet, there is a lot less air, hence a lot less molecules for you to hit. Terminal velocity is caused by air resistance, cancelling out acceleration due to gravity. If earth didn't have an atmosphere, he wo... |
What was the outcome of Super Tuesday and what does it mean? | US primary elections are, to a great extent, about momentum. Bernie Sanders went into super tuesday with a lot of momentum from some surprise wins in the early states but has, thanks to yesterday, lost that. Combined with Hillary Clinton's lead in super-delegates it would now be extremely difficult for Sanders to swing... |
What are surgeons doing when hammering a weird device at the knee? Gif included for clarity | Some form of bone surgery. Typically when you're using that force it's to replace something already replaced. |
Why do I have tonput the clutch down before braking/stopping | You don't — as long as you pull the gearbox into neutral as you slow. Pressing the clutch in before shifting into neutral will be a bit smoother, but it's not necessary. The big thing here is disconnecting the running engine from the wheels before you come to a stop, because if the engine is connected to the wheels and... |
What would the everyday and longterm consequences of gravity on Earth increasing to 10 m/s/s be? | Pendulum clocks would run fast. The atmospheric pressure would rise slightly, we'd all feel a bit heavier - but only by a couple of percent - a kilo for a 50kg person. Aircraft fuel consumption would rise, as would that of road traffic - though not by as much. Boats would sit a little lower in the water. Hydroelectric ... |
Why do YouTube videoes uploaded at 1080p and and downgraded to 480p look much better than those shot at a native 480p? | 480p is just a resolution, it doesn't tell us the quality of video. when shooting 480p with mobile phones or potatoes or whatever, video quality will be set to much lower than when shooting at 1080p. |
What is the chemical compound in human urine that smells like sugar puffs? | It's common amongst people who get dehydrated. Don't know what the actual chemical is but that's the cause.So you enjoy eating things that smell like human urine? |
If the Hubble Space Telescope can take images of deep space, why are we just now getting a clearer (barely) image of Pluto? | The deep space galaxies that Hubble sees are gigantic, and give off tons of light. Pluto is tiny, gives off no light, and reflects just a little bit that it gets from the sun. It's the difference between taking a pair of binoculars and using them to find the Moon, and taking the same pair of binoculars and using them t... |
why we can't use non-drinking water to do things like wash hands or dishes since fresh water is relatively scarce. | It's easier to just keep the whole system clean than to have another system just to reuse gray water and such. You'd also have a safety issue: how many people would mix things up and drink water you're not supposed to drink? And depending on the water and the use, it might not always be a good idea. If there's a bacter... |
How does tempered glass work? How does it stop the actual screen from cracking? | [Prince Rupert's Drop] is a really cool demonstration of the forces at play. You can hit it with a hammer and not damage it, but once you do crack it, the forces are released and the whole thing shatters explosively.SmarterEveryDay did a wonderful piece on this. _URL_1_', "You might like this video explaining [Prince R... |
How does sports broadcasting in video games work? | So each particular event that happens in the game would have a series of conditionals to narrow down to the phrase even more. For example when the player scores a touchdown there is a check to see what the score is and if it's a close game they could say something about that. |
Is it possible to fertilise a woman's egg with the set of chromosome from another ovum ? If no, why so ? | The regular biological process expects a sperm to fertilize the egg, but in very expensive laboratory conditions it's possible to bypass that. This is usually done with a process called somatic cell nuclear transfer, which is one of the earliest technologies used in laboratories for reproductive cloning. |
If Nixon abused his office so blantently, why did President Ford pardon him without fear of looking corrupt? | Imposing criminal charges on major political figures for their conduct in office after they've left sets a very dangerous precedent. You may feel that in a particular case it's justified, but what it actually does is encourage anyone who is *actually* corrupt to never leave office. You can see this process at work in a... |
The difference between mtDNA vs nuclear DNA | Re your follow-up question: As other commenters have noted, mitochondria have their own DNA because they are descended from bacteria that entered a symbiosis with another cell a long, long time ago. Over time, most of the symbiotic bacteria's genes were transferred to the nucleus, but a few remain in the mitochondria a... |
Why don't we have a powerful router which would cover entire neighborhood and provide hundreds of device Internet? What's stopping manufacturers to design it? | We have that. You don't even need one big router, you can hook up a bunch of routers together to serve the neighborhood. The bigger problem is getting all the neighbors to pay for their share of the service, etc. |
Why do we get so tired after eating a lot? | Your digestive system, which is pretty huge and complex, needs energy to function. If you overload it, it's going to grab that energy from somewhere else. Hence you are now tired. |
How can a layperson tell whether a police/FBI/government badge or ID is authentic? | The badge usually is paired with a [government id] that has the user's photo and a seal of the agency. You're mostly verifying that they are the person in the id, and can see their name/badge number for later verification/reporting as needed. Oh and you should have your attorney present, in any case, who may know peopl... |
Why was Chernobyl so much worse than other nuclear disasters? | A few reasons. Lets start with a few terms. K-effective is a designation given to the number of neutrons gained or lost between generations. So a K-eff of 1.0 you get the same number of neutrons from one generation to the next. K-eff of 1.2 mean from one generation to the next you go up by a multiplier of 1.2. That doe... |
Why is the light yellowish during the sunset? | The visible light emitted from the sun is actually white. It appears yellow because of diffusion of the visible light spectrum within the molecules of Earth's atmosphere. |
Why are centimetres used regularly but centilitres aren't? | Centilitres are used, in France at least. Checking on my can of famous cola based fizz drink, it's a 33cL can. A smaller one is 15cL. A bottle is usually 50cL instead of 0.5L, or 500mL.As /u/Redbeater said, much of this is convention. I 'd imagine at some point in the past one became preferred due to ease of everyday u... |
Why didn't any other species make as many advancements as humans? | A key factor in human development has been *language*. Once one human comes up with a cool idea, they can share it with another human, who in turn can turn it into a cooler language. Without language, we would literally have to reinvent the wheel every generation. So it isn't so much that humans are a whole lot smarter... |
What does ego death mean? | u/piscesman has already shared with us the general definition according to eastern religion, at least the most easily digestible definition, but I see it a little differently. Ego is simply our awareness of self. It is the association I have with the thoughts in my head that tell me who I am. My ego is the awareness th... |
The nerve cluster that is reachable via q-tip into the ear canal, it feels amazing. Why is it so pleasurable? Is there a purpose? | I've had a busted eardrum since I was a very young child, when I put Q-Tips in my ears to pretend I was a robot and they were my antennae, but fell over on one of them and drove it through my eardrum.Yes, this is why some people like to ear fuck each other. It is an evolutionary adaptation to facilitate social bondingT... |
Why are heterosexual females more attracted to their own sex than heterosexual males are attracted to theirs? | I think it's just more socially acceptable NOW, whereas back in the day it was actually far, far more acceptable and encouraged for men to be bisexual. I think it was emperor Constantine who was thought of as being extremely strange because he didn't get down with his fellow men in the sexy times. I don't think it was ... |
If the charger is plugged in with the switch on, does it still take up power even if nothing is connected to it? | After it has been plugged in for a while , hold it in your hand. Is it warm? If it is then its drawing power, if it isn't then it isn't drawing power . Conservation of energy dictates that if you are using energy you are getting something for it in return. If there isn't a light, a movement, a sound, etc. the only thin... |
How can some buisnesses say they won't accept bills over a certain denomination? | It's to avoid them being taken in by counterfeit bills. IIRC, the bank does not reimburse companies, so the lower the denomination, the less of a hit if they actually get one. EDIT: Sorry, I know this is very poorly worded, but I literally just got out of bed ", 'It is their business if they wish to accept your busines... |
Why can animals drink water that humans can't? | Humans can but could get infected with bacteria or parasites or other diseases. Just like animals do. Humans used to drink from dirty water and that's one of the reasons why they only became 40 years old. Now we get this old because of the hygiene we have every day. Animals don't have this hygiene and die much earlier.... |
Why when someone records the cinema screen using a camera, the video becomes ugly and not the same as the screen? | Also from a data perspective, look at what happens when you Xerox a copy of a piece of paper. It never contains more information than your copy. Furthermore it usually contains less and never looks as good as the original because not all of the information is perfectly transferred to the copy. This isn't much different... |
Why does it matter to my bank if I use my bank card as a debit card or a credit card? | Your bank makes more money from the merchant if you use your debit card as a credit card. It's all about the money. |
What is Occupy Wall Street's theory of justice (their philosophy)? | This might be an ELI20 question. But here is your ELI5 answer. OWS has no one leader. The people in OWS don't have a list of ideas that they all believe in. But most of them think it's not fair that rich people and rich companies get so much help from our laws, while other people don't get the same help. For example, i... |
What is the X-37b and why is the U.S. Air Force building it instead of NASA? | Don't you think that's a little bit of a formality? Look at the careers of most shuttle pilots and commanders. Most transferred to NASA after a career as a aviator for the air force or navy. GPS is operated by the USAF, ICBM make a routine appearance in space. ~~SR-71 and U2 planes went into space.~~ The US, China and ... |
Why do hunters wear camouflage clothing but bring orange accessories? Do they want to be visible or stealthy? | They want to not get shot by another hunter. That's what the orange is for.Most hunters would rather wear all camo however many states have a blaze orange requirement for hunting. For example here in Minnesota when hunting deer with a firarm you must have 50% of your upper body and your head covered in Blaze orange. If... |
How are they able to leave a Supreme Court seat vacant for so long? | When there is a vacancy on the court, it is the job of the President to nominate a suitable candidate. The Senate must vote to confirm the candidate. If a simple majority approves the choice, then there is a new Supreme Court Justice. However, confirmation is **never** a foregone conclusion. When the Senate does not vo... |
Why and how come colonies were formed in deserts and dry places? (e.g. cities in Northern Africa, the Middle East) | Because agriculture. Agriculture was the KEY to start of all human civilization. There are a number of theories as to why humans decided to settle down and grow food, but that's another lecture for another day. The area around what is how the Mediterranean sea was called the fertile crescent. The conditions were optima... |
What exactly happens when Asian food is modified for Western tastes? | From what I can glean from SeriousEats, the main difference with Chinese food is that American Chinese food is much saucier. This may be because Americans like to mix the main dish and the rice together, and therefore need more sauce, whereas in China people will keep the items separate and not need as much sauce. It's... |
Why do so many porn websites give you viruses/try to scam you? | Probably a better chance you'll pay without telling anyone because you'll have to admit you were looking at porn. |
Why do long distance return flights cost less than one-way flights? | It depends on the airline. When you buy one way on a traditional airline it is a full fare coach. Airlines traditionally have very complicated fare rules. If you buy a one way fare you are basically bypassing the fare rules and so they charge you the maximum price. Think about it - if the rule normally says you need to... |
On D-day, why didn't the Allies just bomb the beach from the sea with ships before storming with people? | They did both [air and navel bombardment]. However, that intense shelling is also a signal to defenders that the attack is happening here ). So there's a point of diminishing returns and the beachhead is easily re-taken. They also were very limited by the [tides and weather] . |
What's the evolutionary purpose of the little triangle of cartilage in front of our ear holes? | Sound bounces around your ear and then bounces off of that triangle down your ear canal. Without it, much sound wouldn't actually enter your ear and go into the canal, greatly reducing yoyr ability to hear |
How does intermittent fasting work? | Also 16 hrs may seem tough at first glance, but if you stop eating at 7pm and wake up at 6am that's 11 hours right there. Make it to lunch at noon and that's another 6 hours. So eat normal, just don't snack at night and skip breakfast.I do this on accident. I just am not hungry for a day, then will eat for the next 3 o... |
What would nebula look like put in a glass jar and brought to earth? | [Here's a more adult source for information on interstellar medium and its density.] So the gas and dust between stars will vary from .1 molecules per cubic centimeter, up to about 10,000 per cubic centimeter for the densest nebulae. The composition will vary depending upon the type of nebula. For the simple nebulae th... |
how does a company like Comcast stay in business? | > how did they become so big? How did they succeed and grow? Over time, and with minimal regulation, small companies eventually join forces with larger companies, eventually making a monopoly. > Why is no one stepping in to compete? It costs a lot of money to build an infrastructure like Comast's. Laying cable costs mi... |
Why does stretching feel so much better right before you go to sleep and right after you wake up? | Usually, if something feels good it's because it's in your benefit. It's the product of evolution that those ancestors that found a certain behavior pleasurable were more likely to engage in it and reap the benefits. The more beneficial the behavior is to have offspring, the greater the dopamine reward. |
if China just forgave the debts of everyone who owes them, would the world's economy improve? | Keep in mind when looking elsewhere that economies are funny. They're about 50% figures and 50% what people *think* of the figures. |
What do hackers really do? Is there any movie/show that portrays it accurately? What does it mean to "hack into the FBI" or "hack into a company"? | Somebody in another comment mentioned Kevin Mitnick. In addition to Mitnick's book, I'll also recommend: Steven Levy's [Hackers]. It's a classic exploration of the birth of the computer age and hacker culture, with a lot of insights into the mindset of computer people, both white-hat and black-hat. [The Cuckoo's Egg] b... |
What happens to your debt when you die if you have nothing? | It should be noted most forms of life insurance are not part of your estate and don't have to go towards your debt when you die. If your insurance lists a beneficiary that insurance money is theirs and your creditors can't touch it. |
In the UK, how do the foreign-run car washes make any money, when they've got 7 people working and it's only £5 a car? | * It is not like they have space to wash only 1 car.* It is not like only 1 car would be washed in a day. * It is not like all 7 would be working on one car at a time. * It is not like all 7 would be working the same shift of the day. It could be a viable business plan but we don't have enough information to comment on... |
We produce enough food to feed everyone. Why do ~25,000 people die of hunger each day? | The reason malnutrition exist is one financial and the other is access/logistical. Some people can't afford the food or having food shipped to them. Sure rice can sit for a long time but if I can't afford to have it shipped to me than it does no good. Access/logistical a) food expires b) if I'm in the desert/wilderness... |
Where did composition notebooks get their classic "splotched" front cover design from? | I did some research and couldn't find a definitive point where the notebooks got this particular black and white design, but I did find some discussion of notebooks with other kinds of paper marbling on their covers in the 1800s, and also that these notebooks are mostly an American style . I wonder if the specific desi... |
Is it bad for my body to sleep too much? Why? | Blood flow. More blood will enter your heart/brain on average. Your body will work to decrease the volume/pressure. Same problems happen to astronauts as the lack of gravity lets the blood flow evenly across the body . We actually simulate the effect of space flight on the body by bed rest. |
Why aren't all military uniforms/apparel bulletproof? | Bulletproofing materials are extremely heavy and expensive. In addition to the practicality of it, it might actually be counter productive in some instances. For example, if the base you are on is attacked with a mortar, you're much better off being in lighter material that would make it easier for you to run to a rein... |
Why does it seem like race relations in the US have gotten a lot worse over the last 5 years? What has changed? Or am I just getting older and noticing it now? | Social media makes it easier for people to share all of the horrid things that have been happening this whole time. Police brutality and unfair treatment of people have been happening forever, it's just way easier for people to see now. |
This cartoon about location and momentum (_URL_0_) | It's a joke about [Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principal.] Simply put, in quantum systems, like when dealing with sub atomic particles, you can't know with certainty the value of two related measurements. The most common example is position and momentum of a particle. The more certain you are about it's spatial position, ... |
How come bullet shells dont get stuck in the gun barrel after firing? | I'd like to add that brass is a popular material for cartridge casings in part because of its lubricity; that is, it has a slight inherent slipperiness, particularly relative to the steel of the chamber. |
Why does my voice sound differently in my head compared to when I hear a recording of my voice | I don't know the answer to this, but I've always heard that if you cover one ear when you talk , that it is more accurate to your voice that you would hear recorded. |
The World Health Organization has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen. Why is it allowed to be advertised to consumers? | > The World Health Organization has classified alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen. Why is it allowed to be advertised to consumers? 1. The World Health Organization has zero ability to dictate the laws of any countries. 2. It's perfectly legal to advertise carcinogens to consumers. |
What exactly is an "infected website"? Can my computer really get a virus for visiting a website? | It is possible to get a virus just by visiting a site, yes, although it's less common. When you visit a website, that website can offer code in the form of javascript or flash that is run automatically. If there is an exploit present in your browser or flash player, and an attacker knows about it, it is possible for th... |
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