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I have bad misophonia, why does imitating sounds that upset me reduce the discomfort? | Unfortunately, so little is known about misophonia that nobody can really answer your question. But you should probably try to talk to an expert in the field and tell them your observations. As to what causes it, the best answer at the moment is that it's probably a dysfunction of the part of the brain that receives an... |
Why is Nickelback generally regarded as a bad band? | They were pretty generic sounding when they first hit it big, and their sound never really changed. They're essentially a one hit wonder even though they've released a lot of music. People got real tired if it real quick. |
Why do people care if other people are vaccinated or not? | If someone isn't vaccinated, they can spread things to other people or their children before I they have the chance to vaccinate their children or themselves. |
What causes being randomly extremely uncomfortable? (i.e. clothes don't seem to fit right, not being able to sleep right, constant itchiness) | I assume you mean that those types of things are *more* annoying at certain times of day than others? If that's the case, I think you are talking about the medical symptom of irritability. It is actually a symptom of many health conditions, such as low amount of sleep, hunger, too much coffee, hormone disorders, menstr... |
Why do Canada and the UK have such different climates despite being around the same lines of latitude? | Ocean circulation. Basically, most of the water near Canada has come either from the north ; from the deeps , or there is not water . England's coastal water comes from the Gulf Stream, a warm current that starts in the Caribbean. It has cooled down a lot by the time it gets to England, but it's still warmer than the w... |
Why do news stations have unbearable video feed lag between two people while for me talking to someone on facetime or skype has virtually no lag. | Sometimes it's an intentionally time delay, in case the other party says something the station doesn't want to broadcast", 'to ensure the other party has finished speaking and also to facilitate better editing if neededHow do you know there’s no lag if there’s no outside observers? |
How do different shapes of glasses affect the alcoholic beverage taste? | The shape of the glass affects how your mouth and nose interact with the beverage. A very wide glass will allow your whole nose to enter the glass as you sip it, the aroma adds to and complements the taste. A very narrow glass like a champagne flute reduces surface area which keeps the bubbly bubbles from gassing out b... |
When you buy or sell a home, what is escrow? | since the mortgage owner gets your house if you don't pay your mortgage they want to make sure it's insured. so instead of trusting you to buy insurance they add an amount to your mortgage payment that goes into an account, and they use the money that you put into that account to buy your insurance for you. they do the... |
How do radio stations track the listener count? | Worked in radio for a few years and majored in radio broadcasting in college here: Most common ways are traffic from promos IE: call in if you want tickets to or the one I learned in school was people meters. Radio stations broadcast a specific frequency that can't be heard by humans but can be picked up by some type o... |
Why I can't use my Netflix account in Australia | Netflix has to buy their movies and shows from the companies that own the rights. In order to save money, they only buy the right to send those shows to people in the US. If they let you watch in Australia, then the companies that sold the rights would get mad at them, so they don't. Sometimes, the companies that sold ... |
What are lithographs and why are they more valuable than prints? | If you buy a print of a painting at a chain store, whether it's a Target, Ikea, or Michael's, and you look really closely at the ink with a magnifying glass, you'll find that the picture is composed of lots of tiny colored dots. It's the exact same idea that newspapers and magazines and home computer printers have been... |
Why do muscles get sore after exercise/hard labor? | It's also a flush of a chemical called cortisol, which is an endogenous steroid. Too much can cause aches and stiffness but it's helping your muscles repair themselves |
Why do people regard Seinfeld as a really good show? | For me it was the way everything would come together at the end of an episode. Such as Kramer getting hundreds of golf balls from a driving range and decides to shoot them into the ocean. Meanwhile, George is lying to a woman about being a marine biologist when she spots a beached whale. George now caught in a lie, att... |
Why do bad things happen when we humans or animals eat food from our species? aka Cannibalization | I scrolled the comments and adding my own knowledge, this is the gist of it: Supposing we're talking about purely sterile meat , meat is meat. From a crab to a whale to a cow to a human. Meat is meat and our bodies are designed to metabolize it. I saw someone argue that the body will have an immune response to it, simi... |
The Dot-com Bubble (the early 2000s) | The dot com bubble began because rich investors sunk huge sums of money into silicon valley companies hoping to capitalize on the new market. As these investors were looking for quick money they began to basically give away funding to anything with .com attached to its name. so allot of companies that were doomed to fa... |
Why haven't we seen facial hair on a president is so long? | I think it has to do with the public's perception of facial hair, or at least what poltiical analysts believe to be the public's perception of facial hair. Here's a picture of [the 113th congress]. Thats not a complete picture, but enough for a substancial sample size, how many beards and mustaches can you see? Politic... |
Can anyone explain the Pascal's Wager? | So, Blaise Pascal was this very very very smart math, philosophy nerd in olden times. He wondered if you should believe in god. Then one day he decided he came up with a pretty good solution. Imagine it's easter, and there is an old man in a really funny hat who tells you about the easter bunny. The old man says, if yo... |
what is that smell that metal leaves on your fingers? Where does it come from? How does it get in you? What is it made of? | As a professional welder I've often come in contact with many exotic metals and have wondered the same thing. It has to do with not only the way your body react to the makeup of the metal but the environment as well. When you heat, or super heat and liquify in the case of welding, every metal has a distinct smell since... |
What causes the instinctual human need to cover up when being exposed? (Nudity) | As sterling said. It's not ingrained, it's taught.The only truly instinctual attempt to cover up would be to protect the body from something . Being naked is no big deal until you're taught to think it is. |
If our human bodies were made to survive naturally, why do our taste buds prefer unhealthier foods? | It's actually not our taste buds at all. Flora in our gut influence our cravings based on what they need to survive. But of course, like /u/CheeseNBacon said, when we were primitive we seeked out things like sweets and fats because of the energy potential. Gut Flora article: _URL_0_", 'Foods that we currently think of ... |
why exactly is the US justice system so painfully slow? Taking upwards of years to convict and sentence a criminal? | Defenses often delay things intentionally because witnesses' memories can fade or become unreliable over time. I suspect one of the reasons our court system is so bogged down is due to all the unnecessary crap like drug offenses. |
Why have weed prices dropped so significantly (deflation!) over the past 20 years? | Weed uses to be ridiculously cheaper . My dad was getting ounces of BC nugs for 100 bucks. I pay twice that if I'm buying small quanity Also.. Location and connections are what truly detsenine prices |
How can folks who make 100s of thousands of dollars a year, claim they live paycheck to paycheck? | Lifestyle creep. Also a lot of high earners live in high cost of living area for example a decent two bedroom apartment in NYC is going to start at 5k a month in rent Got a family of 4; you're going to be at close to 100k a year if you want enough space in a nice building; sure you don't need that three bedroom apartme... |
Why does leap day have to be Feb 29 (why can't we subtract that day from other months)? | When Julius Caesar came into power, there was a 355 day calendar. Every few years, a leap month was added to correct for changes in the dates when seasons began. This extra month was February and it was even shorter back then. As a result, February has historically been the strange month designed to adjust the length o... |
How do they put the vitamins in vitamin pills? | Vitamins are usually created in a manufacturing environment, like laboratory that has been scaled up so that the batches are much bigger. Many vitamins can be created by organic synthesis which is, essentially, mixing several components in a specific order under specific conditions . They will take commercially availab... |
Why does alcohol intoxication produce such wildly different reactions in people, anywhere from complete euphoria to violent rage? | I think the best description of alcohol's effect is lowering inhibitions. That makes it so that any strong emotion that happens to bubble up, be it happiness or sadness or rage, gets expressed without holding back. Essentially, it makes you emotional and gives those emotions exaggerated expression.Alcohol is a depressa... |
Why i can't make my land my own country? | There was a fun legal loop hole that gave Australia [The principality of Hutt River]. This bit's my favorite.. > In 1976, Australia Post refused to handle Hutt River mail, forcing mail to be redirected via Canada. Following repeated demands by the Australian Taxation Office for the payment of taxes, on 2 December 1977 ... |
Why do cats stare at blank walls? | Maybe it's because it is similar to us, when we humans stare into the air just swimming in our thoughts. |
Why do spots (Pimples) occur? is it better to 'pop' them or leave them alone? | They are caused by bacteria cultures growing in the pores of your skin, causing slight inflammation . The white head you see and is a mixture of bacteria, skin cells, and oils from your skin. Blackheads contain bacteria as well but can contain other irritants such as dirt, dead skin cells, and oils. Never pop them, it ... |
How can Disney comfortably afford acquiring Fox for 52 billion dollars? | Have you seen the box office success for their recent movies? I don't think Disney is in any financial trouble. We throw money at them in the masses. |
Why do we still use the same inneficient body design for semi trucks when significantly more efficient designs exist? | I've also wondered why semi trucks all have such tiny brake lights and turn signals. They're smaller than the lights on a compact car. I assume it's because they don't have the width to place big lights, but damn it's unnerving when a big truck pulls right in front of you and you couldn't see his blinker. |
If Coke Zero has 0 calories why can't companies make food that has 0 calories? | Food is meant to be digested and processed by your body. Coming from a diabetic standpoint, there are many factors involved in why this is not a great idea. Coke Zero is great for me but not necessarily for the average person. It causes a false insulin spike which can be detrimental to the average person. In sugar free... |
Why is it OK to kill a hundreds of bugs/insects but not OK for "bigger" animals? | I always assumed it was because of how they breed. Millions of ants per colony, and they're basically robots. Killing one, ten, even a hundred ants means very little to the hive. That said Id feel pretty shitty destroying an entire ant hive. |
Why do people pass out at my church? | It sounds like you go to a Charismatic church who believes in the manifestation of the gifts of the Spirit. This seems to be a bit of learned behavior. Some believe that you aren't a real Christian unless you express some of these Spiritual gifts, such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, truth, healing, etc. So these sec... |
What will happen to Mickey Mouse when he becomes public domain in 2023? | This is an ongoing open question in intellectual property law. A lot of people seem to think Disney will find a way to continue to extend their rights past whatever dates are established by current laws. They have the money, means, and desire to do so, the thought that it should become public when its clearly still in ... |
Why do people in Hawaii walk around barefoot? Not at the beach, but even at Starbucks. | Never been to Hawaii but one of my parents was a hippie. I've grown accustomed to shoes now and wear them more often than not but I still go barefoot as much as possible. So answering it from that perspective: 1. It's more comfortable when you've been raised barefoot. Shoes feel constrictive, it's hard to find a pair t... |
Why is LCD Soundsystem's reunion so huge? | they announced they were breaking up and had a big movie and farewell tour. now like five years later, they're back. people are excited. they have a really dedicated cult following of ~30s indie-types, the people who dont post on reddit or tell people their favorite bands. theyve never had much big marketing behind the... |
Why do people think it is racist to be against illegal immigration? | I don't care what anyone says. Antarcticans are garbage people and I don't want them in my country.Because labels like "racist" or "bigot" are powerful, toxic labels in today's political environment. Those words are used today like "heretic" or "heathen" would have been used in earlier times. If one of those labels is ... |
What is the practical use for integration? | Lots of places. One of the more intuitive would be when you're dealing with a non constant force and care to calculate the work done. For example the work done compressing or stretching a spring would be the basic example. Also if you've been taught the formula for that particular case , that's the result of integratio... |
Why aren't cars geared to run at a lower RPMs on the highway? | Every engine has a range at which it produces the most horsepower. This is where you want your engine to run to get the most out of it fuel efficiency-wise. At low speeds you need to be at a lower gear to overcome your vehicle's inertia. As it gains momentum it is easier to keep moving but eventually rpm begins to exce... |
Is it possible that the human race could evolve to live without rest/sleep? | This is a great question! I have absolutely no scientific proof to back this up, but, given enough time I think ANYTHING is possible in regards to evolution. We evolved from single-cell creatures. No reason to think we can't evolve to not need rest. |
What's the difference between depression and anxiety? | Anxiety is the fear of dealing with something that hasn't happened yet Depression is the feeling that nothing that happens matters.Anxiety is *typically* worried, fearful, shaky, panic, restless, avoidance, intrusive thoughts, rumination, etc. Depression is *typically* sadness, hopelessness, lack of interest, fatigued,... |
How pigeons can stand on electricity wires without being electrocuted? | Simply put, they aren't grounded. It's the same reason you can touch an electric fence and not experience electrocution if you are standing on an insulator. See this [video] for further explanation, and a pretty cool demonstration. |
How can flying companies afford such low prices on flights, while the ticket for the same destination on train costs more than twice as much? | First of all, the cost to the consumer is only vaguely related to the cost of delivering a service. Airlines are engaged in vicious cost competition with their rivals while passenger rail is effectively a monopoly. So there's very little downward pressure on rail prices and the railroads can afford to be inefficiently ... |
Why are there no term limits in Congress? | The Presidency also did not have a term limit until the passage of the 22nd Amendment in 1951. If the founders did not think that the Executive branch which has all of it's power concentrated in one man, needed term limits, they obviously would not have felt threatened by the Legislative branch which so greatly distrib... |
How do copyright laws work when it comes to selling handmade items? | > How could I sell my own handmade character shirts/jewelry/whatever and not get in trouble legally? 1. Make sure your designs are totally original--not copied from anybody. -OR- 2. Get the person who owns the copyright to sell you the right to make copies. -OR- 3. Copy something that was published before January 1, 19... |
Why do Croatians and Serbians hate each other? | It's not really that widespread these days. There are surely people who feel hatred, but that's simply because they cannot forget the loss & horrors of war . Most youth nowdays doesn't really care, unless they're raised to hate . My guess, everything will fade out trough few generations, as it already has, so far. I ju... |
How does chest decongestant work along side cough suppressant? | My doctor recommended against taking them together. She said take guaifenesin during the day, and take dextromethorphan at night ONLY if you have an uncontrollable cough that's keeping you from sleeping. If you have a lot of mucus, you shouldn't take a cough suppressant. This jives with my experience. I never take coug... |
Why do writers seem to be able to create original concepts for TV shows, but the movie industry struggles badly to be original? | Well, one could argue there are plenty of derivative works in either field. Consider the number of Sherlocks running around and the raw scope of procedural crime dramas. I would note that 'original' is also somewhat risky in that you don't have a known quantity, where as with a remake you know if people like the idea. ... |
How do TV torrent uploaders capture, edit, encode and upload their files so fast and consistently? | Can I expand on this question? Thanks.Why do they do it? I can't be bothered to upload my own photos and share them with my friends, let alone illegally rip AND upload another person's work to give to a bajillion-million strangers! WHO, Why? |
Why do some people require music or ambient noise to fall asleep while others need complete silence? | I know a man whose family insisted on dead quiet in the house when he was a baby and was asleep. This guy cannot fall asleep with any noise and easily wakes up. And he's more than seventy years old. REQUIRE noise? I haven't run into that, though that man's wife grew up in a very noisy family and could sleep through mos... |
Why do animal brains tend to operate far more efficiently than even the best computers? | My understanding is more with the brain and less with computers, so if any computer people want to correct me by all means. Brains are super complicated. We don't now how they work . We have plenty ideas and we now the mechanics of how a neuron fires and how some learning happens, but we have not successfully mapped ou... |
What would happen if the minimum wage was $22/hr and it HAD to increase at the same rate as inflation? | You are probably going to get quite a few different answers on this based on people's economic and political views. I'm still really early in to my economics schooling, but IIRC raising minimum wage will create a labor surplus aka higher unemployment. This is due employers being forced to pay workers more than they see... |
How do the international football leagues all tie together? Premier, Bundas Liga, etc.? Is there an international club champion crowned? | They're pretty much all separate. There's 92 full time professional teams in the English leagues. Each league has its own champion & all teams promote to the league above , & also leagues relegate as well . Incidentally Scotland have a separate league to the English one, so it's not the UK in this case. There's two Eur... |
Why it is easier to listen to rather than speak in a language you were once fluent in and vice-versa for a language you are trying to be fluent in? | It's easier to listen to a language you were once fluent in because you struggle for the words, as your vocabulary fades, yet with context you can 'figure them all out,' and words come back quickly, so listening is easier. Conversely, when starting out, you only know a certain amount of words and they are pretty fresh.... |
Why is there no solution for the Moving Sofa Problem? | _URL_0_ gives a proof for the currently known upper bound. The proof shows that sofas with an area greater than 2sqrt will not fit. So, the area of the largest sofa to fit is less than or equal to 2sqrt. The currently known lower bound is the area of the largest sofa yet found that fits. A lack of a counter example doe... |
why are we unaware of the passing of time while asleep? | I've never used an alarm clock a day in my life while getting up at varying times over the last 20 years. I'd say you keep track of time pretty well while sleeping. Do you ever set your alarm for 6:30 but your eyes just pop open at 6:28? You be tracking time while sleeping, don't doubt yourself. |
Why would reclassifying internet as utility be a good thing? | It would instantly make the NSA's actions perfectly legal against all US citizens.Not necessarily a good thing. Just a less bad thing. |
Why is it that coal generators can generate a significantly higher volume of electricity than wind turbines? | It's the amount of energy you input to the turbine. There's a limit to the energy you can extract from wind. You can't run a huge turbine and nor can you run it during a hurricane. You can however, build as big a fire as you like, heat water and create a *lot* of high pressure steam. This is what large coal fired plant... |
How do scientist know anything about things that are light years away? | Mostly we look at the radiation coming from the object, and how it effect the radiation from other objects. This can tell us: * What is it made of? Different elements have a sort of signature in the radiation they give off.* How big is it? For things that give off light this is easy, for things that don't it is a littl... |
- Why splitting an atom causes a massive explosion | Because when an atom splits the pieces it splits into have less mass than the atom had before splitting. This mass difference shows that a small amount of mass was converted into energy when the atom split. Einstein's famous E=mc^2 equation allows you to calculate the amount of mass converted to energy. |
Why did Tesla's free energy project fail? | Let's imagine that it worked perfectly. It would still have failed because of the inverse square law. The problem is that whenever you radiate something outward in three dimensions from a source , the intensity varies inversely with the square of the distance from that source. So if you double the distance to the sun, ... |
What happens in a brain of a hypnotized person? | rewire" itself. I really have the feeling this is what happened: I rewired my brain to cut down the withdrawal effects of nicotine addiction. I highly recommend hypnosis. Just for the absolutely god-like feeling of relaxation one can reach through itStudies have shown EEGs of hypnotized people drop into an [alpha wave]... |
Why is the bit size of encryption keys seemingly so stingy? Why do we deal with 256-bit, 2048-bit, etc. rather than mega-bit, giga-bit, or larger keys? | Making encryption with too large a key would actually reduce security. Modern encryption relies on multiplying two very large prime numbers. To get a key in the gigabit range you would need incredibly large primes. We know far far fewer gigabit sized primes then we do 2048 bit ones and the ones we do know aren't a secr... |
How are we sure microwaves are safe for us? | You can test it yourself. They sell various detectors that pick up whether or not the microwaves are escaping the unit. If you mean 'how are we sure that cooking things with microwaves are safe for us', it's the same way we know that induction stoves and heating-element ovens are safe. Because all they do is generate h... |
Why doesn't my touch screen work properly when my phone is charging? | This happens to me too. I realized it became worse when the phone was too hot. Maybe it's because the charging process heats the phone and makes it lose some of its performance.This has happened to me in the past, it is almost certainly a faulty or cheap charger. The randomness of the charging voltage causes all sorts ... |
Can all nerves feel pain like for example the optic nerve or do they just transmit information? | Only certain parts of the nervous system can sense pain. So for example, the brain is full of billions of neurons, but these don't have pain receptors - so the brain *on its own* cannot feel pain. |
How do judges come up with the points to judge participants/athletes, like during the Olympics? | There's a strict rubric that they're supposed to follow. While I'm not familiar with olympic sports, it might look something like this: Jumps: Back straight, toes pointed, full motion = full points.X point deduction for not enough jumpsX point deduction for legs not over 45 degrees past horizontalX point deduction for ... |
If vaping is just inhaling water vapor and some ingredients, why does the room get foggy with still smoke, instead of it just dissipating? | It's vapor of polyprolene glycol and glycerine. That stuff is a liquid at normal room temps. so when mechanically vaporized, it sticks around in vapor droplet form |
How come celebrities can't sue the tabloids for libel, when the tabloids print and publish so many false things about them? | Most of the time they don't care enough to foot the bill. And they understand that the only reason celebrities exist is because tabloids make up things to write about |
Why does the European Union let in such poor countries? | During the Cold War, most of Europe feared it would be the main battleground for WWIII. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the was a feeling of relief and solidarity, and great hope for the future. The eurozone had been a dream for decades, and it was able to ride this sentiment into reality. This lead to countrie... |
In Christianity, does one pray to Jesus or to God? | In part it depends on your denomination / interpretation. Trinitarian denominations interpret Jesus to be an aspect of God and thus he is/was God incarnate. In that regard, there's no distinction between the two - they are one in the same. Non-trinitarian denominations generally pray to God, not Jesus. If you prayed to... |
.rar .zip .7z etc why are there so many ways to compress files? Is there a meaningful difference between them from the end users perspective? | Short answer but different compression schemes usually trade-off between degree of compression and speed of compression and decompression. There are also two main classes of compression algorithms: lossy and loss-less. Loss-less means the data is 100% identical after compression/decompression lossy means some informati... |
Why are people uncomfortable with being alone? | Humans as a species are a group/tribal animal. For as long as we have existed as a species we have worked together, sharing our lives with others within our group. The desire to be around others and feel part of a group is so ingrained into the fabric of our being that it is effectively a basic driver of our species. N... |
How is the Affordable Care Act different than auto insurance? | > I know auto insurance isn't government run, but are those parallels wrong? Obamacare isn't government run, either. Other than the the subsidy process, and the mandate to purchase some kind of coverage. You're still buying private insurance. Legally, the difference is that the various states require the purchase of au... |
Some bodybuilders build muscle for looks, not strength. How does that work? How do they not get super strong at the same time? | In a nutshell, bodybuilders aren't as strong as more strength oriented athletes because that's not what they train for. Their sport doesn't demand above average strength, just greater amounts of muscle mass. While that may seem to go hand in hand, and it sometimes can, it doesn't always. It all comes back to specificit... |
Why is the electric field, E, always equal to 0 inside a closed geometry? | I'm fairly certain it's only for conductors, but not 100%.If you imagine the force of the electric field in terms of arrows, then x would have no net force upon it in this situation . < ----x---- > This is what happens inside the closed geometry. In every direction there are forces that cancel out, leading to a net 0 f... |
How come Google and other search engines can search the entire internet in under a second for a phrase and the document search on my PC takes several minutes with substantially less content? | Caching, keywords, etc. You'll notice on newer browsers also that when you start typing in a search phrase its already suggesting things, so its already narrowing your search a bit as you do it as well. That just expedites things when you do hit enter. That, and the software the computer you're connected to is custom w... |
Why does skin get tan in the sunlight? | The body produces melanin, a pigment, to prevent UV rays from causing sun burn. UV rays also cause cancer, but the sunburn was probably the immediate reason for evolution to favor this mutation. On the flip-side, sunlight also causes skin to naturally produce Vitamin D, a necessity. When humans moved to colder areas, l... |
How any thing to the power 0 is logically 1? (Not mathematical formula but logical explaination) | The mathmatical formula *is* the logic. Math is the hardest logic there is. Of course any non-zero value over itself is 1, so we can say this: 1 = x^y / x^y We also know this: 27 / 9 = 3 = > 3^3 / 3^2 = 3^1 16 / 4 = 4 = > 2^4 / 2^2 = 2^2 is beyond this post, but you'll find it's true like in the examples above) We can ... |
Do many major TV channels really go into commercial breaks at the same time, or is this just a false impression of mine? If so, why? | Generally, about a quarter to a third of all airtime is adverts . This means that for a show which takes up a half hour slot, only about 22 mins is the actual program you want to watch. An hour-long show would equate to 40-45 mins of program. You may have noticed this if you've ever streamed a show online. TV companies... |
Why can I perceive a difference in heat that comes from a heater and heart that comes from the sun? | What comes from the sun isn't heat. It's light, largely in the visible spectrum, because the emitting body is millions of degrees. When it hits the earth it is absorbed by your surroundings and then YOU radiate the light back. But you are not as hot as the sun. So you radiate the light back as heat waves. Your heater a... |
Why Does America Have So many varieties of snack products? | In America there's this idea that the freedom to choose is more important than anything. However, most of the choices people get to make are meaningless. If you're rich you have lots of choices of what school to go to or what area of town to live in, but if you're poor you get to choose between Nacho Cheese Doritos and... |
Can spiders run out of silk ? | > Can spiders run out of silk? Sort of like how you can run out of spit; they make more over time but their production rate is limited and of course they need protein in order to produce it. > do they just fall or is this a choice ? Spiders don't need webbing in order to walk on the ceiling or walls. They have tiny hoo... |
What is going on with the UK and the EU? | I see lots of great answers, but one important notion is missing: **The UK is paying more to compensate for paying less – and even receiving reductions – the previous xx years.** Yes, the UK changed, in other words, improved the way their GDP is calculated. Gray / black areas such as prostitution are now accounted for ... |
Why technology "freezes" | One option could be that the computer only makes you think it's running many things at once when really only one thing is running at a time. A process could just be doing some work that takes a bit stopping other processes from running. But as others have said there are many possibilities |
Why is a telecom/ISP selling your usage information any worse than Reddit doing so? | Instead of the internet pretend you're sending information via the post office. You agree to correspond with Reddit and mail them some of your information, the ISP selling your information would be akin to the post office looking at every piece of mail you send and selling that info to people. |
Why do most black people have that black accent? Where did they get it from? | I think that's the wrong question. I few years ago I'm working in a pizza place in a mid-western college town. We hosted Florida St, they had quite the travelling fan base. So this black guy with a FSU hat comes in after the game walks up to the counter and says something completely unintelligible. I had NO IDEA what h... |
What's the purpose of fracking ? | Fracking is the largest reason why the US has been able to cut its carbon emissions over the past several years. It has resulted in a massive drop in natural gas prices in the US which has led many formerly coal powered plants to be converted to natural gas plants. Natural gas burns much more cleanly than coal. Cheap n... |
How did humans evolve going into a coma for months or years to heal their brain? Wouldn't that person die before civilization had the means to keep someone alive like that? | Humans didn't 'evolve' the ability to go into a coma. Not everything that is a characteristic of humanity is due to it being advantageous. When a person goes into a coma, it's because something has forcibly shut down certain parts of their brain. But the rest of the brain is still functioning, and will continue to do i... |
How is it legal for a parent to smack their child? | Children are not extended the full rights of adults as a necessity for their parents to protect them. A child might be restricted from leaving the house after a certain time, while for an adult that would be false imprisonment. The dividing line between appropriate physical contact in a child's upbringing is a judgment... |
Why Macbook Pros are considered 'best' for music production compared to Windows laptops with higher specs. | The Mac OS comes with Garageband and iMovie which are pretty robust video and audio editors that can fulfill an average person's needs. But if you buy good editing software for your PC then there isn't a major advantage. |
What is truly keeping the USA from being invaded by terror groups and/or hostile nations? | 1. Geographical position. Two large oceans and two allied countries on its borders are nothing to sneeze at. 2. Military dominance. Ignoring nuclear weapons, which are an obviously gamebreaking deterrent, the American navy confers such an absurdly large strategic advantage that it would be silly to engage it in direct ... |
why Facebook's valuation at $100 billion is not a bubble (like MySpace). | Probably related: What is it, Facebook makes most of it's money with? Most of their services are not paid by users, so where do they get that money from and for what? |
What is actually happening and why when a female "Squirts"? | Warning, Anecdote incoming:I had a GF who squirted. Even when obviously dehydrated and urine was quite yellow, the ejaculate was clear. Also it wasn't the porn movie squirting, it was quite similar in volume and distance as my ejaculate. |
How will the proposed wall solve any of America's problems? | A fence and INS agents patrolling it is good and could probably use some additional resources but a literal massive wall will do very little additional good, it's very questionable if it would do enough to justify its expense. While it may help stop a casual border-crosser the method of crossing would soon adapt to cou... |
Why do politicians block Telsa from direct sales? Why do they feel there is an advantage to dealerships for users? And if their is, why does Telsa not wish to work with dealerships? | Many large companies have lobbyists that talk for them to congressmen. These car companies want the status quo and do not want new competition in their areas. Also, it's much cheaper for Tesla to have direct to customer and cutout the middleman and maximize profit. Think about it this way. If you were Best Buy or Circu... |
If I buy a house using a mortgage loan, did I really buy the house or did the bank buy the house? | You own it, don't let the buzzkill person get you down. The bank has a claim against it as collateral if and only if you default on your loan from them. You own all the upside, and as long as you pay as contracted it is yours to do with as you like. If you sell it, you do have to ensure they are paid off with the proce... |
Why are people (US citizens) in opposition to Edward Snowden? Why be in opposition to someone trying to promote constitutional rights? | I'm all for him bringing the documents to light but the way that he has done so has jeopardized our national security. The longer this goes on the more our vulnerabilities will be exposed. I'm 100 % on board with the cause that we need to change this but at the same time I feel like we shouldnt point out all of our fla... |
Why is it so hard to change sleep patterns? | A lot of people don't realize that it's actually very much ingrained with your eating schedule. You can actually reset your clock by fasting for a period of time then eating at a certain point in the day. I don't have the source on hand but if you look it up you should find something. |
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