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Why do injured portions of your tongue turn white instead of red? | Only speculating here : Your blood can't coagulate in the wet environment of your mouth like it can on your skin, so to stop the bleeding your tongue has to constrict the blood vessels instead, resulting in less blood . |
How does genetically modified Mosanto GM maize cause cancer? | I believe that's the study where the mice were feed a lot of food, and it wasn't as clean of anti-aphid spray as human food would have been. It was an awful study designed to create bad press, I doubt it was peer reviewed but the press will take a story that sells papers. |
Why are some body parts, like the elbows, more ashy than others? | The skin is made up of several layers, some of which have a distinctive refractive index. In thin skin the layers are fairly similar in terms of refractive index so skin colour in these regions are fairly consistent in terms of colour and appearance over the entire body . It could be that in regions of the body more ex... |
Why is Porn seen as Perpetuating Stereotypes/Unrealistic? | It's unrealistic because it's not representative of reality. It significantly over represents the most well endowed of males and females. Perpetuating stereotypes? What stereotypes? The idea would most likely be again that it's not representative of reality. That reinforces the unrealistic views. Personally, can't say ... |
If the U.S. government makes all drugs legal, would that put drug cartels out of business? If yes, then who would manufacture and distribute those drugs? | I imagine that drug cartels would lose a lot of potential revenue because the risk of selling the drug would be LOW as compared to now. By losing that revenue that they would otherwise make if the drugs were illegal, they would lose power. I'm not sure if they would go out of business but I do think they would diminish... |
Why has the US not adopted an online voting system? | US system still works on 18th century assumptions, like that people have to travel several days to get to election and back in time for market day on Wednesday, or that they have to get a representative to go to capital, because there is no way to communicate your pick otherwise - not even telegraph exists, much less p... |
How big of a health risk would a deodorant be that prevented you from sweating at all? | There are in fact humans who can't sweat properly. They are at risk of overheating, and must avoid strenuous activity in warm conditions. They can still cool off somewhat by panting, and by some infrared heat coming off their skin and hair. |
What Does Jeremy Corbyn Mean For Labour And British Politics? | I see two potential outcomes over the next five years. The first is that because he polarises opinion, the Labour vote will become fractured. Of course you can't be certain but I can't see how the Labour party would move into power barring a far left wing renaissance in the UK. The other outcome is that a re-election i... |
Why does food smell so delicious as it enters my body but feces smells so disgusting as it leaves my body? | Side note: you ever have farts that remind you of potato chips? There's also the salty beach fart. Delicious. |
If NYC was able to crack down on crime and become safe, what is preventing Chicago from doing the same thing? | Chicago is actually pretty safe. It's just so big, when adjusted for population it doesn't break the top 20. Rockford Illinois is actually much more dangerous one state over. Oops fuck commenting before coffee. I just wonder about any correlation from guns coming from Indiana |
why noises like nails on a chalkboard are so offensive to human ears and how it can make your teeth and mouth feel bad and give you goosebumps. | Supposedly, before we evolved from monkeys, we were..well.. monkeys and those frequencies, to the [monkey's] ear, were similar to a baby monkey's screams. This inherent characteristic has followed us throughout evolution. Edited [for clarification] |
Why do all movies that take place in older times (I.e Roman Empire movies) have only actors with British accents, literally all of them have to be British I don't get it. | You might be hearing a Continental/Trans-Atlantic accent, which is a constructed accent used for performance. It's approximately half American and half British.Do they though? Brad Pitt in Troy and Dwayne Johnson in Hercules both sound pretty american to me. |
Why is it illegal in most states to carry brass knuckles but knives are fine? | Well, I can use a knife for a lot of different reasons aside from stabbing someone. It's hard to justify using brass knuckles for anything other than a weapon. That said, switchblades are illegal in many places, because they are mostly just used as weapons. |
Why evolution hasn't made parasitic bites any less painful. | Even if some bed bugs began developing a way to bite without causing an immune response afterwards, you wouldn't distinguish between bed bugs that did or didn't make you itch when exterminating them. What's important to individual survival is that they're undetectable at the moment of the bite, where they've evolved to... |
Why is it generally recommended that smokers, overweight or unwell people see a doctor before starting an exercise regime? | A doctor would evaluate your current physical condition and warn you about types of exercise that you're just not able to do right now and which could actually damage you. For example, All Of The Above might mean your heart is under a *lot* of stress, so a doctor might tell you to start off really slow and maybe not ju... |
Why does music sometimes seem slower when I'm listening to it while I exercise? | Not sure if it's what you're experiencing or not, but it's important to note that music played on fm radio is typically sped up in order to squeeze more content in. If you're comparing music you hear while driving to something you're listening to on your phone, this could be why. |
Why do humans find baby animals cute? What purpose does this serve for us? | Maybe it's because they're a food source and eating the babies before they can reproduce would be detrimental to the population. That's just my speculation. |
Why doesn't mass produced food taste as good as homemade food? | Industrially produced food has a few problems going against it. One is that they have to have a higher standard of food safety due to all of the time and handling between factory and you finally eating it. This almost always means either overcooking it or chemically processing it so that the organisms are all dead. Thi... |
How does Vegas sports odds work? | Picking Seattle at -2 means you think Seattle will win by more than 2 points. The way to think of minus and plus is to take Seattle's score and subtract 2 and see if they are still winning. If Seattle wins 21-20; Seattle -2 loses. If they win 20-17; Seattle -2 wins. The opposite is the plus score. The opposite of betti... |
Why does the world (besides the United States) hate Israel so much? | The modern state of Israel was created after WW2 to create a home for the displaced Jews from Europe. President Truman strong-armed the rest of the Allies into supporting the plan. To create the state, Palestine was carved up, and Israel was handed a prime spot in the middle of Muslim country, including the city of Jer... |
Can someone explain what wind is? | When gas heats up it expands . When the heat from the sun reaches Earth it isn't distributed evenly over the surface of the atmosphere . This results in the air in the hotter parts expanding more than the colder parts creating a difference of pressure. The air in the area of high pressure then moves towards the air in ... |
Why does my body's capacity limit and threshold for pee seem to change? | It may be that you have low grade urinary tract infection . When it flares up, your bladder becomes irritable, and you feel the frequent need to pee even though the bladder isn't full. Other times when the infection subsides, you don't have to pee as often. Another sign of infection might be discomfort while peeing. A ... |
How does trial by combat make any sense? | Trial by combat was normally only used when an accusation wasn't supported by any other evidence. The accused and the accuser would fight it out. The belief was that God would side with whoever was telling the truth. It wasn't the only bizarre method of determining guilt or innocence. Check these out: _URL_0_", 'Trial ... |
Why does finding things out like the Higgs Boson matter in the big scope of things? Will it ever affect me? | That's impossible to predict but look at it this way, just 150 years ago nobody knew what an electron was. Has mankind's knowledge and control of the election affected your life?", 'The Higgs Boson shows how far the human race has pushed our capacity to learn and understand the laws of our universe. By gaining more ins... |
Can you force someone out of sleep paralysis by prodding them? | My wife gets sleep paralysis maybe, oh, once a month. I just shake her until she wakes up when it happens. She tells me that she's basically lying there just *willing* me to wake her up. |
Why aren't oil countries limiting production to counter the crash of oil prices? | While there are many good points, market share also has quite a bit to play in this as well. Basically, the last time OPEC intentionally cut back oil production, Saudi Arabia lost quite a bit of market share. When demand revived, they lost out sales to other producers. Saudi Arabia's declining to reduce production then... |
Why were communists 30 years ago loathed more than terrorists today? | I'm not sure if they really were loathed more than terrorists are today , but if they were it was with good reason: Communists conquered countries and killed far more people. In the 20th century communism killed hundreds of millions of people through warfare, starvation, execution, and other forms of brutality. And the... |
How does a black teen getting shot by a cop lead to people looting? | Mob mentality is one of the scariest things, in my opinion, that the human race is capable of. It's not like a group of people set out to go looting . Instead, it's a group of people upset that something bad happened. They get more worked up over time and, if one person starts doing something, they'll all start doing i... |
Why do some remotes have separate off button? | Most of the different power buttons are incase you need to just turn that item off or on. Most do have a universal power button that will turn off or on everything. The signals that turns someone off is normally the same that turns it on so it's easy to turn everything on but something that was left on turns off. |
How are toll roads legal? I thought that taxes payed for roads? | Many toll roads are privatized, and thus aren't paid for by your taxes. Not all, but some.Added: I know in NH they will bill you and charge you the toll plus an additional $5 - I know from experience. Also, if you go to a manned toll in NH and plead ignorance, they give you a "bill" right at the booth for the toll plus... |
What is that itchy feeling I sometimes get on the inside of my body? | I'm not a doctor, and I don't play one on the internet, but it's just your nerves firing off. Some people have recommended taking b-1 to combat it, but I have had trouble finding studies confirming it. Nothing to serious, but if you feel compelled talk to your doctor, and not some person on the internet. TL:DR you have... |
How do chef judges on shows like Top Chef or Chopped judge food when it has ingredients they just don't personally like? | As a chef, you have to pretty much eat/try anything along the way even if they don't personally like a particular ingredient, they can still learn to tolerate it within the whole dish composition. They can still critique how the dish overall works in terms of balance of flavors, how well the ingredients are cooked. |
Why can't a human fall pregnant to an animal? | I did here of one case, but I really don't think it was reputable. Apparently a creature half man, half bear and half pig. My grandson told me but I think he watches too much tv. |
Why do certain people have sexual fetishes? | One theory I've contemplated is that perhaps people are trying to recreate feelings from being a young teenager, when sex was exciting, hormones were in full swing, and they were having new and unexpected experiences. A lot of these things go into steep decline in adulthood, so maybe fetishes are a way of trying to cap... |
What would happen if a conjoined twin committed a serious enough crime to warrant incarceration? | i doubt there's precedent. the problem, in theory, is that the courts can't punish the other twin. our judicial system in spirit values the protection of the innocent over the punishment of offenders.What we all want to know is: if Abigail consents to sex, is it raping Brittany?', "Because of the rarity of conjoined tw... |
Why did people in photographs from the 19th and early 20th centuries always look so mad/mean/never smile? | When they took photos they had to stand for a few minutes while the image made an impression. It's extremely hard to maintain a smile. |
Why is Florida, which is closer to the equator, sometimes really cold in spring and fall yet places like Arizona are still in the 90-100’s. | Florida is by an ocean. Arizona is a desert. The question is vague, because both are large states. When you say Arizona, you mean the Phoenix area. Because Flagstaff is in the mountains and regularly gets snow. Miami has, in general, warmer winters than Phoenix. How much warmer? The average low in Miami is equal to the... |
How do we know the information leaked by Edward Snowden is true? | Thinking about it another way, how do you know ANYTHING is true, whether it's the moon landing or the holocaust or the fact that some celeb got married? Most of us cannot test the validity of even the easily-proven stuff, because we have limited time, money, and interest. So technically, you don't know . every bit of n... |
Why does cutting the taxes of individual business owners create more jobs? Why is personal income tied to a briskness' decision to hire? | Imagine you own XYZ Landscaping, and corporate taxes are 35%. That means that if you make 100$ from a customer and 50$ of that went to expenses, the government will take 35% of the remaining 50 dollars, leaving you with 32.50$. If, however, you were only taxed 30% of that you would walk away with 35$. Apply this logic ... |
- Why do people in Asian countries and primarily of Asian descent wear white masks all the time? | I don't know about all Asian countries, but China for example is so massively populated that there is basically no such thing as personal space. This makes it much easier to transmit diseases, and therefore much more necessary to filter the air you breathe. |
What is the economic argument for not raising the minimum wage to $15 a hour? Is there one? | Among other things, one argument is the shutdown of small businesses who can't afford paying employees minimum wage.Yes, because apparently the market always setshe right wages, not like people ever get underpaid or anything. |
Why does the gynecologist leave the room when you take off your clothes? | Because people care very much about presentation. Undressing while someone watches is an intimate act because it's hard to look dignified while doing so. Even as the doctor will examine your nude body, the patient is typically more comfortable if they get to put on a robe and control how that nudity is seen. That bit o... |
What's the motivation for lawyers to defend very clearly guilty clients? | A defense attorney's job in't always necessarily to get their client off. We don't let everyone mount a defense to see if they can get away with it. It's to make sure the prosecution actually proves their case. It's about keeping the system honest. |
Why do we so often just add the letter "y" to someone's name when we are friendly, familiar with them? | It's called a hypocorism. It's the practice of making a name diminutive and affectionate by either changing it completely or adding to it. In English we tend to add an -ie or -y to the end of the word making Tony from Anthony, or Billy from Bill from William. The practice is universal, but the way that other languages ... |
Why don't countries exile criminals anymore? There are plenty of uninhabited islands that could be set up as a type of penal colony. | It'll happen again in 1997 when New York City's crime rate rises 400% and the island is turned into a prison, all tunnels and bridges are mined. |
Why do we lose muscle mass faster than fat? | Let's go back, back in time! Imagine a hunter gatherer who have to struggle to find food. The fat is used as an energy reserve when times get tough. A Body packed with powerful muscles all over consumes alot of energy. It is expensive. So the muscles rarely used will become less powerful and consume less fuel. Calories... |
Is the only reason that many American citizens don't want universal healthcare because they think it will cost them more? | I think it boils down to: A.) the anti crowd not wanting to give a dime to anyone who didn't work hard to get it B.) the Republican party taking advantage of the less educated, religious, nationalist, xenophobic, homophobic, bigoted population to sell policies that are good for their friends in the medical sector |
The significance, scope, and impact, of the commercial applications of graphene. Please. | Well graphene is extremely small and strong and conducts heat / electricity well so it's an engineers wet dream basically. There's a ton of potential uses but i think the big one is for computers since we are starting to run into limitation on how small we can make the manufacturing process with our current methods. |
You break it, you buy it. Is a customer liable for accidental damage? | In true lawyer fashion the answer is: it depends. Depends on the jurisdiction and circumstances surrounding it. Generally the answer is going to be yes if you're negligent or willful but it's probably not worth going to court over . If it's a true accident and you're not negligent then probably not. |
Why can some plastics not be recycled? | Looks like the difference between thermoplastic and thermoset plastics have been laid out, but don't forget about composites.Things like glass fiber reinforced plastics, used in tools and otger things that must be durrable, can't be recycled either. |
Why did monarchies, but not democracies independently develop around the world? | Monarchies are the natural order of things and what we will revert to when democracies fail. This reminds me, I need to read [Democracy: The God that Failed] I've been hearing good things about it. In a nutshell, why democracies fail: _URL_1_ |
How is it that celebrities can change their bodies so quickly for movie roles? | They can hire expensive personal trainers and dieticians. They can hire people to watch them work out every day, and make sure they're doing it 100% perfectly. They can hire people to monitor every calorie that goes into their mouth, and to make sure they're getting exactly the proper nutrition. |
What is that watery mouth feeling you get before you vomit? | Phage0070 is correct. The tooth enamel can be weakened by the acidity of the hydrochloride acid. The body coats the mouth with saliva to protect the sensitive tissues the mouth, and the tooth enamel. If you've ever burped from your stomach and gotten that acid at the back of the throat, then you can see how bad it woul... |
The runout of IPv4 addresses and how it's possible to open up a whole new set of domain names (.xxx) while it's happening | Like you're Five: when you go to your friend's house, what info do you need to give to your parents?? The address because nobody would go out and remember civil lot number . So, what if the city extends with a new street in an old section? They get new street name and number, everyone his happy. But most of the time, t... |
The concept of the Holy Trinity | God is like water. There's the frozen, physical God that is Jesus in the flesh; there's the gaseous vapor God that is the Holy Ghost; and there's the sort of in the middle water God that is the Father. Source: I'm a devout Christian who thinks the Trinity is absurd. |
Why does it seem that the percentage of people becoming atheists has increased in the past 10 years? | The argument that as we increasingly understand how complex,everything is we should also increase our belief in a creator god is completely opposite to what understanding of complexity implies and how complexity works. Increasingly complex things are LESS likely to be created by and individual, not more likely. Therefo... |
Why do some cereals (looking at you, Cap'n Crunch and Apple Jacks) feel like they shred the roof of your mouth? | IMO, there are three hypothesis that I've concluded: * You're eating wrong. You're not supposed to squeeze those cereals on your roof of your mouth if it's not smooth enough for your mouth.* You're eating too fast. Take your time to let the cereals absorb the milk, will you?* Crap manufacturer. Dunno, maybe they used p... |
Why can people with ADHD focus on fun things like Video Games but not boring things like Homework? | I believe it's because people with ADHD find the mental and/or visual stimulation they want from a video game while homework lacks the visual stimulation, making it easier to navigate attention away from. I have ADHD myself so I experienced this type of thing first hand. |
how and why can corporations be considered as people? | For the same reason labor unions are people. It's a group of people acting together for a common goal. |
The leaning tower of pisa is leaning because of the soft ground under it. If that is the case shouldn't the tower be sinking straight? | The ground on the left side is slightly soften than the ground on the right side. So it is sinking in unevenly. It is almost always the case that if the ground is too soft for a particular building, it won't sink in *directly* downwards. |
Why can America get away with spying on friendly countries without getting in deep poop for it? | There really is no 'illegality' in the absolute sense, as there is no governing legal body on a global scale. Ultimately, the recourse nations take will be weighed against the benefits derived from having a relationship on good terms with the US. There always is a double standard for the nation at the top of the food c... |
How come if I'm late making a payment a corporation/company can charge me interest on the outstanding amount. But when a corporation/company owes me money, I can't charge them interest? | Most likely, because you signed a contract with them, or made an agreement by some other means, that says they have the right to charge you interest. The same contract or agreement might have also said they don't have to pay you interest. |
What's the difference between clementines, tangerines and mandarins? | A clementine is a type of citrus fruit. It has a bright orange rind. They have a diameter of about 3 to 5 inches. Clementines are easy to peel and have no seeds. They are grown in California, and are usually available from November to January. _URL_9_ A tangerine is citrus fruit related to the mandarin orange. Tangerin... |
My cable provider has a monopoly on service in my neighborhood. This is the case throughout the US. How is this *not* anticompetitive behavior? | Most cities/towns sign a contract for x years . When it's up for renewal, by law there has to be a public comment period so consumers have the right to express their pleasure or dissatisfaction. So next time your town renews make sure you give your opinion, and make sure those dissatisfied do the same. |
2001: A space Odyssey. | Key point:The monolith in Africa at the dawn of man is what nudged humanity's ancestors towards intelligent thought. The monolith on the moon was **buried** there, also at the dawn of man. When humans find it and dig it up, sunlight hits it for the first time in billions of years and that monolith sends out the signal ... |
Why are peanuts so cheap, compared to ALL other kinds of nuts? (almonds, pistachios...) | Much lower investment in farming peanuts than in farming real nuts. Take almonds, for example. The tree won't bear fruit until three or four years old, and won't be at maximum yield for several more. So at a minimum the farmer has to leave his fields non-productive for several years, even though he still has to tend th... |
Why would 1 US Dollar be worth something more or less in other countries and why do exchange rates fluctuate? | The value of a currency depends on a number of factors, some of which are quite complex. But in simple terms, we tend to think of the value of $1 in terms of how much 'stuff' we can buy with it. The amount of 'stuff' that $1 will buy depends on how much 'stuff' is available , and how many other people also want that 's... |
How did astronauts get back off of the moon and reconnect to the part of the craft in orbit? | Well, the landing model had a separating compartment capable of propelling itself back into lunar orbit to rendezvous with the orbiter. I'm sure there is someone out there who could provide a much more detailed explanation but I'm not sure how specific you want to get. But i can tell you it took a lot of math. [here] i... |
How is it that a burglar can sue a home owner if the burglar was injured while breaking into/attempting to break into a home? | You *can* do that, because technically you can sue a homeowner if you are injured in their home. But that doesn't mean anyone would ever get anything but laughter and derision for trying. Given that the law in most places also allows the home owner to *shoot and kill* the burglar, no one is going to actually side with ... |
Why is two neutron stars colliding considered important? What are the implications of this? | We saw gravity waves that tell us the mass of the objects involved, we saw gamma ray bursts and the gravity waves allowed us to find the location and look with ordinary telecopes in visible and near-visible wavelengths. Visible light from hot things carries information, in the spectrum of light emitted, about the eleme... |
if Banksy is anonymous, then how do we know which artworks are Banksy and which are imitations? | He has a significant cohort of close friends that work with him and know his identity . As well Banksy has a bit of an internet presence and often gives out statements and whatnot that are verified either through his friends or the fact it's on his official website. So through either method he has a means of calling ou... |
How can someone "crack" an encoded message and/or find the encryption key? (contains sample message for you to crack) | > how simple encryption can be broken Some of the encryption used in WWII was quite sophisticated, and required many, many hours of intelligence and code-breaking work to crack. I think you're selling short the efforts of codebreakers the world around when you say this.Inferring from that your post is in english, I can... |
Why are there far more bald men than bald women? | The baldness gene is on the X chromosome in a section that is unmatched in the shorter Y chromosome. The gene is recessive, which means it will be overridden by whatever it's paired gene is. Women have a second gene to pair it against, so they must receive it from both parents. Men do not have a gene to pair it against... |
Why do bridges from the 17 & 1800s seem to last longer than our bridges today? | In short, simplicity. Old bridges are built with arches, if the structure is solid and the stones don't degrade then there is no reason for it to fail. |
why is military service mandatory in some countries? | there are some factors such as willingness in spending large amount of money for hiring soldiers compared to low paid conscripts, the size and population of a nation, the history of that nation etc. in my country, all male aged 18 and above are to serve in national service, this include Civil defense, Police, military ... |
Why is the 5000+% raise of Daraprim so significant? Why can't another pharmaceutical companies develop this drug for a lower price? Are there other treatments to toxoplasmosis? | Turing has the exclusive right to sell the drug in the US . For years each tablet has been sold for $13.50 but after acquiring the rights to the drug the company jacked up the prices. Other pharma companies could doubtless make the drug, but Turing is the only company right now that's licensed. It's significant because... |
What happens when a former US President dies? How does the country react? Are the protocols similar to UK Royalty? | If a former President dies, they have a big funeral, maybe a moment of silence before sporting events, and the news channels run a bunch of coverage about what a swell guy he was. Ronald Reagan died in 2004 and I don't recall it being a terribly big deal at the time. This question is going to become a lot less hypothet... |
Why are the numbers on an analog radio dial irregularly spaced? | It's a logarithmic scale, not linear. It's actually driven by the physics of how the radio circuit works. |
Why did the US fight a civil war over ending slavery, then happily went along with segregation for almost 100 years? | I'm Australian and I know the American Civil War wasn't fought over slavery, it just happened to be a differing political stance between the two factions. |
So in the Western World there is constantly controversey over gays and lesbians, but do we see the same controversy in communities of small rural areas of Africa or Asia? | You are being told bullshit. In majority of Islamic countries being homosexual is punishable by death penalty. There's lot more *controversy* in Asia and Africa than in West. In Eastern Asia homosexuality is considered a taboo topic. In Africa homosexuals are being hunted and killed by either Christians or Muslims or j... |
Why do people pass out from getting a tattoo? | Because you're not really five: Pain can stimulate the vagus nerve and is a common cause of vasovagal syncope. When the vagus nerve is stimulated, excess acetylcholine is released, the heart rate slows and the blood vessels dilate, making it harder for blood to defeat gravity and be pumped to the brain. |
Why can't you grab hold of things or exert power after a fit of laughter? | It could be cataplexy, a relatively rare condition often linked with narcolepsy. Basically, the immune system destroys an important neurotransmitter called hypocretin. Hypocretin regulates wakefulness, so the body starts relaxing as if you're falling asleep, but your brain is awake. |
why is it that we can't drink sea water to quench our thirst? | if there is more salt in the water outside the cells than the water inside the cells your cells can't pull the water in and in fact the salt water will pull the water out of the cells since cells use the gradient of dissolved ions to move water through their cell membranes. |
Why old letters (agreament / pacts / contracts) with red seals on them are not meant to be opened? | it's a wax seal, with only the original writer having the stamp. they seal it so it recipient knows if it's been opened.. the wax would clearly be broken, etc |
It cost $6.4 billion to upgrade a section of the Golden Gate bridge, why did it only cost about $612,501,367 to build the entire bridge? | Inflation isn't enough to adjust for. New technologies to make the bridge earth quake resistance cost money. The cost of steel did not rise equally to the cost of inflation. Labor cost have drastically increased as well. Labor unions not only demand top dollar wages for their workers but they also demand top of the lin... |
why does the earth still have such a big molten core after so long? | This is the same question scientists were asking themselves in the 19th Century. Their calculations told them an earth with a hot interior could be no more than a few tens of millions of years old, while the sediment layers were telling them something very different. The piece of the puzzle they were missing was radioa... |
Why do cut vegetables release water when you add salt to them? | Adding salt affects osmosis. The salt concentration, both inside and outside the cell walls of the vegetables is stable, and the water doesn't move across the membrane. When you add salt, the water moves from inside the membrane to out, to balance the salt content inside and out if the cell. Ultimately the salinity of ... |
Why do I feel better in the morning after an all-nighter than I do if I had gone to sleep? | I know what you mean man, have exactly the same. Still don't know why it feels better though..Because you are not over 30 years old. |
When boxers train by being hit in the abdomen with a medicine ball, does that force eventually tone the abs, or just help the boxers get used to punches? | Muscles are toned by repeated contractions, not concussions. It's just so the boxer gets used to being hit. |
What makes Japanese cars (Honda/Toyota, etc.) more reliable than German (Mercedes/ BMW/ Audi, etc.) and American cars (Ford/ Chevy, etc.) | That all depends on the aspect of the car you are talking about. Honda is known for the reliablilty of their engines. However American automanufacturers have better durability for trucks overall. When you get into the specifics of a vehicle each country of design has it's upsides and it's downsides |
Kids generally seem happier than adults. Why? | Kids don't have bills to pay or jobs to worry about. All their needs are seen to by other people. Food is cooked for them, outings to fun things planned. Nothing takes effort on their part and the world appears to literally revolve around them from their point of view. Children also don't worry about upcoming wars, or ... |
If a politician vows to make health care, education, or any other extremely costly service free, how do we intend to pay for that? | Remember, large companies make large campaign donations so politicians like to keep them happy. Yes they can and sometimes do raise taxes for corporations but that's rarely all they do. Cutting spending in another area is a popular one, that's why the NIH is funding fewer and fewer grants for research. Their budget has... |
How does google maps predict the effect traffic will have on my travel time so accurately? | There's actually a recent video on this on techquickie. [Link] If you can't watch right now the basic things are: tracking cell phones, using information from waze and information sent by the government.Every device running Google Maps or Waze are able to provide realtime data about location and speed for traffic data. |
How not to get hacked. | Run software like Malwarebytes and a good, up to date anti-virus program. That, however, is just a start. Do not download files from suspect sources. A lot of malware comes from pirated and other 'untrust' software, for example. Run an ad blocker, as some malware comes from 'drive by' attacks via ads. In general, run s... |
Why does Google allow Apple to use their apps on iPhones, yet Androids don't have Apple-developed apps? | Google makes more money off software and advertising than hardware, Apple the opposite. If people could get all the Apple-specific software on their Android phone, they'd be more likely to buy an Android, so Apple would lose money. Google can make money off both, so for them it's a good business move to make their soft... |
what happens when you shoot a gun in space? | First shot would move you backwards. Newtons laws of physics. Bullets fire fine in a vaccum. But let's say you keep firing. Let's say you have a 200 round belt feeding a machine. After ten or twenty or so rounds, the machine gun has heated up enough that the rounds start cooking off. This is when it gets fun. Each bull... |
Why did America have a large economic upturn after the second world war? | The US was the only major industrial power in the world that didn't have the shit bombed out of it. While the rest of the world was rebuilding, the US was cranking up the factories. |
The process of animation before CGI was commonplace | It depends on the type of animation, there's a bunch. * Stop-motion animation is taking a series of photos where each photo becomes a frame of the animation. In between taking photos you move the object being animated a small amount, so when you combine all the photos into film it looks like the object is moving by its... |
Why are some roofs shaped like this ? (Northern France so not a snow area) | What I'm interested in is why the gradient changes and not just stays constant like it does in other areas |
How come there is not a standardized power outlet plug that every country uses? | Because there are not just different plug types buy a range of different voltages and cycles . So if plugs were the same then you might plug an appliance into wrong voltage and blow it up. Those universal adapters only work if you're using a switching power supply that works on a range of volts so then just physically ... |
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