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What the differences between wage subsidies and raising the minimum wage? | Both have the same result: giving people, especially in the lower class and lower middle class, more money. The critical difference is who pays for it. Raising the minimum wage forces companies to pay the cost; while wage subsidies puts the cost on taxpayers, whoever that is. How effective they are hasn't been studied ... |
How do thermometers differentiate the actual temperature from the “feels like” temperature (and how is that measured)? | Another point to consider. Have you ever woken up from sleep feeling hot and sweating a bit? Then you take the blanket off and in a second it feels like you aren't from 100F degrees to 50F. Similar thing |
why do people say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results, when it is not the definition | because it sounds cool/smart.really, that's it. there is no other reason for it. the quote has been attributed to Einstein which again gives the speaker the impression he/she is insightful for quoting a genius. |
What is the Baha'i Faith? What do they believe? | The Baha'i Faith grew out of Islam in the late 1800s. The TL;DR of their beliefs are that God has communicated with mankind throughout all of human history, using various prophets . These have included Adam, Abraham, Moses, Krishna, Zoroaster, the Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, the Bab, and the Bah'uallah, the founder of the... |
Why does the moon look so much smaller when you try to take a picture? | If you're using a cellphone camera, these are mostly wide angle. Wide angle lenses have the effect of making the z axis distances between objects appear larger. Things that are far away get really small, and things that are close appear VERY close. The benefit of this is that the lens gives you a wider field of view. C... |
Why does depression seem so much more prevalent in modern times? | Because it's only in modern times that we have diagnosed it as a treatable medical condition and not things like possession by a demon or insanity. |
Why does previously opened chocolate turn light colored and chalky? | Some of it is sweating away of the oil and fat, leaving behind a dryer, chalkier product, and some of it is polymerization. Like most oils and fats, the ones in chocolate, mostly cocoa butter, can oxidise in air and they also react to light and heat and form polymer chains. IE they dry or get solidified. If you've ever... |
Why do we like our drinks cold but our food warm? (For the most part.) | You like food that tastes good hot and probably like a lot of food that tastes good cold and haven't thought about it. Like an apple. Or Carrots. Cooked Carrots taste like shit. Some drinks are good cold. Though most like their coffee hot, or tea, or hot cococa. Probably depends on the temperature outside. In general t... |
Why is there still space junk in orbit if it's so hard to maintain a stable orbit? | Space junk is small and it has very little drag in space. Not much to slow it down. The ISS is much bigger and is closer to Earth and therefore has more drag. Most satellites are much further out, but much of their usefulness lies in their precise positioning. It isn't hard to maintain a stable orbit. |
Why do countries practice compulsory voting? What are the benefits and detriments of it? | Imagine you're part of the privileged business and political elite that run a country. Now, if you just had a dictator run the country you run the risk of revolt, so you want to give people the illusion of being participants in the governing of the country by letting them decide who gets to be king for a couple years. ... |
Why are the majority of vehicles on American roads gasoline powered and not diesel? | I think there is some history behind it. But currently it is very difficult for diesel passenger cars to pass emissions requirements in California. And since California is such a huge market, if a car can't pass in California it doesn't get made. I believe the issue is controlling NOx emissions which can be done but re... |
What makes our ears feel "popped"? | Your ear drum transmits vibrations from the air to the ossicles, tiny bones in your inner ear. This is how hearing translates from air vibrations to signals your brain picks up. The Eustachian tube equalizes air pressure on the inside of the eardrum with the outside environment. This isn't always open, and can get furt... |
Between the USA and the UK, what's the difference between how much freedom each other has? | For starters, if you post a racist rant on Facebook, you will face legal penalties in the UK but not in the US. So that is one example of a difference in freedom. You can own guns without a license in the United States, so that's another freedom you might have. But some would argue that you have a greater freedom in th... |
If humans need a decent amount of water in them to be considered "hydrated", why does our body pee it out so quick just to be replaced? | Water is an *incredible* solvent. Lots of undesirable chemicals can be dissolved in water. Water removal is a great way to get rid of the undesirable chemicals that can be dissolved in it. Eat a steak? Lots of nasty chemicals can come from a broiled steak, and they're not going to a lot of good sitting around in your g... |
How is it possible that some beverages can be described as "dry"? | It has some astringency which does create a sort of 'drying' mouthfeel. For example I can't drink dry wine because well, it feels like I'm scorching/drying out my throat. |
Why does oil cause daily gas price fluctuations, but food prices don't cause daily restaurant price fluctuations? | 1. Restaurant menus are so long and complex, it would be hard to reprice them.2. Ingredients are only about half of the restaurant's expenses, sometimes less.3. Restaurants compete against each other on many variables besides price, so they don't need to lower their prices 1% when ingredient costs go down a bit. |
If scratching irritated skin is bad for you, why do our bodies create the urge and sensation of itching? | Itching isn't fun. People don't like to be itchy all over. If we find out that certain habits lead to itching, we intentionally avoid those habits or minimize them as much as possible. In the case of insect-carried disease, itching in response to bites probably lessens your long-term exposure. |
Heart rate increase and decrease | Yes HR generally declines as ambient temp declines. I'm reminded of the story of the lowest HR recorded during competition. It was pro cyclist Bob Roll with a HR of 28 at a summit finish of some grand tour where the weather turned to freezing rain and the under-dressed riders were nearly frostbitten. |
Why does the gas feel like a fluid in the container? | Because it is liquid in the container. It's under pressure which forces its state to be liquid instead of gas. This applies to all substances; you can change its state of matter through temperature or pressure. |
Why are the symptoms of heart attack different for men and women? | Symptoms are the same for the same event. Women are, however, predisposed to microvascular angina which presents differently. Maybe that's from where this confusion has arisen. |
How do hunters ensure that they do not shoot other hunters? | I can only speak for Colorado, but to get a hunting license you have to take a Hunter Safety Course. They teach you a little about gun safety and how to prevent things like accidental shooting. During rifle season and black powder hunters must wear a certain amount of orange to make them visible. This isn't required fo... |
Water makes the ground slippery, but why don't we use water as a lubricant? | Water is a lubricant in sufficient quantities, but in thin layers it's actually an adhesive-- there are few lubrication applications that are willing to risk the lube turning into glue at an inopportune moment. |
Why are lawn mowers so loud? The engine is a third the size of a car's but makes three times as much noise? | take off the exhaust system of a car and you'll find it's extremely loud. put a big muffler on a lawn mower and you'll find it barely makes a sound. |
Why can't the US have a mail-in ballot system in place? | The US does have a mail-in ballot. In fact in many states you can always vote this way if you choose. It's handled on a state by state basis for who/what they allow mail-in ballots for.Voting is handled by states. If the state wants to do a mail-in system, they can. A few states have only mail-in systems with some exce... |
Why does MS paint get so much hate? | It's very basic, and a lot harder to make something look nice than a program like photoshop. That said, I've seen some fantastic art made with it. An artist should not blame the medium. Practice with MS paint and you'll get good at it. It's just frustrating to get to that point.Because MS paint has a hilarious lack of ... |
Why do cold drinks tend to taste better than warm drinks? | One factor that goes into your perception of flavor is that changes in temperature affect how your taste buds interpret the tastes of whatever you're eating/drinking. Basically, when something is warmer , it tastes sweeter, whereas the colder something is , the more bitter it tastes . Drinking a very warm soda may be a... |
How does war generate money for a country. | It doesn't. War depresses the economy as labor and material are diverted to the task of destroying other labor and material. Certain areas of the economy may benefit speficifically, like arms manufacturers, but overall it wastes a lot of money. The US emerged as the dominant economic power after WW2 because they were t... |
Why can't a person, that has suffered from hypothermia, be revived? | Sometimes they can, there have been hyperthermia victims who have survived over an hour without a heartbeat. Under normal conditions, your brain cells start to die after about 4 minutes. Even when frozen, they comes a point where there has been so much damage you can't be revived.People suffering from hypothermia can b... |
Why haven't we researched more into tunnelling through the earth as a means of travel? | The deepest hole we've ever managed to dig is a 7.5 mile borehole in Russia. It's 9 inches in diameter. We're terribly confused by how they managed to get it that deep; sediment layers and rock formations aside, the enormous pressure at that level should cause it to collapse in on itself. The biggest issue is well, why... |
The seemingly high inflated price of AUD versus other currencies for goods and services. | Okay nobody has mentioned this at all and it actually has a large part for the increased costs. Warranties. By Australian consumer law, consumers are heavily protected in case of any workmanship and other defects, for a minimum 12 months. Clothing, electronics, almost anything. To cover this gap there is a slight incre... |
Why do people hate Bethesda now? | I don't think people hate them as much as you think. But they've been silent on a new Elder Scrolls or their new game Starfield, and instead have focused on re-releasing Skyrim 15 times, milking you for tons of pay-to-win nonsense in ESO, etc. |
What exactly is a "Holocaust Denier" and how can you possibly deny the Holocaust? | The Nazis went to great lengths to cover up what they were doing. There isn't a lot of direct evidence showing exactly who ordered the execution of the Jews, or the amount killed. Holocaust deniers use this lack of direct evidence to downplay or deny the Holocaust altogether. |
Why are Power Loaders (from Aliens) not a real thing? | [Because this], and you don't need things that work worse and are more expensive, even if they look cool.They are not financially viable. The more you load up your machine with various hydraulic systems, the greater the cost. Add to this, the most efficient device around, more or less, is the wheel. All sorts of energy... |
Why do dump trucks have an extra pair of wheels under them that don't touch the ground? | They do touch the ground, once they are heavy enough, they need to be on the ground to relieve stress on the other axles. They are then raised when going around corners/bends so that they don't drag. They are like the raised axles on a transport truck. |
How do celebrities keep their cell numbers and personal emails so locked down? | Let me give you a perspective from the service provider - I used to manage accounting of a major UK based mobile phone service provider. The customer's information and data is segregated, and each customer is assigned a value - Low, Medium, High and Premier League . I was able to access L, M and H but no one that I kne... |
Why do people bash on the younger generation even though they influenced them? | Vsauce recently posted a great video called [Juvenoia] Older generations tend to disapprove of whatever the younger generation is doing. Even though they influence us, we have to admit that our world is very different to their's when they were young. One of the reasons offered in that video is that the fact that the ol... |
How do birds and small rodents not fry on telephone wires? | They aren't grounded. If they were to touch the wire beside it, or a guide wire while walking/perching, ZAP!", 'Well, telephone lines do not carry enough current to fry anything. As to why they are not killed by electrical lines, it is because they do not complete a current. If they touch two wires at once or ground th... |
How can sexuality be something you are born with, while not at all relate to your genetic code? | Nurture also counts in vitro. I read a study a while back that stated the more older brothers you have, the more likely you are to be gay. Apparently its an antagonistic system to help maintain a reasonable breeding pool.Sexuality is multifaceted. Genes will play a roll. It is possible that gene expression leads to dif... |
Why won't the Mars One astronauts be able to return to Earth at any time? | I also thought it was not just fuel restrictions but during the extended time spent on Mars the difference in gravity/atmosphere will lead to a change in bone density/muscles so if you were to come back to Earth you would have serious medical issues? I could be wrong but thought I read that somewhere. Also fuel restric... |
Why do parents who vaccinate their kids dislike it when others choose not to vaccinate their kids? If an outbreak occurs, it only affects the unvaccinated kids, right? | Because if my kids are under a year old, or if they have specific allergies and can't get the vaccine, then your choice to believe in anti-science threatens their lives. |
Why are Puerto Ricans so divided on the issue of statehood? | They are in a grey area right now that gives them a lot of benefits of being a part of the US without having to pay taxes for said benefits. Statehood would give them a vote but it would also mean they have to start paying taxes that they may not be able to afford. There are other benefits they miss out on without stat... |
Why does a streamed video completely lose all progress when you move the slider to a different time in the video??? Seriously this is a daily struggle | It depends on the video player, youtube uses something called DASH. DASH only buffers a few minutes ahead so that if you leave in the middle of a video you arent wasting many minutes worth of bandwith and it can be faster on some networks, it also doesn't save the data of past frames to keep the cache usage low. This c... |
The appeal of comic book superheroes | It's the same reason people watch action movies or read adventure novels. It gives you someone who is already noble or whatever, but then faces a stronger enemy and against all odds defeats them using wit, strength or some other sought after quality. You just gotta find a hero you like. I like the Flash a lot. Also Dea... |
what makes the Curiosity Rover more significant than other rovers that have been on mars in the past. | The Rover Curiosity is the largest man made object to be put onto the surface of Mars . It'll also be the first rover to be dropped onto another planning using the sky crane method. Basically the drop ship comes down pretty low, hovers, and then winches the rover down onto the surface instead of using the airbag method... |
what's happening in the body when I get "shy bladder"... And how do I conquer it? | Don't know why it happens. My solution for it, though, is to stare at a point on the wall and focus all of your attention on that . Keep staring at it while trying to stare at other nearby points until your eyes unfocus. You should be peeing by then. |
When I order a package being delivered by Fedex, why do they travel past my house to deliver it? | FedEx operates using a spoke-hub system. If you drop off a package at a FedEx location, it gets sent to the closest major FedEx hub to be processed. Once there, it gets sent to the hub closest to the recipient's address. There it'll be processed for distribution within the hub's radius of operations. This saves them mo... |
Why do people seem to get more personal and open when speaking to them at night? | Well I guess it's cause people are usually too busy with their work, school, obligations, etc. during the daytime and usually reflect on the day by evening. When people are settled in their homes and done for the day they can then focus on their thoughts and are likely to talk more openly. |
How did hydrocarbon lakes (oil and gas) form on Titan if Earths formed from broken down biological material? | And let's be clear: there are no lakes of oil on earth . Hydrocarboms on earth are trapped, on the molecular level, in porous rock. |
Why do we limit processors and operating systems to 64 bit? | Because so far, 64 bit is enough. We'll get to 128 bit and more, but it's just not needed right now, and it would cost a shitload to develop the hardware and software required to do 128 bit computing. Remember, we just really got to 64 bit computing a few years ago. 32 bit processing started in about 1995, with the Pen... |
Why do you sometimes get stage fright when at public urinals | Work out math equations in your head while waiting. I don't know why this works, but it seems to. And I'm not even a math person. |
Do I have to pay any Credit Card Fees or APR even if I pay my statement in full? | > I believe there is an annual fee for some credit cards You'll still have to pay the annual fee if the credit card requires it. > I'm not 100% certain on what APR means for people like me who pay the balance owed in full each month. As long as you are paying your balance before the due date, you won't incur any intere... |
how a double-blind study works, and why it is considered so reliable | One of the hardest things to do in science is show that A, and only A, caused B. If I drink some herbal tea, and my headache goes away, it is very hard to say whether it was the tea that helped, something else I did, or if the headache just went away on its own. Double blind studies help rule out the external factors. ... |
Why do people do cocaine off of mirrors? | For starters, it's best to use a hard, non-porous, flat surface. The reflectiveness makes it easier to see that you've inhaled all of it without wasting any. Also, it looks cooler. |
why are night scenes represented in blue tones on movies and comics? | It's more aesthetically pleasing, and makes the frame look more striking than a plain black background.Depending on the film, "cool colors tend to suggest tranquility, aloofness, and serenity" . Color in films/comics is very interesting because "psychologists have discovered that mostpeople actively attempt to interpre... |
What do people mean when they talk about the fourth dimension? | If you're talking about physics, there are three dimensions of space: height, length and width. And the fourth dimension is time. |
Why does PewDiePie have so many subscribers? | Started early, moved around a lot, put out a LOT of videos when no one else was taking youtube seriously. When Pewdiepie started there weren't many gaming channels around, and the ones that existed put out content only sporadically. Since he moved around a lot, his videos would make the trending page in different regio... |
why do married couples get a tax break? | In the US, they only have a tax advantage do if one spouse earns substantially more than the other, they can actually pay more taxes than they would as two singles in a few cases. _URL_0_You can play with the calculator and see what sorts of income pairs have more effects on their taxes . It's pretty easy for an unmarr... |
why are daleks so cheesy looking? | The same reason every alien planet looked like a quarry in Wales. The original show was made with a very low budget and was meant to be made for children and was supposed to be an edutainment show with a few scifi stories mixed in to keep kids interested. The first few episodes had the Doctor, his granddaughter Susan a... |
Why aren't more people still worshipping the Greek Gods? | I don't know what you're talking about! I've been sacrificing a lamb to Poseidon to ward off earthquakes every month and we haven't had a one! |
Why does concrete from 40/50 years ago seem better than the concrete of today? | Concrete\xa0will never fully\xa0cure; it continually hardens\xa0forever, although for all practical purposes, it reaches a point where further hardening will be so slow as to be unnoticeable.\xa0 So, maybe the old concrete you've seen was left alone long enough, and newer stuff was not. |
California couple survived wildfire by staying in a pool for 6hrs... How is that possible? | Both water and the planet earth are absurdly good insulators. The surrounding soil is always about 60-65 degrees F. Also, it takes a very long time with a very strong heat source to heat a pool, without cycling the water, the water at the bottom of the pool remains a heat sink for the rest of the pool. Finally, the fir... |
How is it that two or more completely unrelated people can look so much like each other? | Well /u/Cake_Farts_ the simple answer is there is only so many faces we can have. If I have 5 dice and I roll them one by one and I get 1,2,3,4,5 eventually if I keep rolling the dice I'll get 1,2,3,4,5 again. The dice are unrelated but there just are no more options to be had. The same rule applies to facial features.... |
Why do online games ban players in waves? | Not letting the hackers know you're on to them is one reason but another is just resources A developer may not have a patch for their auto banning system yet and want to ban the cheaters. So the process goes like this: Devs detect a cheat, comb logs to see who cheated, give list to people with access to the banning too... |
Why don't police officers use non-lethal weapons? | Police do have things like pepper spray and tasers, but there are problems with those. Pepper Spray doesn't stop people quickly, and is only immediately effective at close range. Outside of a few feet and it's not very useful. And when someone is angry, and is then even more angry due to having pepper spray in their ey... |
Why do we want to drink milk or water when we eat something "rich" like chocolate? | I'm the only person I know who craves milk when I eat ice cream. Any other freaks out there?", 'Ahhh like when you are drinking sweetened condensed milk from the can, and you become nauseated, then you drink some regular milk and you feel fine again - so you can continue to drink more condensed milk.Milk tastes good af... |
When human beings didn't have tools to cut their hair what happened to it? | Cutting tools have been around longer than 'human beings' have existed. The olduwan pebble chopper was around with australeopithicus. We wouldnt even recognize these creatures as humans really, maybe just weird looking ones or weird looking apes. But I doubt they ever thought to cut their hair with them, 2.8 to 1.7 mil... |
it seems like most cancers have some sort of screening and are fairly treatable when caught early. Why isn't screening a more regular thing like yearly physicals? Is it a cost thing? | Cancer can be anywhere, any size. Sometimes it's microscopic. A screening that finds it takes a very long time, and a lot of equipment. Doing it to everyone on Earth would be an endless task. |
Why is it so easy to differentiate between boys' and girls' handwriting? | Don't have access to the paper, but the abstract seems to at least confirm OP's premise:[Paper] |
How /r/politics brainwashes and spams its readers, | From a neutral standpoint as I'm not of either persuasion /r/politics for the most part is made up of liberals, so that means content praising liberal ideology is upvoted and content detracting from it is downvoted. So to users unaware of the minutia of politics over weeks/months of only seeing the negative associated ... |
Why does the medication I paid $10 for in South Africa cost $110 in America | Because the healthcare industry in the US is run for profit before any other consideration. Ostensibly it is supposed to be a free market, but really it isn't, it is highly regulated. Unfortunately, unlike in many other countries which also have highly regulated healthcare industries the regulation benefits those that ... |
If I was 66 million light years away from earth and had a telescope strong enough would I be able to see the dinosaurs if i faced it towards earth? | No. Not even theoretically. Ever wondered why the telescopes they use to see far away objects are the size of an actual building? You need to capture enough light, and focus it to see something. The further away you want to look, the bigger lens you need. Here's a formula: `Earth Radius/Distance = 1.22 × Wavelength / L... |
Why are villains always laughing? Why the connection between evil and laughter? | It's an easy way to highlight their disregard for whatever evil act they are doing. Killing someone is bad enough. Killing them and laughing about it is even worse. |
How are lie detector test still used by law enforcement in the US? | Just because they don't detect *lies* doesn't mean they don't detect *anything*. And just because this evidence is not admissible in court doesn't mean it doesn't provide potentially valuable data points for an investigation. |
Why aren't houses in tornado alley built to withstand tornados? | Apologies to the sub. I did an initial search but did notice a similar question. After submitting, I looked at the results in more detail and found these: _URL_0_ _URL_1_ So that's my bad. Feel free to downvote. |
Why don't countries (and societies) acknowledge and apologize for their past behavior (Turkey for Armenian genocide, for example)? | Turkey just doesn't agree with the term genocide. This week our prime minister said this. _URL_1_ And why does the Turks in Turkey doesn't want the events to be recognized as a genocide? This vid sums it up pretty good. _URL_0_ |
Why is Gender Studies widely mocked as a joke degree, while feminists are highly respected? | Feminists are highly respected within their circles. Gender studies does not provide you with a job skill or a useful education to set you up with a career outside academia. Most other majors would provide you with the foundational education, but add something useful to your career aspirations. You are basically spendi... |
Why can the Westboro Baptist Church use hate speech so openly when there are stories of people being arrested for using hate speech on Twitter? | Threatening a smiting from their vengeful god isn't a criminal action. Hate crime statutes involve the motive of a crime committed, not simply criticizing or expressing prejudice/hate in overzealous ways. |
How Islam, Christianity and Judaism have the same god. | A long time ago, the Jewish religion was created which believed in one all powerful god. Around 2000 years ago, a man was born named Jesus who preached both Judaism and then some. People claimed he was the son of the Jewish God and started worshipping him along with the Jewish God, breaking off from the Jewish people w... |
how are credit cards with chips in them more secure? Wouldn't using a stolen card with new chip tech be easier? | I don't think it protects you against theft. If your card is stolen it is just as vulnerable. The chip helps to protect against card fraud iirc. Like if someone tried to duplicate your card to impersonate you, it now becomes more difficult to do so because of the encrypted chip |
How could a world without money function. | As our economy is built? It couldn't. But you can actually see some examples for real: generally, a standardized currency falls out even when no money is imposed. For example, Diablo II had an entirely barter-based economy, but a few valuable and fungible items became effective currencies. |
Why is it impossible to make a perfectly round circle in a video game? | Physically impossible, pixels exist in a 90* or 180* angled line. Technically you can't even make a true hexagon.A perfectly round circle is a mathematical concept that does not exist in reality. Any physical object is going to have imperfections that make it less than "perfectly round" |
Why do dreams always end at the "good part"? | Idk if this is a thing. It's possible that you only remember those times because the disappointment stayed with you. It's also possible that you suddenly remembered that none of it was real and you have a boring life to get to and instead of turning into a lucid dream you just wake up into previously mentioned boring l... |
Why is removing the feeding tube more preferred than lethal injection in hospitals? | Because it is an act of *omission*, and not an act of *commission*. Passive approach versus actively killing them. Granted the end result is the same, it's just to assuage feelings of guilt, or lawsuits later on. |
How does LSD/acid work? | LSD is known to heighten the sense of meaning we get from various stimuli. It's not entirely clear how, but it seems like most of the effect is channelled by a particular receptor in the brain, the Serotonin 2A receptor. Receptors can change how cells in the brain function when molecules bind to them or prevent other m... |
Why do Adderall and other medications for ADD have different effects on people with ADD and people who don't have the disorder? | People with a legitimate medical condition need medications like Adderall to balance out the chemical reactions in their cells. An easier application to look at would be something like Hyperthyroidism, which is a disease that causes your thyroids to over produce a specific hormone. Now there is medication to reduce how... |
How do cashback credit cards work? Do you just get money for using the credit card? That doesn't seem very smart | Credit card companies charge the person you're buying from a percentage fee to process your payment. I believe it's around 3%. They pass a small amount of that fee to their credit card holders so you use their card instead of a competitor. |
When I'm at home on my WIFI, sometimes I'll catch my iphone showing LTE and not WiFi while on the lock screen. Why is this, and is it eating data? | It seems nowadays phone OSs and apps are designed as if everybody's data plan is unlimited. I leave cellular data disabled all the time. Only enable/disable when I really need it, and I disable background cellular data on all apps which allow it . |
Why do I get a headache while I'm looking at my phone or reading a book in the car? | Your eyes and inner ear disagree. You can feel movement, but looking at an object inside the car means you see yourself saying still. It's like being dizzy. . If you move the book or phone around a little, it helps. I find that just as long as I see a bit of movement, regardless of direction, I don't feel sick |
- Why don’t people patent certain things? | The process isn't cheap. A single patent process can be 10-15k. While that's just throwing around money for the fortune 50 companies, it means you can't just start a patent on everything. The patent office also won't approve everything they get applied. So you could spend $10k to get it rejected. |
Why can't enemy combatants on the ground hear Apache helicopters (or whatever) before they strike? | I live under a helicopter tour company's flight path, so I have a lot of exposure to them. I find that the sound waves change considerably depending on the aircraft's orientation. If they are flying level and going forward towards you, they are very quiet. I assume that the rotor wash is going down and slightly behind ... |
Can someone please explain to me why getting drunk is so great? | You want brain chemistry and cascading neuron failures put simply? Challenge accepted - First you feel better a bit , - Then decision making slows down a bit Repeat these two over and over and you have a brain that doesn't give a shit and one that is feeling better for no reason other than the endorphins Then you hit a... |
Since the Earth is always rotating, is it faster to fly in the same direction as the rotation, or does it effect it at all? | Inside the atmosphere, no. Not at all. As others have pointed out, it's like jumping on a trampoline. You don't end up hundreds of meters from where you started. However, for space agencies like NASA, yes. Once you leave the atmosphere that velocity can help you establish an orbit. Every satellite launch is in the same... |
why does 3 sugar packets make my coffee taste very sweet, but bottled cappuccinos with 30+ grams of sugar taste normal? | Another point of note, you're using to different forms of measurement. One teaspoon has about 4 grams, and I think most sugar packets are a tsp.It’s the Illuminati trying to get you vaccinated and keep you from realizing the truth about God’s flat earth |
Why is it socially unacceptable to show pride in something when you're in the majority? | These types of pride aren't always literal pride, so much as it is a refusal to be made to feel ashamed for being a part of a marginalized community. A privileged majority group asserting that they need a pride movement comparable to those of marginalized groups can be construed as belittling, misunderstanding, or igno... |
Why does the United States have a naval base in Cuba, one of our ideological enemies? | I think the question of *how* has been sufficiently answered; so, why is the US intent on staying there? Wouldn't it seem to encourage ongoing tension and hinder any sort of peace negotiations?", 'Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. If you need a fast response and have no one near then there is no fast res... |
the advantages of Ubuntu over Windows or iOS | Installed Ubuntu just yesterday. First time Linux user. As of now, the most visible things i can give you is speed, ease of use, and no bloatware. Seriously, it feels so good to be running an OS that has 1500 things you'll never use. Chances of security being compromised almost nil. |
How does Baileys have such a long shelf life when it's mainly made of cream ?? | Actually, it's more likely its high sugar content. The level of alcohol in Bailey's is not sufficient to be a disinfectant , but environments highly rich in sugar are anti-microbial. Hence why sugar doesn't go bad even though it's ostensibly a big pile of bacteria food. |
When a charger is plugged in the outlet but the end isn't plugged into a device, what happens to the electricity running through? | Electrical current doesn't flow until the circuit is complete. In this case, when your device isn't plugged in, there's no current until you plug it in. |
What happens to inmates serving life sentences when they become too old to look after themselves in a prison? | When a guy I know who was in prison, not for a life sentence, fell quite ill, he was taken to hospital where he was put under constant guard but apart from that, was treated like a regular patient. Actually wound up better for him, it meant his family could actually visit him more often since they weren't constrained b... |
What's so special about catalytic converters (besides price) that makes them such a hot target for theft? | Look at it this way,years ago if a thief wanted the cat under your car he or she would have to get a hack saw and cut that bitch off by hand and then have a fence they could sell it to for pennies on the dollar. Nowadays with the advent of cordless reciprocating saws and the proliferation of metal recycle'rs around it ... |
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