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Why is there no agreed "optimum" diet for maximum fitness? | Maximum fitness is a very broad term and could mean anything from being a marathon runner to a power lifter. And a 'optimum diet' for a marathon runner compared to an 'optimum diet' for a power lifter is also very different because they both have different physical goals which are affected by their diet. If your lookin... |
Venturi Effect and it's effect in producing huge amount of downforce with minimal drag in race cars such as the Lotus 79. | The Venturi effect is the drop in pressure that occurs when a fluid flows through a narrowing in a pipe. It occurs because for the same volume of fluid to flow through a narrower section of pipe, the flow must speed up. Bernoulli's principle states that , an increase in the fluid velocity corresponds to a decrease in t... |
Why do we awake from a nap as a passenger when coming to a stop in a vehicle? | Your inner ear can detect changes in movement like the slowdown of a car or you just tilting your head. If it is enough of a change for your subconscious sleeping mind to take note it wakes you unless you've trained yourself to ignore it. Many people can't sleep on an airplane and many people can't read in the car unti... |
What causes gravity? Do we know? | There are a bunch of theories. I've always wondered why it's so much weaker than the other natural forces. A quarter sized magnet verses the earths gravity on a paper clip. It's not even a contest. |
If some immigrants can afford to pay a smuggler thousands to bring them to the their destination, why don't they just buy a passport, and a plane ticket? | Buying a passport for a foreign country is very expensive. Unless that country is a hell-hole to which no one would want to emigrate. An EB-5 for the US is $500,000 to a million, and that doesn't get you a passport, just a visa. |
Why can't we treat deseases like depression with happiness hormones like dopamin? | We do. Stimulants like Adderall work on dopamine. There is also Wellbutrin and MAOIs . Serotonin, Dopamine, and Norepinephrine are the neurotransmitters commonly linked with depression. It really depends on which one an individual is low on that's causing the depressive systems. |
Why is the ACL so important? | Its a little bit of rope that helps hold your knee together. It's found on the inside of the knee, right in the middle..So the world can communicate primarily on sounds, not clicks. |
What's going on inside those box things on laptop chargers? | Ok - there's some rather misleading answers here. Modern laptop chargers are not, in essence, transformers. Yes, they contain components which act as transformers, but they're not controlling the electricity in the way a plain transformer would. Instead, they're what's called Switch Mode Power Supplies. In simple terms... |
How do flimsy little plants grow straight up through concrete and asphalt? | Long time reddit lurker but had to create an account for this since my decade-old Turfgrass Management education might come in handy here! If I remember correctly, plants being able to grow through concrete has a lot to do with the [Sclerenchyma cells/tissue], specifically the sclereids and fibers. They are essentially... |
What is the reason to the sound of words having a "feeling" to it, matching its definition? | brick" and "kiki" all have the "k" sound, which in phonetics is written [k]. This sound is pronounced at the back of the mouth, and involves first completely stopping the airflow, then releasing it very suddenly -- a type of sound called a "stop" or a "plosive". With "pillow |
how does a car battery function when wet? (when it rains, or in a car wash or something) | It's under the bonnet - the idea is that it doesn't get wet. Though even if it does, it's unlikely to make too much difference. The conductivity of rain water is low, so it'll only waste a very small proportion of the available current, and once you start the engine any water is likely to be evaporated fairly soon - ca... |
Why do many YouTubers choose to partner with big networks? | They take a cut of the revenue yes, but they also provide you with more opportunities to earn revenue. The main reasons for signing on to a network are: A) Greater opportunities for product placement / targeted advertising deals that earn you significantly more revenue than you earn through Youtube's built-in ad system... |
How does a rock (asteroid) make an explosion when it hits earth, such as one that could have taken out the dinosaurs? | Kinetic energy. Bullets aren't explosive, but they can do a lot of damage to you. Medieval rock throwers could do a lot of damage too. Meteors are like that, only going WAY faster: they are going fast enough that they contain more energy than a modern nuclear warhead: the meteor that killed the dinosaurs had the same a... |
How do those 'life time supply of...' competitions work? | Well, if you won say a lifetime supply of Snickers, you'd probably sign a contract entitling you to 300 snickers a year for 50 years. |
Why is the drinking age 14 in Germany but 21 in the USA? | Because laws can be arbitrary. There is no magical age at which every person becomes physically and mentally mature and/or able to handle drinking alcohol. Legislators some time ago decided that the age 21 seemed like a good idea and so that became the law. I'm sure the specifics are more complicated than that and vary... |
How can the argument of same sex marriage still be going on in the Government, when our government clearly states that religion is not to be mixed with politics. | > he only argument against same sex marriage seems to have religion at its base Untrue. There are plenty of [shit] arguments that aren't based in religion. |
When stars reach critical mass for nuclear fusion do they ignite immediately or is it a slower process? | Nuclear fusion only occur in the core of the star, where the pressure and temperature are high enough . This critical mass and temperature won't be stable. it will change depending on the local density, especially since there will be convection between the material of core and the outer layers of small size star . So f... |
Why wouldn't a government sponsored singular world currency standard work? | Another aspect is the variability of the actual value of currency. I'm going to make up numbers to illustrate my point As it currently stands, in a state with a relatively high standard of living like most of EU and N.A., you go to the store to buy a box of cereal. Let's say that costs you US$4.50. If you put that cere... |
why a new pope of 76 years old and 1 lung would be elected | They pick older men in poor health now. the reason being the very long life of John Paul 2. Many church leaders felt that John Paul had too big an influence on the Church, even for a Pope. Choosing a Pope is where the Cardinals really display their power. A younger, healthier Pope would mean they don't get to dot hat a... |
Why does more sleep make you tired? | Your body will adapt to some degree to that 6 hours a night sleep schedule. When you sleep in on the weekends it messes up your bodies internal clock since it's expecting you to continue the same pattern of sleeping and waking up after 6 hours. Also the average sleep cycle is about 90 minutes so sleeping 10 hours has y... |
Why does saying random numbers while someone is counting mess up their ability to count correctly? | It's not just saying random numbers. Try saying random words to a friend who is talking to you. Really. It's fun. |
Is the ISS classified as sovereign territory? If someone was murdered on it, could they be found guilty? | There isn't much of a legal precedent but [The outer space treaty] puts space outside of ownership and sovereignty. In space, no one must be found guilty by a jury of their peers |
Why has the UN Security Council become so ineffective and inoperative in it's role of international peacekeeping? | Well the Security Council is made up of 15 countries with one vote each. There are five permanent members with veto power, the US, the UK, France, China and Russia. Basically if peacekeeping is not in the interest of those five states, it doesn't happen. Coincidentally enough; Rwanda is currently one of the 10 non-perm... |
Is there a positive correlation between individuals with delusions of grandeur/narcissistic personalities and higher income? | Yeh as someone else said, people with personality disorders such as NPD are more likely to be poor, statistically speaking. Narcissistic personality traits/states, however are in all of us, probably exacerbated by the power that comes from high ranking business people and celebrities. That's just my opinion though.Some... |
How do eBay retailers profit from their sales when their authentic products sell for significantly less than the original retailers products? | Hey fellow Aussie. I think the other posters here are unaware of some Australia specific market conditions. We have long been affected by an ambiguous 'Australia Tax' that is virtually impossible to justify financially, which inflates the price of international goods . In this case, the reason you can buy that product ... |
Why is it that, in recent years, the UK seems to be getting American-made blockbuster films (The Avengers, Star Wars) days and sometimes weeks before the US does? | There's pretty good tax benefits for filming in the UK, and many big films go there, including Marvel Studios and Lucasfilm. It's possible part of the negotiations are to release the film early.Not positive on this but a friend of mine who studied the industry a bunch told me that this allows them to make up the cost o... |
Why do dog's cock their heads when you ask a question? | Have you first checked that this isn't confirmation bias? Do they always cock their heads when you ask a question? Do they cock their heads when you say other things? I don't see how a dog could understand when you're asking a question. Most likely, they've learned that you find it cute if they cock their head when you... |
What happens psychologically when groups of people who live and work in close proximity all experience the "today feels like it should be Friday but it is only Thursday" effect at the same time? | Suggestion and confirmation bias, mostly. Someone might not really feel that way, but once you put the notion into their head, you can create that feeling. Also, you notice the occasions when people agree with you more, and you notice the people who agree with you more. In an office of 20, the three people who say they... |
Why do we smile to illustrate happiness when showing teeth in most other animals demonstrates anger? | Humans have evolved complex facial musculature to better express emotions, which is common in social animals since they need to communicate with each other more. Your mistake in your question is the implication that smiling is the only facial action involving the showing of teeth. But you should also know that we can s... |
Why is snoring particularly annoying and hard to fall asleep within earshot of? | Snoring to me means that generally everything is okay and safe so I go straight to sleep. Maybe it's perspective ? |
How can some journalists (fe. Vice News) hang out with terrorist groups like ISIS without being killed? | what's stopping the terrorist? nothing. except they lose a channel to spread their word. and from your video. read the description. VICE News reporter Medyan Dairieh spent three weeks embedded with the Islamic State. he isn't white. |
How did the Russians know a human would survive in space without gravity? | They didn't know. They could tell it wasn't immediately fatal thanks to the animal testing on Laika and the monkey, but when Yuri Gagarin went up they really didn't know much more than that-- For example, we didn't know if the stomach or intestines would work in space. Gagarin had some tubes of [meat paste and chocolat... |
If a pilot crashes a plane due to a mechanical failure and crash lands into some number of people, killing them, who is at fault? | Well from my **biased** perspective as aircraft maintainer, investigators will *always* try to pin blame on maintenance. Its a really scary place to work when a plane goes down. Without a word, suits show up, confiscate log books, isolate and interview people, and scrutinize our records to death. Not only that, all the... |
Road signs give the distance to different cities, such as "Toledo 250" or "Erie 10". By what location in cities are these distances determined? | I'm London, a cross was erected in 1290. The cross is gone but a Victorian plaque commemorates the spot, at Charing Cross rail station, near Trafalgar square. This is the spot where all mileages into London are measured from. Source: _URL_3_ Also, door numbers in uk streets tend to run with the lowest numbers nearest t... |
Benefits of shaving with a 1, 3, 5 blade razor | It's pure marketing. They add features in order to justify the insane price. The expensive 5 blade cartridges cause people to use them for too long without replacing them, which causes skin irritation and ingrown hairs. Get a double edge safety razor. Blades are so cheap you can see them just a couple times before repl... |
What are the differences in these gasoline blends?Summer blend vs Winter blend. | I work in oil and gas, the main additive for winter blended gas is called isobutane. It allows the fuel to evaporate more readily at lower temperatures. This is important as liquid gasoline wont actually burn, it is the fuel vapors that burn. The advantages are better starting characteristics in a cold engine, the disa... |
Why is it easier to balance on a bike that is moving, compared to a bike that isn't in motion? | that is because of the centripetal force, wich holds the bike in an upward position nearly on its own starting around the speed of 6 meters per sekond . Because of the forward motion the weels and the attached frame are harder to tilt.For example, take something flat that has an axis to turn around, like a wheel of an ... |
Why do we forget our dreams so quick? | It's because we never try to remember our dreams. I'm a lucid dreamer and the best advice I can give you is to start writing your dreams down first thing in the morning. You will start to see changes in your dream recall in less than a week.Its something about subconscious. When your mind takes over after sleep it/you ... |
Why do we drive with one foot? | Essentially so that you don't panic/get confused and hit the accelerator and brake at the same time. If you're driving a stickshift you use both feet, but the other foot is on the clutch which won't have near as bad effects if you hit it at the same time as another. |
With all the advancements in technology, why does the dentist need a metal pick to clean my teeth still? | What do you expect them to do? We aren't as advanced as you'd think, we haven't gotten past the simple answer to removing gunk is something to scrape the surface. There are sonic devices some dentists use but the old tools work fine. Why fix what isn't broken?", 'Dentists mostly use an ultrasonic scaler to clean your t... |
Why is beef safe to eat at 145f but not chicken? Also, why was pork at one time recommended to be cooked to 160f? | One thing to keep in mind is that the form of the meat makes a difference in the required cooking temp. Bacteria will be on the outside of the meat. So if you cook a steak or pork chop whole, you'll be killing all the bacteria on the outside. However, when beef or pork is ground to make hamburger or sausage, any bacter... |
What causes us to feel pain in the first place physically? And what would happen if someone were to never feel pain when they are in pain? | Can't answer the first half of the question, but the second half: one could die if they can't feel pain and it is a very real condition: [Congenital analgesia] |
Why are people saying Libya is "worse than ever" right now? What is the current situation? | Under Qaddafi Libyans had electricity, water, food, education, security, roads, bridges, TV, public transportation, etc Now it's a fucking warzone. Libya has ceased to exist. There's a war for tripoli raging between three different clans in the west. Benghazi is controlled by western backed Islamic extremists. A totall... |
Why does the end of a beer/bottled drink always taste bad? | It's usually getting warm. I have a bottle sleeve that helps prevent that. Sometimes I still will dump out the last sip. |
Why does the heart beat slower, on average, for athletic people compared to less athletic people? | I believe it's because it's stronger, so it can pump blood around your body with less beats |
Why does Ukraine not take over the Malaysia Flight 17 crash site from the rebels? | Rebels have big guns too. And they're already there. Military strategy usually estimates you need at least double or even 5x more firepower to take over a defended position |
Why does so much stuff cause cancer? | Because everything causes cancer in the long run. Your body is an incredibly complex system. It only takes a really small error somewhere to run out of control and become cancer. These small errors can be caused by outside things, like a blast of radioactive particles or super sharp tiny glass fibers, or inside things ... |
Why does cheap jewelry turn your skin green after wearing it for a while? | It could also be nickle in the metal, same reason, just to dilute the good stuff so it's not so expensive. Some earrings/necklaces/bracelets react with my skin because of the nickle in them. |
why do almost all European jet fighters use a canard and delta wing system | Delta wings are great for smaller, lighter planes with light wing loading . They are sturdy and light and offer lots of internal space. They limit airfoil choice though, and as the plane gets bigger and heavier, their limitations start to outweigh their advantages. European countries tend to build small, lightweight fi... |
How does a fridge (or freezer) convert electrical energy into 'coldness'? | Think of a can of deodorant. The stuff inside is pressurized-- and when you spray it out, it feels cold, right? It's cold because as the gas leaves the can, [it expands]. The same principle runs your fridge-- You have a compressor and a sealed system. Coolant vapor runs through a series of pipes. Eventually the vapor c... |
How does the post office know how to redirect people's mail with a change of address? | The US Postal Service, or USPS, has to be notified of the change of address for it to work, first off. There's a simple online form or paper slip you can fill out that will let them know to forward mail for a number of weeks or months. After that, when USPS receives mail of any kind, they double check the address entri... |
Why do scandals end in "-gate"? | > Where does that come from? Is it because of Watergate? Yes. Imagine President Obama was thrown out of the white house because he did something illegal, like hiring a squad to break and enter into someone's office and steal their shit. Well that actually happened to a *different* president, and it was all anyone talke... |
Why we feel compelled to smack ourselves in the head when we do something stupid? | I think everyone is busy smacking their heads because they don't know the answer.Its a learned behavior from media and other people |
Why would the U.S. Government shut down over Planned Parenthood? | Because American politics is retarded. The government won't really shut down over that, but pretending that it might will win some politicians political points. |
Why do some types of alcoholic drinks get better with age? | Liquor aging in wooden barrels gets the most flavor changes. The alcohol actually seeps into the wood and then comes back out over the course of several years. So the type of barrel becomes very important . Because that impacts the flavor. Also, some of the liquor evaporates over time. Here's a good example: _URL_0_ . ... |
Birds are now commonly accepted as dinosaurs, so why hasn't their phylogenetic classification changed accordingly? Does it have to do with the fact that the majority are extinct/millions of years old? | The taxonomy of birds, reptiles, and dinosaurs is one big convoluted mess. No one is really sure who evolved when or from what, and since we will never get our hands on dinosaur DNA, it's likely to stay that way. The best answer that I can give is that the current taxa were created before we knew the bird-dinosaur link... |
Why do we always see gas stations in pairs? | Because people won't make left turns or cross intersections. They simply go into the station that's a quick right turn instead of having to do two left turns to continue in their direction of travel. So just by being there you are gaining business. |
Why does compressed, low quality audio sound "musical"? | I suspect it's probably more of an audio engineering type question. A lot of unknowns in that video. For example: The quality of the original recording, including types of microphones and recording equipment used. If this was originally broadcast, and recorded to VHS then later converted to digital, if so what compress... |
How in the world does 164 megabytes come out of a 71.5 megabyte zipped file? | Just to give a simplified example, imagine you have an 16 bit file that, in binary, is 1000000000000001. There's 14 consecutive zeroes that you can abbreviate.The zip file uses an algorithm to compress the data. It figures out a way to write *this* data using less space than the original. Usually, this is by replacing ... |
What could happen if the internet is not 'neutral'? | Right now, ISPs have to treat all data the same. If neutrality goes away, your ISP could take bribes from a company like best buy and make their website run faster. Meanwhile, Jim Smith, the owner of jim's electronics, is unable to afford to bribe the ISP, so his website takes 5 minutes to load and all his customers ge... |
Theoretical download speeds vs practical download speeds | Imagine that someone is sending you a book through postal services and he/she can only send a page at a time. So he puts every page in an envelope. At the end you not only have the book but also quite a few envlopes. That's what happens with download speeds - your data is being encapsulated with some header info so tha... |
How do people break through cinderblocks/multiple wooden planks in karate with what seems like ease and little pain? | On how it doesn't hurt them, if you've ever seen someone unsuccessfully hit a block or piece of wood, it hurts alot. This is because their hand comes to a complete stop, jolting all their muscles and bones and such. On the other hand, when someone punches through, they are making a fluid, solid movement that doesnt jol... |
Why don't 'unincorporated territories of the United States pay taxes? Why aren't they considered a state? | They *could* legally be required to pay taxes like other citizens, but are not. All territories receive far more assistance from the federal gov't than their taxes would provide, so it is kind of counter productive to tax them just to give that money back. > Why aren't they considered a state? Most territories just don... |
why wasn't cancer as common 200+ years ago as it is now | When people didn't live to be older than thirty, the cancer didn't really have a chance to get us |
The 11 dimensions of the universe. | I am not positive how accurate this is, but it's a great way to at least start thinking into the 10th dimension: _URL_2_ EDIT: Please see /u/edderiofer comment under here, I had a suspicion this movie wasn't completely accurate and that critique is great.This might sound like a facetious answer, but bear with me, becau... |
Can the US military ever replace all ground soldiers with robot equivalents? | Eventually? Yes. Right now? No. AI just isn't there yet. For better or for worse we need humans on the ground making rational decisions. |
If we constantly replace our cells and skin layers, how do tattoos last so long? | When you look at a person's tattoo, you're seeing the ink through the epidermis, or the outer layer of skin. The ink is actually in the dermis, which is the second layer of the skin. The cells of the dermis are far more stable than the cells of the epidermis, so the tattoo's ink will stay in place, with minor fading an... |
What do graphics card drivers do? | They connect the hardware to the software. With automated updates and pre-installed drivers, it is easy to forget that all hardware needs a driver to translate it's language into the operating system; not just graphics cards. They need to be updated because software is ever-changing. When application developers think o... |
Why does it feel warmer when there is more humidity in the air? | Your Body's natural ability to cool itself comes from Sweat evaporation. As the sweat evaporates, it transfers the body's heat to the air. On dry days, sweat evaporates quickly, which means it also carries away heat faster. On humid days, when the air is already saturated with water, sweat evaporates more slowly. |
How different political parties are trying to get the US out of debt. | You see, little Johnny's dad says that he's going to improve his budget by working more overtime and cut the cable. Little Tommy's dad says that he's going to work as he always has--maybe even take some less hours--and cut the cable, get rid of the home phone, and stop eating out.Good luck trying to get a no bias answe... |
Why is it easier to gain weight and stay at that weight than to lose weight and keep it off? | Evolution. The more energy you have, the better. Fatter food tastes better. It's easier to gorge yourself on 10,000kcal of good food than it is to abstain from it and eat 2000kcal/day. As far as physiologically, it takes a lot of effort to break down the fat and exhale it as CO2. Energy deficits are something your body... |
How does gravity relate to the atmosphere. | I already mentioned this in the thread below, but I'm going to mention it here so OP can see it. This seems like a very misleading question. You may want to mention Venus to your instructor, as it has lower surface gravity than Earth, but has an atmospheric pressure 92 times greater than the sea level pressure on Earth... |
Why is it that some people eat uncontrollably while some people just can't eat much? | Could be either reason. Could also be activity levels. Olympic athletes need to eat more than office workers. What matters too. A small amount of protein will make you feel full while a large amount of sugar and fat won't. |
IfIf people can be addicted to things like the adrenaline rush and the feeling of being high, Can people be addicted to Depression? | I'm a drug addict and depression and self loathing are a big part of my addiction. Dwelling in that low place becomes comfortable. In a strange way, yes it can be addicting in the sense that you want to be unhappy and don't want to make the effort to change. Also I'm 5 months clean and much happier now. |
If you shoot a bullet fast enough at the horizon, could you theoretically send it into orbit? | No. Conservation of momentum means it will hit its peak on the other side of the planet then fall again to hit you in the back of the head. To get in orbit, you'd need to shoot while above the atmosphere or give your bullet a mechanism to adjust it's trajectory on the other side of the planet. |
why do we scratch our head/chin/beard while thinking? | Believe it or not it's to stimulate our nervous system and create blood flow. By scratching in near your brain we create more blood flow which helps you think. It's a similar idea to getting a massage and how it helps rejuvenate muscles. |
If china claims to be a communist country, what reasons do they give for not having stronger labor laws? | It doesn't matter what a country claims to be. North Korea's official title suggests it is democratic , but that is certainly not the case. What a country says it is and what it actually is are not always in accord. |
Why does all trash smell the same when different people have different trash? | Remember when you were a kid and you played with all the different colours of Play-Doh? You'd mix one or two colours together and get purple, or green, or orange or whatever, but mix too many together and eventually all you get is brown? Well imagine that with smells. Mix enough crap in a big enough pile and pretty soo... |
Why can't we do single cup "coffee bags" just like we do tea bags? | French presses use immersion brewing, no force required. Siphons do use force, but only to separate the grounds from the coffee, so it's not due to that like some people have said. Now, for coffee snobs like myself, preground coffee already in a bag just won't do it. Also, even immersion and saturation of the grounds i... |
Why is the FaceBook app taking up almost 1 GB when in the App Store it says it's 175 MB? What else does it store? | I know this! What I've found out is that repeated updates begin to pile up in your storage. The quickest fix is to delete the app, and redownload it. Hope this helps. :) |
Why do we place offshore Wind Turbines in places with strong water currents? Surely more power could be generated by the water turbines given that water is roughly 816 times more dense than air? | Building turbines to work in air is fairly straightforward. Building turbines underwater factors in a bunch of new problems- you need to waterproof things, you need to prevent corrosion, it's a lot harder to perform repairs, it's harder to install, and you also need to put the cables to collect the power underwater as ... |
What are the cons associated with a law like Oregon's new voter registration opt out only? | There aren't many cons to list. Lots of other countries have automatic voter registration and the system works very well. If you don't want to vote, you simply don't show up to the polls. If you do want to vote, then you simply show up and present your ID . Some countries like Australia not only have an automatic voter... |
Why is it impossible to breath when air is hitting you straight in the face with force? | I've never experienced this. Not even when riding a motorcycle on the highway with an open-faced helmet. Is this something that's common? |
Why is mainstream music targeted towards 12 year old girls instead of the adult population? | I think there's something to be said for the fact that 12 year olds are still developing their music tastes. By the time people reach their mid-20's, I think most people are set in their musical tastes, and a gap of 10-15 years is enough for the majority of new music to be a different genre entirely. Thus, new types of... |
The denial by the US government of Barry Jennings' account of what happened inside WTC7? | Eyewitnesses are unreliable. Or his recollection his unreliable due to stress. Or he can't believe that coreligionists would do such a thing and rationalized a new explanation. Or possibly he just wants money. |
When movies make horses fall, is it real, and if not, then how do they do it? | Here's an interesting way they did it in The Last Samurai jump to around 0:50 to see the technique _URL_0_ |
What is preventing someone from making a YouTube competitor? | Name recognition along with the popularity and wealth that has generated makes direct competition difficult. It isn't impossible, but people are unlikely to switch to something new unless they have a compelling reason to do so. Since a new service would have to start from scratch, it would take a lot of effort just to ... |
What is so special about petroleum oils that we can't just simply use most other kinds of oil (vegetable, animal) as a fuel substitute? | You can burn nearly anything as fuel if you want to; there are engines that run on vegetable/cooking oil, and obviously ethanol supplements are well-known. They just aren't as efficient as petroleum gasoline. the reason petroleum is prized is that it is basically the highest potential-energy-per-weight/volume substance... |
Why do sports games sometimes get blacked out, even close to the team's city? | It depends on the sport and their local terms. The NFL's policy supports game attendance, and is simply a base distance from the city, but the MLB's rules protect local broadcasters and are based on the team's territory . The NBA's blackout policy only applies to NBA TV. For the NFL, the idea is to keep ticket sales hi... |
Why does England still have a queen? | The Queen's political power is close to zero now, in that, her duties/roles in governing the country are ceremonial. The English have a rich history and the Queen is a symbol of them as rulers and conquerors. More than that she's a part of their culture so to speak. They don't mind her and the royals. Furthermore, the ... |
Why do bands take a while to start their show? What are they doing backstage while we're all waiting? | It allows the people who are late to get to their seats, and the people who are on time to buy more drinks and merchandise. The longer you're in the venue bored with money in your pocket, the more you're going to spend. Neither the band nor the promoter have any incentive to get you out early. The gear is usually alrea... |
Why do power companies insist that installing solar power will drive their costs up and hurt the power grid? | It would depend on how it was installed. The electric grid is for the most part a 1-way street, it is in no way designed to allow power to flow back in through the distribution network. If all you were doing is offsetting your own consumption, then the power company wouldn't care . If the power company had to purchase ... |
What happens inside a labor camp? | Both. Sometimes the labor is pointless and a punishment in and of itself. Sometimes the labor is beneficial and intended to provide an occupation for the laborer or to 'teach them valuable skills' or what not. Sometimes the laborers are simply used as effectively a slave-labor force. |
If one of the usual after effects of 3rd degree burns is rampant infection, how can cauterizing an open wound be helpful at all? Or is that just more TV hokum? | Third degree burns often involve such large areas of skin that there's no way to cover the affected area. Wounds often only affect a relatively small area of skin so that they can be sutured up later, possibly with the use of skin grafts from elsewhere on the body. |
How can the power of observation affect something? | 'Observing' isn't as passive an action as you think. In order for you to see something with your eyes, light has to have bounced off of it. In order for you to hear something with your ears, it has to have vibrated the air somehow. To observe particles on a quantum level, you need to bounce something- electrons usually... |
Why is Haiti so poor and the Dominican Republic so much better off? | Haiti had literal voodoo economics, voodoo executioners and voodoo repression that sunk corruption into society deep enough to last for generations. The Dominican Republic had secular anti-communist repression, but less corruption. When both countries switched from dictatorships to democracy, the Dominican Republic had... |
How is "realistic" water rendered so smoothly in realtime | OK, I see a lot of 'they don't do realistic fluid simulations'. Then please explain Cities: Skylines with realistic runoff and fluid simulations in real time across large, complicated areas full of rivers and real-time terrain elevation changes? :D |
Why companies shorten commercials after having aired them for a few weeks. | A :60 second slot is QUITE expensive for national TV. Usually these are purchased when making a big announcement, e.g. launching a new device or a new service. Then, after everyone's heard about, they run cutdown :30 or :15 second versions. The media time for these spots are about half or 1/4 as costly, so they can run... |
why are some non-alcoholic foods and drinks not recommended for minors? | For the ketchup, it's a marketing gimmick. Some people will buy a product that's advertised as made for their demographic, whatever that is. Male and female deodorant and daily multivitamins for example. So you like Budweiser, Budweiser knows you'll buy Budweiser brand Ketchup, so they sell it. It's also to avoid the a... |
Why do allergies exist? | It's kinda like a witch-hunt by a bored immune system. If there haven't been enough real threats to your health, the immune system isn't content letting well enough alone. It *needs* to be active, and will attack anything is sees is a threat. Like pollen or peanuts. |
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