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How does fostering kids work? | I'm sure there's someone else that can explain this better. There are two types of people that foster kids. The people that truly care about the children and the ones that are only doing for a paycheck. The latter are the ones that foster for all the wrong reasons and may abuse the children. Some people believe that be... |
Why is reading good for the brain? | I go through phases of reading a lot of books, then losing motivation and stopping reading. When I read feel a boost in my spatial intelligence abilities, something I don't get from other medias like watching TV. Probably comes from having to mentally visualise things when reading. I find reading a good form of escape ... |
Why do countries have different voltage for appliances ? | It's arbitrary, a system was chosen in each country at one point and the cost of changing it is prohibitive. |
If Muhammad was "just" a prophet, then why do Muslims treat his persona at a level above what modern Christians treat Jesus Christ? | To be fair Christianity is significantly older than Islam. In addition Christians have performed their fair share of religiously fueled riots/actions for blasphemy. It's only until relatively recently has Christian fueled violence on the same scale as what is happening in the Islamic world been quelled. Anyway hope we ... |
How do you "get" depression? Do things that make life miserable alter the chemicals in our brains, are certain people more likely to be depressed? | The causes of depression are many and complicated. As has been stated already, we really don't know a lot about the subject. That being said we know some things about it. For instance there is the case of stressrelated depressions. In this case I can give a basic explanation. When a person experiences stress, certain h... |
Most of my money is a number in a bank database. What is there to stop a bank artificially inflating someone's number? | Another way to think about it is like a cash register. If there's $100 in the till, then the register should say $100. It doesn't matter if you inflate the number on the register, there is still only $100 in the till. Every bank works the same way, every number is backed by something. In the old days this meant vaults ... |
Why do problems and stresses that don't seem like a big deal during the day suddenly seem life threatening and world ending when you wake up at 2:30 AM? | I think it has to do with your level of serotonin production being lower during the night so your body can sleep. Since you have less 'feel-good' hormone flowing through it's easier for the little stuff to bother you. Also, when waking up to start your day melatonin decreases and serotonin increases. That's when you fi... |
Was there ever a "wood age"?What do we know about wooden(and other perishable) tools? | If you can pick up a piece of wood and hit something with it, you can pick up a piece of stone and do the same thing. And for *most* purposes, the stone would probably be better. It's heavier, so it makes a better hammer. It holds an edge better, so it makes a better axe or knife. There were definitely all wood tools m... |
Why is self-plagiarism an issue in academics? | Several people are responding about 'you not doing the work'. If this scenario were to occur, I would think it is primarily the fault of the instructor. There are seldom good reasons beyond laziness to give assignments that are so general that they would overlap with those assigned in another class. If the assignment i... |
How does investment work? Why should I buy shares in a company? | You put money into a company, you are buying a percentage of that company in simplest terms of explanation. You bought the company hopefully when it is starting out and not worth much, lets say $100, so you spend $1 for 1% of it. The company does well, and is now grown to be worth $200, you own 1% of that, so you have ... |
If I'm thinking in english, what were thoughts like before we developed language? | I wish I had a source but I remember hearing an anthropologist's theory on how language developed through pointing. By pointing, we are essentially able to cast rays in our environments. Man was given a finger for an eye. Pointing to prey in the distance, on the horizon, to indicate a hunt, pointing to edible plants wh... |
Why do Kenyans consistently outperform other nationalities in long distance running? | A few reasons: * Lots of Kenya is high altitude, meaning people who live there have adapted and have more efficient respiratory and cardiovascular systems. * Long distance running is very cheap to train. A country like Kenya can't afford expensive athletic facilities, so they focus on cheap sports. Runners only need sh... |
How do painkillers know which part of my body is in pain? | Another thing to look at is the ingredients. You'll notice ingredients for some body part specific pain meds are the exact same as general pain meds. Don't over pay for something, just because it says back and body, or migraine meds vs general pain meds. |
Why do video games rely on mega high resolution textures to appear more realistic, when a DVD movie can look far more realistic with a resolution of only 720x480? | Because real life is rendered in infinity x infinity, and then downscaled to 720x480. It's the same reason that supersampling on the ps4 pro typically looks better than just rendering in 1080p. |
Why are some pages "intentionally left blank" in some books? | These answers are too long: basically for double sided printing. You don't want a chapter starting on the left page usually. |
Why do we expect cats to come home after being let out but not dogs? | I have family in El Salvador. They live in a small town with just a couple roads leading in. My grandma there has a dog that is allowed to roam free just as cats here are. When we used to walk into town he'd accompany us from a distance, casually marking his territory on whatever caught his attention. He wasn't a dange... |
What is my belly button currently attached to, and does it serve a purpose anymore? | I'm genuinely interested in this. When I poke into my belly button, all sorts of weird sensations emanate from around the area. What is it attached to? Is it hitting my colon? If I stabbed myself with a screwdriver in my bellybutton, would I hit anything important? |
"this video is not available on mobile devices/in your country" on YouTube | Country:This video contains music. The music in this video is free for non commercial use in the United States. This music however does not have the same agreement in Europe. The video is limited to the US only to abide by the music's terms of use. Replace music with images, content, language, etc. Mobile:Could be rela... |
If humans were to ever come in contact with colours beyond our colour receptive cones, what will we see ? | Colours are wavelengths. You can't see long infrared or short high uv but you can see everything in between So they will look black. |
Why cant the internet version of youtube "minimize" the current video into the corner while I browse for another one, like it does on the app? | Well apparently you can. I don't know the technical stuff but with extensions you can definitely achieve a similar result. Chrome - _URL_7_ Mozilla - _URL_6_ |
Why do we eat different foods depending on the time of the day? i.e. cereal for breakfast, burgers for lunch/dinner | It's to do with what is inside those foods. Breakfasts are designed to energize you for the day so can contain carbohydrates and sugars like cereals do . Other meal times are more balanced simply because as /u/Teekno states we have more time to prepare them and that's why they occur at those times of day. |
(Serious) Can a person get rid of their freckles? | Yes. IPL is very effective at removing freckles. It usually takes 1-6 sessions. The darker the freckle and the whiter the skin, the more effective. It feels something like an elastic band snapping on your skin. The cell actually releases the melanin in it and it moves upwards towards the surface of your skin over the p... |
Why is haggling something that just doesn't happen any more? | If you try to buy or sell something on Craigslist, you'll see that haggling is still very much alive. |
Why are autopsies almost always definitive? How come they can give answers when biopsies and other medical procedures can't? | With autopsies, they're able to collect many more samples and get much more information by cutting things out and testing them. Plus, when someone has proven to be fatal, they're able to identify what the death was caused by. Things like fatal chemical levels will clearly show up when they're high enough to kill, and s... |
Why do some people get incredibly grumpy when they are hungry? | I'm a very chill and laid back person who jokes constantly. But when I'm hungry it's like a cold, heartless jerk on a short fuse takes over. I don't have hypoglycemia.I've personally always thought that its a primal survival mechanism. If I'm hungry I get angry. When I'm angry I get violent. When I'm violent there is a... |
why do computer hackers get a longer/harsher sentence than a murderer would? | Information security has become huge. During WW2 it would have been unheard of to attack a countries information infrastructure. The next world war will arguably be fought electronically. For lack of better security many governments are relying on a strong deterant effect from long sentences. In information technology ... |
Why isn't there dry human food with all the needed essentials like there is for pets? | The military forces use MRE's, meals ready to eat. Better than alternatives. After Katrina I helped guard piles of them at a closed drive through bank. They were free. But you could not take cases home so you could feed your dogs for the next year. There is also a special meal for inmates who are disruptive. It is nutr... |
Prior to radios, satellite imagery, and other military technology, how did opposing armies locate eachother for battle? | Keep in mind an army isn't a rigid unit. There were be scouts and units sent ahead of the main army to look for enemy forces and check for ambushes. If they spotted an enemy army they report back to the main army. |
How is the ratio between different currencies calculated? | Just a thought- I had always believed it's based on a product system. Let's say hypothetically that 1 US dollar was equal to 1 lb of gold. And let's say that 1.3 Euros is equal to that same 1 lb of gold. It would make sense that based upon products and resources we find a common ratio. The reasons the numbers vary are ... |
Why aren't there any well known businesses that existed before the industrial era? | [The East India Company] was one of the largest companies in the history of the world. Granted, they aren't still around. But they are still very well known and they existed before industrialization. |
Why do some people call muslims moslems? | The Treaty of Tripoli uses the term Mussulmen. They're all the same terms with varying degrees of accuracy in the transliteration from the original language. |
Why do race cars omit airbags in their cars? | * racers use a four point harness, so an airbag provides little additional protection* if a racer is in a minor collision, the last thing they want is be stunned and have their vision obstructed by an airbag* weight is at a premium in racing, there is no reason to keep something in your car you aren't going to use |
Why was/is there no special prosecutor for the top secret emails or Flynn unmasking or Clinton foundation? | Well, there is a special counsel for the Flynn matter --- was announced yesterday. As for the others, there wasn't any indication that the Justice Department would be hopelessly conflicted in conducting the investigations, so a special prosecutor wasn't called for. |
Whats going on with the euro?? | The root of the problem is that you can't have a common currency but not share anything else. Monetary policy, that means how the currency is managed, is dependent on how the economies of each country work. So, if you have one monetary policy for multiple economies, things are bound to go wrong. For the eurozone, it we... |
Why do most of African countries are still dirt poor despite having massive natural resources.? | Corruption is the bottom line. Corrupt governments get very little support from investors and other countries. ex: First world countries go into massive debt investing on their own infrastructure and a lot of the debt is from borrowing. When you're talking about a poorer country with a corrupt or unstable government, p... |
Why would people prefer life in prison without the possibility of parole, over the death penalty? | They're not starving. That's not a fair analogy. Its more like being shot in at some distant, undetermined date with the promise that the time until then won't be as fun as you were expecting. Starving is seriously painful. They're just living in a crummier place with less control over their lives. Some if them can sta... |
Why don't police officers use rubber bullets? | Because criminals aren't shooting at them with rubber bullets.They're called "rubber bullets," but they're not actually substitutes for traditional ammo. Officers don't have an option of loading their service sidearms with, e.g., 9mm FMJ or rubber bullets. The latter tend to be significantly larger and are fired from s... |
Why is being anti-immigration considered racism | It's a tactic used by certain groups to try and discredit what others are saying. The canary in the coal mine is Sweden. They are so PC that they aren't allowed to report the nationality/religion of their criminals or produce statistics on same. In fact police have been barred from issuing descriptions of perpetrators ... |
Why does it seem like I have to change my deodorant brand every year or so to avoid body odor? | I've just recently switched to making my own deodorant, and it's working AMAZINGLY. I only have to apply once, and I don't smell for 8 to 10 hours. All I do is mix extra virgin coconut oil and baking soda to whatever consistency I like. I prefer a more pastey feel so it's easier to apply. It's working great! |
What is the technology and strategies involved in developing and marketing a triple A game? | That's a really broad question. If you want to get a good answer, you should probably narrow it down somewhat. |
Why wind speed on land is measured in mph while wind speed on the ocean is measured in kn(ots) | Actually, weather stations nearly always *measure* wind speed in knots, regardless of their location. The value is converted to the unit that best communicates to the audience. If you're a pilot or a sailor, you use nautical miles all the time. Otherwise, the weather report is going to use miles or kilometres because t... |
the OJ Simpson trial and why it was a big deal | I believe it was the first fully televised trial of its kind. It made stars out of everyone in the courtroom from Kato Kalen to judge lance Ito to whoever. It created a dialog about wealth, race, and justice right after Rodney King. The car chase was also crazy, but at the time courtroom drama was limited to sketches. ... |
What does it mean to 'take the 5th'? | It means refusing to answer the government's questions, because you think the government will try to use your answers as evidence against you in a trial. In American law, this is a right that people have under the fifth amendment to the Constitution. There's a pretty good section about it in [the Illustrated Guide to [... |
Why does everyone have to die? | They don't die. They just go on a really long vacation in a faraway place. It's really really nice over there-- it has everything you've ever wanted! You'll get a chance to go there someday. |
If a person was shrunk down to fit in the palm of one's hand, would their voice become high-pitched like in it does in movies? | In one of the later episodes of Star Trek DS9, O'Brien and a couple of other crew members get shrunk to comical levels. Their voices don't change That said, yes, the voice would get high-pitched IRL - and a lot less powerful. The amount of air you're moving coupled with less power would do that |
How can Disney celebrate 100 years of magic if the company started in 1923? | I'm failing to find anything about 100 Years of Magic in regards to 2014. Can you link something?", '100 years is how long Walt Disney will be dreaming in his cryogenic stateQuick answer - "Marketing". Recent example: Windows 8 to Windows 10.Maybe you don't understand just how magical they are |
what's the deal with the Holy trinity? Why is it still monotheistic? | [Here's a good visual on the Trinity]. I haven't seen any better than this and it has no obvious errors as far as I can tell.[1 John 5:7]: "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." God the Father is God seated in heaven, God the Word is Jesus Ch... |
Why is it so easy to fall asleep in upright position in a brightly lit lecture hall? | If I may piggy back a little hoping for some additional information: Why do my eyes go cross eyed/roll back in my head when I'm falling asleep in class and trying to fight it. Once I hit that point there's really nothing I can do to stay awake |
Why people are so upset that Ford is switching the body material of the F-150 to aluminum from steel | I am the proud owner of a 1997 Hummer H1 which has a body entirely made of aluminum . It's by far the most durable and tough vehicle built, I think many of us can agree on that. If Ford can replicate the same sort of ruggedness in their new aluminum alloys as AM General did with the HMMWV / Hummer H1, then they'll have... |
So how do you actually "live off the interest" if you come across a large sum of money or win the lottery? | I'd invest it in a broad based portfolio that includes bonds and stocks. Stocks have the best long-term return of all asset classes, around 7% annually over the very long term. Common wisdom is that with proper allocation you can safely withdraw 4% of your portfolio value each year and be very confident that you'll nev... |
Why do engineers use I-beams when the triangle is the strongest shape. | You're looking at it the wrong way, a triangular cross-section would make the beam itself very resistant to crushing vertically, but that's not what you need when you're designing a beam.\r\rI-beams are designed to resist bending. When you place a load on a beam, the top wants to compress and the bottom wants to stretc... |
How does a tax haven country benefit from the rich storing their money there? | Benefits it a lot of ways. LondonPilot covered it, but another way is that the bank can finance and back projects for the country itself. Or bond measures to fund such projects. Like new schools and similar. The only thing they have to hope for is that there isn't a sudden run on the bank if a few of the rich depositor... |
What happens when corporations buy back their own stocks? Why is this done? | To distribute them on employees as incentives, or to stabilize the price , or to prevent another corporation from buying them to take over forcibly. |
How does a group like the Illuminati , who were originally a group of free thinkers from the 1700's now be accused of trying to take over the world? | Sometimes people who like to think scare the people who don't like to think, and this makes people who don't like to think convince people who aren't aware of people who like to think that they are evil and want to harm them since they can't comprehend who or what they are doing. or at least that's how I was taught abo... |
Why is it sometimes a popular connotation to assume that attractive people are less intelligent than others? | I wish television and movie writers would leave my name alone. Every Jane is always a dumb blonde. If it's a Jayne, she a dumb blonde and a whore. Even the one male Jayne was an idiot! He was the hero of Canton though My name is Jayne. I'm very intelligent, my hair is dark blonde and I'm definitely not a whore dammit. |
why, if at all, is Putin a bad guy? | He has put in place laws which refer to all LGBT society as sick peadophiles, sparking a huge rise in hate crimes, suicides, discrimination and refugees. He has put in laws banning transgender people from driving, referring to them as mentally ill. He trades with North Korea, importing slaves for factories and mines in... |
Should ELI5 temporarily hide comment scores? We want your feedback. | I'm strongly against this. ELI5 already has a community that's quite good at ensuring the best explanations rise to the top. |
If boiling water kills all the bacteria, where do the dead bacteria go? | Sort of, but it is probable that they have been decomposed beyond recognition as bacteria. Rapid high-heat hydrolysis would promote osmotic exchange and/or chemical reactions. Also, waste products from the bacteria are not eliminated from the boiling water *unless* their boiling point is less than the boiling point of ... |
Why is the history of math so separated from math itself in education? Wouldn't it be more interesting if this weren't the case? | If I had to guess I would say that it comes down to a few things. One - math teachers are expected to teach a lot in a little time and already often don't get to deeply explore topics or the connections between them. There is a race to calculus which is somehow viewed as the end all be all of math, and for some reason ... |
What does a virus or bacteria gain from making its host sick? | It's troubling to think of these viruses as if we were explaining humans and the host as the earth. |
Why cant we just make up a number when we divide by 0 by 0 | Not sure if what I'm saying is true or not but. Math is how we interpret what is already here in the universe. 1+1 was always 2 even before we knew what that meant. We just put a name to it. When we discover new formulas and equations it's because it already applies to the real world, we did not create one and make the... |
British Cricket for an American | Cricket: As explained to a foreigner You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those... |
Are vitamin pills beneficial for us to take, or are they a complete waste of money? Is eating healthy food the only real way to absorb nutrients? | They can help plug gaps if you're diet is bad but as a whole supplements just create super expensive urine. |
Would the Attack on Titan 3D Maneuver gear work on Earth? If not, anywhere else? | Theoretically yes but in practice no. Yes The gas powered gun for the tethers is possible and exists. They release gas to reorient themselves akin to a jetpack which is also possible though you'd need to eject the gas at incredible speeds. Basically it's a jetpack and Spiderman's webshooters rolled into one. No It caus... |
What's to stop from getting the license, buying a gun, selling it to a criminal, and then just reporting it stolen? | What's stopping you from stabbing your neighbor? Nothing! Go on stab him. Hopefully you sit down and think this isn't worth the felony and possibly accessory to a murder. You can commit any crime you want |
What's the difference between Body Wash & Shampoo? Why can't we use one for the other and visa versa..? | Hi, I work in poison control. You might not think this qualifies me to answer, but I get to look up most products under the sun that some little kid has gotten ahold of and downed when his/her mom's back is turned. The answer is very, very little. In fact, there really isn't that much of a difference between the ingred... |
Why don't you see rain in sports tv broadcasts? | Rain doesn't show up on camera that well. Movies and tv shows sometimes use fire hoses pointed upward to make rain on camera. It's a lot heavier than normal but gets the desired effect on camera. |
Why is it that when a couple gets divorced the guy is usualy the one who gets screwed over the most? | Why do you feel that this is a common outcome? Have you seen statistics that show that men are treated unfairly during the divorce process? Most of the research that I'm finding shows that divorce financially devastating to both parties, but that outcomes are worse for women than they are men. Women are still paid less... |
Why does it take so long for major reform to happen if most of the general public agrees that change needs to be made? e.g. Marijuana and Gay Marriage | Because the people who claim to support such things don't actually vote in support of them, or even vote at all. The US government actually represents the portion that votes. We had an election for Mayor and only 26% of registered voters actually voted. So the candidate that campaigned using ignorance and anger won. I ... |
What happens when people die? | According to Plato's Republic, she will be reborn in a fortnight into the kind of life she asked for. Let's hope she asked for what she wants. |
Why is it better to start with cold water and boil it when making pasta or coffee, rather than starting with hot water? | Hot water can absorb lead from pipes, most homes don't use lead pipes anymore but many still have parts that are. However legally lead-free pipes are still allowed to contain some lead so cold water is best. |
Why is police brutality against African Americans becoming so prevalent now? | The news is just reporting it more. The rate hasn't increased. Id bet its even been trending down for a long time. Just like how people perceive the world as a dangerous place now because they hear about things all the time when in reality this is the safest time to ever live on earth. |
Why do the have peanuts or some sort of nuts at bars? Do they taste good with beer, or maybe sobers people up? Or even the opposite? | You can drink alcohol more if you have more protein in your body. That's why nuts and beef jerky are popular bar food along with chicken wings. |
What is the logic behind thinking that getting rid of Assad, something good will happen? | radioactive waste", and "undercooked pork". Given the options we might take a big, heaping plate of undercooked pork knowing that not only is nothing good going to come of this, but we are going to be in for a bad time because of this. However it is our best option. Assad has made doing nothing about him look more and ... |
Why are my parents so scared of Jeremy Corbyn's rise? (UK) | Your parent sound like they are the kind of people who have been aligned with the conservative party their entire lives, and as such will be against anything that might give labour a shot at government. I don't mean any offense by that, but traditionally older generations have been very much sucked into party politics,... |
Since black absorbs light, exactly how much warmer will you be in a black shirt, contra a white one? And also, are black people on average hotter than the rest? | For black skin, it's been explained to me that it's like painting a greenhouse black. Sure, the outside gets hotter but it means the light doesn't penetrate and heat up the inside. Similarly, light gets through several layers of white skin and heats up the inner layers. Having black skin stops the light in the outer la... |
Why do the Japanese, who are known for having a conservative culture, seem to have such outlandish media? | Japan has always had humor and advertising that is loud and obnoxious. It's in contrast to everyday society from where people are forced to repress themselves. |
What happens to the body when we (men) get "blue balls", is there another scientific name for it, and why does it hurt so bad? | Because I'm doing some teen sex-ed stuff these days, I feel an urge to make some disclaimers. 1. Not all men get this.2. If they do, it's their responsibility to manage.3. If somebody seems to be using it as a reason for you to have sex with them, walk away from that person immediately.*Black and white shot of black ma... |
Why is Meth more pervasive in suburbs/rural communities and Heroin in more urban ones? | I agree with the other comments, but I'd also venture to say the demographics of users has at least something to do with it. Heroin is a downer and meth is an upper. Heroin is popular with young white kids in the suburbs who get prescribed opiates and their addiction takes over. You need insurance to get access to the ... |
How is there only one speed of sound? If I shout louder, why is there not more energy leading to a faster speed? | Consider a sound wave as having two speeds; the speed at which it is going up and down and the speed at which it is traveling through its environment. Just like in algebraic projectile motion in physics, where vertical motion is completely independent of horizontal motion, you can think of a wave's vertical motion and ... |
- movies getting awards before they even play in theatres | Movies are often submitted to film festivals like Sundance or the Berlin Film Festival before they are actually distributed. It's not only important for marketing but often the only way they will actually get distribution. |
How does the WiFi in the new Chevy cars work? I mean they have to be using a wireless network right? | I know for Scions, if you get the optional radio package to include internet radio, it is built into the price of the car for a year, then it is a monthly subscription after that. My guess, something similar, since I know OnStar goes subscription based after you've had your car for a year or two. |
Why are all drugs "bad"? Why can't there be a drug that gives intense pleasure/euphoria (heroine, coke etc) but has 0 adverse effects? | Because of how your body processes the drugs. They don't go directly to your brain, they have to pass through whatever you're inserting the drug from. It creates a chemical imbalance that your body isn't used to. |
With pets like dogs and cats, why can't their lifespan get longer with modern medicine and diet like us? | They absolutely have. A housecat can live to be 20. That's nearly double what it was not too long ago. |
Why was cannabis ever made illegal in the first place? | Surprised no one has mentioned this book:The Emperor Wears No Clothes _URL_2_ It goes over a lot of info with pictures and graphs and a bit of ramble too. But it's a good read. DuPont was a big factor by the way.Other answers mentionned the US, another interdiction comes from a failed attempt of murdering Napoleon duri... |
Why is it more difficult to run for long periods of time when exercises like biking are just as strenuous? | Can't tell you from a scientific perspective, just from a personal one. I find that exercise with impact is a lot more strenuous. I.e. A mile running is a hell of a lot harder than a mile on an elliptical. Second, on a bike, you can vary the intensity a lot more. I.e. I can pedal, then not pedal as hard or stop complet... |
Why is it that Russians are never (or barely ever) referred to as Asians, even though Russia is technically part of the continent Asia? | Most of Russia's major cities lie close to the Western border. While the country itself is massive and stretches most of Asia, most Russians live closer to the continent of Europe. The Russian nation used to be a vast empire that encompassed much of what is Eastern Europe today so they are essentially slavic people I a... |
where do birthmarks come from? | I have a round, strawberry-sized hairy patch on my lower back as a result of having spina bifida occulta. I have no other symptoms of spina bifida and didn't know my birthmark was there for an actual reason until about a year ago. _URL_7_ |
Why are we circumcised? | Well there is this story in Exodus. Do not take my word for it, look it up. See, Moses met God in a motel . God went to kill Moses . To stop God killing Moses, Mrs. Moses flicks out a knife and cuts her son't foreskin off and rubs the bloody foreskin on Moses's feet so God is satisfied and leaves off trying to kill Mos... |
Why do so many airline pilots have alcohol problems? | So as humans we need social interaction in our lives, it's part of being a social animal. Pilots don't really get much interaction doing their jobs and are away from home constantly so they are often away from friends and family. When you are in a strange area pretty much the only place you can go and interact with peo... |
Why does it feel like HD movies are more HD than real life? | try watching pure uncompressed hd over the air using a simple $10 antenna. granted you're only going to get the 4 main networks but it will look amazing compared to anything else |
How do simple traffic stops/calls escalate to deadly force for police officers/offenders so frequently? | [Here] is a video that serves as an illustration for how and why a traffic stop can escalate. It doesn't reach a particularly violent level but it's still a good example of how it can happen. If a person shows resistance during police contact , that situation is unlikely to deescalate, because an officer isn't going to... |
In regards to colleges/universities, how does "tenure" protect someone from being fired? | Professors sometimes sign employment contracts. If they do so, they're no longer at-will, and only can be fired for reasons spelled out in the contract. More commonly there's no explicit contract, but the school has a policy of only firing professors for some kind of misconduct and definitely not for controversial opin... |
how do you make a Haiku? | It's a specific syllable pattern. 5-7-5 split into three. There's more to it than that but that's the basics. |
How did television in North-America evolve to a situation where people are paying 50 dollars a month to watch little 15 minutes segments interrupted by ads. | Generally speaking, we Americans love to *consume*. Consumption is our mantra and way of life. In some sense, consumption is our religion. Collectively, our self worth is closely tied to our skills and abilities as educated consumers. In this environment, Overpaying cable companies to show advertisements which teach us... |
What is the Raspberry Pi? How can a computer cost 5$ while mainstream computers can cost up to 2000$? | Raspberry Pi won't run Windows and will only run a stripped down version of Linux. Not something the every day Mom or Pop could use. I use more than a few for custom built jobs, running videos on customers wall mounted televisions. |
Why dont companies like Sony/Microsoft add backwards compatibility for their consoles? | It's not just a matter of adding the code. It's either adding essential parts of the previous generation's chipset or creating a program that emulates said chipset in a virtual environment And it's a waste of their resources. They want to move their tech forward, and the amount of people who wish for backwards compatib... |
Why can the aging process of alcoholic beverages not be artificially sped up or completely skipped? | One thing I don't see already mentioned is that liquors will age faster in smaller barrels due to the much higher surface area to volume ratio |
My popcorn is listed as 240 calories unpopped, 220 calories popped. Where do those 20 calories go? | Burned sugars, fats, oils. The heat causes them to go through a reaction, breaking apart into other forms, some of which escapes as gas. Also, some of the end results will be more inert, and offer less caloric value as they can no longer be burned/processed. Sorry I can't say it in technical terms, I'm no physiscientis... |
Why do crickets get quiet around humans, considering we aren't one of their predators? | Same reason you might get nervous when a cop is driving behind you, even though you aren't doing anything wrong. You can't know whether or not your break light is out, and you don't know whether you look just like the guy who robbed the liquor store, so you are going to be extra careful. Crickets aren't nearly as smart... |
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