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Do gas pumps really measure dispensed gas to the thousandths? And if so, how? | I'm not sure I understand why you accept fully that it can measure in gallons and tenths of a gallon, but not thousandth? The mechanics of it are still the same, there's a flow meter and it calculates how much gas moves through the meter. |
How do poor/third world countries support such high populations? | Countries don't support people. People support countries. Poor people support poor countries.A good example is the dense regions in Asia like the Ganges delta,North indian plain,Java etc each of these are home to hundreds of millions but on some of the most fertile areas of the world,considering the low resource consum... |
Why do non-hearing people sound "that way" when they speak? | I would assume it's because they have never heard the language spoken before and this leads to an accent based, not on the sound of it, but based on the movements of the mouth to create the sounds. |
Why do people have to wipe their butts but animals don't? | Well, it is because many animals don't really have ass cheeks like humans do. Consider cats, dogs, horses, and elephants they can more or less shit and skedaddle afterwards because their anuses are not stuck between two fatty chunks of flesh.I have had reptiles my entire life, and 9 out of 10 of the lizards i kept, inc... |
When a device needs multiple batteries, why do they always have to face different directions to each other? | Devices that use multiple batteries do so because they need a higher voltage than can be provided by a single battery. When you hook up batteries end-to-end , their voltages add together. And the easiest way to hook up batteries end-to-end when you don't have enough space, and need them side-by-side instead, is to have... |
Why do people fear autism? | Because people fear what they don't understand. They are afraid that their children will be born with something that cannot be treated and is not well understood by most people. |
Why do UK cinemas have advanced screenings instead of just releasing the film? | Amazing Spider-man 2's release date was brought forward to today, marketing it as advanced screening makes it more exclusive, and entices people to go and see it. |
If kids are normally taller than their parents, does that mean the human population is steadily growing in average height? | Improvement in nutrition is the most important factor for the increase in average height of the human population. even a middle-class person can afford a protein rich diet for his children. But this doesn't mean that height will keep on growing. Because of our genes, there's an upper limit to the height irrespective of... |
How is it that people (general, public, politicians, scientists) deny climate change? | 1. Until recently there had been a small pause in global warming, since around the late 90s, which was taken as evidence that it was all bullshit 2. Climate change isn't the sort of thing you prove in a lab experiment, scientists have tried to model the climate to predict future warming and these models haven't always ... |
Why can young kids practically abuse my dog and he doesn't give a shit, but as soon as an adult looks at him wrong he barks? | Your dog is smart, and knows they are babies. Same reason he'd let a puppy bite the hell out of his tail or paw. |
Why is internet (a direct connection) only fast enough to stream a few TV shows at once when digital TV antennas can receive hundreds simultaneously? | * TV is delivered via a dedicated network this controlled end to end is is totally optimized for that single purpose. * Any lost data is *not* re-transmitted but rather discarded. * The same data is simply replicated for each subscriber. -=-=-=-=-=-=- * Internet data is generated for each request from each user. Vastly... |
why a helicopter can’t drop me on the top of Mount Everest | In 2005 [a guy] actually did land a helicopter on the summit of Everest. It had been stripped of excess weight, and he and the engine needed supplemental oxygen, but he did make it. He even went back the next day to prove it wasn't a fluke.[It can]. However, most production helicopters cannot fly higher than about 10,0... |
Why is Linux not very popular? | I don't think Linux is a good choice for most users as their daily driver OS. I know there are lots of Linux evangelists who would disagree, but I personally think they're blinded by zealotry. I think that for people using a computer to accomplish a programmatic task, Linux is unmatched. I use it in several different f... |
how to best use my credit card to build credit. | I agree with african_or_european. As long as you're consistently paying on time and not late on making payments, you should be fine. One other thing to consider is asking for an increase to your credit limit. A big factor in determining your score is the ratio of credit available to you vs. credit actually used. For ex... |
Why does practically every website still have trouble handling high traffic volumes even when they're expecting it? | The trouble is that it's very expensive to plan for absolute peak capacity, when most of that capacity is going to go unused most of the time. When you're trying to run a profit, it might be acceptable to have a little bit of downtime now and then if it means vastly cheaper operating costs. There are alternatives, incl... |
What's going on with Netflix and Verizon? | Well I'll play devil's advocate and write this as though I'm VZ. So VZ spends billions of dollars on wires, and fiber optic cabling across the country and I sell access to this infrastructure to people. I make assumptions about people's usage that are, on average, correct. A few heavy users come in and single handily u... |
Why do people like Warren Buffet continue to try and make as much money as possible, when they have so much that they could never spend it all? | If you've had sex and made a baby why bother to have sex ever again? Aren't you done at that point? |
How does SIDS work? | No, it's not the weak/fragile. No one really knows. It's still being investigated. Like many mysteries, there are ideas but none have been proven. |
How does a “power nap” give you more energy than waking up slightly later? | It's like money. If your have 1000 bucks having 1010 isn't much, but if you have nothing 10 bucks can be a lot", 'So I just read that, I dont know if its 100% accurate and its quite simple to understand.Also, my english isn't that good but i'll try to explain it. Sleep has different phases, you're fine if you sleep for... |
How blood is tested to identify the owner, given there are 7 billion potentials. | Blood found at a crime scene is usually compared with samples given by particular suspects, or people who are already in a police database. If there's no evidence about a perpetrator besides blood found at the scene, you're right: there's no way to match it to anyone. |
If listening to music at high volumes is bad for your ears, why are headphone / PC amplifiers such a big deal? | Also, are you wondering why they exist if you shouldn't listen to them loudly or how do they work? There are thousands of products that are made even though it's bad for you. Doctors can't control market so if people want to smoke, drink, and other products are made because people will buy them regardless of if they ar... |
Why do only mediocre bands participate in Eurovision? | World famous acts have participated in the Eurovision but they don't generally do well. Because Eurovision is not a straight up talent-focused singing contest. It's a spectacle, it is political, it is its own little world. Eurovision love madness and spectacle more than actual good singing, so an act that does well on ... |
Why do flies come back to me after I try to swat them and miss? Doesn't it register into their fight or flight response? | They flee the movement of your swat. But they are drawn to the aromas of your body and breath and possibly food or lights near you. They probably don't even have a concept of you, let alone your state of mind or motives.Not all living things have a flight or flight response, flies are pretty simple and most likely do n... |
Who become in charge if something happens to PM? | I can't speak for Canada, but recently when David Cameron resigned and just before Theresa may was asked to for a government the UK had the queen in charge for about 10 minutes. |
How was it possible that OJ Simpson was not charged with either murder when the prosecutors had such compelling evidence against him? | He was charged with both murders. He was found innocent by a jury. By their own admission, some jurors were at least partially motivated by the racial climate of the time, which was extremely divisive in regards to law enforcement. Others were unconvinced by the evidence as it was presented and to some extent the case ... |
Why do Homeowner Associations hold such tremendous power? | > I mean, it is basically impossible to get out of it once you have signed with them. Yes. That is how contracts work. You sign them, and they are legally binding. > And if you don't want to be in one when buying a house, tough luck, you can't opt out because it's written into your contract when you buy the house. Yep.... |
How is it that the distance between Earth and the moon can supposedly fit all of the planets, but pictures show the moon relatively close to Earth? | If it was to scale, you wouldn't be able to see details of either object. This is the same reason images of the solar system aren't to scale: it would be a small sun with barely recognizable dots a long distance away from it. |
Whats the point of circumcision? | Here are some of the explanations I've heard, in no particular order. Please note that my intent is to explain what people believe, not to comment on whether these views are accurate: - Religious reasons. In some religions it's pretty much required that you do. - Disease prevention. Some people believe that circumcisio... |
Why do men get morning wood (even if they didn't have erotic dreams)? | Yesternight I dreamt that a robot chick shrunk me to miniature size. To get back to normal I had to kiss her all over and destroy a mountain with my erection. I didn't wake up with morning wood so I guess I failed :( |
Why are earthquakes with a high magnitude appearing frequently? | They aren't. The earthquake that just happened in Nepal was 1 quake with aftershocks. The news sees it as a finincial opportunity and is blowing it way out of proportion. Earthquakes happen no more often that 10000 years ago, we just have an annoying media that sells sad stories. |
Why doesn't reddit utilize 'search internet for this image' functionality to prevent numerous reposts of the same image? | It does exist. [Example Here.] And if something is used -way- too much people will complain and it will get downvoted, but it's not strictly enforced |
Why can I search the whole internet in 0.58 sec but it takes over a minute to search a folder on my hard drive? | Indexes. You're not searching the Internet, you're searching an index of pages that a search engine has saved. You can index folders on your computer, too, if you want to be able to search them faster. |
How would raising the minimum wage to $10.10 affect workers who already make $10-13 an hour? | We pay our nanny $3 more than minimum. If minimum went up, I'd up her pay, although we may have to cut her hours back a little so we could still afford it. |
How are generations, Baby Boom, Lost, Gen X decided? | The simplest explanation I've had: A generation is a 20 year period, plus or minus a few years. 1920-1940 - The G.I. Generation or The Greatest Generation 1940-1960 - Baby Boomers 1960-1980 - Generation X 1980-2000 - Millennials 2000-2020 - Generation Z? No widely used name Where do the names come from? Usually some so... |
Why do we continue drinking alcohol, when it continually causes problems for everyone? | It's mankind's greatest discovery. You take the good, you take the badYou take em both and there you haveThe facts of life, the facts of life. |
When you cut something in half, why can't you simply put it back together? What once held it together that no longer can? | There's the entropy explanation, which is that smashing something just requires a large force in practically any direction, while putting it back together would require all the pieces to be lined up perfectly and for somehow all of the chemical bonds which were broken to be reformed in precisely the same way. Obviously... |
Why do downloads often stop at 99% before finishing? | The other answers here have been good for certain circumstances, but the integrity checksum and uncompressing are usually stream operations, so they can happen as the file is downloading. Virus checking and moving the temporary file to it's finished location are block operations, so they would take time at the end of t... |
A modern GPU has Billions of Transistors, how do they not break at the slightest shake? | Because the inter molecular forces holding things together is a *lot* stronger than you think it is, even when we're talking nano-scale. |
Why are males naturally attractive without make-up? | The same could be asked about their nails. You'll rarely see a guy getting a mani/pedi, but they always have the best feet. |
So if Einsteins theory of GR toppled Newton's theory of gravity and its effect on matter, making it seem almost incorrect, why is it still being taught at school as basic fundamental physics? | Say you are driving a car at certain speed, say 65kmph. You hit a break and: according to your pure guess you will stop after 20 meters. According to Newton's law, you will stop after 27.5 meter. According to GR, you will stop at 27.500007 meter. Now. Do you really want to apply complicated equations for the accuracy o... |
Why do people (Soldiers, Police, Government Agents) always seem to duck when approaching a helicopter? | Every time I've boarded a helicopter I sort of lean forward. For me it was not so much the fear of decapitation , it's just a natural reflex because of the rotor wash. You're running into some pretty rough wind, particularly in military applications where the pilot doesn't let the RPM go down.I have seen what happens w... |
Why is Planned Parenthood allowed to endorse candidates for political office? | Planned Parenthood is filed as a 501 organization by the IRS. The only requirements that an organization needs to fulfill to qualify is that they must be a nonprofit; they must promote social welfare; and they could not have previously been an organization filed as a 501. Under the [IRS rules], such organizations may e... |
How did the first person to interact with a new language go about learning / interpreting that language? | It's a gradual process. Like others have said, initially gestures, pantomime and trial and error all play a role. If there's trade or co-habitation between two groups with different languages, then [pidgin] and [creole] languages will eventually develop. Like u/has_a_nap mentioned, children play a large role in develop... |
How cutting/slicing works atomically? | Basically, the knife is punching the food in half. If you took, for example, a brick, and you karate chop it with enough force, you will break the inter-molecular bonds that hold the solid together. You snap it in half. That's essentially what's happening with a knife. No matter how sharp the knife is, you have the ent... |
why no pork in fast food? | Sausage or ham biscuits everywhere for breakfast. Barbecue sandwiches at Hardees and Burger King. McRib at McDonalds. All kinds of pork at Subway. Hot Dog shacks. Bacon bacon bacon everywhere. Chinese take out is loaded with pork. Can you say pizza toppings? Pork chop sandwiches at Carl's Jr and Hardees. |
Why dont cameras with circular lenses take circular photos? | Old-timey cameras did exact that. The lens would project a circular image onto the film. But modern film cameras and digital cameras have square film and square light receptacles. The circular lens projects a circular image, the square film crops/cuts off the edges to make a square. Because it's cheaper to make square ... |
How do global rules of war work? How does one enforce the rules while at war with another country? What would stop an opposing power from breaking these rules? | In general, 'rules of war' are enforced by practical expediency. For example, if I summarily execute all captured prisoners, then my opponents will probably do the same. Likewise, any weapon I use on you, you'll use on me. Since World War II, the world hasn't seen a military conflict between the great powers. This mean... |
Why don't we simply desalinate/clean ocean water for situations like droughts? | They probably could, but it's expensive and unless a company wants to pick it up and sell the water it would mean more taxes. |
Why when you donate blood or get blood work done, do they take it from your veins rather than arteries or muscle? | You won't get enough blood from muscle as the small capilleries are responsible for blood there. Veins are used because there is much less pressure with them rather than arteries, and in the unlikely event something goes wrong, it is fixed easier than a cut artery. |
why can I not wake myself up from dreams even when I'm conscious of the fact I'm dreaming? | if you're concious then you can learn how to wake yourself up :) i do it when i'm having a really bad dream. when i'm sure that i really am concious, then i just scream really really loud in my dream, which then makes me scream in real and then i wake myself up with my own scream :P it works really well |
I'm salaried weekly to make the same amount as what a 40 hour hourly wage employee would make. Does the min wage increase (which increases hourly wage) affect my salary? | Not automatically. But there is a different minimum wage for salaried employees, which works out to $11.50/hour if you work 40 hours. Often they'll raise that whenever they raise minimum wage. |
If we could make giant ants, would they be just as strong as small ants? | Check out these [slides]. They explain that as something is scaled up, the weight of it rises at a much faster pace than it's strength. Therefore, the giant ant would not be able to support its own weight. |
If we need two eyes to perceive depth, how come I can close one eye and still see depth? | You think you can, but you can't. Close one your eyes for a few minutes and stand away from a wall. Very, very slowly, reach your finger out to touch the wall. As long as there is no shadow to guide you, you'll experience great difficulty predicting when exactly your finger will reach the wall. Alternatively, have some... |
Why do some medications cause different kinds of dreams? Night terrors, hyper sexualized dreams, vivid deams etc. | I'm here to find out which medications cause hyper sexualized dreams. For science of course.Drugs are usually discovered on accident. Rx drugs that affect neurotransmitters can be agonist or antagonist , just like any drug. Your brain tries to maintain a homeostasis of NT so when you take a drug that changes the levels... |
Why is .3^.3 larger than .4^.4? | Simplest answer: Type x ^ x in Google and you'll see that it dips between 0 and 1. The point at which it hits its minimum is e^ ≈ 0.36787944117. ELI20 version: If you look at the derivative, it's x^x . x^x is positive for sure if x > 0. ln x + 1 is negative if 0 < x < e^. It becomes positive if x > e^. But the derivati... |
Why is there no standard for which side the gas tank is on on a car? | I don't think you're going to get any satisfying answer as to why they couldn't all be on the same side. It would make easier if they were. |
Why do astronomers look for planets that could possibly support life when it is technically impossible to transfer the population into it? And even traveling would take many, many years. | They're scientist. They have all have a thirst for knowledge but let's not assume they all work to save or perserve humanity. |
If games can render near photo-realistic graphics in real-time, why does 3D animation software (e.g Blender) take hours or even days to render simple animations? | Games produce their impressive graphics with some cheats that won't work in all cases and cannot really be improved by just throwing more render time at the engine. For example the game might have a relatively simple model with textures and lighting maps produced ahead of time to make the desired effect. A program such... |
Why are we using a loud, obnoxious *BEEP* to censor curse words? | If we go back in time to when audio was recorded on tapes, the way to censor something is to record over it. If you just record silence over it, you'd still hear the censored content, albeit likely quieter. If you put a nice solid tone over it, it'll for sure eliminate the ability to hear what's underneath.Besides what... |
Why do dogs grab their toys when really excited? | If it's a lab, it could be that they're retrievers, and that's what they do. My husband and I have a 4 year old lab and he has to greet husband at the door every single time with a toy. It's been bred into him. However, often times it can be that they're just excited and want to play, especially being 2 years old. |
Why are operating systems written in C? | Two reasons probably: The operating systems were originally written in C and changing code may be more trouble than it's worth. C is a lower level language meaning that the instructions are more closely related to the machine's code. As such, compiling into machine code is more efficient and less bloated. You ~~definit... |
Why would a company like Mars modify one flavor of a candy like Skittles and then refuse to go back to the old flavor in the face of monumental backlash? | Today I learned that one of my favorite flavors is gone. I can't really complain though because I haven't eaten any in I'm not even sure. A couple years at least.The new Orchard Skittles has a green lime flavour, its the exact same one. If your feeling nostalgic just buy a bag of Orchard and take all the lime skittles ... |
Why betting the same amount on two boxers to win will not always give a payout due to differing odds. | The casino needs their cut. It's easier to understand on a point spread bet where both sides are set to -110. If you bet 100 dollars on both, you are guaranteed to lose 9 dollars. The casino is taking the 100 dollars from your losing bet, pulling out 9 to pay themselves, and giving the remaining 91 to you to pay your w... |
what is the point in giving high ranking Nazi's like Eichmann or Himmler trials, when they are going to be found guilty no matter what? | The Nuremberg trials straight after the war were somewhat about taking the moral high ground and parading the wrongdoers in front of the world. Some of the allies had had other plans. Before the war had ended Stalin had stated plans to execute German military officers *en-masse*, up to 100,000 killed without trial, a p... |
Would I die if I drank the water found on Mars? | Aside from the chemicals in Mars' dust/dirt. There have been suggestions that any running water on Mars will contain a high salinity volume. So you'd basically be drinking extreme sea water. |
If evolution is driven by natural selection, will the future of human race be affected by modern medicine since more people that should have been phased out can now live and reproduce? | Well the fundamental question that should be asked is- does modern medicine make 'attractive' mates out of otherwise unsuitable or unfit people, because that's the essence of natural selection. I don't think it does. It's true that there's also a question of viability, but for every 'non-viable' person who is essential... |
why don't we have a picture of our face on credit card? | They do offer such cards. I've had one of [these] for something like 10 years. I think I had to fill out a form and mail in a passport-style photo. |
Does water have a taste? If so, what does it taste like? How could you describe it t someone with ageusia (A.K.A. loss of the sense of taste) | It depends on where you're getting it from. I grew up near a mine, so the water tasted coppery with a healthy dose of arsenic and lead tossed in there. Then I moved, and the water tasted very chlorinated. It really depends on how your water is treated in the facilities. |
How to understand Mathematics if i'm scared of it. | start with the simple things you already know, practice them. And keep building up from there. And if you're looking into a career in computers & solving problems you shouldn't be scared of failing and making mistakes. It's 90% of what i do, trial and error is a valid way of doing things. The important thing is to find... |
The current state of the 2012 election race | Here are the straw poll results for this year Finish\tPotential candidate\tPercentage 1\tRon Paul\t19.74% 2\tMitt Romney\t14.27% 3\tMichele Bachmann\t8.08% 4\tHerman Cain\t7.82% 5\tNewt Gingrich\t5.72% 6\tTim Pawlenty\t5.36% 7\tMike Huckabee\t5.02% 8\tRick Perry\t4.77% 9\tSarah Palin\t3.97% 10\tMitch Daniels\t3.71% 11\... |
5: Why in Britain do they use the metric system yet they use MPH for speed measurements? | It's incorrect to say we use the Metric system. We use metric for a lot of things but we also use imperial a lot. In the 90's the government finally passed a law that said everyone had to sell food and drink in metric measurements, although some exceptions were allowed. Oddly, petrol is sold in liters, and has been for... |
What happens in our brains when we realize we've driven miles/minutes and don't even remember consciously driving them? | When you have the same stimulus for a prolonged period of time, your brain stops focusing on it, and instead chooses to focus on different, more important matters and let your subconsciousness take over. This is the same as eye floaters. If you ever look at a bright light and see little blurry dots/lines in your vision... |
What exactly is that sinking feeling you feel when you're extremely sad? | the lack of dopamine. when you're happy/rewarded, your brain releases a lot of dopamine on top of the normal steady stream. When you're sad/disappointed, you get little to no dopamine release. |
Why should I install anti-virus software and a firewall? | Do yourself a favor and download this and scan your computer: [link] If it says you're free of viruses, then feel free to continue as you were. |
Why do many men's bathrooms have open stalls with no doors or doors that don't lock? | Not a common problem that I've seen, except in some of the shittier bars out there. Mostly they have doors and locks.To prevent glory hole / under stall activities . |
Why does almost everyone who drives think it's ok to go up to 5 miles per hour OVER the speed limit? | Because usually the police won't bother to pull someone over if they're only going 5 miles over the limit. It has been known to happen though. |
Why do not Mexico's military forces just eradicate the cartels? | It's difficult to launch an offensive on an enemy that can blend into the population. Additionally anyone who rats out the cartels will like face lethal retaliations against themselves and there families. The military can not protect you forever and cartels largely will not forget such a betrayal. |
Why was windows '98 so good? | It wasn't. It was buggy, unreliable, unstable and a bit slow. But, it *was* better than Windows 95, which had a fair few teething problems.People liked it so much they made it twice! Specifically, 98 SE was the well regarded version. It was an extremely well polished product. Plug and play had really taken off and it w... |
Are we all capable of being indoctrinated into believing anything no matter how immoral it seems now? | Yes. I'd look into the Stanford Prison Experiment and the tests carried out by Stanley Milgram. To briefly summarise, in Milgram's study he found that approx. 3/4rs of the people he tested were willing, on repeated urging, to give live-threatening electric shocks to someone they thought was a test subject. In the Stanf... |
me: why do skunks and marijuana smell similar? | Yes it does! I'm beginning to think based on the opposing comments here that a percentage of the population is born with a genetic affinity for becoming detection dogs much like the ability to taste ptc paper. |
If an AC unit says it is 900w, what is the time frame in which it uses that much energy? | Whenever it's running at full power draw. It's like asking in what time frame does a 500 hp muscle car use 500 horsepower? Let's say it's running on a battery that can output 7 kiloWatts and store 14 kiloWatt-hours. That denotes a battery that can output at most 7,000 watts for 2 hours. In this case, the AC draws up to... |
Gravity proportional to mass and volume | ELI5 style. Mass and your distance to the centre of the mass determine the force of gravity. But they are not equal. Changes in distance have way more effect on gravitational force than mass does. So having half the mass and half the distance to the centre don't cancel out, you get twice the gravitational force, becaus... |
Why do we lose our memories of what we got up to when highly drunk? | This has to do with how much alcohol you drink within a certain amount of time. Basically if you were to drink 1 drink a hour for 6 hours the chances of you blacking out and/or forgetting the events of the night are slim, Unless you have a type of alcoholism. However if you were to consume six drinks in 1 hour your bod... |
How do major airlines pay for new aircraft? Is it one lump sum or are they constantly paying Boeing/Airbus for old and new aircraft simultaneously? | Since the '80s the majority of airlines have been leasing their aircraft. One exception is old school American which has kept on buying theirs. I'm not sure if this is part of the reason they ended up in bankruptcy in 2012, but it is surely one of the reasons that USAirways found them such a bargain buy out of bankrupt... |
What's P < 0.05 mean and why does it make everybody feel so confident? | Actual ELI5 answer: 0.05 is another way to write 5%. P < 0.05 means that the probability of being wrong is about less than 5%, so we can be pretty sure we aren't wrong. Why 5%? We just chose it because we thought it was a pretty good number; it's not too certain but not too uncertain. |
Why do countries want to take people in for asylum? | It can be both humanitarian and political reasons. For example, if a country has an inner war, the neighbour countries will be the first safe destiny. Some of them will accept them and protect them, with the help of the UN. Now, Snowden's case. He was persecuted by the US. Russia, as many anti-US countries, offered him... |
What is the difference between men's and women's razors? | I think the difference is a male's razor is best designed to fit facial shaving whereas a female's razor could be designed more for leg shaving. |
How does 'getting used' to spicy food actually work? | I can't even taste spice! I have never gotten the burning sensation in my mouth before! Does anyone know why this happens? Its never bothered me but it has just been a strange phenomena in my life that I've never really questioned. |
Why do people post questions here that could easily be googled? | People don't post here for an answer; they post here because they're interested in the discussion it produces. |
Why do bees die when they lose their stingers? | They die when they sting humans because our skin contracts around the stinger. They are ripped apart when they try to fly away. They don't intend to die when they sting. It is a particular problem with our skin that causes that to happen. |
Why must our vote for president have to be private? Wouldn't E-voting be alot easier if we didn't care who saw? | I don't think the problem with e-voting is privacy. Many experts have stated that an electronic/digital vote-casting system is very vulnerable to manipulation. As far as to your question, privacy keeps voters from fearing retribution from voting for a certain candidate, as well as maintains the voters right to privacy.... |
why is it bad to ask a woman's age? | It's OK to ask young women their age, it's when they get older that it's treasonable and possibly a capital crime. |
why do churches and cathedrals need buttresses but not skyscrapers? | Buttresses were used before we had the materials and construction knowledge to build without them. If a newer church has a buttress, it's purely cosmetic. |
Can someone explain to me who typically chooses the codenames for military operations? | I cannot speak for the American military but the Canadian military has the operations officer in charge of drafting the Operation Order would choose the names. A lot of the time but not always they have a theme such as: brand names, super heroes etc. I do not see an advantage to computer generating the names. It's just... |
How do movie makers hire actors to play 'ugly' roles. | Umm I am a PRIME CANDIDATE for one of these roles. So if anyone's hiring!", 'They usually hire attractive actors and then "ugly them up" for the role. For example, consider Ugly Betty, which kind of depends on Betty being ugly. Actual actress: [hot]. While portraying Betty: [not]. The Jack Black film in particular made... |
Measles have reapeared in the USA because of anti-vaccination movements. Why should I care if I'm vaccinated, aren't I protected from it? | Maybe. While vaccination is very effective, it is not 100%. Some persons who receive the vaccine won't become immune - for some reason, the body does not produce antibodies for the disease. If almost everyone was vaccinated, this wouldn't be an issue - the chances of that rare someone who was not immune coming into con... |
The Control Group of a science experiment. How does giving a placebo to a control group do anything? | When doing placebo trials, the Control Group is given the placebo, a harmless sugar pill, and told it is the drug. If a larger number of people in the Drug Group become affected by the drug than the people who simply think they are on it, then the drug is effective. In any experiment, the Control is the group that has ... |
What exactly has Hillary done over the years to not make her trustworthy? I am 17 and want to get educated for the primaries. | A lot of people consider her to be part of the two sides of the same coin and that we need real change, which Obama really wasn't. |
How galaxies can be hundreds of light years away, and yet we can still photograph them from earth? | Because when you look up at the galaxies, you're seeing them as they looked like millions or billions of years in the past. We don't know what those galaxies currently look like. For all we know, that galaxy could have collided with another galaxy and looks completely different from the images we are gathering of it.Hu... |
What is RAW picture format and why is it useful? | It's basically an uncompressed file format. Normally, your camera will compress the image as a JPEG to make it a smaller file size, so that you can fit more images on a memory card. This is fine for general everyday use, but the quality of the image will not be the best. If you are a professional, you want the *best po... |
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