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Control of both houses of congress | Legislation requires the agreement of the House, the Senate, and the president. If all of these are of the same party then it's more likely they'll agree and do **something** rather than nothing, or something big rather than something small. Whether this something is good or bad is up for your own perspective, and hist... |
Why celebrities are so attracted to Scientology. | It's the other way around. Scientology is attracted to celebrities. It 'targets' celebrities because they have lots of disposable cash and influence. One celebrity, such as Tom Cruise, draws in millions of dollars and lots of global attention.Scientology is a scam and scams need marketing. To pay a celebrity to promote... |
I have a peanut allergy and can't stand the smell of peanut butter while my whole family who isn't allergic loves the smell. Is this a defense mechanism? | I want to throw up whenever I smell tequila, it's because I had a really bad experience with tequila, not because i'm allergic to it.What happens when you eat peanut butter? I believe I’m allergic but when I eat it my eyes itchy and I get like dead skin under my eyes next day, and rashes on my cheekSame. Now that there... |
Why do Americans clap so much? | Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap! Clap Show! 'Merican here! It ain't just congress, friendo. We *all* clap like that. Every chance we get! Yay! |
What are the benefits of legalising marijuana? | Some very good points. Thanks everyone. I am definitely for regulated medicinal use and if the usage for recreational purposes is controlled like they do in the Netherlands as described by /u/HardcoreHazza then I am for that too. There are much more harmful drugs out there so with marijuana being legal and regulated th... |
Why do Apple users hate Flash and why do they want it killed and whats supposed to replace it? | i can think of a few reasons: 1. it can hog resources and be quite processor intensive. 2. security - there are and have been some large security weaknesses3. It's proprietary software owned by a third party , which means that cost to develop for it is quite high and you're reliant on that third party for support, upda... |
How is there more trees on earth than stars in the milky way? | It's harder for new star to appear than for tree. Star is much more massive and more complicated object. |
What makes PRIME NUMBERS so important in encryption? | A prime number does not have any factors so from a data integrity standpoint you will be able to encode and decode messages and not get any bogus messages. To put this another way, if non-prime numbers were used, say 6, then their factors, 2 and 3 would cause duplicate letters in the wrong spot. The security comes from... |
Why do humans sleep most comfortably with some kind of blanket? | Going out on a limb since I don't know for sure, but I'd say that it's an issue of socialization. When we're young, our parents cover us to keep us warm at night. By the time we're old enough to make the decision for ourselves, we're so used to blankets that we feel odd without them. |
Why is NASA's Space/launch center based in Florida? | 2 main reasons, both because of the Earth's rotation on its axis:1. The earth moves faster at the equator, so by using this velocity it is easier to get into orbit.2. To use the rotational velocity, the rocket must launch moving eastwards. Often, rockets drop components, and it is better to have them land in the Atlant... |
When I mute a TV or a computer, I swear to God I sometimes hear a faint bit of sound. Is there still sound coming from it or am I just crazy? | There is a large radio transmitter near our house and we can faintly hear that radio station from our TV/computer speakers when they are on mute. Sometimes it's more than just faint. After awhile it was starting to drive me crazy. I was able to eventually eliminate the problem by moving some components around, replacin... |
Why is staying alive not logical? | Logical has nothing to do with it. Either something is in the instructions or it is not. Instructions can't be at the Asimov level, because AI is no where near being able to understand the indirect implications of action. |
It seems like every day something new comes out in the Panama Papers. Is there gonna be anything actually done to the accused? Who is in charge of prosecuting? | Unfortunately not much will probably happen. A lot of it really isn't illegal. Unmoral/unethical but not legal. And most people don't care. They are a bit apathetic to it all as they figure crap like this happens all the time and there is nothing they can do about it. If this changed the laws it would be a good thing b... |
How people can get so connected to an actor (or other pop culture figure that they have not met and do not truly know) that they cry or feel deep despair upon death. | I feel Robin Williams carried his personality with him in every character he played. I grew up watching his films. They would cheer me up when I was feeling down. In a way watching films with actors that manage to touch our hearts allows them to become a part of our lives, almost family. Robin's voice is more comfortin... |
The rationale and the end game for terrorists | Man, I was hoping for the other side of the question What is the US/Western World/Civilized peaceful sovereignty's proposed end game for terrorism. When does it end? How do we know it is over? How could it end?", 'Star Trek The Next Generation has a pretty good take on terrorism in "The High Ground" . You can watch for... |
What causes those random little shudders you sometimes experience for seemingly no reason? | One of your dead relatives walking right past you letting you know that they're keeping an eye on you. |
Why do areas not flood after a blizzard? | Snow also has low water content -- often only 10-20%. Here in Utah, it is usually below 10%, even. Meaning, a foot of snow only has an inch or so of water. So, based on the fact that it melts relatively slowly over time, and there isn't as much water was you might think, the water evaporates, seeps into the ground and/... |
Why is car and motorcycle insurance so cheap in the USA compared to the rest of the world? | I can only speak to the US vs Canada but the major difirence between is are the legal coverage minimums. Where I live in Canada, there's a requirement to have liability insurance for up to $500,000. Every driver is required to have that much coverage and it covers other people's property or lives. In the US, the minimu... |
Why does my body ache when I get the flu? | I've got bronchitis and a sinus infection right now. My skin feels horrible- like anything touching it feels like it's ripping it off. Is that the prostaglandins too? |
why do other people's houses have a distinct smell? As well as your own? | It's largely due to lifestyle. If you cook a lot of curry, it's gonna smell different than if you cook a lot of bacon. What soaps and colognes you use also play a role. Pheromones also play a role, although it isn't as immediately noticeable.Because people have distinct smells. Also distinct collections of things have ... |
Why is the country approximately 50/50 when it comes to the political spectrum? Is it a coincidence that it's divided so evenly, or is it a statistical phenomenon? | You should specify which country, but I am going to assume you mean the USA. The USA has a two party winner take all system which means smaller parties are very difficult to get seats. As a result, two parties take the majority of all seats in the USA. Compare this too European countries which have a plurality voting s... |
What is the difference between table salt, kosher salt, and other types of salt? | Often times regular table salt contains iodine. I don't think I've ever seen kosher salt containing iodine. |
Why is Comcast able to run a Monopoly, and why aren't new ISPs popping up to compete? | Cable companies *used* to be an actual monopoly. Locally granted franchises were basically licenses to run the only cable company in town. Nowadays, franchises aren't exclusive. However, it's super expensive to build out new cable plant from scratch, meaning we have monopolies because we started them all out as monopol... |
In the Islam religion do women pray in Mosque's or only men? | It is permissible for women to pray at the masjid, but they pray either behind the men or in a separate space, usually behind a curtain or something. However, it is better for the woman to pray at home. Many misunderstand this as being oppressive or sexist, but this is not the case. Part of the Islamic prayer involves ... |
What exactly is going on with American ISPs at the moment? | I'm also from the UK so I'm not exactly an expert but from what I have picked up from other threads the main problem is a lack of competition. Within the UK most of the lines are owned by BT but these lines are all able to be rented by other providers to allow for more competition within the market. In the US, as I und... |
Is there a good reason for me to buy life insurance? | Don't have a stupidly expensive funeral, live within your means, keep a savings account or buy government bonds. invest in various markets if you feel confident in that gamble. If you live a financially responsible life then the value of life insurance significantly drops. |
How does the ISS stay operational with all the Space Debris around? | The other comments are on point about the fact residual atmosphere deals with most things within its orbit. The ISS has caught a fee objects though leaving dints and a broken solar panel, as far as I'm aware. |
What exactly is "Scientology" ? | It's a scam created by a 50s pulp science fiction writer as a deliberate scheme to make money, apparently. And it's painfully obvious that it was written by a pulp science fiction writer too, with the scripture and doctrine containing a lot of stuff that really could only come from such a person. That's probably why th... |
How does an airplane's altimeter calculate ASL altitude based on air pressure when there is so much variance in air pressure? | The airports measure it and they tell the planes what the local air pressure is and they turn a knob to calibrate their meters to that value. When you get to the higher altitudes they mostly stop caring about actual altitude and tell them to all set the same calibration value so they don't fly into each other because s... |
How can babies breathe in water during pregnancy, but we can't breathe underwater once we are born and out of the womb? | Babies don't 'breathe'. They get blood from their mother circulated through the umbilical cord. The mom breathes for them. |
Why do all dumpsters smell the same? | It's not the trash you smell. It's the bacteria munching away on the trash", 'Brown. Brown is a color formed by combining usually red, black and yellow, but there's a wide variety of things we perceive as "brown", so It's very easy to form this color. Essentially, mix enough ingredients and you almost invariably end up... |
What’s so hard about solving a rubik’s cube if there’s a certain way/formula to solve it? | The true difficulty is solving it without using any formulas that you've looked up. The trick is, it's all about patterns. It took me months to solve it the first time, but now I could do it in my sleep because I know the patterns. I'm sure my method is not as fast as the things you could look up online, but I also fee... |
How do people in India know who the Dalits (untouchables) are and why can’t this group do anything to change their status like change their name or profession? | As limited as my understanding is, for someone not born in this culture, it seems a combination of religion, tradition & peer pressure The caste system has its origins in Hinduism religion & reincarnation, telling you're from a caste you're not is a big sin. There's no equivalent in western culture Tradition and peer p... |
Why don't we dump our trash in volcanos? | There's a waste disposal technique that works in a similar way. If you put rubbish in a container, drain the oxygen and replace it with an inert gas and then heat the container, the rubbish melts into synthetic gas and slag. The process is called plasma gasification. Sauce: _URL_0_ |
Why do typical spray pump bottles of cologne or perfume evaporate quickly when left on their side or "tipped over" but not upright? | TLDR: It's literally leaking out. Facts we are sure of: The pump on the bottle removes liquid and the total volume of the bottle doesn't change -- every time you release the pump an equal volume of air must replace the liquid that was sprayed out, or a vacuum would form inside the bottle. Evidence of this: hold the bot... |
Why would a business person buy a money-losing sports team like the Phoenix Coyotes? | I'm not sure if this applies to hockey as in other sports, but you can usually turn a profit when you sell the team. In baseball, Frank McCourt was a horrible owner in all regards. He still made bank after selling the Dodgers |
why do I always wake up from a dream immediately before I suffer some kind of fatal physical harm (ex. someone shoots me, stabs me, hits me etc.) | Dreaming is just your mind filling in the next event in a story with your own expectations. When you are awake, You see, react, and anticipate what comes next. in a dream, whatever you anticipate, just happens. So, any time you're unable to anticipate what comes next, your dream falls apart and you notice, and wake up.... |
The news recently that scientists have achieved a temperature below absolute zero in the lab | I don't think this article is true. In Physics, my teacher pounded absolute zero into our heads. Heat varies on how fast the particles in an object are moving. Absolute zero is when there is no moving, period. Not zero as in 0 degrees Celsius or Farenheit, but as in there is no heat PERIOD. Technically, below absolute ... |
Why do muslims consider it a sin to draw/illustrate Muhammed, when it does not clearly say anything about it in the Quran? | Muslim here. Mohammed , other prophets and God can't be depicted by illustration or anything so that they aren't in turn be worshiped. Worshiping idols is forbidden. Our local Imam said that we should think about ourselves and not be so weak.Actually, some sects of Islam permit the drawing of Muhammad as long as the dr... |
Why do Americans that get angry about the Government spending money on social services often not care about the massive amounts spent on the military? | Social services CAN be seen as taking money from one person to give to another. Military spending being in the purview of national security is taking money from everyone to protect everyone even if you don't take money from everyone, it's a case of free riders or those you take from having more to protect. |
When you have bad credit why do car dealerships raise the payments instead of lowering? | Car payments consist of principal and interest . Lower credit ratings are more of a risk due to unpaid bills or late payments. While someone with good credit and someone with poor credit will pay an equal amount in principal for the same car, the good credit rating will be rewarded with a lower interest rate than the p... |
Why it's legal to be drunk in a bar, legal to be drunk at your home, but illegal to be drunk anywhere inbetween. | Because it's considered common decency to not be intoxicated in a public place where people are minding their own business. |
What is the purpose of TSA officers asking mundane questions that passengers could easily lie about? | Are you referring to international travel, or domestic? International may have a lot to do with the visa/passport used correlating to the activity the traveler states they're doing. |
How do Japan and the USA have such good relations considering the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Japanese American Internment? | The government of Imperial Japan, which started the war to begin with and continued to prosecute it long after any reasonable hope of victory, takes the lion's share of the blame for the humanitarian situation of WW2 and immediate postwar Japan, and rightly so. Geopolitics also plays a role, as does ideological affinit... |
Why videos don't load continuously, smooth way and load in small 'jumps' | Imagine a day at the office. You're juggling twenty things; scheduling meetings, talking on the phone, filling out tickets, talking with coworkers, etc. your computer are a lot like you at the office. You talk when you can for as long as you can, but when it comes to it you need to go do your work and you can come back... |
What stops television lead actors and actresses from demanding ridiculous salaries for the follow up seasons? | Actors sign multi-year contracts. They can renegotiate those contracts as their shows become more popular, but they can't simply break them without facing severe financial penalties . Many actors on popular shows do negotiate fairly large salaries as their shows become more popular and they are pressured to renew their... |
Why do all lighters have a divider in the fluid container? | The real reason, that I haven't seen posted anywhere here, is that the flint and the spring for the flint need to extend deep into the middle of the lighter, and there has to be a bit of structure there to hold them up.Because the wick is only on one side of the lighter. If they divide the area, they make it so you can... |
Why do certain people feel carsick while riding in the backseat, but are perfectly fine driving/in the front seat? | I'm not sure why, but I find I get car sick in certain make/models more than others for some reason, but it could be due to the driver or the climate too. When the air is warm and stale, or if the driver makes sudden, abrupt moves I'll get sick . |
Who sets the "Serving Sizes" on packaging and why are they so ridiculously small? | Serving sizes are based off of multiple surveys between the late 70s and 80s, which involved asking average people how much of a certain food they would typically eat. Could it be that people ate less back then or lied to the surveys? Perhaps. These surveys haven't been repeated though, so whenever a new type of food i... |
Why is it that I wake up in the middle of the night with my arm essentially paralysed with no motor control and it'll take around 30 seconds for my hand to fully function again? | Had this happen to me too, you wake up and can't move or use the arm or fingers at all. Always assumed it was because I had slept on the arm and cut of the blood circulation. |
Why does water turn into vapor from cold temperatures? | The lower the temperature, the lower the partial gas pressure of water is, so when it get's colder, the water gas in the air condensates. You can't see water gas, but you can see the tiny condensated droplets. When it gets colder, the amount of water in the air doesn't increase, you can just see it.Air has a capacity t... |
Why are police in the US using more and more military/unnecessary equipment? | As for rifles, look up the North Hollywood shooting, it shows what happens when cops without military gear try to halt criminals with military gear. Unfortunately because assault rifles and body armour are easily available to the general populace in the USA the police, or large parts of it will need them too. Why are p... |
Why are we taught to walk across the street? Surely it's safer to run? | Cars need to be able to have time to react if they see someone moving onto the middle of the road. They will have less time to do so/may not even see you before they have time to hit the brakes and stop in time if you're running onto the street, whereas if you walk both you and the car have time to stop if anything une... |
Why are there so many abandoned cities in China? | China has for years propped up their GDP by building towns they don't need hoping they will be filled one day. |
How is "Source Code" different from the software released to consumers, and why is it important? | A few people have explained the difference between source code and what you actually get as a consumer. TL;DR: Source code is the stuff humans can read, but machines can't, that gets made into binaries which people can't read, but computers can. But here's why it's important: Lucas Arts got in the news lately for putti... |
Why isn't it mandatory for people to retake their drivers licence test every 5/10 years? | I don't know why this isn't a thing. I spose its because it would have to be voted on and no one wants to retake the test. This would mostly be to get older people off the road. Personally I would love to see retesting mandatory. It is absolutely a fact that as you age, if you haven't kept your mind healthy and elastic... |
Why were gladiators socially acceptable during Roman times? | Roman economy and success was based on conquest, part of the reason for its decline once there was nobody left to plunder, and it had a very martial ethic for citizens. Fighting and dying were culturally good things. Today we're shy on dying but we've still got some brutal bloodsports. I'd actually consider boxing wors... |
Why is it when guys wear shoes without socks their feet stink, but women can wear heels, flats, and other types of shoes without socks and not have the same problem? | The shoes that I wear cover my entire foot from top to bottom. My feet sweat a lot. My wife wears shoes containing much less substance. Open-toes, sandals, other shoes I can't even describe by name. If I wore those kinds of shoes , my feet would be exposed to open air more, sweat less, and stink less. |
Why do parents tell their child's age in months, rather than years, after they turn a year old? | One month matters much more when you're young.I don't use months unless asked. My son is 19 months old, or "a year and a half" to me. |
Why do laptops and other rechargeable devices shut off when there is still 5-15% battery still left. | I dunno about 5-15% None of my devices do that: they all scale so that it just goes down to 0% faster as less charge is left. It is three reasons. 1. to prevent data corruption. If your power was lost outright in the middle of services/tasks running operations of files, you're going to have corrupted files. 2. to preve... |
Why was the US so affraid of Communism way back when? What was there to fear? | 1) Soviet Communism was a direct threat to the livelihoods of people with power in the United States. This included people who owned mewspapers and publishing companies. It also included Senators and Governors. It probably also included small-to-medium size business owners, of whom there are many. They used this power ... |
How do computers work? (I work with computers all day everyday but if you asked me how they function and run, I would be clueless) | With something so general as 'how computer works' it's hard to say much of meaning. Computers have become something so complex that there's nobody alive that does or could hope to ever fully understand everything from the basic electrical engineering up to the complex software engineering. Anything more specific you'd ... |
Why my dog HATES having his leash and harness put on him, even though it doesn't bother him once it's on and he knows it means he's going on a walk? | I noticed that my dog doesn't like having the leash put on because you're going for the throat. As for the harness, no clue. |
Why is superbowl so popular? As per my internet research skills, it is the most watched/biggest money making sporting event across the world. | It's not most the watched sporting event globally. It attracts over hundred million viewers, while the last world cup final had over billion viewers. Also, the summer Olympics, certain Champions League and cricket matches have more viewers than the Super Bowl.It is the biggest money making event because there are ads e... |
Why do we choose to sleep on beds? Is there nothing better? | Actually sleeping in a hammocks seem to be better for sleep. There are studies done showing this. People in hammocks will likely fall asleep quicker and will enter deeper phases faster. It can also prevent back problems. Also it shows that's great for reading. The people over at /r/hammocks might help you further if yo... |
since whales and dolphins breath air, why do they die so quickly when "beached"? | They aren't designed to be on land, but are designed to be free floating. They get crushed under their own weight and can't breath. |
why are some electric toothbrushes cheap and others in triple figures ? Do they actually provide a oral hygienic difference? | While I'm not sure about them cleaning objectively better the more expensive ones will have rechargable batteries, Bluetooth integration, and replaceable heads. |
What does North Korea have to gain by its government being so restrictive to its people? | Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. In short, the leaders and elite in North Korea haven't even the slightest care about anyone else. Not even the slightest.Not for the people holding the reins. They would almost certainly get thrown out of power and, likely, jailed and executed in the long run. |
Why nobody likes Piers Morgan. | Because he's a tabloid journalist. He isn't a serious reporter, he just uses his TV show as a platform to regurgitate his opinions all over the place. He's a perfect example of the decline of television news into nonsense instead of facts and journalistic integrity. If you don't want to run over him, Nancy Grace, Sean ... |
Why do animals scatter away from humans but allow other creatures to hang around or pass through? | They aren't used to us is the main reason. Consider animals that are used to being around humans all day, such as pigeons, and they don't try to avoid us at all. When you see an animal in the wild it is used to the creatures hanging around and passing through. A human is an unfamiliar animal and therefore a potential t... |
Why do remakes of games take longer to release compared to a new game entirely? | Depending on the specific situation, it's likely a lower priority to the game company than an exciting new game. In other cases there may be collaboration between the original creators of the game and the company doing the remake-- or at least, legal negotiations between their lawyers. This could easily be very complic... |
why are ER vets so much more expensive than your regular vet? | I assume it's similar to why ER doctors are more expensive than regular doctors. They have to have someone on-call and ready to handle an emergency situation any time of the day or night. |
Why can't we just "seal" active volcano craters to stop them? | Magma / lava isn't on fire . It's molten rock that has travelled up from the mantle. This stuff is able to penetrate up though kilometers of solid rock. It has huge volumes of gas dissolved in it which can enable pressures to build up and fracture the magma up to the surface if it encounters a seal. |
Why does cold water feel more hydrating than hot - or even room temperature water? | Most likely because the water is condensed slightly and fits more oxygen however it probably doesn't hydrate you more |
Why is it socially acceptable to make as much noise as possible while riding a motorcycle? | They aren't socially accepted. Most everyone bitches about it, except for those who own the same kind of motorcycle. People makes arguments that it's safer. But that is bullshit. Motorcycles get in accidents typically when someone pulls out in front of them. Or when someone switches lanes and the motorcycle is in their... |
Can you please explain the whole "horse meat in meat" debacle? I've had horse meat and it was yummy. | > Is it just because people thought they were eating cows? I think you are minimizing the seriousness here. People were buying one thing, and getting another, and denied the choice of what they wanted to eat. You might not mind horse, but what if it were dog or cat? It goes beyond taste, people don't like to eat animal... |
How does a turbine generate electricity? | Turbine generators are pretty much the same creature that the electric engine is -- just, we don't power it. There's some difference in their construction given the expected direction of power flow, but the principles are the same. In short, a coil of wire is placed in a changing magnetic field: this can be accomplishe... |
Why are some smells universally accepted as good smelling, and some universally accepted as bad smelling? | I think some depend on context. For example vomit and certain cheeses smell the same, however when it's cheese it's pleasant and when it's vomit it's disgusting. |
How come you can be falling asleep watching TV, then wide awake when you go to bed five minutes later? | Because when you get up from the couch to go over to your bedroom, you're up and moving again, which makes your body wake up somewhat. Happens to me as well. I'm on my computer late at night, feeling tired enough to go to sleep, but after I get up and go brush my teeth, I feel awake again when I get back to my room.Ent... |
Exactly how much power does the president have when they control all three branches? | The president doesn't control all three branches. The Supreme Court, even if they wind up being more conservative than liberal, answer to no one. The House of Representatives and Senate while they will be comprised of more Republicans than Democrats do not answer to the president. US government does not function like p... |
Why does the president need a daily intelligence briefing unless something big is happening? | When you're the president of 320 million people, in a world of 7 billion, something big is *always* happening. You need to stay on top of what's happening within your own country as well as across the world. Perhaps there's new information about ISIS or another terrorist organization. Perhaps Putin has said something o... |
Universal Basic Income. If every citizen over 18 receives $1,000 a month then what would stop the cost of living to rise and negate the income being received? | Well why do you think prices would rise? What would be the market forces behind that? I guess one thought is that poor people having more access to resources would provide a spike in demand for basic goods that they couldn't afford before. Well the only way that's going to happen is if a sizable portion of our populati... |
Why are firm mattresses recommended but sleeping on the floor isn't? | I can only speak from my experience, I'm 45 and have had back issues my entire life. I slept on the floor for years, right on the carpet with only a thin sheet. I used a pillow under my knees but it never lasted long as I've always moved around a lot in my sleep and actually prefer to sleep on my sides. The best thing ... |
What happens in a bipolar person's brain causes them to go "manic" or "depressed"?? | i wish someone had a real answer for this. i'm bipolar 2 w/ depression. i love my manic phases. more energy, things are funnier. i wish i knew what makes me go manic. |
why is sugar the unhealthiest carb if all the other carbs get broken down into sugar anyway? | It's all about how your body makes use of incoming nutrients. Pure glucose is readily either consumed in respiration or stored as glycogen for later use. Complex carbs are healthier because your body takes time and energy to break them down. Hence you'll get a slow timed prolonged release of energy rather than a quick ... |
Why do things floating in pools, lakes etc, tend to eventually float toward the edge? | wind and currents and stuff can make floaty things move along the surface of the water. if you travel in any direction long enough, they will eventually hit some sort of edge so they move until they hit the edge and can't move any further, because the edge is in the way, so thats where they stay for a while. |
Why aren't animal with larger brains (like elephants, blue whales) smarter than humans? | You need more brain cells to control larger bodies so the ratio of brain to body is a better measure. The brains of some aquatic mammals are also very fatty and so don't have the same number of brain cells in the same volume. Whales are dumber than you'd think. |
Why is it such a big deal to require voters to provide photo ID when it is expected for other daily tasks? | Other tasks aren't rights. Growing up in NYC many people don't have licenses because they don't drive. They don't have a need for them. Or they let the license expire because they don't need to renew it since they don't drive and these laws require an up to date id. My grandmother hasn't driven in 20 years. I think her... |
Why is my bathroom always cooler than the rest of my house? | You don't spend as much time in there as you do in other rooms, so your body heat isn't trapped inside the bathroom. Also, not as much sunlight enters as other rooms. The materials in the bathroom, such as tiles, contain different thermal properties than your materials in living room/bedroom, including wood, bed, leath... |
Why in the modern world do we still do vaginal birthing? | Vaginal birthing is not dangerous unless there's a complication. There are many ways to make it more comfortable/less painful than the unfortunately common hospital scenario. See, having the woman lay on her back with her legs spread and pushing like mad makes it easier for the doctor to catch the baby when it comes ou... |
If someone donates a kidney and the recipient dies a few years later, can the original donor get their kidney back? | It's really unlikely for a hospital to waste limited resources on giving it back to its original owner. The kidney wouldn't qualify to be donated anymore and the person receiving it in this case does not need it to live .My mom received a kidney from her sister. She survived 7 years with it and then passed away. I felt... |
How is the average number of sex partners different for men and women | It's self reported so the most likely answer is that men are raising their numbers and women are decreasing it in some combination. Men might be more prone to brag and thus report a higher number while women try to avoid seeming like a slut so they will report a lower number. It's also possible that it's only one of th... |
Why is our heart on the left side of our chest, instead of in the center? | Another poster mentioned that this is one of the body's tiny asymmetries, which I agree with. Apart from that the best I can think of is this: The bloodstream has two main cycles: the right heart, which pumps heart to lung back to heart; the left heart, which pumps from the heart to the entire body and back to the hear... |
Why don't rich tech companies like Apple invest HUGE amounts of cash into battery research? | problem with Apple is that it's still a phone. still handheld. Apple isn't developing any residential appliances. or cars. or big machines. they do computers and phones but they're pretty focused. |
Why doesn't everyone just send mail without postage and put the intended destination as the return address? | Basically, that would work within the same zip code as the post office. But if you drop off something in NY with a return address in CA they're not going to fall for it.The post office are not idiots. A friend tried this once, and they put if back in his mailbox with a stern warning letter. |
Why are people with bipolar disorder much more suicidal compared to people with just major depression? | For me it's awful right after a manic episode. You feel invincible, and then you hit rock bottom. Its such an extreme fall that some people overreact to the low. I think this happens more if you miss your meds. If I miss mine my wife notices within hours, but I am lucky because it makes me realize I need them immediate... |
How did ramen noodles become synonymous with the college experience? | Incredibly cheap and you don't need a kitchen to make them. Dorms don't have kitchen and college kids are poor. |
is the private sector really more efficient than the public sector? Why?! | It's supposedly more efficient because it competes with other similar businesses and competition forces companies to increase efficiency. Without that drive, an organization can get lazy. That's the theory anyway. It may or may not be true in the real world and it probably depends on the type of business. |
If inflation is the norm, will all countries eventually need a new currency? | Not as such. All you really need is to change the denominations of currency that you mint. Example: before 1857 the U.S. used to mint half-cent coins because there were things that you could buy that actually cost half a cent. We don't have those anymore. More recently, countries like Canada have eliminated the smalles... |
Why is IP tracing so inaccurate? | Gotta love these ads: Hi sweety, I see you live in [error 24: unable to locate] too, let's chat! |
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