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Whats the difference between a $500 DSLR and a $500 < DSLR camera? | There is a difference, definitely. The censor, mirrors, and function of the cameras are drastically different. Different being how fast it focuses, high ISO functionality, shutter speed, and of course, quality. If you're in the market, buy a cheaper body and spend your money on a lens. |
Is there a journalistic standard in the U.S. with respect to reliance on unnamed sources? | Former News photographer here There's certainly a standard, but it's not official. A reporter must make an educated determination on a story by story basis. A good, seasoned reporter can usually tell if a source is reliable or not pretty quickly. Journalism is difficult for many reasons including shitty hours and low p... |
Why do games come out later in Europe even if that's where they were developed? | I'm guessing publishers have a hand in this. I could be wrong/inaccurate but they'll negotiate pretty much every facet of getting the game to masses including pricing, which country to launch and of course which one first. The USA is such a huge market it would be the primary goal for most products to be on sale there.... |
How do we know the earth is experiencing global warming and not just a downturn in temperature that oscillates over the course of millions of years? | Global warming is easy to prove: It's been getting warmer over the past 2 or so centuries. As for why not just natural oscillation but caused by man: The change is much, much faster than previously. Funny thing is earth will return to its 'normal' temperature cycle, it just won't be as comfortable for humans, because e... |
Why do we write papers in school? | I guess they're supposed to teach how to gather information and organize thoughts into something someone else can digest. Wait a few years though. If you become a manager writing reports on what people do will be very important, they'll have lots of legal implications, and you don't want to come off as a dumbass. |
Why would raising the minimum wage be a bad thing? | The issue is that raising the minimum wage eliminates jobs - so those who keep their job benefit, while those who become unemployed lose out. And it's not necessarily the companies that would fail or struggle under the burden of higher wages that cause this. It's successful companies that can decide to make capital inv... |
how do you lift 'with your legs' and not with your back | Basically you need to do squats. At first your legs will hurt and struggle a bit on the way up, but only until they become strong enough to let you stand up while carrying a load. If the load is too heavy to pick up with your legs, don't bother picking it up by yourself. Back pain never happens right away, it's too eas... |
Please use the Search function for Israel/Palestine aka middle east conflict questions. It much quicker and has been answered well again and again. | Although there was a question recently about the SPECIFIC conflict that is happening right now with Hamas, how it started and why it is escalating the way it is, and had a very good explanation as to why it is 'different' than the past. I can see why a similar question could come up again if the situation gets even wor... |
Why do we board airplanes front to back instead of outside-in? | Airline boarding is intentionally somewhat inefficient. Passenger boarding is designed to get people on early enough to match luggage to boarded passengers, but to proceed slowly enough that people don't get cranky while waiting for all the under wing work . First class are served drinks/snacks before the rest of the p... |
As an Englishman, who knows very little about US politics; is there any chance Romney might actually win? | He has lots of money behind him, and the election process *might* be subvertable. Some huge scandal might catch Obama, and some huge part of the population might do 'faith-based' voting. The economy might tank. |
What are the biggest differences in the sound between 48000Hz and 192000Hz sampling in terms of hearing? | Having a sampling rate at 48khz means the program is recording the wave amplitude 48000 times a second. Having it at 192khz means it records the wave amplitude 192000 times a second. It's basically like resolution on your screen. |
Why can animals like Sudan the Rhino interbreed with family members and be genetically sound when humans can't? | Interbreeding is also bad with these types of animals. It severely limits the gene pool and makes them very vulnerable to defects / disease. The true danger about interbreeding is continuous interbreeding. One case of interbreeding generally won't cause too much problem *unless* the parents in question already have cer... |
How do companies afford to give away their products for free? | Customer acquisition costs. It's much more important for a company or business to acquire a customer and retain them through a positive exchange than make a one time purchase. This is why Amazon is loved so much, because returns are so simple and hassle free. Similarly free things make you have good feelings about that... |
How does a plane land if the wheels malfunction? | I have actually landed an aircraft when only two of the three wheels extended. I came in here thinking I could share my knowledge in this area, but /u/collinsl02 and /u/SwedishBoatlover have pretty much covered it all. But if there's anything which they've missed that you want to ask, or anything specific about my land... |
Why can I drink water and eat salty food but not drink saltwater? | Because the amount of salt in seawater is VERY HIGH, its not just a sprinkle of salt in the water, there's a metric shit-ton of salt per cubic mother-fucking inch of water. |
Why is it that modern professional athletes are/seem so much more talented than original teams in the past? | Something crazy to think about within this subject is how much more difficult it is to play baseball today. Think of it this way. Lets say your a hitter and you go to face a pitcher that pitcher is getting signals from the dugout on pitch location and type of pitch. They have so much data on you as a hitter such as hot... |
Why don't we exploit the full potential of solar energy? | 1. Unpredictable. What if it rains for a week. Where's your power? 2. Storage. Batteries are expensive. On individual scale its possible to store enough energy. But maintaining enough batteries for a whole country is near impossible. 3. Upfront expense. Whether this be for individuals or governments. 4. Organisation an... |
How Marijuana Is Legal By State And Not Federal Law... | The shit will really hit the fan the first time the feds make a highly publicized pot bust outside CO or WA, and have to explain their selective enforcement of federal law, I'm guessing. I hope that moment comes soon. |
Why doesn't Italy seem to get the same share of responsibility for World War II as Germany or Japan? | They were lousy fascists, were never much of a threat, and when the going got rough, they hung Il Duce up by his heels and switched sides. And then they gave us Gina Lollobrigida and Federico Fellini. You can't stay mad at guys like that |
How is it that everyone seems to have their own style of handwriting that all look so different from each other? | My time to shine. Amateur Graphologist here. In short, everybody's handwriting is different because its not something you consciously think about when writing. Handwriting is said to evolve from one persons psychological and physiological traits. Since a lot of people have common peronalities hence they have matching l... |
How, psychologically and sociologically, do cold-blooded organizations like ISIS emerge? | Group psychology is a very powerful factor. If everyone else is doing it then you are far more likely to follow suit. People do what authority tells them to do, see Milgram's experiment for a good example of this. Propaganda, racial tension and misinformation is also a major factor. In the case of the Nazis the German ... |
Why can't the president just reduce the tax rates of middle income Americans, and increase it on people who are already wealthy by the same amount? | The president doesn't make legislation. Congress does that. But Congress can't get anything done unless a sufficient number of members from both parties agree to support the legislation. The Democrats control the Senate but the Republicans control the House of Representatives and they seem determined to block anything ... |
Why did Red Bull spend so much in Project Stratos? Why don't they just spend it on TV ads? | Do you know anyone who watches TV who *hasn't* seen a Red Bull ad? TV ads can only do so much one your audience has seen them, seeing them more often doesn't help as much. Sponsoring a project like this reaches a different audience, and reaches the old audience in a different way.When you buy media to place a tv spot y... |
How do cell towers know the direction to send data for phone calls and texts? | They don't. They are distributed uniformly across their range, but the way it distributes the data to each phone, is through going each phone a different frequency in order to separate data transmission. And prevent interference from other cellphones. So for example, if two phones operated on the same frequency at diff... |
Why can I *only* do my homework or any sort of project the night before it's due? | There is a term for this the principle that it will generally take you as long to do something as you give yourself it's on the tip of my brain. Someone at [/r/getmotivated] would know. |
Why are cell phones excluded from directory listings? | I think it's different in the US, but at least here in the UK mobile phone numbers aren't geographic but phone books are. Also pre-paid SIM cards can be bought off the shelf without having to register who bought it so there are lots of mobile numbers that exist but no-one knows who they belong to |
Why do we still use glass on our phones? Am I naive or has technology still not developed a stronger, harder, crack-resistant material to use on electronic displays. | The thing about glass is it's aesthetic appeal. Many would argue that it has something plastic lacks, despite the practical difficulties. It feels colder, harder, smoother - plastic in comparison tends to feel cheap. This is less important on non-touch screen phones, many of which have plastic screens. But on a touchsc... |
Why is being transgender not considered sexist? | imagine you were in the other gender's body, but had all the exact same thoughts and interests as you do now. that is a bit different than just a boy who likes dolls. |
Why is circumcision so popular in the United States and not the rest of the world? | It's not just the U.S. Circumcision is popular in Australia also, luckily for me I'm English where it is far less popular. |
Why are most WWII photos in black in white since color photography has been around since the 1800s? | Basically color photography sucked up until the 1970s. Modern color film techniques basically started in the 1930s. But the processes involved were not only expensive, but a major pain requiring a lot of special processes. In the 40s it got a little easier with more convenient film and prints, but it was still expensiv... |
If I file a restraining order against someone, what prevents me from "abusing" the order aka "trolling" the person by following them where they go? | Others have explained it more seriously but I'll just add that there's typically very serious and obvious reasons someone files a restraining order against someone. If someone makes you afraid for your life every time you're near them it's not a smart idea to intentionally seek them out and assume a piece of paper will... |
Why don't we publish a book from the best posts of this subreddit? | I would love to see a book! Let's do a KickStarter!", 'If this becomes a thing, we should definitely send a PM to /u/justcallmezach. He was on the old team and seemed very sad it was dead in the water.askreddit+random reddit storys+AMA's+ELI5+other stuff would make a awesome book. With funny storys and stuff like that |
Why does Chrome take up so much memory even after I've closed a lot of tabs? | And this is why I use Firefox. I don't need a Web browser taking up 5GB of memory just because I use lots of tabs |
In my country, low octane fuel (everything below 93-95) was discontinued 20 years ago for being 'low quality'. How come USA still sell it and use it for its cars? | There are different methods of measuring octane in gasoline. It's quite likely your country and the US use differing methods, and thus use different numbers to describe the same thing. _URL_0_ > Because of the 8 to 12 octane number difference between RON and MON noted above, the AKI shown in Canada and the United State... |
[LI5] How a lightbulb works. | An incadescent lightbulb works by running electricity through a piece of tungsten; tungsten is a metal that doesn't melt even after it gets very hot. The electricity running through it makes the filament very hot: so hot, in fact, that it glows, just like a piece of hot metal being forged or the embers in a fire. The o... |
Why exactly does the pharmacy take so long to fill my prescription and what does a pharmacist actually do? | Well, yes, but you are getting in line behind all of the other prescriptions the pharmacist is filling. Next time, call your refill in ahead of time so it's ready when you go to pick it up. |
Why is Mcdonalds so much more popular then other (arguably better) fast food restaurants? | Marketing is a big part of it. Why is mainstream music pretty shitty, but often sells way more than highly reviewed music? Branding and marketing. And at McDonalds. It is always the same. You know it is that quality of shit you are getting and people don't like taking chances. Better to stay with that than trying somet... |
If theres $1000 cashback on an item, why not just make the item $1000 cheaper? | The manufacturer/vendor gets to keep your $1000 for 6-8 weeks, putting that towards production costs. It's an interest free loan you're giving them, which over many customers adds up to serious $. ? |
What does anti-perspirant actually do to us that 'stops' us from sweating? | [Here] is a good video that explains it. Basically there is an aluminum compound that blocks or clogs the sweat glands. |
The Hunter-gatherer/'Paleo' diet. | During the hundreds of thousands of years that it took the human digestive system to evolve into what it is today, there were certain proteins humans didn't eat. The Paleo diet argues that while the body can digest them, we'd be healthier if we didn't eat them."If you can't pick it or kill it don't eat it" |
If fruits are produced by plants for animals to eat and spread seeds around then why are lemons so sour? | Because they've been bred that way. There are also lemon varieties which are sweet. Also, don't confuse human tastes with animals - particularly birds. They'll eat the most amazingly horrid things", '"Sour Orange and Citron Hybrid Stealing Whores" doesn't roll off the tongue in quite the same wayFruits are NOT produced... |
why do the Wizards in The Hobbit/LOTR rarely use their powers in combat, preferring to use swords? | I'd always thought that Tolkein desired a more subtle form of magic for his books than you found in the pulp fantasy of the day. Where the magic wasn't so much conjuring earthquakes and fireballs, but rather making more mundane things happen better. Making those pinecones he set on fire burn hotter and spread faster, m... |
If I'm hanging from a motionless helicopter, how come at the end of the day, I'm not in a different location? | Motion in a helicopter is defined with respect to the air in which it sits. The air is moving right along with the earth. So to get stationary, you'd have to move at several hundred miles per hour with respect to the air, and for a helicopter that takes real work. |
Your net worth is a billion. Where do you get your spending money? | People who have money like that will keep some amount of money as liquid assets. You're completely correct that no one is sitting around with a billion dollar bank account. But a person with a billion dollar net worth might have a few hundred thousand, or even a few million, kept as available money. The rest is going t... |
If it's feasible to terraform Mars, why can't we just 'terraform' the Earth in response to climate change? | People already own earth. If terra forming is going to happen anywhere, it's going to happen somewhere that my corporation can buy before anyone else gets there. |
Why has President Obama not elected a new SCOTUS judge yet? | The President doesn't elect SCOTUS judges. He nominates them, and the senate approves them. He nominated Merrick Garland **months** ago. The Republicans in the Senate are stalling, hoping they can get a new president who will nominate someone more conservative.Republicans in the senate and house of representatives, sin... |
is it possible to not have citizenship of any country? | Yes, the term for it is stateless person. Not everyone can become stateless. Some countries grant unconditional citizenship, some will not let you give up citizenship without having another one. There are international conventions to prevent people from becoming stateless accidentally basically. But a few ways you can ... |
What happens when a graduate student fails to defend their thesis? | Before you get to your dissertation defense, you do a dissertation proposal, where you present to your committee what previous research you've done and what you plan to do for your dissertation. Once you're through that proposal, it makes it pretty hard to fail your dissertation. You stood in front of your committee an... |
Why not make minimum wage a floating number that changes with inflation automatically? | Because then it would go up. There are people with a lot of power who do not want minimum wage to increase. They don't want it to go up ever, not every 30 years when Congress thinks about it, and certainly not every year based on inflation. Maybe that's too cynical, but there are many reasons people like flat numbers. ... |
Why are some people against food stamps and other welfare programs? | Those against welfare are against *others* getting welfare. They'll gladly take advantage of any and all opportunities to receive government handouts themselves. They just don't like it being pointed out that they are huge hypocrites for doing so. |
What exactly is existentialism? | Wikipedia's article on this should probably tell you everything you need to know for a cursory overview. I'd personally suggest reading Irrational Man, by William Barrett, as an excellent in-depth introduction . |
What stops people with insurance on their phones from just saying they lost it and getting a new one for a friend? | The number would be listed on the IMEI blacklist which would totally disable the functionality of the phone. That being said I do know several people that just before they upgraded they intentionally broke their phone to file a warranty claim. Got the new in box phone and sold it for more than they would've gotten for ... |
If we're replacing cells all the time, how do tatoos work? | The cells that eat the ink don't move, and eventually get eaten by other cells that don't move, and so on and so forth. |
why isn't the british army called the "royal army" | Something no one has mentioned is that, for army units, royal is a title granted by the Queen for excellent service. For example, in Canada we have the Royal Canadian Regiment, which has been granted the right to have royal in their name, but we also have the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. No royal in the... |
CIA and what do they do | They tell our decision makers what other countries' decision makers are scheming. Then, if our decision makers want to do something about it - the CIA does something about it. and nobody tells. |
The Reddit community-orientated controversy over Papa Johns. | Papa Johns, along with most other businesses, will be required to pay more for expanded insurance benefits under Obamacare. So the owner compensated by lowering employee hours/wages/size. People thought this was scummy because: A) the new insurance increase per person wasn't that big, B) Papa Johns is a thriving busine... |
Why is heart cancer so rare? | From what I remember, In order for a person to get cancer, a cell has to reproduce with a mutation that is considered cancerous. Such mutation would cause that particular cell to keep producing without dying and creating more cancerous cells. However, tissues like our muscles don't reproduce, die and repeat, they conti... |
Why is alcohol regarded differently from other addictive substances? | I think the biggest difference is that almost everyone will have experience with alcohol, while the opposite is true of cocaine, heroin, or crack. Let's use a stupid example. Hot wings. If someone orders a bunch of hot wings, eats one, and freaks out, I'm going to assume those are some really hot wings. I didn't eat th... |
How to whistle with your fingers? | I tried to figure this out two days ago and I still can't. Fuck anyone who learns. :/ |
How do they measure distance traveled in space? | They use lightyears for exceptionally large distances and kilometers for smaller distances or for a more impressive sounding number. There's another unit called an Astronomical Unit which is equal to the distance from our sun to earth. The way that they approximate the distances is done by using known distances and loo... |
A simple Monty Hall explanation | That's good. One set of cards has a 1 in 3 chance and the other set has a 2 in 3 chance. And you don't learn anything new about either set , so the odds don't change. Different people respond to different approaches. Some people that are stuck on the fact there are 2 choices left at the end respond to a higher number o... |
Why is a Hot Shower or a Hot Tub so Amazing, While Hot Temperatures Outside are so Miserable? | On my phone here so forgive any typos. For me it's the immediate contrast between hot and cold. Before stepping in to a jacuzzi or shower typically the outside temperature is considerably less. Say for example you're out skiing all day and you get back to the lodge where you immediately change and get in a sauna. The s... |
Why do visual graphics improve on the same console? | As someone who has dipped into programming a little, none of these answers are really good. In what ways does a program better utilize it's hardware? Does it process less information, or does it process it differently in some way? Is there a simple example to explain how? |
How does refinancing work when it comes to taking out loans? | You basically are taking out a new loan with a new lender and part of that loan pays off your first loans balance. It's like starting the whole thing over from scratch. It's worth it long term if the rates on the refi are lower than the original loan. |
Why do we feel compelled to hit/break stuff when we are angry? | I'm no expert, but I believe it is to make us feel more powerful, put simply.I got really pissed during a fight with my ex. I broke my hand trying to punch the drywall. I was expecting to break it but hit a stud. Anger can quickly turn to regret lol. I kinda wish I had the flight response there. |
Why are salt water fish so much prettier than fresh water fish? | There are colorful fresh water fish as well. One main reason for vibrant colors is due to many fish being poisonous or toxic. Colors provide a warning. It may also be for mating. There are plenty of fish in the ocean that are just gray, blue, white, or black. You don't have that plain color pattern in many freshwater f... |
How do IQ calculations work and what do they really tell about a person? | A whole bunch of people take an intelligence test. The scores on those tests are then laid out, and assigned an IQ value, such that: The middle score is assigned a value of 100. The scores in the middle 68% are assigned values from 85 - 115. The scores in the middle 95% are assigned values from 70 - 130. The scores in ... |
Why do people's ears still pop on a plane even though the cabin is pressurized? | What's also implicit in these responses but may not be immediately obvious is that commercial airlines fly much higher than what cabin pressures are set at, with your average cruise altitude at around 30,000 to 40,000 ft. So a cabin pressure of 6000 ft means there is a fairly high pressure differential when cruising. |
why lotteries pay you over time instead of immediately, and what happens to the money if you die | Its because all the lotteries combined don't actually have all the cash they award out on hand. The money they're making a lottery on is actually invested money, and you're entering the lottery for a chance at the cut of the interest. Scholarships work the same way ; X amount of scholarships are rewarded from Y Scholar... |
Why does one nostril get more stuffed than the other when you're sick? | It looks like no one has mentioned that the things inside your nose actually doing the clogging are called the turbinates. The turbinates are thought to humidity air as you breathe in through your nose. In some people, typically those with allergies, over time the turbinates swell and can become permanently enlarged le... |
Why do I find hair in my ass? | Your hairs constantly fall out and regrow, which you'll know if you've ever used a hairbrush or cleaned a shower drain. The ones you find in your ass are simply the fallen hairs that wound up there. Maybe you dried your hair with a towel then dried your body with it and some hairs moved down there; maybe they fell out ... |
How can the USS Fitzgerald hit another huge vessel? | The facts will have to wait for the investigation, but the ships were in transit lanes. Imagine a two-lane road with a bend in it. Both drivers see each other, and presume that the other is going to turn at the bend so they don't hit each other. They don't talk to each other on the radio, they just stick to the course ... |
why did the beanie babies market crash? Why did it happen so suddenly? | People suddenly realize they put an astronomical inflating prize on a stuff with usefulness much lower than its prize tag. At start, there is a trend that making certain product have it own market. Whether its tulips, property, or beanie. The market grows with certain inflation. The motive to buy those stuff changed to... |
Why does a candle produces so much more smoke after it is blown out? | Fun fact about candles, you can actually light the candle back after extinguished it by simply by igniting the black smoke and the flame will travel all the way to the candle's fuse |
Is PTSD a relatively new thing, or was it relatively common in ancient societies? | Here's George Carlin with a bit on the terms for PTSD in the modern age [Link!] |
If I died on an alien planet that was possibly habitable but was void of life, would my corpse spark life? | I'm not totally sure about your question, but I wanted to point out that many many planets already have organic material on them. It's a matter of having the *right* organic material. Anyway, I'd bet that it wouldn't work. The bacteria in your gut is used to being in your gut, not outside. |
When a US judge rules something as unconstitutional, why is it not automatically the same ruling for all other states? All states have the same constitution right? | Judges only rule on the case before them. If a lawsuit is brought claiming that a state's law is unconstitutional, then the judge can decide whether it is or not. But, that ruling does not mean that any other state's law is unconstitutional. Instead, somebody has to challenge that other state's law. Or, sometimes, the ... |
Why do new age technologies (e.g. Xbox and PS3) break so easily when my Nintendo Game Boy from 1992 still works? | Planned obsolescence. This is a business strategy in which the obsolescence of a product is planned and built into it from its conception. This is done so that in future the consumer feels a need to purchase new products and services that the manufacturer brings out as replacements for the old ones. **EDIT** I'm really... |
When you buy stock in a company, what happens to your money? | Only during an IPO or a release of fresh stock are you directly buying stock from a company, and even then you still usually aren't. They generally sell it to a company at a fixed price who then releases it to the market 99.999% of the time, when you buy a stock you are buying it from another trader. Your money is goin... |
How can an animal eat its own kind with no side effects but human cannibalism causes brain damage? | related; are humans even safe to eat aside from things like vitamin A and diseases? Like, wouldn't toxin buildup from us being at the top of the food chain be too much to handle? I've read that large animals such as whales are actually declaired biohazards when they are found dead on the shore due to mercury, etc. |
Aside from the obvious social stigma of eating another person, is there any biological/chemical reason that we can't? | Also avoid the liver unless you want vitamin A toxicity. The rule is, if the animal eats meat, don't eat its liver. If it DOESN'T eat meat,the liver should be the first thing you go for. |
Since essentially everything nowadays causes cancer, should we just assume that we still don't really know what causes it? | At this point in history, *life* is cancer. Cancer is the uncontrollable replication of cells, right? Well. 7 billion people in and we still haven't learned. |
Why do shady companies not work on making their company less shady? | Some companies are in it for the quick buck where the business owner is happy with making money in their lifetime. Also, shady businesses are potentially cheaper to start and run to make a profit. Think of it this way, if the product I'm selling you is complete shit, I only plan to sell it to you once. Let's say I make... |
Why don't most supermarket checkouts use a single line feeding into all the registers? | A number of grocers I've been to do this and it is quite effective. Most military commesaries I've been to are like you described. Although it did require a lot of space near the front of the store where many other grocers have product shelving.It requires a lot of open floor space to be able to do that, as there needs... |
How do airlines overbook flights if there is a set number of seats? | A lot of people book a flight and then cancel at the last minute, or just don't show up. That empty seat can effectively be sold twice, so that's what the airlines do. Sometimes they guess wrong about how many. I've never canceled or skipped a flight though - who are all these savages?? |
Why is computer memory always in multiples of 8? (8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, etc.) | One important thing that's been left out is the mathematical reason why this is. If you know how to count on your fingers in binary then you know the highest binary number you can count to with two fingers is 11 . It rolls over, like we can write numbers up to 99 if we only have two spaces to write a number and we'd ne... |
Why are laws for the public interactions with police held to a higher standard, than police with the public? | The argument goes, if the police were held to the same standard as the public then they would become much more risk averse. If the police are risk averse then when an emergency occurs or a crime is in progress, the police are less likely to help out and do their job because if they make a mistake or were wrong about th... |
Why aren't there public referendums/votes more frequently? | Most laws are too complicated and need expertise, dedicated staff and a thorough review process to fully grapple with. They simply aren't fitting for referendum. So referendums seem to be limited to specific decisions where the government wants the people to take ownership. At least on a national level. Two of the thre... |
Why is online privacy so important in making online purchases, when job applications and resumes have much much more personal information on them, yet they're freely uploaded/sent usually unencrypted? | I guess you won't be supplying your credit card number or id card in a job application Other data like my name, address, age and so on are freely available anyhow |
Why are there so many abandoned cars in the woods? | Insurance Money. I have an old car, but it's insured. Something starts to go wrong - bad transmission, broken engine block, something expensive. I can't afford to fix it, but it is insured against theft. I drive it far out into the woods, abandon it, call the police and say it was stolen. Police have no time to actuall... |
Why are humans the only species that needs brush their teeth? Do other species' teeth rot and fall out faster than humans? | Humans live much longer than most other animals, even accounting for larger animals having longer lifespans. We also eat a lot of sugary, acidic food that is not good at all for your teeth. Eat better and take care of your teeth and they'll last you a long time. Humans are also not the only animals to perform dental hy... |
Why do you get tax breaks when married? | You don't necessarily get tax breaks just for marrying. What you can do is file your taxes jointly. Essentially you're taxed as if you both made half of your total income . This can result in a lower tax bracket if one person makes vastly more than their spouse. For example, if 2 people who make identical salaries got ... |
What's different about HBO, Showtime, etc that enables them show virtually unrestricted content where other channels must censor nudity, certain language and situations? | The FCC does not regulate the content of cable TV. It only regulates the content of what's broadcast over the airwaves. The only thing keeping TBS and Comedy Central from showing nudity and foul language is market forces.They are premium channels that you have to specifically subscribe to. Choose to obtain that subscri... |
Why does it seem like some colors look good together and others clash? | This triggered a thought in my brain that is somewhat related to your question, and kinda branches off of it a little bit.As far as perception goes, it made me think of color opposites. For example, the opposite color of BLUE is ????Or, the opposite of ORANGE is ????? For some reason, or maybe it's just me I automatica... |
Why are judges given discretion in deciding penalties for crimes? | Because not all crimes are the same. Two guys each steal an idling car on opposite ends of the same city. One is stealing it so he can drive it into an bank atrium and break open an ATM; the other is stealing it because he's being pursued by an axe-wielding maniac wearing a gorilla costume with a clown nose. These two ... |
Why does my urge to pee intensify as I get closer to the bathroom? | Has anyone else had kinda the opposite effect happen to them? I'm sure they have. I'm talking about when you're dying for a piss on the drive home, so much that it's incredibly uncomfortable, but once you've parked the car, unlocked the door and put the kettle on, about half an hour later you remember you're desperate. |
Why do we feel "attracted" to certain people? | I've always thought of it as being split into three things. * item 1 Sexual-Attracation, you think that the person would be good in bed and as such you would have a good time with them in bed . * item 2 Physical-Attraction, you think that they are hot, basically what you've been trained to find attraction through combi... |
How do fibrous foods cause me to poop within such a short space of time (10 mins after my cereal)? | It isn't the cereal. My guess is that you're under 30, probably under 25. Babies do the same thing. Bowel movements after eating is normal through childhood and that tends to change as a person matures. |
Why do reflective surfaces, like slides, get very hot in the sun, when they reflect most of the light that shines on them? | Another thing is that emissive power is related to surface temperature raised to the 4. The sun, though really far away, is really hot and even though not all of its radiation falls on Earth and shiny metals reflect most light there's still a substantial amount of heat going into the slide. |
How can US Government blame particular country for a hack when it is easy to spoof your originating IP address, or even route traffic through various countries? | You and a few other people are assuming that a 'hack' requires a live connection to the target device. This is not true. Generally the timeline is to probe for months and work to leverage security flaws within the target system. This requires tracking the target, gaining access to the network or physic area, then you f... |
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