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If I dug a hole from the US to the other side of the world and jumped feet first, would I come out head first on the other side? | Aside from most laws of physics, and the distance from center was the same, you would stop just as your head peeked out of the ground; just like a pendulum swing, you'd stop where you started. Also, the whole trip would take 45 minutes. Any straight line through the earth would take 45 minutes. |
Why is wearing fur taboo, but no one really cares about wearing leather. | Wearing fur is fine, unless you're in a very PC place or a supermodel.There was a standupshot recently that explained this. People vocally hate on fur so much because rich ladies are MUCH easier moral targets than gangs of bikers. Joking aside there are a few more factors at play. A big factor is that the hides for lea... |
Music files are simply files made up of encoded data. Why can't we run a program to artificially create more songs by inputting random data into an MP3 encoder to create potentially new songs? | Because for every song that sounds good, you'll have created millions that sound bad. It's not efficient to make songs this way. It's similar to the Library of Babel . The Library of Babel contains every possible thing that ever has been or will be written, but it's a whole lot easier to just write something from scrat... |
Why can't the US simply stop importing oil from the Middle East? | They can. It's just, if you artificially restrict your supply then you will raise the cost. No point in doing that. |
Why can't we put metal objects in microwaves but most of them come with metal oven grids? | You CAN put metal in microwaves, so long as it's correctly shaped / positioned by someone who knows what they're doing . Specifically, those metal grids are there very deliberately to manipulate the microwave energy and prevent it escaping. Essentially, that grid is to microwaves as an opaque wall is to light. |
In a non gay marrying state, If a married woman changed gender to a man would the marriage be nullified | I think some states don't recognize the transition so even though a person has gone through the process they are still legally the gender they were born as. |
How does Germany and Japan handle atrocities of WW2 like concentration camps and Unit 731 in their history books? | Germany is very humble about their part in WWII and it is considered a blight on their record. It's interesting because we are so quick to criticize the Nazi's and the concentration camps, but our own history books gloss over FDR and the tyranny he oversaw with the internment camps of Americans. The history of our inte... |
why are people so against drone use when its no different than an FA 18 dropping a bomb? | Because most people have no clue what a drone is and are reacting to the word because the media told them it's bad. It's called the ignorant sheeple effect. |
Why do we as humans need such varied diets when animals in the wild don't. | Humans are omnivores and so are able to eat a much larger variety of foods than carnivores or herbivores. This is a *huge* evolutionary advantage. Humans don't *need* an extremely balanced diet, but they sure are better off with one. |
Why when I have a migraine does pushing on certain parts of my skull make the pain go away? | I don't know why either. For me, I usually end up tying a shirt or towel real tight on my head. I tie it so there's pressure at the base of my neck and my temples. It also helps keep out light. I don't know why it works either, but, I'm damn glad I have the relief because of it.If pressing really makes the pain go away... |
Why Do We Have Squatter's Rights? | One thing that hasn't really been covered yet is to look at it from the perspective of the government/law enforcement/the courts, and you'll see where tenant's rights/squatter's rights come from. You have two parties to a dispute over property. One side says that they are the landowner and nobody should live there; the... |
Why do countries around the world have different outlets? Why couldn't we have decided on one before? | Electricity predated portable devices and inexpensive travel. It didn't matter if the outlet in the UK and the US were different, because few people traveled, and those that did weren't bringing their 100 lb. radio cabinets with them. By the time more people were travelling with more devices, the different outlet types... |
Why there are so many land mines in Africa? | Africa is [a huge continent]. There are many land mines *in some parts* of Africa, and they have specific local reasons, local wars stemming from many different things. There isn't any single reason, other than for a large part, they don't have resources to remove them. |
If the concord Jet was so great in 1986, why don't they make a modern day version that's even better and fixes the original problems? | Sonic booms! When Concorde was under development, there was also a Boeing SST under development. Everyone thought they would be great. The turning point was when people started complaining about the noise from sonic booms . By the time it was ready to fly, it was restricted to subsonic travel over populated areas - it ... |
- Why do entire strands of Christmas lights not work if one bulb is damaged or taken out? | The Christmas lights are an example of a series circuit. A circuit is basically a power source , conductor and a load that are connected together in a closed loop that allows electrical current to flow through. If the loop is somehow broken, then the electrical current cannot flow back to the power source and it won't ... |
Why is it impossible for my eyes to focus on this image? | It's because your brain thinks your eyes aren't focused when they are. When your eyes are not focused on something, you see it in double. To see what I mean, look at your computer screen so you can clearly read the text and hold your finger a couple of inches away from your eyes. Your brain sees the double and assumes ... |
Since our brain can quickly remember music that we heard before and we can actually "play" it in our head, why do we feel the urge to listen to the actual thing? | Personally, it's because I cannot recall the whole 5 minutes perfectly with all the instruments, so, if I want more than the chorus and maybe a verse, I have to listen to the song.Why bother watching a movie when you can simply remember what happened?I can't really play music in my head. I can remember what it sounds l... |
Why does the Sun hurt my eyes, but not a regular fire? | Fires aren't even slightly as bright as the sun. And the sun puts off more light in higher and lower spectrums that fire .The sun is not a "fire" in the sense that something's burning. The sun is a giant, nuclear reaction that is far brighter than any fire could be. |
Why the desperation for asylum seekers to enter the UK. | dismemberment" or "starvation" where they came from. 38% if a hell of a lot higher than 0English language might have something to do with it as well.I don't know why asylum seekers themselves want to come here above other countries, but there's a perception among quite a large portion of British society that we are 'to... |
Why aren't submarines designed more aerodynamically? | Water pressure is a *huge* issue when you've got a giant metal tube full of humans at 8-900 ft below water. I've never studied submarine engineering but I've swam to the bottom of a 10ft pool & felt my ears pop so I'm going to guess that it's a big concern for them. At 800 feet below sea level, you're looking at over 2... |
How does clicking a box to confirm you're not a robot stop robots? | It takes note of your browser user-agent, time you spent on that page, your mouse movement inside the box etc. If it's still suspicious, you have to do an image recognition task, which is not simple for a computer to do. |
Why does weather changes causes joint pain for those with joint damage or arthritis? | Not just that, but changes in barometric pressure make my entire body feel overall terrible. My head pounds, my sinuses clog, and I want to sleep for days. It kind of feels like the clouds literally sit atop my head. Why is this? I have pins and plates in my ankle from a bad break several years ago and that usually onl... |
What is snot and how can I produce a seemingly infinite amount when I have a cold? | Man, I no joke feel like I run out enough snot within the span of 15 minutes sometimes whose volume has to be larger than that of my own skull. It's insanity.I think that your nose runs more in cold weather to not only keep the inside moist, but to warm and humidify the air that you breathe. Also, this article was neat... |
What is inherited trauma? How does it manifest and how is it explained? | In short, if I understand the question correctly, trauma does a lot of nasty things. Stress like that has an effect on gene expression, thus making descendents more susceptible to disorders involving stress and trauma. It isn't that the actual trauma is inherited, but rather the genes that were effected are. Wish I cou... |
Why can't we use one foot for each pedal when driving? | There is never a situation where you need to have a foot on the gas and a foot on the break. Since you should only use 1 pedal at a time, it's safer to only use one foot.Left foot braking is a racing technique. If you can train yourself not to stomp both feet in emergencies, it can also cut down on reaction timesDuring... |
Why do cats paw at blankets or beds before they down? | Generally, if a cat is kneading your lap when you stroke it, it's a sign of affection. However, when a cat is doing that to bedding it's essentially making a comfortable spot for it to sleep, whilst also making sure there is nothing there . Cats ancestors would do the same thing, except in grass or wherever they chose ... |
If trains use diesel engines as a generator to then power electric motors, why don't cargo ships do the same? | Most of the answers here are incorrect. Many ships do use the same process as trains, particularly ones that manoeuvre often, or travel at varying speeds. This way a number of smaller engines can be run at best efficiency to generate electricity and use least fuel. All modern cruise ships use this system and many other... |
Politicians raise millions of dollars during their campaigns even for just the nomination. What is this money spent on and why is it so expensive? | So there really shouldn't be much in terms of unspent funds because they should be spending that on winning the election. But if there is then that money stays in that persons campaign fund . Money for federal races has to stay federal so for instance a u.s. Senator couldn't use money that was raised for them before to... |
How can people still live in Hiroshima and Nagasaki when they can't live in Pripyat or the Bikini Atoll? | As I understand there is actually a village of people still living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. They are all elderly because really no one wants to live there any longer due to the hazard of radiation and increased risk of cancer and all that, and what with it being technically illegal and already largely uninhabit... |
Why do so many famous actors refuse to watch their own movies? | They're the actor and not the director, but they remember every scene they did and feel like one particular take was golden. Then they see the movie and its not there, in fact most of the takes your see yourself in look mediocre. You try your hardest every time but some personal bias will always slip in. |
Why do bugs and other tiny insects not break a limb or die from falling a great height. | Small objects have a lower top speed when they're falling, and they don't weigh enough to get hurt. |
Why do people deny the moon landing? | I think people are going about this answer the wrong way. It isn't about logic or looking at the facts. Once you convince yourself it was faked, all of the evidence seems like it proves your assertion. A big reason is that many of us alive today were too young or not born yet. We live in a world where every major event... |
Why is only $15 a day given if selected to be on a jury? | It is part of a 'civic duty'. Part of living in a free democracy is trial by peers. So you serve your jury duty, and in return when you are convicted of a crime, your peers will also serve on a jury for your case. |
What benefits have armies, militaries, and wars brought to humanity? | There's a great series of videos by William Spaniel called [*International Relations 101*], and there's a subset of those videos called [*The Rationality of War*] that might help answer your question. There's an [interview with the author here] that might help, as well. Here's a great intro: > I should mention there is... |
Why were Jews granted a state (Israel) by the UN but not the Kurds? | Kurds live in generally four countries:Turkey and Iraq allies with U.S and Kurds are seen as seperatists in these countries. Syria very close with U.S.S.R and that would mean possible nuclear war.Iran has islamic revolution. plus, majority of the Kurdish movement is socialist. So UN wouldn't want that. |
Why are braces socially acceptable while other cosmetic procedures such as nose jobs are more often looked down upon? | It depends on what the purpose is. Braces improve dental health so it's seen as a positive. Nose jobs are often looked down upon because they are generally used to make somebody more attractive. A friend of mine had a nose job but that was because he had an issue causing him to have trouble breathing through his nose, ... |
Why some colleges require you to live on campus. | The more marketing friendly answer is that living on campus is part of an experience the school things is important as part of their mission to educate students. It certainly is a unique experience and one I'm glad I had. Interestingly if you look at the physical design of some companies offices, they are geared toward... |
if perfect white paint absorbs no lightwave at all, what is a mirror ? | Imagine bouncing a ball against a wall. If the wall is perfectly smooth, you can tell how it was thrown -- if you throw it at an angle, it'll bounce back but keep going in about the same direction. That's the mirror. You can see an image because if you look at one part of the mirror, the light rays -- think of them as ... |
Why am I utterly terrified of death? | Everybody dies, they die in their beds, they die at their tables, they die on their chamber pots. Sooner or later death comes for everyone, so don't worry about your death. Worry about your life. Perfect what can be perfected, prepare a death song for when your trumpet sounds. And die like a hero, going home. |
How does sound move onboard the International Spacestation? | The ISS experiences 90% of Earths gravity as compared to the surface, so even if gravity affected sound in a meaningful way , then it wouldn't on the ISS. [Chris Hadfield] recorded the ambient noise aboard the ISS. It is just normal sound |
Why does putting socks, which cover around 5% of my body, make me feel significantly warmer? | I'm an icu nurse, when I have septic patients with a high temperature I always soak towels in ice water and wrap their feet in them. It really helps.Heat moves through the body primarily through bloodflow. The feet are one of the more conductive surfaces in the body due to high blood flow concentration and low insulati... |
Why is there so much automatic opposition to Hillary Clinton? | Opportunist, carpetbagger, lawyer, career politician with an undistinguished record, coasting on her husband's name recognition. She's a powerful woman, which is half of it, let's be real. She has an abrasive honk of a voice and her laugh could kill houseplants. She shamelessly adopts the accent and shibboleths of what... |
Why is reddit so pro-gun when it seems to be much more liberal regarding other issues? | Reddit doesn't like to be told what to do by stupid rules. Most liberal issues Reddit is for have to do with removing stupid rules. Gun control has to do with making stupid rules. So Reddit is really just pro-dont make up and enforce stupid shit upon me. [I speak for all of Reddit] |
Why do we use pigs to hunt truffles but dogs to sniff out most other things? | This is sadly only in swedish: _URL_1_ But the man hunt truffles with his dog. You need to be fast tho, both with pigs and dogs - because they will eat the truffles up if you're not fast enough to get it. |
The end of the world according to the book of revelations | It's actually about the oppression of the Jews by the Romans of the time, 100 CE. 666 refers to Nero Caesar. |
How do the parasites that infect insect brains and such actually manipulate the host body's movements ? | Im no expert and not sure if it's the same thing as what you're asking but I read that fungus that forces the ant to go to a high place, gestation, then explodes actually takes control of the muscles. Meaning the ant would be conscious the entire time with no control of its body.It manipulates the emotions and motivati... |
I'm growing my facial hair and have some stray red hairs in my beard. Why is this and am I in danger of one day having ginger children? | Believe it or not: every hair color is based in red. Every single person is a soulless ginger. That's why u see black haired people with red in their facial hair. |
How some people can live perfectly fine on 4 or so hours of sleep and others can't function without 8??? | If I don't get at least 7 hours of sleep I'm useless. Hell, if I don't eat right I feel like shit. Good question |
how can somebody be sued for more money than they can earn in a lifetime and where does this money come from and how do they pay it back? | They don't. They declare bankruptcy and life goes on. There are some exceptions, such as if you were under the influence of a mind-altering substance and caused an accident. But in many cases, debt owed as the result of a judgment against you can be discharged by the court. _URL_0_ |
What exactly is black ice, and how is it formed differently to normal white ice? | In a nutshell, the 'black' or 'white' appearance has to do with the amount of bubbles that get trapped in the ice as it's freezing. Black ice occurs when water freezes quickly, and doesn't contain many foreign particles. 'White ice' tends to contain more air bubbles, and often occurs when layers of ice freeze over each... |
How do solar sails/photonic propulsion work if light is massless? | No one else seems to have said it but solar sails can also work with the solar wind. While it is pretty clear that you're thinking of something more akin to what Hawking has recently backed, I think it's worth mentioning this. Solar wind is a stream of charged particles - ions, mostly - that are shot outward from a sta... |
Is there any scientific evidence that vaping (or using e-ciggarettes) is bad for your health (short and long term)? | The bigger concern is that vaping isn't as well-regulated as tobacco products. There are laws about how tobacco can be grown, treated, and prepared for consumption. Vaping solutions don't necessarily have that level of regulation, which means producers have very few restrictions on what goes into the solution. There ar... |
The priest molestation scandals in the movie Spotlight | > The fact that these priests aren't in jail and actually practicing around children still blows my mind and infuriates _URL_3_ being questionable too. There's also this thing called the 4th amendment. The molesters are allegedly good at singling out troubled kids whose veracity can easily be questioned in the off chan... |
If we get less Testorone and Estrogen as we age, why do we not get supplements to avoid as an example, decreased bone density. | Something similar which I've wondered is that a lot of the time after a sports injury, a great deal of physiotherapy is just building up muscle again. Why not load up on T and HGH? I know that there are dangers to using HGH long-term and T obviously invalidates you from athletic competition for a while. Juiced training... |
How does somebody develop Paranoid Schizophrenia? | It may also be triggered by a stressful or traumatic event. This is commonly referred to as the stress vulnerability model theory. My aunt has Schizophrenia that developed in her early 20's. There was a rumor going around that she had been raped around the time she was showing symptoms. |
Could the amount of solar panels and small wind turbines you could reasonably fit on a car produce enough electricity to make a self-sustaining electric car? | Wind turbines are a net loss, you'll spend more energy moving them than you'll ever recover. Solar powered cars have been built, but they so far have had to sacrifice virtually all functionality to maximize solar panel surface area. |
Why do I never feel "fully awake" until evening? | It's because you're a night owl. _URL_0_ Night owls and Larks have different chronotypes. _URL_1_ I don't think it's clear yet as to why people have different chronotypes. There are several theories though. The most prominent one is that this is just programmed in our genes. |
Is it necessary to wait 1 day before going again to gym? | Muscles need 48 hours to recuperate and rebuild. Not sure if it has an impact on calories burnt, but it has on muscles gained. Muscels are broken down during exercise and rebuilt during rest. Skip rest, and all you're doing is breaking down your muscles. 48 hours rest means 1 rest day between muscles/muscle groups. Tha... |
Why do you get heavier when you go "limp"? | You don't get heavier, you get more unwieldly. By being a weight with a shifting center of gravity extra effort is required to keep the weight steady rather than sliding off to the side. |
If I open an .exe file in a text editor, what am I seeing? | Assembly is basically binary machine instructions, displayed in a way so you can read them. Your processor only accepts binary instructions. An assembler takes your assembly text and puts it in a file in binary format. You see a bunch of gibberish because your text editor is trying to convert machine code to something ... |
Why do we not have cross console online multiplayer? | It's been done. Final Fantasy XI had PS2, 360, and PC players on the same servers. |
Why do many politicians not make poverty a main priority? | They say the first step towards resolving a problem is admitting you have one. In other words, it's not a problem for them. |
What is the purpose of the International Space Station? | I have done a LOT of research into the station, but I'm in no way an engineer on the project. The station is used to study how people/animals/bacteria/diseases/etc. react to microgravity. The station is large enough to support a LOT of experiments at once, some even in the vacuum of space . They also search for cures t... |
Why are so many of Samsung's seemingly unrelated (washing machines AND tablets) catching fire or exploding? | Don't quote me on this but my business professor brought up how out of all the companies that send batteries out to be tested by external professionals Samsung tests power sources on their own |
Does listening to the same music track on loop can cause some kind of confusion/brain damage? | I don't think so because I'm just like you in regards to this and I don't feel like I've had too much brain damage. Just this morning I was playing the same coffee over and over again while I was making music and my dog ran out of half and half and I had to to flush it and get new ones. But seriously, I'm not aware of ... |
if Coke is more popular, why do some restaurants only serve Pepsi? | Assuming you're talking mainly about KFC and Taco Bell, they used to be owned by Pepsico, and are now known as Yum! Brands. Yum! started out as Tricon Global Restaurants, which was a subsidiary of\xa0PepsiCo\xa0until the spin-off in 1997. Tricon owned Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and KFC. As to *why* they still only offer Pep... |
Why do some wholesale businesses only sell to other businesses? | There's one thing I'm not seeing in the comments that I, as a wholesaler and retailer, think is worth mentioning. Retail customers can be whiny, entitled, and generally a pain to deal with. Sometimes, the opportunity cost of the stress of dealing with a large amount of retail customers just isn't worth it. |
Why do manufacturers sell their products in a lot of poor countries, instead of focusing on only the wealthy ones? | It still makes profit. Would you be willing to pay 3 times more for the range product ?most people no , things are scales to the economy. Come can't charge to much in one area due to either it not being obtainable or regulation, but can elsewhere. Now some products are only for the wealthy but not others. Coke would ma... |
Why do people lose their accents when they sing? | I guess there are multiple things at play, since there are already a few plausible answers. I'd say it's probably because a lot of singers, especially professional and/or classical singers, study accents in different languages. When a singer learns a song in a different language, they make a deliberate effort to sing i... |
Why are sports injuries allowed to be reported in detail | Since injuries in sports are common and effect a player's ability to do their job - the contracts they sign with their team gives the team full access to the player's relevant medical reports. The player acknowledges and agrees that this could become public information.With certain sports they're not. The NHL is usuall... |
Why do some people enjoy the smell of their own farts while finding farts from other people disgusting? | Getting over a family-shared bout of gastro, I'm going to add that while I enjoy my own farts, they've abused my trust too much recently. |
If surface area does not affect friction then why is it almost impossible to seperate these two books? (Picture included) | Dry friction can be divided into Static Friction and Kinetic friction . Kinetic friction isn't affected by surface area, but static friction is. Static friction is also sometimes called [stiction] |
Why do phone carriers no longer offer unlimited data plans? | What happened was that technology got better, and now more and more people want to use more and more mobile data. When there wasn't much you could do on your phone, and only fancy businesspeople had smartphones, it didn't matter if they offered unlimited data. But now that everyone wants to watch Netflix on their phone... |
If one day we have the biggest earthquake/rift under Pacific Ocean and somehow create a new continent, what is the legal process of claiming an ownership? Will there be war again? | It's not entirely what you're asking, but there are things called [hot spots]. The long and short of it is that magma pushes from the inner crust and eventually grows up from the ocean floor and forms land above sea level. Famous examples are [Hawaii] or [Samoa] but here are some [others]. Anyway, these guys are consta... |
Why is AM/PM system still in use in some areas? | What's the deal with analog clocks/watches and 24-hour time? Don't you have to do the same mental conversion from 12 to 24 hours? |
I'm an American. What exactly does the royal family do? | to advise" and "be informed". This essentially amounts to a weekly meeting with the Prime Minister where She/he can consult with him and advise him. For some it is only in this way can she be seen as an "efficient" rather than a symbolic part. "She reigns but she does not rule" - Bagehot. However, without the queen the... |
Why Anime Characters typically look White/Caucasian/European, and not Asian. | I recall once reading a fascinating article on this subject. I'm not doing it justice, but consider that, when one draws a simple circle as a face with two dots for eyes and a simple curved line for a mouth, people are going to instinctively interpret that resultant face as bearing the facial characteristics of the peo... |
Why do we not have a society with two shifts - a day and a night shift? All the machinery and offices are just sitting around doing nothing at night. | I think a lot of these comments suggest that night shifts don't work because of the way our current society is shaped. I think this thread is asking instead, why don't we live in a society that would be FULLY functional by revolving around day and night shifts. That would include all businesses to be open 24/7 and ther... |
How does the Earth's crust not collapse under the weight of huge buildings? | The Earth's crust is made up of mostly rock with some dirt on the top. This combination is very good at spreading the weight of anything on it. Also, the average thickness of the Earth's crust is 18 miles thick under land. 3 miles thick under oceans. At these scales a building is like a speck of flour on top of a cake.... |
How were cartographers able to make increasingly accurate world maps as early as in the 16th century, when we weren't even airborne? | Actually, 16th century maps were **not** at all accurate. Not even maps of Europe were accurate! Look for example at: * This [1708 map of France that illustrates corrections that had been recently made to earlier maps]. If I recall correctly, the thing that made these corrections possible was the invention of the pendu... |
How do we know how long light has been traveling from a star until it reaches earth? | Is there any possible mechanism, other than parallax movement / universe expansion, that would create the redshift observed from extremely far objects? I, as well as everyone else, have a bit of a problem visualizing space expansion, but it seems to me that there's some circular reasoning going on. I.e. we know that th... |
Why do people sometimes CC: themselves on emails? | additional point - different companies have differing policies on the retention of emails. It's possible that sent emails might get removed prior to received emails. CCing yourself can therefore keep a more permanent record of the message then simply keeping it in the sent folder.I often cc myself on emails, so that I ... |
how do people make subtitle files for bit torrent released movies? Does someone have to sit there and and transcribe the movie in real time or is there software that can automate the process? | I dunno but there ought to be such subtitling software. Sometimes the BBC messes up with their subtitles so methinks that's a bit automated. |
How comes I occasionally see the future in my dreams? | I get this often too, happened a lot when I was younger. I'd dream of places/people then years later I'd go to those places, or meet those people. Only last week I drove somewhere I'd seen in a dream before. It's apparently something to do with déjà u, I think. |
Why can't you make emergency calls with communication apps like Skype? Having WLAN access in areas with no cellphone reception or landline isn't exactly an unlikely scenario. | This is Skype covering their ass. Traditional telephony companies are required to maintain highly reliable access to emergency numbers. They face investigation, fines, even losing their licence if they don't maintain service levels - we're taking 99.999% levels. This has driven highly redundant networks - which come at... |
From a non-religious standpoint, why do we have religion? | Religion holds individuals to ethics regardless of the presence of visible outside observers to their actions, as well a something of a promise of justice eventually for wrongs and pain suffered. There is a quote about if someone only acts on a moral manner based on the promise of a ticket into heaven, they they're an ... |
Why does sleep paralysis always seem to be accompanied by terrifying hallucinations? | I have had sleep paralysis during quite pleasant dreams as well actually, it's just that when you wake up and can't move for a while that's scary as fuck. Doesn't matter if you had a nightmare or banged some celebrity in the actual dream prior. |
Why is blackface offensive but drag isn't? | Drag is an art form, it's not meant to ridicule or promote hate. It was a way for many gay men to embrace their very feminine side by playing the role a woman. Blackface was made to ridicule and oppress, it has a terribly racist connotation and history. |
what program do famous game developers use to make their games and how much time does it take? | They use a lot of programs. 343 Industries uses Maya for its modeling and texturing, Visual Studio for frame analysis and templating, Cryengine for visual scripting and 3D videos, Autodesk for project management and scripting, the list goes on and on. Any one person is unlikely to know all of these programs to the dept... |
How do some parrots manage to produce certain sounds (b, p, v...) with their rigid beaks? | You don't necessarily need your beak to make those sounds, it just makes it easier. Your tongue is the most important tool for manipulating sounds coming from your mouth. Look at ventriloquists, they can speak normally without having to move their mouth. |
Why are so many US veterans homeless? | Until recently, there wasn't alot out there to support them. The military branches themselves aren't concerned with what happens to someone once they get out, so it falls on the VA. Only recently have we begun to recognize things like PTSD and offered support for it. Also, there are plenty of jobs in the military that ... |
Why are weddings so expensive? | Supply and demand. If I'm the only guy who can make wedding centerpieces, I can charge as much as I want because you need them and you can't get them anywhere else.Weddings generally consistent of a number of different elements that each cost a fair amount, and quickly add up. Having recently paid for my own wedding, o... |
What's wrong with circumcision and why does reddit hate it so much? | Because reddit likes to get offended for people about things those people don't give a shit about. Some view it as mutilation and think that we're all oblivious morons for not waking up everyday, feeling mutilated while enjoying not having a weird looking penis that grosses most American girls out. |
Why arent there dead insects all over my house? | There are, but they don't last long. Organic things have evolved to digest other organic things. Be it scavengers or bacteria, something is eating all those dead insects. As for the live ones, predators may get them, though they generally don't stay dead an uneaten for too long or some scavenger might make a meal of it... |
Why being flat-footed was considered a bad thing in the military. | I was in a research program during high school and one fellow student was a track team member who researched running. He actually did an excellent explanation of the fact that our feet don't distribute force properly if they don't strike the ground in sort of an arc pattern , and it translates up as far as the knees an... |
Why don't cab companies just adopt the tricks that make uber so popular? | Their main argument is that they didn't know they were allowed to. They expected that, if they made a cool app like Uber, the government would still make them follow all the normal taxi regulations. Now that they know taxi regulations don't apply Uber have gotten a huge advantage from beating them to it. |
Why is it said that milk is good for heartburn if milk is acidic? | IMO milk creates a layer in the stomache that prevents the acid from pushing up. Try bicarb and water or soda water and sea salt. Works like a charm. Otherwise Adco Mayogel is the shit. Tastes ok and works instantly with no adverse effects or hefty fees. Source: Chronic ulcers thus acid reflux/heartburn for about 12 ye... |
How do porn studios film "public" videos? | Worked at a porn studio. On the Tech side, but I do have some inside info, in this case. It really depends. If it's in a shop, or something along those lines, usually there is an agreement to pay for the businesses' time and compensate them for the use of their business. If it's outdoors, there are many countries where... |
What makes a substance greasy or sticky on a molecular level? | If it has high levels of fat, it'll be greasy, because fat has no electric charge, it's non-polar/hydrophobic, if it encounters a substance with electrical charges or ''watery'', it'll ''slide'' away, because it has no ''interest'' in having contact with that substance, it's already neutral . If it has sugar or protein... |
What incentive is there for someone who is summoned to testify before congress to provide answers? Can they simply refuse to answer the questions? | You have to appear before Congress. You have to respond to the questions. Nothing says you have to answer their questions. As Martin shkeli so illustratively demonstrated for us. Just make sure you're above level and all legal first, or the world's most well funded attorney team will find something and put you in jail. |
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