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What happens when a homeless person dies? What does the state do in that situation? | I'm from california and I had an alcoholic cousin pass away less than a year ago. He came from Mexico illegally so he had no papers and no ID. His condition got worse, lost his job and his apartment and eventually became homeless. He was missing around July and family filed police reports, checked jail, hospitals and f... |
How do aboriginals keep their teeth from falling? | Your teeth won't automatically fall out because you don't regularly brush them. Failing to brush increases the likelihood that they'll fall out, but doesn't necessarily make it the most likely outcome. And it generally takes decades before it happens, if at all. |
Why do I usually feel smaller and skinnier than I really am? How do I fix this view and get a better sense of how big I am compared to others? | Trick question. You shouldn't compare yourself to others.Look in a 3 way mirror. A different angle can be convincingTake a photo instead of looking in the mirror. Mirrors distort our perception of self.When you look at another person of the same height you can see their entire head, however you're seeing it from your e... |
The purpose of "Right To Work" laws in America and who it benefits | Right to work laws mean that someone doesn't have to join a union as a condition of working there. [With a nod to those who quibble that you don't *have* to join the union in a non-right-to-work state; you just have to fulfill the financial commitments the same way that members do. In other words, you don't have to buy... |
Why is it so difficult to create PC emulators for game consoles that have been around for years (like the PS2, GameCube etc)? | First you have to create code for the computer that pretends to be the hardware of the system. So you have to create code that runs other code figures out that codes does sned that code back to the game while simultaneously putting it on a screen and showing you. Then you have to fix the errors that occur when the game... |
If we began selectively breeding gorillas, orangutans, or chimps based on their IQs or abilities, how many generations would it take before they would begin to rival humans in intelligence? | Another factor is to consider that our intelligence is linked to the development of speech and language. Chimps don't even have the right physical equipment in their throats to talk, and it's something that would take, naturally, millions of years to change.Someone did an experiment tgo breed smarter rats, which worked... |
Why is (American) football called football even though you don't play it with your feet and the ball isn't actually a ball | Gridiron Football", etc I have no sources, and I can't claim that I know this is 100% correct, but it helps explain the slight misnomer |
How come gold is so important and valuable? When, why and how did this process start/happen? | I read somewhere that gold was chosen because it was nearly impossible to counterfeit. Nothing else really looked like gold. And when mixed with base metals it effected the malleability, so that was easy to detect by simply biting down on a coin and giving it a bend. If you've ever seen people biting gold coins in old ... |
Why do we become less emotional as we get older? | That's not necessarily true. Every human is different, and so is there emotional path.Do you mean passionate relating to various social causes, etc.? |
If white is the presence of all colors, and black is the absence of all colors. What is clear? | Imagine a road going north and south; to the north is all color , to the south is no color . Now imagine a road crossing it, going east and west. To the east is perfectly transparent , to the west is perfectly opaque . You can have a color that's five miles north and two miles east, or six miles south and two miles wes... |
Why do German luxury automobile brands such as Audi/BMW/Mercedes recommend oil changes every 15K+ miles whereas American standard brands like Ford and Chevy still recommend oil changes every 3-5K miles? | Check your owners manual. Many cars today don't go by the 3,000 mile thing anymore. The dealer will, but they sell oil changes so they want you in as often as possible. |
Why do men, traditionally, have short hair and women have long hair? | long hair is a liability when in hand to hand combat. Men would typically cut their hair so their enemies wouldn't have something to easily grab ahold of. |
What are the drawbacks of big companies like google, facebook, amazon tracking our personal data? | Personally, I don't really care. I've googled some weird shit before and it's not like they are going to call me now asking why I did that. Some people just have their tinfoil hats on and believe that these companies will read your every message and sell your information to the weirdest companies. |
Why will increasing the minimum wage not deplete the purchasing power | > That leads to prices increasing and so salaried people start demanding higher wages. Walmart raising their prices by 5 or 10% wouldn't make much of a dent in the finances of people getting big salaries. |
Do i lose my information on the cloud if the data storage center where my data is stored is destroyed | If you have a really, _really_ crappy 'cloud' contract which only stores your data at one data centre, with no off-site backups, then yes. If you have a fairly crappy cloud contract which only stores your data at one data centre, but they at least have a backup routine, then no-ish. You might have to wait a week while ... |
When driving, why can I come to a full stop by hitting the brakes, let go of the brakes, and have the car move forward for a bit by itself? | When not in park or neutral, the car moves forward slowly. If you're in drive, you're moving when you don't press on the gas. You lift your foot off the brake, and it resumes moving |
Why do people fidget? (like playing with a pencil, shaking their leg, etc) | There are many studies on fidgeting and mindfulness. One theory suggests that fidgeting is a coping strategy for stress and that it's a sign that one is attempting to reduce stress in order to maintain attention. Other studies propose that mind wandering is either a default state of mind where fidgeting will occur natu... |
What does but mean when my network says "Connected, no internet"? | It means you're connected to your local network, but have no internet access. They aren't the same thing. |
What's the difference between the Canadian and American health care systems? | In the US, you are responsible for paying for healthcare. The government will sometimes step in to help you, but that's not the norm. In Canada, the government is responsible for paying for healthcare. You have to do it yourself in some cases, but that's not the norm. |
Why can't we eradicate "pesky" species? | Most vermin breed rapidly which is half of it. Besides, although some species are pests, we've learned by now that its pretty foolish to eradicate an entire species. Everything is connected somewhere along the line, an imbalance in one area can affect many others. |
RGB lines when you take a picture of your monitor | Which also means that if you photographed your monitor using a film camera, the Moire pattern wouldn't be there! |
Why are there so many Republican candidates, and only three Democratic candidates? | A few years ago they had a hard time drudging up any republicans but had more than enough dems running. Also it'd be a major waste of time and money for a dem to run against Clinton, she already has tons of connections and tons and tons and tons of money. Why would a lesser known sink a bunch of time and money into a r... |
Why do we get those "scabs" in our noses and what's a good remedy for them? | Are you talking about boogers? Traditionally you get some sort of paper towel and then blow your nose until they come out. You may also use your finger to get them out, but you should only do that when you're in a private place and nobody is looking. |
Why is taking an aspirin before the surgery harmful? | They also usually don't want you to take ibuprofen before surgery, either. And make sure of the number of days before surgery that you can't take them. |
What can happen to a person if they lie in bed for an extended period of time (they are not ill) (Personal Issue involved) [Serious] | Bed sores. Atrophy. But that'll take weeks. Set the bed on fire and see if she'll get up. |
The link between autism and vaccination | The link between autism and vaccination is none. That's it. None. There is not one shred on evidence that there's a link between then. A doctor by the name of Andrew Wakefield faked a study after being paid to do so and he was charged with fraud. That doesn't stop certain celebs and their idiotic followers from still c... |
Why do sandwiches taste better when someone else makes it? | I cannot find it, for the life of me, but there's an old strip of Hagar the Horrible, where he ponders the same question of why pies made by his wife taste so much better. Final panel shows his wife, Helga, in the kitchen pouring into the pie from a bag labeled 'love.'", 'This is far from scientific but in my experienc... |
What is happening when you temporarily forget something you 100% know, such as a name? | I wonder if this could have something to do with anxiety like if your PIN number doesn't come to you right away you basically have a panic attack and cause yourself to lose the memory just by creating a block. |
How are terrorist groups able to post execution videos on YouTube without being tracked? | You have a false premise that they're not being tracked. We very well might know where they are exactly but so what? |
What is Copay and how is it different from deductible? | Not the answer I'm looking for. Health insurance only. You don't have a copay on your car. When does a copay override a deductible? I go to have a check up, pay my $25 at the window. They do blood work, an mri and whatever else.. Am I only liable for the $25 copay? I guess the question I'm asking is what will a copay c... |
Why waiting tables is the preferred profession for aspiring actors? | Flexible hours, easy to get a job, actually pretty well paying via tips if you're charismatic/attractive, which are things that actors generally speaking try to be. You can also meet a lot of people which very slightly increases your chance of being discovered. What blows my mind is that someone like John Hamm waited f... |
Why does it take more power to increase from say 170-180mph than it does to increase from 50-60mph in a car? | Wow. Even the best sounding explanations are mostly dead wrong. It's mass and kinetic energy people. The air resistance thing is exponential, but doesn't derive at the same rate as everyone else thinks. It's a different, and more complex problem. This is physics 101. And everyone seems to miss it.power = work / time.So... |
Why are songs typically about 3.5 minutes long? | Because nobody's said it yet, dancing would be a factor. Three minutes is a good time for an energetic dance which leaves you a little short of breath but not exhausted. Also a good length of time to dance with a new partner but not get stuck with them for too long if you didn't like them. ITT: redditors who only *list... |
Could investigators go back and test the dna evidence from the O.J Simpson case using today's DNA techniques to confirm if it was truly Simpson's DNA? | I'm not sure what the answer to this question is, but from a legal standpoint it doesn't matter. The 5th amendment prevents a defendant from being prosecuted more than once for the same offense. The only exception to this that I am aware of would be if there was a hung jury, but that was not the case in the O.J trial. ... |
Why doesn't the IOC just buy an island somewhere and hold the Olympics there every time. | Logistically, it would be a nightmare. You'd have to build the infrastructure to handle the influx of participants, media, and visitors. This infrastructure would probably remain unused in the off years as no one would want to vacation in an Olympic village. And all of this would be built by craft labor brought onto th... |
What's so special about Swiss banks? | Swiss banks are/were notorious for not cooperating with authorities in revealing information about their customers and not asking questions about where the deposits came from. And, for a person living outside of Switzerland, they represent added protection because they are not subject to that country's laws. There may ... |
How did former leaders like Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin justify, to their constituents, literally killing off entire demographics of their citizenry? Or did they bother justifying it at all? | They often pinned problems on the targeted population. Germany suffered hyperinflation in the years before Hitler, during the Weimar republic. They also were experiencing poverty, unemployment, and suffering under the consequences of the Treaty of Versailles. Hitler blamed this on the Jews as well as on other groups. S... |
What's the difference between what congress did yesterday to sell your browser history and what yahoo/google/Facebook was already doing? | Long story short, now they don't have to tell you they're doing it and don't have as strict notification requirements if they get compromised and your information gets stolen. The official line is that we removed horrible, job-killimg regulations . |
Why does a cheesy bean and rice burrito cost less than a bean burrito at Taco Bell? | Imagine the beans as dimes and the rice as nickels. If you add 5 nickels, you can take back 5 dimes. Same amount of coins, different value of burrito. Pretty sure this isn't right, but it's how I would explain it to a 5 year old because I don't know the actual answer and wouldn't admit that to him.Rice is cheap. Cheese... |
Why do some people grind their teeth when sleeping | I used to grind my teeth unknowingly, from stress. It really messed up my jaw and I got a jaw splint that helped a lot. Unluckily, my mum used to grind her teeth too but she didn't know and she ended up needing jaw surgery D: Anyway I digress, it can be caused by stress. I think a lot more emotions like anger or frustr... |
what's the evolutionary sense in making the clitoris outside the vagina, since most women orgasm by clitoral stimulation? | The clitoris is essentially a penis that stopped growing. When we are a fetus, our body doesn't know what kind of gender we are going to be for a little while. Because of this, it basically gets certain processes started and then alters them when it decides. It's why men have nipples. So basically, it's on the outside ... |
Why isn't Biden running for president in 2016? | he's 72 for a start, and its not assured that the VP will run, he/she is the natural successor but times change in the 8 years. It depends on who feels up to it, and the chance of who will win |
Does the US president pay for things such as food or rent, or is their term basically a 4 year long, all expenses paid vacation? | Food isnt' free but what about living there? Do they pay rent? Do they get billed for Doctor Visits/Check Ups? |
What exactly is turbo lag? | A turbo is a turbine. To add extra power to the engine you need pressure and it takes time for the turbine to spin up fast enough to make that pressure. Lag is the difference between when you expect the extra power from a turbo and when it's made . Simply it's like turning the fan on during a hot day, you want cool air... |
why do people look down on community college if they teach you job skills? | A lead programmer at the last company I worked at had a degree in math from a community college and was making more money than a lot of people in this world with MBAs. If you're good, you're good. |
Why would you face legal problems if you spend money your bank gave you in error? | You can get into a lot of trouble. Legally it's theft. When the bank makes an error like this it's not that they've given you the money by mistake. They've misplaced the money and it just happened to be in your account. It's similar to them dropping their wallet and you finding it. And they will notice |
Why do I never hear anything else about 99% of newfound scientific research? | Modern science progresses very slowly. The things people are working on are so advanced, that you'd probably need a degree in that particular field to have a chance at understanding what they are doing. On top of that, science journalism is generally terrible. Journalists often have no background in science and tend to... |
why aren’t decks of cards the gold standard for cryptography? | All you're really proposing is a 52 character password . The people would still need to remember the correct deck permutation. You might as well just take the lowercase letters and require a random 48 character password . It would get basically the same number of combinations, but still be impossible to remember. |
Why does bottled water have a 'best before' date? | It is because the plastic all the water in starts to slowly break down, and your water is now infected with plastic-bacteria. The 'best before' date is when the plastic is letting bacteria out. |
Why are advertisement on the Internet that are scams not against the law? | Various tricks like VPNs, cloud hosting, TOR, and obscure domain registrations are used to hide the creator/registerer's identity. Also, its so common and low priority that it's not worth cracking down on. |
Why is the pronunciation in the English language so illogical compared to other languages? | The great vowel shift in the 1600's happened after the printing press started standardizing spelling of English. The spellings mostly stayed the same, but pronunciation changed significantly. _URL_0_ |
whats so bad about buying stuff from ikea? | As a Dane who hates most Swedish things , IKEA is fucking great. ^I ^don't ^really ^hate ^them, ^I ^just ^have ^to ^say ^that, ^or ^I ^lose ^my ^citizenship. |
What makes someone a morning person or a night owl? | Read an article about this on BBC. According to a study done at the University of Surrey, it's genetic. _URL_1_", 'A little bit lengthy, but this article might offer some insight: _URL_2_ |
How am I able to space out during my entire drive home and arrive not remembering how I got there? | This morning on my way to work, it seemed like I was fiddling with the radio for 2 minutes straight. I covered two miles, and although I'm sure I must have been looking at some point or another due to the curves in the road, it freaked me out big time today. |
When we walk or run, why do our arms swing in opposite directions of our legs? | Every action has an opposite and equal reaction. Throwing a leg forward pushes that side of the body back; if you didn't compensate then your torso would be twisting from the force. Swinging the arms balances this somewhat so your torso stays straighter and you can move steadily. |
why my two week disposable contacts need to be disposed of after two weeks? | Your eye doesn't like to have things in it. In fact, it's evolved defenses to help get rid of bits of things that get into it. Your eye will attach calcium and proteins to those bits and then use your tears to flush them out. Contact lenses have to be made very carefully and out of the right materials so that your eye ... |
Why is America running out of sodium pentobarbital for lethal injections? Why can't some US chemical company just start making it? | Plenty of Na Pentothal floating around in vet clinics. If I had to choose between vet grade Pentothal and some of the benzo/opioid combo being used, I'd go with the vet grade Pentothal every time.1 bullet to the head = no bullshit + saves money & is instant death. |
Why do orgasms feel good? | Evolution! Pleasure from sex is your body's way of encouraging you to do it more. More sex leads to more babies. More babies means you pass on your genes to the next generation. |
Why do hotels have open WiFi with a landing page to type the password, instead of a regular passworded WiFi network? | Imagine having to come up with a new wifi password for your house, and then having to manually change your password, every single day. If you make a website to do it, it'll take care of it on its own with the right coding. |
How theoretical math is used to determine things about the universe that we for the most part accept as factual and to are then used as a basis for more discoveries. | You've got it backwards. People do math because they like doing math. They make weird mathematical theorems that exist *just because they're mathematically correct*. Sometime later, some scientist comes along and realizes that the physical phenomena they're trying to understand fits with that math. |
What good does a military jet escort do to a plane in danger? | It can keep an eye on the plane, if for no other reason than to know what happened if something crazy occurs, like the plane crashing or exploding or whatever. Also, if the plane attempted to fly somewhere outside of radar coverage to disappear or whatever, then they'd know where it was going. |
Why are there so many kinds of bicycles? | Well, let's see. I have a few trails near me, so I want to go offroad. Mountain Bike it is then! Just a general hardtail, bit built and knobbie tires. You know what? I've gotten a bit better, and there are some gnarly jumps! I'll grab a dirt jumper! Oh hey, there is an actual mountain not to far away, I'll grab a downh... |
What is stopping me from buying hundreds of Zimbabwe $100,000,000,000,000 bills and just sitting on them until the economy recovers? | Coincidentally, what's the best way to buy some of these to add to a currency collection? EBay has insanely varying prices. I'd love a full uncirculated bundle but one of each denomination would be fine too.I had a friend visit Zimbabwe and she brought me back Zim dollars. They actually had an expiration date and there... |
Why is killing cops legally worse than killing civilians if cops choose that job knowing the risks? | > if cops choose that job knowing the risks? Point of clarification, being a cop is not a particularly risky job, it doesn't even make the top 10 anymore. More cops are killed on duty by traffic accidents than by murder. |
Why actors in movies taking place in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, etc. always seem to have British accents. | I don't know, but I remember in middle school all the aspiring actors and actresses seemed to think that they always needed to put on a british accent, regardless of where the play was set.It's called the Trans-Atlantic accent, and it doesn't actually exist. It denotes that the characters are actually speaking a foreig... |
What explains the disconnect in our brains when we cannot "find" the car keys in our hand or the hat that is sitting right on top of our head? | In addition to u/PainMatrix's post, I would point out that our knowledge of the world is highly contingent upon a model that we are constantly creating for ourselves. Human vision, for instance, is not very good, we have spots that are not in color, but our sense of the world is completely in color. The reason we don't... |
Are the different shampoos and soap actually different or is it all just a marketing trick? | I think soaps all use the same detergents, just varying amounts of it. The cheap soaps have mostly fragrance & sulfates, while better soaps contain less sulfates and more moisturizers. I buy most of my soaps locally, as they are cheap and I have very sensitive skin. You can make your own soap from a kit at Michael's an... |
Are there any good reasons as to why tobacco is still legal besides the fact that the government makes billions off taxing the product? | Because the US Military would either stop doing their jobs or flat out revolt. I joke Kind of. I'd estimate a good quarter of the US Military uses some sort of nicotine product. Want to watch a service member become extremely counter productive and passive aggressive? Tell them they can't smoke. Hell, if they told me I... |
Do bees know theyre going to die when they sting, and why doesnt the same happen with wasps? | If I remember correctly, a wasps stinger is smooth and so it doesn't get stuck in the skin. |
If atoms are 99% empty space, and everything is made of atoms, what are we actually seeing when we look at something? | They aren't really empty space. Neighbouring atoms touch. I'm using the word touch here to describe the interaction of their electron shells, rather than the tiny nuclei in the middle. The electron shells are what give an atom it's shape for interacting with light and other atoms, and they do touch their neighbours. Th... |
what would happen if a commercial airliner attempted a barrel roll? | I wanna ask if there's a chance that you're confusing a [barrel roll] with an [aileron roll.] The two are similar, but fundamentally different.A barrel roll does not exert G forces on an aircraft as opposed to an aileron roll which would snap the wings off of a jumbo jet. |
How can Finland afford to give every citizen 800 euros a month? | When you give someone money, it isn't just vaporised. They go out and spend it. Let's say they buy bread. This bread is taxed. What money that isn't tax goes to the shop owner, who buys a fridge, which has a level of tax Ext. If you minimise imports and set other tax high you can get away with a lot of stuff like this. |
Why is Africa so under-developed when compared to the rest of the world? | Colonialism. Not sure why this hasn't been said yet. Europe gained an incredible amount of wealth by stealing the raw materials of the African continent. It's been argued that the level of underdevelopment in Africa caused by European colonialism is proportional to the level of development Europe gained as a result of ... |
Why do Immigrants to America become assimilated to the culture so fast/well when the opposite seems to happen to immigrants in European countries? | I think Part of it may be that we don't have the History with other cultures that Europeans do. Most countries in Europe have invaded each other at one point or another or at the very least had land disputes, and they seem to hold over some issues with other cultures from these moments. We haven't really had that or be... |
If bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics then why are rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide still the go to for cleaning wounds? Is there something about these chemicals that prevents bacteria from developing resistance to them? | The thing about antibiotics is they're specific tools designed to harm bacteria without harming our own cells. Things like hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol make the area so inhospitable to life that it harms any cells, yours as well. An antibiotic may target a very specific protein a bacteria uses to do something ... |
why is a certain political party in the U.S. Trying to eliminate Federal funding for Planned Parenthood? | I think it's mainly tunnel vision, they associate planned parenthood with abortion and because it's such a hot topic in this country they use it to get more vote and public support. They fail to understand the other benefits of planned parenthood like offering fertility treatment, counseling to rape victims, mammograms... |
Why can the average person hop on the internet and listen in on Police scanners? Isn't there ever sensitive information that shouldn't be known to the public? | Well, they wouldn't be able to keep it private anyway since it's just radio waves that anyone can listen in on. It's not a method for secure or clandestine communication. |
How come archaeologists all over the world have to dig below ground to find history? Where does that topsoil come from? | Don't think about it like artifacts are sinking or the ground level is perpetually rising. Think about it like the contours of the land are constantly changing; one day there is a hill here and a valley there, and 300 years later a valley is here and a hill is there. But here is the thing: We don't often find ruins flo... |
Why is harvesting rain water illegal. | They can eat a dick. I've got a thousand gallon cistern that is solely maintained by filtered rain water and I've been doing this for 10 years. No government is going to regulate Mother Nature on my ranch. |
How do viruses (the type that make you sick) come to exist? Are they living? | Both those questions have yet to be answered. A top virologist in the USA put it this way: a virus will target bacteria and other cells because it can't replicate on its own, YET, they are older than the bacteria and cells on which they prey o_o.They fulfill almost every aspect of what we define as alive but they are i... |
Since it has been proven that the water of Flint Michigan is toxic, why hasn't someone gotten a lawyer and filed a class action lawsuit? | Part of the problem could be that the water system is owned and run by the government and they have sovereign immunity. Can't file suit against them without their permission. |
how cemeteries make money once they are full. | The funeral industry in North America is a massive con, and the fantastic profits don't lie just in the burials; although that segment is extremely lucrative. The market is rife with predatory practices, and your burial-plot is just one of many opportunities this vertically-integrated industry takes to gouge the naive ... |
Can you slowly descend from space (maybe use of a jetpack?) and not burn up in the atmosphere on re-entry? | Theoretically, if there was a second rocket waiting for you in orbit, you could slow down and land, just like a launch in reverse. The problem is getting the rocket up there. Let's say you can get a 100-pound human into orbit with a 100,000 pound rocket. That means to get another 100,000 pound rocket into orbit with th... |
Why don’t cars use one large cylinder versus a V6/V8/V12 for additional horse power? | Have you ever tried riding a bicycle using only one leg? It can be done, but it's not a very smooth ride, because you only have power on the down-stroke, and you have to push hard enough that the momentum will carry you back to the top to begin another down stroke. It would be a very jerky ride, and that's what it woul... |
Why doesn't my dog pay attention to tv? | Not offering an answer as such but more of a passing comment. I have two dogs one is 10 the other is just shy of 2. My 10 year old dog completely disregards the TV completely, images of dogs and barking etc. do not impact him in the slightest. However, my 2 year old isn't interested in the imagery but as soon as there'... |
Why do people with loads of money still attempt to earn more money? If you have millions in the bank isn't that more than enough? | You could live off the interest, potentially. But that would be if you're willing to just live off of the monthly income. Emergencies happen. Some purchases require more money. Plus, if you're making enough to have a million in the bank, you're probably used to living a lifestyle a bit above the interest income. Is tha... |
How do Apple retailers sell their products at the same price as the Apple site? | The stores buy the products in bulk at a price where apple makes a profit, lets say $100 per phone for a round number. Then they add on whatever costs they need to cover transport, storage and keeping the store open. Plus whatever profit they want to make, which makes the price say $250. Now apple could sell a phone th... |
why governments keep making cuts and why they cant just pay for teachers and the NHS etc | Everything the government pays for is paid by the citizens through taxes. There's a finite amount of money. |
Why gold has any value. | It's shiny and the color is very intense. Humans were evolved to like shiny and high saturation in color, because that is what fresh food looks like So when people see gold, something real shiny and colorful, they love it to death. Same with diamond ruby or sapphire. Shitty gem stone like opal is only shiny but not sat... |
How do they choose acting cabinet members when switching presidents? | Departments in the federal government consist of politicians who are there to advance the president's agenda, and career bureaucrats, who do the day to day work of government. When there is a change in government, the politicians usually either resign or are dismissed, and a high level bureaucrat becomes the acting lea... |
What does the world look like to an animal whose eyes are on the sides of their head? Not forgetting to mention their near 360 degree field of view! | Poor man's example: Make an 'O' separately with both hands. Cross arms such that your left hand is over your right eye, and your right hand is over your left eye. And voilà! |
If time moves slower the faster an object goes, why don't clocks in cars or on airplanes ever get out of sync. | There is correction due to time dilation in satellites, but the phenomenon only becomes noticeable at relativistic speeds. The equation essentially relies on an relationship of 1/[sqrt]. Note that unless v is extremely close to c , the result of the expression will remain essentially at one. So yes, when you fly in an ... |
Why do people moan when stretching? | People don't always. It's more of an exhale/sigh after the stretch.Because my muscles are tight as shit and that release is about the closest thing to an orgasm other than an orgasmI think when you hold your breath, then release it a the peak of your stretch, you are essentially getting two versions of the stretch for ... |
Why is chicken the most common and usually the only kind of bird people eat? | Chickens are domesticated and compare one chicken compared to one crow or something. Which one has more meat? The only other birds with enough meat are not domesticated and a lot of them are predators. I don't know why farmers of the past decided to domesticate chickens over other birds. It was probably just the first ... |
Why can't a barcode/qr code store an executable virus? | > Barcodes and qr codes are capable of storing a good amount of information Not really. The largest standard QR code is 177x177, and is capable of storing about 3000 bytes at the lowest level of error correction. While I won't say it is impossible to make a virus that size, most are well over 100,000 bytes.I’m not sure... |
Why didn't African Americans and others displaced from slavery get their own state like Jewish people got Israel? | Lots of posts here point to Liberia and while that's true, I think you're missing something with your comparison. 1. Though Israel being established solely due to the impact of the holocaust isn't accurate. Zionism had its roots much earlier and there was existing migration far before the holocaust. The holocaust added... |
Why does eating snow kill you eventually | It's cold. People who go climbing in the mountains usually don't even take water with them. Instead, they take some metal flasks/cups/pots and a burner. They melt the snow and then use it for cooking and drinking, as it's very pure and tasty. The snow itself is not poisonous or anything. It's just that it is cold.If yo... |
Why are egg shells in America white and eggs in Australia light brown? | It's the species of chicken which determines the colour of the eggs. White-feathered chickens with white ear lobes lay white eggs.Red-feathered ones with red ear lobes lay brown eggs. Which ones are used outside the consumer environment and which ones are put on the shelves is more a preference of the country than anyt... |
What's to stop a person from creating a corporation, then using that corporation to buy up their personal debt (IE: student loans), and then having the corporation file for bankruptcy? | It's been explained why your method doesn't work, but not how you actually do this. What you do is have personal contacts at debt-buying companies. These companies are able to buy your debt as part of a larger transaction. Your contacts can make sure of this. Then you can settle with their company at 20% or whatever is... |
How can a company justify paying a single individual 500 times the average salary? | Because anyone can serve, not everyone can lead - and to lead, leaders takes something very special and very valuable. On top of that a high level company worker is probably seen to contribute enough benefit to the company to cover his or her wage and then some. The idea is that if a good supervisor can make 3 people d... |
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