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How do we guide probes and satellites to orbit other space bodies, saving them from all the space debris, asteroids, meteors, etc? | To give you an idea .in the most densely part of our solar system, the asteroid's bell, the distance between one asteroid and another one tends to be hundreds of miles apart |
How is it that T.V. shows like Drugs Inc can show people using/handling/selling drugs and not get in trouble with the law? | I think you're all misunderstanding OP, s/he is probably referring to shows where real crimes are committed on camera such as Ross Kemps series. I recall in one episode he visits a shanty town of heroin addicts in America and they get high on camera, |
How can a mathematician use 'infinity' in calculations and what types of 'problems' require them to do so? | There are plenty of cases in mathematics where the concept of 'infinity' is used . For example - Finding the slope of a line tangent to a curve . Simply put, this involves doing the slope = rise/run formula ~~~~ , but infinitely reducing the 'run' of the formula until it is very very close to zero . This method is find... |
There's a minimum wage to limit poverty, how come there isn't a maximum wage to limit inequality? | One goal of a progressive taxation system is exactly what you describe, OP: It doesn't set a hard limit on the maximum amount of money a person can make, but by having a very high tax rate on the portion of income earned above a very high amount, it prevents the social instability that results from concentrating too mu... |
Why do so many people enter and stay in the United States without becoming citizens? | It is harder to become a US citizen than it is to get into the US. Many people come in illegally, or through legal methods that don't lead to citizenship, like H1-B. And even when you do get accepted as a permanent resident, it still takes several years to become a citizen. Also, some people gain permanent residence by... |
Does the Queen of England have any real power? | The Queen does wield real power, but it's very soft power rather than hard power. As others have said, she is very circumscribed in what she can and cannot do. Her political neutrality is an important part of what makes her a successful ruler. However it would be wrong to say that she did not have, and use, her influen... |
Why do things always look farther away on a camera? | Avast ye! Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5: Why do cameras on 0x zoom produce images that seem further away than what you see? ] ^1. [ELI5: Why, when I take a picture, does it appear further away in the image than when Im just looking through my eyes? ] ^1. [ELI5: why do things look ... |
Does my body benefit from being in a resting state when I'm lying awake trying to sleep? | Fun fact my psych professor told me: your brain is more active when you're asleep than when you're watching tv |
what do C level execs do Day to Day? | C-Levels aren't paid to work in the same sense that most people are. They are paid to make decisions. Making good decisions has a tremendous value as it requires intelligence, expertise, experience, and having a bunch of specific personality traits. A good C-level can have a huge impact on a business. The supply of goo... |
How a minimum wage hike would push the cost of everything up in the US but hasn't elsewhere. | Since the employers apparently have too much money, the market is skewed towards the supply side: there simply is too much money that nobody really needs, so it's a buyers market and labor wages should be skyrocketing, in a way that closely reflects the natural dynamic of the market of supply and demand. Oh wait. The m... |
Why is the end of the financial year on the 30th of June as opposed to the end of the calendar year? | In New Zealand it's usually farmers that have that balance date, the rest tend to be end of March. I think it might have something to do with starting the year off before all the new animals are born. And, as mentioned above, it starts to quieten down shortly after the March balance dates so just convenient timing? You... |
When we call or write our representatives in congress, what incentive do they have to listen to us instead of just doing what they wanted to do in the first place? | There may be an issue which either they believe lots of people support when they don't, or they think it has low salience . Lots of people contacting them to say 'I disagree with you, and I care about it' places their re-election in doubt, and encourages them to vote in a manner their constituents find pleasing. |
Why are so many NHL players suddenly coming down with illnesses like mumps? | Most vaccines only really last for 10-20 years or so. That's why, for instance, 30-somethings and elderly people are often susceptible to whooping cough if they haven't had a booster shot in a while. So for the hockey players, if they haven't had a vaccine booster and come in contact with an infected person, they could... |
how instinctive knowledge and behaviour is passed through genes, as opposed to learnt behaviour. Eg. A kitten is put into isolation from day one, yet still scuffs at the floor when pooping. | The layout of your brain and the initial synapses that form between neurons are genetically determined, and influence how your brain develops and changes from birth to death; however, during that time, your life experiences are the input that your cognitive system uses to convert into beliefs, behavior, and other highe... |
How do animals (with bullying type personality) instinctively change their personality to protect their puppies, cubs, etc when they become parents? | What exactly do you mean by an animal with a bullying personality type? Do you have any examples? But generally speaking you don't have to do anything to trigger the maternal instinct, that's what makes it an instinct. |
How the hell I'm supposed to put my cigarette out with this thing? [imgur links inside] | > edit I figured it out. I are real stupid. Thanks SPRneon so you figured it out but you aren't going to tell us? |
Why are there so many capacitors on my PC's motherboard? | There's a lot of every type of possible component on your motherboard. Most are tiny, like resistors, which are like very small water pipes. Capacitors are like big buckets for electricity, and so much larger. |
Why the world economy hinges on the success or failure of Greece. | Followup question: I'd like to see cause-effect chains. Something along these lines: [Note: this sequence is total nonsense, I'm just giving an example of the kind of answer I'd like to see]. * Step 1. Greece tells its debtors that they won't be paid.* Step 2. The debtors are mostly big banks. The banks write down the ... |
Soccer players faking injurys. | I'd like to point out it's not just soccer. American football players do it to. [Here's a hilarious example of two New York Giant's players faking an injury to get a rest on defense] |
How come Pepsi can sell a 1liter pop at my store for only .99, a 20 ounce for 1.72 and two 2liters for 2.22 sale. | They're never losing money; they certainly aren't spending a whole dollar to make a litre of soda and the store certainly didn't pay a whole dollar to get their hands on it either. It's just supply and demand. If people keep wanting the smaller bottles more - which they usually will since it's kept chilled and can be r... |
Why do priests molest boys? | As I understand, they don't do so at any higher rate than the general population. It is just more shocking and so it gets more attention |
If most of the world starts using clean energy sources, would all the excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere "go away"? If so, how long would it take? | This is something that often gets overlooked in discussions about Climate Change. 1. We can capture CO2 now. It's done every day to create liquid CO2 for industrial processes and carbonating beverages. 2. We can split the C and O2 components of Carbon Dioxide by several different processes. 3. Both of these processes a... |
Why can you have 2 almost similar days with same hrs of sleep but the energy levels are completely different? | You gotta keep in mind energy levels are affected by a lot more factors than just sleep. Your mental state, diet, whether you've been working harder at work or school, even the weather and whether it's nice or not so nice out. |
Why does it take 30-40 minutes for my pharmacist to put 15 pills in a pill bottle? What else is happening? | They're verifying the prescription authenticity, medication, dosage, quantity; they're entering the insurance information and getting it authorized; they're double and triple checking the prescription to make sure they're giving you the correct medication, dose, and quantity. They're also assisting other customers , fi... |
If soda dehydrates you, why don't I feel ill if my diet primarily consists of it. | You may eat foods that have a lot of water in them, or you may feel the effects but simply not know it because it's a baseline for you. |
Why do the different sects of Islam hate each other? | it's just politics. what you read on the news does not reflect the real situation between the sect. yes, there are differences. but that's about it. |
Why does a 300$ phone recognise a fingerprint way faster than most fingerprint scanners that cost the same? | Two very important reasons as the current top answer only gets it partially correct. 1) That the sensor only needs to recognize one fingerprint vs accessing a database is true. 2) More importantly though is the sensitivity of the sensor on the phone is significantly lower and it is scanning far less detail than a true ... |
Why is leather still such a popular luxury item for things like upholstery? | A bit tangential, but I can't fucking stand leather. Very cold to sit on in the winter, very sticky and gross in the summer. Don't see the appeal. When I bought my car, pretty much my only condition was that the seats weren't leather ", 'A lot of work and expertise goes in to tanning and working with leather, which is ... |
How can netflix be unavailable in Italy due to infrastructure issues, but it works just fine with a VPN? | I'm an American here in Germany where Netflix was recently introduced. Besides all of the technical reasons given by others here, let me rain on your parade a bit more and tell you that the sign up numbers in Germany are vastly below what they expected . Yes, every nation is different but the low sign up numbers are go... |
- How/Why do hard drives wear out? | Like you're five? I'd wager that most hard drives in home computers right this moment are of the disk-spinning variety. ) Imagine that you're sitting down to dinner with one fork and a plate full of food. You can only eat the item that's directly in front of you and you have the ability to spin the plate around to get ... |
If humans need such a balanced diet to stay healthy, how is it that most animals seem to get away with having a very narrow diet? | This isn't much of an explanation but there was an issue in the US where we had alligators dying of a mysterious ~~bloating~~ neurological disease. It turned out that the alligator's food chain was decimated and they only had a particular species of fish to feed on. edit: they were mainly eating gizzard shad This mono-... |
Why does a computer start getting really really slow even after responsibly upkeep? | You'll be amazed what a difference freshly reinstalled windows could make. As far as I know the registry just gets clogged up and slows all the shit down. Also if it doesn't already have one put in an SSD. My midranger from 2006 is lightning fast and only struggles with hi-def YouTube because it doesn't have the proces... |
Why do dealerships such as Carmax advertise "no haggling" as if it's good for the consumer? | People think they're getting a better deal by haggling than they otherwise would have gotten, because they assume that without haggling, they'd have had to pay whatever price the dealership first suggested. But, that doesn't make sense. If dealer knows haggling will occur, they just set the initial price higher and the... |
Why is the National Debt seen as such a hindrance for the US? | Debt comes at a cost. There is really no such thing as free debt, if you take money from someone to pay for something they need to be returned payment with interest. This is fine if you believe you can take this debt and make more money than you'd pay in interest, otherwise the interest eats into your budget. The curre... |
The infatuation that humans seem to have with gold? | Because we are social beings and it indicates richness and it's shiny. Also media that you watch while growing up and as an adult portray gold as a valuble and beautiful thing that everyone loves. |
What is Common Core? And what's the political battle? | It's a method of educating students on the proper use of the [search bar]. Or maybe not ;) |
How will the upcoming Russia/US space station remain in lunar orbit without being captured by Earth's gravity? | Gravity gets weaker the further away you are from on object, and you get to a point where if you are close to the moon, its gravity is stronger than the earth's. It's the same reason the moon doesn't fall into the sun. Also note a lunar satellite orbiting the moon is *also* orbiting the earth, it is just that the moon ... |
Why don't popular rappers diss each other anymore? | It all depends on the level you're talking about. For mainstream acts, it's just not worth it to attack each other. It's business, and fights only occur when they can serve to increase record sales. On the underground scene, people still do all the time. Rap and, most specifically, the 'drill' genre of Chicago Hip Hop ... |
How did Ronda Rousey go from a role model to a national joke just by losing one fight? | It wasn't one fight, that was just when the ball started rolling fast enough downhill that it couldn't be stopped. |
How is being overqualified for a job a bad thing? | Jobs these days won't hire you if you're over qualified for a position because they feel that you would want more pay. I had this issue a few years ago. I was applying for entry level positions with 10 years management experience. No one would call me back. A hundred applications at entry level after I spent the same t... |
how does water stay in the straw when you apply pressure to the top of the straw? | Think about it like this, if you close one end of the pipe with water inside, if it's small enough the earths pressure will keep it inside and it will only slowly drip. |
Why do good leaders not last long, but bad leaders (dictators and cruel monarchs) seem to rule for decades? | Well the good ones are overthrown by the bad ones, so that's why they don't last long, and the bad ones are harsh enough to stop anyone being able to easily overthrow them, so they rule as long as they like. |
Why can't we become immune to acne causing bacteria? | I would say it is possible, Asians supposedly have a protein gene that stops them from smelling when sweating. I'd say it all comes down to getting the right gene for the right problem. |
Why can't humans correct bad eye sight through use of exercises similar to rehabilatation of a muscle? | Actually, some types of eye problems can be helped by regular exercise, or by avoiding bad habits that strain or misshape the eye. A relative of mine had issues with keeping both eyes focused and regular vision exercises helped tremendously. _URL_1_ Of course, for problems related to eye structure more than muscles, th... |
Where does candle wax go when a candle burns? | Once it burns, it becomes a gas. That doesn't imply that it has to condense somewhere back into wax. It can just stay gaseous, in the form of CO2/water, like most combustion. |
Why does Japan have such bizarre pornography? | It's censored in Japan, so I guess they just went a little crazy trying to make it appealing while also being censored. Also, Japan is pretty weird in general. |
How do train drivers always stop at exactly the right "spot" at platforms? | they don't. not *always* at least. particularly icy weather will sometimes leave trains partially overshooting the platform. beyond that it's just a skill.In NYC subway drivers have to stop between a space indicated by a checkered signpost. They also have to point out the window at it to acknowledge it officially. Look... |
How did Obamacare cause my premiums to nearly double? | One possible explanation is that your insurance previously did not meet certain minimums to qualify as a bronze/silver/gold plan. If Kaizer had to adjust the plan offerings to meet some minimum requirements, they likely raised the premiums to match the new service level. The ACA had a pretty major effect on plans that ... |
Why there needs to be separation of NCOs and Commissioned Officers? | I don't think it's the official reason, but I've always seen it as similar to when an NCO gets a commission, and they transfer him to a different unit. The enlisted who served with him before he was an officer may not respect him as an authority figure, and just see him as their old buddy, Staff Sergeant Nutsack. |
the Illuminati and why so many people believe in them. | in my opinion people's view on the 'illuminati' is distant to the barvarian illuminati. Although some symbols in Washington D.C., America's money, and so on are questions of debate, people's concern isn't with that. There are tons of secret societies around. The illuminati has been nothing but a fraternity but the thin... |
What triggers evolution in a species? | Cats less inclined to drink near their food were more likely to survive and reproduce; cats without that instinct were more likely to die and therefore less likely to survive and reproduce. I'm not completely sure what you're confused about to be honest.Natural selection is always occurring. Every species can produce m... |
what's the catch to walmartS claim that they start their truck drivers at $82k per year? | A quick Google search shows that that figure isn't far off. According to [Glassdoor] the average Wal Mart driver salary is about $75,000 annually. The catch there of course being that with pay like that, you need them a lot more than they need you. They surely won't put up with very much BS from their drivers because t... |
Why when you change the pitch of a female voice down, it sounds like a man, but when you change the pitch of a male voice up, it just sounds screechy | Different resonances that arise mostly from physiological differences between the sexes, such as longer vocal cords and a larger chest cavity. It's a less extreme version of instrument timbre--if you heard a note from a trumpet, then the same musical note on a violin, most people would be able to tell the difference. M... |
Even with this Iranian Nuclear Deal, what's actually stopping Iran from producing/obtaining nuclear weapons? | regardless they'd have to test one to verify the design and assembly. then the air force would become quite interested. |
What is the benefit in having hairs in your butt crack? | SciShow has a video that goes through the reasoning behind this and describes the possible reasons, but outlines that we really don't know why we have hair there. [Why Do We Have Butt Hair? ] |
How do dollar stores turn a profit? | They also buy in bulk. So while you think that those knock off chapsticks for a dollar are a steal, to that store, that's a 10 to 50 cent markup.I used to work at one and I wish I could remember exact products and numbers, but simply, some things they sell cost pennies to make. But sells for a dollar. People buy some i... |
Why does it seem (at least to most U.S. citizens) that Canada is largely absent from the world stage? Are they? | Partially due to our current leadership, we haven't done much to be proud of recently. Partially, because what we do do, we tend to do quietly. |
How can countries like India and China get away with such relaxed copyright laws? | Because those laws don't necessarily apply there. Unless it is an international law signed by that specific country, it doesn't apply there, so people can do whatever the hell they want. |
Why does it seems that atheists mostly attack the views of Christians and Jews, instead of Muslims and Buddhists? (read textbox for disclaimer) | In the US, there has been a strong movement by the Christian right to incorporate Christian values into law. You don't so many Muslims trying to put the Koran on the walls of court hosts, but you sure see it with the 10 commandments. It makes for a backlash from non-Christians. |
Why do astronauts need massive space suits on the moon and not just an oxygen mask like Divers? | It needs to be airtight, thermally insulated, and radiation resistant. The layers are so it can hold your air in without being a nightmare to move around in:_URL_1_ While it's true that it has to hold more pressure inside the suit than outside , I'm not sure why everyone's talking all this bullshit about your blood boi... |
Al-Qaeda/US Embassy Shutdown ELI5 Discussion | What is 'chatter' and why don't terrorists not make it and use other communications when they are about to attack? It seems unlikely they would announce it like this. ETA: Does this make the NSA the 'good guys' again?", 'Well thank god we have the NSA, with all this NSA controversy Im glad to know theyre actually here ... |
Why do nonprofit colleges & universities with absolutely huge endowments still charge so much in tuition? | We need some consulting work done, I'll call my friend who has always wanted to open that consulting firm. I'll be helping the non profit and my friend. I'm so smart |
If the purpose of life is to reproduce, why does biology allow us to live longer than needed? | In nature many animals don't die of old age. They get weaker as they age until they can no longer run away from predators and they are taken down. Old age is a luxury only available to very smart and resourceful animals, and human culture, it's laws, and society. To some extent as an animal or person ages, they get rea... |
How is voting in the US safeguarded against rigging? | In California you don't need ID, so all you have to do is say you are a person at a specific address in that precinct and they let you vote. Regardless if you are that person or not. |
Why can sports teams, sports channels on TV, or sporting news on the internet reveal the exact details of sports players' injuries if HIPAA exists? | Gambling is big business and point spreads need to be accurate. An injured star would affect the point spread. In the past the people running the sports betting were not people to be trifled with. Well, they probably still shouldn't be trifled with Also, it gives the people who report on the sport something to talk abo... |
Why do people get so upset over parking tickets, even when they're fully aware they've broken a law? | I suspect it's because it's a tangible punishment for what feels like a pointless rule. They're losing money they need/could use because somebody made a rule that lets them take their money. |
Why do city planners make roads that zig-zag? In other words, why not make them all face North, South, East, West? | They usually don't. Most modern cities have a grid system for the most part. However, they still need to make way for hills, trees, buildings that have been there longer than the roads, water, etc. |
Why do I occasionally need to unplug/reset my wireless router? | I've solved this issue with my router by plugging it into a timer. It's automatically switched off for 15 minutes every night at 4.30am. Seems to do the trick. Although, I'm not sure if I'm shortening the life of the router or not time will tell I guess.Because of the tubes, and the 1s and 0s and sometimes the pixels. ... |
Why does Netflix have so many great TV shows but has a poor selection of movies? | One piece that nobody has mentioned is that HBO already has a lot of contracts from the big studios. They've been the premium on demand option for a long time. |
When a MMO computer game is shut down, why the developers don't release the server software, so players can still enjoy it? | There's a ton of emulated server communities out there. If you're a fan of classic Everquest, there's Project 1999. [They even have a subreddit]. |
What are quaternions and octonions? What are they used for and how? | A practical application of **quaternions** are that they are used to stabilise cube satellites in Low Earth Orbit. Cube satellites can take advantage of the Earth's magnetic field and using orthogonal electromagnets, stabilise themselves with respect the field. Of course this is a simple explanation of what happens, bu... |
Is it possible to be tired from too much sleep? | It is possible. Tiredness can be fatigue, as in when your body is low on resources and doesn't get the food/water it needs. If you are sleeping too much , means your body is going food-less and waterless for all that time. That causes tiredness. Tiredness during sleep can also be caused by the position/posture you are ... |
what would it have been like in the upper floors of either WTC when they collapsed on 9/11? | You want morbid? [Here's] a phone call from inside the South Tower. One of at least three known calls that were recorded. This one is Kevin Cosgrove, who says he's in the northwest corner of the 105th floor with two other people. |
Why is Canada's NDP winning such a big deal? | Alberta's, not Canada's. \r\r\r\rTwo reasons. One, progressive conservative party has been elected in Alberta for 43 straight years . Secondly, because Alberta has traditionally been the most conservative voting province in all of Canada for some time. Them switching to NDP at the provincial level is a strong indicator... |
- Why is it that salt and pepper are the only two prevalent spices to be found on the dinner table? | I would like an actual answer please. By tomorrow I'm going to jail this is going to bug me for a year and a half |
How can SpaceX quickly build new spacecraft/reusable rocket on a NASA contract while NASA's Orion won't fly again until 2018? | There is a neat video from [Bill Nye] as he talks about this in a round about way. NASA was set up all around the USA, and there are parts of each mission that are built/take place in those different areas. That adds significant time and cost to the process. Space X is a private company and therefore isn't concerned wi... |
How do higher altitudes affect cooking time and temperature? | Pressure raises or decreases the boiling point of water. Water boils at 212*F Increase the pressure, it'll boil at 225* instead Apply a vacuum, it'll boil at 190* EDIT:All modified cooking times I've seen had to do with boiling the water. As far as oven temps and times, I'm just as curious as you |
i live in the United States. What happens if I don't have health insurance by the "cut off day" tomorrow? | Because this is a popular and very pertinent topic, we have designated it a featured thread! Unlike Official Threads, not all Affordable Care Act -related questions need to be posted in this thread, but we still want to distinguish it because it's a quality topic that we feel people should see. |
what are the benefits to a restaurant of not accepting credit cards? | Credit card processing companies charge a fee every time an establishment swipes a card . This eats into a small business' profit. If a restaurant has a small margin they will elect not to accept credit cards. As a former small business owner this is a tough decision. You can lose potential sales by not accepting credi... |
Why is ELI5 a default subreddit now? | Sub-question: Why is it ELI5 if you don'y really have to ELI5?", 'Because people can get answers they can understand. |
Why don't other countries have military bases on U.S. soil, whereas we have many U.S. bases on foreign soil? | All assertions about a hypothetical US willingness to host a foreign base, there's a pretty overriding issue: a lack of strategic reason for other countries to have bases here. The US is flanked by the Carribean nations, Canada, and Mexico, with South America in close proximity - all regions the US has historically dom... |
Why does the heart not grow bigger with use, like every other muscle in your body? | Just adding to this. There are Two changes that I am aware of regarding the heart muscle. Hypertrophic growth which occurs when muscle cells grow in size, and hyperplasia, which occurs when the cells actually grow in number. Cardiac muscle growth is hypertrophic growth. The cardiac muscle tissue does indeed expand when... |
What could theoretically happen if the new fusion reactor has a problem when it's turned on in two days? | I presume you're talking about the German W7-X Stellerator.If that's the case: it's not a fusion reactor. It's not designed to fuse anything, but rather as a method of testing plasma containment. However, even if it was a fusion reactor - the worst problem that could happen is that a magnetic constrictor fails, causing... |
Why do we give North Korea humanitarian aid instead of forcing them to give up? | Because it isn't humane to starve 20 million people because of a few psychopaths who placed themselves in charge of them. Besides, they have no regards for the lives of North Korean civilians. They'd let the country starve to death before surrendering. |
Why is California so expensive to live in? | Taxes and demand. California's state income tax is considered dark humor in the more conservative areas of the country. Still, it has wonderful weather and lots of population, so the demand for property, especially in cities, is very high. |
Why is $60 the normal price for most video games? | It's surprising that in the 90s some games were $60 or more. Glad they are staying much cheaper considering inflation. |
How NASA's spacecrafts can travel approximately 38000 miles/hr to reach Pluto in 9 years | It wouldn't travel anywhere near that speed on Earth. Space is a vacuum, physics work differently up there. There's a lot less things resisting it's movement than here on Earth. It hasn't got friction, wind, gravity, or air resistance to worry about. |
Why don't people make a wig out of their own hair before they start chemotherapy? | many points: your hair is most likely not capable to make a wig out of it . If you are presented with cancer, your hair falling out isnt your first priority. AND, to make a wig out of your hair, you'd need to cut it off straight away. so you'll be bald from day 1. that's not what most people want. the hair doesnt fall ... |
Why don't we make cigarettes without all the bad stuff in? | Nicotine isn't great for the body either. Plus a lot of the problems associated with smoking come from well sticking something that's on fire in your mouth and sucking the smoke down. In short: Smoking is never going to be great for the body. We can try to mitigate the risk but it will never be good for you.In addition... |
Why does dry-firing a (traditional, wood/horn) bow risk it breaking? Isn't it less strain than shooting an arrow? | > Isn't it less strain than shooting an arrow? ●T Actually, no. The interia of the arrow's mass serves as a brake, causing the bow to return to its original position slowly and more gently. Without the arrow, it snaps back into position faster and stops more suddenly, causing greater strain. |
Why are so many police officers in the US overweight? | It's not just in the US. Majority of our police officers here are so fat they won't be able to chase a mugger on the street. |
Why in America is it not common to raise rabbits for food? | My parents raise rabbits for meat and I honestly don't know why still. I tried them a couple of times and I just don't see the draw. They are toughEr than other meats and don't have much flavor to them. But maybe they need to be kept in small cages so they can't move and injected with yumminess. Frogmeat on the other h... |
How are we able to breath in the womb while surrounded by fluid but as soon as we are born can drown in less than an inch of water. | You don't actually breath in the womb. It's why we have an ubilical chord that circulates blood and waste.We have experimented with liquid breathing systems for extreme deep dive scenarios, a type of liquid chemical called a perfluorocarbon which can be saturated with oxygen is used to replace the air. The biggest obst... |
What is the FCC thing in the USA that people are talking about? | Oh yeah, I know all about the FCC They will clean up all your talking in a manner such as thisThey will make you take a tinkle when you want to take a pissAnd they'll make you call felatio a trouser friendly kiss Is the plain situationThere's no negotiationwith the fellows at the freakin FCC They're as stuffy as the st... |
Why cant the ACA (Obamacare) website handle more than ~50k users at once when Reddit can handle 5x's that? | On reddit you just sign in and that's it. _URL_0_ is written horribly but you can't ignore the fact that it handles so much more data for each user.DJ Khalid took all the extra strong servers for iTunesLong story short, it was written like garbage.I know nothing about the teams that created reddit or _URL_3_ directly, ... |
Everyone is trying to get me to register to vote. Why should I vote? | It's like the lottery. If you don't play, there is a 100% probability you will not win. If you do, there is a less than 100% probability you will not win. Anything is better than nothing in this case. |
in a room that is 100% dark, why or why isn't it possible to fall asleep with your eyes open? | It's not the darkness that causes you to fall asleep. When you close your eyes your body releases a hormone known as melatonin. Melatonin signals your body that it's time for you to go to sleep and helps with your internal clock. The Internal clock being your sleeping behavior and the reason why majority of the populat... |
Why do mobile browsers always seem to recognize a desktop link and automatically turn into a mobile one, but desktop browsers don't recognize mobile links and convert them the other way? | It's the webserver that recognizes which platform is asking for the webpage via the user agent string sent by the application used . Developers feel more necessary to be able to serve a website compatible with mobile devices so the code is written to act in that direction. In other words you could technically have code... |
.Why does it feel so good to take a great big shit? | I believe its for the same reason some people like to take it up the ass.Or the other way around.It any rate, the human anatomy is obviously equipped to feel pleasure at the passing of oblong objects through your corn hole . I can't tell if there's a reason for that other than the need for sexual pleasure combined with... |
Why are commercials for coca cola before movies so damn awful? | Almost all advertising is awful. It used to bother me so much because I figured, since it was one of the biggest industries in the world, that their output just seemed lazy and trite. It's all by design, though. Lowest common denominator. And it won't be getting better. Also, just a quick message from Mr. Bill Hicks: _... |
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