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How come that the steering wheel of a car is much more sensitive at high speeds than at low speeds? | My guess is that it's not actually more sensitive, it's just that the change in trajectory happens faster because of the higher velocity of the car.The faster you are moving in a forwards direction will lead to a faster movement in a sideways direction. This is because the speed is increased and speed = distance / time... |
How does my car move forward in drive when on normal level ground when I'm not even pressing the gas? | Since you're talking about an automatic, engine at idle and on level ground with no brakes applied, it is simply caused by a small amount of mechanical and fluid drag within the transmission. A similar thing happens with a manual car if one of the driven wheels is jacked up with the transmission in neutral, each rotati... |
The benefit of spending millions/billions on acquiring another company, rather than starting one themselves. | In addition to everything people wrote here - there's the Patents. Especially in the high-tech world, you buy a company to get its patents. For example, when google bought motorola for $12 billion, it did it for motorola's patents. Then google took the patents and resold the company for $2 billion. Another reason for b... |
Why is popular culture starting to be about the ending of humanity instead of it growing and becoming better? | Top comment has it pretty good but I'll add my two cents in here anyway. I think as a species we've grown more cynical and because of that we deem the end of times to be more realistic than eden. To explain this point I'll point to the Vietnam conflict as an example. Prior to this -- and maybe on a smaller scale -- war... |
Why is it that with all of the claimed UFO sightings, nobody has been able to capture high resolution images, even with the existence of millions of smartphones/tablets? | > I'd also like to add that quite a few of them have been declared genuine by multiple experts. Hopefully experts that are not like this [one.] |
The popularity of American sports clothing in other countries | Finn here, most times it's unintentional, like the Swede said, but if somebody is wearing the clothing of a hockey team, it usually isn't. It's just a lot easier to walk into a store, see the shirts of the 5 most popular NHL teams and pick the one you support than it is ordering the shirt of a tv show you like online.A... |
Why don't illegal immigrants just fly "on vacation" to the USA, and not go back? | 1. It is actually quite difficult and costly for many Mexicans to obtain a passport , especially for those living in poverty who stand to benefit the most from migrating to the US. 2. Even for those who can obtain proper documentation, Mexicans will still have to be able to provide a detailed explanation of their trave... |
How can eating nutmeg kill you? | Not sure of the LD50 , but nutmeg is most certainly psychoactive, and you need to eat a couple to several tablespoons for psychadelic effects. See [Erowid] and especially Erowid's [Nutmeg Experience Vaults] |
What happens if the US were to go after Snowden in a country that granted him asylum? | It would be a violation of the sovereignty of the Russian state, and therefore an act of war. Beyond this, not even the best international relations academics could predict what would happen, let alone us average redditors. Would there be full out hot war? Most likely not. I would venture to guess there would be a rear... |
Using the same throw force, why does a really small pebble reach under 10m while a larger pebble reaches well over 15m ? | It actually doesn't work that way.If we take you out of the question and just have a generic force launching the rocks, and assuming the wind resistance is essentially the same for both rocks, the lighter rock will go further. So, the reason the heavier rock can be thrown further by you had to do with the force you are... |
Why the Oscars are considered racist but the NBA isn't | I don't think the NBA is a fair comparison. A more fair comparison would be the BET Awards or the NAACP Image Awards. In both instances they are intentionally discriminatory. The Economist reviewed the Academy Awards and reported the results. Blacks make up ~15% of our population and are nominated for and/or win ~15% o... |
In Movies, how do actors point an apparently loaded bow and arrow at someone safely? | In some cases there actually is no arrow at all. The actor for Hawkeye in Avengers doesn't shoot any arrows. Those are added in post. |
Why is linear algebra important in Computer Science | Two big reasons: * It's a very important tool in many, many programming tasks. The most obvious is stuff like 3D graphics, but you'll need it for just about everything, even such details as scaling the contents of a window to fit intelligently. * It trains a certain way of thinking, which is important in programming an... |
[Meta] Go to /r/answers for basic answers! This is for very basic-worded answers. | You have been a member for 9 months, so I am not sure why you don't know this: * You can not tell people to go to a subreddit with less than a 1/3 of the subscribers and about a one hundreth of the activity. It won't work. Either offer a better option, or understand that it cannot change. Also, the problem doesn't lie ... |
Why are the craters on the moon circular, when impacts at various angles would create elliptical craters? | Its due to kinetic impact. Like how if you throw a snowball against a wall, it doesn't matter what angle its thrown at it will leave a circular blob of snow on the wall. The force of the impact is greater than the force holding the meteor together and it explodes out generating a circle. |
Why are there different directors, writers, etc. for different episodes of the same series? | I don't know about writers, but most tv shows have different directors for episodes because of the amount of work it takes to direct. They have to manage the pre production, filming, and post production of each episode. One director wouldn't be able to manage the editing of episode three and direct the filming of episo... |
If college education were to be offered for free, where would the funding come from to support all of the colleges? | In countries like Germany and Sweden, it comes from the government and is paid with taxes. We know that certain things don't have an immediate return on investment. Having a college educated populace does have long term returns on investment. In a country like Germany that has a great economy, isn't spending a huge amo... |
Why does it seem like neat handwriting comes naturally to some people, while others cannot write as neat no matter how slow they write or how hard they try? | Beyond the practice and motor-control issues already mentioned, some folks have poor handwriting because of their technique. Generally, when you start writing a letter from the top, rather than from the baseline, you have more control over the shape of the letter. Try a capital P: first try it by *pulling* your pen dow... |
Why we have two types of screw heads/drivers? | I'm reminded of a terrible joke: Q: What you you call vodka and milk of magnesia? A: A Phillips screwdriver. |
Why are movie production companies more aggressive in prosecuting torrenting sites than games development companies? | Simply put, they're bigger and have been around longer. They have better lawyers, and can fight the fight. Game production companies are much smaller, and don't have the time & money to waste going after people. Movie companies have time, resources, and most of all willpower. They can dedicate effort an insignificant b... |
Why are we so ashamed of our genitals? | Somewhere back in the day our ancestors discovered that we were capable of incredible things if only we could stop staring at / sniffing other peoples' genitals. Shit caught on and it's been excellent ever since. |
Why is car software so goddamn large? | It might have something to do with OBD having to check several parameters thousands of times per second, without crashing or slowing down, while booting instantly and functioning in temperature extremes, constant vibration, dust, and moisture which requires a lot of redundancy. but that's just a guess. |
If camera lenses are circular, why do are pictures come out as a rectangle? | They let the light in through a circular hole, that is correct, but the sensor that's inside the camera has a rectangular shape, and it's smaller than the hole. Only the light that hits the sensor gets recorded into the picture, the rest of the light, out of the sensor, is lost.The round image is croped to a rectangle.... |
Why do we have standardized eating times (breakfast lunch dinner)? Where did it come from and how did it start? | Eating is an important social activity, and social activities are easier to have when they're at standardized times. |
What is happening when we experience Deja Vu? | In all seriousness, we don't really know. Some say that it's the brain trying to reconnect with a past event, which gives you a feeling that you've seen it before. Others say that it was a dream or an experience from earlier in our lives and we can't recall the full memory so we get a feeling of recognition when we see... |
If we enjoy and need sleep so much, why is so common for us to procrastinate sleep? | Sleep rules, no doubt. But there are so many great things happening while I'm awake! I have to choose between two parties, the one I am at and the one that happen after I put on pajamas and brush my teeth. I can probably stay at this one for another minute or two. |
What makes counterfeiting dollar bills hard enough that everyone doesn't do it? | This made me think of a related question I posted here: _URL_1_ Basically, why aren't self-serve checkouts getting hammered by people going in, buying $10 in goods, paying with a counterfeit $100 note, then getting $90 in legitimate change? |
Why can't my PC use Mac programs and vice versa, when the computer ultimately only understands 0's and 1's? | The computer doesn't understand 0's and 1's. It takes in binary information, and gives back a logical result. Take, for example, a key and a lock. Two different keys won't fit the same lock, despite the fact that the basic principles behind them are identical.The OS helps the program talk to the computer hardware. The ... |
Teacher just said that when gravity is the only acting force, an elephant and a feather would fall at the same speed. | > This makes no sense, as an elephant has greater mass, and therefore a greater pull towards the earth. But the elephant also has more ~~momentum~~ inertia, a greater resistance to change in its movement. It turns out that having more mass makes it more difficult for objects to move at exactly the same rate as it incre... |
Why do buddhists want to break the cycle of reincarnation? | Christians want to go to heaven when they die. It's not the same for Buddhists but it's similar - once you manage to free yourself from reincarnation, your soul gets to spend eternity in a better place, no longer held back by the illusion that is the world. or something to that extent. |
Wouldn't it be beneficial to attach a camera to a whales body to explore the deep sea, as we know very little about it? | Has been done. Saw it on TV a few years ago. Specially customized camera to handle the high-pressure, special mount to attach it to the spermwhale, etc. From memory, all goes well until at a certain depth one of the whales diving alongside the tagged whale comes up close, inspects the camera, peers at it with one of it... |
how do people make friends? | When I was working with ASD kids, I would often remind them that people can't be *made* your friend. You can *be* a friend to people, and that's it. Think of what you like about friendly people. They ask you about yourself, they listen, they remember the things you've said before . How do you feel when someone takes in... |
Why is poverty used as an excuse for crime in developed nations when there are poor people all over the world who make a living by honest means? | Because the poor people that are working their asses off scrubbing toilets, picking up garbage, picking up scrap metal, lawn care, backbreaking landscaping, construction, Etc Etc are too busy making something of themselves rather than spending their free time that they don't have voicing their complaints that they're p... |
Why poachers are hunting the white rhino (and other species) to extinction, shouldn't they want to ensure survival to provide more 'stock' and ergo, profit? | It's the tragedy of the commons. The rational decision for every individual poacher is to hunt as many animals as they can, even though every poacher following this strategy means that they all lose out. Think of it this way: in no scenario is an individual poacher better off by hunting fewer animals. Either the other ... |
How are you able to hear where footsteps or gunfire are coming from in videgames? | Google HRTF or Head Related Transfer Function. This is a system where by our heads determine a sounds direction based on cues about that sound like the delay between arriving at one ear before the other, which ear it's louder in, if the sound is clear or muffled, etc. When making a directional audio system for games, t... |
How would removing PBS help cut the deficit. | It's a sham, they want to kill PBS and NPR and Unions and require voter ID to elect more republicans. PBS helps educate the public, and they don't want an educated public. They want private schools for the rich, they're against teachers and colleges. You're a snob if you want a college education. It's just another bric... |
Why are men attracted to boobs? | I imagine that it has in no small part to do with the fact that we're constantly being told that boobs are attractive. There are cultures that do not place special value on boobies. |
Why didn't forks/knives/spoons catch on in Asia? | Chopsticks and a spoon is basically everything you need to eat a meal. In Chinese cuisine, each person gets their own bowl of rice and all the dishes are bite-sized and located in the centre of the table. You grab what you like. There's no portions or servings. It's okay to take the bowl off the table and hold it in yo... |
Why does Russia feel it has to compete against the EU and North America? Why doesn't it just become our allies? | A number of the government higher-ups were brought up in the old Soviet Union. Putin himself is ex-KGB. They went through similar propaganda as US citizens went through regarding 'the godless Commies'. These people see the West in general as their old enemy, particularly the US. And Russia is way more conservative than... |
Why do we have a dominant hand/foot instead of using both hands/feet equally from birth? | I've always been confused by dominant hands because of guitars. My left hand is useless for everything except jerking off, catching a ball and fretting chords and notes. My right hand is used for everything else. Makes no sense. |
Why do video game consoles still exist? What advantage does a PS4 or Xbox One have over a computer or laptop? | Imagine if there were no consoles. Some people don't have the know-how to build a computer, so companies pop up that will build computers for you. Eventually, these companies are going to realize that there's money to be made in offering the cheapest possible machine that simply runs all of the current generation of ga... |
Africa, Why Hasn't There Been a Country That Has Been Able To become a Superpower? | West Africa had many Empires in the Middle Ages. The person reckoned to be the wealthiest individual ever was Mansa Musa or Musa I of Mali. That is just off the top of my head, and I know there were others, for example the Empire linked to the City of Zimbabwe. A problem with sub-Saharan Africa is that they didn't keep... |
Why is dental work so expensive compared to other (more serious) medical work, even with insurance? | Dentist here, a HUGE amount of our costs come from lab fees. When we make crowns and stuff the lab make them and we pay for the materials and technicians time. The materials used are often expensive like ceramics that have to be coloured to match teeth and built up in layers , gold, chrome allows in dentures and in the... |
Why do we get dizzy when we spin around? (Actual question by my 5 year old daughter, Kiera) | Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it also an effect of the blood in the brain being less-easily distributed to the center momentarily? |
why the mafia kill people that owes them money? Doesn't that means an economic loss? | Think of it as an investment. If you owe me a chocolate bar, and you don't give one back to me, I'll punish you.Like that, if others owe me a chocolate bar, by fear of being punished like you, they will reimburse me. |
How can mobile service carriers (AT & T, Verizon, Sprint) get away with charging fees for things you're not even buying from them? | If you are going to be using the device on Verizon's network, then Verizon can charge you whatever whatever they want as long as you continue to buy their service. Presumably there is a clause in the contract stating that any change of phone will trigger a $40 upgrade fee. |
Why is it better to buy a house than to rent? | It's true that owning a house can easily become more expensive in actual costs. However the concept is that by owning something you help build your financial career as your property can function as collateral for other finances. It can also be a good investment when you actually own the house when the mortgage is payed... |
Why do we cramp up so much easier when in water compared to when doing everyday things (Walking, Sitting, Jumping)? | You are used to walking. The muscles that you use to walk are in good shape, and can be used for a long time without cramping. If you don't swim as much as you walk, the swimming muscles aren't in as good shape, and cramp more quickly. Sitting is much lower effort than swimming. Not surprising that a high-effort activi... |
why websites can show an "I'm down!" message when they're down? | It's not down, traffic is still being passed, the site is just being fixed. If the website is actually completely down, no traffic is being sent, and you will get an error message from your browser, not from the site. |
Why isn't apple a popular ingredient in ice cream? | I worked at a homemade ice cream bar for seven years and we have caramel apple ice cream. It was pretty good but the apple flavor wasn't very strong. Mostly just tasted like vanilla ice cream with caramel swirl |
Why do a lot of people say "Macs are just better for doing graphical design"? | I don't remember exactly, but back in the day the printer, mac and adobe were the exact same PPI so what you saw on the screen is what was printed where Microsoft used a different PPI I believe Macs were 75 and Windows was 90+ Today this doesn't really matter. I went to one design lecture at university. |
If soap breaks down oil, why is the sebum in blackheads unaffected by washing your face? | Soap doesn't break down oil, it's only creating a bond between oil and water, making it easier to wash away.Think it is affected, it’s just deeper than the surface, so washing your face will clean the surface, but not to the depths that the black had shows. I haven’t tried it, but oil cleaning your face is supposed to ... |
Why do the majority of Japanese anime characters look western/white rather than asian when they're aimed at a Japanese market? | A point to add is that there is perhaps a historical element to this as well that dates back to just after the Meji Restoration. With Japan's entry onto the world theatre they were thoroughly intent on distinguishing themselves from the colonies in East and South East Asia. One of the ways they did this was through art... |
How come standard cars aren't fitted with roll cages to make them safer during accidents? | The first security measures for cars were roll cages. Not literally, but they tried to build the car in a way that it wouldn't be damaged and stayed in its form. But the problem is that none of the energy resulting of an accident was absorbed by the car and the driver would be exposed to all of it.Cost. Safety. Conveni... |
Why do mods work for free? | They enjoy it. It's like a hobby. When you have a community that you like, it's nice to be able to have an impact on that community. |
Does Chicken Soup actually soothe our ailments when we have the cold or is it in our heads? | Homemade chicken soup is made by simmering a few chicken carcasses for a long period of time . In turn, this long and low heat slowly breaks down the bones, releasing all the minerals and other nutrients stashed away that are typically thrown away after a bucket o' fried chicken. That in turn with vegetables cooked in ... |
I was always told/heard the my Toyota will run until the the engine falls out of the car. What is different about them that makes them more reliable then american made cars? | In addition to Toyota, I had always heard the same thing about Honda, which led to me buying an '09 Civic LX-S last year. I've been told that, with just regular basic maintenance on it, there is no reason why I can't give my son that car some day should I choose to keep it long enough. ", 'Well for starters the engines... |
Why is it considered a huge deal in retail if the register is off by a small amount, but inventory"vanishing" or the count being incorrect is just shrugged off? | Aside from other reasons, a frequent over/under count on the cash register usually means the cashier is skimming the till. Unless you're very good at keeping count as to exactly what you're overcharging customer so that you can skim it from the drawer later, it's easy to forget how much you should be taking out. That's... |
Why don't they teach you to pay bills/rent in high school? | We did, actually: in my 9th grade year, there was a half-year class that had rotating career modules in cubicles. Each week, you'd be sent to a new module at random, out of a potential of like 20 different modules . The modules ranged from things such as audio broadcasting, animation, botany, physical therapy -- but on... |
If the United States wanted to join the British Commonwealth would it be permitted to? | Yes The United States could, in theory, join the Commonwealth of Nations. Here's the link to the criteria:_URL_0_ |
What is causing this specific version of the Galaxy Note 7 to have so much trouble? | There has been a problem with the voltage of note 7. It seems that's it has been over overvoltaged due to which the processor is generating a large amount of heat which in turn affecting the battery and making it melt and thus producing smoke! |
Why do men prefer standing to pee? | I actually prefer to sit when at home or at others' homes for cleanliness purposes. I won't sit down on public toilets though, eugh. |
How do atoms really look like? | Like you learn in school, you do indeed have a tiny dot in the center but you don't have electrons orbiting like you learn in school. The simple fact is that Electrons come into the realm of Quantum physics and as such they are not in a fixed orbit nor do they act as a particle but more of a wave at this scale. We can ... |
Why does the Costa Concordia have to be scrapped and not repaired? | Also, would you rather go on a new cruise ship or an old one that's sunk before? |
Why humans come down with minor illnesses all the time but when a pet gets sick it's typically a more serious problem. | Its not that they don't. Its more that you don't notice it as much since they can't relay to you that they're sick. You notice when they are really really sick but it is a lot harder to tell when they have the cold for example |
What makes nerve agents like "Novichok" so hard to produce and why can only a handful of laboratories create them? | I'm only guessing here but since it's such a dangerous substance, you have to be very careful with your procesure: you cannot afford to have any leaks, any uncontrolled side reaction, very good chemists and engineers, etc. . The lab has to be pretty much specialized and only doing this or similar compounds. And labs do... |
Why are people leaving western nations to join ISIS? | ISIS is no different from a gang. They are providing acceptance and feeling of family which is a powerful force, especially with those who are poor and outcasts. Europe, from my understanding, has done a bad job of assimilating their Muslim population which makes them easy targets for recruitment for ISIS: sense of bel... |
why do chip card transactions take so much longer to process than magnetic strip transactions? | You're right, chip cards do take longer. According to the [Chicago Tribune] here's why: > The delay is due to the added security features, the primary reason for using the technology. Specifically, the chip in the card is generating a unique encrypted message between the store and the bank's network . All of this is mo... |
Is hydrogen fuel a viable (envoronmentally friendly) alternative to fossil fuels, or does its production release even more carbon dioxide/monoxide into the atmosphere? | The reason why fossil fuels, wood, natural gas, or any other commonly used fuel releases emissions is because of all of their chemical structure. Let's look at Methane, a common natural gas. The chemical structure of methane is CH4, meaning one carbon atom ant five hydrogen. As you most likely know, everything needs th... |
why is it that "developed" countries can have major unemployment problems when essential government offices (drivers liscense, social security, etc.) are understaffed and overworked? | Private sector and public sector employment levels are directly related. Public sector employees don't make money. Their salary is paid for by taxing private sector workers. If the private sector unemployment rate is high, then tax revenues fall. Either the government has to run a deficit, increase taxes on the still e... |
Why flying insects can't tell that a window is in front of them and repeatedly fly into it? | Flies are really dumb. Not only that, but their memories are practically nonexistent. Add that to the fact that they can't even see the window in the first place and there you go. |
Why isn't Westboro Baptist Church brought up on Disturbing the Peace charges every time they picket? | I'm not saying it would be right to fight hate speech with physical violence but I am very surprised no one has cracked and inflicted bodily harm on any of the WBC members. Do they have security or just lawyers and cameras? Again, not supporting it, just surprised they've been such dicks to incredibly emotional people ... |
If coal turns to diamonds through pressure, could we dump a bunch of coal on the ocean floor to turn them into diamonds faster? | Even if we could, we don't need to. Diamonds are not all that rare. The industry holds back supply intentionally to keep prices up. |
Why do such places as Catalonia and Quebec want to leave reasonably decent countries such as Spain and Canada? | Here's an exercise for you: Pair your country with its closest neighbour and list the reasons why some people would be unhappy with this. |
How did humans become so smart and why are we the only ones? | The reason we're so 'smart' comes from our use of tools, language and problem solving . Ancestors of humans were able to use tools in some fashion, much like what we can observe in many of the great apes. Evolutionary pressure which favoured tool use allowed tool using ancestors to have more babies than the non-tool us... |
Why wasn't canada exorbed into the U.S.A. | Absorbed? Annexed? Canada's not a US state because it's a sovereign nation. It wasn't a made a state at the onset of the American Revolution because that territory/colony was sympathetic to Britain. |
How are hackers able to figure out passwords for individual accounts when most sites only allow a handful of unsuccessful attempts before you are locked out? | Speaking strictly of brute force type attacks as it seems what you're alluding to: In most brute-force cases, the attacker uses a list of common passwords and tries one after the other in an attempt to guess the right one. Sometimes a list of dictionary words are used. A less-commonly used method of brute forcing will ... |
where do seized drugs and drug money go after the case has reached a verdict? | Worked for a prosecutor. All evidence is held in an evidence vault until all appeals are exhausted or it's too late for an appeal. Money become property of the state, and a portion is usually given to the police department that originally seized it. Property is usually sold off by auction, though sometimes kept . Marij... |
Why do "entry level positions" require 2 years of experience? | Basically since the recession there is a lot of very skilled unemployed people in a lot of fields. On top of that most companies don't have the staff or resources to train *entry level* people. The definition of *entry level* has changed significantly to be a college degree + work experience. Because currently people w... |
Can America actually pull off significant or total economic isolation? | The simplest way to concisely describe the benefits of trade is with [comparative advantage]. To put it as briefly as possible, some countries produce some things more easily, while other countries produce other things more easily. An easy example to understand is tropical fruit. Several tropical fruits like pineapples... |
Why are mirrors needed in telescopes, rather than just lenses? | You can theoretically make a telescope without mirrors and just with lenses as powerful as any modern telescope. However, the magnification of a lens only telescope is dependent on the distance between lenses. So, you would have to constantly make a longer and longer telescope, which requires stronger materials for the... |
Is there any inherent benefit from sweating while exercising? | Technically yes. Your track pants soaks and puts more weight in your exercise. But I would say it's negligible. And it's not a direct result of sweating more. |
High unemployment with jobs available "everywhere" | So your father wants people to be placed in jobs no matter whether they're suitable for that person or their circumstances? Sounds like communism to me |
Why do we have suicidal thoughts when we are made to perpetuate our genes? | I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that modern technology has stopped the survival of the fittest key behind evolution, and also that the factors that led to our evolution in the first place are no longer the way the world works. If humans still has to work their asses off to feed themselves we wouldn't see de... |
Being in an American culture, seeing a naked girl is arousing. In African tribes, everyone walks around more or less nude. What do people in those tribes call arousing? | You are incorrect, Africa isn't the squalor you think it is, correct phrasing of this question would be to reference those untouched tribes in the Amazon! In Ghana for instance, there are tribal people living in rural area who wear jeans & jackets, Shoes & Skirts. Ignorance! |
why is human body temperature regulated to about 98 degrees F? Why not 85 degrees, or 104 degrees? What biological process is necessary to keep at 98.6 F | Every chemical reaction has something like a bell-curve for what will work best. 98.6 isn't the exact temperature that one particular reaction needs to take place , but the optimization of many different chemical reactions that make up our biological processes. |
How come Japanese law prohibits non-Japanese companies from acquiring Japanese businesses? | The law doesn't prohibit foreign investors from acquiring Japanese companies, though ownership is restricted in the media sector and businesses deemed to be of strategic interest. That leaves the vast majority of private businesses potentially open to acquisition by foreign investors. That foreign investors have such d... |
How do we assume that if two different cells have the same organelles they have the same origin? | If you saw a watch with a logo. And then came accross a watch with a same logo, you wouldn't think that by random chance two different watch manufacturers had managed to make an identical logo, you'd think it was the same company producing the watches. If life came from many different sources, then surely they'd have d... |
Why hasn't the US enacted a mandatory 3 week quarantine on every person returning from West Africa? | > I'm not understanding the CDC's position on how screening passengers at the airport with thermometers is supposed to help with people who haven't developed any symptoms yet. You're also not understanding that [that's not all they're doing]: > On Oct. 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will begin imple... |
Why did Brazil not becomes the economic powerhouse it was predicted to become? | IMHO, the lack of incentives for the services and industry . A country can't be an economic powerhouse when it concentrates all its efforts on agriculture. ", 'Massive corruption and collectivist politics, what could go wrong?A country 87% the size of the USA that got to the "it's good to be a big country" party just a... |
What is the purpose of youtube videos that are just 10-hour-long cycles of the same song? | No need to press the replay button again and again. *And who doesn't like 10 hours of nyan cat.* |
Why do I still have to wait for weekends and business hours for online bank transfers? | It's because your bank has a shitty system. If it's causing you problems with your finances, consider calling other banks in the area and ask them how quickly online transfers go through.Get a capital One 360 account. You can always transfer money instantly', "I have USAA, and all my transfers are instant! It's great! |
Whenever a rocket launches, you see it being engulfed in an inferno of rocket booster exhaust. How are these support towers not destroyed with every launch? | I think you are just trying to set up a joke kid. But I'll follow. Rocket fuel can't melt steel beams.Most pads will have some variation of a [flame trench]. This directs most of the hot gasses away from the pad and the rocket.It is actually very incredible stuff. The lauch pads/towers are made to withstand that major ... |
Why so many people were deployed during the "boston bombers man hunt"? | The public and the media were following this case so closely, and were so outraged by the attacks, that the local government thought it'd look better for them to use overkill and guarantee they caught the suspect rather than use fewer men and then be blamed if the suspect escaped. |
Why is washing your hands better than using rubbing alcohol? | Not all bacteria are bad. Washing is sufficient to allow the balance to swing in the 'good' column. Alcohol and 99.9 germ sprays kill too much.My first thought is that washing removes solids from your hands and sanitizes also. Just using rubbing alcohol removes no solids, solids equals germs. I could very well be wrong... |
What would happen if everybody just stopped paying taxes? | You're in the realm of hypotheticals. But the govt would start prosecuting high profile people like celebrities. Eventually people will get the clue and the status quo would resume. A small percentage of the treasury comes from income taxes. Your employers withhold a lot of your salary. Also the govt sells debt, essent... |
How did our ancestors get by barefoot? | When you run around barefoot, you get those country feet. I had them as a boy, could run down gravel roads, through yards full of stickers, and walk across concrete on a 105 degree day. As I got older and it was less socially acceptable to forgo shoes, my feet got softer, the skin wasn't as tough. Cave people never had... |
Why, in America today, are skilled trades and hard labor "frowned upon" in general as career choices as opposed to white collar work? | You can't offshore the plumber. US seems to have taken trades ed out of the high schools and put it in special technical high schools. Guys that go to technical high get trades skills *and* full state-standard curriculum. Straight up high school kids seem to look down on trades-track kids but the laugh is on them. |
What is the importance of the Fibonacci Sequence? | The golden ratio, which others have related to fibonacci in other comments, generates beautiful proportions. Very attractive people have these proportions. For example size of eyes, distance between eyes, mouth, forehead, etc There are many YouTube videos about this. As a mechanical engineer, when ever I'm designing so... |
the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows installations, and their relation to the hardware. | Thank you for asking this. I just upgraded to Windows 7 last night and since it was free from my school, I had a choice between 32-bit and 64-bit, but since I didn't know the difference, I stuck with 32-bit.Awesome explanation, does it slow my computer down depending on the version? otherwise what’s the point in the 32... |
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