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What will happen to Edward Snowden? | At this point, it's difficult to tell. Actually, it's still to early to really know whether he should be considered a hero or a traitor. The most interesting thing to watch right now is the fact that opinions about him and his revelations aren't conforming to the usual party lines.Honestly I don't think anything will h... |
Those random phone numbers that call you and hang up when you say hello... | They want you to be curious and call them back and it will be a phone number that will charge you. It is usually a small amount so a lot of people don't even notice it. They make money on volume. |
How a lay-person interacts with stock and the financial market | You generally have to interact through a third party. This person/entity is called a broker. You tell the broker what transaction you would like to do and they do it for you. They take either a flat fee or a commission on the trade. Because the stock market is ever changing instant to instant while the market is open t... |
Why is The Great Wave off Kanagawa such a famous painting? | A few more things that might contribute: * The artist, Hokusai, was famous in Japan during his lifetime.* It is a print, not a painting, and therefore originals exist in major museums around the world including Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, the British Museum in London, The Art Institute of Chicago, and in Claude Mo... |
Why are cockroaches so terrifying? | Is that true? I'm not scared of them. I see them walk around in the house and I just leave them alone. Unless there's too many of them, then it's time for a killing spree! |
If you throw a ball upward in a fast moving car, why does it not fly to the rear of the car? | Gravity pulls the ball downwards, not backwards. The wind would push the ball backwards if you weren't in an enclosed vehicle. |
Why is Orange juice murky but Apple juice clear? | They're different fruits; that's like comparing apples and oranges.It is because what you are calling "juice" is actually processed crap. If you get a juicer and throw some apples in you will see that what comes out looks nothing like the garbage they try and sell you at the supermarket. Homemade juice FTW!', "Orange j... |
How do explosions kill people? | At ylca's suggestion, I've moved and reposted this as its own comment so everyone can take a look-see. There's quite a bit of discussion and confusion regarding grenades here, so I thought I try and explain: Military grenades are actually divided into two categories: defensive and offensive grenades. Offensive grenade ... |
why do past regrets come to mind when trying to fall asleep for so many people? | alcohol. drink yourself so your regrets seem warranted in some sort of plausible deniability, and wake up hating that you're an alcoholic. |
Why do people flick and squirt needles before giving injections? | The casual flick and huge spray from the syringe is a hollywood dramatisation. I tend to band the syringe on the edge of a prep tray or counter to get rid of the bubbles because endlessly flicking syringes with your finger hurts after a while. Then I clear the air carefully until a droplet of the solution comes to the ... |
How do planes/subs know when missiles have a 'lock'? | To add to other people's answer. There are times where a plane will not know that the missile have locked onto them. Heat-seeking missile, as the name suggest, uses target's own heat signature to track the target. As it doesn't actively send out signal to find and track target, there is nothing to inform the plane that... |
how does an actor/actress cry actual tears "on command" for a shot? | While it is often not actual tears, this is a skill one can learn and practice. If you search around, you'll no doubt find videos featuring actors discussing this.Trying not blinking and focusing on a sad thought, I can cry on cue by doing this, once it starts I can stop & start |
Why do people kick each other in the balls so rarely during fights? | A point of contention: A woman getting struck in the womanly bits is definitely painful for them. The aim is just a bit different But that aside; some people do, some people don't. I've been in a decent number of fights and have had people go for the ol' twig and berries before. And I've been in classes that have taugh... |
Why are vitamin recommended to be supplements but not replacements? At the end of the day, aren't we just intaking the same chemicals, regardless if it came from a pill or orange? | In addition to vitamins, there are lots of other nutrients your body needs, like protein, carbs, sugar, fats, fiber, salts, etc. that aren't provided by vitamins. Since vitamins help your body use those other nutrients, you're basically asking why we need wood for a bonfire when we could just use lighter fluid. |
Why do Republican primary results bring religion into the equation while the Democratic primary results do not? | It's cultural. Republicans connect to voters in a conservative part of the country that religion and church attendance is a cornerstone of the community. Democrats may be religious, but they are secular minded. |
What are the risks when I don't take a shower after sex? | Worst case, you're going to smell like a beached mermaid and you'll be kind of itchy. |
why do I have to go to the pharmacy 12 times a year to buy birth control pills, instead of being able to purchase my entire year-long prescription at once? | It's because your insurance covers one month at a time. That way they can save money in case you quit birth control/die/whatever. Ask your pharmacist to give you more at once, but you'll have to foot the bill.Why would the insurance company want to pay for 12 months of medications upfront when they can pay it overtime?... |
Why is masturbation viewed as something you shouldn't do? | As a christian man, I was taught that masturbation was wrong not because of the physical act but what accompanied it which is porn or fantasizing which would be considered lusting for a woman. Jesus taught that lusting after a woman who was not your wife was considered a sin on the level of adultery. God cares more abo... |
Where did all the minivans go? | I just bought a minivan. They are the opposite of cool, but they are so useful! I bought a 2014 dodge grand caravan. All the seats fold into the floor in seconds. We can haul lots of people/stuff. I hate that I'm a minivan driver, but I love having a minivan.Minivans were never cool, but served a purpose of hauling kid... |
Why are there many different species of other animals, but only one species of humans? | Because Homo Sapien is the winner out of a long line of different in some aspects but reasonably similiar Hominid species like Neaderthal and the name is escaping me, but there were something similiar around China-Mongolia way, a differing species in Africa around the same time we were wandering about there as Australo... |
Why can't we help fight global warming by painting things like cars, roofs, roads, etc. white? Wouldn't it reflect sunlight just like the arctic snow does? | I worked in an office in a 1 story building. It was hot in the summer, even with the A/C on. One of the guys painted the black tarred roof white, and it cooled of by 10 degrees F. I don't know if that can be scaled globally, but it worked fr us.What I want to know is how rising sea levels will effects the worlds freshw... |
What is the Fibonacci Sequence and why is it so important in Mathematics? And who was Fibonacci? | It's everywhere in nature. How plants grow, common geometrical shapes and spheres, even how your fingers are arranged, and so on. What's even more important, though. Dividing the larger number by the smaller number right below it will get you the golden ratio. The higher the number, the more precise. Check out my posts... |
AES Encryption, specifically the XOR function. | One or the other but not both 0 xor 0 = 0 0 xor 1 = 1 1 xor 0 = 1 1 xor 1 = 0 its useful, because if you know the xor'd value and one of the values you can get the previous value |
In films and tv shows, how do they create fake phone numbers without them leading to any random person's number | In older shows, they use the prefix 555, which doesn't match any used numbers. Nowadays, it's common to register a number for promotional recordings", 'Nine hundred and ninety-nine times out of one thousand it is because they use 555, which is a nonexistent prefix. |
Why are subreddits like /r/RapingWomen and /r/cutefemalecorpses accepted and what kind of people go there? | I think it's refuge in obscurity more than anything. There are an insane amount of subreddits, so some of them are bound to fly under the radar.I just spent a few minutes at /r/cutefemalecorpses, it is sooo wrong and sad. man, people should avoid inadvertently advertising such sites.Just went on both of them and they a... |
The good/bad things Obama has done as a
president | **Good** -Prevented a 2nd Depression through the stimulus -Helped America's auto industry get back to profitability -Healthcare reform which helps more people afford healthcare -Repaired America's image abroad -Completed withdrawal from Iraq -Helped topple Gaddafi -Killed Osama Bin Laden & top al Qaeda ops -Dont ask d... |
Can I lie to a police officer? | Depends on jurisdiction. In Sweden, yes. In the UK, less clearly yes. In the US, no. It's a crime. IANAL and all that. |
. How is salvia legal? | Why should a plant be illegal? I don't need the government protecting me from me. Not that I would try it nor do I want to but I'm a grown man and can make my own decisions about what to ingest. Sure make it illegal to drive while on it etc, but I can worry about myself. The government can protect me from **enemy's** f... |
Why we don't create our own energy for free using magnets? youtube video below | Think of it in simple terms, you've got a fan with one blade. It begins to spin, because the magnet you are holding repels the magnet on the blade. What happens when it goes around the circle and is now approaching your magnet again? It would push it away, reversing the fan. This would oscillate, until your fan blade i... |
Why does it seem that within the past 5 years, the amount of people who believe in a conspiracy theory has exploded? | The internet. The opportunity for networking between theorists and the communication channels to spread ideas are unprecedented. We've always had a lot of odd people believing odd things, the internet just gives them a place to get loud |
What's the big deal with not accepting global warming? What do people have to lose by accepting it? It's either happening or it's not, right? | It's not that it's happening or not, it's also a matter of degree. If the Earth is only getting a little warmer, the consequences aren't so severe. If this warming is going to end, and reverse, we don't have to worry. If this is just a fluke, we don't have to take action. And if taking action is expensive, denying it's... |
I'm one of 30 people on a plane capable of holding 150+ people. How does the airline justify the expense to fly us 30 an hour and a half? | Even if it's not enough to cover the cost of that particular flight, you have to treat the plane as inventory. The airline needs to have a certain amount of inventory at each airport to carry passengers to other destinations. If a flight is delayed or cancelled, there may not be enough inventory at the destination airp... |
Why do some couples have trouble with pregnancy when unplanned pregnancy is a significant problem more often? | Age, typically. If you've got someone who's been careful, and waited until their career were in a good place, have a house, a car, healthy finances, it probably means they're into their late 20s at least, these days more likely 30s. At which point it's more difficult for the woman to get pregnant than someone not being... |
How does your body handle mini slivers/splinters that you cannot extract? | I hope that you wore a respirator while working with fiberglass. You definitely don't want to be breathing that stuff in. Also if you can, next time you're working with fiberglass you should water it down while cutting. That will stop it from getting airborne |
Why don't men wax off their beard? | because shaving is my morning ritual. It's something i love doing, it relaxes me, it feels good and it makes me feel like a man. Why would anyone in their right mind replace something great like that with waxing? It would hurt me, make me scream and feel like a little girl and start my morning with red skin and pain no... |
Elon Musk's theory that we are living in a simulation | Think of a game, say sims. All that the characters in them are right now, is a bunch of code, that when run appears on a screen. Now imagine that programming had advanced to such a great level that that code is so complex that basically they, the characters inside the game, process information in such a way as we do as... |
How come when I microwave food some parts of it are hot while other parts are really cold? | If you're making hot pockets, it's because you're making hot pockets a different temperature in every bite! |
Do animals understand death, and how do they react to it? | I believe so . My Uncle had a wonderful Lab named TJ, and my sister had a Cairn Terrier named Hershey. They had known each other their entire lives. Hershey was getting on in years, and one day we went for a visit to my Uncle's. The two dogs greeted each other as they always did, old friends. TJ took a whiff of Hershey... |
why do cats throw stuff on the ground? | Because it's cool. This is my own interpretation. Bottle caps were one of my cat's obsessions. She would look at them and swat it off the desk, counter, coffee table. She would watch them as they fell to the floor. I once set up a couple dozen bottle caps on the counter in my kitchen and let her go at it. She was alter... |
Help me understand Goth and Emo culture | Goths like their cynicism. Emos love a good cry. Hipsters are pretentious douche bags still trying to find a place in the world that has no use for them. But maybe that's a little cynical. |
ELIT: Why Germany is such a strong world power | I believe the sociologist would first refer to [Max Weber's] Protestant work ethic to explain the German mindset. I cannot give much on this since my own sociological understanding is rather limited, but perhaps our fellow redditors can explain the strengths and weaknesses of this theory in greater detail. |
Where does the marijuana taboo come from? What happened to make it separate from other comerical drugs like tobacco and alcohol? | I've always thought that at least part of the bias against marijuana is that it is not conducive to business. Caffeine keeps you awake and working, nicotine helps focus the mind, and alcohol can be used as an ice breaker during business negotiations. Weed? Ya just wanna watch the plastic bag blow around in the park. |
Why havent any species developed wheels? Surely its the simplest and most efficient way for something to travel. | Some species use some form of rolling, such as armadillos, some spiders etc, but wheels are NOT the most effective way to get around in most environments. Try driving your car over an unpaved countryside and see how far you get. Legs are, for the most part, better for maneuvering and care. Also, in order for complex bi... |
The difference between $300 Ray Ban sunglasses and $20 mall kiosk sunglasses | Better quality lenses, more durable frames. I've got a pair of Arnette sunglasses that I've had for close to 11 years I've replaced the lenses in them twice. I've sat on them, lost them in various purses, dropped them countless times and they're still going strong. The last time I 'lost' them I bought a $20 pair of gas... |
Why when some stickers are removed an item's warranty is voided? | tl;dr: The presence of the sticker proves you didn't disassemble the product. This proof of non-interference is usually required to keep your warranty intact. |
When saving a document on Microsoft Word "A file name can't contain any of the following characters: \ / : * ? " < > |". Why? | Same reason a name like O'Reilly can cause an Oracle query to fail because the character is used as a delimiter. |
Why can't I get sleepy at night even if I'm tired throughout the day? | Most probably, it will be due to stress. Your body release chemicals such as epinephrine, which causes you to be alert when stressed. However, having too much can adversely affect your sleep. Having a diet high in fat will also cause daytime sleepiness. Another reason may be anxiety. Excessive worry can cause insomnia.... |
Why do some people sweat a lot when they exercise, but others go red in the face and don't seem to sweat as much? | When I was 18 and fit, I got very red. I'm 35 and not so fit! I still get the same redness in my face and my 10 yr old does too. People always tell me to put more sunscreen on him but really is just from running around. |
why obama gets so much hate from people..what did he do in his 4 years that was so bad? | Personally , Obama disappointed me because he broke a lot of his important promises. For example military interventionism was a big topic during the campaign. Obama promised to cut it down but didn't. He promised to close Guantanamo but didn't, on the opposite the culture of shadow interventionism seemed to grow under ... |
How are dictator or totalitarian run countries/regions not easily overthrown by the majority of the non-supporters? | Once they get rid of all the weapons then only the armies and police have them. Those people are in turn paid well and loyal to the dictator. And that's the ball game. Disarming the populace is step 1 towards totalitarianism, and it's been shown to be true dating back a 1000 years and more. In fact there's texts from v... |
why do men orgasm faster when women have more nerve endings in their genitals | I don't know what you're talking about. I think it depends on the person. I've had plenty of women who usually orgasm before me and plenty after and a few at the exact same time. It might also be a mood thing. Anecdotally, I see little evidence to support the question. |
What is the actual difference between body wash, shampoo, and conditioner? Are the 3 in 1 varieties just that: all 3 poured into one bottle? | We were told in a chemistry class that Shampoo is acidic to clean the hair, and then Conditioner is basic, which restores the pH balance of your hair. Whether that's correct or not.. |
Why do people who do meth look like they do meth? | To understand how addicts end up looking the way they do, you need to look at a day in their average life. When I used, I'd wake up, make something light to munch, or grab a quick sub if I could manage to handle any food at all. From there on, it tends to be a liquid based diet, as amphetamine usage makes one's appetit... |
why competition like Chess, which does not include physical disadvantages to women still needs to seperate men and women in different competitions? | The all-women tournaments and rankings are meant as marketing. The idea is that there are many fewer women who play chess, and so having women's only tournaments is meant to encourage women to play. Women participate in regular chess tournaments as well. It's hard to find a parallel with men's sports/competition, since... |
Why some last names are more common than others. | Names are often derived from jobs or physical appearance or things like that. Some jobs are more common than others. For example, Smith is a common name. Blacksmithing was a common job: every town or village would have a 'smith so it's natural that there were more people called Smith than something else.I think familie... |
Why is washing your hair everyday bad for it? | See, my whole life I've had it drilled into me not to wash my hair daily. Which always worked for me, because I'm lazy. I usually wash it once a week, twice if I'm really smashing the week. But then last year I went to this Chinese hairdresser to get my hair permanently straightened. She asked how often I washed my hai... |
Why is it generally customary to specify how well-cooked you'd like your beef, but not your pork, chicken, fish, etc.? | Pork and chicken generally need to be thoroughly cooked because of parasites. Beef just needs to be seared- the inside could be raw and it wouldn't make you sick . And I don't think anyone wants well done fish because that would be terrible. |
Is water really incompressible and if so why? | You can't treat all fluids the same. In general, gases are compressed MUCH more easily than liquids. |
Why does my professor make me buy the new textbook? | New editions of textbooks often have errors that were fixed and new problems and stuff. Your professor doesn't really care how much money you have to pay, so they want you to use the new edition. Depending on the field there also may be new information that the writers edited in which is important. |
How do so many mattress stores stay in business? | As a european, the entire mattress thing in the US seems crazy. It's just a mattress, not rocket science. Get a good latex one, your back will love you. Whenever going to the US i always start having pains in my back within the first week due to your way too soft beds. |
How is it possible to train a pigeon to carry a note hundreds of miles? | A pigeon is first allowed to fly in the spot it will later send messages to. Over time, they are taken further and further from that spot, then allowed to fly back, because that's where their food is. They will eventually know the terrain well enough that they will know the path back home from extremely large distances... |
How come ads on my computer are based on what kinds of websites I go on, but in cell phone apps all I get are clash of clans ads? | They're two different ad networks with two different marketing demographics. You're a lot less likely to end whatever you're doing in an app because you see an ad to buy shoes than you are if you're shopping on a website on your computer. On the same coin, you're much more likely to download Clash of Clans when using y... |
Why is it difficult to create a light source that accurately immitates natural/outside lighting? | It's not? Photographers and cinematographers do it all the time Edit: downvotes for a fact? Ok. Recreating sunlight/daylight is a basic concept of photography and cinematography. Sorry my answer wasnt the typical Reddit pseudo intellectual bullshit buts it's true. |
Why is it so unsafe to drink untreated water in the wild today? Haven't humans been drinking any available water since the beginning? What has changed? | It is a risk factor. You are not necessarily going to get sick from drinking water in the wild but we'd rather not take that chance especially since we don't need to. Also people in the past used to have more experience drinking water in the wild and would know better which water sources are safe and which aren't. |
Is drinking a bottle of Naked Juice as healthy as eating all of its component fruits separately? | It's better to have a smoothie. Buy some frozen fruit and use some ice in a blender. Tastes better, better for you, keeps you fill for longer as well. If you are trying to cut calories but you need it sweeter use some liquid splenda. However if you get the fruit combo right it usually is sweet enough. |
This computer science joke? | All the CS jokes in this thread: > I like to live on the edge: > [ $[ $RANDOM % 6] == 0 ] & & rm -rf /* || echo Click > - > > There are only 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don't. > > - > > There are 10 types of people in the world: those who know binary, those who don't, and... |
Why are hippos so dangerous? | Similar reasons to why moose are dangerous. They're extremely defensive of their mates and young. Hippos have a better-defined physical area they'll defend, but the result is similar. Just because something doesn't want to eat you doesn't mean it won't get angry at you. Humans are similar. Many, many deaths are the res... |
How good could video game graphics get before it is not possible anymore, and look exactly like reality? | Probably not far.. Not sure but there have been times where I haven't been sure if it was a prerecorded video with actors or animated.Its not just how the graphics look. There are other flaws like funky movement, glitchy physics and the fact that not all objects in any game behave like their real life counterparts. Lik... |
Why is the government so intent on spying on its citizens? | Manufactured Guilt There are 2 ways to fight crime: 1) Find crimes, and then figure out who committed them. 2) Find someone you dislike, and figure out what you can charge them with. Option 2 is much more useful from a political perspective. Remember. The police don't exist to solve YOUR problems. They exist to solve T... |
Why do computers take a while to get up to speed after being left idle? | To save energy, many computers are designed to power down some components while idle. Likewise, the operating system may suspend various tasks while idle. When you return, the hardware needs to resume operation and applications may need to reload some data into memory. It shouldn't take long on a modern computer with a... |
Is there a Mandarin dictionary? If so how is it ordered? I assume it can't be done alphabetically? | Dian3" and "Dian4". I go to "Dian4" and find out that the word means "electricity" Note 1: in addition to the 26 english alphabets, the umlaut "ü" is also used. Note 2: sometimes, a fifth tone is used. Note 3: Not so ELI5 - Some dictionaries do allow you to search for Chinese words by their appearance via an index. The... |
If we don't think homosexuality can be 'cured', then why do we think pedophilia can be treated? | Edit: This has nothing to do with the thread. I just want to mention this for the thread: The main distinction between pedophiles and homosexuals is that pedophiles are attracted, by definition, too demographic that cannot consent, nor understand the sexual acts being performed. Two guys can consent to have sex with ea... |
Why do some companies give permission to their competitors to berate their product in a commercial? | Why do you think the companies gave permission? Companies compete with each other. Part of competition is marketing, which often involves saying your products are better than your competitors' products. As long as you don't make knowingly false or malicious statements about your competitors you're fine--it's part of co... |
Why is counting cards in Blackjack so heavily frowned against or punished if all you're using is your mind. Are you not allowed to calculate with your brain when playing a game? | It's not illegal to count cards, however casinos reserve the right to refuse admittance to anyone they choose. If they suspect you of counting cards, first they'll wait and see how good you are at it despite distractions, free liquor, interruptions, etc, because counting cards incorrectly actually makes someone lose fa... |
What makes Sebastian Vettel such an incredible F1 driver? And what made it possible for him to have such a dominating 2011 season with 11 wins? | He's just really, really, really good. He has been driving karts since 3 years old, racing in series since 8, and when he was 17, he won the German Formula BMW Championship. He was in a formula 1 car before he was 20. In short, he's put in his 10,000 hours |
Why in films and novels (and I assume in real life) do submarines change their lights to dimmer red lights when they are trying to hide? Do the lights make less noise or... | Military also uses red flashlights a lot too. The red light is harder for other people to see and doesn't mess your your night vision as much as other colors of lights. |
Why do solar power plants use mirrors and not giant magnifying glasses? | Because you'd have to put a huge amounts of magnifying glasses up on the air somehow and have them focus at a point on the ground without whatever's holding them up getting in the way. It is considerably easier to put a bunch of concave mirros on the *ground* and have them focus on a point that's up in the air. |
Why are submarines the vehicle of choice for nuclear weapons? | Planes can only stay in the air for so long. And mid air refueling is a bit of hassle. And due to how we keep them flying we can't just throw a nuclear reactor on board to power them for massive periods of time. We can however do just that with a submarine and other ships that can be very large, hold enough people and ... |
Why are cellphones now removing the 3.5mm headphone input? | To make the phones thinner. The 3.5mm port is the thickest connector on phones so by removing it, you're essentially only restricted by the size of the next smallest port. Edit: Also, 3.5mm ports aren't particularly waterproof and by removing them you can make a phone somewhat more waterproof. Edit: Apparently this was... |
How does an EMP not kill a human or fry the electricity in their brain? | An EMP doesn't harm you, it only temporarily disables your radar and stops your swarm and orbital visat. |
What does it mean when a game is made with a certain engine? What do "engines" do? | An engine is like a film set/lot. You quickly realize what you can do with the provided location, light, size and rules for filming - You get to choose the cast, story, genre, etc., but your set has limitations. It's also why you wouldn't use a set with exploding cars for your who dunnit puzzler show. |
Why does refrigerating and freezing food make it last longer? | Yarr, ye forgot yer searchin' duties, for twas asked by those what came before ye!] And [bonus.] |
What is github and why do programmers like it so much? | Suppose you have ten files in a project you are working on. You want to add a cool new widget to your app and you have to change 6 files to do that. Git helps you treat those 6 changes as one change. If your cool new widget breaks something else and you need to undo it, it's one undo, rather than trying to go fix all 6... |
When birds tear into the dirt looking for worms, are they just blindly excavating, or do they have some reason to believe a worm is right there? | Absolutely they know what they're doing. They tear apart my compost pile and leave the rest of the yard alone. Really slows down my composting |
What would happen if no one in the world worked for a day? | What is more interesting is if they knew ahead of time they weren't coming into work that day; and if they knew that other people weren't coming in at all. What if tomorrow no one showed up for work? Everyone just had an excuse or emergency. And for some reason no one called or checked in or anything. Now that, would m... |
Taking a second mortgage out on a home or property. | Say you bought a home for $500,000 and paid $100,000 down, so your 'first' mortgage is $400,000. Now it's 20 years in, and you still owe $200,000 on your 'first' mortgage, but your home is now worth $800,000. You could borrow against that equity - $800k less the $200k you still owe is a $600k asset you can borrow again... |
Is there any way to officially proportionally downsize the cost of everything, reversing the effects of inflation? | Yes, the government would probably be able to pull this off, but it almost always wouldn't be desirable to do so. Inflation is an integral part of the market. Think about it: If you were in the market for a car, and deflation was currently occurring, why would you buy a car now? Why not wait for a year or two, when the... |
Why are some flies untouchable ninjas, while others can be squished before they even react? | They're probably dehydrated/malnourished or dying anyway. I've noticed the kind of flies you're talking about it and if you just kinda poke them and they don't fly off, I'm pretty sure they're not doing too well. |
How does Planet Earth get all these insane angles and right next to animals without disturbing their natural choices? | There is an example I know of where in order to get close enough to tigers and film them hunting without disturbing their behaviour they attached a camera to the top of an elephant and rode it around filming that way. The tigers don't care about the presence of the elephants and adding a human/camera on top didn't seem... |
What's the difference between juice 'not from concentrate' and juice 'from concentrate'? Is it worth the extra for 'not from concentrate'? | Up to you really. You should be able to tell them apart quite easily. Just buy one of each and see if you think it's worth it. mugenhunt explained the difference. |
How is it that humans advanced more rapidly based on where they lived geographically? | Cultures vary in what they consider to be advanced.Example; Australian Aboriginal People were considered to be particularly less advanced when Europeans first came mainly because they were semi-nomadic and had not established farming. Turns out the way that the traditional Aboriginal People lived was really sustainable... |
Why aren't Zeppelins/Air-ships more common? | Just impractical. People, at least the wealthy people, don't travel for the sake of travelling, but for the destination. The Hindenberg disaster was because the Germans were not allowed any Helium, so uses hydrogen. |
Why do cops in the US not just use and carry guns with rubber bullets? | Rubber bullets are non-lethal. Non-lethal weapons such as rubber bullets and pepper spray or more used for suppression and compliance such as during riot situations where there is no clear or immediate threat. These non-lethal options are used in an attempt to manage the chaos and keep it confined to a particular area.... |
Why does the bottom bun of a cheeseburger get so much smaller than everything else as I eat? | It's getting more moisture from the patty and condiments which makes it easier to squash as you hold the burger and it's still getting a bit of pressure from everything else on top of it even when you're not holding it. Plus it started off thinner than the top bun to begin with. |
Why does America have a race problem. | I would like to argue that American doesn't have a race problem any more than most multiracial places in the world. America does however have a huge problem where this is the first generation of Americans in a long time who are probably staring into a scenario where the advantages of just being an American is really eb... |
Why is it harder to look at something in the dark directly rather than looking to the side of it? | So you have two different visual systems for photopic light levels and scotopic light levels . The photopic system controls roughly the central 30 degrees of your vision and has long, medium, and short wavelength cones that allow us to see in color. The other system you are referring to controlled my rods are highly se... |
Is terrorism really on the rise, or does the increasing accessibility of news just make us more aware of it? | it's called historical myopia people view the past through a nostalgic, false reimagination of the past in reality, every generation sees things getting worse, even as progress makes things better. Examples with quotes When I was young, we were taught to be discreet and respectful of elders, but the present youth are e... |
Why you can't see stars when you are in space? | You can, but just like on earth there is light pollution from the sun, even a bit of sunlight makes you unable to see the stars when in the ISS, so astronauts still do have a sunset/dawn and within that period stars will show up look up pictures of the hubble telescope :) you'll see plenty of stars!", 'How would you kn... |
How do chinese people Alphabetize? | This is an interesting question/post because I think it demonstrates how language very strongly affects thought. At the crux of this question is an inquiry about imposing order on a set of letters, and how that 'translates' to imposing a similar schema of order on a set of logograms. I would pose a couple related quest... |
Why doesn't Windows' "check for a solution to your problem" feature ever work? | It checks for things like incorrect settings. Like if you can't connect to the internet because you have a static IP it will fix it for you. |
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