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When someone has their identity stolen, why is their responsibility to fix it and not those of the banks/organizations who allowed the thief to do so? | > as far as taking out a mortgage or opening a new bank account, why aren't these institutions held responsible for not verifying one's identity? In such situations the bank *did* verify the person's identity. The identity thief had all of the necessary documents and information to prove that they were you. That is, th... |
How does a database handle 1 billion users? | Recognize that 1 billion users is really just a Google and Facebook problem and maybe a handful of others. The basic pieces of relational databases, if used properly, ensure that most of the time you don't actually need to store whole records. You store the bits that are unique and then just keep links to the bits. The... |
How do those multi-image 'shiny' cards work? | There are a bunch of tiny, triangle shaped ridges on the surface. One image is print on one side of each ridge and another on the other. Depending on the angle, you can see the image on one side or the other. The shininess probably comes from the material used to make them, the way they work doesn't require them to be ... |
If Dr. Who is a time-lord, fully capable of time travel, then why does he not simply travel back in time once trouble starts to avoid it/fix it before it even happened? | They actually explain it on the show, just watch Father's Day . I won't say any more [because, you know] |
At what point do architects and engineers have to factor for the curvature of the earth ? | Keep in mind that gravity is going to flex whatever physical structure you put in place. Nuclear reactors have a crank shaft , that is this huge, long, metal, pole that is spun by the reactor to create electrical power. It isn't very long in the grand scheme of things , but it is still so long that when you do a mainte... |
Why children watch the same movie hundreds of time? | This hasn't been said and might not be true, but I think they do it because it is something they know. It is easier to watch something they know they like instead of trying something new.the same reason most people answer to these "what's 1+1, share and comment if you know" posts on facebook. they know the answer and i... |
How much of the bluster we hear from North Korea actually comes from Kim Jong Un? Does he really "rule" or is he a figurehead? | Personally, I found it interesting that shortly after his coming to power the attitude towards the West relaxed. There were talks about co-operation, trade, dialogue. Then not too long after that, the tide changed. The rhetoric re-emerged, and so did the frosty tension. Now it's gone further into that realm with the re... |
Why is tobacco the default smoking herb? | It's easy to grow quick and dirty en masse, doesn't impair your senses so you can pretty much smoke anytime, and properly dosed nicotine is very relaxing. |
Why do some people believe vitamins/supplements don't do anything-- wouldn't that be easy to test? | I'm not sure if many people believes that vitamins/supplements don't do anything at all. Just they know/feel that some supplements are pure snake oil and are essentially worthless, and that taking vitamins in excess of what your body needs and are already getting from your regular diet is unnecessary as your body will ... |
What's the relation of video resolution to screen resolution? | Think of it like an older digital camera. When you take a picture of a landscape or whatever on an old camera , you have a representation of the lanscape that doesn't match the original quality. It is blurrier than the landscape itself while still showing an image of the landscape. |
How and why do we talk in our sleep? | Ha! I don't talk in my sleep; at least I've never been told I have because I sleep alone. God I'm lonely. |
Why most Americans drive automatic transmissions when every other country drives manual gear shifts? | The automatics are supposedly getting better gas mileage now. I used to get about 44 mph with my Honda civic with a manual transmission. My Toyota doesn't get that but it gets brtter has mileage when compared to cars built at the same time. When I was trying to buy a manual transmission, I could only find 2 used cars. ... |
Why doesn't the U.S. hire an agent/spy, give him extensive plastic surgery to make him look exactly like Dennis Rodman, send him to North Korea and take care of business? | If we wanted to take him out we could without having to make a fake Dennis Rodman. We don't want to take him out because that would create a much worse situation than we have now. |
why don't cars have a dedicated battery just for starting? | Two reasons: weight and cost. If you have two batteries you'll have to maintain and eventually replace two batteries. It will also add weigh to the cars which means higher fuel consumption. It's just not justified for a civilian vehicle especially small or mid size car to have it. However, many commercial and industria... |
what is Déjà vu,and why does it happen? also, does it play any known role in mental illness? | Deja vu is the feeling that you have experienced something before. Because there is no reliable way to cause it, there is no reliable way to test it and so it is not known for sure how it happens. Some theories include that your brain tries to recognise things to make sense of them and sometimes you see something that ... |
Why is it impossible to achieve immortality according to science? | There's a component in our DNA called a telomere which becomes shorter as we get older. I don't know all the science behind it, but it's supposed to prevent your chromosomes from sticking together. When Dolly the sheep was cloned, the yus she was cloned from were middle-aged, and so the telomeres in her DNA were half t... |
Why did Edward Snowden take asylum in Russia? | The State Department revoked his passport while he was in transit from China to Russia , and so he was effectively stranded in Russia. Russia also turns out to be one of the few countries that doesn't bow easily to diplomatic pressure from the US, so it's an ideal destination for people that want to avoid extradition t... |
the controversy surrounding Betsy DeVos' nomination as Education Secretary | In addition to everything here: I believe parents who put their kids into charter schools or private schools are upset that they are still paying taxes that go to public schools. In their mind, we aren't using it so why should be pay for it? The voucher system not only incentives the move of kids from public schools to... |
Why do some people think it's bad to drink bottled water after it has been opened and sitting out for a few hours? | There was a myth that plastic bottles, when left in the sun/heated, would release cancer things into the water. While this is completely not true, the myth has persisted and probably is the source of what you've experienced. Bottled water is totally safe, even after being opened/sitting out. I wouldn't microwave it, th... |
Why can we not see our eyes move in mirrors? | It is because your mind blocks your visual processing while moving your eyes. What's weirder is that your brain also prevents you from noticing it. It's called saccadic masking.Your eyes move in a mechanism called saccades, as a way of image resolution enhancement. Blanking is what allows the eye to reposition to the n... |
Why do people buy insurance, instead of just saving in a bank account? | Because it's more affordable for the average person. Let's say Bob earns 700 a week. In that week, Bob has to spend money on food, rent/mortgage, petrol, recreation and it leaves Bob with 100 for a rainy day. If Bob gets insurance for say 200 a month, then it cost's Bob 50 a week for full coverage incase he gets into a... |
Why is it that you can get chicken pocks once and never get it again, but other sicknesses keep coming back? | There's only one chicken pox. Last year, you might have come down with Cold #284 and #118, and Flu #172. As a child, you have less exposure to the different viruses, but as you check them off, one by one, you get sick less as a teenager and young adult. Every region has their own common viruses, so when you go to colle... |
Why does asthma still exist when before medication asthmatics should have died out of the gene pool? | Asthma is caused by both genetic means as well as environmental means, so asthmatics wouldn't 'die out' of the gene pool any more than someone who got skin cancer from sun exposure would, considering that cancer itself can be caused genetically and environmentally. Make sense? Hope so! Peace! |
Passenger jet thrust reversers. If the air coming in is equal to the air being pushed out, wouldn't they both cancel eachother out? | Jet thrust reversers are simply mechanical deflector devices which divert the direction of the engines' thrust so that it is no longer to the rear but toward the front. The normal operation of the engine itself does not change in any way, except when the throttle is advanced to increase the thrust to slow the plane dow... |
Why would viruses and bacteria ever try to harm their host? | You seem to think that bacteria are capable of rationality or in control of their evolutionary process. Bacteria don't think, they don't do cost/benefit analysis, they don't understand humans as macro organisms. They just do, they infest and damage and kill and they do so without thought or mercy.The harm that they cau... |
How did Jurrasic Park have such good cgi in 1993? | Jurassic Park pretty much falls under the scope of 'less is more'. It works so well cause most of it is animatronics and real and they used CGI for select scenes but they put everything in their CGI for that reason. |
Why can I not delete unnecessary things from my brain? | The brain has no delete function because it has not evolved to have one. Because of the way the brain is constructed -- everything connected up -- deleting information, without damaging other nearby information, turns out to be super difficult. People with major injuries to certain parts of the brain can end up with so... |
What's a "hipster"? | Hipsters say they aren't mainstream by not doing anything mainstream. Most can't see the irony in pretending not to be defined as mainstream but depending on mainstream culture to define themselves at all.I use the word "hipster" instead of saying the words, "pretentious ass." _URL_1_A hipster is something that everyon... |
Regarding protests around the world, why do the police or military take orders from a dictatorial regime that's bent on curbing freedoms, including their own? | Just read Lord of The Flies, it's human nature. There is a social structure and hierarchy, ethics and values are a sliding scale. People settle in and inherit the circumstances of whatever community/group provides them security and necessity, even luxury. They do what they need to do to protect their well being or get ... |
Why do some children's disappearances spark nationwide news coverage while some only get talked about locally? | Some kids are white. Right after the massive story about the Danielle kidnap/murder in San Diego a little black boy went missing. I haven't heard a word about him in at least half a decade. |
During a supernova, at what point does the implosion of a star change to an explosion, and what causes this shift? | When the star collapse, the gravity is so strong that the particle forming the star are collapsing near the speed of light. But there is a force called electron degeneracy, which stop the collapse. It's like a car crashing on a wall so you have a release of kinetic energy, which is equal to m*1/2*v². The mass is the ma... |
Why are our teachers forced to teach to a standardized test instead of truly teaching? And how can we fix this? | A normal class will have a bell curve of scores. Some students will be really good at academics, some will be really poor, but most will be right around average. It's silly to expect most of the students to be in the top of their class, and it's silly to evaluate teachers based on this system. It's also ridiculous to e... |
Why do humans bare their teeth (smile) to show positive emotions when baring teeth is an almost universal signal of aggression or fear among other mammals? | People still can use smiles as a sign of agression. When I get really mad, I get this nut house smile like I'm going to do something people aren't going to like. It has never been mistaken as a happy smile.. |
Why do people tap their foot or move their leg while they are otherwise sitting still? | If it's too quiet I do this to make a beat almost like my mind can't take the silence so it makes a song up. |
No matter how fast I shake my hips back and forth, my penis always seems to waggle at the same frequency. Why? | As you increase the speed of your gyrations your cock increases in length due to natural elasticity resulting in a constant whip speed . This length will reach max at the same time as your body's max gyration frequency . Gmax coincides with Gcrit which is the point of structural failure of the cock or back. The only wa... |
How do those infomercials/commercials selling products know when you "call within the next 10 minutes" for whatever they addon for free? | Generally, they don't. It's a marketing gimmick to instill urgency in the purchase decision. The more time you have to think about it, the more time you have to decide you don't really need to buy it. |
Why haven't the rest of the world gone into North Korea and put a stop to what is quite obviously a brutal dictatorship? | Kim my precious leader if you're reading this, please forgive these fools. They have not seen your true light nor have they learned how to bask in your glory. |
Why do magnets repel water? | Magnets don't repel water, but magnets apply force electric currents. If you have a stream of water and you run an electric current through it then you can use a magnet to bend the stream. It's probably a video designed to seem like more than it really is.I imagine you could simulate it by connecting a voltage between ... |
What are unions and why are they hated by virtually all employers? | Unions at their most basic are a group of employees organizing to negotiate for things as a group from their employer ultimately through the implicit or explicit threat of a strike . Employers don't like them because it shifts the balance of power from employers to employees. |
In an area of gas for $2.09+, why doesn't/can't one gas station just destroy the competition by selling gas for $1.99 and advertising it heavily? | because while yes $1.99 might sell more, why sell gas 10¢ less when the consumer will buy it no matter what at $2.09 ? this concept is called 'market price', i.e. the price the consumer will pay for it no matter what. If you sell 10 gallons at $1.99 and i sell 10 gallons at $2.09, you just lost money. |
Does the government indirectly fund abortions by funding Planned Parenthood? | It's an argument of semantics by that point. You can argue all you want that none of the money that Planned Parenthood uses in abortion-related services come from government funding, but if your opponents considering that government money being used to keep the electricity running or pay the secretary at the front coun... |
Why are there so many tire shops in poorer neighborhoods? | Tire shops are noisy and need space to store a large number of size/brands/types of tires. Tires typically aren't something you buy frequently , so having to go into a worse part of town isn't the same inconvenience it would be with more frequent purchase.I think its convienience. I personally know 5 adult mechanics. A... |
Why is looking at stars like looking back in time? | its largely because of distance. light takes time to travel but it is extremely fast , so everything you see is in the past. something a meter away, or even several kilometers away would be in current time as far as you know because the light can travel that distance nearly instantly. however because space is so so so ... |
Why do instructors scream so much in the army? | [Here's an article by a former drill instructor on some of the thinking/psychology behind military basic training.] TL;DR: Train people to work under stress |
Why is go considered a more complex game than chess? | Consider the fact that chess' objectives are very specific; Eliminate the king's legal moves to win and steal a piece's place on the board to capture that piece. In go, each capture is like a checkmate; You have to eliminate an enemy piece's/group of pieces' legal moves to capture them. Even then, your overall score is... |
If fevers are part of our body's natural process to fighting off infection / viruses, why do we often take medication to take away the fever? | We aren't supposed to unless it gets too high. If it gets so high that it's heating our internal organs, it can cause hearing loss, kidney problems, etc. That's why they say not to take medication for a fever unless it's over a certain degree. The medicine we take is usually meant more for the discomfort/pain. Medicine... |
Why sports leagues in the USA (e.g. the MLS and NBA) do not have relegation | We do have a multi tiered system, especially in baseball. But the difference is that the teams don't move up or down between leagues, but the players do. NFL and NBA, not so much, but they have college sports to act as minor leagues. |
Why do we try to save species that are going extinct? | There is a certain sense that it is unfair to future generations of people to deprive them of the species which we now have, even if the only use they may ever have for some particular species might be to look at it in a zoo. The world does not in any sense actually *need* the white rhinoceros, which is nearing extinct... |
Why do companies have their head offices in places like London when they could go further north and get the same size building for a fraction of the cost? | It's called clustering. Businesses effectively set up together so that they can share employees, distributors, etc. It might be cheaper to move north of London but you'll have a significantly smaller pool of qualified workers to draw from, less distributors, etc.Currently work for a large international company. Their "... |
Why do all curly fries have that similar seasoning? | I think that I am in the minority in that I prefer my fries without that curly fry seasoning technique. It's too .greasy maybe. That doesn't sound like the right words but there is definitely a different texture that I don't appreciate as much. I'll still eat them though.Growing up in a Hispanic household my mom used t... |
When the banks were bailed out, why weren't loans from those banks forgiven? | TARP was about giving loans to the banks to prevent a credit freeze. Without lines of credit many businesses wouldn't even be able to make payroll. Not giving banks those emergency loans would have caused a domino effect. Contrary to popular belief the government actually made money from the TARP loans. |
Why do I feel most productive right before I go to bed? | I read once that [this] is the reason why we work best when tired. At least, as a programmer, this seems to hold true for me. The gist of it is that because we're tired, it takes ALL of our attention and focus to even maintain focus on one thing. So instead of our divided attention, the task at hand will use your undiv... |
How do we know what we're seeing is in its natural form? | We don't know, but what is the other option? Our senses are the only thing concrete we have, our only tools to interact with the world. We should always doubt if what we're experiencing is real, but in the end of the day we have no other option than trusting our senses. |
If cats only meow to communicate with humans, how do they communicate with each other? | Speaking as someone in cat rescue the answer is something like this. I need to include the disclaimer that the more I know about cats the less I know about cats but here it goes. Cats as a rule are non verbal communicators. Cats communicate to each other using postures, ears, tails, eye contact and other things modern ... |
How did the Native Americans deal with the insects? | Mud works. Sage works . In Canada, First Nations is almost universal among FN persons. Indigenous or Other are Non-FN terms. Tolerance is certainly an issue where mosquitos and flies are concerned, but what nobody has mentioned are the effects of a modern diet and the chemicals released through sweat and skin. Malaria ... |
If S. Korea has twice as many people as N. Korea, and has vastly superior technology and economic power - why are they threatened to the point of needing US assistance? | When we first intervened at South Korea's request they are losing the war due to the North getting support from the USSR and China. The current situation is the US maintaining an ally that is at risk of being attacked with a nuclear bomb. While North Korea cannot get their missiles to hit most of their enemy targets, t... |
When I'm sick, why does masturbating temporally decongest my sinuses? | One of the hormones that's involved in congestion - histamine - is also involved in the sex response.Because we are made to reproduce, and sexual redproduction takes priority. So the body makes you feel better so you can accomplish it, then when you stop it lets you feel shitty again. I know its not technical, but idk ... |
What causes the angles of the 'cross' shapes from bright objects in photos (see attached image) and why are they all at that particular angle? | Although sometimes they're incidental to the optics in the telescope or camera, they're also desirable aesthetically to the point you can buy diffraction gratings to put on your camera to create them artificially . If you see really exaggerated points of light from say a cityscape at night it's probably a crossstar fil... |
Why do banks require a credit score before issuing a mortgage? | There are lots of people with lots of assets and a high salary who spend way too much. Just the same there are people who don't own much and make very little but who are really responsible and would never miss a payment. A credit score tells the bank how good you are at paying off debt, which is what the bank wants to ... |
Why do companies still make the pressable buttons on the lid for fountain drinks if they aren't used? | They still get used if there is a big party or group ordering different drinks. If there are two colas, a Dr. Pepper, a Root Beer, and a Diet cola, they all look the same. The server would press the button to indicate which is which. If you're just getting one drink, there is not much point in pressing the button -- yo... |
Is it possible to blind yourself permanently by just staring at the sun? If so how long would it take? | When I was a child, I stared at my first solar eclipse. I have a crescent moon style blind spot in the middle of my vision. I really don't notice it unless I need to focus on something. Over time it has gradually become less severe . |
How do sellers on Etsy and elsewhere get away with selling art based on trademarked characters? | Probably nothing happens beyond maybe a cease-and-desist letter because: 1. It would cost way more to actually sue than they could make back from the average etsy seller 2. If it got out to the press, it's pretty bad PR. Copyright theft or no, some people would see it as the company attacking a dedicated fan who's just... |
What is the benefit of running Linux on a Chromebook? | > What's so great about Linux and can this be useful to your average, semi-computer-literate Chromebook owner? Nothing, really. Linux is a great operating system for developers and hobbyists, people who want low level control over a devices so they can make it do new things. It doesn't provide much for the casual user. |
if dogs and cats are carnivores, why do we advertise putting vegetables in their food? | While cats are primarily carnivores and dogs are often considered omnivores, both require some fiber in their diet to help food move through their digestive system. It is widely believed that cats get this in the wild by ingesting herbivores and while doing so they ingest small bits of plant matter that remains in the ... |
Why is Julian Assange still in the Ecuadorian embassy? | His criminal proceedings are still in action, although somewhat discredited and out of the public eye. The UK Government has suggested that if he leaves the Embassy to travel he will be snatched, and once again imprisoned indefinitely for a trial that may never come. He's stuck. |
What actually happens when I get a shiver down my spine? | Am I the only one who can do this voluntarily, any time I want? It's my only super power.When your mind gets scared, it releases a small dose of dopamine to try and calm the body down.It's when Bono walks over your future grave. Not just anyone, specifically Bono. |
Male porn actors make much less than female porn actors, yet why does the former not advocate for "equal pay?" | I kind of disagree with /u/deep_sea2 because I think the male actors ARE almost as important as the women in porn . That said, the requirements for females are much greater than those for males. The female needs to be able to do anal, needs to have a great body form head to toe , needs to be as young as possible. A guy... |
Why do people dislike Gypsies? | Back in the early 90's , a Swedish talk show had a feature about gypsies. The very politically correct point of view of the show was that gypsies were very discriminated against, and were actually not very different from the rest of the Swedes. They had invited some representatives of the gypsy community to the show fo... |
how do traffic lights really work? | The first is definitely true - you can see at crossroads with lights that there is a loop or figure 8 cut into the asphalt. That's where the magnetic sensor is. The magnetic sensor is really just a circuit with a coil in it - it turns out that if you run a current through such a circuit and put metal nearby the metal i... |
Why aren't ovens and microwaves a standardized so they are all the same? | They are standard to a degree. But house hold equipment isn't held to the standards of industrial or scientific equipment. Also, each manufacturer has their own patents and materials to work with. Oh and capitalism as a whole for providing a range of items to suit needs of different incomes and cooking needs. |
Self-immolation as a form of protest | Setting yourself on fire is virtually guaranteed to draw a lot of media attention, and when the media show up they will generally ask your friends why you set yourself on fire, then talk about that reason on the news. In other words, it's generally done to draw attention to a cause that the, er, self-immolater believes... |
Why do anthropologist say race is not a thing. | How do blood tests tell the background of someone's race? i.e. 14% african ancestry, etc. |
Why do computers run into problems the longer they are on, and why does turning them off and on again usually fix the issue? | This is not true for all computers. Unix/linux systems have been known to run for years without rebooting. Usually this problem arises in Windows type systems that 'leak' resources, that is, don't properly free up or reclaim resources when they are no longer needed. It should be remembered that Windows was originally a... |
what would cause me to fail an HIV test for blood donation... twice? | According to Wikipedia, there's about a 1.5% false positive rate for HIV testing. That's a bit over one in five thousand people who'd get two false positives in a row. It's improbable that it would happen to any particular person, but it's bound to happen to *someone*. I wouldn't worry overly.Probably a better question... |
Why after hundred years of flying airplanes, when communicating with towers the level of audio distortion and compressing still sucks to this day? | Aircraft radios sound terrible because they use AM modulation. Despite FM's greater audio dynamic range and better transmission efficiency, aircraft radios still operate on AM modulation for a number of reasons, mostly economic. When aircraft radios were first standardized, AM ruled the day. Its simple circuitry permit... |
- What are some real repercussions that the UK could have if Scotland leaves? | If I understand correctly, most of the UK's nuclear arsenal is based in Scotland that would be a bad thing. |
How is Unemployment Rate around 5% yet it feels 10x harder to land a good job than a decade ago? | Because you are looking at the U3 unemployment number, which only measures people looking for work. You want the statistic of how long people are unemployed for. _URL_1_ It's still going down, just not at pre-recession levels.Because the jobs that are being created are not "good" jobs. They are part-time minimum-wage j... |
Why does music conservatories/academia put so much emphasis on Jazz and Classical music? | I don't know much about music but a friend once explained to me that jazz is very heavily based in scales and music theory, thus jazz is very challenging and interesting to play anybody wanna add to that?", 'Like others have said - jazz & classical are advanced and complex enough to warrant studying at such institution... |
Why is population growth considered a good thing? Isn't a large population bad for employment rates, wages, and resource use? | People don't just use up resources, that's a negative view of humanity. They also create them. A growing population can be a good thing. |
why is everything funnier when you are really tired? | A main element of humor is that you didn't see it coming. When you're tired you aren't thinking and you're less likely to see it coming |
Why every time I look at my bathroom mirror I think I look pretty good but every time I take a picture I think that I look horrible? | Focus point, try to take a photo from twice the distance of you and the mirror and see that it's almost the same. |
What exactly is the Dow, and when should I start really worrying about it dropping? | It's a stock index that, in theory, measures the overall performance of the stock market. In reality most economists and investors consider the Dow to be an antiquated index that doesn't do a good job of representing the overall market. But still, a huge drop in one day is significant. If you have any money invested in... |
Why is it that people often report feeling safer when sleeping under a sheet or blanket? | Because the monsters and serial killers can not find you of course! Seriously no clue! Even if it's hot I can not sleep without at least a sheet covering me |
Why does the change in season seem to make everyone sick? | If you live in a country where the change in season is accompanied by snow melt , then [snow mold] is a very clear reason why people get sick. Snow covers the mold, and when it melts, many who are allergic get sick to the sudden exposure. Luckily it becomes dormant during summer months, so it's only during the spring i... |
Why do airlines lose luggage so often? | Do they? [According to this article] and to the report referenced within, in the last ten years, misplaced luggage has been cut by more than 50%. And that while passenger numbers continue to climb. Don't mistake you hearing more about it as an actual increase. It is much easier nowadays for complaints to go global and ... |
When a slightly overweight person loses weight how does their skin get tighter? | Someone tell me if I'm wrong or right. I was told or read that your skin given enough time will naturally start to reduce. But past the age of 28 its much harder for the body to do. |
Why is the republican party so opposed to "Obama" compared to previous democratic presidents? | I think part of it is how the Republicans had quite a run following LBJ. Clinton was the first two term Democrat since FDR. For many of the GOP, the presidency deserves to be theirs. And since Clinton, they've been increasingly less willing to compromise. A lot of it too, has to do with a changing voter demographics na... |
If Bud/Miller/Coors are disliked by many, why are they the main beer located everywhere? | You also have to consider that many people DO like those brands. You just hear about the people who don't love it. |
Why do some establishments and government departments not upgrade their computer's OS? | there's a number of reasons why they wouldn't, firstly its too expensive for the business, secondly their scanners/printers/what have you wont work with the os that they want to upgrade to and for businesses such as labs you wont have the budget to buy another $500k spectrometer, thirdly they just haven't thought of it... |
What causes a human to want to pick at their scabs? | No answer for you, but I pick at my skin on my fingers until it makes a scab. It was an anxiety thing and now it's a habit. I think there's some self harm rooted in there, too.Scabs itch and / or irritate your skin. Scabs also feel "foreign" to you, so you will subconsciously touch the scab.For me its cleaning my wound... |
How was that Buddhist Monk able to self immolate without showing/feeling pain? | There are people, most notably Czechs, who were not monks experienced in meditation that immolated themselves as a protest. Maybe the meditation helps, but I very strongly suspect it only helps supress any sense of panic and is is not necessary to supress the pain. While minor burns hurt like hell, major burns quickly ... |
What does 'return' in JavaScript really do? | I'm not on Code Academy, so I'm not sure at what scenario you are looking at, but console.log and return have quite different meanings. Could you provide an example on some site like [GitHub's Gists] or [plunkr] ? In short, though: - console.log tells the console to log some message. Assuming your average web browser, ... |
What is Facebook's rationale for having my friend's comments on strangers pages show up on my feed? | Number one goal of Facebook is giving you reasons to look at Facebook for longer durations and in greater frequency. They either have numbers that suggest showing this stuff increases engagement in some way more than not showing it. Why it increases usage is a separate question. And while interesting, Facebook doesn't ... |
How do those circus cannons, that launch the performer into a safety net a good distance away, work? | As many people stated it doesn't use gun powder or other explosive material to propel the stunt person. I interpreted your question to mean something slightly different, which is to say, how does it work without killing the performer? The answer is a function of acceleration over time. There's a cylinder or platform in... |
Why do so many viruses have similar symptoms? | It's because most of the typicald cold symptoms are not caused by the virus, but are caused by your body instead.The virus attacks your cells on a molecular level and reprograms them to give up their job and instead create more viruses. This is not something you can notice, but if it went unchecked you would obviously ... |
How does the nuclear missle defence work? | Nuclear missiles have a lot of safety mechanisms built into them . Nukes only detonate when you hit critical mass of a radioactive material, and there's usually a complex mechanism for combining these pieces into a critical mass. If you destroy the missile, you will disrupt the ability of the warhead to arm and therefo... |
How does RAM on computers work | RAM stands for Random Access Memory, meaning that any individual chunk in memory could be accessed at any time. So that 4 GB could be located within those 16 GB, and it doesn't have to be in a continuous chunk. However, since RAM Chips are slower then the memory caches and registers built directly into your CPU, larger... |
Why most of the magic tricks are still well kept secret? (Specially considering the internet and all the media channels) | Once a trick's secret is exposed to the public, performers can't use it any more. Magic performers don't want to actively reduce their repertoire of tricks. |
Why do people upload torrents and what benefit do they get from it? | In some private trackers you do it for the ratio so that way you don't get in upload only status/blacklisted/banned. Another reason you'd upload for private trackers is to fill out the collection they have. Generally a seedbox will pick it up and everyone can have what they want. As for the public trackers it's probabl... |
How do bedbugs know you’re asleep and then come out to bite you? | To my knowledge, most bloodsucking insects/arachnids are drawn to carbon dioxide. You also produce more co2 when asleep, which is why they eat you while sleeping.Also, unlike other pests, bedbugs feed directly on blood. This eliminates the need for dirty living quarters for an infestation to happen. They don't eat rott... |
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