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How can Germany afford to give everyone in the world the right to study for free at their universities? | They don't. While everyone who gets accepted to a German university will study for free, they'll just only accept a small number of people. |
Why do some people shake their legs when sitting down? What are the benefits? | I've seen it here explained before as blood pooling in your lower legs is not moving around as much as your heart would like it to, and instead of stressing the heart further, the brain just sends some signals to the leg instead to get things moving. |
what's all this craze around coconut oil, and is it really that good for you? | My barber decided to be a dermatologist and diagnose my scalp with psoriasis and told me to use coconut oil on my hair , I had an incredible amount of dandruff it was pretty disgusting so I did that but all it took was 1 use of head and shoulders and all my dandruff disappeared. Pro-tip: if your a barber, please don't ... |
Why do police touch the back of a car they are pulling over? | It is to help track down the car in case something happens, such as it drives away or the driver kills the officer. It was stated before the invention of the dash cam, or the body cam, and is still used as a backup in case either of those aren't sufficient enough. I've also seen it explained that it is done to make sur... |
What's so special about Coca Cola that made it so widespread? | Coca Cola is a huge company! There are a lot of drinks owned by coke and you would never even know it. _URL_3_ I'm sure their ability to swallow up the competition along with 100 or so years of industry ties keeps them one of the most popular.Am I the only one who find coca cola not that terribly good as advertised? So... |
Do babies from surrogate mothers end up with that surrogate's DNA/genetics? | [I found this:] A woman who carries someone else's baby contributes very little, if any, DNA to the child. This is because the child already has its DNA from its mom and dad. Also, the baby's own blood passes through its body – not the blood of its surrogate mom. However, there is a possibility that some DNA could be t... |
How Norton Antivirus is still a best-selling product, despite constant negative attention from the tech community? | It's because it comes pre-installed on almost every computer you buy. People don't want to buy anti virus so they use Nortons free trail. Their numbers are probably inflated because of this. |
how a flipping a coin is NOT a 50/50 scenario? | [This] cracked article explains it. There is a better chance that the coin will land on the side that it starts on. So let's say you put your coin heads up on your thumb and flip it. > As it turns in the air, heads will be facing up as many or more times as tails, but never less. Tails, on the other hand, will be facin... |
How will NASA get landers off planets with thick atmosphere like Venus? | Yes, we would. Launching from Venus would be *extremely* hard, even without the engineering challenges of getting any sort of workable rocket to the surface in the first place. I don't think there are any serious plans to launch anything off Venus directly, although there is an upshot - it's very easy to use a balloon ... |
How do you board a plane. Seriously. | Not so much a boarding tip but if you're at all nervous about flying/nervous in general I thought I'd give you a heads up that when planes take off and land they are loud. Like seriously loud. What you may have seen in movies is so much quieter than real life. When you're in a plane and it takes off it is deafening. Th... |
What's the difference between underwater pressure and space pressure, and why haven't we explored the ocean as much as space? | In space, there's no pressure because space is basically a vast empty void with nothing in it. So, as we travel out of the atmosphere the pressure tapers off until it gets to zero. Underwater however, the deeper you get the more pressure you have, from all the water above you pushing down. It can get up to a thousand t... |
How does a house electrical ground work? Are we just constantly pumping voltage through the earth? | Voltage doesn't flow. Picture electricity like water flowing through pipes. It flows from places with high pressure to places with low pressure. Ground is the place with low pressure. With DC you're constantly pushing water, or electrical current into the ground. With AC you're pulling and pushing water out of the grou... |
How can car dealerships on radio claim they'll accept payment from people with bad/no credit? Doesn't this destroy the idea altogether? | It's likely because they have already sold that car before. You come in with your down payment. This covers the dealers cost. The car has a low jack. You miss your first payment, the dealer sends the repo man, and he turns around and sells the car to someone else. This time the down payment is pure profit. They don't c... |
Why aren't there species of humans? | In true eli5 style:A species is a group of animals that can have children together. Lions and bears aren't the same species because they cant have children. But there isnt anything to stop people from having children so we are all the same species. ELI5 mode over There is also the stipulation that the ofspring must als... |
Why we tend to have less friends as we grow older? | For me, my friends had different priorities than me and I grew up while they didn't. Also, many of them went to school in other places or got into relationships that absorbed them. It's hard to find time to have a large number of friends, go to school/work, have a relationship and make time for family. It's all about p... |
How exactly does a military coup work? | The CIA station chief finds a group of officers, tells them the US will back them and aid them in the overthrow of their filthy leftist political bosses. Assures them they will be recognized and supported by the US once they've assumed power. Offers advice as to the timing and method, etc. have I left anything out? |
How is tipping not considered subsidizing a restaurant's labor costs? | If you have seen the movie Reservoir Dogs, you'll see everyone [giving Mr. Pink shit for not wanting to tip]. Many people watching the movie think he's reasonable for having his opinion about tipping, but everyone the character is eating with gets mad and pressures him to leave a tip. Their arguments and desire to pres... |
If the atmosphere is 78% nitrogen why did life develop to use carbon dioxide and oxygen rather than nitrogen? | As an interesting aside: Nitrogen atoms like each other. They *really* like each other, and want to form pairs, and stay together forever and ever. Keeping them separate by forcing them into other structures often *does not end well* because they will just break any bond, crush any structure, and not give a flying fuck... |
Where does the extra go during a recession? | The biggest loss of 'extra' is just value - if everyone thinks an economy is going up in a city, for example, they add that expectation in the price. Real estate prices go up even if the buildings don't change. Recession hits, the buildings haven't changed at all, but expectations have, so the price of the building goe... |
Why don't we just use two or more different antibiotics, with different ingredients to kill off 100% of bacteria | Simplest answer: most bacteria is in no way harmful to you. A decent amount is actually helpful. If we killed off all bacteria, we'd lose our ability to digest food So even if we could, it would be a very bad idea. In other news, most forms of radiation are also harmless. |
Reddit, can you explain to me the relationship between megapixels, resolution, and screen size? | I'd just like to point out that 720p is actually 1**2**80x720. Other than that, it was all explained: megapixels and resolution relate to the number of pixels regardless of display size, and screen size relates to the display size regardless of the pixel count. PPI is the relation between the two. |
Why is it called alcoholics anonymous if every meeting starts by introducing yourself? | I also want to add that when introducing yourself as an alcoholic, it's taking ownership and recognition of your disease. They say the first step is admitting you have a problem, the actual first step is We admitted we were powerless over alcohol–that our lives had become unmanageable. Whether you choose to do the step... |
What is DirectX And Why do we need it | DirectX is a collection of standardized ways to do certain things with videos and video games on Windows computers. You need it because programmers use the tools DirectX provides, there's no competition for it because Microsoft owns the Windows operating system, and every game tries to install it because every game nee... |
How does Instant Messaging differ from e-mail? | This has been answered many time I would suggest you look up the the other treads for great answers. IIRC, Emails were more valuable before since it had lots of signatures on it and it was build to carry any file to the destination to any other email via any this network of email servers. You can even send messages to ... |
Why/How is it that Koreans consistently dominate most of the competitive gaming scene? | It's because its a huge part of their culture, and video games are more supported. It's almost like the same reason why USA basketball is so dominant, our culture is really geared towards sports like that so there is a HUGE pool of people to choose from. While Koreans have this huge pool their culture just gears toward... |
30's - 60's fascination with the future (à la Retrofuturism) and how it disappeared | Try thinking of it this way. If a person was 50 in 1930, that meant they'd been born in 1880. They would have been taught by Civil War veterans and personally seen the introduction of airplanes, talking pictures and radios. Some one who is 50 years old today grew up with space flight and computers and sex reassignment ... |
What are hiccups, why do I get them and how do I get rid of them? | I don't get hiccups per se. Just a single hic and I'm done. I can also cure hiccups in others just with eye contact. It's pretty intense, but it works. |
How can/do animals "smell" fear? | There's two kinds of sweat humans excrete: normal sweat, and stress sweat. The stress sweat is excreted by different glands than normal sweat, and is independent of normal sweat. This sweat has a particular blend of volatile odors, which could be sensed by smell-attuned animals like dogs. |
Why do diabetics often lose their feet? | Hello, finally a question I can shed some light on. Source: I'm a diabetes specialist podiatrist working for the NHS Diabetes doesn't directly lead to people having amputations but it causes it a lot of problems that will all combine together to eventually lead to an amputation Poor glucose control over a period of tim... |
Why do I sleep like shit when my alarm is set to wake me up, but sleep great when no alarm is set at all? | _URL_0_ I'm sure everyone here can do basic math but this is a handy little site that will tell you when to go to sleep or even when to wake up. |
Fingerprint scanner (Touch ID) hashing | The image itself isn't hashed, rather the software identifies a group of landmarks in the fingerprint, hashes their attributes, then compares the hash to the original's. |
If a lot of items at chain restaurants come frozen, why can't I buy the same quality frozen food at the grocery store? | You can actually get frozen food at a surprisingly high quality, but most people aren't willing to pay for it. Given the choice between a $2 microwave meal and a $10 microwave meal, which one are you going to buy? Especially if you're already convinced that microwaved food is terrible? Especially if you can go out and ... |
Why is it some people react differently to smoking marijuana | Among all the other answers it just sounds like you smoked too much. The stuff they grow is really good so you don't need to hit it more than once or twice if you're not a regular smoker. |
If deflation increases the purchasing power of consumers, why do financial institutions like the European Central Bank fight it by injecting money into the economy and causing inflation? | If you wonder why deflation is bad, look at Japan. Their economy has been one of the slowest to recover, and they are currently going through deflation. The government recently approved injecting money into the economy to reverse this. Debt becomes crippling with deflation, investment goes down, people try to wait out ... |
why is it that technology has advanced so far in the past 10 years yet I still can't buy a printer that works? | It is true that of all the computer stuff I use, printers have the most problems. I think it's because they have a lot of moving parts AND fairly complex software . I guess it's also because manufacturers see them primarily as a device to use up printer ink - my partner has a large format printer that - no joke - does ... |
Why do people tend to hate something that is popular even if its good? | Everyone is different, and have different tastes, so their are bound to be some who dislike something that's popular. I believe that when you dislike something that's popular, you have more and more people getting on your case about not liking it. Over time, this turns your feelings of dislike to hate, simply because o... |
Why do we get paid by the hour/salary instead of getting paid for how much work you get done? | Some places do that. It's called working for commission. The more productive you are the more you make. The problem is that at a point quality becomes inversely related to productivity.For lack of better words, there are people with no skills that still need to feed their families', "Before all the sewing jobs got outs... |
If draftees must accept the contract offered or they cannot play that year, why do teams offer such massive contracts (ie $70M) to unproven players? | The players drafted and scouted are in the top .01 percent of there profession. Giving them a good contract is faith. Meaning, if the player becomes a star he would be more willing to stay if there first contract was legit. If the team low balls , that will potentially make an upset player who won't return when his con... |
Why has it taken so long for housing developers to start installing CAT5 in new houses? | As an avid gamer and frequent downloader of large files/HD video streams, I can say that I've never had a problem with my WiFi slowing me down. Just make sure you have a decently fast connection and invest in good quality routers and network cards. When I moved to my current apartment, I made sure none of our 8 compute... |
Does massage really work to get rid of the 'knots'? What are the knots and why do you sometimes feel worse after a deep tissue massage? | I interned for a PT who specialized in this sort of thing. Ever heard of dry needling? Its when they take a needle, 30 gauge say 70mm, and push it into the muscle where the knot is. The needling causes instant release of the knot--and lactic acid. I had my pec done for a demo and I couldn't even lift my arm after. The ... |
How does Google search the whole internet for something in a matter of seconds or even less? | The sites that Google stores in its index are stored in a database. When you type your search into the search box and press enter, your inquiry is sent to a search algorithm that searches this database. The database and the algorithm and both designed to return results to you as fast as possible which is determined by ... |
Why is it that cats biting people is considered playing or explained with "you annoyed it, what did you expect", while dog bites often lead to the dog being put down? | I own a Bull Arab. For anyone who doesn't know, they're a breed of dog in Australia specifically bred for chasing down and bailing feral pigs. She is about the nicest dog you'd ever meet, but it doesn't take away from her potential to do harm if provoked. My biggest worry is little kids. She stands well above the eye l... |
Does a land owner own a three-dimensional, roughly pyramidal chunk of the Earth extending to the center of the planet? | Depends on where you live, in the U.S. you don't technically own the ground underneath you home after a certain number of feet of depth. So if you found oil, or some good resource, it's technically the U.S.'s and not yours. The govt tries to be nice in a way with thing wlike emminent domain but it doesn't always work o... |
How can Mars One, legally, attempt to send people to Mars even with the general consensus being that the "contestants" they are sending will probably die soon into the mission? | > Mars One is a not-for-profit organization based in the Netherlands that has put forward conceptual plans to establish a permanent human colony on Mars by 2025, also having the first humans land on Mars and beating NASA's Orion missions by a decade. Wikipedia It's happening in the Netherlands. Maybe their laws don't f... |
How does sunlight contain vitamin D? | It doesn't. Your skin produces natural vitamin D when exposed to ultraviolet B light. It's a chemcial reaction. |
Why do our bodies sometimes get sharp pains in random places for a few seconds/minutes and then go away? | Alrite I'm going to jump in since everybody is asking these sort of questions. Sometimes I randomly get this weird sensation in my butt. In what I imagine is my prostate. No homo, feels pretty fucking good. What the hell is it? It happens to me randomly somedays more then other. Anybody have a clue what that is?", 'I g... |
Why is there no good ready-made queso? | I don't know what you're talking about. You can buy cans of nacho cheese at Costco or restaurant supply houses that's perfectly good. If you want something a bit fancier, you can easily dump a can of Ro*Tel in there. |
Who are the 'Ukrainian separatists'? Is it just Russians that are pretending to be Ukrainian, or really Ukrainian civilians who are rebelling against their own country? | When they do things we don't like, like rebel against a government we helped violently thrust into power in Kiev, they're terrorists. When they do things we like, like overthrow a pro-Russian government, they're freedom fighters and pro democracy protestors. Pretty nifty stuff, right?", 'This is a pretty good summary w... |
How does Docker work? | Dockers are a huge lifesaver when you need to run many virtual servers on a single machine. Say I have an application that can talk to other copies of that application on different servers. With a standard VM, I can only run a couple virtual machines before my box runs out of memory. But with dockers, I can easily run ... |
why is it legal to be a prostitute in Canada, but illegal to buy a prostitute? | Its a harm reduction strategy for the prostitutes. It keeps the act of prostitution illegal but opens up avenues of police protection for prostitutes in need. When being a prostitute was illegal the people who needed police help couldn't get it because they'd be immediately arrested for their profession. Now that the J... |
American phone numbers have letters in them how does this work? | American phones have letters above each number. Usually three. So 2 = ABC3 = DEF Q and Z didn't used to be on the keypad, but they've made their way on. |
Fucking currency markets, how do they work? | Regionally, it makes sense to have different currencies because countries can have more control over their money supply. Having multiple currencies leads to each one taking on country-specific risk based on that country's prospects and policies. Because of the country-specific risks and differences, the value of curren... |
How do objects, e.g. satellites, stay in orbit? | Basically the are moving very fast as the move around the Earth. At the same time Earth's gravity pulls them downward their speed means that they miss the Earth. If they travelled slower they would arc towards the Earth and crash any faster and they would zoom off into space. For more on this - _URL_0_", 'My favorite d... |
or 35, How did cats come to know how to cover up their crap, as opposed to other animals not doing so? | It's more the way that cats hunt that necessitate it more than anything else. Wolves and bears pick up a scent and follow it. Cats can do that, but typically dont, rather they hide somewhere and wait for their victim to get close. Now if they're prey smells some fresh carnivore crap nearby, the prey might be on alert a... |
How is someone considered over-qualified for a job? | For example if someone with a degree in engineering and 10 years experience in their field applied to a job as an entry level technician the company would wonder why they are settling for such a lower paying and less prestigious job. They might also think that the person would expect to be paid based on their experienc... |
why do old men wear their pants so high? | As you age, your body changes shape. Your spine contracts, and the area between your belly button and your groin actually gets longer. So, they wear their pants the normal way, it just looks higher because the part of your body above the belt shrinks compared to the parts below your belt. Also, they tend to tuck their ... |
Why are the warm states seemingly the ones that are more socially conservative? | There is a slight influence of retirement. Older voters are more likely to vote conservative, and retirees are more likely to migrate south. Overall, though, the best answer is that it's just coincidence. One could give a long lecture on the history of the country and how it was shaped by geography, but really there's ... |
Why is raw meat so dangerous to humans, yet all other animals have no issues with it? | To add to everything that is already here, keep in mind that not all animals don't have issues with eating raw meat. Plenty of carnivores in the wild carry some pretty nasty parasites. Humans generally don't have these because we cook everything and kill off parasites with heat. |
( sorta ) What does the liquid in female ejaculate ( squirt ) consist of and why / how does it happen? (NSFW ) | Recently, there have been a bunch of reports popping up. Researchers have determined it's primarily piss. |
Why can't the UN security council vote out members/vote in members so it remains 6 parties? | * 1) There is no system for overruling a veto. A veto is final, and that's it. Edit: Ok, there is, but like [/u/boogada42] said, it's extremely unlikely to occur. * 2) If we remove China from the Security Council, this would cause a massive shitstorm of epic proportions. The United Nations Security Council becomes even... |
Why can’t we smile in pictures for passports and other official docs? | The main purpose is to make sure you look just like you do in person as you do in the photo. It helps enforcement officials who have to confirm identities all day do their job easier. Some people squint or have dimples or their face shape changes when they smile or frown. The other reason most people don't know is that... |
How did we get to the moon with computers so weak compared to today | Perseverance. At the time, they were working with the best technology of the day. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, too, but the original rockets were far more 'analog' than the current generation, which are themselves running largely on 80s technology. |
How to tasers put out 1,000,000+ volts when all they require to use is a couple AA batteries? | Electricity is measured in three units, volts, amps, resistance. An analogy to water flowing through a pipe isn't exactly accurate, but will do for an ELI5. So we have a fixed amount of electricity coming from the battery. Instead of electricity through a wire, think water through a pipe. If we increase the diameter of... |
Why did LGBT rights have such advances only in the last few decades even though homosexuals have existed since early society? | I imagine it was the grip that religion had on the world. Religion was taken as law for a long time. To be homosexual was seen as an abnormality. Luckily, most people are more educated and we've advanced to realize that sexuality just doesn't matter. Gay or not, you are still a human being, deserving all the rights as ... |
How do 'illegal' websites such as The Pirate Bay earn money with ads? | Another thing that doesn't appear to have been mentioned is that sites like this generally don't use, er, particularly reputable advertisement companies. I don't think I've ever seen a Google ad on a site like TPB. Still others take Reddit's approach and do ads in-house. Then they have total control over what they're p... |
How does disney still own the rights to Mickey Mouse? Shouldn't it have expired a long time ago? | In addition to the copyright extensions that others have mentioned, there's also *trademark* protection. The rules for trademark protection are totally different, since they protect a brand. There is *no* time limit on trademark protection. But you must actively protect your trademark rights, and they only protect agai... |
What would've happened if people did not panic during the Great Depression? | People panicking did not caused it and only exasperated it. So yes it still would've happened do to other insolvency issues. Maybe not to the extent you perceive but yes it would've still happened. |
Is there a biological or social reason as to why there is always a line for the ladies restroom as compared to the mens? | It takes women longer to pee, that's the main thing. They have to go into a stall, close the door, remove some clothing, sit down, pee, wipe, get up, open the door -- many extra seconds compared to a man. Even worse, you can fit only 2 stalls into a space that would hold 3 urinals. |
Why am I so incredibly mean imediately after I wake up from unintentional sleep? | My own personal theory, is that it has something to do with our primal instincts. If you think about it, we don't generally sleep unless we're in a safe area. If something wakes you, just as you are about to sleep, there is a chance of danger and you naturally are on your defensive while you assess the situation. I sus... |
why are sushi restaurants so hit and miss? Is it hard to make good sushi consistently? | I understand where the question is coming from but I think this applies to pretty much any food not just sushi. I mean I've been to McDonald's that were way better than other ones and they are literally serving the same stuff. It's all about the time and care put into any food I think. |
Why don't nicotine addicts crave the drug during sleep? | You don't crave water or a midnight snack when sleeping either. Your body needs its sleep so it doesn't wake you up just so you can go outside and smoke a cigarette |
How did soldiers avoid killing allied soldiers in the chaos of war when hand to hand combat was the main method of fighting? | Think about uniforms - nowadays, when it's importnant not to get your arse shot off from a distance, everyone's in camo gear. If you look at pirates of the carribbean, the English blokes in that had the bright red coats - which is why they're known as the Redcoats - which would be pretty distinctive on the battlefield,... |
Why we (the U.S.) can't agree on the effects of minimum wage on the economy? | The issue with raising the minimum wage is not that people disagree on what will happen statistically, it's that they disagree about whether those outcomes are good or bad. For example, most studies on places that have raised the minimum wage show that the overall employment rate doesn't change dramatically. However, t... |
Why the current president (assuming they still have eligibility) automatically gets the nomination from their associated party... | It isn't always automatic. In 1980 Ted Kennedy tried to challenge Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination. But really, it's just very hard to displace an incumbent candidate from the same party for the presidency. They have to be extremely unpopular for a candidate to even stand a chance, and then it's a remote chan... |
What is happening in a hospital pharmacy that takes an hour to fill a single prescription? | More important things then your script. They're also filling scrips for pt's in the hospital. You're penicillin can wait for my stat order of cardizem. |
How did humans discover the act of sexual intercourse? | At least with heterosexual sex, I've got a plug and you've got a socket and they are roughly in line with eachother, let's give it a shot. |
Either the universe continues indefinitely, or it has an edge somewhere, both boggle the mind to imagine, which is correct? | If I blow up a balloon it's expanding in the air, in my city, in my state, in my country, on Earth. So what's the universe expanding into? Nothingness? |
Why does McDonalds have limited time flavors if they are popular? | Artificial urgency drives sales you might go in when you otherwise wouldn't, or might visit more often. Lure you in with a Shamrock Shake and you'll also end up with a Big Mac meal as opposed to you hitting Subway or KFC. But if there wasn't the special item you crave and can't get but for a couple weeks, you'd be less... |
Why do all the official NASA videos show them using outdated operating systems? | To add another point. If your network protection is good enough, your host protection doesn't necessarily have to be. That's why certain companies get away with running 15+ year old operating systems. Plus NASA's budget has been getting smaller and smaller every year. I'm sure they'd rather spend their money on rocket ... |
Why can't I taste "notes of vanilla and tones of earth and honey" when I drink red wine? | When you were smaller, you couldn't say many words. You got frustrated trying to communicate what you wanted and learned some more words. You did this by repeating words you heard, trying it again and again in different ways. Over time you understood more words and could put them together into complex sentences. We are... |
Why is it so hard to wake up early even though we've had the same amount of time sleeping? | A little context would help. Were you waking up for something in particular. On weekdays, no matter how much sleep I get, I wake up knowing I have to go to work, and so staying in bed seems super appealing. On the weekend however, especially if im excited to do something, ill maybe even wake up earlier than I do on a w... |
Why do our eyes go black when we stand up after sitting for a while? | _URL_0_ It can be benign, or it can be a sign of something more serious. It's definitely not normal. You should mention it to your physician during your next checkup. |
why is immortality always gained through a means of evil? | That's not true. In Harry Potter, Nicholas Flamel was immortal due to his creation of the philosopher's/sorcerer's stone.Imo it has to do with attainability and balance. If becoming immortal was easily attained it wouldnt lead to a good story or be plausible as humans are afraid of their mortality it creates a really g... |
Why does my heart feel heavy when I'm sad or have a major case of "the feels"? | Broken heart syndrome. Basically the heart pumps different than normal, from feeling bad.Technical jargon, if you're inclined, but not explained like you're 5, maybe 10-15: _URL_1_ |
Why do people drown? | Panic can prevent you from doing even the obvious thing to save yourself. The knowledge that water can kill you, coupled with the knowledge that you don't know how to swim, is a perfect recipe for blind panic. This is one way you get stories of people drowning in shallow pools when all they would have had to do is stan... |
Is there an explanation for trigonometric functions which doesn't rely on triangles or circles? Or are these functions solely explanable by unit circles or right triangles? | They're the solution to a typical second order differential equation d^2 x/dt^2 = -A^2 x To which both cos and sin are solutions. This is important in springs, for example. A very important application is in relativistic quantum mechanics, where the Klein-Gordon equation is a second order equation like the one above an... |
Grapes grow all over so why is wine only made in very specific regions? | Wine can be made from grapes all over the world. For example Napa valley is well known. But there are wine vineyard all over California, such as the central valley, most just get made into wines that don't label their origin. Commodity grade grape juices. For example this south African wine might have been made with gr... |
when thieves steal artwork valued at hundreds of millions of dollars by notable artists like Cezanne, Degas, Monet or Van Gogh that are never recovered, how is this profitable? | They end up in the hands of private collectors. Collectors will even place 'orders' for certain paintings which are then stolen. The only example of a major theft that fell through might be the Gardner Museum robbery in which the paintings apparently never made it to the intended buyer.Even if they only get pennies on ... |
What actually happens to your body when you consume large amounts of calories (5,000+) within 12 hours? | Think of your esophagus, your stomach, your intestines as a long tube that makes you like a donut. As you shovel food into that tube, your body and the bacteria residing in that tube break down that food into absorbable components. It takes a certain amount of time for this process to happen and then your body still ha... |
I hate the taste of raisins. My friend on the other hand, loves them. Are we both experiencing the same 'taste'? | Not necessarily. The best example I can give is myself: I HATE the taste of alcohol. Drinking it sends me into involuntary, almost vomiting. I have learned this is genetic and I'm not that rare.The chemicals that make up the taste of raisins are the same. How you and your friend interpret those chemical signals are dif... |
Why is albinism such a common mutation in nature? | It's definitely not more common, animals in the wild with albinism are killed almost immediately. However, albinism isn't fatal on it's own, so animals in captivity are much more likely to survive and live a long healthy life, so it's possible that, since albino animals that are part of our society are less likely to d... |
why weren't tridents popular medieval weapons | No. Tridents are okay tools for spear-fishing- which is why you see Neptune carrying one in paintings and sculptures, and why the gladiators who carried them also used nets- but they're lousy weapons. *You* say, three points means three chances to hit your target, *I* say it means three chances to get your points tangl... |
why do absent fathers supposedly cause girls to become strippers etc? | The pop-psychology answer is that she seeks the attention and approval of older men to fill the void left by her father's absence, and does so in inappropriate ways because without a father, she never learned to relate to men in a non-sexual manner. The better answer is that children of single parents often have proble... |
How/when did liking anime become associated with sexual deviance and poor social skills? | Because Weeaboos don't shower. They deserve all the negative attention they get on this alone. To any Weeaboos reading this: seriously guys, go take a shower. Clean yourselves once in a while. Please. Also, because people who obsess over anime are usually pretty fucking weird. I like mecha anime and watched a ton of it... |
Redshift: How do we know the original emited wavelenght? | Redshifted objects in space are usually stars, and we have a pretty good understanding of what stars are made of and how they function. Specifically, the hydrogen atmosphere around stars absorbs light at very specific wavelengths. A star's spectrum will be mostly complete except for those hydrogen absorption bands that... |
What happens when i empty my trash on my computer? Are those files gone forever? | On a computer there are several levels of deleting something. * Put it in the trash. It's just in a different file folder so you can get it back from there.* Deleted it like when you empty the trash. At this point the computer marks the space on the disk as free to be reused. You can still get it back but it needs spec... |
Why is there an 'X' in permanent marker on my dog's lower belly? | A green slash is a common way to denote neutering/spaying. One of my cats was a Humane Society kitten and her tattoo was the female symbol with a slash through it. It's especially useful for the females as spaying is a very tramatic procedure. No one seems to want to cut open their abdomen just to see if her ovaries ar... |
What would really happen to an astronaut if they removed their helmet in space? | The major danger from a vacuum is the lack of oxygen, I.e. asphyxiation. Generally, you'd get 10-20 seconds of consciousness, a few more seconds of extreme disorientation when oxygen deprived blood from your lungs reaches your brain, followed by unconsciousness. If rescued within a few minutes you'd probably survive. I... |
How does rent to own housing work? | it gives the owner piece of mind because he would have long term tenants that wont trash the place.the downside is you won't be building any equity in the property because it would stay in the owners name until the end of the payment period, and you don't get the tax benefits of home ownership. |
How come it appears that roadway maintenance workers are sitting around most of the time? | I worked for a municipal sewer service. One piece of equipment was called a TV van, consisting of a camera on a line that crawled mechanically along a sewer pipe spotting problems. So, there's a guy in the van, watching the closed circuit TV, a guy at the manhole operating the camera, keeping it freed up, going, etc. A... |
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