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What is the pocket in women's panties intended for? | I seriously doubt it's meant as any sort of storage. Lol I believe it's just meant as an extra layer of fabric to help keep any stains from reaching outer clothing.What are you talking about? I 've never had a pair of panties with a "pocket" in themSome pockets are for the remote controlled vibrators that fit in them. ... |
Why are instant noodles bad for my health ? | Sodium. Also, say, hypothetically, that you wanted to see how long you'll live on ramen alone. You eat 3 packs of ramen a day. By the end of the first week, you'll develop a protein deficiency. You'll feel sluggish and miserable. A few weeks after that, you'll notice an increasingly bad pain in your muscles and joints ... |
Why is it that when I wiggle my finger in my belly button, I feel it in my penis? | It's because the bellybuttons function is to keep the penis attached, much like a knot at the end of a rope to stop it from slipping through a hole, so that you can hang something heavy on it.So, I 've never experienced this, but I can give a reason from Anatomy and Embryology. During development as a fetus, the testes... |
Why does your nose alternate which side/hole takes in oxygen when breathing? | Just a bit beyond why, there's some fun facts in how: there are little masses of erectile tissue on each side, right where the nasal cavity joins the throat. These are controlled by the same physiological signals that control other erectile tissues further south. Viagra? Stuffy nose? Nose boner.Sci-Show has made a vide... |
How did the democratic party change from being the party that supported slavery and segregation to being the party that champions minorities and their rights? | Champions minorities? Take a look at every ghetto in America and looks who's in charge and have been for 60 years. They are still holding minorities down. They have just been lying better. |
How do mugshot removal services work? | I have a friend who was involved in a class action lawsuit against one of the websites that posts your mugshot. They won! Not a lot, but at least the legal precedent was set. [Here's a link to the attorneys website describing the case] |
What causes the American South and Midwest to have so many tornadoes, and why are they so relatively rare everywhere else in the world? | Tornadoes don't just form on a whim, there are certain conditions that need to be present in order for one to occur. The most deadly tornadoes spawn from supercell thunderstorms, which are rotating thunderstorms with a well defined radar circulation, called a mesocyclone. Some areas are more prone to tornadoes because ... |
What is a Saudi prince? Why are they always rich? Why are there so many of them? | The Saudi royal family is *huge* by any standard. The main family line are the descendants of King Abdulaziz Al Saud who had 35 sons, but at least three other branches exist who would be considered by western standards as distant cousins. It's estimated that there are around 15,000 members of the Saudi royal family. Th... |
How do surgeons control bleeding once they cut a person open? | A lot of the time there is a lot less blood than you thinking. There is a commonly used tool they have, not sure what's it's called but it cauterizes as it cuts to prevent bleeding. You can also clamp vessels and what not.My dad had aortic dissection surgery a few months ago, and to stop his bleeding in they aorta they... |
Why is "playing dead" so rarely used tactic in war? | Anything that moves is VC. Anything that doesn't move is a highly disciplined VC. Discipline my friend ..discipline. |
What is the purpose of mosquitos? | [They're food for other things.] Also, one might argue that a certain amount of death and disease transmission by them is good for animal populations.The purpose of Mosquitos is to make more Mosquitos. The purpose of any living thing is to reproduce. If they are good at it they will survive as a speciesWhat is the purp... |
What is the reason most states mandate that big lottery winners cannot remain anonymous? | One of the biggest things a lottery needs is a sense of legitimacy. That if you play, you have an honest chance to win. If completely anonymous, people don't know if people are really winning or who is winning. Also, if anonymous, it's easier for those who may have some control over the lottery to pull shenanigans with... |
How is it that Apple can market their new iPad Pro without any sort of copyright/trademark/patent infringement given that it appears nearly identical to the Microsoft Surface? | All I see in this comment section are a bunch Apple hating morons that are clearly oblivious about intellectual property at its basic level. So I'll explain like you're five: Apple didn't release a product called the Microsoft Surface, did they? No. Apple's device doesn't look like a Microsoft surface, does it? And by ... |
Why don't those charities that make wigs for cancer patients simply shave the heads of people about to go through chemo and make them a wig of their own hair instead? | That's actually what they did for my mom when she got breast cancer.Because people helping people makes the world go round. |
How does a pilot manage cruising altitude when local geography/elevation changes? | 35,000 ft is referred to as FL35 and may not actually be 35,000 ft. Elevation is based on measurements taken by a barometer calibrated 1013 millibars. Depending on weather, if it's a high or low pressure, FL35 might be above or below 35,000 ft. It's more important every aircraft has it's equipment calibrated the same s... |
If all drugs were legal wouldn't criminal organizations still have an advantage since they don't have to pay min-wage, taxes, and can sell at a cheaper price? | There would be a lot of drug dealers looking for a new line of work in all honesty. The reason they make so much profit is because they can charge whatever they deem is worth the risk of getting caught. If things are made legal they'd suddenly be making a lot less |
Technocracy and why the USA isn't one. | A technocracy would require a major shift away from democracy and fundamental changes to the Constitution to permit it. It's unlikely that the States would agree to hold a Constitutional Convention about this, and even more unlikely that they would vote for a technocracy in such a Convention. The USA as you know it wou... |
what is escrow and how does it work? | If I remember correctly, escrow is when you agree on a payment for something but want a guarantee that you'll get the money. The buyer gives the money to a third party , who will then verify the funds to you. You give the buyer the thing. The money comes out of escrow and into your dirty little hands. |
What do bees and wasps do when they come back to find their nest destroyed? | I'm a beekeeper, so somewhat qualified talking about bees, but I have no idea how wasps react to that situation. That said, if you take the hive away, one of two things will happen. *If there is another hive nearby and not a lot of bees from their own hive around they will try to get invited in the other hive and becom... |
Why is India unable to control its population growth as effectively as China? Are there reasons other than their different styles of government? | India and China are simply at different stages. Most countries experience a massive population increase following industrialization. China's is pretty much over and their population is going to peak and then decline a little bit. India's is still rising but the growth is already slowing. The average Indian woman has 2-... |
What's causing the very high pitched engine noise and bangs usually Rally cars produce? | No sound deadening, long travel heavy duty suspension, and rough terrain all add up to lots of noises you won't hear from circuit racing cars. Also all the components are much more sturdy to handle the punishment of rallying, which leads to a much more heavy handed driving style. |
Why is it so near impossible to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth simultaneously? | Well, because some flaps of tissue are normally supposed to move into place to prevent that from happening. Circular breathing gets around this by storing some exhaled air in the cheeks and continuing to exhale that while simultaneously breathing into the lungs through the nose. It's very, very hard to do and it takes ... |
Is it just luck or some other reason why germs that spread easily aren't nearly as deadly as harder to contract germs (Like AID's or rabies or the like). | You're comparing different things. Virus, germs, bacteria etc are all different things. Aids is a virus that is spread in a specific manner. Do those things and it is terrible easy to get. Rabies is also a virus that again behaves in a specific manner. The manner of transfer is important also. The above mentioned disea... |
If I dug a hole from north to south pole and jumped right into it, what would happen? | Lets say you won't burn from the heat and lets ignore the air resistance. Then after around 84 minutes you will reach the south pole. By that time your speed will be 0. Then you can grab onto something, or fall back and return to the north pole 84 minutes later. EDIT: It's actually 42 minutes, see other replies. 84 min... |
What is the deep web and how do you access it? | It's kind of like the hidden internet. LOTS of scams! But basically you can buy/find anything if you look hard enough. Hitmen, drugs, probably a wife. Easiest way to view it is to download TOR. You can also look up the hidden wiki to get you started on discovering. I would recommend at least using a VPN when browsing. ... |
Why wouldn't prop planes require counter torque when helicopters do? Does it have to do with the plane's mass? | An airplane has control surfaces that can move it in directions. If there's any torque from your engine affecting flight, you just adjust some flaps and you're good to go. A helicopter, OTOH, doesn't have anything controlling its rotation. To compensate for torque, or even do maneuvering in that axis, you need a second... |
What stops Private Military Companies from just one day going "OK, it's revolution time."? | Because despite what was presented in COD, with SPacey and ATLAS Corporation. Most PMC's are not huge affairs, and the bigger ones dont have huge numbers of top tier operators, because for one those guys dont come cheap, two many arent interested in dangerous professions as a second career after their first one was dan... |
Why doesn't water help with dry skin? | Simple response. Washing your hands/having your hands exposed to water a lot will strip the oils off your skin, exposing it to the dry air and causing it to try out and occasionally crack. As someone with perennial issues with dry hands in winter, if you wash you hands, follow up with some lotion to protect your hands ... |
Why do we "zone out", or stare into space? | Word of caution since we're on the subject.This can be a sign of epilepsy in young children if it's occurring regularly. In our case the 'stare in space' was most noticeable after physical exertion. This was really the only symptom of what was later described as a chemical imbalance of the brain. Fortunately, since it ... |
If modern stealth aircraft have a radar cross-section of a bird, why doesn't enemy radar simply track the 800 mph small bird signals? | Speaking of stealth aircraft, I have this idea written on my iPad, you guys seem to know what you're talking about, feedback? Why don't they coat military aircrafts with mirrors to make laser guided missiles useless? Right now, the military paints stealth aircraft black so that as little light bounces back to the senso... |
Why are their braille dots on the drive up ATMs? | I'd guess that the fundamental reason is that the ADA requires it", 'Because blind people who are using a taxi or getting a ride need to be able to get their cash without having to tell the taxi driver their PINA. Like the other person said, you can walk up to it. B. They manufacture ATMs and parts for a lot of differe... |
If fish "breathe" dissolved oxygen in the water, why do they die once they exit the water? | Some fish can come onto the land and have different organs adapted to breath air. Betta fish and Goldfish both breath air from the surface because they have a Labyrinth organ. Their gills need water to carry the dissolved oxygen to them though, it's not the same as mammals breathing air. Mostly fish dry up on land and ... |
Why are even numbered houses on one side of the road and odd on the other? | It's the french's fault But basically it's done that way just because it's done that way - it was originally done for the benefit of the postal service. I can't remember which side is which but it was originally based on which side was closest to the centre of town so it was always possible to orient yourself. |
Why is it not appropriate to wear a suit to all interviews? I thought the advice was to always wear one because you can't go wrong with it. | In a factory you do not wear a tie; it is a safety issue. At a tech start up, you don't want to look like Microsoft executive. In a McDonalds kitchen, a spill could ruin your clothes. Etc. At least pretend to know the industry you are applying in. |
Why do some people have the inability to float in water? | It's a matter of bone density , muscle mass , and fat content . People that exercise a lot tend to have denser bones, more muscle, and less fat - so they are denser than water and will sink. Since there's a number of factors there, you can't automatically blame someone being good at floating on their fat content . |
How do unlimited vacation days at tech companies work? | I work for a big tech company that does this and it's 100% dependent on your direct manager. I'm lucky to have one who encourages everyone to take more vacation more often, but it's not like that everywhere. In some groups, taking vacation is seen as lack of dedication or that you don't have enough to do or some other ... |
Why it matters if a species like the tiger goes extinct | I answered [the same question for pandas a while ago]:Biodiversity is good. Having a lot of different types of plant and animals ensures that nature, and thus humanity, has options. What if something happens to kill all the cows and pigs, but makes pandas breed like crazy. Well then we'd use pandas for food and be glad... |
If our bodies are products of evolution, how could our bodies have evolved the ability to release amounts of DMT upon impending death? | Not everything has an advantage. As long as it doesn't hinder survival of the species it can stick around.Our unevolved brains may have reacted differently to DMT, e.g. it could have been a life saving event to get flushed with it. At one time we had tails, and we kept the tail bones. Today we are sensitive to DMT, but... |
Open source vs Free Software? And why does Stallman not like Open Source? | Free Software ensures that open source projects have an advantage over closed-source projects. With licenses like MIT or BSD, closed source software can still use open source libraries. Imagine two parks, separated by just one road, are fighting to get the most children playing on them. If the first park creates a big,... |
How come there are no noise cancelling apps out there? Cell phones have the necessary inputs and outputs. I would think someone would have done it a while ago. | Noise cancelation isn't nearly as godlike as you seem to think it is. Noise cancelation is accomplished by sending out sound waves that interfere with ambient noise such that the result is no sound. However, this only works in a small, controlled space. You can't use a set of speakers to cancel noise in any arbitrary r... |
What do doctors infer from using Stethoscopes? How can they identify what's wrong with us by just hearing us breathe? | A stethoscope only tells you about problems with the heart and lungs. It can also help to identify bowel obstruction. For other parts of the body, other examination techniques are used. If any problems are identified with the stethoscope, further investigations will usually be done, otherwise, a stethoscope probably wa... |
why different languages have different onomatopoeia. Why do things sound different in different languages? | woof" - well, these are examples of different interpretations *in the same language*. English probably didn't say "bark" all the time - then consider Middle English and Old English and how not everything then was written down. c) With regards to other languages - I speak Russian and Norwegian. "Jeg kjenner" is one way ... |
How are things becoming so expensive if our wages are stagnant and we are making less today relative to inflation? | When you account for inflation, American workers have not had a raise since about the 70s. Minimum wage has actually fallen. Meanwhile executive pay at top companies , which is normally given as a ratio of worker:executive compensation--which makes it independent of inflation--has gone from about 1:30 in the 1960s to a... |
Why are most animated characters portrayed wearing only one outfit 99% of the time? | Something not mentioned yet is animation recycling. It was common back in the beginning of animation when cartoons were very expensive to produce. Episodes like the Flintstones or Spider-man would reuse the same cells, just on front of a different background. Think of spider-man swinging in the city then swinging in th... |
If a Hermaphrodite had full working sexual systems from both sides, would they be able to get themselfs pregnant? If so would it be classed as Cloning? If not. Why? | Simplified: Humans have two versions of each chromosome. Every sperm or egg only has one of the two each, selected randomly from the parent's pairs. So if a hermaphrodite had a child with theirself, some of the child's chromosome pairs would have both variants the parent has, but others would only have one of the varia... |
Why are carbon nanotubes necessary to build space elevators? | Basically all a space elevator is is a really, really long cable that reaches out into space with a counterweight at the end. Climbing up a long cable is a much cheaper way to get to space than using a rocket. The material the cable is made out of would need to be the correct combination of incredibly strong and incred... |
Why do meth users have messed up faces? | Meth users teeth at least become very unhealthy in a condition known as meth mouth which results from dry mouth that is a side effect of amphetamines and grinding teeth. Dry mouth means the body is not producing enough saliva which leads to enamel decay and gum disease. As a result of tension caused in the users body b... |
Why do people throw up when doing drugs that are not ingested orally? | When you snort something it drips down the back of your throat and into your stomach eventually. So although it wasn't eaten it still can end up there.Short simple answer, your body knows it has been poisoned. So it goes into defense mode. Trying to get the poison out. |
Why do I get a bump in my arm pit whenever I switch deordorants? | If you're using deodorants with antipersperants in them try getting one that doesn't. Most sports deodorants do, and they literally put metal in there to block your pores. I know a lot of people who use those types of deodorant all the time, when the truth is you don't need it unless you are working out and have bad BO... |
the "Men's Right's Movement" | > I really wanted to dismiss this as a bunch of guys who are bitter at women for not having sex with them Saying this is the same as saying women only complain about not having rights because they are ugly.. Men and women both have hardships. One group expressing it's hardships doesn't equal to that group claiming it h... |
If there are so many law school graduates who can't find a lawyer job, then why is hiring a lawyer still so expensive? | I work in the field of legal financing for clients who need to hire lawyers. These guys might meet with 10 people to find 3 that can pay them. That's half the week to find a few clients. That's also why my company is booming. I can finance a $4,000 case for $120 a month with 0% down and 6 months 0% interest. Attorneys ... |
If my oven only reaches 450ºF, How can a pizza stone inside it reach higher temperatures? | I'll take a stab at it: it doesn't The air in your oven is 450 degrees. The pizza stone is also 450 degrees. The different is that the transfer of heat from the air to the pizza is much less efficient than the transfer of heat from the pizza stone into the pizza. If you have one of those infrared thermometers, try it a... |
How can we eat rare steaks yet not get any parasites? Wouldn't a parasite survive in a rare steak? | My stomach is actually kind of weak, I can't really have a steak unless it's at least medium rare. |
If police do the most vehicle chasing, why don't they have the fastest cars? | Having the fastest car gets outweighed by other concerns. Police officers may end up sitting in their car for more than eight hours at a time, while wearing protective gear, a gunbelt, and all the equipment that goes on their gunbelt. They also need to be able to transport prisoners, possibly a partner, radio equipment... |
Would businesses be violating the disabilities act by firing people who are positive to using medical marijuana when it's legal in thier state? | Nope, not at all. If the drug affects the person's work, or there's cause to believe that it would affect it, then they have the right to fire that person. It would be the same as if I had to take Vicodin for chronic back pain, but I drive a truck for a living, then they have the right to fire me. For recreational drug... |
Why are download speeds usually faster than upload speeds? | It's about differentiated services. The service providers needed a way to keep the cheaper consumer services from eroding their higher end business services. By lowering the upload speed, it creates a service that is generally useful to a home user but is technically inferior to higher margin business type circuits . T... |
Why are hover boards so impossible to make? | Well, cost for one thing. For another, normal magnets on a hoverboard will just want to flip the whole thing over and then the hoverboard would stick to the magnetic floor so hard you'd never be able to pry it up again. Superconducting magnets exhibit a phenomenon called quantum locking that avoids that, and they can -... |
how does one become witty? Why are some people more witty than others? Does it come down to training? Can it be trained by socialising a lot and reading books? | It's definitely a trained trait, it's exactly what improvisation theaters do! Mostly it comes down to knowing your audience, and the confidence to speak freely. |
What is Communism? And why are so many Americans afraid of Communism and Socialism? | Basically most Americans who accuse others of being Commies have no idea what communism is. So that's why they accuse someone who supports a higher tax on the rich a commie. Despite the fact that in a communist society there supposedly wouldn't be any rich people to tax. Most of these people are ultra conservatives. So... |
- Why do medicines in Europe come in blister packaging and in America in small jars? | What others have said is probably true but also that, in the UK at least, we have a lot more controls over the amount of medication you can buy in one go so we're less likely to see bulk prescription pots. For instance, there's a certain amount of paracetamol you can buy without a prescription > the largest pack size o... |
What really happens when a game console freezes? | I have limited knowledge of the inner workings of computers but I think I know basically why. Imagine your computer or game console is doing hundreds of tiny jobs per second. When one of these jobs doesn't perform correctly the computer attempts to do it again, and again, and again. It gets frozen in an infinite loop a... |
Why do hangovers get markedly worse as we get older? | As I get older I find the hangovers went away when I stopped drinking so effin' much. Its the social interaction that's fun, not the booze that makes you stoopid.I chase shots with water. Big ass glass of cold water. Keeps me hydrated and minimal hangovers. They are 10 times worse when i chase with beer.Hangovers are d... |
Why is Queen Elizabeth's II husband not the King? | A woman getting married to a man raises the woman to the man's level, so if the man was a Lord, the woman becomes a Lady. However, it doesn't work the other way. A man with no title marrying a Lady doesn't get a level bump up to Lord, or in this case, Prince Philip marrying the Queen doesn't become the King. tl;dr: bec... |
What is so great about the seemingly obvious Newton's first law of motion? | in the 1700 century, life experience might tell you objects don't move on their own, but an object in motion doesn't stay in motion. Due to friction it will always come to a stop. It was a intuitive leap to realize that was not really how it works. |
The use of pointers in programming when we have enough RAM | This is far from a legit ELI5 topic, but I'll to try to simply answer your question - A pointer to a very large object is 4 bytes . So you can point to the object and modify or access it using a single register, without a pointer you'd need the entire thing . Also, pointers can simplify all sorts of things. Say you wan... |
How does the Westboro Baptist Church get away with hate crimes? | > If i were to go up to a homosexual male and call him a fag, I may be arrested for a hate crime. I'm pretty sure you've just got your facts wrong. Such a charge, if ever attempted, would never survive a court review. That's a textbook first amendment case. |
How can somebody be allergic to water? | It's not the water, but likely some sort of skin secretion that gets dissolved and soaks back into the skin, causing the reaction. [More info!] |
Why is it legal in the U.S. to disseminate anti-democratic and/or fundamental rights infringing propaganda? | There are limits to speech when it violates the rights of others, but whose rights are violated by seeing a confederate flag? You're free to express your views, however distasteful they are."I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" - Evelyn Beatrice Hall', "Have you checked out... |
What is the Paris Climate Agreement and why should I care? | So is the Paris Agreement an actual global financial commitment or is it more like everyone agreeing to cut down on greenhouse gases based on some loose terms? Couldn't the US still lower their emissions even without being part of the agreement? I've heard California and New York saying they still plan to uphold the ag... |
Why do Wheel Of Fortune contestants buy vowels when they know the puzzle? | I'm currently watching Wheel of Fortune and I rewound to see if we're watching the same episode. Yep. |
Why can people walk many miles without discomfort, but when they stand for more than 15 minutes or so, they get uncomfortable? | Surgeon here. It all has to do with physiologic load. We are not anatomically designed to accommodate static loads for an extended period of time. None of our load-bearing tissues have rigid viscoelastic properties sufficient to withstand static stress . Walking,or even shifting weight while standing, will redistribute... |
Why are cab-over trucks virtually non-existent in the US, but used almost exclusively in other countries? | When I google '[cab-over trucks]' I almost exclusively get American style trucks.. what am I missing? |
Risk or non-risk of an interest-based currency/bank system. | A central bank is not an economic black hole that money flows into but doesn't flow back out of. The money they make on these loans doesn't just sit in their vaults; it's used to pay their employees, to meet certain other obligations, or it's refunded to the government. |
why we cant domesticate wolves or tigers and etc. Even if we raise them from birth? | Canine domestication was a long process. WE took dogs who were more tame than other dogs and bred them. And then we repeated this process. All this selecting for tame animals led to more tame animals down the line. Wolves are still wild animals. They haven't been selected for tameness. You will have a tame animals, but... |
Why is it so hard to judge one's own attractiveness? | Because the viewer's emotions about the subject play into the subject's attractiveness, according to the viewer. A 6 looks like an 8 or 9 when the viewer really loves them. Because our emotions toward ourselves are so complex, we're all over the road about ourselves. |
Why do computers inevitably become slow and glitchy overtime? | Typically, over time, more and more software gets installed on your computer . This is a big contributor. Hardware can also play an issue. For example, a computer clogged with dust will overheat much quicker, which makes computers less efficient. |
Will we ever be able to tell if the reality we perceive is actually real ? | I was literally reading up on Plato's Allegory of the Cave an hour ago and have been mulling this over right up until I saw this thread. Crazy. |
What happens if the President of the USA wants to quit because people are too mean or the job is too hard? | > Does it really just go to the Vice President that easy? Yes. A president can voluntarily resign at any point. The VP becomes President and a new VP is nominated. That said I don't think this will happen. Pence is insurance. See all the things people are afraid of about Trump, Pence has more of. Trump may end up being... |
Why don't North Koreans revolt? | In North Korea, it's not like the regime took over 10 years ago and people remember the 'good old days'. It happened decades ago, and the regime is surprisingly good at brainwashing, particularly children. If you've been taught, literally since birth that the west is evil and North Korea is the best, and have literally... |
How can we know that E=MC² when the units we measure E, M and C in are arbitrary? | I think people are missing the point of the question. The units we use are not arbitrary, they're all based around eachother . Energy is measured in Joules, and Joules it's the exact same measurement as Kg m^2 s^-2. Which is exactly what the other side is equal to.The units are arbitrary, the dimensions are not.you cou... |
Why would the CIA torture if torture "doesn't work"? Wouldn't they want the most effective tool to gather intelligence? | Torture is relative. You can put 10,000 volts through someone every 5 minutes until they confess to being the zodiac killer that is not going to be very effective.There are other forms of extracting information that could be considered torture. Prolonged exposure to complete darkness or loud and unpleasant sounds can a... |
Why DogeCoin is such a big deal | So basically Dogecoin got popular due to it's community. Bitcoin and Litcoin were primarily traded by serious vendors whereas Dogecoin was for masses, people joking about and tipping each other 20-30 dogecoins for help. Hence it had a faster adoption rate. the fact that dogcoin community helped send an athlete to Olymp... |
Why does the United States need enough nukes to destroy the Earth 5 times over? Wouldn't having enough to destroy the planet only once make more sense? | Information is Beautiful actually did a really great breakdown of this. Essentially, we don't have enough nuclear weapons to wipe out civilization largely because the complete destruction radius of a nuke is extremely small. According to this, we'd need 1.2M heavy duty nukes and we only have around 10k. _URL_3_ |
Cricket. Seriously, like I'm 5 years old. | Pitcher throws a ball at 5 sticks. Guy uses a flat bat to stop you from knocking them down. Guy hits the ball and runs back and forth between 2 bases to score points until you get the ball back to the pitcher. Knock down all 5 sticks, you swap. Repeat till the end of the game. Most points wins. There are other rules, b... |
How come there aren't half human/half apes caught in the middle of evolution? | We are all in the middle of evolution. We didn't evolve from present day apes, we evolved from proto-hominids. Way back, the precursor species from both apes and humans split, leading to two similar species. Those species diverged down the ages, leading to what we are today. Apes and humans are two concurrent species, ... |
How did Nokia manage to have a voice recognition system before 2000? | Didn't think Nokia being special in any way, as, for example, IBM's OS/2 Warp operating system had a very well working speech recognition in around 1995. |
How is shorting companies not gambling? | Your question relies on the premise that people say that shorting companies is not gambling. It's not gambling in the legal sense but that's only because it's a recognized and legal way of trading that is regulated as such. It is gambling in the sense you described. |
Why are you legally responsible for hospital costs accrued while you are unconscious? | In your situation, the insurance would still pay. I know of no insurance company that pays for ER service at one hospital, and not another. ER service is ER service. Even if the insurance company has a contract on one Hospital, there is no fault. The Emergency responders don't check your insurance when your unconscious... |
Are all those XXX sites using copyrighted images of popular cartoon or figures legal to operate? [Explanation In Text] | In most cases, it's fair use because of parody. For a much longer explanation you can read it all [here] |
Why are HOAs legally allowed to have so much power over your property? | Homeowners associations are becoming more and more common, but they're still not common enough that you can reasonably claim you *must* move to a home with a HOA. Thus, the government doesn't really see a need to start regulating them. |
Why don't flies (and other bugs) hurt themselves when they repeatedly fly into solid things like widows? | It's all about that [square-cube law], baby. You'd be surprised how much of life is determined by this very simple relation. |
Why don't computers with faster processors run games at ridiculous speeds, or at least faster than other computers? | It may be that the program limits its speed with reference to the computer's clock. So when you press Space to jump, even though all the calculations for the jump are completed in a nanosecond, the game still limits the display of the jump to a set speed based on the computer clock. |
If a vision impaired person were to practice shooting targets without wearing glasses and got good, would they become exponentially better with the glasses on? | I think it can really vary person to person. Just how severe is the impairment will all depend and what type of shooting.. If this is long range rifle shooting with iron sights they might do just fine since you're sight picture of the target will be blurry anyway while your sights will be what you're focussing on. |
Why in 24 years of my life I have never had allergies but this year they are ruining my life. | First year I've ever had allergies, as well is there a high pollen count in North America this year? |
why have cats evolved to pur, and if you stroked a lion would it pur? | Attempted to prove this. He ate my arm. OK, I'm lion. I didn't really try it. |
What purpose does ethanol serve in gasoline? | Ethanol is fuel. It burns, like gasoline, and a mixture of mostly gasoline and some ethanol is about as good as gasoline for powering your car. The benefit of ethanol is that you can grow it. There's only so much crude oil out there, and even though we keep finding more oil and better ways to extract it, as long as we'... |
Why do some people use their throat to roll their Rs while others use their tongues. | sh", and "gara*ge*". Sorry for not using IPA, I'm not at my computer, and I think this is more understandable anyway. As for /y/, it's a vowel we don't have in English. We describe vowels by where the tongue is in the mouth, and whether the lips are rounded or not. We have the unrounded version of the same vowel in Eng... |
How does Social Security ACTUALLY work? (In the US) | your retirement payments are not funded by the money you put in. your retirement payments are funded by the people that are actively paying social security tax. if there's 100 worker bees and 10 retiree bees, it's easy to justify. however if there are 10 worker bees and 100 retiree bees, then it becomes a problem. thin... |
Why do some vehicles (certain busses, semi trucks, etc) have completely flat front ends? Isn't this the last aerodynamic shape possible without getting concave? | It's mostly about maximizing usable space. For buses, an engine in the back takes up less space than in the front and you don't have to run the drive shaft as far to power the rear wheels. So for city buses this allows you to have low floors, which improves handicap accessibility and for long-distance buses it allows m... |
If plane crashes are so rare, how is it that so many famous people have managed to die in plane crashes? | 1. Not that many famous people have died in plane crashes 2. Many of the ones who do weren't flying commercial with trained pilots. They were flying their own planes 3. Famous people fly more often 4. There are a TON of flights every day.Confirmation bias. Way more normal people have died on plane crashes than famous p... |
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