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What is the difference between a rock band and a metal band? | They're still a subgenre of Rock. Back then Hard Rock and Heavy Metal were used almost interchangeably. |
How do employees of marijuana dispensaries in the US handle their taxes if their income is based off the sale of marijuana? | The same way anyone else does. Just report the source of the income. Federal law requires you to report all income, even if it's from an illegal source. |
How come alcohol triggers hunger even though its caloric itself? | This question always crosses my mind when I'm in a Waffle House at 4am trying to figure out if I really like waffle house or just really like eating when I'm drunk. Seems it's likely the later. _URL_3_", 'Its because booze causes a drop in blood sugar which then makes you hungry. Regardless of the calories consumed by ... |
Why does 66 degrees outside feel very nice but 66 degrees air conditioned inside feels super cold? | Here is something else to consider: * If it is 66 out, then the ambient temperature is 66.* If the A/C is blasting you with 66, it is likely warmer than 66 out, so the air is *relatively* cold. **PROOF:** blast 66 degree air in your face when the ambient temperature is 33 degrees and tell me that it's cold! **Edit:** *... |
Why were only dinosaurs wiped out when the meteor crashed and the atmosphere changed? You never hear about other animals or other forms of life going extinct in this time period. | It wasn't that only the dinosaurs went extinct, it's more like people only care about the dinosaurs going extinct. No one cares about weird plants and small rodents so no one talks about it. It's kinda like how if someone gets shot in a rich neighborhood it's on the news, but if someone is shot in the ghetto no one tal... |
Why does the etymology of so many words stop at the Latin origin? | More academic words will go back to Latin because throughout the time 'English' was developing from Old English to Middle English , Latin was the language for everything from Law, to Science, to History.If you look up a word on _URL_1_ or _URL_0_ , it traces the etymology all the way back. Latin comes from Proto-Indo-E... |
Why can't the south drive with even a little snow? | I was born and raised in Atlanta and now I live in Boston. First off, there is almost no infrastructure to support snow and ice removal on the roads. Most times, the roads are too warm for the snow to stick and the ice to form. Second, just because someone has 4-wheel drive does not mean they are going to stick to the ... |
Why hasn't anyone made women's pants that have functional pockets? | This is largely a 'missed opportunity' in the market. Companies haven't yet mastered the pant that is loose enough to fit iphones and keys that's also structured enough to have a lean aesthetic look. They'd probably cost a fortune to design and manufacture. Also, they typically carry purses that negate the need for fun... |
Why is the general consensus that Canadian health care is better than American health care | Primarily cost. In terms of quality, professional athletes aren't exactly lining up to get complex surgeries done in Canada when they get injured all the time. |
How do modern warplane dogfights work? | Modern fighters don't really dogfight, and indeed usually don't have cannons--they use guided missiles and countermeasures to fight each other over long distances. |
How does adding volumes work? | If you have N violins playing the same note, they won't all be playing in sync: each of theirs sounds forms a wave but the peaks and troughs of the waves don't necessary match up with eachother even if their frequency is exactly the same. This means that the N violins are N times as loud as N individual violins. Instea... |
Why is it important to know the millionth decimal place of Pi? Aren't we accurate enough at some point? | It's not particularly important, and those digits aren't actually used for any calculations. It's just done to do it, like building the world's biggest ball of twine or whatever.The profound thing is that pi is never exactly measured. It is an infinite string of numbers without any repetitions. |
How does changing to snow tires for season work? | The easiest way around this is to buy all weather tires. But winter tread is best for really snowy months, they have deeper tread and grip best in snow and ice. Depending on your mechanical ability, you can do it yourself. Extra tires are stored in the garage or basement. Its also a pretty goid idea to have a large bag... |
Why do so many Christians cling to "god hates gays" but then ignore so many other commandments? | I think there needs to be some number assigned to the word many with a source. As someone who isn't a Christian I don't think the question fair or honest to Christians. |
Why can't the police or banks trace the money, when people are scammed through IRS or over the phone? | Realistically speaking, the IRS could flag multiple accounts with the same ABA/account number as fraudulent and require some sort of verification. Unfortunately, the IRS isn't really set up to do that on multiple levels. |
Why is it not racist to have all black organizations? | There are all white fraternities, organizations, clubs, etc. they just don't deem themselves with that notation. It's not racist because you'll typically see black organization or historically black organization which just means the majority or historically it has been black people serving as a pert of these entities. |
why would Pi not be a rational number? If the entire universe can be expressed in mathematical formulas, why would such an important constant be so random? | Irrational numbers aren't as rare as you think. Quite the opposite actually - there are more irrationals than rationals! For example, the square roots of 2, 3, 5, and of every whole number that isn't a whole square. Pi can be expressed with mathematical formulae, they're just more complicated than simple fractions. For... |
Why is Haiti so much worse off than the rest of the Americas? | A number of reasons.Immediately after getting independence France strong armed them with military threats into paying ridiculous sums of money. Few nations start off with much and this was pretty devastating to Haiti in the beginning. Without much money to invest on development of industry or education, Haiti was stuck... |
Why does McDonald's charge $1 for a small, medium and large soda? | Because you live in a country where they actually do that it's like 2.50 for small here and 3.75 for large.I find it hard to believe that they actually charge the same exact price for all three ? |
Why do certain drugs (e.g. meth and heroin) make it seem like the user has aged decades in a short amount of time? | Actual ELI5: Mommy told you not to stay up late watching TV, but you do anyway. TV is great, why stop for bedtime? You watch one show, then another and another and another. You're thirsty, but you don't want to miss the best part that's coming up. You're sleepy, but you want to see what's on next. Your eyes are dry as ... |
At what percentage alcohol does an alcoholic beverage hydrate rather than dehydrate a person? | Here's a pretty decent discussion on that topic: _URL_3_ TL;DR It's probably around 6-7% ABV |
Why do people get angry quicker when they're driving? | I think driving in modern cities and busy roadways causes drivers a great amount of stress, even if this stress is not apparent in your conscious mind. You are hurtling down the road in a massive steel object with hundreds if not thousands of other massive steel objects speeding all around you. It is a very high stress... |
Why are uncooked eggs dangerous but sunny side up eggs are ok? Isn't the yolk uncooked? | Most chickens in the USA have salmonella. This is why it needs to be fully cooked at 160F min. But eggs do not have it . Uncooked eggs aren't generally dangerous to eat, per se. It's not the uncooked egg, it's the question of salmonella infection. But eggs are generally not infected but the outsides of the shells can b... |
How does a game like Skyrim have enough content for people to play hundreds of hours? | Have you played the game yet? There's the main story that takes you all around this huge world. Then theres a ton of side quests that you can do. I don't have an exact number but alot of the towns people or random people you'll encounter on your travels will have a request of you. Sometimes these requests will be will ... |
Why chopsticks are widely used in Japan, Korea and China. No one conquered the other in the past so.. | Trade spreads ideas, culture, language and inventions almost as well as conquerors. It's likely that they all traded amongst each other, given their close geographic proximity. |
Besides moving away from family, why isn't every student moving to Germany now due to free college tuitions? | Because you need to either have €8000 per year in a bank account to show that you can live in germany without assistence or a sponsor who can vouch for you. Besides that, this is nothing new and there hasn't been a wave of americans coming here in the past. There is no reason it will happen now, just because the last g... |
How fucked is Donald Trump? | Slightly. He is a known buffoon. He has never been racist before but no one respects him. He has nothing to lose. I wouldn't think too much of NBC dropping him either. They say The Apprentice will continue without him but I don't believe that. There is no audience for The Apprentice. People don't care about that anymor... |
Why Did Sex Become A Taboo Subject | Probably because of St. Augustine, who was a very important early Christian thinker. After a very wild youth he left his mistress and children and reversed his behavior . Basically he strongly felt that the flesh is weak and sinful. What's interesting is he saw prostitution as a necessary evil. |
How come we don't feel the earth's rotation? Or its revolution around the sun? | My step dad was the most stupid man alive. He said that the earth spins too fast for us to feel when I asked. Cue three year old me, doing spins in the living room. 'Is this fast enough yet?' *facepalm |
Why does an ice skater’s kinetic energy increase when she pulls her arms in? | Kinetic energy does not increase. Why do they spin faster? You need to realize that a spinning object will always have its parts moving the fastest at its edge, since the entire object has to spin x times per second and the edge has to cover the most distance every x times per second, since it's distance from the cente... |
What do the motions mean when a conductor is guiding the orchestra with his wand? | Band student here. AFAIK, the conductor is counting beats. They also emphasize parts of the song where the volume is high or low. He can also slow down or speed up, depending on the song and how it's written.Different motions mean different things. in ELI5: The conductor keeps everyone on the same beat, increases/decre... |
if fruit is sweet to encourage animals to eat it and carry the seeds away from the parent tree, how do lemons and limes fit into this mix? | Some animals like lemons and limes the way that some people like mint or cinnamon. With taste is all about how you choose to feel about these things. You also need to understand that animals are different, they have different taste receptors. Cats don't like sweet things at all, but there could be animals that love bit... |
why grocery retailers like publix or Kroger sell roasted chickens for a cheaper price than they sell raw chickens | To play with your mind. They sell the roasted chickens at a loss in the hope that it'll make you think of delicious chicken while shopping and spend more. Customers tend to buy more food when they're hungry while shopping. |
Why is dog pee creating dead spots all over my backyard, but public parks and grassy areas are pristine? | Ok, so I know it's not your question I'm answering, but I feel like I need to pass on this bit of knowledge. Feed your dog a bit of apple with the peel on each day. For whatever reason, it stopped my dog's urine from burning the grass. |
Why do both parties have to consent to a divorce? | In most states there are provisions for divorce if only one party wants it, but it's faster if you can get the other person to consent. Many states, especially in the South, require an extended period after you file for a contested divorce just to make sure you really mean it , but you can get a divorce if both parties... |
How does the "I-feel-observed sense", that makes us feel uncomfortable when we feel like someone is watching us, even when we can't see clear evidence of someone watching us, work? | The feeling is spiked cortisol. Your body begins sapping strength from things like your digestive system and immune system , and pumps extra blood to the brain and muscles. In this state you are ready to fight/run, and you start making patterns everywhere . The cortisol spike happens because you were spooked somehow . |
I am generally confused. Why is Obama sending 3000 troops to "fight" Ebola?? | Terrorism, Drugs, Disease, doesn't matter. The American solution to everything is to declare war on it. |
How is tea healthy? | I know it's not exactly ELI5, but Wikipedia has information: _URL_0_", 'I read somewhere that any hot liquid increases the possibility of esophageal cancer. Google itCombustion is not the same as merely heating something. |
Why does e (the number) come up in so many seemingly random applications? | *Very simplified answer if someone needs* Let's say you put money in a bank and you get a certain revenue, say 5% yearly. One way to approach this is simply to add 5% to your account at the end of the year. But what if you want to add 2.5% in the middle of the year and 2.5% at the end. Since you will be adding 2.5% to ... |
Why do familes / people have their own distinct scent or odor? | This thread is fanning the flames of one of my phobias. I have Anosmia; virtually no sense of smell which I compensate by washing lots. My hands, house, clothes, everything. I always fear having stepped in dog shit and just walking around completely unaware. I assumed people would smell like what they washed with but t... |
How can a country afford to implement a basic living income policy? | There would still be an income tax for people with jobs. The theory is that giving people basic income wouldn't stop people from working, but be happier while working. They no longer stress about money or do jobs they don't want to do. Yes, a few people would try to use it to coast through, but the majority will still ... |
Why can't Verizon and AT & T offer an unlimited data plan (or just refuse to)? | One of the official arguments is that it relieves network congestion at peak times. By limiting data, people are less likely to use it overall. This kind of works, but it really doesn't because caps don't limit *when* you can use your data. So if you have 5GB of data, for example, there's nothing stopping you and every... |
The Unit Circle and why it's important | All circles are *similar* on 2D planes. If you understand why radian is the natural way to describe the size of an angle, you will understand why the radius of a circle does not matter when we are dealing with trigs, since they are also ratios. If the radius doesn't matter, then we can just use any radius. Why not ~~zo... |
Why people smoke after sex (or a meal) | because they are addicted!as an ex-smoker I'd add: smoking makes you feel doing something, so smoking is a kind of an easy way to fight boredom and keep yourself busy. |
why is a bottle of soda cheaper than a bottle of water? | Another thing to consider for some bottled water is that it's marketed as coming from a specific water source like Fiji or Evian so the transportation costs may be higher than soda produced more locally |
Why are there no "Good" diseases? | Well I got mono in 6th grade and I got to stay home and watch The Price Is Right and Gilligan's Island reruns for 6 weeks. Edit: And take lots of naps |
Why do most cases of tourette's have people uncontrollably yelling profanities? | They don't. the urge to yell obscenities and inappropriate things is called coprolalia. Only about 10% of people with Tourettes have it--more in the severe cases. But the majority do not. It's dramatic and entertaining so it happens in TV and movies. Plus: Tourette's used to be thought of as extremely rare and most peo... |
Why is it such a difficult and lengthy process for a country to create a nuclear weapon? | For one thing, there's the process of uranium enrichment. You need the centrifuges to do it, a lot of uranium, and the enrichment process is in and of itself a time-intensive process. |
Obamacare Point-By-Point - Part 4 | I'm not sure if this has already been covered. I looked through the previous posts and didn't see anything. But could someone explain the whole birth control/religious institutions thing? I'm reading a lot about it and from what I can tell, the institution can 'opt-out' of providing it making the insurance company pay ... |
Why was Kim Davis arrested while the judge Tonya Parker seems to have gotten off Scott free. | Because her job description doesn't have the performance of marriage ceremonies as a primary responsibility. It's something she *can* do, but it's not something she *has to* do. And even when she does deny the performance of marriage ceremonies, she still sends people to a judge that would perform the ceremonies. Or th... |
How is it that iphone storage is full but it's still possible to stream songs over Spotify | Most likely by holding a portion of system RAM to store music. Audio doesn't take much storage space to save: an hour of streaming music could probably be held in 100mb or less, although if no persistent storage is available, the app is likely caching a lot less than that at any given point. |
how does McDonald's make every item taste the same as the last time I got it and even at a different location? | the raw products are shipped to the franchises but the base meat, buns, fries etc all made at the same locations using the same recipes and methods. But hey even with this there could be some variation, McDonalds doesn't want that. In order to cook the meat it is placed in a machine which cooks is for a specific amount... |
Why Japanese pornography managed to be so perverse despite the country's notorious sense of honour, pride and dignity? | I think a vastly overlooked aspect of Japanese porn in general, is their habit of putting it in *context.* Sure, it's sex, but it's a *game show* with sex! Instead of just watching some horny white wife getting gangbanged, There's a little set-piece where she's having dinner with his husband and a couple work buddies, ... |
Why doesn't smoking, drinking or doing other drugs while pregnant qualify as child abuse or neglect? | In the United States, if you test positive for illegal substances at birth, they will open a Department of Human Services investigation on you and any other children in your care. You do end up court involved, but it's in dependency court, not criminal court. Though one of the potential consequences of dependency court... |
How does 1+2+3+4+5... = -1/12 | I'm assuming that you mean 1-2+3-4+5-6 and so on since the summation of an arithmetic series is positive infinity. |
If Butter is just churned Cream. Why does Cream go bad very quickly, but Butter lasts a long time? | Butter begins to go bad immediately, just much slower. All fats/oils will go rancid as outer layers oxidize and dry up further. Basically the individual pieces of 'fat' that are the base ingredient in butter are slowly chopped and broken into smaller ingredients that aren't useful / tasty / appealing. This happens auto... |
Why Unix based software can't get (gets far fewer?) viruses than Windows software | Mostly because it's not as valuable or as easy of a target, since there are a lot fewer machines and they tend to be maintained by more competent individuals . |
If oil is so expensive/limited, why is plastic so cheap and widely available? | The 'oil' used to make plastics are a different types of byproducts of making gasoline. Refineries don't make a large profit on these items. It's more of a 'please take this shit off my hands' kind of deal. It's either the refinery sells the stuff for cheap or spends billions creating its own plastic manufacturing plan... |
why are lobsters so expensive? | they used to be cheap and poor man's food until the railroad allowed mass distribution. then it's popularity shot up, and now it's mainly supply/demand, and it's status as a delicacy.. |
What happens as we grow up that makes us stop liking people of this age and instead like people closer to a different age, and why does this not happen for pedophiles? | I wouldn't say anyone stops feeling sexual attraction to, say, a 20-year-old just because they're in their late 40s. If anything, what happens is that your upwards age broadens out. To use the late-40s example again: You still find an 18-year-old to be sexually attractive, but a woman of 60 will have more in common wit... |
If I jump how long must I be above the ground for the earth to noticeably rotate below me. | Won't matter. Imagine you are in a train. It doesn't matter how high you jump in the train, the train will never pass by underneath you. Same principle applies with your question. |
Why is English considered one of the hardest languages to learn? | I used to work with people from all over the world. Many of them knew two or three languages on top of English. They didn't think English was all that difficult. Especially the ones from Eastern Europe. A Czech man actually laughed when I suggested English was difficult to learn. |
Why do so many people have a primal fear of spiders when only like 1% of them are dangerous? | Part of the problem is spiders are pretty derpy creatures. I.e., they show little evasive behavior unless you really threaten to stomp them. And even then they may not really take flight, just go into temporary hiding, only to creep at you again a minute later. ***And fast.*** Therefore, being fvcking alert once you sp... |
Is www._URL_0_ art? Is there any way I can justify classifying Jackson Pollock's "No. 5" as art while rejecting _URL_0_? | Yes, just say that you don't think _URL_1_ is art. Then come up with a few reasons and BAM! instant expression of opinion. |
Why do Nasa launch rockets from sea level instead of from the top of a mountain | The same reason you don't sleep in your driveway so that you can get to the car faster in the morning. The savings are negligible compared to the inconvenience. Launching from the equator provides advantages in speed, and hauling everything up a mountain shaves off a minuscule part of your trip.True but the fuel needed... |
Why Is The NFL Draft So Popular Compared To The NBA/MLB/NHL Drafts? | The popularity that other commenters mentioned is probably the biggest thing. Football in general is much more popular on than the other sports. Other points: The NFL has the largest number of players that can make an immediate impact in any round. 95-99% of baseball prospects will take years to develop to a major leag... |
Why is prostitution still Illegal in some us states? | Victimless crimes are still crimes. Why should a crime be made legal? I don't think it's a crime and I think it should be legal. |
Why are the capitals of US states (and even the US itself) usually not their largest cities? | Sometimes the largest city wasn't the largest city when the state was created. Las Vegas is a good example. Sometimes the state capital was chosen so that it was more centrally located within the state, remember, travel across a state could take days. Springfield IL and Columbus OH are examples of this.There may be man... |
Why is the US not funding NASA? | NASA is heavily funded, as others have pointed out. But when the Space Shuttle was retired a strategic decision was made to rely on Russian Soyuz craft for transport to the ISS until alternates were available. There are multiple private companies working on next generation ships, as well as NASA's own Orion project. Ev... |
When you first start a diet and lose "water weight" that first week, what's really going on? | Yes, there absolutely is a water-to-dissolved solute ratio that you body needs to maintain. In addition to what others have already said let me add that these concentrations are carefully maintained by your kidneys and every cell in your body and are very important for biological purposes. Salt concentration, for examp... |
If Kim Jong Un wants to look like the perfect man to his people, then why does he not go to the gym and work out? | Shit, if I could just issue a decree that I was the perfect image of masculinity and have it enforced on pain of death, I probably wouldn't go to the gym either.That's the western definition of "perfection". Just like standards change across cultures and eras, Kim Jong Un is probably the definition of "perfection" in N... |
Why aren't stainless steel countertops, like in restaurant kitchens, magnetic, but stainless steel knives are? | Several people have mentioned the different alloys and which ones are/aren't magnetic, but no one has mentioned the reason. I'll take a stab at it but it's been a while since I learned the theory. Maybe someone else can go into more technical detail. The molecules of different materials have different resistance to rea... |
Why would a drug dealer lace their product with carfentanil, which is causing so many OD deaths? Aren't they reducing their own customer base? | Tldr it makes the drugs stronger and more addictive. It's easier to get hooked so they sell more |
How can a man consent to sex when he is drunk, but a woman can not? | The trick in understanding this is that rationality has absolutely nothing to do with anything. Logic and that stuff only applies to maths and physics. If you don't believe this get a year's speeches from any politician and try to figure out how any person can claim to believe so many contradictory things. And don't fo... |
Why do schools with low standardized test scores lose funding? Aren't those the schools that need more funding? | The pattern you're describing is not general policy. It's a specific effect of the No Child Left Behind [sic] Act , as amended. If you look at the major sponsors of that bill and their supporters, it's pretty clear that the real purpose of NCLB is not to help children or public schools, but to punish public schools and... |
Why are some people seemingly born with good time and money management skills while others need actual training to become decent at it? | No one is born with good money/time management skills. But people learn from their surroundings. I grew up poor so it was ingrained that I should only buy things on sale or then they are too expensive. Buy them only if needed, or make do with other tricks without them, fix things yourself, buy quality, etc. I also play... |
Both Christian and Islam forbids worshiping idols, why is it alright for there to be paintings of Jesus and other figures in cathedrals? | OP: This is one of the major points of contention Martin Luther had with the Catholic church, and is one of the central points that makes Catholicism and Protestantism different. You'll notice between Catholic and Protestant denominations there is a lack of statuaries in the church. Protestant churches believe that ven... |
Why are public schools in rich areas so much nicer than those in poorer areas? If they're all funded by government, shouldn't they be the same? | Also better neighbourhoods have less wear and tear and so can spend their capital on nice fresh paint where it needs it Not wear they're covering up some spray paint or whatever. |
Why did someone pay $43.8 million for this Barnett Newman painting? | > I don't find the painting sublime. That's fine. Just a matter of taste I guess. > Should it be seen in person to 'get'? I've heard his paintings are best viewed in person from a fairly close distance. I don't want to go all deep into it or whatever but it's essentially about the painting covering your entire field of... |
Why does bread get soggy in the microwave, but meat dries out? | Moisture bursts out of pockets throughout the bread and meat has fat and moisture throughout which cooks off very fast. Think of bacon in the microwave. I could be totally wrong and I am definitely an idiot, but I think bread has higher moisture content than most meat. Hope I'm right! If I'm wrong I know reddit will te... |
Why are there so many groups that hate The West? | The West has a disproportionate share of wealth and power, relative to the rest of the world, and uses these resources to advance its own interests, often at the expense of others. Since you mentioned ISIL specifically, it's worth nothing that the Soviet Union, US, UK, and a number of other powerful western countries h... |
How the hell you could essentially travel to the future by going faster than light. | The big difference in time isn't made by your speed, but instead by the distance traveled. Apparently, space and time are linked together. Here's a brief explanation: _URL_1_ |
What is leading to the continuous generational increase in accumulation of college debt? | There's a ton of factors. But a big one is *who* is going to college. In your grandfather's college day , you didn't need a college degree. So many people who couldn't afford to go, simply didn't, but they got good jobs and went on with a fine middle class life. Others often came from backgrounds who didn't need to tak... |
why do lithium ion batteries degrade over time? | Basically there are two main problems. 1 leeching. Well johnny there two little things in a battery called electrodes. They sit in a liquid called electrolyte. Now imagine the electrodes are cookies and the electrolyte is milk. If you did the cookies in the milk enough times some of the cookie falls apart about stay th... |
Being such a vast country, how come the US does not have high speed trains to connect major cities? | To add to other comments, many large US cities are not very centralized and have poor public transit within the city. For example, a high-speed train between Houston and Dallas would be next to useless, because you'd still need a car at either destination. |
Why isn't all internet traffic secure/encrypted? | The encryption wouldn't make much speed difference on the user's side, but the server side would have to be encrypting/decrypting for every single connected user, which all adds up. So they would need many more servers for the same number of users due to the increased load. |
Why/how do we involuntarily scream when we're scared? | Babies aren't smart enough to analyze a situation and decide their best course of action is to get the attention of their parents. So evolution hard-wired it. The instinct continues beyond adolescence. We probably evolved to keep the scream reaction because if you are in trouble the quicker you alert others the more li... |
Why do people have fetishes, and why are some more extreme than others? | I think it's worth noting that fetishes and kinks are separate and different things. A kink is simply a turn-on, ranging from small to huge, whereas a fetish is something that an individual cannot enjoy sex without. Additionally, kinks almost always revolve around sexuality, whereas fetishes can be really bizarre somet... |
How can governments (such as the US Government in 1933) legally or ethically ban gold, and what is the objective of doing so? | Legally - government can do anything it wants within the bounds of the Constitution. Ethically - policies behind laws are to achieve an end desirable by the government. That's about the extent of ethics for governments. As long as its legal it's ethical too. Been reading some Ayn Rand?", 'Currency used to be tied to a ... |
Why are old people so small and short? | Old people experience sarcopenia as they age, which is a form of muscle loss. As the get weaker they often develop poor posture. Poor posture along with osteoporosis and degenerating vertebral disks decreases their affective height. Lifting weights can help with all of these factors except maybe disk degeneration. The ... |
What is a community college and why is it looked bad upon? | In my country public education is as good as it comes. It's even better than private education. Many South Americans come here to study on our free institutions, and we're totally thankful for it. We believe that's the way it should be, after all, people who come out of those places are the future of the country.I'm a ... |
Why are voices so distinct and recognizable? | Being able to differentiate our family and friends from the enemy at a distance was key to our early survival. All social animals are able to identify individuals from looks and voices. If you couldn't tell the difference until the other person was right up on you close enough to smell or touch, then an evil doer would... |
How is electric vehicle more environmental friendly when manufacturing of lithium-ion is hazardous? | The problem with electric car batteries is less the manufacturing process and more about the energy losses, from energy production, transmission and storage. I don't know which is true for sure, but I would be very surprised if manufacturing a battery is worse for the environment than burning hundreds of barrels of pet... |
Why can we use controllers with PCs but not keyboard and mouse with consoles? | Because it will be too obvious that is a lesser PC after all. They want you to think that consoles are specialized hardware black boxes to run games. Also KB/Mouse doesn't fit in a living room. |
Why is it that some planets closer to the Sun are colder then planets further away? | A big reason Mercury can have areas colder than the Earth is that Mercury barely has any atmosphere and has a very slow rotation rate. The areas which are colder are on the night side of Mercury. So once the sun sets, the hot surface radiates into space and can get very cold because it has many weeks in total darkness ... |
Why is a bullet so deadly? | Kinetic energy. Put a bullet on a stick, then push it slowly through a body. Unless you happen to pierce a major artery or the heart, the chances of killing the person are slim . But bullets have kinetic energy, which is given by KE = 1/2 MV^2, or mass times the velocity squared. So double the velocity, you get four ti... |
Why having one world currency would be a bad thing | From what I understand from my macro theory class , a common currency exacerbates monetary crises like we're seeing with the EU now. While the US has over $15 trillion in debt, the majority is owed to citizens and the government through bonds/Treasury bills. More importantly the debt is in our own currency, so if it ca... |
How/why do some women die during childbirth? | Maternal mortality has gone down a lot - fewer women are dying from birth, but birth is still very traumatic even when everything goes right. When it goes right, it's physically exhausting - like running a marathon - and often women can't eat or drink. Women also lose a lot of blood. Then the baby needs to eat every 2-... |
Why are green peppers less expensive to buy at a grocery store than red and yellow peppers? Are green ones easier to grow and harvest? | I used to pick them. Indeed they are on the same plant, just left a little longer to ripen and change. Not that the green ones aren't ripe as well though. They are. There are usually less red ones each season as they are pretty much the not quite ripe green ones we left on the bush on the first pass through a particula... |
Why i have a 20 megabit/second internet connection on speedtests but i cant stream a simple youtube video without buffering. | Try this: _URL_0_ Long story short, it's either youtube being slow, or something between you and youtube, or your local connection isn't good at all times |
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