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2001: A space Odyssey.
Check out [this] video by film analyist Rob Ager. The guy's absolutely brilliant, and really opened my eyes to the subtleties of the movie.30 minutes of monkeys. 30 minutes of plot. 30 minutes of flashing lights. EDIT: Approximatelyread the book! It's worth the time. "The spear, the bow, the gun, and finally the guided missile had given him weapons of infinite range and all but infinite power. Without those weapons, often though he had used them against himself, Man would never have conquered his world. Into them he had put his heart and soul, and for ages they had served him well. But now, as long as they existed, he was living on borrowed time." -- Arthur C ClarkThe movie truly only made sense to me when I was on acidMonkey touches a big black rock then slaps a Tapir.
How is it that a burglar can sue a home owner if the burglar was injured while breaking into/attempting to break into a home?
The top posters are pretty much correct. I'll highlight that landowners still have responsibilities. Owning property - land, gun, car, watch - does not absolve you from any or all responsibility to society with regard to that property. People get most confused about this when you talk about land. But yes, even on your own land, you cannot make up your own laws. The real Law values life over property. In the instance of an intruder, the landowner therefore has to be defending himself rather than defending his property.
if Banksy is anonymous, then how do we know which artworks are Banksy and which are imitations?
On one of the recent stories ** the **[BBC news story]** included a comment that at that time Banksy hadn't claimed responsibility for it. Presumably he has an acknowledged agent or something similar who in certain cases confirms that they're actually by Banksy. The sad part of that is that if that's how value gets attached to it it means people are making a value judgement wholly unrelated to any art value. Obviously this isn't new, but it's still pretty depressing.
What happens when a former US President dies? How does the country react? Are the protocols similar to UK Royalty?
Former presidents are offered a state funeral, along with some other public officials. There's a lot of tradition but relatively little legally defined protocol; a lot depends on the wishes of the family. Generally there is a funeral procession in Washington, the body lies in state at the Capitol for people to pay their respects, and there is a funeral service usually at the Washington National Cathedral attended by government officials and foreign dignitaries, and maybe more services elsewhere. Then they are interred whey they or their family wish. In the olden days there would be a funeral train but nowadays it can be done in a single day. Most presidents choose to be buried at their Presidential Library or at Arlington National Cemetery if they're eligible. Like I said, a lot of this is up to the individual and their family. Richard Nixon declined a state funeral when he died in 1994.
So in the Western World there is constantly controversey over gays and lesbians, but do we see the same controversy in communities of small rural areas of Africa or Asia?
Tribal cultures, as opposed to just rural areas, *tend* to accept homosexuality as a fact of nature. Many Native American tribes were quite supportive of gays. Rural enclaves of larger cultures, OTOH, *tend* to be the opposite. Gays are persecuted, driven out, or even jailed or killed. Of course there are exceptions on all sides, but that's then overall tendency.
Why do people pass out from getting a tattoo?
Some people aren't as tolerant to that kind of pain. Some people freak out in anticipation of it, not knowing what to expect. It also could be the poisonous Indian food they just inhaled from the nasty fast food place across the street. It's not cheap, its not tasty, why do they keep going there?
It cost $6.4 billion to upgrade a section of the Golden Gate bridge, why did it only cost about $612,501,367 to build the entire bridge?
As the article points out, it's a significant safety upgrade as well. Inflation is only so useful a measure. But there's also political fighting, a project that takes decades, runs out of money or has some design flaw means you have to go fix it, or cope with the design flaw, if you start a project and then stop you can end up having to pay a contractor a cancellation fee etc. If you start the plan in 1996, stall it, restart it etc. you may easily end up having to do the same thing several times for several versions of the same project and all of that work has to be paid for. There's a lot to be said for picking a plan and sticking to it. From what I can tell the bridge in question really didn't get started until at least 2007 and potentially as late as 2011, depending on what you count. And that's bad. Then there are some practical technical challenges of trying to build a replacement without destroying the old one first. Building a bridge, and building a bridge 100metres to the left means it's suddenly not quite the same bridge. Trying to link up the connections to roads properly, without blocking or impeding access to the the existing structure or whatever solution you come up with for that can be expensive because you may have to build a bridge over or under or around a road that you didn't have to the first time, you also now have, well, roads and stuff there, and while that has some benefits, you also have to incur the costs of blocking off areas or shutting down whatever is in the path of your construction equipment and supplies. Also, on inflation and wages Average salaries in the US were around 1500 dollars. Today they're around 50 000. _URL_0_ Adjusts everything to 2006 values, but is illustrative of both the changes in the buying power of wages since then.
When boxers train by being hit in the abdomen with a medicine ball, does that force eventually tone the abs, or just help the boxers get used to punches?
You do similar stuff in the military, for combatives, body hardening they call it, and there are certain moves you just perform back and forth, over sensitive area or nerves to get used to being struck. Dunno if army does it, doubt the airforce or navy does, the Corps does this tho. Don't get me wrong, most MCMAP is crap, and it's junk before like green belt, but the body hardening aspect was kind of cool, and it certainly works.
How come there is not a standardized power outlet plug that every country uses?
Everyone picked their own sort of style when they first started out. Now that the styles are entrenched, it would be incredibly costly and time consuming for everyone to switch over to a single, unified style. Since doing so would have little wide-scale benefit , no one wants to put in the effort to do so.Countries have different standards for their electrical grid, and run at different voltages. In Europe, 220v is the standard whereas the US uses 120v. It would be bad to try and plug a US appliance into the European grid without the proper adapter to regulate voltage.
What’s the benefits of using 32-bit Windows operation system over 64-bit Windows operation system?
There really is no advantage to 32bit over 64bit beyond 16bit application support, but you'd be hard pressed to find a 16bit application out in the wild anymore. We've also reached a point where even low end PCs on the market have more RAM than a 32bit OS can address.
For help with weight loss, why could we not just "force" ourselves to consume a lot of really healthy food?
It's sort of the idea behind some diet shakes. You drink one, and feel really stuffed. I tried one once after I had already had a full meal. Don't do it.
Why does my skin itch after lying in grass
From now on, every time I lie in my front yard I shall imagine that the grass is having hundreds of tiny swordfights with my huge frame. *Touche' healthy lawn.*
Why do they ask us to keep the windows blinds open while taking off and landing? How does that help?
In the event of an emergency, the interior might be dark, if the lights go out, or if there is smoke in the cab. The open windows allow in enough light that, ideally, everyone on board can be evacuated. Same reason for tray tables and seat tables. It's easier to get people out if the chair backs and trays are up.
Why does being molested as a child trigger so many predictable negative behaviors later in life?
Well for one, it creates a distrust of all adults, because they are taught that nothing horrible like this should ever happen to a child, yet it does. This is worsened exponentially if the victim happens to be abused by more than one adult which is unfortunately very common. This is further exacerbated by the ultimate failure of other caregivers and authority figures which either don't believe the victim, blame the victim, or tell the abuser about the alleged claims the victim has made and then return the victim to that very same environment. Clear enough for you ? It fucking sucks
The survivability of a gunshot wound
Would also depend on what kind of bullet. Fmj vs hollowpoint. low/med/high power pistol. Low/med/high power rifle. It's not just about location of wound
How were operating systems developed? Wouldn't a preexisting one need to be in place to type the code?
OP, if you're interested in learning more about this stuff, there's a great course called nand2tetris where you learn how to build a computer from the ground up, starting with building complex logic gates out of NAND chips. It's a pretty fascinating course, and it's free on Coursers and the nand2tetrris website.
How does the pole star hold its position in the sky even though the earth revolves around the sun and keeps moving all the time.
The distance between the earth to the sun is tiny compared to the distance to Polaris. About 25 million times smaller. It is roughly equivalent to taking a half step sideways, and wondering why you couldn't see a mountain on the horizon move.
Why Bad script are accepted in Hollywood big productions. Is there no one to double check them ? Bad dialogue, Plot hole, etc...
It's hard to judge a creative work from the inside. Your excitement about presenting your vision can blind you to the flaws in it. Humor and drama are very subjective. Also, how often do you see a movie and not notice a plot hole until someone else points it out? Sometimes the energy of the story can make us forget these things. I was in my 30's before I noticed what may be the most famous plot hole of all: how long did Luke Skywalker train on Dagobah?
Why do lethal injections need to be sterilized?
As well as the other already mentioned reasons, it is entirely possible that someone besides for the inmate could accidentally get punctured by the needle and get a life threatening infection. Sterile needles aren't just for patient safety, they are also used to protect the doctor/nurse safety.
Why are most or even all toilets made of ceramic material?
Porcelain is smooth when glazed and therefore incredibly easy to clean. It's also easy and cheap to produce. You'll sometimes find metal toilets for the same reason: cheap and easy to clean", 'Some places they are stainless steel, without lids. I guess you do not get locked up much. The ceramic is easy to clean. Most prison barracks have ceramic ones with seats, a little reward for playing nice in crowded conditionsThe answers already listed about it being "more sanitary" and "easier to clean" are correct, but they're leaving out a specific detail about *why* that is. Plastics and other materials are porous on a microscopic level, no matter how smooth they seem, and they hold on to bacteria and viruses that you don't want to hold onto. Materials like porcelain or ceramic or stainless steel are used in toilets and sinks because the surfaces are non-porous, and so any bacteria or viruses hanging out on the surface are easily cleaned. There are actually laws in some places that force businesses to use toilets and sinks made of these non-porous materials for health reasons.
How does a helicopter actually attain lift?
A flight instructor of mine, an ex-navy 'copter pilot, said that helicopters don't so much fly, as beat the air into submission.
how do we not fall out of bed when we sleep?
I fell out of my bed when I first moved to college. I had a queen at home and downsized to a twin in my dorm. It was definitely a shocker; I remember hearing a loud THUMP and wondering what the hell was that? Then I felt pain shooting up my back and realized I was on the floor clutching my comforter. I accidentally kicked the wall for months after I moved in; I'm sure the person on the other side hated me.
If they can make sweet diet drinks with no carbs or fat, how come they can't do the same thing with a candy bar?
They can make them without sugar, but chocolate bars with no fat are problematic. Honestly, you can't get the right texture or consistency without st least some fat. They make low-fat chocolates, but in my experience, they taste like chocolate-scented candle wax.
Why is some military and police headgear designed to be worn with a "chin" strap that sits between the chin and the lower lip, not under the chin at all?
I was told that it was in that position because you could bite the strap to keep it on in a stiff wind but it couldn't be knocked back to choke them.Why on earth would you ask a question like this and not link to a [picture]?
How did the suit become the worldwide pinnacle of men's fashion?
Here's a related question if anyone is interested: why have hats fallen out of fashion for men ?
What is an insurance?
> Am I wrong to think that you're basically giving a company a lump sum of your own money and when something bad happens, the company calculates and forks out your own money to pay the damage? Yes, you are wrong here. Insurance almost always takes the form of a monthly payment. As an example, I pay $160/month for my car insurance. All insurance is a gamble. I am gambling that I will need to make use of my insurance, so those $160/m payments will get me a $8000 payout in the future in the unfortunate event of a wreck. The insurance company is gambling that I won't have a problem, so they won't need to pay out to me, and they get to just keep the money that I give them each month. So basically, insurance is an agreement between two parties: the policy holder will give the insurer a set amount of money each month, and in turn, the insurer will promise to cover costs brought about by unexpected damage to the insured item, up to and including total loss.
How are vegetarian diets better for the environment?
I'm not saying these are true, but some of the arguments are: * Meat production takes up a lot more space than the equivalent vegetarian food production * It's more efficient getting food from the primary source than having a middle man. For example, crops - > us, instead of crops - > cows - > us * It's perhaps easier to locally grow crops than to have locally raised cattle
Why are we not charged for using GPS?
Because it's impossible to see who's using it; it's like charging for over the air TV. Anyone can pick up the broadcast
How do blind people know where to find Braille in public places?
What about signs that can't normally be reached, like exit signs? Is there a system for this or do blind people just have to rely on help from others in these cases?
Why is it so difficult to desalinate water?
It's actually not difficult, just expensive. Besides the initial costs of building a desalination plant , there are high costs to running the plant. The two biggest costs are replacing the osmosis membrane, which gets worn out, and the power used to pressurize the seawater to get it to flow though the membrane.
how did the Kim dynasty begin?
North Korea was originally a USSR puppet state. They needed to set up a communist dictator there; it didn't really matter who. So they grabbed a random commander from the army and made him dictator of North Korea. That was Kim Il Sung.
After their extinction, why did dinosaur type creatures not evolve all over again?
Evolution creates species that do better in there current environment than there predecessors. Dinosaurs or creatures like them didn't 're-evolve' because they wouldn't have survived in the post extinction environment better than the surviving species of there family/group.There are infinite forms for life to try. There is no trajectory of evolution except the historical lineage. Since the non-avian dinos were erased, there was no evolutionary history to build onActually many Mammals and Birds fill niches vacated by the Non-Avian Dinosaurs. Convergent Evolution seems to be a vastly under appreciated concept.
Of all the things he's claiming, what exactly could Bernie Sanders do in 4 (or 8) years if he were elected?
The President can't achieve a huge amount without any sort of congressional or senatorial backing, and the houses right now are both Republican. So, unless that changes, he probably couldn't do an awful lot. With that said, let's say he gets elected . That gives him the most powerful platform to effect change but using that position to highlight some of the most ridiculous things about modern government. It might not be something that allows Bernie to get everything done but it's moves the proverbial needle. Some things he could do with Executive power , and as somebody else said, he could use veto power to prevent some really dumb things from making it to legislation.
Why cant they make food zero calories, like they do with soft drinks?
If you're looking for food with no calories, I suggest you look at celery. Although it does have a few calories, it's about as close as you're going to get to a zero-calorie food.Drinks can be made zero calories because water is zero calorie, the sweeteners are not able to be processed by the body and so they do not contribute to calories. Flavoring and coloring agents are either also unable to be processed, or they are in such small amounts that they do not affect the calorie count in any real manner. Food on the other hand is specifically made to provide you nutrition and energy. There are no substitutions for that. If it was calorie free it would not be food.Diet cola jelly is zero calorie food. You will eventually become bored with it, and demand something with a nice chew, a tasty brown crust, drippy fat or gooey cheese. TL;DR: They can. You wouldn't like it.
Kissing. How did it originate, become so universal, and why is it pleasurable?
I'd guess that it's partly because the lips and mouth are so sensitive - like how babies of a certain age stick everything they pick up in their mouths to feel it out and the mouth happens to be in a conveniently easy-to-reach spot. Not to mention how agile one's tongue and lips are. Honestly, I think kissing is a by-product of the evolution of such traits of the mouth and lips, which probably developed for other reasons more essential to survival. But I'm obviously not an expert, so take that as you will.
What's the difference between migration, emigration, and immigration?
Migration: when it happens from one region to the other, all in the same country. Eg: You're from California and you migrate to NY. Emigration: when someone leaves his country and goes to another. Eg:. You're from US and you emigrate to UK. Immigration: when a foreigner enters another country. Eg: If an Italian starts living in US, he's an Italian immigrant living in America.
Why are some large cities like Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, and Atlanta, GA so under-represented in most media?
There are basically three ways to go when picking a city: * NY or LA, because they are kind of the default choices* A city with distinctive character your show is all about, like Miami, New Orleans, San Francisco, or Boston* Genericville, USA, where you want the city to fade into the background *Community* took place in a suburb of Denver, but you would never know unless you looked closely Austin has a lot of character, it isn't that big and overshadowed by Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Atlanta and Texas in general, fall into that gap between distinctive enough and generic enough. Also, southern accents would be problematic, viewers would expect most everyone to have an accent, but doing so would make it less generally appealing without turning it into something about cowboys or rednecks. [Chicago], actually has a lot of shows set there, but since it often serves as Genericville, it isn't as noticeable. *ER* was set in Chicago, but you would hardly know it.
Why is there no universal stun weapon that allows police to subdue, without killing, a suspect?
Educated guess here, I have a science background but this is a pretty general question so I'll answer it generally. I think about it this way: The body resists being incapacitated because that's practically a death sentence to it in the natural world. It's well engineered, with many a failsafe in the way of things. We're trying to circumnavigate those think about how complicated of a task that is. You've got the brain, heart, lungs, circulatory system connected to those Think about how much variance can occur within separate individuals in those subsystems of the body, ones that might make potential changes to the individual's homeostasis dangerous for one person and safe for another. As an example, we already have enough of an issue accurately calculating the appropriate dosages to anesthetize someone - we have to account for numerous variables AND, at the same time, constantly monitor the changes in the individual's body to ensure their continued sedation and safety. Pair that with the difficulty delivering your solution to the body , and you have issues ensuring the efficacy and safety of your device on all individuals. All things considered, tasers are actually pretty good.
why can't we see the stars when we're in a city?
The air is full of little particles of water vapor and stuff. The same thing is what makes the sky blue and the sunset orange. Light is colliding with particles in the air and reflected. When the major source of light is the city, like at night, the light collides with particles of water in the air and is reflected back at us. This slightly lights up the sky and makes it more difficult to see stars. It's the same reason we can't see stars during the day.
How can dollar/99c stores exist?
Basically, they don't make as much profit from selling individual items, but sell more of them.
Why does Mexican food have a reputation for giving people diarrhea?
I think it's one of those things that people joke about, but rarely experience. It's memetic in nature, because there's no real reason for the food to cause diarrhea, unless you're eating vegetables that were grown in a human shit field and then not washed. In America, this is pretty much never a concern, so what people should really be complaining about is the capsaicin attack on their asshole when it comes out the other end. Most likely, there were some allegorical stories of someone eating food from a kitchen that wasn't reputable or clean and they got sick from that, but there's no biological reason for you to get the shits from Mexican food more than any other kind of food.
If caterpillars completely turn into a gel in their cocoon, how is it that they don't die? And how are they still the same animal?
There's a really good radiolab episode that covers this _URL_7_", 'First of all, the idea of "how are they the same animal" is a poorly defined question based on the fact that we have a really hard time dealing with a discontinuity of consciousness. Some memories are kept, and while a bunch of it turns to goo, not all of it does. But even still, you have worms for instance that can get their heads cut off and retain their memories because they are encoded around the body. Theoretically but there's no reason you couldn't have a worm type critter that you could cut in half and have both halves survive and have memories from before it was severed.They don't 'completely turn into goo': _URL_8_ The fact that 'educated' people once thought this is right up there with spontaneous generation .
Why are all phone charger cables the same length (read: so short)?
They aren't. I specifically bought some on Amazon that are longer so I can charge and use it in bed. Just look at the dimensions when you're searching.
Would somebody be able to swim in Mercury and if so what would it feel like?
You'd float right on top. It would be nearly impossible to move quickly. It would also be very cold.
Is Evolutionary Psychology bullshit, or is it real science?
Depends on what you mean by evolutionary psychology. Psychology that incorporates evolution? Perfectly good science. And then you have that often racist/sexist/homophobic supporting popscience that is not only unprovable but just logically unsound. I, as a student want to learn about human beings in a scientific way, and as a fan of old Charles I want to include element of biology. So in conclusion, the problem doesn't seem to be psychology, but the 'scientific' press.
Why do guitarists sometimes use different guitars for certain songs causing them to switch instruments mid-set?
Tuning and quality of sound. Thats why theres multiple guitar manufacturers, they arent all the same. Some have two pickups and a simple toggle switch, some have 3 pickups with 5 settings. Music is constantly progressing and so are the instruments and mehods of playing them. Hell, i've seen metallica perform with a stand that held an acoustic guitar in place while James Hetfield had his electric around his neck. He plays the acoustic, takes a step back, then switches guitars. It amps up performance too, I like seeing artists change up what theyre doing on stage", 'One big thing for a live band is ensuring the guitar is in top condition and properly in tune - so the guitarist will swap a used guitar for a new one the tech has just checked and tuned and the tech can retune the first. Alongside that though, different guitars are just different - they can be set up for things like different tunings, different hardware and they will all sound different through different pickups, body materials and more.It may not be incredibly obvious to the general punter listening to the noise of a full band at volume, but it can make a huge difference for a guitarist who intimately knows his instruments and music and would like to do the best job possibleAll the reasons mentioned by others, plus the "Look how many cool guitars I have!"-factor. Guitarrists, like any other enthusiast, like to show off their cool collectionDifferent songs can require different tunings for the guitar. Some guitars have a locking tremolo and nut which makes it virtually impossible to retune on the flyDifferent tunings appropriate to the song being played, or sometimes just a different tone from the instrument.
If I were to teleport the Voyager 1 into my garage would the space dust and elements make me ill?
ill? no. Most illness and diseases are caused by microbiotic agents . In outer space there are no bacteria or any kind of live that can affect you. However Voyager has 3 radioisotope thermoelectric generators . Don't open them or you will breathe radioactive material. The radiation from the RTG will not affect you if you keep that intact.The amount of contaminants gathered in space would be 1) not spectacularly unusual in type, and 2) vanishingly minute in amount.
/r/circlejerk. Seriously. That subreddit makes absolutely no sense to me. Am I alone in this?
If you really want to feel like you don't get a subreddit.. r/fifthworldproblems Seriously it's fuckin trippy.To be fair, no one *really* gets it.A lot of us hate the big subreddits like r/trees, r/politics, r/atheism, etc., and it gets frustrating to see bigoted, circlejerky stuff get upvoted. r/circlejerk exists for the sanity of redditors like us who don't think Republicans are all Satan, who respect religious people, and so on.Circlejerk satirizes the Reddit hivemind. Unfortunately most people are not good at satireNot sure if OP is asking a question or just making a XpostIt takes the piss out of the front page, pointing out how inane some of the top posts really areDid you see the movie *Watchmen*? Do you remember the character the Comedian who thought humanity was a joke so just by living a horrible life he satirized the worst parts of it? Circlejerk is the comedian. Its a subreddit that makes fun of the rest of reddit. Why? It keeps people in check from becoming a herd. Just like how the Comedian became a marker for the superheros in the Watchmen of what is the worst, Circlejerk is a marker for Redditors to keep their objectivity. Its a reminder of things like Karma points *have no value whatsover* and you should not agree blindly just because a post as a lot of pointsWere you ever on SomethingAwful? Think of it as a grown-up version of FYAD
How is it possible to perceive a game servers tick rate going from 30 to 60 when your ping is not that fast?
You misunderstand ping, which is latency, i.e. how long it takes for information from server to reach your computer. Most netcode is designed so that your receiving information about the game does not depend on your PC's response, i.e. the server doesn't need any confirmation from you to send you next packet. So a 60-tick server sends you information every 16.66 milliseconds, which means that, with a ping of 65, you receive packet #1 while packets #2 and #3 are already underway. If you press a button at this moment, the server will only learn about it in 4 ticks , and the other players in 66.64 ms + their ping.
How do snakes never get in a knot? And if they do, how do they escape?
They are adorable and I'm all for the rising popularity of snakes as pets I just like to make sure people are aware of the work because it's unfair to the snake when people aren't", 'In theory could a man twist his peeper into a knot?
Why is it bad for us to take a shower during a thunderstorm?
That's like when I was a kid and I want allowed to use the house phone when it was raining.
How a static electricity shock can be up to 20,000 Volts but feel harmless
The short answer is most static electricity, while it can have a lot of volts, has low amperage. Dry skin has about 100,000 Ohms. Electricity has to overcome that resistance to create an impact to cause severe injury or death. So when you rub your feet across a carpet it generates electricity but the amperage isn't enough to hurt.
Why do some emergency vehicles not run their sirens consistently and instead have the "remix" effect?
Cop here, it's already been said, but we control the sirens. My squad car has a selector knob, so I just twist back and forth changing the siren. One reason I do it is because if multiple police cars are going to the same call, if they're all using the same siren, the chances of an accident are much higher. We are like everyone else, if there's an emergency vehicle nearby, we have to make sure we're aware of their location in order to avoid an accident. Changing sirens takes care of that. If we're on the same siren, we won't know we're near each other and could possibly crash. The other reason is because it makes me feel like a DJ remixing sirens.
Please explain me how to learn a new language like a 5 years old child
Total immersion. If you can afford it, go to a country where they speak that language, take a course and make a point of interacting with locals as much as possible, i.e., instead of going to a supermarket to buy groceries, go to a shop where you will have to ask for the things. It has helped me to learn Czech
Why are more teens depressed, suicidal, and prone to self-harm now than they were, say, 50 years ago?
Well, there are a lot of social and psychological studies that will you give you various reasons as to why this might be. If you want a simple answer, it most likely has to do with decreased parental involvement in the child's life, lack of economic/life opportunities, and prevalence of negative social influences ", 'It's been researched and proven that teenagers in other kinds of societies don't experience depression and similar, showing that the cause of what you mentioned is society pressure. For most teenagers, there's the need to fit in a group, to have a girlfriend/boyfriend, to be "cool", etc.
How is vote counting in developed countries kept accurate and accountable when so many powerful people and organizations have huge incentives to to tamper and the power to do so?
All of these answers assume physical ballots. In the digital age it is as simple as manipulating the code.It seems it's like editing a spreadsheet. Or what happened with the Sarbanes-Oxley software sold by Legato Yes, there are digital paper trails, but if the people providing the machines and curating the vote results are the ones manipulating said results, what prevents them? That last part is a serious question because I don't have first hand experience with this.
Why do we use glass tiles, something that can be really slippery if any water gets on them as our bathroom floor?
They are slick because they don't absorbed much water. Things that absorb water hold water, things that hold water can mold and such
Why is cafeteria food made en masse so bad, but restaurants and fast food chains can make food so good
I've worked in a cafeteria and a fast food joint of sorts . I think the big difference isn't really the size of the corporation but more in how the food is prepared. When I worked in a cafeteria, I made a lot of food, in large sizes, at once whereas with fast food, I made smaller portions more frequently. Also, the fast food items came premade whereas we'd actually have to make dishes ourselves in the cafeteria. Also, our fast food was made when you ordered it, whereas that cafeteria stuff was made one, two hours prior to the big rush times and just sat in steam or a heated container until someone ordered it.
When singing, what is the difference in how your "head voice" and "chest voice" are produced?
creaky", or "rattling". **Modal voice** is your normal voice . The whole flesh of the vocal cord vibrates ), allowing the greatest amount of control over things like volume and tone. **Falsetto** is when most of the vocal cords are relaxed; only the tips vibrate together ). Since there's less mass that has to vibrate back and forth, you can do it faster, and thus get higher pitch than in modal voice. But there's less control over volume and tone, so falsetto is often characterized as "thin" or "breathy". **Whistle** is the highest register. We actually don't know much about what goes on with the vocal cords here, because the throat closes up and doesn't let us look at them. Most men and some women cannot even use this register without training. The voice produced has a distinctive "whistle-like" or "flute-like" tone that is very different from the same person's voice in lower registersHead voice is basically a reinforced falsetto, meaning you mix in some chest voice to get the clarity and power but with a falsetto note. /r/singing can give a more in depth answer
Why are children, of all animals, just naturally more energetic and playful?
I believe this was once answered on here. I'm paraphrasing, but the answer generally stated that kids use all of their energy at one time because they are not accustomed to saving it throughout the day. This is why they get super tired by the end of the day and overly cranky sometimes.
What's stopping people from growing their own marijuana?
Depends on where you are. People grow all over the place all the time. Some get caught. Some don't.
What are the advantages of inserting my card with a chip to pay for stuff rather than swiping it?
Swipe uses the magnetic stripe on the back of the card. The data on the stripe is [standardized] and easily read. If someone copies that data, they can use your credit card anywhere. The information on the chip creates a [single-use code]. If someone copies the information generated by the chip, they can't use that information anywhere else, because the created information was only valid for that single use.The chip is more secure which means less fraud on merchants and issuing banks. Less fraud to merchants and issuing banks means lower prices to the consumers. It also means criminals get less money and maybe have to find a real job contributing goods and services to the economy. Basically it is just a small step in making the world a better place.
Why is it so difficult to tell if clothes are damp or just cold?
Because you tell if it's wet or dry based mostly on texture and temperature . For wet and dry stuff at the same temperature wet stuff cools you off faster, but so does cold stuff. If it's damp the texture isn't noticeably different either so they are difficult to tell apart.
Why fresh, homegrown fruits and veggies taste so much better than big corporate grocery store produce?
Because the produce sold at grocery stores is produced and sold to be as standardized, cost efficient product possible whereas homegrown or locally grown fruit is focused more on taste. The produce sold at the grocery stores is grown on huge farms usually hundreds or thousands of miles away from the consumer so it needs to be able to be shipped long distances over several days without losing its quality right away. It also needs to be as close to a uniform shape as possible to make picking , sorting, transportation and packaging as cheap and easy as possible on a massive scale. It's usually picked before its ripened and then pumped with a gas that speeds up ripening right before it gets sold. They also need to pick breeds that are hearty, look nice and taste good. They need to grow fast and be cheap to produce and handle When you grow produce at home or when its grown at a small local farm or garden, you don't care what it looks like as much, how long it takes to grow, if it can fit in a certain package or shipping container efficiently, go bad during transportation and storage you mainly just want it to taste really good and and pick it at the optimum ripeness and consume it within a short time.
Why dont stores include the tax on the price of items? (US)
Each state, county, and city can have different tax rates. That means instead of a single national $5 footlong SUBWAY commercial, SUBWAY would need to make dozens of different ads that cover all taxes, and then figure out where to send each ad for every city in the U.S. It's much more simple and cheaper to advertise pre-tax.
Why would a woman who waits until marriage to have sex and only has sex with her husband need to get an HPV vaccine?
Because cervical cancer is really unpleasant, a couple of shots isn't really that bad, and it's hard to predict what the future might hold. Including falling in love with a man who isn't a virgin, or who isn't as faithful as he promised to be. Or having extramarital sex even though she had sincerely intended not to. Or rape. Or buying tainted underwear at the thrift store. Or picking up one of the non-sexually-transmitted strains of HPV.
Why are there wallhacks for some fps games (CSGO, COD, etc) but not for mobas (League of Legends, dota, etc)?
1st person shooters require that if you turn around, you immediately see what's behind you. You can't see dark fog or some placeholder while your client asks the server what's up there. This means, your client has to have that information already. Same goes for peeking behind corners and whatnot, your client has to have a bit of extra information to make sure whatever you do, you won't get just black screen while your client asks the server what's where. For MOBAs, you have Fog of War. You are allowed to show black fog in place of stuff you should be seeing, and people don't really mind if there are couple of milliseconds delay between your character moving and fog of war moving. This allows Fog of War be calculated server-side, and because of this, server can send you only the information you should be seeing regardless. This means your wallhack won't have any way of figuring out what's behind the fog. Basically, when you move in MOBA and it takes a bit of time for you to see to this new area, we don't mind, but when you're supposed to be 1st person controlling something, there being delay between peeking corner and actually seeing what's behind would be quite devastating to immersion. Another point is that in MOBAs, it's generally made really simple to calculate what's in your vision and what is not. FPS games are much trickier in this respect, although this is attempted to remedy by clever level design where you know that if you're in section B of the map, then you can see to sections C and A, but anything is D is impossible to see. Making maps into sections like this helps.
If HDMI has a really high Gb bandwidth and is readily available on most computers, how come its not used for data/file transfer?
No expert on this, but in real basic terms: HDMI was designed for for packet streams and not data blocks. While it is theoretically possible, especially as they've got a separate pin designed for ethernet data transfer, no drivers exist that would enable this to work between devices might explain it. There are different norms because technology is constantly evolving and has to cater for different needs. The article doesn't specifically cite HDMI but explains why we have to have different cables for different uses. Treat yourself to it, it's an hilarious read, and it's ELI5-compatible.ELI5 version! HDMI is like a 5 line road where everyone is driving 60mph. Other roads are only one lane, but you can drive a jetcar at 500mph. So other roads are faster to travel on, but HDMI is better for some other things.Actually they've developed a new technology that would use [ethernet instead of HDMI]
Why can't alcohol producers market their product by saying how much fun being drunk is?
They would if they could, but it is illegal in many countries. This is to lower rates of alcoholism and binge drinking. Hell, you can't actually depict intoxication at all on beer labels in the US, so it applies to the product packaging too. Edit: For further info, I found an article about the one US government employee who approves beer labels for a living. [Link]
What is the Bubonic Plague, and would it be as fatal today as it was in the Middle Ages?
Survival rates for the bubonic plague with modern antibacterial treatment are 85%-99%. Survival rates without treatment is more like 40%, which is what happened in the middle ages, combined with poor hygiene and wound treatment that made nonfatal side effects significantly more dangerous. I actually knew a guy in boy scouts when I was a kid who apparently contracted it from infected rodents living under his family's cabin or some such. He was treated and suffered no long term ill effects, though I think catching it early is pretty important, as untreated it kills the infected in less than a week, so there's not a lot of time to wait and see.
Why do forearms and calves stay relatively skinny on fat obese people?
Paramedic here - Obviously I see many more obese people than the average person who doesn't work in healthcare. Really obese people are fat all over. Forearms, lower legs, necks, hands, fingers You name it, and eventually the body will store fat there.Fat collects in different places at different rates. Belly and thighs are the first place to start collecting fat , while calves are one of the last.
If 60%+ of US citizens want marijuana legalized, why hasn't it been?
Prison, Oil, alcohol, and tobacco companies spend a lot of money on lobbying. They have a vested interest in keeping it illegal. It's always been an uphill battle for legalization. Even if only 30% of the people support keeping it illegal, they're being represented a lot more strongly in congress, by the corporate money. 60% of the people may support legalization, but they're not up on Capitol Hill hob-knobbing with the members of congress, so progress is slow.
Why does Andy Serkis get hired for virtually every major non-human role?
Because it calls to him. He needses it and the filthy actors can't have his precious roles.He was niched after LOTR. Career success is all about finding dat niche.Same reason that Zoe Saldana plays *every* kickass alien princess. They are pre-branded assets that associate a new movie in the potential audience's mind with a string of successful blockbusters.
How do they use camera techniques in LotR and The hobbit to make humans seem taller and hobbits seem shorter.
Follow-up question: how did they do it in 3D? Forced perspective won't work with two cameras at different angles.
What does an increase in RAM do for your computer?
Lets say you have your books in the closet. Your closet is like the HDD of a computer. All the things you have but are not currently working on are in there. You are like the processor. Now you have to work with a book. You will take the book out of the closet and put it on your desk. That desk is ram. Lets say you can work with 5 books at once but your desk has only space for 2. Now you will be slow just because of a small desk. That is bad. Isn't it? So get a bigger desk and fix the problem. #Why do we need ram? Why can't the processor just work on the files from the HDD? Well, try working in your closet. ;) TL;DR: Basically getting a bigger desk.
How does shooting in video games work?
CS:GO: When you click, it creates a straight line and will hit anything this straight line comes into. Assuming you're using an AK47,If it's a head, it deals X amount of damage and plays X animation. If it's a wall, it deals 0 damage and it plays Y animation This is known as the raycast method. Other more advanced games: Instead of a straight line, it fires a projectile and it has its own even more complicated code and other variables such as velocity, ricochet, etc.
Can somebody explain the concept of 'pi' to me?
If you take the diameter of a circle, and wrap it around that same circle , it will take approximately 3.1415 lengths to wrap around it. This is a constant no matter how big the circle is or how small it is. If you have a circle that is one inch across, it will have a circumference of approximately 3.1415 inches. A circle ten inches across will have a circumference of approximately 31.415 inches. A circle two inches across will have a circumference of approximately 6.283 inches. The reason we say approximately is that the actual value of pi is considered infinite, a non-repeating series of numbers that, as far as we can tell, never properly end on a clean breaking point. However, it's been determined that we only need up to 40 decimal places to actually be able to determine the circumference of the entire universe down to the smallest possible atom, so after a while the difference becomes largely pointless and is more of a thought experiment.
Why do downloaded games cost exactly the same as a physical copy?
The actual disk and the plastic case cost pennies to manufacture. Even the game manuals are digital now. You're just paying for the right to use the software.
Why isn't rent tax deductible.
So then with that note we should also deduct mortgage payments? That's going to be a bit hit to the IRS tax revenue if people are deducting 50% of their income.
Why does an inmate on death row need a medical check before an execution if they're going to die anyway?
In combo with what everyone else has said, it also proves the prisoner wasn't being abused on death row. I'm sure loads of prisoners have claimed it to stall execution process, but you get a full medical exam proving you were kept in perfect health.
If 3D vision is natural to humans, then why does our eyes and brain have a hard time watching extended hours of 3D entertainment? Will Holograms be any better, and more acceptable?
When you look at something in real life you are not looking at a 3d image, you're looking at a 2d image with the capacity to focus to different depths. As you focus you see different 2d images with only one layer of the 3d world in focus at a time. What a 3d film does is put multiple layers in focus at the same time, so you can look at whichever part you want as the viewer, but the part you aren't focused on is still 'in focus' so your brain has a harder time disregarding it than it otherwise would.
how does alcohol influence the process of muscle rebuilding?
The story I heard when I was in High School was that when you work out, you are tearing and shredding your muscles, and when they repair themselves, they grow back bigger. When alcohol is in your system, it doesn't allow your body to heal the rips and tears, causing them to stay the same.What if I work out, eat my usual post-workout meal of a 12 egg white omelette and a half gallon of water, wait a couple hours, then have a beer or two?
Why is vaping nicotine supposedly better for your health than smoking cigarettes?
Smoking means you're inhaling smoke aka burnt plant material plus the paper it's wrapped in. Vaping means you're inhaling vapor for example, steam or fog. Sitting in a hot steam room or walking through a park on a foggy morning isn't going to give you lung cancer. It's not the nicotine in cigarettes that kills you. It's the smoke that it's delivered in that does the damage.
How do programmers who don't speak English program?
Well, programming is its own language, to be honest. They aren't called *programming languages* for nothing. Sure many of them are based on english, and that makes it easier to remember keywords, but it's not a requisite.
How were big publishers (CNN, ABC ect) able to get interviews with osama bin laden, yet took the US forces so long to locate and kill him?
I don't actually remember CNN or ABC ever interviewing Osama. As far as I remember he only had tapes of him speaking mailed to news places.Because most of the times these things are faked.
Why does the element of my stove turn red when it's on? Why doesn't the pan on top change color as well?
It's glowing with heat, same as any other red-hot object. The pan on top is not taking in enough heat to reach a high enough temperature to glow.
If you are never supposed to add water to acid and your stomach is acidic, why can you drink water without it causing problems?
Energy is released when you dilute a concentrate solution, whatever that solution is. If there isn't much stuff there, the small amount of concentrate can boil. Stomach acid isn't strong enough for this to be a problem. There is a lot of acid there, it's already dilute, and not much water is being added. So there is not a lot of heat released, and plenty of stuff to absorb that heat.
What happens if you give someone real medicine, but tell them it's a placebo?
I would also like to add that there must be prior approval by an IRB or an ethics committee to allow this to happen. I know that most clinical trials/studies allow for participants to receive a placebo that the participant believes to in fact be medicine; however, I don't know that ethically it can be done the other way around . This is specifically applicable to trials/studies that are evaluating the efficacy of a medication and not specifically the psychological aspects of placebo usage, as in the example you provided above. It is because of typically unknown side effects that this can become an ethical issue.
a good way to improve my laptops performance.
3 easy things will get most computers running at least fairly well: go to start > computer Right click your C drive go to properties Go to tools Click check now, check both boxes then click start then click schedule disk check Click Defragment now and defrag the disk While the disk is defraging click start and type msconfig into the search bar at the bottom Go over to start up, uncheck everything you don't need, if you don't know if you need it you don't need it. when the defrag is done restart and let the computer run through a disk check, this can take some time Your computer should now be noticeably faster
Why do some cars have gas tanks on the left and others on the right?
Probably there is a mechanical reason in some cases but I don't think it's the answer. Gas pumps can have 2 hoses, 1 in each side. So they can fill up 2 cars at once in a reasonable amount of space. [like this]. So car manufacturers may have a rule to choose the side .
what happens when you delete a file from your phone or computer?
It marks that sector of the harddrive to be written over again, so the file isn't gone yet, it's just waiting to be written over. That's why some programs can recover this data if it's not been written over yet.
Explain me why we are running out of water? what am I missing?/explain me all this system
Water on the earth is constant, we need to focus on water purification not controlling each other's behavior
If you were unaware of any language or writing, what would your internal thoughts be like?
There is an amazing Radiolab episode on this. It's fascinating. Basically they conclude that maybe people don't really think at all without speech. The rat in the maze part is incredible. Listen to it [here]", 'This radiolab piece may answer your question. _URL_6_We are told that before we learn to read, we are "right-brained." Here's an interesting TED Talk from Jill Bolte Taylor in which she, a scientist, talks about experiencing a stroke in her left brain. As a result, her left brain turned off, and she was flooded with feelings from her right brain. Note her descriptions of being one with the world, of feeling like she's part of a group that connects with everything. Although I'm not in any way an expert in this, I think that this is what it would feel like . _URL_7_', "I have an autistic son who doesnt speak. He communicates using pictures to let us know what he wants. Its very good for tangible items like food, sleep or swimming, it is very hard for things like feelings, concepts or abstract ideas. I have read a few direct stories about people who got language in later life and he described it as his dumb years,implying there were no real thoughts other than basic needs.
Why do most prices for items usually end with 99 cents? Why not just make it the next dollar?
It makes the price look cheaper. If something says $9.99, some people may associate the price with $9, since that's the number in front. If something's $10.00, people are more likely to have a first impression of the cost being $10. As a result, the stores are hoping that a few people are in the former group and either buy a product they otherwise wouldn't buy, or that they buy more of the item.
Why is the gap in pay between genders a prominent political issue, when the gap in life expectancy between genders is not?
The wage gap is constantly bought up because it fits into the 'women are always victims' political narrative. It's very profitable for people to make a big deal about it. Nobody makes money or gains political power from complaining about a gap in life expectancy between sexes. Also, the wage gap is essentially a myth. Here's a good video to watch regarding the facts: _URL_0_", 'In my opinion the main reason a lot of men live shorter lives is because those men are less worried about their health.
What purpose do spiked rims that stick out serve, and why would they be legal? (photo example in description)
They're usually just plastic lugnut covers. They're for looks and would break off if they hit something. I don't see why they'd be illegal anyway.
When an endangered species' numbers dwindle into something like 10-20, how can they avoid the problems with inbreeding while recovering their numbers?
They can't. The definition of interbreeding is when a small group breeds with only members of that own group. Inbreeding doesn't only apply to breeding within family groups. If any social group Decides it only OK to marry or have children within the group, bad things happen. Because, if one member of the original group has genes for something bad, like diabetes, then as the generations go on this gene won't be able to 'escape.' Meaning that gene will find its way into most of the members in a few generations. This happens to groups of animals also. What this means is that if you have 5 individuals left from a group of rare turtles, and if one of them has a bad gene, then in the next generation more will have it.
Why does cheese taste better (or seem to taste better), melted or grated than it does normally?
> Why does cheese taste better , melted or grated than it does normally? I don't know that I can accept the premise of your question. Such things are subjective, and to me some cheeses tastes better when melted and some cheeses tastes better when cut off of a room temperature, solid block.
Why immediately after ejaculation do you get very tired?
Follow-up: why do women seem energized by orgasm and sex? Edit: Something I've mostly heard but had confirmed by other ladies in my acquaintance, and also experience myself.
Why do some surgeries take as long as 24 hours or more to perform? What are the reasons why it make take more than a few hours?
Straight up complexity of the surgery. If you look at the work that needs to be done and the level of detail it makes all the difference. Removing a chunk of skull to reduce swelling from a brain hemmorage is significantly more involved than say removing an appendix or a small tumor not attached to a major organ. I don't know about you but I want my surgeon to take his time and do it right.