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Why is abortion still a hotly debated topic when the Supreme Court ruled its legality in 1972 Roe v Wade, like 40 years ago?	Even Roe in Roe vs Wade wants the decision reversed. It's just that decisive of an issue and a decision that is strife with questionable logic. I'm not expressing an opinion, the debate, legally, isn't over.
Why are pro-gun people opposed to smart guns?	it's kinda answered in the article: > The National Rifle Association, in an article published on the blog of its political arm, wrote that “smart guns,” a term it mocks as a misnomer, have the potential “to mesh with the anti-gunner’s agenda, opening the door to a ban on all guns that do not possess the government-required technology.” So they're afraid that the government will one day require that all firearms will require some kind of owner-recognition technology. This introduces a bunch of potential issues for the gun owner, who may need to defend his/her home at 3am against an intruder. Where is my watch? Does the battery work? Why isn't it syncing with my gun? Maybe I have to hold it a certain way. I wear my watch on my left hand but shoot with my right hand. In a life or death situation, you don't want to interfere with the gun's simple point-and-click interface. Also, for someone legally licensed to carry a concealed weapon, wearing such a watch would be a dead giveaway.
Do most hospitals have dentists on call for emergencies?	A few years ago my dad was playing hockey and got hit so hard he was knocked unconscious and lost 4 teeth, they brought him to the hospital to make sure he didn't slip into a coma and would he was out they replaced his teeth but I'm pretty sure it was an isolated event and they don't usually do that.I don't believe they do. A lot of dentists will do "emergency" dental work. Mine does, just give him a call and grab your biggest checkbook.
If American Chinese food isn't anything like actual Chinese food, how did this cuisine come about?	They took Chinese food and make it more american. Took out things that we don't eat, like totally raw fish and stuff like that. Took out foods that we've never heard of and replaced with our stuff", '[A lot of American Chinese food is very similar to actual Chinese food. Thing is, the new generation of people often exaggerate the differences for the sake of being dramatic.] But a lot of the American Chinese food that is different, came about through mainly Chinese immigrants either mixing cuisines or adapting their cuisine to better suit the American palate.
Why is Scientology so frowned upon as a religion? Is it more from the beliefs or the practices?	Another tactic they use to avoid scrutiny of their doctrines and practices is to sue whistleblowers for copyright infringement. Basically, they argue that by distributing their teachings and internal documents, you're infringing their IP rights. And since in the US, even if you win you're almost always going to have to pay your own legal costs ", 'It was founded by a sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard. Check out this wikileaks document. Really weird stuff._URL_1_ It reads like a sci-fi novel.The founder was bat-shit crazy. Which makes a decent sci-fi writer, but not a good person to follow as a religious leader. After reading his Mission:Earth series , I wouldn't follow Hubbard to McDonalds
Why can't I squat like an asian?	you're not spacing your feet far enough apart. your feet need to be more than shoulder width apart. you also need to point your feet outward 45 degrees. you also need to lean forward.
Why can't I just attach one of those canned air duster things to a fan and have something like AC?	Yea. For a brief second. But it doesn't cool the room by much and only for a brief second. Also its not air , its a gas difluromethane or tetrafloruroethane. Its not that healthy to breathe high concentrations of it. So don't spray it in an airtight room
How difficult is ventriloquism in other languages? Are there languages where ventriloquism cannot be performed very well?	p" * labiodental fricatives such as "f" and "v" * bilabial fricatives such as "b" and "v" in some Spanish words * linguolabial stops and linguolabial fricatives - non-existent in most languages So I guess ventriloquism is difficult in languages with a lot of labial consonants and easy in languages with few or no labial consonants. I don't have a full answer but [Wikipedia] lists the following languages that have no labial consonants: Tlingit, Eyak , Wichita , and the Iroquoian languages except CherokeeI don't really have a full answer, but even in English, certain sounds are modified in ventriloquism to allow them to be pronounced without moving the lips. That's part of why the dummy always speaks in such funny voices . Like apparently, the "m" is really pronounced more like an "n" , but if you say it in the right way and it's obvious from context, the listener doesn't notice. I 'd imagine as long as you come up with good techniques for the difficult sounds, almost any language can be spoken without visibly moving your mouth. Perhaps some languages have more frequent lip-sounds, like "b" "v" "m" etc., so I suppose they 'd be harderI think r/linguistics may potentially be a place where you could find someone to answer thisThis is an interesting question, but maybe not quite the best sub for it. I really do want good insights on this, tooI'm certain this isn't what you meant, but sign languages such as ASL would certainly not fall under conventional ventriloquism, haha. However, I have seen Deaf performers use ventriloquist dummies and general body language to create some great Deaf-friendly "Ventriloquist" shows.I'd imagine it would be much easier in Japanese. Most sounds require no movement of mouth or throat muscles. Pretty much everything is controlled by tongue movement. Look at some videos of Japanese people talking. Even in normal conversation they move their mouths very little.
I really like this girl and the other day she got with someone i know. What exactly is happening in my brain when i feel my stomach sink and feel completely empty inside?	That's your metaphorical heart shriveling up and turning to dust. But it's only the first one . It gets easier next time It's like it dries into the little ball of iron Makes you stronger That feeling has also been found to be the result of the bitch ass pussy nigga leaving your soul. He was holding you back anyway Now the alpha real nigga can replace that weak ass punk. It's kinda like the quickening in Highlander So now you gotta run along the beach ,along side a moose stag. Let that real nigga flow through you like the force And try not to be such a bitch ass nigga Like Anakin. Ya gotta be more like Darth Bane. Growing pains man They suck.That is the feeling of rejection. I believe studies have been done that show that as far as brain activity this has the same effect as physical pain.We've evolved with two imperative functions - to reproduce, and to self sustain. Seeing as how your girl was a potential mate, a potential carrier of your genes, your brain creates a negative reaction to losing out on her, so that you may not make the same mistake next time.Worst feeling there is. Neural pathways will need to be re-written.
Why are eggs typically seen as a breakfast food?	For those who see it as breakfast food, it could be that it has been a cheaply-gained source of protein for those who go to do manual labor. It's easy as hell, and cheap, to raise chickens . Yet in some cultures, eggs are an all-day source of protein.Only reason would be cultural/historical because eating eggs as a breakfast food would be seen as blasphemy and apostasy in my countryI think it depends on where you live. many countries, even "western" countries have a light breakfast. many countries would never use eggs. But those who do, farmers would bring in the eggs from the chickens.Yeah I would say it's because all of the farmers back in the day collected there eggs in the morning after they wake up, just a guess.
Why can't we substitute the first stage of an ICBM with a high altitude ballon?	There is a thing called a [rockoon], where a rocket uses a balloon as a first stage. However, you could never launch an ICBM off a rockoon. A balloon can't lift all that much weight, and large rockets like ICBMs are very heavy. Moreover, balloons drift at the mercy of the wind, so it'd be extremely difficult to target your rocket properly.
The debate on male circumcision	I don't know if you are reffering to reddit or America about the debate on this subject . But it is often a hot topic on reddit, and I think one of the main reasons for that is that about 50% of reddit are Americans, which means the other 50% are non-Americans and live in countries where circumcision isn't a thing, and thus there is clash of cultures in that sense on this subject.
Why is it in some places the moon looks gigantic in the sky but where I live in Texas, the moon is always very small?	[the notebook prepared me for this moment]Hold out your thumb at arms length and hold it up to the moon. The moon should be the size of your thumbnail no matter where you are in the world unless there's some astrological phenomenon happening at the time
What does an "engine" entail in video games? (Such as Valve's 'source' engine)	Short version: An engine is the piece of software that sits between the 'game' the developers want you to play and the graphics that come out on your screen. If you think of it as publishing a book, then the author writes what he wants to say. The entirety of what occurs between the point when he gives that written down text to his editor to the point when a person buys it at a book store is the 'Engine'.
Why do whales, dolphins, and other aquatic animals jump out of the water?	For whales and dolphins specifically it's because they're mammals and not fish, they have to breach because they're really just holding they're breath for extended periods of time while under water but still need to replenish the oxygen gas outside of liquid water . As for leaping fish like salmon it's to gain advancements up stream, other aquatic animals have ranges of theories depending on the species you're talking about.This is a lot like asking why do a dog lick its balls? Because he can.
Why do men and women find specific parts of the body attractive depending on what era it is, for example the 50s were not a time for large breasts or a big butt	I think what's missing from this conversation is the separation between fashion and sexuality. Fashionable body shapes continually change, generally based on outside cultural influences. However what's considered sexually appealing, doesn't really change. Our brains are really programmed to seek bodies that look healthy and will help us achieve reproductive goals.
Can dreams actually tell us something or are they just random head-noise	Reality: Nobody really has a definite answer. Facts: Dreams always happen, sometimes you just forget them. Stages of sleep are mapped in intensity. Basically, more vivid parts of a dream happen at certain stages. Some stuff points to connections between the real world events and your dreams. But again, we don't know for sure.
How did we determine the order of operations in mathematics?	> Surely it was not some arbritrary decision to make multiplication and division come before addition and subtraction? Actually, it was an arbitrary decision. The order of operations could be whatever we want them to be. All that matters is that we're consistent in applying them, so that everyone agrees that the same equation has the same solution.
why do most people in the US drive automatics while most in Europe drive manuals?	Manual Transmissions are typically cheaper to purchase when buying a new car, and easier to repair but require expertise in driving them. Automatic Transmissions typically cost more to purchase on a new car, and cost more to repair/replace, and require no advanced knowledge in driving them. I equate AT as the iPhone of the car world, they just work, maybe a luxury item, but for someone who just wants something that works without any real knowledge can buy one and use it. Meanwhile the MT is more like an android, it's cheaper to start out, can be tinkered with and adjusted, and allows you more control over the device. Now as an American I dislike lumping my self in with iPhone users, but stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason I guess. Are Average Europeans are more conservative with their money, I don't know. But when watching movies and even Top Gear, they seem to love older more mechanical less computerized cars. Yugo Reliant Robin
Why do so many companies in the us have their distribution center/ship from California when most of the country lives on the Eastern half?	Because the stuff they are selling is made in China, so it's cheaper to get the stuff from the port to the warehouse.
What causes us to have a random "awkward" flashback, even though that flashback had nothing to do with what you were doing?	Its more like a REALLY heavy deja vu for me. Like, I can almost predict what is going to happen next. Does anyone feel like a pressure when it happens? I can't explain it, but if you know what I'm talking about, you can relate.
If the Bible forbids idolism, what is the idea behind the crucifix?	Imagine you're the Catholic Church and you're the first church to spread the gospel. You have limited people, resources and time but have been tasked with making disciples of all people. Every time you go somewhere new you have a different language and the people can't read their own language let alone yours. How do you tell them about Jesus? A lot of imagery and repetition, which gets incorporated into your tradition as it's how many came to know Christ. At least that's what I tell myself about how icons developed.
Why is cannibalism detrimental to the body? What makes eating your own species's meat different than eating other species's?	Cannibalism is harmful to your body because when people eat your parts then you don't have them anymore.
What I should do to learn code for developing games?	What do you mean by make 'this' your major? Computer science? Because computer science =/= making games, it's a large academic discipline on its own. I don't know what your major choice deadline is or anything, but I'd recommend playing with learning to code in your spare time. See how it goes, and whether you enjoy it. If you have the choice, take some computer science classes and see how they go, but most of computer science is not about learning to make games. As for actually learning, 10 different people will have 20 different strong opinions about what language to use, where to learn, and so on. I personally recommend learning python - the [/r/learnpython] subreddit has some great links in the sidebar and is a generally a good source of help. I recommend python because it's syntactically simple and easy to understand, but a fully fledged language. It's also extremely popular and well supported, so there are good libraries with good documentation and help for anything you might want to do - including simple games to learn with. And finally, it's not a cut down language in any way, so the concepts you learn will translate easily to C++ later - I'd generally say that if you can't easily transition from python to a lower level language, you'd never have managed to learn the lower level language in the first place. However, this is just an opinion. Other people say many other things, such as simply recommending to dive into C to immediately get an understanding of how lower level code really works. The main thing is, just do it! Choose something and get going, there are tons of tutorials out there. And once you have a basic grasp, pick a project like making a simple game and go for it - you learn best by asking questions about things you don't know.
The controversy surrounding the bell curve.	The normal distribution is what you'd expect to see if the phenomenon you are studying is random, like the wear on a bearing or the weight of an insect. The problem with people is that they are people, and their behavior really isn't very random. The weight of people isn't as randomly distributed as the weight of insects because people do stuff to influence their weight. When you get to The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life, you're getting into a double-bad area. The notion that IQ is a fixed parameter are not well supported by scientific studies. It turns out that education and practice have significant impact on the results of these tests. Adding statistics to your discussion of IQ is like adding statistics to your study of weight and ignoring that some people are on a diet. You can do the statistics right and get a result that's nonsense.
Why are we so attracted to looks?	Genetic defects, bad diet, scars, disease, or bad hygiene can make people ugly. WAY back there, looks were a valid way of selecting a healthier mate. If it helped propagate of the species, it's baked into our genes. Evolution isn't fair like that and it's pretty slow to change.Evolutionarily we are very visual oriented creatures. It is our primary method of navigating the world, recognizing what is food, etc. Part of that evolution was instincts that let us pick good mates. How someone looks communicates how healthy they are, how old they are, how likely they are to be capable of producing good offspring, how good they are at getting resources, etc.
Why are banks closed on Sundays?	The Stock Exchange and all other financial institutions are closed so they can't use your money to make them more money. Why pay staff when there's nothing in it for them?
How come Microsoft could sell windows for $100 for so long. How come cheaper OS's didn't take off?	Late to the show, but you must consider that an operating system is a loose connection of parts bound together by one or several APIs. You have the kernel. In GNU/Linux, Linux is the kernel. That is all it is. A kernel is a part of the OS that schedule processes, allocates memory, manages interrupts, and so on. A user-space program makes requests of a kernel via system calls. An OS can just be a kernel, though it would not be very friendly to use. Then you have the toolchain. This is the compiler, debugger, linker, ELF libraries. These tools allow you to compile the kernel, and also other parts of the OS. Then you have system libraries. In GNU/Linux, this would be things like glibc, which is a large amount of system based library functions that do useful stuff that other programs might need. Then you have device drivers. And so on. So an OS is not one big indivisible blob. It is many parts. I mean you can have GNU/Linux with a realtime kernel. Or you can run GNU with a hurd kernel. Removing Linux from the GNU OS altogether. Edit: All the things on top of the above are just user-space programs. In GNU/Linux anyway. GNOME is a graphical environment. Don't like it? Install a different one like KDE. And so on. Libreoffice needs both the underlying graphical APIs and the glibc APIs to function . But you can run OSs without any graphical environment. It is an OS, you just can run any UIs on it.
Why do the majority of Indians and Pakistanis have very strong body odour?	It's not that 'they' have a strong body odor. It's they have a different body odor than you do. You are desensitized to your own odor, and they are desensitized to their odor. When I worked in a burger place in high school, I couldn't smell the grease after a while. I couldn't taste the burgers after a few months. In Boot camp, when I was around nothing but men for 3 months, you don't realize that there is a distinctive smell that you & everyone around you acquires. Same with living in the desert. You just start to forget to smell the 'funk.'
differences between prostate milking and a prostate orgasm, and what are male anal orgasms	Prostate milking is just a name for giving a prostate orgasm, which is the same thing as an anal orgasm . Source: Um
The incredibly low birth rate in Japan	Lack of immigration in a modern nation. Educated, well off people in first world nations don't have more children than they can support. Poor people do because the extra labor can be useful, the likelihood of a childhood death is greater, plus just a lack of common sense.
Why does my mind change completely after I masterbate, suddently I feel disgusted with what I was doing	Darwin answer: animals that didn't stop sexing after coming would risk scooping the sperm right out, preventing reproduction. Hence a very strong instinct to stop.
So USA is is reconnecting with cuba , what does this mean for the average american citizen?	Cheap and high quality cigars. The price of bananas will go down. That's about it. Cuba like most Tropics didn't have much of an economy and not much to offer anyone.
In Firefighting, why does the steam (212 degrees) created from hitting the fire with a hose seem so much hotter than the super-heated air and gasses which are actually much hotter?	I think it's because that steam contains all the same energy, at a much lower temperature, as the super-heated gases that it cooled. And air, super-heated or not, is a much better insulator than water . In fact, you mention that it feels like you're in an oven after, but I'd argue that it doesn't, it feels like a super sauna. Think about opening an oven door at 550F and holding up arm inside. It's not that bad for at least a little while, not at all like touching anything inside that oven. Now imagine holding your forearm in the steam coming out of a boiling kettle, you'll be burned almost instantly.
If your wife/girlfriend cheated on you with your identical twin brother and conceived, could you prove the child wasn't yours?	I'm not messing around here, I am a male identical twin and I have always thought that my son looks like my twin brother.[There was a case like this] 8 years ago. At the time, standard DNA tests were not sufficient to tell who was the father. Apparently, though, [within the past few years it's become possible], albeit for a hefty sum. I guess those forensic scientists from the first article didn't know what they were talking about. EDIT: [Another article] . As a matter of fact, all you have to do is google "Identical twins paternity test" and you'll get tons of relevant pages. EDIT2: [And a scientific paper about the process].
Is it Possible that Iran has a Legitimate Need for Nuclear Power?	They don't have an immenent need for nuclear energy due to large petroleum reserves, but all of these reserves are limited and prices are volitile. There are peaceful strategic interests involved in diversifying a country's energy dependence and in developing the scientific and engineering capability to transition to alternate sources in the future. Both of these do require a long-term investment to fully develop. Any such development, however, does reduce the time to develop functioning nuclear weapons.
I had this thought the other night, why are humans so distinct from any other animal/primate? Although we are primates we really don’t look like any other primates.	It's not true to say that we look totally different from primates it's just that the primates that looked more like us - eg neanderthals etc - have all died out.
What happens to the cars/money Ellen gives away on her show? Is it truly free?	The items are tax free if the are calssfised as gifts. If they are classified as prizes then they are taxed. The classification depends on the person giving away the item. Ellen can claim the items on her taxes if she says they are prizes but she can't if she claims they are gifts so it really depends on how nice the host wants to be. Other things would almost certainly be covered by the person getting the item.
Why has there been, seemingly all of a sudden, a big push to block pornography on the internet?	I can't answer without bias. At the moment I'm reading '1984' and this kind of censorship scares the crap out of me.
since Light can move from one location to another, does that mean it's movement carries a Force from the momentum?	p = mv is an approximation of momentum that is true for macroscopic objects . & nbsp; The more general way to find the momentum of something is to take the planck constant, 6.626 10^-34 Js, and divide it by the objects wavelength . & nbsp; So a photon with a wavelength of 1 picometer , which is a very short wavelength for light, would still only have a momentum of 6.626 10^-22 kgm/s. If you were an average size person walking at an average speed you'd have about 100 Septillion times more momentum than that photon.Photons are the carrier particle for electromagnetism. Not only do they have force, in a sense they ARE forceYes. But i'm afraid you vastly overestimate the momentum of a single photon. I 've done a quick calculation, the "recoil" force of a flashlight with an output light power of 5W is about 1.6610^-8 Newton. If this flashlight had a mass of 1 Kg and was floating in space, it would take almost two years to accelerate to a velocity of 1 meter per second. Edit: Mixed up angular frequency with ordinary frequency and was a factor of 2 Pi of. Fixed.
Why is that some Americans move different states for a job?	It's common for people in the UK to move to other parts of the country too, but you probably haven't noticed in London because that's where most of the jobs are anyway. London completely dominates the UK economy. Most industries are well represented in London, so there's usually no need for a native Londoner to move away. The rest of the country doesn't have that luxury. If you want a job in a specific industry, you have to move to where companies in that industry are based. More often than not, that means London. Remember London is the only city of its scale in the UK. The second biggest city is only a fraction of the size.1) Unless you are in a mega city if your job gets cut by your company there is likely not going to be a competing company with a similar position open in your city because the local market is not robust enough to merit the position. 2) Companies try to retain good employees even when positions are cut so they will often offer the same or a higher position at another location that the company is operating in. Often it will be in another State.Because they want a job. Let's say I'm in California. I have a degree as a mechanical engineer. I want a job in an engineering field. I cannot find an engineering job in California. I find one in Washington. I interview, they offer to hire me. I can either move to Washington and get an engineering job, or stay in California and not have an engineering job. This type of situation happens more often than you might think.
When you're sick, why do you wake up feeling terrible, then gradually start feeling better during the day only to feel terrible again the next morning?	Not an expert at all but it's my understanding a lot of the sick feelings are actually your bodies immune response to the sickness. When you're sleeping you're body is combatting the illness, producing worse symptoms. Again not an expert at all", 'Also if you have a head cold, your nose may be blocked forcing you to breathe through your mouth. This can dry out your mouth and throat contributing to the overall "shittyness".What the hell. For me it's the opposite. I wake up feeling good, get gradually more and more fevery and headachey during the day, and good in the morning again.I am a Hospitalist and the statement about congestion is accurate however there is more to it than that. At night cortisol levels are lowest. Cortisol is a natural steroid and acts as an immune suppressent. When cortisol levels are low at night our immune system is able to work harder to fight infection. Our immune system is what causes us to develop fever and feel sick by releasing substances such as IL-6 and TNF-alpha. Because of this we often see people spike fever just before bedtime and overnight. In the morning cortisol levels suddenly rise to help wake you up and generally you should then feel better. However if you have developed more congestion and post-nasal drip you may feel worse due to virus working its way down into your lungs triggering bronchitis. I can share a really good viral cold and sinus treatment regimen I have written if anyone wants it. _URL_1_There was a similar question about a month ago here: _URL_2_
Why do so many people on reddit have depression, yet it real life I never seem to meet anyway?	Because very few people walk around in real life talking about how depressed they are. It doesn't really make for a good conversation starter and it's not something many people feel comfortable talking openly about.
Why the discussion of salary is taboo?	In the United States many people measure success in how much wealth they've accumulated, or by how large their salary is. The more money you have, the better you are considered. To those people asking what their wage is, is akin to asking them how much success they have, or in other terms how valuable they are as a person.
US Supreme Court: King v. Burwell. Obamacare subsidies	Honestly, the [opinion itself] is written in pretty plain language and does a good job of explaining the background info. Maybe not understandable to a 5 year old, but y'know", 'This was helpful for me_URL_1_ I do still have some questions thoughI'll take a stab at ELI5. Teacher says every student gets some star stickers! But first the students have to separate into groups, then the teacher will give each group leader a pile of stickers to share in their group. As usual there's a few kids that don't have friends and aren't invited to a group, or they just like being lone wolfs. Teacher gives these individuals star stickers anyways. Some of the group leaders yell "that's not fair, we followed rules and they didn't so they shouldn't get any!" And some of the lone wolfs yell "I don't want any stickers anyways!" So the school principal comes in to settle this escalating feud and comes to the conclusion that since the teacher original said "everyone gets star stickers" then that is what was meant. So everyone still gets to keep the stickers. Yay!Essentially the debate was whether or not the word "state" implied the federal gov't or the states had to set up a portion of the Affordable Care Act system. The people suing alleged that the wording meant that it was solely the individual states responsibility to set up such, and that the federal gov't was powerless should a state not set up such an exchange. The supreme court ruled that, especially due to wording elsewhere, the word "state" meant that the federal gov't could set up exchanges. I am honestly surprised at the 3 judges that didn't vote in favor of the law. Seriously, a federal gov't interpretation is in the very definition of the word state1. How does Obamacare interact with tax credits? 2. How do tax credits reduce premiums? 3. What was the argument for and against these provisions in the bill?
How does a plane stay in the air?	Planes stay in the air for two reasons. First, the wings on a plane are a special shape. Standing still they don't do much, but when the plane moves really fast the wing shape makes the plane go up. Second, the angle of the wings also generates lift. You know how you can stick your hand out of the car window and it feels like it flies up and down? That's the same things. These two things together keep the plane in the air.
If English is considered as one of the hardest languages to learn, how come?	One reason is because there are so many exceptions to the 'rules'. I before e except after C, or if it's a word with the 'ay' sound. Weird spellings like 'ghost'. Who came up with that nonsense? I'm sure others here can add reasons why English isn't easy. Although it's probably not the hardest language..English is very easy to learn, ANY language has exceptions and words that are confusing to pronounce. Americans who pretend English is hard, are people who are ashamed they only know English.
If genders are equal than why are women's live valued over men's lives in disasters?	I think this is mostly emotional manipulation. Some people are concerned about security implications regarding the refugees, which is understandable because no amount of background checking is going to predict who will or won't become violent once arriving in a Western country. When this is the topic, people understandably get a mental image of 20-30 year old single men. Talking about women and children is a way to disrupt that mental image without actually addressing the underlying arguments.
If omega 3 fish oils are so good for you why don't we just fry everything in that?	It's just not economical. If it were, you'd bet it'd see at least some prevalence, although I cannot say health would win out over taste. The cooking oil needs of the food and grocery industries outstrip supply of things like fish oil by tremendous amounts. You also have to factor in things like smoke point, which is a big consideration with frying. Frying in polyunsaturated fats is totally fine, unlike another poster here claims -- the issue is that they oxidize/go rancid quickly, and have a shorter shelf life. Otherwise, we'd not be frying with things like corn or soybean oil, which also have fairly high polyunsaturated fat content.
How can the sphincter simultaneously let out gas and hold in more solid materials, even when it is pointed downwards?	I know you're talking about the 'Anal Sphincter' but the body has at least 41 other Sphincter muscles it controls.
Why do we want hug people sometimes?	Personally when I see someone crying I have to hug them because my normal instinct is to smile and I don't want them to see me as a sociopath.Humans are made to have physical contact with other humans. We crave it. Modern society has convinced us otherwise and today you'll regularly find people talking about their "personal space bubble". Infants need to be touched and held. In indigenous cultures infants are in physical contact with their parents about 90% of the time I believe. Hugging, especially after long periods of not hugging, release crazy amounts of oxytocin in our system and sends off signals that all is right even.
Why people dislike america.	There are several reasons. It's true we do a lot of humanitarian aid, but it's also true we tend to be a bully at times to countries that we feel don't have our interests at heart. We as a country also seem to have a superiority complex where we think everything we do is the the best way it can be done, yet the facts say other wise. We have crumbling infrastructure We have one of the worst healthcare systems in the world. We have a lackluster education system We have one of the highest incarceration rates in the world We are one of only three countries in the entire world that does not make paid maternity leave mandatory We spend more money on out military than the next 13 countries combined, yet half our government screams bloody murder if poor people get there $150 a month food stamps. We are also very inconsistent with our ideals. We place an embargo on Communist Cuba, yet have no problem doing business with Communist China. We talk about spreading democracy, but will support dictators because they happen to be more willing to work to further our goals than someone the people may elect. Having ideals means you uphold them even if by doing so results in an outcome you may not be happy with. It's called integrity, and we have none as a nation.
How are FM/AM radio stations still around and profiting when we have satellite, pandora, spotify etc?	* Every car comes with an AM/FM radio * It's free. * While some cars have built in Sat radio hardware and come with lengthy free trials they don't have local programming that many people rely on local radio broadcasts for . * Integration of streaming services into cars is way farther behind than even Sat radio is. These services require a subscription plus charges for data usage and suffer from coverage gaps. Again they also lack local programming. * Radio stations pay a much lower licensing fee per play than streaming services.
Why can servers perform with ridiculous uptimes but desktops/laptops struggle sometimes if you leave them on too long?	There are several factors to consider. 1) Service uptime doesn't necessarily equate to server uptime. Server groups can be set up so that individual servers can be taken offline without interrupting the service as a whole. 2) Routine maintenance - a lot of services will have a regular maintenance period in which the servers are taken offline daily or weekly in order to fix any issues as the occur. 3) IT staffing - if a company is running a server of any significance will have either a contractor or employee available to fix problems with the server. Most people don't really have this kind of service for their home PC.
How exactly are the size differences done in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit?	Camera trickery. If Frodo and Gandolf are both in focus, and the background is blurry, you assume they're the same depth. Except really Elijah Wood is 10 feet in front of Ian McKellan. Other times you don't see the bottom of the set. There are actually two paths for the actors to walk on, one for the hobbits and gimli, and another for the taller people.For shots with Hobbits and non-hobbits in the same frame, body doubles, masks, and CG were used. Source: behind-the-scenes on one of the movie DVDs.
Why is Snowden being so vocal about not using Google Allo rather than other messaging apps?	Mostly because it's basically known that the NSA can read Google's servers and Google's servers can read Allo, therefore the NSA has access to all Allo communications.
What is [currently] the most widely accepted scientific explanation for why we dream?	The only real consensus is that our brains don't just turn off when we sleep, but rather act in a different way. This causes us to have experiences different than waking life. A ton of phenomena have been observed regarding the brain and how it functions during sleep and there have been many speculations on how it could affect what we know as dreaming, but nobody actually knows how any of these fit into the big picture.
how hard is it to go to the moon?	Finding a compelling enough reason to go is the hard part. It's dangerous and expensive, so without a compelling reason, no one wants to go.
Those nonsense names for prescription medications.	Generic names are often shortened versions of the chemical derivation of the drug. Healthcare providers can usually discern what class of drug is being described by this nomenclature. Brand names often give an indication of the drug's effect .
Why do women (in the U.S.) want equal rights but aren't part of the draft	Because a lot of men don't think women belong in the military anyway - that they aren't as physically and/or emotionally strong as their male counterparts in the ranks.
As a Filipino, I don't see why divorce is necessarily better than annulment, which is what we have. Why is divorce better than annulment?	Annulment is seen as worse because it's granted when one party did something not allowed -- they misrepresented their identity, were already married, were too-close blood relations, were under the age of consent, etc. There was a deceit at the start of the marriage. With a divorce, the start was honest and the marriage couple want to dissolve the relationship.
why did Costco just fill my tires with nitrogen?	Pure Nitrogen has slightly different properties than air and the difference can have a very slight improvement on gas mileage. It's harmless, and maybe a net positive.
How is broadcasted TV still amping up commercial volumes after laws have made it outlawed?	must be a crappily written law. seriously. Apparently they couldn't figure out a good way to codify this. I actually gave it some thought and it's kind of tough to do without specific knowledge of what's going on.
Why is it so necessary for the scientific community to have the climate change deniers agree that human intervention is the main cause behind the rapid climate change over the last couple of centuries?	> Why can't we prepare for climate change as we do for other disasters? Climate change if it continues on its current path would be a lot more disastrous than a mere hurricane or tornado. As sea levels rise coastal cities would have to be abandoned. Some inland areas would also need to be abandoned as they would simply be too hot to support human life. Also the extinction of various plant and animal species could have other unforeseen effects. We may lose sources of food, medicine, or other things we get form plants and animals. Even if we don't initially, decreased genetic diversity would put ecosystems at further risk. All in all, while it might be possible to prepare for the effects of climate change, it would be a lot easier to just stop using fossil fuels, especially since we already have alternatives. Solar and wind power may not be enough to satisfy our needs right now, but nuclear provides more than enough power to keep us going until we develop better renewable options and is thousands of times safer than coal.Because the climate-change-due-to-human-causes-deniers don't want to reduce carbon emissions since they rely on the oil industry for their profits and they claim that the carbon emissions aren't causing climate change so they shouldn't have to change anything. The scientific community is trying to show that it is causing climate change, so that these deniers will have to face that fact and lose some of their "precious" profits in order to prevent disastrous consequences for the future.
Why does grass look lighter when you cut it one way than the other?	It's the way light reflects off it. When you mow it lays the grass in one direction, and it reflects differently than grass mowed in the other direction. It's how they get the fancy patterns in baseball fields.
Why do people who have depression sleep a lot?	Depression affects everyone differently. Some people feel like they don't want to do anything. They can sit and do nothing for hours and hours all day long. Sleeping is a quicker way to pass the time than just waiting for the hours to tick by. Also, sleeping feels good no matter what your problem is.
Why is it not illegal to present objectively false information as truth in the news, videos, etc?	There are laws against libel and slander. Other than that, there is not much the government can do. While falsehood is not protected under the first amendment of the US Constitution, it is inevitable in a medium that tolerates free speech. This is in part because it is easier to say something is false than it is to actually prove it false. Having the government screen for falsehood can create obstacles for people's right to dissent that our founding father's fought for.
What they mean by "the republican party is falling"	The articles that are saying that are suggesting that the coalition which makes up the Republican Party is fracturing and that it's possible the party itself will fall apart after this election or, at least, look very different.
How would one go about forming a country?	So you do fine a piece of unclaimed land. You need a population, an economy, and you need to get other countries to take you seriously enough that someone doesn't just come over with a ship and claim your island as theirs and all your islands population and resources as theirs.
On an atomic level, what am I actually doing when cutting/tearing apart something?	Consider pushing a one inch piece of metal and a knife through a 3-inch diameter apple. The piece of metal has roughly three square inches of contact with the apple. The knife has a miniscule amount of area in contact with the apple. Let's call it a thousandth of a square inch. If you apply ten pounds of force through each tool, the bar applies 10/3=3.3 pounds per square inch on the apple. That's not a whole lot. However, the knife applies 10/.001=10,000 pounds per square inch of pressure. The thousandth of a square inch of apple will be structurally obliterated, the bonds between molecules are completely separated. That's how sharp things work.
In a recent Nerdist interview, Josh Brolin blames the failure "Jonax Hex" in part on revenge trading. What is revenge trading?	They finished the movie, but for one of the 'Hollywood' reasons it wasn't working for Warner Brothers. This could have been not testing well, it could have gotten a harder rating then they were hoping for, they could have wanted to change the rating, a new exec could have come in and wanted to make changes, etc. Instead of just canning the movie because they already had a ton of money into it they decided to do reshoots. Pouring more money into the film making their losses greater. The term 'Revenge' refers to 'getting back' at the losses you had before by showing them how much better you are; unfortunately that hardly ever works. It has worked though. If you want to get really technical the original Star Wars was 'revenge traded'. Lucas had constant issues in post. At one point the movie was finished edited by John Jympson being tested and doing awful. Lucas had to spend extra money to get Paul Hirsch, Rich Crew, and his wife Marcia Lucas to fully re-edit the film to make it what we actually saw in 77.
Why don't fast food workers and Wal-mart workers in the US organize into unions like teachers and auto workers in order to negotiate pay and benefits?	They're low-skill jobs where finding replacements is easy and turnover rates are high, so those companies generally have no problem firing everyone and hiring a bunch of new people. Wal-Mart has shut down stores for trying to unionize before, and McDonald's will hire convicted felons, so people who work there are basically told to deal with it or find another job. [This article] goes into more detail about Wal-Mart's anti-union activities.Some do. There are scattered unions of hourly retail workers. any reason or no reason. So, if someone joins the union their employer can simply fire and replace themThe faster WalMart and McDonalds employees try to unionize, the faster they will be replaced by machines.
Why is Germany key? What will happen if Euro fails? What does this mean for Americans?	Germany is key to the Euro because it is the largest economy in the Eurozone, and one of the governments with the most political sway. Basically, they control a lot of the policy because they have the ability to bail other countries out, etc. Their economy is the fourth largest, I think and don't quote me on this, in the world behind US, China, and Japan.
how countries like Egypt and Jordan can seek and destroy ISIS within days/hours after their countrymens' executions, and yet the US and other more powerful enemies of ISIS seem to have trouble locating them?	Better cultural understanding, less regard for civilian casualties, likely a better human intelligence network in the region. Western powers tend to rely a lot on signal intelligence and photographic intelligence, which doesn't work all that well when the targets are immersed in the local populations and not wearing uniforms.
How can Wikileaks release documents obtained through the Sony hack without getting in trouble?	Wikileaks is in trouble, the US government would destroy them if they could. But it's not an american site.Sony could probably try to take the documents down through legal process. Occasionally, companies have tried that and I think some even got the main site shut off for a while. Almost always, however, this achieves only three things: * Hundreds of mirrors get hosted all over the place.* Hundreds of news articles report this and make people want to see the documents.* Your company gets branded as the shithead who tried to shut down a free speech site and likely attacked by Anonymous. Thus, it would be dumb to try. On the legal level: First, not everything where you may thing "that must be illegal" is actually illegal. Second, they might also have some defenses, for example freedom of the press. What they are doing might not even be illegal, since they didn't steal the documents and depending on the country, the documents may not have copyright protection or the publication may fall under some kind of fair use claim. Since they didn't steal the documents themselves, copyright might be the only legally problematic thing for them . I believe that their internal structure is also not well known, making legal process and takedowns difficult on a technical level. It's a combination of these that keeps them out of trouble.
EL5: Where does the mass of a tree come from? Why isn't there a vaguely tree-shaped hole or depression in the ground beneath?	Trees grow from the top, not the bottom. If you take a tree, make a mark in it, and then come back in 20 years, the mark won't have risen.
Why can't we treat deseases like depression with happiness hormones like dopamin?	Because the brain's chemical systems are much more complicated than that. There ARE medications that increase dopamine production in your brain, and these are sometimes effective. The first target is usually serotonin; you take medications that slow down how fast you use it up . This helps some people with depression, but not all. If they don't work, then you have to try different drugs that work on different chemicals, or more than one. Common drugs that increase dopamine tend to be abusable, which is another reason they aren't prescribed often. Which is a shame because they can be a useful tool in treating depression. At least in the USA, the more street value a med has, the tougher it is to get legally - even if you absolutely need it. But brain chemistry is a complicated mess, nobody really understands it well, and your brain is a difficult organ to get medication into. Tinker with one transmitter and end up with side effects, or depleting something else, or it's just really tricky at best.
How do flimsy little plants grow straight up through concrete and asphalt?	Get a cardboard tube from a roll of toilet paper. Apply pressure end-to-end. It is fairly sturdy, correct? Now apply pressure onto the side. It probably crushes easily. That plant's stem might not be as flimsy as you think
Why do many YouTubers choose to partner with big networks?	Because they get protection. You can be indie, take a bigger cut and just be beholden to YouTube rather than be beholden to your network and YouTube, but you have to face all your legal challenges by yourself, no one will help you. When a person joins a network however, they pay a cut out of their income, but in return they get contact avenues with bigger YouTubers who may be part of their network and protection from copyright claims/flags on behalf of the network's legal team.
How do those 'life time supply of...' competitions work?	My guess would be that it's mainly based on publicity potential. If they're too stingy it could cause them a black eye. So they'll be pretty generous, without leaving the limit so high as to represent an unacceptable expense. That said, you should realize that in most contests the prize itself is far from being the biggest expense involved. For a big contest, advertising and publicity can cost twenty times the prize, and administration of entries and suchlike can cost a few times the prize. It isn't really worth their while to spend lots of time trying to research exactly how big the prize should be if for no other reason than because the money spent doing that research would better be spent making the prize itself bigger, so that it's better publicity.There is small print which states the actual definitions and terms.These contests are usually so unappealing to be, because mostly the kind of thing you get a lifetime supply of is completely awful for you. I'd be much more excited about a lifetime supply of bread or shampoo or socks than I would Coke or pizza or sweet cereal.
Why is the drinking age 14 in Germany but 21 in the USA?	Yeah better to do it later at University where there is no one to teach you how to do it properly, just a bunch of ppl drinking until they pass out, throw up get arrested or any combination of that. Your right it was way more fun that way who would want to learn how to do it the smart way when you can risk dying when you don't even know what your doing.
When stars reach critical mass for nuclear fusion do they ignite immediately or is it a slower process?	There is an instant when all of a sudden fusion starts and propagates through the star's matter. Kinda like catching some wood on fire - if you heat it, it will get hotter and hotter until finally it bursts into flames.
Why wouldn't a government sponsored singular world currency standard work?	This gets pretty complicated pretty quick and the required answer is a bit longer than I want to give. A country having its own currency gives it a lot of flexibility when it comes to budget shortfalls, debt, emergency spending, economic crisii, etc. If all the countries are united by a common currency, they will either lose this flexibility or be held hostage by other country's economies and their needs. It would also raise a level of foreign control that many sovereign nations would not be comfortable with.
why a new pope of 76 years old and 1 lung would be elected	A pope needs to be elected by a 2/3 majority. That means it only takes disapproval of 1/3 to prevent someone from being pope and that's going to rule out any candidate with strong opinions. So instead of a strong, dynamic pope, they look for someone who will upset the least amount of people. And the likelihood of dying before you can upset them too badly, that winds up being a plus. This is exactly why Ratzinger was chosen before.
Why does more sleep make you tired?	I always thought that sleep deprivation 'catches up' with you. so for me, i won't necessarily feel tired on the day after not much sleep but the next day, I'll barely be able to keep my eyes open. so maybe it's the opposite for 'too much sleep'.
How do eBay retailers profit from their sales when their authentic products sell for significantly less than the original retailers products?	They could be bulk buying loads of the product for a discounted rate then selling them on slightly higher. So it's still cheaper than the standard rate and they make a profit too.
What exactly is a transsexual person?	transboy", etc. Sometimes when someone looks like a girl and says "I'm transsexual" they male actually be FTM, and not transitioned yet or very early, but most times if someone is a girl socially and she says she's trans, she is male-to-femaleThe terms are "trans" and "cis". The trans- prefix means that someone was born with a mental gender different from their biological sex, so a trans-woman was born with male genitalia but considers herself female; a trans-man was born with female genitalia but considers himself male. The prefix cis- means that someone was born with the same gender and sex, so a cis-man was born with male genitalia and considers himself male; a cis-woman was born with female genitalia and considers herself female. The term "trans" applies to the person whether they 've had sexual reassignment surgery or not, although it's better to refer to a trans-woman as a woman and a trans-man as a man unless they prefer to refer to themselves that way.
Why is snoring particularly annoying and hard to fall asleep within earshot of?	Snoring doesn't bother me at all. Your SO must not snore. When my ex and I broke up I couldn't sleep well for weeks without his snoring.
How can some journalists (fe. Vice News) hang out with terrorist groups like ISIS without being killed?	> Why they let Vice to make their own take on their Islamic State which might not serve their propaganda very well? It's a trade off and a calculated risk. The Islamic State can spread the message it is trying to send to a much larger body of people then it otherwise would be able to reach, but in order to do that, it must be willing to lose editorial control of what is put out. Obviously they can control where a reporter goes and what he sees while embedded, but they can not change what a journalist will write once they are gone.
What's the significance of 255 is computing/programming?	Imagine that the save file for your game is like a 'fill the boxes' form. _URL_1_ If you want to allow for numbers between 0 and 99, you need to have two boxes. Once you allow 100, you need to have 3 boxes to hold the number, and you'd need to redesign your form to allow for that. Computers use a special counting technique that lets them fit up to the number 255 in 8 boxes. The computer 'forms' have been designed to use blocks of 8 boxes together - this isn't a hard and fast rule, we could use bigger or smaller sets of boxes, but 8 is used most often and allows for easier layout of the 'forms'.We store all our computer data in special boxes, These boxes are only made of sizes that are powers of 2 starting from 2^8. So the smallest box your computer has inside it can hold 256 different things. Sometimes people use this small box to store numbers , but they can really be used for anything. So if you started with the numbers 0 , you can store all the numbers from 0 - 255.
If a pilot crashes a plane due to a mechanical failure and crash lands into some number of people, killing them, who is at fault?	I really recommend watching Air Crash Investigation/Mayday, if you are interested in such. It's a really in-depth series with reconstructions of air crashes/emergencies with an investigation. The pilots in the reconstruction are very accurate and use the actual Cockpit Voice Recorder recordings to say everything the pilots actually said. If there are any survivors, they are interviewed. Basically, nothing is made up, and it's accurate. It airs on National Geographic and Smithsonian Channel, I believe.
What causes us to feel pain in the first place physically? And what would happen if someone were to never feel pain when they are in pain?	Pain is sensed by special cells in your skin, and other places internally. These cells respond to extreme situations like heat and physical damage. There is a very, very rare subset of people who can't feel pain. They can put their hand on a burning stove and feel normal warmth, but not the intense pain. The other senses like touch and pressure work fine, but pain simply doesn't. These people are at massive risk for sustaining serious injuries and not realizing it. They can get life-threatening injuries or hold a scalding object and have no idea. Pain might be unpleasant, but it keeps us safe.
Why are people saying Libya is "worse than ever" right now? What is the current situation?	Isn't Saudi fucking with them and killing clerics? I donno the way I see it the middle east is fucked, until they evolve beyond a theocracy and realise humans are equal no matter what gender or tribe you are in it will always be fucked. Corruption and greed now with the refugee crisis the whole world is paying.
How does the post office know how to redirect people's mail with a change of address?	When changing addresses, it has long been prudent to go to the post office and inform them of your new address. Completing a Change of Address Form is free in person and costs $1 at [At USPS's change of address web site]. Mail delivered to your name will be redirected to the new address you give them for 60 days to a year . Mail marked to the names of anyone else will go to your old address rather than be redirected to you.When you fill out the forwarding paperwork and send it off, the main postoffice sends confirmation to the post office that delivers to your house. When they have that information, any mail that is addressed to your old address is pulled and it is routed to another bin which sends it out to the next post office near your new location. I used to work at a Mail Room so I got to see the processes behind the scenes.
Birds are now commonly accepted as dinosaurs, so why hasn't their phylogenetic classification changed accordingly? Does it have to do with the fact that the majority are extinct/millions of years old?	The science of taxonomy is currently in a state of flux. Already stretched to its limits, the inflexible Linnaean collapsed under its weight once the tool of DNA analysis become available. > so why hasn't the phylogenetic classification changed accordingly? It didn't change because it was never there. It is currently being constructed. Phylogenetics is taxonomy based on evolution. Linnaeus did not understand evolution, and based his system almost strictly on morphology. His system is incompatible with phylogenetics, and biologists are in the painstaking process of replacing it with a phylogenetic model. Unfortunately, there are three huge obstacles: * no one is quite sure what that model should look like* even with a clear model, the DNA evidence is still coming in, so we are not sure where to put extant species* even with consensus on extant species, DNA is usually not available for extinct species, so we don't know where to put them Where does that leave us? Using the broken, but well developed and well referenced Linnaean system, with its non-monophyletic clades. Which means for the time been, many will refer to the class Aves is going to be a subclass of Tetrapoda.
How in the world does 164 megabytes come out of a 71.5 megabyte zipped file?	Data compression works by using shorthand notations to represent larger items. 10000000, ten million, which has seven zeroes, can be represented as 1.0^7 So, 8 digits have been compressed to 4. It gets quite a bit more complicated than that, but that is the general principle.
How do people break through cinderblocks/multiple wooden planks in karate with what seems like ease and little pain?	I used to take Tae Kwon Do, and I can say that it takes lots of practice. I personally prefer to use the heel of my hand, and not do a 'traditional' chop. Also, it helps to get over the board and lean into it, putting your weight and forward momentum into it. The more force you use, the easier it is and the less it hurts .
Why don't 'unincorporated territories of the United States pay taxes? Why aren't they considered a state?	They do pay taxes, and even some federal ones, like Social Security/Medicare payroll taxes. The exemption is on federal income tax, although most territories will have an income tax of some sort. They aren't considered states because Congress hasn't admitted them as states. There are probably a few reasons - tradition, their small size relative to other states, possibly partisan reasons .
Why does it feel warmer when there is more humidity in the air?	It takes energy for water to evaporate into the air. That energy is provided in the form of heat from your body. When the air is dry sweat can evaporate faster, when the air is humid, that slows down or doesn't occur at all. This reduces the amount of heat that is lost to evaporation, making it feel hotter overall.There is also a calculation we use in Canada to estimate this. It's similar to "wind chill", but for heat and humidity. _URL_0_
Why is it that some people eat uncontrollably while some people just can't eat much?	Genetics and stomach size. To be exact, how your reward system works and if your body sends a signal that you're full.

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