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Why is ADHD medicine a mixture of different amphetamine salts? Wouldn't only one do the the exact same thing?	The salts are right-handed and left-handed isomers of the drug. Dextroamphetamine is the good stuff, it's right-handed if you will. Levoamphetamine is the OK stuff, it's left-handed if you will. And when these companies make the stuff, they get a 50-50 mixture And then a principle comes into play that isn't thought of so much - there is only so much these pharmaceutical companies can efficiently chemically achieve. It's REALLY hard for them to separate the isomers of the drug It's the most they do to get it to 75-25 and then they're satisfied selling it.
Can fish see water?	Not an expert, but many fish have camouflage patters of light blue on their bellies, dark blue on their backs. This would seem to indicate that they can see the blue of the water at different depths.
Why are older Jurassic Park movies more realistic than the newer ones like Jurassic World, do they not have the budget to get animatronics?	One of the main reasons why the original Jurassic Park looked so good is because various camera tricks were used to account for the limited technology. Even then, the CGI sucked and the animatronics--while they were definitely beneficial to the film--weren't enough to carry the weight of the special effects throughout the entire movie. So what was the solution? Using shadows, night scenes, and backgrounds that had similar colors to the CGI dinos being used. All of that contributed to making the blemishes of the dated technology far less noticeable than they would've been in brighter and/or more dynamic environments. Today, CGI is undeniably better than it used to be but generally, directing techniques don't utilize it to its full potential like Spielberg did with JP . That said, current CGI may look cheesy, but if 90s movie directors used the same tactics that directors today use , it wouldn't just look bad, it would look offensively terrible.
Why are the gender divisions in choruses? Wouldn't you get a fuller sound from integrated choruses?	Also, it's much more challenging for individuals to stay on pitch and in tune when surrounded by others singing different tunes. Keeping the voices together helps everyone song the right notes.Think of the voices as instruments. Different combinations will provide a different sound/tone quality. Gender division is also used for many youth choirs because it gives the director a better chance to accommodate changing and growing voices.
why do older generations tend to "double click" everything on computers?	Have you ever gone to open a file on your desktop? Open up a file in your hard drive? All of those require double clicks. And now that I said that, I think you might be referring to then constantly clicking something after the first double click. My suggestion? They're just old and don't realize they already clicked it or they're impatient and tired of waiting. Which is kind of ironic.
What is with all the gold-buying shops popping up all of the sudden?	The price of gold isn't at the highest ever, but it's pretty close. And people are still in a bad state so selling that gold is more necessary then it was in other times.
How a country's mortality rate can be anything but 100%	Mortality rates are the number of people that die each year out of a sample of one thousand. Obviously they will all die eventually, but they won't all die in the same year.In general, a "rate" is a measure of how fast something is happening, a change over time. If the mortality rate is 100% that means that everyone died within the time frame specified. So the 200 year mortality rate for countries now-a-days is 100% since no one lives that long. In the past, during the time of early humans from Adam and Eve to Noah, it was very common for people to live to be nearly 1000 years old. At that time the 200 year mortality rate was not 100%. When you do not specify the time frame it is assumed to be 1 yr. so The Mortality Rate is really the 1 year mortality rate, it is only the measure of people dying that year. Different numbers of people die every year in every country so The Mortality Rate changes from place to place AND year to year.
Why is it illegal for people to take photos of someone without their consent public but the paparazzi are allowed to take photos of celebrities and people in the spotlight	I don't think this is a true statement, I think you can take photos of someone in a public place But there can be a restrictions on the publication of photography.
Why is deodorant only okay to put on your armpits?	If it's only a deodorant, other than maybe leaving visible stuff on your skin, it's not a big deal. Many deodorants are also anti-perspirants which is a drug that produces a reaction that prevents you from sweating in that area. It's not a good idea to do that all over because your body will have a more difficult time regulating temperature.
How did they produce and put Zyklon B into the cans without killing the workers making them, when it reacts being exposed to oxygen?	Zyklon B was produced in pellet form which only released a gas when exposed to water and heat. The pellets could be handled in relative safety otherwise. Also, materials which cannot be exposed to oxygen could be mechanically canned in sealed conditions where air wasn't able to enter. Consider compressed CO2 canisters: Clearly workers aren't all in a room full of CO2 stuffing them full with their bare hands. Technology exists where materials in one tank can be transported into other containers, via what are typically called "pipes".
Why is Toys R Us the company responsible for the debt required to buy itself out?	Because the old management team agrees to sell the company to the new management team. This is known as a \'friendly\' deal. The new management team, who are technically \'employees\' of the private equity team, arrange for the debt too be paid by the cash flows of the company. ELI5: your dad owns a restaurant that produces $1000 of profit per month. Your dad sells it to a friend. That friend goes to a bank and says, "I'm buying a restaurant and I need a loan. I will pay you $750/mo and that cash will come out of the profits of the restaurant." The bank says, "OK, we have looked at the finances of the restaurant and we think this is a good deal. Here's the money. *HOWEVER*, if you can't pay the loan, we are going to take the restaurant from you and sell it at a bankruptcy auction."', "That's how leverages buy outs work. The debt is on the company and secured by the assets of the company. Rates are higher but lower risk for investors since they are limited to losing their equity investment.
why are most if not all of the zippers on my clothing made by the brand YKK?	About half the zippers manufactured are made by YKK, a Japanese company. Zippers are finicky and YKK makes reliable zippers. One reason it has managed to stay on top of the game is that it controls almost the entire manufacturing process, from smelting its own brass to making the final product, which guarantees it can keep making reliable zippers and has the added bonus of helping to hide its corporate secrets from competitors. There are some competitors which are cheaper, mainly in China, but the zippers break more easily and a lot of the developed world is wary of lax regulation in China and don't want lead in zippers. Additionally, starting a zipper manufacturing company would take a lot of capital and you would have to get a pretty big market share to make a sizeable revenue stream, so there are high barriers to entry. Here's an article that goes into more depth: _URL_0_ tl;dr: YKK makes good zippers, controls the whole process, and it's hard to get into the zipper game.Summed up, proven reliability. YKK has a good track record, their zippers are known to work reliably. Further, they own the entire production process, and are hence very secure from trouble caused by suppliers, and this also increases their consistency.
How do games with 2-bit color have transparency?	One of the four "colors" is allocated as transparent. There's another bit that can say what transparent should be represented as, which in Pokemon's case is represented as white. So for Pokemon, the color scheme is not white, light grey, dark grey and black. It's transparent, light grey, dark grey and black. Transparent is represented as white. Backgrounds don't need transparency, so they can get the full white, light grey, dark grey, black color schemeGoing on the assumption this was a limitation of the Game Boy architecture, and based on [this page] and [this page], it looks like game programmers could set a single, global control bit to say whether the first color in the palette would be interpreted as color or transparent for sprites. There's also "screen door" transparency. You render the things in back first, then the things in the foreground, but you skip over some of the pixels in the foreground so the background shows through.It's a technique called color keying, basically instead of using a channel to store alpha values, the software designates a specific color to represent alpha. So when the computer sees this color in the image it doesn't render it but applies a transparency instead.
Why aren't laptop graphics cards removable like ram or hard disk?	Graphics cards produce a lot of heat, so upgrading one might lead to a situation where the GPU puts out more heat than the cooling system is designed for. And to save on costs and space, most of the time graphics cards are soldered into the motherboard instead of creating multiple unique sockets, or the laptop just uses the integrated graphics card of the processorMost laptops do not have dedicated graphics cards like desktops have. The CPU and an integrated graphics chip do the graphics processing.
How is it that game designers can make better looking games over the lifespan of a console (Xbox, ps3) yet not change the hardware?	Because they learn more about how they can use the hardware over time. As they experiment and learn it's capabilities and limitations they can make it do more and more awesome things. Just like how skateboarders learn how to do more complex and cooler tricks over time with the same boards.
Why is it that bookies can survive by simply taking peoples bets. You would think that on a game like the superbowl a bookie would have a 50/50 chance of turning profit or losing a ton	Bookies make money because they don't pay even odds. All the bets are placed in a pool, and then the bookie's fee is removed. The rest of the pool is used to pay out the bettors for whichever team wins, proportionally to each bettor's wager.
If you cant vote or comment on an archived post then why the number of votes are different each time i refresh the page?	Ever since Reddit removed the ability to see the exact number of upvotes and downvotes on any given post/comment, they have slightly "spoofed" the numbers to make it less "exact." I know they have reasons for this that included upvote/downvote botting, but I don't remember the specifics.
When an object gets stuck in your eye and doesn't come out, where does it go?	It comes out. Just because you didn't see it come out doesn't mean it didn't. Or it is still in there. But it cannot go around behind your eye or anything so that is doubtful.
Why is the nomenclature for "permanganate" so different than the usual nomenclature for polyatomic anions?	If I recall my chemistry correctly the per- prefix signifies that it is as oxidised as it can be.
How can the Japanese still be allowed to hunt whales in the southern ocean.	They're doing it "for science", and selling the corpses afterwards. The claim is that the age of a whale can only be reliably determined by the stones in their ears, and getting to that data requires killing the whale.
when theres an oil spill why cant we just light it on fire and let the oil burn out?	Sometimes it is burned to control a spill, but burning crude oil releases a lot of toxins that aren't so good for humans like carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, etc.
Why can you hear an initial "poof" the instant a firework explodes, even before the boom comes a second later?	It's not instantaneous, it just happened a couple seconds earlier. There's a small explosion- the whoompf- that's the mortar launching the firework , and then, when the shell reaches the right height, there's the much larger boom of the main charge, which ignites the glowing pieces and throws them out in that familiar flower pattern.
LP's, EP's and whatever other P's are out there.	If you're talking about records, LP is Long Playing, or a full length album, EP means Extended Play, it contains more than 2 songs, but not as many as a full album.Usually if someone specifies an LP they refer to a vinyl record, the same applies with EP. But the terms have been expanded to work with CD albums as well. An EP is not a single, but it has usually 5 songs or less. An LP is a full length album.
When a mountain climber dies on Everest, why do they just leave them there and not pick up the body with a helicopter?	Helicopters can't get enough lift to fly at the upper altitudes of Everest. Even if they could, there are very few locations they could safely land and hauling a body to one of those locations is difficult To the point of imperiling the lives of those who would attempt it.I dont think helicopter can be stable and controable that high. Also, they cant be found very easily, buried in the snow most likely', "* only very specialized and experimental helicopters are able to fly at that altitude, I believe it has only been done once as a stunt* even with a suitable helicopter, the weather and geology makes regular landings impractical* recovering the bodies of rich people who died doing a complete unnecessary quest for a personal accolade isn't exactly the most sympathetic cause", 'Helicopters need air. Both for their engine, cooling and to generate lift. At the height of mount Everest commercial jet airliners approach the speed of sound to get enough air for their engines and wings. This is not an option for helicopters. There have been helicopter rescues from some high altitude climber camps but just the added weight of a body is enough for the helicopter to loose lift and only recovers due to the steep mountainsides and the denser air at lower altitudes.Helicopters only fly up to camp 2, higher up the air is too thin and they can't get enough lift under their blades. Also once the bodies freeze they are stuck to the ground and are two times as heavy. It takes a lot of time and effort to free a frozen body from the icy ground.
why acid doesn't burn the test tube but it will burn other things?	The pyrex glass used in test tubes is extremely non-reactiveTo explain even further; The reason acid seems to "eat" through things is because it doesn't have an even amount of electrons. the electrons REALLY want to bond with more electrons to become even. so when something with electrons that can be pulled off easily is introduced it's broken up chemically. Pyrex and glass in general is extyremely non reactive.
Why does doing this with a pen make a lighter's flame 'float'? Video included	1 The flame is not floating 2 There is a part of the flame that you can see because it radiates in the visible part of the spectrum and another which is radiating in the UV part of the spectrum. 3 Blue ballpen inks are composed by some 40% substituted triarylmethane dyes. These chemicals have insaturated bonds and oxygen-containing radicals, something that butane has not. Therefore they burn easily and energetically. 4 What you see is the combustion of the dye in the lower part of the flame where you have more oxygen and less soot is present. In the upper part the temperature is reduced and there is more incandescent soot so that you can see a transition fron UV, to visible violet and to the rest of the visible spectrum Source: google.
What are the chemicals for synthetic drugs derived from?	Not a chemistry expert, but chemicals are derived from many sources. Lots are produced by bacteria and then purified or distilled, or they use other chemicals to separate it individually. Different molecules can break bonds or form bonds so they combine all of these on certain ways to form what they want. Valium is derived from a precursor 5-chloro-isatoic anhydride which is commercially available and has many other uses.
Why do "AIDS treatment breakthroughs" keep making it to the front page every week when all of them are nowhere near proven or relevant yet?	This isn't an HIV or Aids question, this is a why do people jump to conclusions so quickly question.
Why aren't lateral passes more common in the NFL?	They're risky. It is hard to gauge where another player is in the heat of the moment and if they are an inch ahead of you that is an illegal forward lateral. The ball is also loose. Unlike a normal pass if the ball hits the ground the ball is still in play. You can think if it like any fumble.those are consider "gadget" plays. high risk/high reward plays that do not have a likely chance of succeeding. trick plays below the standard of efficiency for a good football team. as the level of training increases the less you will find the relentless pursuit of the ball. the more you will find the mind your gap, mind your area, stay home and dont get fooled by gadget plays.
Why do perishable ingredients such as butter, milk, or eggs no longer have to be refrigerated after they've been baked into a cake or cookies?	The proteins and fats have been cooked and thoroughly denatured, and most of the water content has been driven off, these two steps do the most to prevent the cookie from reacting with oxygen and going 'off.' Consider when eggs are pan fried and the liquid part of the egg changes color and solidifies -- that's thermal denaturing; what we called being 'cooked.' This turns the protein strands from a wildly wavy, unconnected net into a tight, coherent structure that can be picked up with a spatula and slid onto a piece of toast. Dairy products like milk and butter also suffer from oxygen exposure; that's how butter goes rancid and milk goes 'off.' Basically they consist of milk proteins and butterfat suspended in water; butter is just concentrated milk fat, with very little water. The French use a [butter dish] with an air lock to hold butter at room temperature for weeks at a time. The water in the lower part of the dish seals the butter compartment off from the air, and preserves the butter. And your butter is still spreadable! Awesome! They're still susceptible to bacterial contamination, but it's really the water content that does the most damage in terms of any kind of contamination. Let's compare really crispy cookies with soft cookies, which ones mold first? The soft cookies get moldy first, because they're moist and still have some appreciable water content -- which mold loves. Water and sugar make mold happy! Decrease those ingredients and you'll get items that last a long time. Think of zwieback toast, Swedish flatbreads, hard chocolate chip cookies or even something like baked pita chips -- all those items are pretty perfectly dehydrated, thus they last pretty much forever! TL;DR: Cooking good, water bad. Sealed containers good, oxygen bad.
Why does it seem like almost nobody in the world wears socks?	I have no idea what planet you are from, but here on Earth we men regularly wear socks. While I admit to working from anecdotal evidence I can't think of a signle friend who doesn't Is it possible some of these men you're seeing are wearing below-ankle socks and therefore it's hidden by the shoe?
If SpaceX founds a Moon colony,whose law applies? Can they simply declare Elon Musk Republic?	National sovereignty is defined by having the force to defend your borders & getting recognition from other countries. We have some laws about space but it's all very abstract since nobody's meaningfully had the capability of colonizing there. A huge practical difficulty would be that terrestrial governments who disapproved of the colony would have control over terrestrial launches of resupply missions. If the base wasn't self-sustaining, it would be at the mercy of terrestrial governments to allow those launches. If you were self-sustaining, you'd be pretty much independent until a planetary government thought it was worth the immense expenses involved in sending a bunch of space marines up to subjugate you. At that point, you'd have to fight something akin to the American Revolution - a war with a superior but vastly distant power.
How timezones work in Antarctica?	time only has meaning when you are using it. Timezones only have meaning if multiple people a distance apart were using it. So if you travel across the US in a train, you might have trouble getting places on time unless you accounted for time zones. but there are no people living in the antartic except for a few scientific outposts and whalers . if you work for a base, you would use base time . if you were dogsledding alone across the ice, then who cares what time it is . if you were travelling to another base, then you would have radioed ahead and worked out any problems ahead of time. This works rather well considering the environment in antartica. you'll get very long days, and at some point the sun won't even set. What does a time zone matter if you aren't trying to coordinate with the sun? plus, its so cold you'll be staying in the base when you can anyway. So basically, you'll use base time until you reach someone else's base. Base time is based on your home country's time. But you don't really follow it in the usual sense because base time might be far from the sun's time. so you won't car that you are leaving for a hike at 2 am , just that you need to be back by 3:30 when the sun dips below the horizon and the wendigos come out.I thought in Antarctica you could choose what time zone to use?
Why are drugs bad for me but make me feel so good?	They release large amounts of endorphins in the brain and when the drug wears off the brain goes into an almost relapse where it is so low on those endorphins from getting tricked by the drug you are in a lull and craving for more drugs. That is the laymans terms not very scientific
What gives music an emotional feel?	Notes represent pitch, which is measured in absolute Hz values. But they can be re-arranged in infinitely many different ways. Overall, certain patterns emerge in song-writing in terms of melody & harmony and timbre which is the quality of the instrument, voice, or percussion. Each system of music can roughly be identified by how they divide their notes between octaves. If you take the frequency in Hz of any pitch, its double is an octave above and its half is an octave below . Perceptually, however, there are always the same number of distinct 'tones' in a scale. In just one tradition - the western one - there are 12 possible equally spaced notes in a scale. Major and Minor scales are 2 of several possible 'modes' which contain 7 of the 12 possible notes arranged in an order. A lot of the 'emotion' comes from the relative arrangement of these notes. The same song transposed from A major to B major might 'sound' very different but in terms of physics there is no real change . But other emotional elements come from outside the pitch: take any single line of melody and alter the timbre: use different instruments and quality of sound or try altering the tempo. Without any change in pitch, you can definitely alter the emotional content of a song.
How did Prohibition ever get enacted?	One aspect of the history that's not often talked about is that Americans drank a lot of alcohol prior to prohibition. I mean, like, a really lot. About a pint per day for every man, woman and child. That's because the government used to give out money to farmers if they would produce corn. Soon, American farmers were producing more corn than people in the country could eat, so we had to come up with ways to use corn without simply cooking it up an eating it. Later on, we'd start using it to make corn syrup to sweeten things, and a version of plastic that was less bad for the earth, but before all of that the simplest way to get rid of our extra corn was to make liquor out of it. We had so much cheap corn that people made a lot of liquor, and when you have a lot of something, you can't charge too much for it, because people can always buy it somewhere else for cheaper. So before prohibition, the price for liquor made out of booze was really low. It was, in fact, the cheapest drink available in most places, so people drank it all the time. It was common for people to have it on their lunch break at work. Religious people were, for the most part, in favor of Prohibition, but politicians were for it in part because Americans really were drinking too much. [citation]
How do stretchable things stretch?	Your question pretty much has to do with material science. I’m no expert but I just took that class last semester in college. Rubber bands are a polymer, meaning that they’re chains of multiple repeat molecules. Like other kinds of polymers, they can be stretched without deformation due those many chains. This is because the multiple chains coil and assort themselves in an asymmetric way, so that when they’re pulled they straighten and thus can be elongated. Now not all polymers behave this way due to different types of chains, and how many chains they have, etc, but we don’t need to get into that. Now onto springs. Metal doesn’t “stretch” like polymers do, but metal is still elastic. Meaning, it can bend without deforming . This is due to the inner metallic bonding. Metallic bonding is much weaker in comparison to other types of molecular bonding, so the atoms can moved more “freely”. So when a spring is compressed or stressed, you’re technically just bending it like you’re bending a straight piece of wire. The difference is just the shape of the metal. I hope this answers your questions! edit: grammar', "> What happens at a molecular level when things such as a rubber band stretch? the molecules move apart. because everything is held together by forces, everything in the universe is actually a little bit stretchy. most of the stretching that occurs in something like a rock is too small for us to see. > Why is a spring more stretchable than a normal wire? it isn't, not really. the trick of a spring is that the shape converts the linear force into a twisting force experienced by the material. this is why the angle of the spiral gets wider as you stretch it. you can twist a 10 ft length of wire, or coil it up and stretch it. the angle at which it breaks is the same for both cases.
Why do all the people who comment on no sleep believe the stories?	> Why do all the people who comment on no sleep believe the stories? They don't, but one of /r/nosleep's rules is that you have to pretend that you do for the purposes of your comments. It's essentially a sort of collaborative fiction-writing subreddit. For instance, from their sidebar rules: > Remember: everything is true here, even if it's not. Stories should be believable, but realistic fiction IS permitted. Readers are to assume everything is true and treat it as such. These stories are here for your entertainment. If a story is too unbelievable, please report it for mod review.Members of the community are only roleplaying that the stories are real.
Is Sharia Law a legitimate threat in the US?	Muslims form less than 3% of the US population. I don't see how such a tiny group could impose its own laws on the US, any more than tiny Christian populations can impose Christian laws on Islamic countries. Even when the British rules vast swathes of the Islamic world they could not impose Christian or even European common law on the populations.
Why don't reptiles produce their own heat, physically how do they NOT and is this preferential to being warm blooded?	There are several advantages, as well as disadvantages, to being cold blooded. By not generating your own body heat, you get to save energy and don't need to eat as much food - which again saves energy because you don't have to hunt. A disadvantage would be that it takes a while to 'warm up' after a cold night. That's why reptiles are usually pretty sluggish early in the morning, and they have to sit in the sun for a while. This makes them more vulnerable to predators. It also depends on where the animals live - many cold blooded animals can't survive in cold climates, because they can't get enough warmth from the sun to survive. In the desert, there's a lot of sunshine, so why not use it for body heat, instead of generating your own?
If you eat something that causes stomach cramps quickly, why is their often difficulty at the other end of the alimentary canal so quickly?	Food passing through your body is less like a car going down a road, and is instead more like a package moving along a conveyer belt. In this analogy peristalsis is the movement of the conveyer belt. When something is irritating to an earlier portion of this belt, the whole thing speeds up. While it still may take a while for the irritating substance to pass through, things already closer to the end of the system will begin to be expelled more rapidly.
how do websites know when you're on mobile?	Every device or browser you install has assigned to it what's called a "User Agent", which it announces to the web server, along with display dimensions, etc . Websites assume that anything under a certain dimension is mobile, which is why even on some smaller displays that aren't mobile you get the mobile layout of the web page.While designing a website a piece of code is written at the start of the website which basically detects the screen resolution of the browser loading the website. Then depending on the resoltion, the website identifies the device: phone, tablet, pc etc. The website has different pieces of code for each of the supported devices. Depending upon the identified device the corresponding code is activated by a simple 'if' switch.
Tim Ferriss' 'The 4-Hour Workweek'	Most people fuck off a lot which causes them to be really inefficient. We are too easily distracted by email, phone calls and the like during the course of a day and end up only getting about 45 real minutes of working every day. Tim advocates only returning email and phone calls during a set time and letting them go to the box until then. By eliminating the distractions you can get a full days work done in a fraction of the time. That's overly simplified, but it carries the POINT. DISCLAIMER - I have not read the book, only had a friend explain it to me.The book gives the reader a framework for living their ideal lifestyle with a minimal amount of effort. It focuses on immediate lifestyle change rather than waiting for retirement. The first step is to identify what your personal ideal lifestyle is, and then to quantify the minimal necessary monthly living expenses required to sustain it. At this stage it's important to be as conservative as possible by reducing your needs to only the barest of essentials according to your own standards. For example, if you want to live on a boat in the mediterranean, you 'd get rid of your car, house, and any other non-essential liabilities. Now that you 've set your monthly income requirements, you now need to create a so-called "muse", which is a job or business that supports this lifestyle. Ideally this job is flexible in that you can perform it while living your life, e.g. on a boat in the mediterranean; and efficient in that it requires the least amount of your time as possible. He then elaborates on efficiency by talking about outsourcing, remote work, online tools, and some business examples. There's nothing revolutionary, but the book speaks to a lot of jaded middle-aged yuppies who are fed up with the corporate lifestyleBasically an entrepreneurship book that diverts to tell lots of side stories. A good read, but hard to recount in a few sentences for ELI5.
Why are hockey players going to strike against the NHL?	The players are not going on strike. The owners are locking the players out, because they want the players to accept lower salary growth in future seasons.
why do jehovah's witnesses refuse medicine/medical treatment?	It's not modern medicine in general, it's specifically blood transfusions; they refuse blood transfusions, which precludes a ton of other treatments and surgeries where a blood transfusion may be necessary.As others said, the JW only refuse blood transfusions. There are groups that refuse all forms of medicine though, and they are basically cults. And generally I would say cults are harder to rationalize than other religions in general. In this case they often believe literally in various Bible verses that claim faith healing to be a thing, so having faith in Jesus can cure you of whatever condition you may have. It's not a matter of "accepting" scientific healing. They may accept it as true but in their view going to see a doctor is equivalent to rejecting God, because if you had faith God would heal you and you wouldn't need to see a doctori'm only aware of them refusing blood transfusions or giving blood. God commands that we abstain from blood because what it represents is sacred to him
What is holocytochrome C?	A protein in general can have cofactors, that are not aminoacids, in their structure. For example the hemoglobine has the heme group that interacts with the oxygen. The protein without the cofactors, just the aminoacid chain, is called holiprotein In your case the holocytochrome c is the Cytocrome C withoit the heme groups or the copper atoms, just the aminoacids.
If they really are the same thing, how can generic pharmaceuticals cost so much less than their name brand counterparts?	Name brand company will spend millions developing, testing, and approving a drug. Once they spend all of that time and money inventing the drug they start mass producing it. Actually making the drug is cheap, usually just a few cents to a couple bucks per pill. So the company has to charge enough to cover the cost to make the pill, plus the millions it spent inventing the pill. So they charge $2 for cost, plus $1000 to cover R & D, plus $20 for profit. Pill cost totals $1022 for $20 profit. Generic just waits for the name brand to invent the pill, then copies how to make it. Since it only takes a couple bucks to make the pill. They charge $2 cost, $20 for profit. Pill costs total $22 for 20$ profit. This is why the government doesn't allow generics for the first few years, to let the original company that put in the money charge more so they can make their money back. Then a few years go by and they let generics copy the recipe and the cost goes down.
What causes the phenomenon of wind?	Sorry for whoever thought they were cool for down voting your simple, straightforward, shameless question. Anyway, as you may know, warm air rises because it is less dense. So when a pocket of air gets heated up, it rises higher up in the sky. But as you also may know, nature doesn't like a vacuum , so something needs to fill in the empty space that the warm air left. What can fill it? A rush of cooler, denser air. That rush to fill in the gap is wind. ---------------------------------------- EDIT: Wow, this blew up. GET IT?! Sorry. ------------------------------------------- EDIT 2: Thanks for the gold!
Commission on Net vs Gross. Whats the difference?	I don't know how this would apply to media, but generally these are the definitions: Gross: the total amount of a transaction. You sell a $30,000 car, you get commission on $30,000. Net: the total amount of a transaction, reduced by expenses. You sell a $30,000 car, you get commission on $8,000, which is $30k - $22k
The difference between a URL, URN, and URI	The simplest explanation starts by categorizing: The first thing you should know is that an URL or a URN are both URIs. An [URI ], is a way to identify some type of resource on the Internet, they are handled by browsers and other network capable applications. So the two types are the [URL ] which is the one you come across everywhere on the Internet.It's divided into: scheme://domain:port/path?query_string#fragment_id You can see these parts explanation on the wikipedia link above. But you should recognize the format already And the [URN ] which is a way to link to a particular item in a category. The examples seen on wikipedia you might recognize are the [ISBN] and [ISAN] . I actually haven't seen these being used, which is a damn shame because they intended to be location independent. But what we usually see are the same ISBNs or ISANs identifier keys used as parts of the query string in URLs to some online retailer Hope that's clear enough kid :)
How can a foreign diplomat lose there diplomatic immunity?	Diplomatic Immunity exists solely as an agreement between two nations to provide diplomatic immunity. If the two nations no longer agree to provide immunity to their counterparts consular officials then it no longer exists. It is never done lightly though because it's considered vital for functioning diplomatic relations for diplomats to be able to travel freely in each others countries without fear of arrest or detainment. For the sake of clarity though - what happened in Rotterdam is not quite at the state where diplomatic relations are being completely terminated. It wasn't a "diplomat", it was a minister. And they weren't arrested, just refused entry. But it is escalating and may get worse. If it does happen though it's considered good form by the entire international community to allow all diplomats to return safely to their home country unhindered if diplomatic relations are suspended.
Why is sugar bad in soda/energy drinks but not juice?	Nothing. Sugar in juice is just as unhealthy as sugar in soda. People just don't think that there's that much sugar in juice.
Why are we in a male dominate world?	Biology. Men are hard wired to seek dominance. [In men, high levels of endogenous testosterone seem to encourage behavior intended to dominate--to enhance one's status over--other people. Sometimes dominant behavior is aggressive, its apparent intent being to inflict harm on another person, but often dominance is expressed nonaggressively.]
Conditional probability (searched already. Other explanations posted are way too complex)	What's the probability of flipping two coins and they both turn up heads? That's pretty easy to calculate, it's 25%. But what if you flipped one already, and it was heads? Now the probability of both being heads is 50%, it's just down to the second coin flip. That's the idea behind conditional probability, you have additional information that affects your guess of the likelihood of something happening. Your example doesn't really seem to be conditional probability related, but you need to be clear in what you're trying to calculate the probability of - is it the likelihood of someone with a peanut allergy saying they want peanut butter banned, or that banning peanut butter affects the probability of allergy attacks? If you're going with the second one, you could compare the probability of an allergy attack within a certain time frame conditional on peanut butter being banned or not .
how do companies like Gamestop etc. decide how much a used game is worth?	supply and demand.. the basic principles are maintained.. they probably have a tracking system for what they know they can sell it for and then have a formula that dictates what percentage they need to make.. things are worth what people will pay for them.It's based on what they can sell it for and still make a profit.
how does WiFi/radio/phone signal make its way through solid brick walls?	Same way visible light goes through glass. Glass is a solid. Different objects absorb, reflect and transmit different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation . So glass is transparent to visible EMR and brick is transparent to radio waves Wifi uses radio waves in the 2.4-2.5Ghz range. Many common materials, such as stone and brick, are pretty transparent at those frequencies. However, water is quite opaque to those frequencies, so wooden furniture, bookcases, and flesh block wifi signals quite effectively.
Why does everyone believe everything Snowden leaks as truth?	When Snowden started releasing information, the US government got very upset. You know how sometimes you get upset, even though you don't mean to? Usually it's because there is some truth there. If somebody said something ridiculous, like your brother is a raptor, you wouldn't be mad because you can prove it's not true. Now if they said sometimes you eat boogers when you think nobody is watching, you might be upset and tell them to shut up, because you do eat boogers sometimes and if you do it again I'm sending you to bed.After the leak the government started explaning why the revealed actions were justified. They confirmed the accuracy themselves.I suppose, in part, because there is no one or no thing to disprove him. There's also the motivation question: That is, why would a person make up all of these things just so that he could get stuck in a Moscow airport and have his passport revoked?
Why do we frequently add the sound "ee" to the end of names, particularly children's names?	Many languages have a "diminutive" form, usually a suffix, for names and objects. In English, it happens to be -y ; in German it's -lein and -chen; and so forth. In other words, "Why?" "Because." It's a fairly common construct. ---- Now, if your question was actually "Why is the standard diminutive suffix in English -y", IDKNot a Scientist, but there was a study that showed that words like "Quack" are funny because we open our mouths in a smile to make the "Wah" sound, I'm sure the same logic could be applied here, since these things make us happy, Smile + vocalisation = ee sound.
What causes dandruff and how can it be removed permanently?	> Dandruff is thought to be due to a combination of an over production of skin oil and irritation from a yeast called malassezia. > Stress, fatigue, weather extremes, oily skin, infrequent shampoos or skin cleaning, use of lotions that contain alcohol, skin disorders , or obesity may increase the risk. > You can treat flaking and dryness with over-the-counter dandruff or medicated shampoos. Shampoo the hair vigorously and frequently . Loosen scales with the fingers, scrub for at least 5 minutes, and rinse thoroughly. > The severity of dandruff can be lessened by controlling the risk factors and by paying careful attention to skin care. _URL_0_Some people see flakes on their shoulders which is not actually dandruff. If not rinsed completely, shampoo will dry into white flakes and resemble dandruff, but usually will not itch the way a skin condition does.
Why sprinter runners have their names, numbers on A4 paper, and not a branded shirts like football players?	starting number is given on the place. it would be wasteful to buy uniform for every event. in football and almost every other sport involving numbers it's just indicator of number in team.
; Do vaccines cause autism? If so why? If not, where did this idea come from?	No, they do not. A surgeon named Andrew Wakefield wanted to make a name for himself, so he published a "study" that linked vaccines to autism. It caught on largely after a celebrity became very vocal against vaccinations. Even though Wakefield was later revealed to have completely fabricated his results, the mystery surrounding the causes of autism and people's stubbornness keeps this idea around.
Liquor before beer, you're in the clear.	Basically bullshit that sounds funny when you are half drunkMythology spoken of by first time drinking teens.Mostly bullshit. The only truth it might have is that if you switch to higher alcohol content drinks when you're already impaired, you're going to have a hard time judging how much is appropriate to consume at what rate, so low ABV stuff like beer followed by higher ABV stuff like liquor gives you a higher chance of getting more drunk than you planned. There's nothing physiologically special about it though, alcohol is alcohol.
Why does hitting a dim fluorescent lightbulb help make it bright?	I'm not sure of this mechanism. My guess is that the contact between the bulb terminals and the fixture is not very good. If the connection isn't snug, or if the contacts have built up a little oxidation, then there will be a high resistance connection. Flicking the bulb could break through this oxidation and get you a better connection. The easy way to test my hypothesis would be to try twisting/wiggling the light instead of flicking it with your finger.
Why are certain American movies released in some other countries before they're released in the USA?	There's a whole ton of math that goes into when a movie gets released, based on competition, based on local culture, based on how the reviews might go, based on various deals with the theaters, based on well, you get the idea. Suffice to say you and I will probably never know the reasons a specific movie was released sooner or later in other countries, but the distributor has a lot of experience on how to maximize their profits and for one reason or another decided releasing that particular movie earlier overseas is more profitable than any other release schedule.Movies are timed for release in order to maximize overall profit. There are a hundred countries to release your movie in. It may be optimal to have it come out in different places at different places at different times in order to better align yourself against the competition which are different in each country. The US usually gets stuff first, but this model is greatly changing as places like the UK and China are becoming much stronger in the box office receipts category and have holidays which do not usually align with US holidays', "Here in France movies are always released on Wednesday, wether or not it's the same date in the U.S. That's why we're getting Star Wars VII 2 days before the U.S where it is released on a Friday.
What did the 1% protesting actually accomplished if anything?	To deal with a problem, you first have to be aware that there is one, so accomplishing awareness is somethingIt did get a lot of people talking about inequality. President Obama is spending his remaining years "fighting" inequality and at Davos this year I think that was the main topicMore people are aware of the 1% now than before.
How does "muscle memory" actually work?	Your nervous system is all about connections. The more you use a connection, the stronger it gets. Muscle memory is imprinting movement patterns deeply on the neurons needed to control those movements so they can be repeated precisely.
How Megaupload can be held responsible for the files uploaded to it.	I believe it was because they made no attempt to moderate their servers for pirated content. They even admitted making money off of pirated content.They don't have to check every single file for copyright violation. The only thing that they were legally required to do was to remove copyright violations from their servers when they recieved a legitimate complaint from the copyright holder. They didn't do that, so they got shut down.
Help with Coefficients and Matrices	y/2 is * y. The coefficient is 1/2 And no, higher degrees are nonlinear and matrices are strictly linear, and higher-degree equations have multiple solutions: x^2 = 4 is an easy example.
Why is Hydrogen fuel not being more readily pursued as an alternative fuel source?	Mostly because it is very costly to extract. Any energy used in the production of hydrogen would probably end up coming from fossil fuels anyway, making the energy savings moot. There is also concern over the safety of hydrogen. It is very flammable and prone to leaking. Hydrogen fuel cells have been known to explode in car crashes.Hydrogen isn't a fuel source, it's an energy storage means. You can't mine, drill, harvest, or collect hydrogen to burn, at least not on earth. You need another energy source to make hydrogen as an intermediate form of energy storage before you burn it. In essence, it's a battery. It could potentially replace batteries in cars, but you run into the issues of it being explosive , hard to contain, and there being no current infrastructure to deliver it. The end result is for the time being, batteries make better energy storage devices.
Why wouldn't Americans want improved relations with Russia? Why have they been demonized by our media and politicians?	America would love improved relations with Russia. A number of things stand in the way of that, but mostly the tendency of Russia to invade its neighbors and take them over by force. Europe is separated into two groups: Those in NATO and those who should be worried about Russian invasion. Putin sees NATO as Russia's largest obstacle to expanded power and influence, which means that the US as the military backbone of NATO is unlikely to become a close ally.
Why do some chef's knives cost so much? Why is Japanese steel considered so much better? Is it really impossible to "perfect" a knife?	Japanese steel isn't the best. They still make good stuff, but there is not single place that makes the best steel. With the advent of modern metallurgy and the sharing of knowledge, everyone is on an even playing field and the Japanese never were the best in terms of steel quality. The Indians and middle east has that one in regards to steel of antiquity. As for cost, materials and craftsmanship. Its really that simple. In regards to the perfect knife, define what perfect is. There is no single objective best knife because the capabilities will vary form taks to task. Even within the realm of cooking, an 8" Santoku will be great at general food processing, but fall behind something like a paring knife for cutting certain things, or not do as well as a filet knife for fileting fish. And similarly, those two knives wont do as well as the santoku for other things. To summarize, the Japanese make excellent knives with good steel, but aren't necessarily the best because that doesn't exist. Some knives cost what they do because of the materials and craftsmanship that goes into each, just like everything else. The perfect knife does not exist due to the huge number of variables that go into making each one. What is perfect for one person can be totally off for another.The difficult thing is to have steel that can be honed to a fine edge, and have it able to hold that edge for many cuts of things of varying hardness. When knives are made out of cheap steel and without much care, they aren't balance well either. A good chef's knife will almost float in your hand as you're chopping and using it. A cheap knife will feel clumsy and sloppy. Japanese steel has been famous for a long time. Their craftsman have been making steel blades for generations and have developed some great techniques for doing so. I don't know what a perfect knife would be.
Why do abnormal events that occur while dreaming seem perfectly normal in our dreams?	One dream theory states that our upper brains receive random signals from the lower brain and the upper brain tries to make sense of them. It takes the data, interprets it and then experiences what that interpretation states should be experienced. That isn't to say that you can't feel out of place in a dream. I sure have. Plenty of my dreams have freaked me out even whilst in the dream.After dreaming about subtitle-ice cream and an escaped monkey that rode away on a motorbike, i wonder the same thing. I guess its just our minds way of sorting through all the information weve gathered. And maybe deja vu moments make our brains pull up past thoughts, dreams, or memories. And maybe its easier for our brains to rest without having to govern our dreams. Like sitting a kid in front of a tvIt's interesting. My wife will have dreams about rabbits hunting her with guns that shoot CD's and she'll tell me about it and I'll sit there in complete shock. Meanwhile, my dreams are so firmly based in reality, that if anything out of the ordinary happens it freaks me out to the point where I immediately wake up. So I would say that's a question about your dreams, not about "our" dreams. :)', "I think its because your brain treats dreams as separate realities. For example, an Italian man that shoots fireballs isn't out of place in super Mario world because its established. My theory is that the same would apply to dreams
How does cooking something cause it to gain more carbohydrates?	Fiber in foods represents inaccessible carbohydrates because your body can't break fiber down. However, when you cook fiber it can sometimes break down in the cooking process into something your body actually can use, and therefore increase the carbohydrates your body takes from the food.
Why do so many people not vote in the US?	I am educated . I don't vote because my vote only matters if the election is decided by one vote. This basically never happens, even in local elections. I also try as much as possible not to pay attention to current affairs and the news. They can use up a lot of your mental resources and time, and there is basically no advantage to being informed about them unless you literally work in politics. I suppose they give you something to talk about with others, but politics is usually considered impolite conversation anyways.
Why do we get hiccups? How to make it go?	One method i learned from Reddit.just as you get your 1st hiccup, take a long deep breath and hold it as long you can.. hiccups gone!worked for meYou get hiccups from your diaphragm muscle,the one you use to breath, has a spasm. There are a bunch of traditions to calm the diaphragm. Getting scared is one because it posts you in a state of mind that you are in danger so all of your muscles tense up even the diaphragm.
Does religious tithing create any legal obligation for the church to the contributor?	Not unless they are made legally explicit by some contract. Legally speaking, a tithe is a voluntary charitable contribution to a non-profit organization. Many churches claim they are required by the bible, and some even track them and deny you church services if you don't pay. But like any other charitable contributions, tithing does not grant legal rights.
What are the controls on the Earth's crust floating?	It's mainly . Viscosity certainly isn't the preventative factor, because that's essentially how plate tectonics works . The entire earth, apart from the outer core, is solid, but the outer mantle has a low enough viscosity to allow flow to occur over geological timespans. There is a compositional difference between the upper mantle and crust. It's not huge and there is debate as to where this boundary actually is depending on whether you're a seismologist, geologist, geochemist or physicist, but the density without a doubt increases as you get deeper so apart from at plate boundaries, the [density structure is stable]. As for why, it's because of the chemical differentiation that occurs when you melt the mantle. As you may be aware, the melting behaviour of systems with more than one component is complex. The solid does not all melt at once. Instead, you form a liquid which often has a different composition from the melting stock. In the case of the mantle, this liquid is more silica-rich than bulk mantle so as long as you only melt small fractions of the upper mantle , when that liquid crystalises, you form a rock with more silica-rich phases , which also happen to be less dense. This is the reason why oceanic crust, the densest part of the crust, is less dense than the upper mantle.
How are the sellers on AliExpress able afford charging free shipping (to most places) on most items, without having a minimum order requirement?	_URL_0_ TL;DR - China provides artificially cheap shipping costs for businesses & they have agreements with the US Postal Service that require them to deliver the shit without charging extra money. and you're bypassing all taxes & duties on your purchases.Those sellers are located in special areas in china. In those areas the chinese government pays for the shipping costs to improve international trading.China offers ridiculously cheap shipping for people exporting their goods. The items are usually small and get tossed into cargo ships in the dead space that the ship would be carrying anyway. It really doesn't cost the shipping company any more to take those items too.
How can the power company remotely shut off power to a single house?	I work for an electric company and currently we are installing Smart Meters on everybodys house. These meters will be somehow read 48 times a day and people who have the smart meters will be able to check their usage when ever they want through a website given by their power supplier, and yes they will be able to turn off the power remotely if the customer hast paid their bill. also they will be able to tell when you loose power for faster recovery time and it will be on a grid system so they know exactly where the problem is. they will also be able to tell when people are trying to tamper with their meter. Meter readers are slowly being not needed and are being absorbed into the company via promotions, but even when every houe system wide has a Smart Meter there will still be a need for meter readers because some state laws still require meters to be read by a person every so often EDIT: added more about meter readers
What makes a superpower a superpower?	From [Wikipedia] - Alice Lyman Miller defines a superpower as "a country that has the capacity to project dominating power and influence anywhere in the world, and sometimes, in more than one region of the globe at a time, and so may plausibly attain the status of global hegemony." Of the original 3 superpowers only the US has the kind of political, military, and economic influence on a global scale anymore. However, Russia is slowly returning to that state, as it shows capability to invade/occupy surrounding nations, and China is also rapidly rising in power economically and as they flex political/military power in surrounding nations.It also means economic and cultural dominance. Russia is a significantly poorer country than the US. To put this into perspective: Russia's economy is slightly smaller than the economy of New York, while its population is 7 times larger.
Why Muhammad is such a popular Muslim name, Even though Its the name of their Prophet (I'm 5 years old)	Muslims have great admiration for all the prophets, so they name their children after them Muhammad is the most common, but there are a lot more Ibrahim is very commonMusa is also commonIsa less common, no particular reason And girls are also given names of honorable woman Maryam is very commonAisha and Khadija are also common', "Because it's the name of their prophet What more reason would they need?
What is the difference between an Internet Usage Policy and an Online Safety Policy?	Internet Usage Policy - here are the things you can use the internet for at work wikipedia good, porn bad Online Safety Policy - here is some common mistakes you can make that will get you or the company in trouble, like malware, phishing, and Nigerian princes If you were caught playing fantasy football at work, that could be a violation of the IUP. If a work related web search led you to a fake popup and you wound up installing malware, that would be a violation of the OSP.
How do hot air balloons control which way they go, why are they not just swept away by the wind?	Wind blows in different directions at different heights. So they raise or lower the altitude of the balloon to find a current that is going the way they want to headUnlike traditional aircraft, balloons can only move in two directions. Up and Down. A balloon pilot will move their balloon up or down to catch the air currents that will propel them along. They can move up by filling the envelope with hot air, or by dropped ballast . They move down by waiting for the hot air in the balloon to slightly cool. For the Theory Of Operation, see this article: _URL_0_
Amanda Knox has been found guilty of murder (again). Should I believe it?	I recommend this article from Rolling Stone _URL_0_ which outlines the absurdity of the allegations against her very well.
How does high and low tide work. I know it has to do with 'gravity' and the moon, but how does the moon influence the tide?	A lot of explanations say that it is because it is because the moon is "pulling" on the water however this is only partially true as this does not completely explain why there is a high tide on the opposite side of the planet. You must not think of it as the moon pulling the water but instead the water being attracted from all points including the poles that the cumulative vector of the water closest to the poles squeezing and pushing the water at the equators outwards. Imagine taking a spherical balloon and placing your hands on top and bottom and squeezing the balloon, as you apply this pressure the balloon becomes more oblong, but in the case of the moon it becomes this shape in the direction of the moon. The reason for the squeezing is because the summation of all the waters vectors over a large area, the tidal effects is very pronounced. So technically there could be this tide in a lake but because a lake is so much smaller than all the oceans combined, the effect is immeasurable.The moon orbits earth. when the moon is above you it 'pulls' the water up and if the moon is on the other side of the earth the water will fall.
What are ocean currents? How do they work?	I am not an oceanologist, but I'll do by best. The main factors as far as I know are temperature and salinity. Water in the northern areas cools and becomes more dense, causing it to sink. This sinking action causes warm water from the equator to displace it. The cold water is slowly pushed back to the ewuator, where it warms and rises again. Water also loses the ability to hold salt as it cools - and water with salt in it is more dense. How this effects the cycle, I'm not sure, but it is a factor. The point is there are different mechanisms that cause the density of water to change subtley, and even a subtle change has a profound effect when you're dealing with millions of tons of water.
How does sleepwalking work?	When you fall asleep, your brain paralyses your body so you can't move or hurt yourself by acting out your dreams. Sometimes, that paralysis fails to occur, and you end up acting out a dream, or something you commonly do when awake. If you are a sleepwalker, It's important to prep your house so you won't hurt yourself walking around.
How does a coup work?	It's just a revolution. The only difference is that a coup is often run by someone who's already in power, like a military leader leading a coup against the President.
Why do Kim Jong Uns top military leaders always follow him around and take notes?	Because the Kim dynasty are considered to be God-like and have the infinite wisdom. They take notes because anything Kim Jong un says is the truth and he is giving them direction and guidance.It contributes to the narrative that he's constantly working, trying to improve everything. A picture of him in a factory could be anything, but a picture of him in a factory with men taking notes makes it clear that he's making an official visit, and probably making important recommendations for improving the factory, or the government's policies on factories, etc. Basically, it should always look like Dear Leader is tirelessly working for the good of the people, since that's the cult of personality that North Korea works hard to advance.
Why does abstract math have so much history and application to computing, but computers are so new?	This is the whole point of basic research. Mathematicians concern themselves with studying the properties of interesting internally consistent systems. But somehow, these systems tend to also be valuable for modelling things from the real world. The reason this happens is not very well understood as far as I know. It just seems that there is a connection between our intuitive conception of beauty and applicability. For a five-year old: Imagine an artist that has a specific system, a school of thought about what art is. He is always producing sculptures according to this system and putting them on display for all to see. People look at these sculptures and once in a while realise that one of them can be used in their work. For example, a hunter looks at one of these sculptures and realises it's the perfect design for a bow. Now, is this a testament to some higher truth the artist has discovered that makes things produced by his system to be valuable? Or is it a matter of volume, that he's just producing so much stuff in a consistent manner that some of them happen to be recognised as useful? We don't really know. Edit: A third interpretation is that no one really understands mathematics except mathematicians. To extend the above story, imagine that no one in the world can sculpt to save their lives except for the artist. Then, even though they can sort of imagine what kind of tools they need, they can't design or build them themselves. So, their best bet is to go through the artist's exhibition and find the sculpture that best matches their needs.
How do limousine services bypass the open container laws?	Sometimes there's an exception in the laws regarding commercial type transports. [California example:]: No drinking: > 23221 > No driver shall drink any alcoholic beverage while in amotor vehicle upon a highway. No passenger shall drink any alcoholic beverage while in amotor vehicle upon a highway. No open containers: > 23223 > No driver shall have in his or her possession, while ina motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described insubdivision of Section 23220, any bottle, can, or otherreceptacle, containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened,or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partiallyremoved.' Except when: > 23229 > Except as provided in Section 23229.1, Sections 23221and 23223 do not apply to passengers in any bus, taxicab, orlimousine for hire licensed to transport passengers pursuant to thePublic Utilities Code or proper local authority, or the livingquarters of a housecar or camper. This of course doesn't mean you're entitled to drink in a commercial vehicle, just that it's allowed by law under certain circumstances.
Is there a pleasure-related reason to eat ass?	Sometimes it can be as much for the giver as the receiver. There's something primal, taboo and sweaty about burying your face and tongue into someone's anus that can't be topped. This is definitely one of those "your mileage may vary" kind of topicsGetting your asshole licked feels great! the sensation really is worth the feeling of yuck, and after the first couple times any self consciousness goes away. Ive pretty much come to expect having my asshole licked by anyone who goes down on me', "There are really sensitive nerve endings that do contribute to sexual pleasure, to the extent that some people can climax through either ass play alone, or simultaneous anal and vaginal play, which is more common. It's a different 'kind' of orgasm to that of, say a solely vaginal one, or through clitoral stimulation alone. Some people really enjoy the physical sensation of performing analingus as well, like someone who just 'loves to eat pussy'", 'No idea, but an older guy I worked with used to go to Korean massage parlors. I guess the chicks would eat his ass. I was like "dude, wtf?" -- he just said "don't knock it 'till you try it"', "Anything can be pleasure-related if you're brave enough No, seriously, given how uncreative and passionless most guys are in bed, it's often a first for the woman - and it's always a good feeling to lead a sweet innocent girl deep down into the depths of Kinky Pervert Town and have her marvel at the experience.
Can someone explain SQL to me?	Think of SQL as a way to manage a huge set of index cards with a bunch of information on them . Maintaining a huge pile of index cards is a pain in the butt, so SQL gives you an English-like language you can use to control an index-card-maintaing robot. The key concepts are: * A single colour of index cards [table]* Each colour has a defined set of things you're going to note on the cards - so to keep track of football stats, you might say \'on each pink card, I'll write the "name
Why are most sweat glands in the armpits ?	They are not. You have sweat glands all over your body and while there may be a slightly higher concentration of them in your armpits than the average density on say your stomach it is not anywhere close to having most of the sweat glands that your body has.They're not. Your entire body is covered with sweat glands. What makes you think most of them are in your armpits?
Why is there a need of an additional checkin process in flight travel. Why cant we just use the tickets to board the plane?	Having passengers check in before boarding allows the airline to confirm which passengers have actually shown up for the flight. This can be important if a flight is overbooked , or if a flight has open seats that could be filled by standby passengers. If they waited until boarding to check all of that, that would be quite a time crunch at the last minuteIt is a final confirmation that you will actually show for the flight and allows the airline to plan on how many bags you will bring, any special accommodations that you require, a reminder of restricted or prohibited items that you can or cannot bring with. By doing this it can save time when you arrive at the airport. As a ramp agent for a major airline, it still surprises me when I watch the gate agent and see how many local passengers are missing right when the doors close that never show up.
How come digital videos take up less memory than the sum of their individual frames.	Videos aren't stored as a series of images. It's closer to being stored as a series of changes in frames. Since most pixels on most frames are the same as the previous one, this saves an enormous amount of space. It doesn't work exactly like that, but that's an easy way to imagine how it could be much smaller.A popular video compression technique is to is called "motion vector" compression, in which you only store the data that tells you what's different between two images, rather than two complete images. So if each frame is 1KB and Frame 2 is 50% different from Frame 1 , then in order to store Frame 1 and 2, I only need 1.5KB, rather than 2KB. This is a really good way to store a lot of movie in a small file, even though it requires extra processing power.
- how do you know when it is a good time to buy a home...how do you know when it is a buyers market?	Generally low interest rates are a good time to buy as well as more sellers than buyers. For you personally it doesn't matter what the U.S. housing market looks like, it matters what the specific house/area looks like. For you to figure this out I'd recommend a site like Zillow for houses you are looking at. They post previous sale prices and an estimate of the houses worth. In general if its price is in decline it's a buyers market, if the price is inflating it's a sellers market. However buy a house at a specific time is a gamble. If you wait the price may fall even more or the price may rise, it's hard even for trained economists to time it perfectly.
Biologically, why do humans feel sentimental about things, (places, objects) and how has this helped us?	Being sentimental is just another way of saying we experience feelings or emotions. Emotions are a reaction to our environment and help us to differentiate between positive experiences that we would like to repeat and negative experiences we wish to avoid. It also helps us to know what feels good and bad at an emotional level. That allows us to better communicate in a social setting by avoiding causing bad feelings for others and seeking to enable or be part of the experience of good feelings in others.
The drastic drop in the price of oil.	* The oil price went over $100 a barrel.* At that price, expensive-to-extract oil such as fracked/oil shale became profitable to mine for the first time.* It takes a really long time to set up a new oil well.* There was an Oil Rush * Where thousands of people/companies wanted to get in on $100 a barrel oil, but weren't accurately judging how much competition they had from other frackers because so many were still in the process of getting their wells up.* [EDIT I better correct this point so I don't spread misinformation. Fracking wells can be turned off and on.]* Tens of thousands of new wells came online, and flooded the market with oversupply.* The oil price plunged.* All those fracking wells started making a horrible loss.* American fracking companies could not shut off their fracking wells without [EDIT ] making an even worse loss.* The Middle East, with traditional low-cost Sweet Oil wells, have the option to temporarily slow their own production, but chose not to because it is in their long term interest to keep their own market share.* The existing high-cost/fracking wells which are now unprofitable will be producing more oil for around another year.* No new oil wells are in the pipeline because of the low price, so in a few years time, oil supply is going to drop drastically. TL;DRThe oil price at $100 made expensive oil profitable to mine, there was a massive Oil Rush, now the market is so oversupplied the price has plunged, and the oversupply cannot shut down for a long time because of the nature of [Edit the economics of many] fracking wells.
Why do some people fall asleep instantly, while it takes others hours to?	In order to go into sleep your brain activity has to slow, if you 've got too many thoughts going on, keep opening your eyes, moving, etc, you're sending conflicting signals to your brain. Your brain waits for cues to go into "standby" and by doing these things, you're confusing it. Aches can do this too, since they're keeping your nervous system active. So typically, someone who can clear their mind easily, and doesn't have any sore body parts, can go to sleep rather quick simply by laying down and closing their eyes. Someone who has a lot on their mind or has a restless leg, etc, might not be so lucky.

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