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What made Nokia phones so invincible? And why can't modern phones be built to be indestructible? | Nokia still makes phones, and they're still extremely sturdy. Nokia phones are widely used in Africa, where smartphone penetration is fairly poor. Smartphones can't really be built as strong because they have a big glass screen, and in the Western world smartphones are the norm. |
What makes some people run so much faster than others? | There are really 3 main factors: genetics, experience, and technique. Genetics is very important Olympic runners generally have perfect lungs and muscles for running, one interesting example is in Jamaica. Jamaicans often have several genes that cause them to be naturally more likely to run faster than average these ge... |
Why is it that my 12-year old dvd player can handle the newest (encrypted) DVD's without a hitch but my 2013 Macbook is unable to duplicate my purchased dvd for a digital backup? | Your 12 year old dvd "Player" ? Playing a DVD and ripping a DVD are two different thingsBecause you are not using the right software. You have to use a ripper that plays the dvd while re-encoding it. If you are playing the movie then the video is being decrypted and the encoding software can then encode it. Try handbra... |
How do movie profits work? What constitutes a film that has "broken-even"? | I don't know *all* the finer details behind this, but the general "Hollywood Math" is that movies need to earn double their production budget to break even. One reason is that the studios don't get 100% of the profits from ticket sales, so even if those profits are about equal to the production budget the amount the st... |
Why, when a person is sentenced to death does it take decades to follow through on the execution? | If you're an innocent person and you get put in jail, it sucks, but at least there's a way to fix our mistake, release you, and pay back some of the damages. It happens, and the state definitely doesn't pay *enough* for that kind of mistake, but at least it's something. If you're innocent and we execute you that's it. ... |
How do "entrepreneurs" develop their potentially lucrative ideas without having them stolen by others at any point in the process? | Because an idea takes a lot of time and dedication to implement. If someone's stealing it, they're already late to the game and without the initial motivation that started the original idea. Also, it's very common for successful ideas to be laughed at in the beginning, instead of stolen, because we're terrible at predi... |
Why Did Martin Shkreli Plead the Fifth? | Because he may some day be accused of a crime, and doesn't want to incriminate himself under oath. Because, give what a douche he presents himself as, is there anything he could have said the would improve his public appearance? > and the rest is paid through health insurance companies so no one is in fact deprived of ... |
Why don't we get E. Coli from plants grown with fertilizer containing cow manure? | Because people usually wash process and wash the plants off, they don't eat plants covered in shit straight from the ground", '"made from" It is not fresh manure. It is composted for a while to break down the manure a bit more and give it time for the harmful bacteria to die. After that it gets mixed in soil, rained on... |
In military strategy, why is securing the "high ground" vital to victory? | The high ground still gives you better vision of the surrounding area, allows you to hide troops beyond the crest of the hill, and moving up a hill is usually slow going, which means being exposed to enemy fire for a longer period of timeThe high ground has a sight advantage. It also has a range advantage. And it has a... |
How does Google & Youtube backup my files, videos, pictures and not deal with hard drives failing all the time? | Hard drives are always failing. The drives are in arrays, your data is stored across multiple drives instead of just on one drive. Parity is used to reconstruct data when a drive in an array dies. For an example of parity we can use addition. We know that 1+ 2 = 3. Let's say you erase one of the numbers so you have ? +... |
Why do our fingers and toes shrivel/wrinkle when in water for an extended period? | This is actually an evolutionary activity. This is an involuntary reaction by the autonomic nervous system. Basically, when we are submerged our skin fills with water losing elasticity and grip. This "wrinkling" allows us to better grip objects under water. |
Difference between token and cookie authentication? | I don't know much but ill break it downYour trying to open a door but it needs a card A Cookie is like a security card for *you* to get in given by a website or more commonly saved passwords A Token however is for a service , its for *non-human* access like other websites accessing other websites that have locked doors... |
What in the world is ferrofluid, and how does it do what it does? | So remember when you were a kid and you played with this [magnetic hair toy]? Well, the red wand has a little magnet in the end. . The black powdery stuff is iron filings. These like to align in magnetic fields. You can visualize these fields [if you allow filings to arrange around a magnet like this]. So, now ferroflu... |
Why do hackers focus on government institutions and companies? If they're as anarchist as some claim why don't they do a (modern) project mayhem on financial institutions? | Financial institution have too much to lose to leave their systems insecure. Most 'hackers' are just script kiddies that break into soft targets.White hat hackers do it to make the institution secure there data. Alot of the time the data they have can effect innocent people. For ex. A black hat hacker would attack a ba... |
Why are porn tv channels still around with free porn on the internet? | i think that people that are older and grew up without internet porn are just used to those channels and don't want to change to the new fancy free internet stuff", 'Same reason you still get emails from Nigerian Princes and phone calls from Microsoft engineers. People still pay for it*unzips* cuz watching porn on 65" ... |
what happens if you're doing payments on your car and someone totals your car? | If the car is deemed a write off , the insurance will pay you said market value. This has no impact on your obligation to the whoever you bought the car from. So if you owe your dealership 20 grand, but the insurance only paid you 15 grand because that is the value of the car, then you're gonna have to cough up an extr... |
Why is k-12 a state issue when most citizens look to the federal government? | In the US if the Constitution does not specifically give the power over something to the Federal Government it belongs to the State. Education is not specifically given to the Federal Government so they are only allowed to put a few regulations on it. And what do you mean by "most citizens look to the federal governmen... |
Why has the USA seen such a dramatic increase in prisoners while most other Western country have seen a decline? | US has jail time for a lot of crimes other Western countries just fine people for. Most of it is a result of the War on Drugs and three-strike laws.I'm not sure that your assumption is correct. The prison population of [England & Wales] ) has doubled in the last 20 years. Britain's prison population continues to increa... |
Why might equality be a better idea than equity, and not vice versa? | It's all to do with the concept of fairness. * **Equality = equal status** is interpreted to mean that everyone has the same 'opportunity' to achieve things and so it is fair. Of course by virtue of hard-work; capability; determination or just pure good luck some will succeed and others will not. In that instance whil... |
the meaning of " ! " in mathematics? | It means factorial. Simply multiply the number by every smaller integer down to zero. for instance, 5!=5x4x3x2x1. 8!=8x7x6x5x4x3x2x1Also the symbol \'!\' can be used for factorial. But in other branches of mathematics it can be used as follows: In logic you can use it to say "There is unique" with the following combina... |
What happens to adrenaline once its in your system? | Adrenaline is released by the adrenal gland in your body. Almost everything is your body can use adrenaline . The effects you feel under stress are caused by the release of adrenaline, so once you feel it, your body's already used it. Once your body decides there is no need to be stressed, adrenaline no longer gets rel... |
is it possible to 'change' our voice permanently, like if I put on a voice 24/7 would that eventually become my 'real voice? | its impossible to permanantly change your voice, The only thing you could do is damage your vocal chords. |
How does the 3D on the Nintendo 3DS work? | What you are actually looking at is two separate screens in one unit . well, technically three as there is the non-3D screen too, but lets ignore that The 3D screen of the 3DS is actaully two screens in one. One screene points towards your left eye, the other towards your right eye. It will play even frames on the left... |
why is Volkswagens false emissions test hurting the company's reputation more than other more serious recalls that have killed people? | It is not that emissions are more important than a human life. It is the fact that in this case, it was a very purposeful lie. And it makes people wonder if they are lying about this, what other things might they be lying about that might directly affect their safety. To some degree, people accept that production error... |
What does North Korea's attack on South Korea mean for me? | What it means right now: North Korea and South Korea are having another dispute with North Korea puffing itself up like it usually does. What it could mean in the future: A war between both sides that could potentially ruin both Koreas, and possibly American intervention. If America does intervene in the possible war, ... |
What "Real Hacking" Is | Exploiting a computer system requires you to first identify a vulnerability. To be able to find a vulnerability in a program that you don't have the source for requires a person to know about all different kinds of vulnerabilities and be able to spot them by testing or by examining the program using special tools like ... |
In cases of mass shootings with one perpetrator, why do witnesses often report seeing multiple attackers? | Gunshots are very loud. That means that they echo in situations where other sounds wouldn't have audible echos. They hear shots from several directions, and tell that to the police, who decide to play it safe and act as though there are multiple attackers.It is not easy to identify who is on what side. People run aroun... |
How are "knots" formed in trees? | Woodworker here. /u/cnash is right about knots caused by branches: the branch wood is flowing at more or less right-angles to the rest of the trunk; the grain in the main trunk has to flow around the intrusion that is the branch, creating the characteristic "eye" pattern of a knot. Woodworkers tend to dislike knots bec... |
Why is censoring a vehicle's license plate important for privacy? It's not like we can't see everyone's license plate already. | The chances of a person jotting a license plate down while in traffic is a lot lower than if you have a static image you could reference. |
Why and how do Lumbricus terrestris (rain worms) simply appear during rain? | They sense the vibrations, and they crawl up to the surface. Worms need to be wet in order to breathe, so they can't survive on dry land. If it's wet, they come up because they "know" they can move around freely on the surface without dying. A lot of birds exploit this fact by hopping around on the ground and tricking ... |
When we drink the juice of a fruit, what are we drinking? What does the juice do for the plant? | Fruits are usually bait. The plant puts sugar and water in it to tempt some animal to come along and eat the fruit. In exchange for this food, the animal then distributes the seeds from that fruit elsewhere allowing the plant to spreadThe fruit tastes good so you eat it. The plant is trying to get you to eat the fruit ... |
Would using a local anesthetic like lidocaine help with the burning from hot peppers like habaneros? | Interesting idea. I'm not sure if it would or wouldn't help. I will note that milk doesn't counteract the pain or heat, at least that's not its primary function. The hot substance in peppers is an oil which doesn't mix with water. Milk contains fats that will mix with it and wash it away. Normal soap is also somewhat h... |
Why do online newspaper use a paragraph for each sentence? | This is what they teach in journalism schools. A paragraph should only contain one idea as readers would get bored with a wall of ink. |
Can someone explain how drug control rooms help drug addicts? | How do they help addicts? They provide a safe environment, usually with clean needles, in which to use. There's medical attention nearby in case of OD. Most importantly, it's an environment where users can be exposed to *help,* where they can ask for help, where they won't be arrested or judged. |
what does it mean when payments shall be made by the company in arrears at the end of each month of services? | > Does this mean I will be pay on Jan 5 Yes. "In arrears" means they pay after the work is done, not before. They have 30 days after you submit the invoice, which comes after the work is done. > What do I do if they pass overdue and when will should I start inform them that they're overdue, in advance or later? You inf... |
How come artificial sweetener can be used in diet soda to reduce caloric intake but cannot be used in chocolate? | You could use artificial sweetener to reduce the calories in chocolate but a large number of calories from chocolate comes from all the fat that's necessary to give it a proper texture. This is a problem you have with most solid foods - there's few things you can use to give them volume & body that can pass through you... |
Why do MLB games start at random times like 7:05, 7:10, 7:40 etc., instead of just starting at 7,8,9,etc.? | Because of television broadcasts. It let's the station start their broadcast at a normal time, say 7, and have five or ten minutes to do an intro to the game before first pitch. |
New device batteries and charging them | Using up the entire battery until it's dead will just lower the battery life over time You should charge when the battery is low and not dead Also using a device while charging won't affect it |
Why do Snowflakes have a 6-based symmetry, and why is each one unique? | Caltech has an excellent primer [here] but basically, the molecular structure of water itself leads to the 6-fold symmetry, and the fact that no two are exactly a like is a result of tiny imperfections in the crystals as they grow, combined with the staggeringly [huge] number or possible shapes. |
When/How did peanut allergies become so prevalent? | Pediatricians in America advised against nuts since they represent a choking hazard. An indirect effect was that children's immune systems were not exposed to nuts during its development. Once developed, their immune systems reacted, violently at times. The American Academy of Pediatrics just recently realized that in ... |
How does prizes like "Win Pespi 4 LIFE!" work? | It all varies on the prize. Sometimes they give you a huge upfront amount that they call a lifetime supply, sometimes they dole it out every so often in instalments, sometimes they get you to ring up and ask for more when you run out. It's not going to be an unlimited supply though. It's rarely bad to win a life time s... |
Why does it hurt our eyes to look at something that is bright? | Human eyesight evolved in a specific environment to serve a specific purpose, so eyes are attuned to the needs of that environment. Eyesight is merely a light collection device, so any light spectrum greater than the normal range can damage these sensitive tissues. A pain reaction serves to avoid damage and is therefor... |
Why did we come up with Magenta, Cyan and Yellow for printers instead of Red, Green and Blue? | It's the difference between additive coloring and subtractive coloring . The paper is white so by using Magenta, Cyan, or Yellow you are using the ink to "hide" portions of the white coloring thus allowing the unhidden portions through. If you used all 3 the result would be black, but black ink is simply used for this ... |
Why would estrogen and progestogen in birth controll pills decrease fertility for women instead of increase fertility? | The important thing to know is that the menstrual cycle is just that, a cycle. A series of things happen in the right order, repeatedly, and that allows for ovulation and fertility. Hormones are particularly weird in that different levels, or a pulse vs. a constant amount, can have very different effects. Disrupting th... |
With what money does a government make payments with in a deficit? And who do they owe that money to? | Governments will issue what are called bonds, which lets anyone purchase the bond with the agreement that the government will pay the money back in time plus interest. The government pays down these debts using revenue collected through various means . The debt is owed to many different people, countries, and businesse... |
why are paper prescriptions required for Schedule II scripts? how is that in any way more secure than electronic scripts? | My doc just upgraded her system to allow her to write schedule 2 and submit digitally. More stringent. Requires her to use a hardware RSA key for two factor authentication and all. It's coming. Don't worry. |
Why isn't mouthwash a good enough substitute for toothpaste? | Toothpaste is a mild abrasive.This means that it is better at scraping, specifically scraping plaque from the teeth. Mouthwash does not have this property, and may not remove all plaque and food scraps from the teethDrive your car through a muddy, dirty place, let the dirt settle. Wash your car with a hose. Look at how... |
Movie Volume - Action scenes VS dialogue | It's more of a side effect when converting from surround sound to stereo. Because surround has 7 speakers around you, each one requires less volume to make a large total sound. When you compress these 7 speakers into 2 for stereo, the action sequences that use all 7 speakers normally, get compressed into two speakers a... |
Why do optometrists and opticians refuse to tell me my pupil distance? | If they give you the PD value, then you can go on-line and buy glasses for a tiny fraction of the price which they would like to sell them for. Without the PD value you may have the right prescription on the lens, but the lens will not be in their ideal position on your face which causes distortion. You might be able t... |
How can a video have more likes than views? | Videos are stuck at 301 because YouTube starts to change the way they count views and they check the video starting after 300, so videos will often get stuck at 301 because it's the first number after 300, then youtube had to process it on their end before they start to count those views |
Why do schools still insist on standardized tests even though all the teachers and students find them to be dumb? | Pretty simple. Because they are easy to grade and organize students based on a score. There are much better ways to gauge learning, but they require a lot more time and effort than filling in bubbles and running them through a machine.So yes there are better ways to measure success in school, but if you are trying to c... |
How does rolling something between your hands produce an almost perfect sphere? | Imagine starting with a cube-shaped chunk of play-doh and rolling it in your hands. The corners get smushed, because they stick out. There are still some edges that stick out though. If you roll carefully, you'll eventually smush down all the corners and edges without making new ones. A shape that doesn't have ANY corn... |
How can people die from skin cancer? Why can't the cancerous part simply be cut away? | Cancer is cancer because it spreads. If its a benign tumor or you catch it early enough then you can easily cut away the affected area and everything is fine If the tumor metastasizes then your melanoma can go from tumors on your skin to tumors in your liver or kidneys or lymphnodes. These tumors will also grow and spr... |
What is the reason for car alarms going off due to vibration? | 10+ years selling/installing alarms here. It's not a vibration sensor, it's a "shock" sensor. 504D is a common part number. It alerts the owner to an impact. For instance, your ex taking a Louisville Slugger to both headlights, or a thief smashing a window. Things that wouldn't trigger the alarm if it just went off for... |
How exactly did ISIS form and why does Reddit say their formation is because of the United States? | ISIS formed due to the power vacuum caused by the Syrian Civil War. They were one of the more competent groups, and as such, more and more people joined their ranks. The more people they gained, the bigger their ambitions got. Eventually, their ambitions outgrew the organization they were originally part of; Al Qaeda. ... |
fluoride ingestion vs fluoride topically on teeth | > Will fluoride ingested orally react with HCl in the stomach? No. Fluoride is F- and it will remain F- when it's in your stomach. It doesn't react with anything there, especially at the very very low concentrations you'd find it in water and other drinks. > Every time someone say fluoride is safe, I wonder how it trav... |
What would it look like if we could see radio waves? | Phones and wireless access points would all glow, and their light would stream through walls like light through a lampshade. Radio towers would do the same, like distant lighthouses through a fog. All phones would be the exact same color, but the wireless access points would all be slightly different shades of the same... |
How come I can drink milk just fine during the day, but if I do it at night I wake up with horrible stomach pains? | Maybe you're somewhat lactose intolerant. Since digestion slows down at night, it could be that your body doesn't produce enough lactase to digest the lactose sugar in milk. Perhaps your body has JUST enough lactase when your digestive system is most active during the day. |
If user "data" is so valuable, how exactly do we define it's "ownership"? | He who creates it and defends it, owns it. Company data is created by the company, not by a user. data sets are created and collected by the company. Users don't create the dataset, they make the data by actions, but by agreement with the TOS, they hand over that data to the company. |
Why do so many stores require a minimum amount of purchase for you to use your credit/debit card? (Usually a $10 minimum or so). | The fees to operate the machine can usually seem exorbitant. Especially in smaller towns, you'll see some credit card reader companies charge a base fee per swipe and then a percent of total cost. Basically, if you spend less than $5, some places could technically lose money when all costs are accounted for.It costs st... |
Does the human brain have a "refresh rate"? | We haven't seen any significant evidence thus far to conclude that it does. Part of the issue is the brain just isn't organized enough for any kind of cohesive, system-wide refresh rate. That said, individual nerves have a resting period in between signals in which they are unable to fire , so there could be an argumen... |
How Priceline can have a name your own price option while other hotel sites dont | They set up an agreement with properties to offer different levels of pricing for the same room types. They can list the same room inventory as costing $50, $75, or $100 and when you name your price they pull from the closest inventory and pay the difference. There are only a limited number at each price level however.... |
If the economy is getting better, why is it so difficult to get a job? | To my knowledge we only solved the unemployment issue by creating low paying jobs, like technical and blue collar. But we didn't help the middle class which is the heart and soul of a countries economy. [Edit] to add-on this was what the last administration did. We have yet to see how the new administration will and wh... |
How come Doctors don't get sick more often? | First, I think it depends on the sort of medicine that you practice. If you're a specialist, like a cardiologist, you probably don't see so many cold and flu cases. If you're an ER or family medicine doc, that may be a different story . There are protocols that medical staff like doctors and nurses have to follow to pr... |
How the Affordable Care Act will actually increase my insurance premiums by 56%? | The specifics of any particular premium change are going to be complicated, but the biggest factor that the ACA would have to increase your premiums is by requiring a different standard of coverage. The ACA sets minimum standards for a plan to qualify and your plan may not have met those standards previously. Your plan... |
What is the difference between "feels like" temperature and actual temperature? | Not a professional but factor of humidity and windchill. The temperature may be 80 but if it's humid, it's going to feel much hotter. It's it's 30 degrees and there's a strong wind. It will feel colder. |
The difference between global warming and climate change if there's one? | The terminology changed to be more broad. Global warming was what we figured out first, then someone went "oh wait, because the planet is getting *overall* hotter, that makes the weather do weird things. It's now rainier over here than usual, drier over there than usual and a couple spots are even snowier than usual, e... |
How does a software company offering a "free student subscription" know you're a real student? | The answers here are correct, but I want to add: Autodesk doesn't actually care a whole lot whether you're a student or not. Autodesk makes all its money selling software to businesses. These businesses can get in serious trouble for violating the EULA of their software . It's also very hard to get away with; all softw... |
Why do we still use propeller planes in the Air Force? | Turboprop engines are far more fuel efficient than jet engines, and more reliable in unimproved areas with lots of dust, sand, grass, and rocks. So they are the engine of choice in applications where speed is not valued, but reliability and cost per mile is highly valuedthey use less fuel and can fly slower making them... |
Why can't the UN intervine in whats happening between Palestine and Israel? | The UN doesn't have the kind of military force necessary to invade Israel - even if they managed to pass such a vote . Moreover, what would that accomplish? The Palestinians do not have a functional economy or government. They're almost entirely dependent on Israel for all of their infrastructure. I suspect Israel's de... |
Why is a broken leg a death sentence for a horse? | Horses must be able to have even pressure on all 4 legs. They have very poor circulation in their legs and need their feet to be on the ground to keep the blood flowing properly. When you have poor circulation or none at all, tissue starts to die off. This is why horses must be able to stand on all 4 legs. If they put ... |
Why/How can gas stations place a $125 hold on my account when I buy significantly less than that amount of gas? | Credit card pre-authoritization-- it is how credit cards work. Gas is a metered sale. Most times when you shop at a merchant, you pay with your credit card and it is approved/declined on the spot. "Pay first." Gas stations, by habit allow you to fill up first then you pay-- the problem with this is if you do not have e... |
If blueberries are blue and blackberrys are black, why are strawberries not called redberries | There are more berries that aren't named after colors than that are. So maybe your question is "why did we give a couple of berries names that are as bland as their color?" Strawberries are frequently covered with straw during their overwinter process to keep them warm enough to not die, protected from the elements.1) ... |
Why hackers can access database from big companies but can't access Google's search algorithm? | Are you so certain that people have not hacked or have access to these materials? I'm not so certain. Hackers don't announce their hacks 999/1000 times. They don't make it public. Why would they? That just means people will know they got hacked, fix the problem, and try to find the hacker. Or the hacker could just shut... |
Why does each piece of a broken mirror have its own reflection | When you break a mirror, you multiple smaller mirrors. Unless those mirrors are oriented in exactly the same way, the light will bounce off of them at a different angle and give you a different mirrored image. If they *are* oriented the the same way, they will still reflect the same angle back at you.> [ ] even though ... |
With today's modern audio technology, such as ISDN, why is the sound quality still so poor in phone conversations? | New phone tech has to be backwards compatible with old phone tech, which means the quality is on par with old phone tech. |
why do people get so passionate about their sport's team when they are technically not affiliated with them? | from what I've seen, a lot of people think of their sports team as direct representation of the region they live in/are from, and are trained to see it that way since childhood . you see this a lot with teams based in smaller cities, like the Green Bay packers, because as a smaller community it really brings them toget... |
Why can't we attach a 100X microscope to the eye piece of a 100X telescope and get a 10000X zoom? | It's really hard to answer this in an ELI5 manner, there's a lot of complex optical physics in play. What is important in optical systems, particularly when you are talking about 'zoom' is resolution. By resolution, I don't mean how many pixels are on your screen, or how many megapixels the camera has. It is, the small... |
Why is it when i'm in a completely silent room somehow I can hear some buzzing? | What's going on here is tied up in the function of your brain. The human brain is an immense pattern-matcher, taking in external sensation and giving it meaning, matching it to other things it knows. It's not used to getting *nothing* from its environment. The human brain gets so starved for sensory input that it will ... |
Why do all the planets in our Solar System orbit the sun in a latitudinal path/on the same plane? | A nebula ie a cloud of gas starts to collapse. The conservation of angular momentum result in that is spins. If you have a spinning cloud with particles that travel in random direction they start to collide. A spinning direction will be dominant and a disc start to form Particles that have a another orbit then the disc... |
Why do I always have lint in my belly button and on my balls? And why is it always blue? | The winner of the Ig Nobel Prize in 2002 did a survey on Belly Button lint. _URL_0_The results show why people get lint and how different body types, skin colors, and shirts change the lint! Also, I read somewhere that blue is a common color for lint because the dark threads in blue clothing overpowers lighter thread c... |
How do those bladeless fans work? | The pedestal of the fan contains a brushless electric motor that takes in air and feeds it into the circular tube. Air flows along the inside of the device until it reaches a slit inside the tube. This provides the basic airflow that creates the breeze you'd feel if you stood in front of the fan. Dyson claims that the ... |
Why is it that my PC can run high-end games easily, but is unable to emulate Nintendo DS games smoothly? | You can think of the emulator as a live translator. The DS game tells the emulator what to do, and because it's supposed to run on Nintendo hardware, the language it speaks is Nintendo specific. The emulator then has to put the instruction into terms that the PC can understand. This works fine if two languages are reas... |
Why does Saudi Arabia oppose Assad's regime in Syria? | Isn't this a shia vs sunni thing? Iran-Assad-Hizbullah are shia, KSA and the others are sunni. |
Why does fusion release energy? | Ummm, the energy released during fission is not, like, stored inside the nucleus of the atom, but it's actually the nuclear mass, which gets transformed into energy. This is called as "mass defect", and the same is the cause of release of energy during fusion .i. e. When two nuclei fuse under pressure some of the mass ... |
What will happen if cat will have sex with dog and get pregnant? | You obviously haven't seen the show catdog.. huh? Edit: spelling", 'Not possible. Cats and dogs have genetics that are too different for one to even get pregnant from the other.Your question doesn't make sense. While a cat and a dog could have sex, neither could become pregnant from it. They have different chromosomes ... |
Why did the automotive industry choose 12v systems over other voltages? | A very long time ago automotive electrical systems were in fact 6 Volts. Someone figured out that if the voltage was doubled the current would be halved and thus allowing smaller Gage wire to be used and a significant cost savings to be realized. Wait for it it won't be too much longer and we will be seeing 24 Volt sys... |
Why are a bunch of boards closed to the public like /r gaming? | Reddit fired Victoria, the wonderful lady who coordinated a lot of the celebrity AMAs in /r/iama. iama and a few other subs are going down because this actually really fucks the way they operate. The others are going down in a show of solidarity. |
How do we know that all snowflakes are different? | We really don't know. We base it on simple math and probability. It's so unlikely that we can say with high probability that every one of them is different.this is a similar question to asking, "how do we know every human ever has different fingerprints?" it is impossible to know for sure, but based on the random way w... |
Why do grocery stores let you do self-checkout when that makes it so easy to steal? | Grocery stores keep track of the estimated cost of theft. They have almost certainly determined that the cost savings associated with self-checkout are greater than any incremental increase in the cost of theft.* they usually have someone there monitoring against theft* they usually only allow a smaller amount of items... |
I understand why someone wouldn't want the government to ban gun sales, but what reasons do they have to be against stronger background checks prior to a purchase of a gun? | If the government tracks gun sales, they would by extension track gun ownership . People are uncomfortable with the government knowing what guns they ownIts more complicated than that. If I want to let my good friend or family member borrow my hunting rifle why should we both have to go to a gun store, pay $50 and wait... |
Why are we not harnessing solar energy from unpopulated areas? | Cost. Plus the further away the power generation is, the more is lost in transferring that power over long distances . Plus, solar panels can't run 100% of the time, so require a ton of batteries, and both the solar panels and the batteries require a lot of maintenance. There are actually many areas of the world where ... |
What exactly was FDR's New Deal, and what did it do for the US? | The New Deal was a response to the problems created by the Great Depression. To put it simply, a lot of government agencies and programs were created. Some of the more controversial programs allowed for labor unions, regulations on child labor, maximum hour laws, and minimum wage laws. At the time, these were controver... |
Why is the Wilhelm scream still used? | It's an inside joke among the audio mixing people in the business. They put it in every movie, tv show, cartoon, and commercial where it's even remotely appropriate just for laughs. |
Why is it a problem that Cuba is communist? | The issue is not that they were communist, it is that they were allies with the USSR and are allies with Russia. Russia is still our biggest enemy and we are still having proxy wars against them. The Cold War officially ended when the USSR collapsed, but in most practical purposes it is still goingBack then or now? Bac... |
Why do people hold their hands "palm up" when it is raining? | The palm of your hand is more sensative than the backSo we are just reaching to see what it feels like, how hard is it? what temperature is it? we do the same thing when testing the water in our shower, or in a sink. |
can the body repair a rupture of a spinal disk? | So I ruptured the disk in my neck. The doctor explained it like this: The disk is like a krispy Kreme doughnut. When it ruptures the jam inside spills out. It could split on the inside or on the outside. On the outside is not such a problem. However on the inside it can directly apply pressure to the nerves it surround... |
How does your computer removes files when you empty your *local trash* ? | Computer files aren't really ever "Removed" or "deleted", they are just marked to be overwritten on your hdd. When you first delete something it is moved into the recycle or trash bin. Its kinda like purgatory for files; they're not marked to be overwritten, yet also cant be used unless restored. Once you empty your tr... |
Why does standing in one place for twenty minutes make my feet hurt more than walking for an hour? | Standing up straight still requires your muscles to do work. But it's "static\' work which means it's the exact same muscles doing the exact same thing over and over again *without being given a chance to relax and recover* When you are walking around you are using a series of difference muscles. Even though there may ... |
why are some banks able to give different rates on things, ie. a higher yield percentage on savings accounts, as opposed to others? | Like any business, it's competition. There are certainly costs involved with running 1000's of branches that online banks don't have to deal with, so they do have some efficiencies they can pass along. But there are also concerns about online-only banks many consumers have, and higher rates are a way to entice more peo... |
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