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What is the cause for nostalgia and why do we feel it?	Not an explanation of the cause, but in psychology classes I've took we talked about how it is natural for humans to see the past as better than it was. You look back as all the happy moments and don't think too much about the bad moments
Why do most songs nowadays require a capo to play on guitar, but when you look at most songs from the 60s to 90s, they were rarely used?	Capos aren't always required depending on if you can tune your strings high enough without busting them, but that's the general use of a capo; to play higher pitches without retuning. If more songs use capos nowadays, it's simply because they're using a higher key than standard but use the capo to avoid having to retune.I think we simply see more of the music making process in this whacky information age and therefore see more of everything.
why do men's dress shirts come folded, filled with cardboard and tissue paper, and fastened by so many pins?	In a word, Marketing. Men like quick and easy. That form of packaging shows off what It might look like wearing one. Hold one up in front of the mirror, and bingo bango you just chose your shirt!', "There are very important selling points on a man's dress shirt. Specifically the cuffs and collar style. Those parts are the main parts a man would look at when selecting a shirt AND the shirts you see all pinned like that are ready to be taken off the shelf and worn under a jacket. Ready to go. Men typically know their own size, and typically hate to try stuff on in the store. A hurried businessman is more likely to grab several acceptable shirts than try on one when he is in a rush - and he is obviously in a rush if he is not at his tailor. Women's clothing has one size, where mens clothing have the neck and shirt size in inches so there is really no need to try it on. so to recap: for two reason 1) To show off the important parts of the shirt 2) that shirt is packaged in a way so it's ready to go.A couple times in the store I opened those shirts to try one on. Felt so guilty not buying it. Sorry, I lost all the pins in the dressing room.Here's why :\r• Cardboards to give support to the folds and keep the shirt in shape and not get wrinkled.\r• Pins to keep the fold and hold the folds in place.\r• Tissue paper, I'm only guessing, to keep the fabric from getting ruined because of contact with cardboard or keep it fresh,
How can Germany abolish tuition fee for university students while we are paying thousands of dollars or more each year?	The German political culture is not opposed to socialist policies like the nationalization of a university system. Another huge factor is that German education is much more rigid than in America and the standards for being in a path towards University are very high. This means that a large volume of Germans that are not serious about furthering their education are not running off to University as in AmericaBecause the government is paying it for them.Because the United States has this fear of any additional government involvement would create a socialist state. So banks and governments just hand out loans for whatever Universities are asking for, because it is a loan, they'll get there money back with interest. The German give the Universities the tuition required knowing they won't get it back, but see it at an investment in their nation by giving more people the skills and knowledge to make there nation a better place, and raising everyones quality of life by not having massive debts following them for the rest of their lives.
What would I need to legally start my own country?	You really only need one thing: The ability to defend that piece of land. Go ahead and claim a piece of land anywhere you like. Even if someone disagrees with you, as long as you can militarily defend your land then it doesn't really matter if they disagree. You can do what you like with that land. No one can stop you. That's how countries have risen and fallen throughout all of human civilization. Now, if you DONT have that military defense, then all the paperwork and "rights" in the world won't be able to save you if someone else decides that they disagree with you. They'll just take it right back. You only have a country as long as you have the ability to defend it.America became a country by just writing a letter to the king of England saying 'yeah we're a country now.' That's it. Of course they had to back up the letter by fighting a war to make the declaration stick. But that's how it's done usually. Just say you're a country. And defend yourself.
What is "alcoholism" and how does it differ, if at all, from habitual heavy drinking?	Alcoholism is an alcohol addiction. Addiction is when you continue to do something despite repeated negative consequences. If someone is able to drink often but drink responsibly and avoid negative consequences then they may be a heavy drinker, but it wouldn't make sense to call them an alcoholic. If someone is getting busted for drunk driving, losing their job, alienating friends and family, etc., but still continue to drink then it would be fair to say they have an alcohol addiction and are therefore an alcoholic.
why does beating the remote control make it work when the batteries are running low?	Often the batteries don't "die", the contacts simply corrode a bit. By jostling the batteries you a) rub off the corrosion and/or b) find a new contact point. Twisting the batteries also works, you don't need to attack your electronics', "Two sticks can be rubbed together to create fire. Batteries work due to chemicals inside of them having a reaction. You force more reaction to occur when you beat/shake them, or you're the Fonz of remotes/batteries.
Wtf does the Vice President do?	The vice president's Constitutionally mandated roles are: - Serving as a president of the senate, casting a vote only when there is a tie. - Taking over the responsibilities of the office of the President of the United States if the president is dead or incapacitated. Other than that, the role of VP depends entirely on what the president wants/allows the VP to do. This varies greatly from administration to administration, and changes over time. And no, the VP is not the second in command of the United States. The President of the United States is the chief executive of the executive branch of government, as well as the Commander in Chief of all military forces. The VP had no executive or military authority under the Constitution.[Check out an earlier ELI5 on the subject].
What is the benefit to not allowing officers to be recorded?	Some people feel that it would prevent the police from being able to do their job if they are going to be scrutinized by the public and risk losing their job over every little incidentThis article isn't saying you can't record exactly. It's saying you can't record within 25 feet. The argument seems to be interfering with police work , but it kind of seems like an attempt to cover their asses so you can't get THAT close and possibly make videos too grainy or make it possible for the police to snatch video-taking if it's "too close."
Why are the Yen and Euro considered safe havens?	Say you are an Indian business man, you probably keep some money in Indian Rupees since you still do need to pay your workers and buy stuff like food, but the Indian Rupee is not a particularly stable currency so you would be smart to put your excess money into a more stable currency. The US dollar is the most popular choice, but generally 4 other currencies are also used as they are also considered to be extremely stable. They are the Euro, Yuan, Yen and Pound. To massively oversimplify the more of these currencies you have the more stable your assets are. So when the dollar is weakening people will move some of their money to a place that isn't weakening, or is weakening more slowly. Usually most of the issues are relatively short term and these moves are as well, but with a little bit of luck you may even make money.
Why does bottled coke taste different from canned coke?	And if you happen to be drinking Mexican Coke, which comes in glass bottles, it tastes better because it's made with sugar instead of corn syrup.The bottles are clear, which allows light to interact with and change the flavor of the bottled coke.
Why is it that we have no sense of smell in dreams?	As opposed to sight and sound, smell is not stored in the brain in the same way. Close your eyes and you can imagine what your mom looks like. Start thinking about your favorite song and you can hear that artist's voice. The same does not hold true for smells. Think of pizza. You know it smells good. You can tell when someone brings in a pizza, but you can't smell it in your mind; you need the actual smell. This holds true for dreaming since dreaming is a phenomenon of the mind.
Why does transferring files create this pattern?	A common reason for speed to vary is the size of files currently being copied. Small files are slow especially on a traditional hard disk drive. Each file has its own location on the drive, requiring the head to move and wait for the data to appear under it. The grinding sound you may recognize is the head moving back and forth rapidly. Typical music files of a few megabytes are small enough to lose noticeable throughput. Large files like video files can stay close to peak throughput because they can take advantage of long sequential regions of space. Another reason for variable speed is that data stored on the outside of the disk is faster to access. There's more disk surface passing by for every revolution, allowing more data to be stored, and faster. I'm not sure how either would create a nearly perfect sinusoid, but maybe I gave you a lead.go with /u/footstuff But if you are not using a traditional hard drive the bumps stem primarily from the method in which Windows is doing the moving: 0. calculate the number and size of the source files /folders 1. check the destination for space 2. Lock the currently moved fileobject 3. copy the filedata to the destination 4. add the entry to the destination filesystem 5. remove the entry in the source 6. release file lock repeat steps 2 to 6 for all other files.these operations tend to create bumps up or down depending on the file size and speed of source and destination.
How/why do we simultaneously have eye contact with another individual although we were not thinking about it.	random chance and recognizing false patters. How many faces do your eyes shift to in a full room? 10? 20? A hundred? How often do you catch people's eyes just at the right time? Maybe once? It's not that it happens that often, its that when it does happen, its memorable.
How do doctors and nurses handle menstruating patients?	As a ICU RN, I have had female patients in various of consciousness, who are having their menses. Just as we would bathe and clean any patient, we would clean her up and place a pad on her. Naturally, when possible, which is almost 100% of the time, a female RN will clean up the genital area of these ladies to avoid embarrassment or distress of the patients and their families, and we give them as much privacy as possibleWhether they check on arrival depends on the patient's abilities. If they are oriented and able to care for themselves, a simple "when was your last period" is asked during the admission assessment. Typically patients who are on their period will take care of themselves, but we do offer free pads and underwear, should they need them. With patients who are unresponsive or unable to care for themselves. A physical head-to-toe assessment is performed. If the patient has any bruises, wounds or is bleeding from anywhere, this should be noticed by the RN and charted appropriately. This assessment includes a urogenital exam where the patient's genital area is assessed . We deal with it like we deal with every other bodily function coma patients experience. We clean them up regularly, including a bath per day and incontinence/perineal care as needed. Patients are placed on absorbent pads so that any fluids that do come out end up in the chux pads and not the sheets, including feces, urine and blood.
Why are bodily expressions like urine, feces and semen all relatively controllable, but periods just come a flowin' whenever they feel like it, without any say in the matter?	There's no sphincter there. There's vaginal muscles but if you tell girls on their periods to flex them you'll get stabbed in the face.Semen is not really controllable. Spend enough time without expressing it "naturally" and you will have nocturnal emissions, "wet dreams" with orgasm and ejaculation, entirely outside your control. I am not sure what you are asking. The reason why you can control urine and feces is that you have sphincters both in the anus and the bladder, which voluntary muscles. You can open and close them at will - up to a point. There is nothing similar in the uterus or vagina that would allow voluntary closure.
What is the difference in thread counts in sheets?	it's all about texture. the reason why things are rough or soft is because of granularity. concrete is rough because there are a lot of visible bumps on the surface. glass, on the other hand, doesn't. at least not on a visible scale. if you zoom in enough, you can see that glass also has bumps, but they are incredibly small and close together. when you run your hand over the concrete, you feel all the bumps because they are bigger than your nerve endings. on glass, however, you don't because the bumps are smaller than your nerves. The same goes for sheets. lower thread counts make the individual threads more noticeable to the touch, thus feel rough. higher thread counts make the space between threads smaller, so you don't feel it as much.
Why can diseases be past down from mother to child but not immunizations?	Diseases that are passed down from mother to child are hereditary, and are inherited because they are part of a mutation in genetic code. Immunizations, however, are not part of your genetic code, so they can not be passed down. Another example is if you dye your hair, that cannot be passed down to your offspring because you are not changing your DNA in doing so.Immunization can be passed from mother to child, this is called passive immunization. Her blood and milk supplies the fetus/infant with antibodies. However, the antibodies don't take up residence and reproduce inside the fetus, antibodies don't do that. Once the connection is gone, the 'supply' dries up. Diseases can be passed down because the fetus can come in contact with infected material from the mother. For instance, a vaginal infection that spreads to infect the amniotic fluid.
Why do girls have better hand writing than boys?	I have a degree in psychology. It's because girls develop their fine motor skills at an earlier age than boys do. In a way, they get a head start during the years where they are learning to write, draw, color, etc. Boys eventually catch up though. But this is why girls tend to have nicer hand writings.
Why do I get light-headed when I stretch?	When you stretch you are tightening your muscles in your limbs, because of this extra space your heart pumps blood into these areas causing a loss of blood flow to your brain which causes you to be light-headed. Also, I remember reading an /r/askscience post regarding why it feels good to stretch my legs, the answer was that it's difficult for your heart to circulate the blood from your legs back to the heart so stretching your legs causes the muscles to force the blood back to the heart, causing a satisfying feeling in your legs
how come we're perfectly fine with impossibilities in dreams?	Via [Wikipedia]: > Certain physiology studies suggest that "seeing is believing" to the brain during any mental state. If the brain perceives something with great clarity or intensity, it will believe that it is real, even when asleep. Dream consciousness is similar to that of a hallucinating awake subject. Dreams or hallucinatory images triggered by the brain stem are considered to be real, even if fantastic. The impulse to accept the experience as real is so strong the dreamer will often invent a memory or a story to cover up an incongruous or unrealistic event in the dream. For example, "That man has two heads!" is not usually followed with "I must be dreaming!" but with something like "Yes, I read in the paper about these famous Siamese twins." Other times there will be an explanation that, in the dream, makes sense and seems very logical. However, when the dreamer awakes, he/she will realize that it is rather far-fetched or even completely absurd.1. The logic centers that process impossibility are less active when you dream.2. You don't have a universe imposing its cold, hard physics on your dream when you try to lift that car.3. Some sensations from your physical body are reinterpreted in your dreams in impossible ways .
There was an episode where the Mythbusters dipped their hand into molten lead, isn't lead toxic just to be around?	It isn't radioactive, being near it is going to do nothing to you. Which is why it's safe to keep a gun loaded with bullets holstered near your nether regions. Getting lead in your blood stream however, is not good. It can eventually cause cancer and other nasty side effects. What the Mythbusters were doing was demonstrating the Leidenfrost effect - dipping their wet hands into molten lead. The water immediately turns into stream, creating a protective barrier around the hand. So their hands never actually touched the lead. Even if you are handling lead though, it will take a lot more than one touch to get any negative effects
why are people in the tornado alley building wood houses and not "normal" (European stone) houses? I imagine that they wouldn't be damaged as much or not fly away.	In America, wood is normal. But wood construction is generally cheaper to set up and rebuild than stone, especially where wood is readily available.
Why are Britain and Sweden willing to make an international incident out of prosecuting Julian Assange? In other words, why is all of this worth it to them?	Because he's under suspicion of having committed sexual assault on two women. While the fact he is famous means he may be a scapegoat in all this, the fact any person is famous should never deter a government from following through with criminal proceedings. It is a little fishy whosever side you're on, but the whole ordeal will reach some kind of conclusion now the British courts have decided to extradite Assange. The problem being now that he's claimed asylum in the embassy, so the British now need to decide whether to try and use diplomacy with him/Ecuador to get him out, or whether to simply take him by force and extradite him. It's a stalemate at the moment, so Assange may just remain in Britain. If not, then he will be extradited and questioned in Sweden for the crimes he is under suspicion of, and then may or may not get charged. It's mostly only an incident because lots of people think that his extradition to Sweden will lead to his under-the-table extradition to America, where he could face a lot of trouble. EDIT: Fixed some terrible phrasing on my end; the courts have already decided to extradite Assange. Assange just isn't in an extraditeable place right now.
How do knots in your back form? and how does digging into them with someone's elbow get rid of them?	Your muscles - especially fast-twitch muscles - get overexerted. They lose the ability to "turn off" and spasm. Additionally, lactic acid and proteins build up in the muscle fibers. A good deep tissue massage or proper stretching or physical therapy will stretch the tense muscle, helping it to turn off, while also increasing the blood flow to flush out the lactic acid. The touch of another person also aids in the release of pleasant hormones. Your pain receptors also priortize heat over pain, so the extra warmth of a hot hand, stone or extra blood flow will help with pain management.Knots in your back are from muscle spasms. You have some very large muscle groups in your back and around your shoulder blades, such as: The trapezius, latissimus dorsi, spinal erectors, rotator cuff muscles, attachments of abdominal obliques and intercostal muscles, to name a few. Muscles that are irritated, overworked, weak, diseased, or fatigued can develop spasticity and tighten up in a moment's notice. The elbow digging around in the knots is physically separating the cellular attachments that make the muscle contract. An elbow is a nice, pinpoint bodypart that can apply high pressure to a focused area, so it's good for mechnically relaxing all those tight actin and myosin cross bridges . You could also try a rolling pin or a glass bottle, rolled back and forth along the area. Another thing you can do to loosen a muscle is use temperature. Take a small towel, wet it with a little water , and pop it in the microwave for 10-15 seconds until quite warm, and place it on the area. Heat can help muscles loosen up, and conversely putting ice on a muscle spasm might make it worse. Finally, if the above methods don't work, you may need medication. Muscle relaxers are a class of meds all on their own, and include names like Flexeril, Parafon Forte, Skelaxin, Robaxin, Soma, Baclofen, etc. Prescription only.
How does the prosecution seek the death penalty in California when we don't have the death penalty	Proposition 62 was rejected. California still has the death penalty. The higher courts ensure it can't actually be carried out, but the people and the prosecutors still support it.
Big public companies like JPMorgan, GM, GE, BoA and Apple have millions of different shareholders, both private and institutional, what is the process to fire and appoint the CEO?	The Board of Directors hires and fires all Executive Officers. The Board of Directors is elected by the Shareholders.The board of directors are tasked with hiring/firing the CEO. Institutional investors may have a representative on a board , or an activist investor might have some influence/leverage due shares controlled, but it's the board's call. The large institutional investors might state their views/preferences but still just have the sway that their number of votes carry on proxy votes or board elections. They're always free to sell their shares if they disagree with positions.
Why cant we get rid of lobbyists and make it more fair based on actual information and not money??	Primarily because the the constitution says congress can't make laws against "the right of the people to petition the Government for a redress of grievances". Basically, you have the right to ask the government to do things. Preventing lobbying means you're preventing people from asking the government to do things.Where does the information come from? Obviously, our representatives can't be domain experts on every subject so they need to have someone help explain the laws and their implications to them. The people that help explain the situation and the proposed solutions to members of congress are called lobbyists.
Why can some foods not be refrozen after they’ve been thawed?	Sometimes it's due to health and safety - if bacteria start growing and you refreeze it, when it thaws the bacteria already there will start multiplying again. Freezing food doesn't kill bacteria, just slows them down so they can't reproduce. Sometimes it's due to integrity of the food. Ice crystals form in it when frozen. If you thaw it and then refreeze it, it can change the texture of the food so it might not taste the same - cells break down. As long as it's been stored below 5°C during/after thawing, it should be fine to refreeze as bacteria won't have had the chance to grow .
How does a petrol pump know when to stop filling?	There is a smaller tube inside the pipe that goes in your tank. This is the "sensing pipe". The small tube connects to a valve that shuts off the flow. When the tank is full, fuel reaches the end of the nozzle, this pressurizes the small tube which activates a valve which shuts off the flow of fuel. _URL_0_At the tip of the nozzle is a small hole. As fuel is flowing the pump sucks air up this hole due to the Venturi effect of the flowing gasoline. When the hole in the tip is covered by fuel, the degree of suction changes markedly and it trips a linkage in the handle to cut off the fuel. This is why when you often first start pumping fuel the nozzle may cut off a few times but by repositioning the nozzle it will suddenly work-what happened is that in this situation you placed the nozzle in such a position that the suction hole was covered and the handle sensed it as a full tankIt has a little sensor tube at the end of the nozzle, and somehow it can sense backpressure, so when that gets to a certain point it cuts it off. If you look closely you can see the sensor tubeAir is being pulled through the pump, so when the tank is full of gas it blocks the suction and a sensor detects the change, which stops the gas from flowing
How does canned food "keep" so well for so long?	The canning process kills all the organisms in the can; it's sterile and sealed so there is nothing alive in there that could spoil the food and nothing can get in.
Please explain to me Preference Utilitarianism as a belief system/religion?	Utilitarianism is a system of belief based on making and doing things that have use. Utilitarianistic design has less flair and more practicality. By extension, Preference Utilitarianism is a system where morals are defined based on how things make people feel. If I kill you because youre a murderer, morally I'd be fufilling the preference utilitarianist system if that makes people happy. If I kill you because you design cheap houses that are affordable, a preference utilitarianist society would be unhappy and as such, by the system, Id be in the moral wrong
if NASA tests their new rocket with 3.5 million pounds of force, how do they stop the rocket from crumpling, or shooting off?	See the giant piece of concrete in front of the rocket? That's sunk in the ground, and while it doesn't weigh 3.5 million pounds, the reactionary force resisting the rocket's push is equal to 3.5 million pounds. As for why the rocket doesn't crumple, the rocket is basically packed solid with fuel, and designed to resist the force trying to push the walls of the rocket apart, which isn't as strong as you might imagine since the rocket is a shaped charge that is designed to explode toward the rear.
Why should we worry about a virus such as MERS?	My best guess is that us worrying is what makes virus threats almost harmless. When H1N1 came out everyone got vaccinated immediately and the deaths from it were extremely low, only a fraction of the deaths from common influenza. If we don't panic, then the virus might grow to be a threat.
Why is suit and tie still a thing when clothing fashion in general change so often?	The suit has also changed, namely in how the sleeves are trimmed, the lapel size and the width of the tie, as well as the pockets and number of buttons and vents. Formal wear is generally changed less often because formal wear is supposed to provide an air of grace and enduring rather than normal fashion, which is always supposed to be new in some way. Nonetheless, the suit has also changed in ways I mentioned above, and it has been changing for hundreds of years, from the frock coat to the tailcoat to the modern suit jacketSuit styles change all the time. 60s & 70s had a lot of plaid and polyester, large flared collars, Types of color, pattern and materials used to make the fabric changes, collar shapes, cut of the suit, double/single breasted, all change over time. A good suit is expensive, just like a good formal dress is expensive, because people want to show off their best. But your post seems more like a r/offmychest or r/rant kind of post, so removed
How are there downvotes on Subreddits which have disabled the downvote button?	You can't disable the downvote button. You can hide it, but anyone who doesn't use your subreddit's custom style can still downvote.
The argument against and for, the use of drones in the US.	Pros: It's cool to be able to take out bad guys without risking the lives of soldiers. Cons: We keep blowing up schools in Pakistan.
How do you tell the difference between being depressed, unmotivated, and lazy?	You don't. You go to a professional and explain the situation, follow their instructions, and with a bit of luck they'll be able to determine which it is.
In American football, what are the rules regarding when the clock stops or keeps running? I just cannot figure this out.	In the NFL, the clock will always stop following an incomplete pass. Additionally, during the last 2 minutes of the first half, and the last 5 minutes of the second half, the clock will stop if a player in possession of the ball steps out of bounds. When a player goes out of bounds at any other time of the game, the clock is stopped until the ball is spotted by the referee. The clock always stops when there is a change of possession . The clock stops immediately after a score . Obviously, a time out by either team will stop the clock. The referees can stop the clock for an injury, or something strange happening, like a fan disrupting the play of the game. The clock will temporarily stop when a penalty occurs so they can sort out how to assess the penalty yardage. The referees will occasionally stop the clock temporarily to measure yardage. The clock stops when a head coach throws his challenge flag. The clock stops after each quarter.
Why does it smell different outside when it's cold?	Are you talking about day to day cold or seasonal. Diffenrt plants die when its cold and different plants have pollen released at different times in the season, its possible that day to day temperature difference can stimulate seasonal changes. additionally humidity might change the smellSmells travel in the air as tiny little molecules that our noses pick up.In hot air they travel faster than when in colder air. So the smells reach our nose differently hence the different smell based on temp
How do submarines adjust buoyancy?	No. It is in fact exactly what they do - pump air into the ballast tanks. They aren't, however, using air from the inside of the sub. Even if they did, they would still change the buoyancy, though: You have 1 submerged submarine, one half of it are water-filled balance-tanks, the other half if the pressurized core. Use the air of the core, and you now have one sub, full of air at half the previous pressure. You still lost the weight of the water, though. As far as I know, they have pressurized air in tanks on board that they use to displace the water in the tanks, though. That leaves the core at normal pressure, and empties the tanks. Say you have a bunch of empty balloons, tied to a helium bottle. That's going to weigh a ton and probably won't fly. But if you took the helium from the bottle and put it into the balloons, you might be able to life the bottle up. Better yet, modern life vests: They do come with a pressurized air tank. The life west will sink as is. Once employed and inflated, it should swim just fine, though. tl;dr > It's not only about weight, it's about volume replacement. Ideally, the tanks would be empty, as in: Contain a vacuum.First understand that buoyancy is a factor of both weight and VOLUME. So while air under pressure has the same weight as air not under pressure, and volume of that air increases. So a sub has air and pumps that air into the ballast tanks where it is under less pressure. So now the same quantity of air now occupies more space. The sub has lost the water that was in the ballast tanks so overall the sub is lighter so it raises.
What renders a cancerous tumor inoperable/not removable vs.Being able to remove it via surgery?	Generally, if it is too close to, wrapped around, or entering a vital organ that cannot have pieces removed, or if it is in a location that will cause death if an attempt to remove the tumor is madeTypically it is the margins or location of the tumor. So if it’s invaded too deep or close or into vital structures then it’s inoperable, because the surgery would cause too much damage to those things. Sometimes the original tumor grows so much and widespread that you can’t operate to remove it all. Brain tumors are often all based on location- basically you can’t get to certain parts of the brain without causing brain damage/ death.Some tumor types are enveloped in a membrane, basically cut off from the rest of the body, and basically causes problems in the body by producing hormones or merely by its presence pushing against other organs. These types can be fairly simple to remove, you can remove it without a huge negative impact on the body. Other tumors can be grown in with other organs/tissues, without this membrane, and can be very difficult or impossible to remove. For example say you have a tumor that grew not just around but into a major artery. That artery enters the tumor. Then comes out the tumor on the other side. But inside the tumor the artery is basically destroyed, the blood just diffuses through the tumor like a sponge. To remove this type of tumor you have to rebuild that entire section of artery that the tumor destroyed so blood can continue to flow to the rest of the body. To simply cut the tumor out would cause blood to spill out of the artery and you'd die.
When I'm several stories up and I look at the ground why do I feel like is want to jump knowing it would kill me?	There is a theory that L’appel du vide is a result of our base brain still recalling a time when we lived in trees and, like monkeys, would jump out into open space without hesitation to get to another tree or escape an obnoxious proto-human who was hassling us. That may actually be partially the reason for fear of heights. There can be a painful cognitive dissonance between a curious urge to jump to freedom, and knowing it will kill you"But the only way I 'd fall is if I jumped. That's why you're afraid to come over here. Because a part of you wants to jump because it 'd be so easy. But I don't want to jump. I 'd never do that. I'm having too good of a time."', "I once was on a very high bridge and got that feeling. I was a kid. When I asked the adult with me why I felt that way all they said was it came from my 'carnal mind.' That was over 30 years ago and I still don't know what it means. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
Why do magnets with two poles become smaller magnets with two poles each when split up?	Think of atoms in a magnet like a giant stack of lego bricks. Magnetism causes all of the atoms to line up the same direction so this stack represents a typical magnet. If you break that magnet in half, the orientation of the upper convex bumpy side and the lower concave side stay the same. It sticks back together if you stick a top to a bottom or a bottom to a top, but it won't stick together any other way.The magnetic forces occur all the way down at the level of electrons. The electrons orbiting the nucleus line up, creating a magnetic atom. The atoms line up in small magnetic domains. The domains line up into small pieces of magnetic material. Those pieces line up as magnets. So, until you start splitting atoms, you can always get a smaller magnet.
why does my bladder fill up so fast when I'm drinking	Alcohol is a diuretic. It accelerates the production of urine regardless of fluid intake. Because of this, dehydration is a leading cause of hangovers. Protip: after a night of drinking, have a bottle of sports drink and a vitamin before going to bed. You may feel a bit less like garbage in the morning.
How does kinetic energy play a role in chemical reactions?	When molecules collide with each other they may react with each other. So if you increase the kinetic energy of the molecules, you increase the number of collisions that occur in a given time interval. So you are increasing the rate of the overall reactionActivation energy is the threshold energy that reactants need to posses before the formation products. If the threshold value is not met, the products are not formed. Hence, we can say that, increase in activation energy decreases product formation and hence, the overall rate of reaction.
What are the positives/negatives for the Iran nuke deal	Let me try to provide a very, very simplistic breakdown, but please note that this is a very complex issue. Supporters of the deal highlight a number of potential benefits. First, international inspectors will now be visiting Iran regularly to ensure it does not develop nuclear weapons. Second, Iran will now be limited in terms of its general nuclear development, keeping it at least a year away from a bomb. Third, reducing embargoes on Iran will stimulate economic growth that will help everyday Iranians. Fourth, reducing embargoes on Iran will stimulate economic growth that will strength the current moderate regime in Iran. Fifth, a deal here could possibly lay the foundation for a rapprochement between the West and Iran, transforming an adversary into a friend in the most volatile region in the world. Opponents of the deal express a number of concerns. First, Iran commonly breaks agreements with foreign powers, so it is very much possible that Iran will benefit from this deal, then just restart its nuclear program, meaning the US gets nothing despite giving a lot. Second, lifting embargoes will greatly strengthen Iran, which is still a state sponsor of terrorism, a theocracy with limited democracy, and a US adversary. Third, the US had to compromise a lot in this deal, and there are arguments that it should have demanded a great deal more from Iran. I'm personally in favor of the deal , so I may not have made the opposition argument as well as the supportive argument. I absolutely invite people to respond to this post with more on the opposition .Benefits: tourism will be easier - Iran is a pretty cool place. Downside: Have to listen to a hysterical Netanyahu and his congressional bitches for the next few weeks.
Why do playing cards develop a bad smell when left alone for a long period of time?	You are not far off. Playing cards are laminated with plastic to make it water resistant and longer lasting. Just like laminated magazine paper or temporary ID cards. When kept in that mason jar for a long time, presumably in an attic or a storage closet. the heat is trapped in the mason jar. Kinda like a car in the sun. This caused the plastic to react, presumably melt, and give off the smell you said of. Hope this helps
How do different eyesight problems differ to each other? i.e. long sighted, short sighted, astigmatism	To see, light has to hit our eye, and then reflect back onto the retina. This image is then sent to our brain and then comprehended. If you are short-sighted, the eyeball is either curved wrong, or too long, and instead of hitting the retina directly, the light goes in front of the retina, causing you to not be able to see things far away. Long-sighted is the opposite, with a too-short eyeball causing light to go behind the retina. This means you can focus on things far away, but not too close. Astigmatism is something else entirely. It just means that your cornea or lens isn't smooth. This means the light rays again aren't refracted properly. You can have astimgatism and be near-sighted it's just a double whammy of not refracting the light properly.
How do Jelly Fish avoid getting tangled with each other?	"_Jellyfish don’t get tangled up because the tentacles are slippery.\xa0 Their stinging cells don’t fire when they come in contact with their own tentacles or other jellies from their own species._" [Source] Now imagine if they somehow applied this to earphonesBest way to think about this is Spaghetti. The tentacles are slippery which stops them from tangling, to an extent. If the strands are long enough and thin enough then it will still be that they could become entangled.It depends in the jellyfish. At the Baltimore Aquarium, I saw a species of jellyfish with very very long, very very thin tentacles that would get tangled up in another's tentacles and flat-out get torn off.
Is it possible to create artificial gravity?	It depends what you count as "artificial gravity". You could theoretically create such a dense layer of matter that it would create a noticeable amount of gravity, but that's not really artificial, and it's impractical to use in spaceships. A common design for space stations or large spacecraft would be to have it rotating, which would create centrifugal force from the occupant's frame of reference that would be somewhat indistinguishable from gravity. So perhaps that's "artificial gravity". I am not sure there's any theoretical basis for the kind of artificial gravity you see in, for example, Star TrekSure, spin a wheel in space and stick people to the inside, that works just fine. Its a little expensive to implement but way more feasible than trying to create a gravity field without centrifugal forceIf you are in space it could be created by spinning an object like a cylinder , causing centrifugal force kind of like those rides in amusement parks where you stand on the walls and it spins you get forced into the wall, As for current stations no there is no form of artificial gravity at the moment ,You could fake it a bit using magnetism. But there is no known way to generate real gravity.
Explain To Me Like I'm Five: Female Circumscision	There's several different kinds. The least severe involves making a small ceremonial cut in the clitoris or clitoral hood. The most severe - known as infibulation - involves digging out the entire clitoris, cutting off both sets of labia, and sewing what's left up, leaving only a pea-sized hole for urine / menstrual blood. Then on her wedding night, the groom takes a dagger and opens her in order to have sex. Warranty seal, void if removed. There's variations all the way between the two. Cutting off the clitoral hood is common, as is cutting off just the end of the clitoris. These procedures are common in Africa, especially north Africa, and a number of other predominantly Muslim countries I bet you're glad you asked. Oh, and cutting off the clitoris was commonplace in the US, too, until the 50s and 60s.
Why are so many YouTube accounts names like DuHJ5swkN5zrO6b9DFx7?	Is that the name displayed in the URL bar? If that is what you are talking about - since youtube transitioned to a system where you can change your youtube name and multiple people can have the same one, they've started assigning random strings of numbers to the actual URL where previously a name would have been.
If I cycle for 6 hours in a day will I really burn 3,000+ calories?	That's correct. Hardcore athletes have to eat an amazing amount just to maintain their stable weight. _URL_0_
Why is it that a rocking motion or a car ride puts my baby to sleep but when I'm in a similar situation it doesn't make me sleepy?	It's not just the rocking motion, it is the constriction of the car seat that doesn't allow him to move coupled with the sound of the car. A car's tires on the road would be a familiar sound to what a baby hears for the entire gestation period. For instance, cup your hands over your ears and you hear the blood rushing through sound familiar to a car tire on the road? Those both allow the baby to feel back in the mother's womb.
How can a company like Vivendi take over a company without consent?	A hostile takeover is when one company buys up the company's stock to gain control without their management agreeing to a merger. For example, Ubisoft is a public company with a total market cap of $3.82 Billion. So if Vivendi wants to take over badly enough, they can just start buying up the Ubisoft stock once they have 50% +1 share, they'd be the majority shareholder and would be able to control the company. But they wouldn't even need to buy that many shares if they had other allies who own shares, such as a mutual funds, hedge funds, etc. that has a significant stake.
If the pressure at the depths of the ocean can get up to 1,000kg, how can creautres survive without being crushed? (Or am I thinking about "pressure" incorrectly?)	The pressure inside the animals is the same pressure as outside. They are breathing water that is at the same pressure, inside and outside are in equilibrium. Things get crushed when the pressure inside is less than the pressure outsideThe deepest point in the oceans, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench has a pressure of about 16,000 psi. However there are known to be animals that live down there. The way these animals and other deep-sea creatures adapt to the incredibly high-pressure is by having nothing for the water above to crush. It would be impossible to operate at that depth with lungs, or any other air filled compartment. The animals are mostly water filled sacs. [Here] are some animals from the trench. As you can see the deeper you go, one mainly find Cnidarians and Cephalopods which are little more than organized goo. Also thank you for finally giving me a topic which is relevant to my username.kg isn't a unit of pressure, pressure is measured in Pascals, which is the equivalent of N/m^2 or kg/. As to how they survive, I have no idea.
How is the Netherlands the world's second biggest exporter of food despite being so small and densely populated?	> More than half of the Netherlands' total land surface of 4.15 million hectares is used as farmland. 56 percent if used for arable and horticultural crops, 42 percent is permanent grassland and 2 percent is used for permanent crops. Did not know this. Kinda blows my mind.Because of their usage if high tech greenhouses! Seriously, the yield per square meter in one of those greenhouses is multiple times higher than the yield of open field farming _URL_0_
Is it possible to block a specific frequency of sound	You can cancel out any wave by sending an inverse wave to it so that all the peaks and troughs match up against each other. That's how noise cancellation headphones work. Now, if you don't want to have to spend any energy, you would need a substance with a resonant frequency that matches the one you want to cancel out, but you could only do one frequency at a time and it is whatever the substance you have is good for, and that cannot easily be changed.This is a great question that Arthur C Clarke brings up in his short story "the Fenton Silencer" from his wonderful satirical book "Tales from the White Hart". Its a great read if you enjoy dry wit and scientific humor. I won't spoil the ending for you, but essentially a college student builds a machine to cancel noise. He takes it to an opera house and turns it on, and chaos/hilarity ensues. TL/DR: Arthur C Clarke wrote about this topic in a great book you should read.
Why are weeds not considered regular plants?	A weed is just a wild plant we don't want. "wild plant" is just one that a person hasn't planted. So they are considered plants, they're just unwanted and wild, so we use "weed" to refer to them.
If an ATM machine breaks and gives you too much money or no money at all, what happens next?	I 've had an atm short me before. Transaction was processing and then the atm just kinda froze up and shut down. My account showed the money being withdrawn and the bank did an "audit" of the machine, which they of course said came back right on point. After a lot of headache and threats to sue I finally had my cash put back into my account. I switched banks that same day.I withdrew $60 but the machine spat out two $20s and one $10. I told the bank the next day and they gave me the $10 that I was out. They couldn't explain how a $10 got into the ATM because it only withdraws in multiples of $20 but there was no fuss or no muss. I just told them what happened and they gave me the money.
Why are there so many required virus software updates? Are there really that many different ones and variations?	Yes, there are really that many. Turns out, a lot of people are making malware . And once anti-virus software updates to catch them, the writers tweak the code so it avoids detection againMost of those updates are virus definition updates. \rA virus definition contains a database of threats which your software refers to.\rSince there are threats created regularly, your anti-virus needs to update the definition regularlyModern viruses have polymorphic engines which creates each new variants with slightly different code for each infection.
How can Apple products be smoother and faster than others with less hardware capability.	On paper, Apple's laptops, desktops, but most importantly phones, appear to be weaker. Less cores, lower clockspeeds, and less RAM. But Apple controls everything about their phone's hardware and software. Software is designed in tandem with hardware teams, so optimization is the highest. This is why Apple's A7 equipped iPhone's and iPads beat out the competition in almost every benchmark assessment, despite lower amount of cores and clockspeed. Apple's custom chipsets and integration of hardware and software teams allows them to produce greater results with unorthodox hardware. tldr: Optimization and quality engineering beat out pure specs.Apple apps work directly with the processor, memory and hard disk, they are written in C. Android apps have no way to access any system resources directly since they all run on top of Java virtual machine. Kind of similar to when you run a virtual machine on your PC. It is much slower then running a program directly. Every operation has to go through that Java machine. Its known to eat up a lot of CPU and RAM for even simple apps. Also Android is much more lenient about letting apps stay running in the background if they request so and consume resources. Which is good for some apps, but makes it slower. On the positive side its almost impossible however sloppy your app is to crash Java VM. It isolates the operating system. But for Apple a bad app could bring down the whole system, so thats why Apple need to approve them.Optimization of the software for a specific set of hardware. The components in PCs and Android phones will vary significantly, yet that same Windows/Android code has to work across a range of processors, memory and video cards. With Apple's control of which components goes into their products, they can more easily optimize their processes to run best on a particular set of hardware. Edit: words. On mobile.
Why do mirrors' reflections turn green when they're faced against one another?	The glass itself must be slightly green. A single reflection through one layer of the glass won't have a noticeable color change, but bounce the image through more and more layers and it will.
How we find oil and then get it?	Modern scientist use sensitive gravity meters to measure tiny changes in the Earth's gravitational field that could indicate flowing oil, as well as sensitive magnetometers to measure tiny changes in the Earth's magnetic field caused by flowing oil. They can detect the smell of hydrocarbons using sensitive electronic noses called sniffers. Finally, and most commonly, they use seismology, creating shock waves that pass through hidden rock layers and interpreting the waves that are reflected back to the surface.
Why melting ice DOESN'T overflow a cup?	When ice is floating, it displaces its weight in water - so dropping some ice onto a glass of water causes the water level to raise proportional to the weight of the ice. When that ice melts, it turns into water, which technically still only displaces its weight in water, so the water level won't change. Sea level will rise when ice caps melt because the ice isn't just floating in the ocean. There is a significant amount of ice that's on land, but if melted the water will flow into the sea.
Why can humans initially recall the details of a dream upon waking up, only to forget even the most basic details of that dream shortly after?	Here's some links to posts where other people have asked this question. I'm only posting a few, but you can find more instances of this question being answered if you search the sub-reddit for "remember dream". _URL_4_ _URL_1_ _URL_3_ _URL_2_ _URL_0_
why does our vision have green blobs after looking at the sun or bright light for extended periods of time?	Promise me you will never look at the sun without eye protection! Basically what happens is that our eyes focus the image on the back of the eyeball where there are millions of sensors called cones and rods . Each of them has pigment in them. When you look at a bright light, it goes through the eyeball and hits a cone or rod, which uses up some of the pigment. We sense the light because our brain can sense the pigment going away. A bright light uses the pigment up very very fast faster than it can regenerate. It takes about 7 minutes to completely regenerate all the pigment after looking at really bright light. So, when you flash a camera flash in someone's eyes, you temporarily use up all of their pigment in their cones and rods . Now if you look at a red or reddish orange light it depletes all the colored pigment related to those colors, while leaving you able to see other colors, like green. I could blather on more about this , but TL;DR looking at the bright yellow light like the Sun, leaves us with an afterimage of the opposite color, which is green.We see color with cones in the structure of the eye, there are chemicals with cool names like Visual Purple . When you look at a bright light it uses up some of the chemical molecules. When you look away or close your eyes the opposite color chemical becomes dominant for a short time as the used up one regenerates.
what causes the sound that we hear when a car passes by? And why does driving past stationary cars also make the same "whoosh" sound?	The sound that gets higher as the car approaches and then gets lower as it drives away is caused by something called the Doppler effect. As the car is driving it always products some sounds, as it goes towards an observer the sound waves it produces get scrunched together slightly, causes the pitch to go up. As the car goes away the same thing happens in reverse. If a vehicle goes so fast that all the sound waves going ahead of the vehicle bunch up directly on top of each other we get a sonic boom. This same thing can happen with light but then it causes the color to change ', "When a car passes you, you usually mostly hear the sound of the air being pushed by the car. You also hear tire noise and engine noise . When you drive past a stationary car, it's mostly the air pushed by your car hitting the other car, and bouncing around. The other car also reflects the other sounds your car makes.
Why don't they fill my drinks up all the way at drive-throughs?	Speed. It takes minute sometimes for the suds to subside in your Coke. A minute that people sit and fuss about and corporate takes notice', "At the fast food place I work, there is a limit to high how we are supposed to fill. It is marked as a little horizontal line near the top. A reason why some places may not fill up as high is because they're in a rush to fill up the cups. The soda foams as it fills the cup, so the employee may pull it away from the dispenser before it spills over, place a lid and hand it out like that.
Why a group of people sounds loud even if every single person is speaking at a normal volume?	Because it is louder. At least some of the sounds create "constructive interference" resulting in the actual sound wave to your ear being louder than each individual voiceSound waves can join forces with each other to get louder, so if you have a bunch of sound wave sources in one area it will sound louder than any of them separately.
Why is Barack Obama going to vote against any Palestinian move towards statehood?	America has an influential Jewish/Israel lobby that can hurt any politician, including a President, who goes against Israel. More recently the pro-Israel base has expanded to include Christians who support Israel . Added to this is 9/11 and the war on terror, which has made anti-arab sentiment easy to produce and capitalise onLY5: US has backed Israel for a long time.
Why are babies seemingly unfazed by vomiting as compared to someone older?	Babys do not yet possess the mental capacity to "save all data". They forget things that aren't to bad pretty fast. The same with little children. They stumble, fall, cry and 20 seconds later have forgotten they fell in the first place. For a baby its puke, wonder what was that, forget what happened, droolto a baby, everything is unexpected. When you put your hands in front of your face, they are surprised to see your face when you pull them away. If everything is a surprise, then nothing is. Puking wont phase them any more than anything else wouldAlso babies haven't been socialized yet to even realize that it's gross. It's probably not much different than blinking for them. And, they simply can't control their little bodies yet. Shit just happens. They vomit, shit, fart, burp and hiccup anytime, all the time, without the "concern" for whether it's an appropriate time or place
What makes rejection cause the brain to desire a person more? In what ways can you combat this responsive behavior?	It may help to be conscious of the fact that the brain is not a passive recipient of emotion. In fact, the brain doesn’t react to stimuli based on emotion at all, it is in a mode of constant prediction and then compares its prediction to the stimuli and adjusts or filters from there. It’s powerful to know that the brain is actively creating emotion on the go, and that this creation of emotion is largely influenced by affect, the bodies general sense of being. If you are interested in understanding the contemporary science behind emotion development I highly recommend “How emotions are made” by Lisa Barrett
Why is seeing others having sex arousing? Is there some sort of evolutionary basis behind it? (NSFW)	Yes. Group sex does different things for each gender. Group sex for males means they have a chance to pass their genes along when they otherwise wouldn't. For females it means their off-spring won't get killed. If an offspring isn't a males, then that male is likely to kill the offspring allowing more time for a female to raise his offspring. With group sex, nobody is sure whose offspring is whose, so we can't take the chance of kill babies that might be our own. Now, I should clarify these behaviors have been observed in certain primates which we are closely related to.
Why do we like to bother our siblings much more than other human beings around us ?	* familiarity - you know your sibling, what to expect from them in a way you don't with others* family bond - you are stuck with your siblings for the most part friends might drift away, but you almost always will maintain a connection to close family* trust - you can "fight" with your siblings, knowing there isn't ill intent and there won't be lasting consequences usually* culture - society is based on family unit acting together for their mutual interest this notion has being impressed upon you from an early age.* genetics - children are not the only way to pass on your genes your siblings share many of your genes, so helping them help you fulfill your genetic destinyFirst, we already know generally what response we will get. Second, we know we will be forgiven, eventually. That makes for the perfect experience of expressing ourselves in ways we may not otherwise would in different company. So, we take advantage of it.
Why did Lance Armstrong confess?	From what I gather doing so may enable him to return to competition in other events that he cannot do with the ban. He's become a triathlon athlete and to go pro in it he needs the ban lifted.Perhaps I am being cynical, but I would not be surprised to see a book come out in the not to distant future and this is an excellent scenario for maximum exposure. Why use Oprah as a platform for his confession? I think largely for commercial purposes.
How does the government of Eritrea work, and the current situation there?	Eritrea is a one party state. Nominally their constitution allows for other political parties and elections, but since gaining their independence from Ethiopia in 1993, they 've never had an election. The government claims that because of their ongoing border disputes with Ethiopia, that there are extraordinary circumstances preventing them from holding elections. Eritrea has mandatory military service for anyone under the age of 50, and people serve for years. They get put to work "securing the borders," building roads, stuff like that. There isn't much freedom - freedom of the press, freedom of religion, freedom to leave the country or to refuse to join the military are all pretty heavily restricted.
what really happens in court cases where the evidence is illegally obtained?	Just because something was obtained illegally, doesn't mean it is automatically thrown out of court. Judges can consider factors like, "would it have been found anyways?" and "what where the conditions of the search?" when deciding to allow evidence.If it's obtained illegally, then the jury will never see that evidence. If the illegally obtained evidence is the only evidence, then the person will likely walk. Doesn't matter if it's jaywalking or murder.
When you get hit hard, why does the pain take a few seconds to be felt?	Think about it like this, our body is full of nerve ends that transmit signals from where they are being touched, like if we are holding something hot, they transmit the feeling to our brain which receives the signal, processes it and then sends the information it processed back to its respective area. So when you get hit hard, while you are still in the moments after the effect, your body is still registering the damage done. Have you ever had the moment where you were cut bleeding something of that sort, and you didn't realize you were in any pain until you saw it with your own eyes? It hadn't been fully processed in your mind that you were hurt, that is why it takes a few seconds to recognize and interpret the pain.
How is it that sites that offer paying with Bitcoin (like The Silkroad) can operate if the worth of Bitcoin can drop or jump tens of dollars in a matter of hours	They don't. People who do business in Bitcoin almost always set the price according to the current conversion rate, and convert the money to dollars quickly.
How were wheel alignments performed on automobiles before the modern wheel alignment computer machines came out?	You measure the space between the fronts of both tires and you measure the space between the backs and you adjust things until the two measurements line up', "When I was in the Army I did alignments on humvees with a measuring tape. Folks that run weekend car racing teams frequently have relatively cheap tools that help them set up their alignment after having adjusted the suspension for whatever track they're running on. A computer controlled system will give you much more consistent and accurate results but is not strictly necessary.
How do 24/7 music livestreams work?	They just create a list with all the musics they want to play and the program just reads them 1 by 1. Also, when they need or feel like to, they can add new songs to "Play Next". They don't need a dedicated PC for doing that. They can program a server to play music and stream it .
Why aren't the crazy cult pastors, who claim they've talked to god or are some sort of messias, placed in mental hospitals?	because they are not considered, or have produced a credible threat they are a danger to themselves or others. you are allowed to be crazy and not be hospitalized as long as you are safe', "Being crazy isn't a problem until you pose a threat to yourself an others. If you're just preaching a version of Christianity that isn't much different than what everyone else is preaching, it's not really that weird.
Uniform circular motion in highschool physics	Would you like to be more specific? It's easier to help when there is a question. I don't have a lecture written up
Housing prices have dropped like a lead balloon but property taxes have not been lowered accordingly. Why?	> Is there something I'm missing? Yeah, the government uses the appraised value of the house. Until someone pays to have an appraisal done on the house, the house's new lower value isn't "official", and the government continues to pretend like the old value is the correct one. The taxes stay high. > I ask because buying a comparatively cheap house for me is becoming unaffordable because of the exorbitant tax rates. If $4500 a year will make or break you, then you should not be getting into a mortgage. Period. Furthermore, why are they even letting 5 year olds sign mortgages anyway? ;]', "It depends on your local laws. In many states, real estate is automatically assessed at market value when it is sold. California, for instance, is one such state. Check with your county's assessor.
For a country that's emphasized education for so long, why is the majority of India still mired in poverty?	because education only matters if you actually have a place to work where you can utilize what you learned. india simply has WAY too many people, there is just not enough work for everyone. beside that from my personal experiences in india people below your "wealth level" are treated poorly and its made extra hard for them to get out of their demise. also its shocking how fast you get used to the poor people and dirt around you, on the 2nd day it was already completely normal for me to see children collect plastic of the street to make a fire to warm up.Toxic fumes you say? doesn't matter better toxic fumes then freezingEducation is not the one key to escaping poverty. Actually education often has little to do with eliminating poverty. Henry Ford developed the assembly line which mass produced his automobile for extremely low prices. His workers on the assembly line could buy them no matter what their education. Wealth has more to do with the ability of a large number of people to participate in wealth building activities with them being able to retain their earnings. The invention of the cotton gin made raising cotton extremely profitable. But the principle workers were slaves. They got none of the wealth. Slavery was replaced with share cropping. The wealth generated by raising cotton did not get shared with the share croppers.Because the right-wing idealist view isn't correct. Education isn't the reason for poverty.
Amish are famous for barn-raising, but how often do they actually need to raise one?	Not often, it's just an interesting sight to see a hundred men build a barn in a day instead of the usual three men taking thirty days. Since they're not paying for the labor, they can pull of the brute force build that a typical construction firm cant.They will also do other construction outside their own community. My father in law had the Amish build his garage out in the country. The quality of carpentry was exceptionalMost barns last a long time, especially built in the old ways. Our barn is rough cut logs and has been around for over 100 years and it is still going strong.I mean, you can do the math. Fifty or so families in a community, fifty years life span for each barn, makes about one barn a year, maybe more because the population is growing, and each new family needs a new barn if they're not going to inherit one. Maybe lots one year, if a storm rolls through and finishes off a lot of old buildings that were coming up on the end of their service life, anyway.It is less about needing a new barn, and about the community coming together to help a family, typically a young, newly married couple, get a head start. The community as a whole might not need a barn, but they do.
Why don't we have animal organ donor clinics?	I actually don't know but I would assume that it is because no healthy dog's owner would give up the dog's organs. If a dog is being put down, there is a reason. Thus, organs not salvageable. Also, who would pay for the storage? Vet bills are expensive and I doubt they would spend money on storing organs in hopes another owner would pay for it. The only option I could think of, which is extremely inhumane, would be that a pet owner with the money to pay for it, would pay for a healthy dogs organ to save their own dog. The healthy dog ultimately dying instead. Very sad.
why do animals poop so fast, but some humans take forever?	Try the squatting position. It just falls right out', "I hadn't even considered that your knowledge about animal poop times was some sort of fetish - thanks for opening me up to that possibility with your disclaimer. If you were eating a shit ton of vegetables and exercising a lot you'd poop very quickly. Or..for another example, if I were to regulate your meals by feeding you 3 times a day in a bowl on the floor, I could get your poops to be fast as lightning. Largely, we'd done this to ourselves with bad lifestyles. However, it's also less important that humans poop quickly. If you can build an outhouse, you don't need to worry about being protected while pooping. It's likely that fast pooping just wasn't needed.
Why is "100" the number we use for complete percentages?	Because Per-cent means "per hundred". You used to occasionally see the percent symbol with two zeros underneath instead of one - meaning per thousand, but it's rare"per cent" means "per one hundred" it is an easy way to visualize and explain fractional percentages. If you were to use, say 10 you 'd find that there are not enough integers. The difference between an "A" and "B" would be 1 point instead of 10. 95% basically just prettier that using 0.95 or 9.5It's in the word itself. Consider the roots of \'Percent\' "Per" and "Cent". Percent means "For Each 100"Adding to what's already said, there's also a thing called promille which means "per thousand". Or ppm, parts per million.
Why can't our normal speech be assigned musical pitch, e.g. C, C# and D?	Normal speech does have pitch. Speaking with a single pitch throughout would sound very strange, so assigning a single pitch wouldn't work , instead speech happens as a series of pitches. [Radiolab] did a fun segment about how the spoken phrase "sometimes behaves so strangely" became obviously a song when looped. r/zappafied is all about taking speech and making the pitch obvious.
Why does Star Wars transcend typical Sci-Fi fandom and hit home for so many people.	Well it was first . Before Star Wars, Scifi in movies was very pulpy and bad. It was proof that it could be done well. It also has a lot of cultural significance beyond that. Since the success of Star Wars really was the moment when the 'summer blockbuster' aimed at the 15-20 male market became a thing. Also it just has a very traditional fantasy arch. Which many people find appealing, especially when looking for an 'escape' in media.Star Wars isn't very sci-fi for one. It's closer to fantasy but with lightsabers instead of magic swords and the Force instead of magic. More importantly, I think, is that the story is a retelling of the simple "hero's journey" tale that people have loved since stories were a thing. It may be a cliche by now to people who are heavily involved in the genre, but it's still attractive as a whole because we all like seeing a regular guy like us rise up and do incredible things.I haven't watched SW for a long time now but my mate was talking about this the other day. He was saying how it echoed cold war themes of fear, good vs evil, independence and all that sort of stuff. So star wars packed up very contemporary issues and put it in SPACE which was extremely futuristic at that time. In this respect I would liken it to the most recent battlestar Galactica series that had invasion and terror as central themes.In addition to the reasons listed by other people: Harrison Ford. Seriously, his acting probably made a huge contribution to the popularity of the movies.
What is Nest and why did Google buy it?	It is a company that makes a high end smart thermostat and also a smoke detector. Google[NEST] started by making smart thermostats. They self program after a few sets. They have motion sensors. You can set them with an app from your phone or pad or laptop. They are sleek and simple, cost about $250 installed and can save a bunch on heating/cooling costs. [Thermostat promo video] They also just did a redesign on the smoke alarm. "You don't have to swing a towel at it." It knows what room it's in. It senses smoke, heat, Carbon Monoxide and motion. It talks and texts before it sets off an alarm. Oh, and it's a nightlight when you walk by at night. [Smoke Alarm promo video] I'm just a fan of this stuff.Nest Labs makes energy-saving thermostats. It is aesthetically pleasing, smart and connected . Recently, it has started developing connected Smoke sensors. Google is now inside your computer, phone, car and now it wants your home. All these smart devices will send back data about your home, usage habits, etc.. in short valuable data. And that's why Google bought it.
Can you permanently lose feeling in your arm after sleeping on it?	The circulation doesn't stop unless your heart isn't beating or you have something clogging the pipes. If you put enough pressure on your arm then yes there would no longer be circulation, this is seen in the use of tourniquets to stop blood flow in emergencies. Lack of blood flow to part of your body can cause gangrene so I would suggest reducing the chance of sleeping on your arms if you have a history of blood pressure related diseases or do anything that could cause severe damage to your arteries.A lot of times loss of feeling in one or both arms while sleeping is due to compression of the brachial plexus . Sleeping with one or both arms elevated usually does the trick. Lack of blood flow induces sensation loss too, but that is super unlikely unless the brachial artery is blocked off for a long period of time. Sleeping with your arm in a funny position is not going to cause necrosis or compartment syndrome, which I think were mentioned in another post. Compartment syndrome is almost always due to trauma People have lost limbs because of that. Usually as a result of passing out from alcohol or other drug use. Pass out in an awkward position, and sleep through your leg dying from lack of blood flow. Aren't drugs fun! It's called "[compartment syndrome]"
In the US, why is it legal to brew beer and wine, but not legal to distill harder spirits?	Distilled spirits are heavily taxed & always have been. In the oldest days of the country, whiskey was seen as an efficient way for remote farmers to concentrate their grain & move it to market. It can easily take 5-10 pounds of grain to make a single bottle of whiskey. The other thing is that, unlike homebrewing, home distillation is not a terribly safe thing. From exploding stills to toxic booze, there's plenty of things that can go wrong with it. For safety reasons, the government prohibits it.
Why does sudden temperature change make us feel ill?	Your body needs to be at a fairly consistent temperature of 37C Your body has various mechanisms to control this temperature , as a result humans can survive in quite a range of temperatures, but your body will be behaving differently if it's 0C compared to if it's 40C These mechanisms in the body don't always adjust quickly, so if you've been somewhere hot and your body is trying to cool down, if you then step into somewhere cold your body will take time to shift this process, and your temperature will drop. On the other hand if the temperate change is more gradual your body will adjust more naturally and you'll be quite OK
What's the problem with kids lifting weights?	_URL_0_ > With both direct and indirect evidence suggesting that weightlifting may increase bone length and density, it seems as though this myth is untrue. Rather than stunt your growth, weightlifting when you are young may allow you to grow taller than you would without such exerciseWrong form and too high weight do put too much stress on their joints, bone structure etc. it MAY have a negative effect on their growth/bonestructure
How does vesting in company shares/stocks work?	They were given to you over the stated schedule. They are gradually becoming yours. If they were options, then you would have the opportunity to buy them at a set price, called a strike price, which hopefully would be much lower than the price available to the general public at the same moment in time.
what actually happens when you die from the flu?	Depends. Probably the simplest thing is viral pneumonia leading to severe respiratory failure leading to death. If you have other long term illnesses these can also be triggered . Source: ITU doctor.

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