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65,922 | 2cxikb | non-smoker here, why do smokers whack the shit out of their pack of cigarettes before opening it? | It packs the tobacco. If you don't do it, sometimes the burning ember will fall off the cigarette and into your lap. | [
"It \"packs\" the tobacco in. The denser the cigarette, the longer it lasts. If it's not very dense, it burns too fast. ",
"It packs the tobacco. If you don't do it, sometimes the burning ember will fall off the cigarette and into your lap.\n\n",
"To tightly pack the tobacco into the cigarette. If you don't p... | 27 | [
"It \"packs\" the tobacco in. The denser the cigarette, the longer it lasts. If it's not very dense, it burns too fast. ",
"It packs the tobacco. If you don't do it, sometimes the burning ember will fall off the cigarette and into your lap.\n\n",
"To tightly pack the tobacco into the cigarette. If you don't p... | 9 | <P> a bystander might give him a mercy fuck, and, as the story closes, the thought that he can now smoke whatever, whenever, and wherever he likes. <P> grinders, poker storage or lighter chambers. Carried in a shirt pocket, they are the tangible "replacement" for a pack of cigarettes when one is eliminating a smoking h... | question: non-smoker here, why do smokers whack the shit out of their pack of cigarettes before opening it? context: <P> a bystander might give him a mercy fuck, and, as the story closes, the thought that he can now smoke whatever, whenever, and wherever he likes. <P> grinders, poker storage or lighter chambers. Carrie... | answer: It packs the tobacco. If you don't do it, sometimes the burning ember will fall off the cigarette and into your lap. |
144,125 | vheod | the sequence that makes a mandelbrot set. | To make the Mandelbrot set, take a complex number, square it and add it to itself, square the result and add it to the initial complex number, square that result again and add it to the intial number, rinse, repeat...Colour your point black if it doesn't run outside of the circle with radius 2. If it does give it a dif... | [
"To make the Mandelbrot set, take a complex number, square it and add it to itself, square the result and add it to the initial complex number, square that result again and add it to the intial number, rinse, repeat...\n\nColour your point black if it doesn't run outside of the circle with radius 2. If it does give... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> set of Wang tiles that tiles the plane, but only aperiodically. This is similar to a Penrose tiling, or the arrangement of atoms in a quasicrystal. Although Berger's original set contained 20,426 tiles, he conjectured that smaller sets would work, including subsets of his set, and in his unpublished Ph.D. thesis,... | question: the sequence that makes a mandelbrot set. context: <P> set of Wang tiles that tiles the plane, but only aperiodically. This is similar to a Penrose tiling, or the arrangement of atoms in a quasicrystal. Although Berger's original set contained 20,426 tiles, he conjectured that smaller sets would work, inclu... | answer: To make the Mandelbrot set, take a complex number, square it and add it to itself, square the result and add it to the initial complex number, square that result again and add it to the intial number, rinse, repeat...Colour your point black if it doesn't run outside of the circle with radius 2. If it does give ... |
110,293 | 4hkclv | Does our method of finding planets vastly restrict the amount of planets we discover? | This problem is known as *detection bias* - every method of detecting exoplanets is biased towards detecting certain planets in certain orbital configurations.As you say, for the transit method only detects planets that actually transit as seen from Earth! However, that is a bias that is fairly easy to correct for - as... | [
"You're describing the \"transit method\" and it is not the only methodology used to detect planets and yes ... it's going to miss planets that aren't orbiting their stars at an angle we can view.\n\nAdditionally, as you refer to a gravity method we use the \"radial velocity\" was used primarily before we sent Kepl... | 2 | [
"This problem is known as *detection bias* - every method of detecting exoplanets is biased towards detecting certain planets in certain orbital configurations.\n\nAs you say, for the transit method only detects planets that actually transit as seen from Earth! However, that is a bias that is fairly easy to correct... | 1 | <P> Epsilon Eridani has been the target of many attempts to search for planetary companions. Its chromospheric activity and variability mean that finding planets with the radial velocity method is difficult, because the stellar activity may create signals that mimic the presence of planets. Attempts at direct imaging o... | question: Does our method of finding planets vastly restrict the amount of planets we discover? context: <P> Epsilon Eridani has been the target of many attempts to search for planetary companions. Its chromospheric activity and variability mean that finding planets with the radial velocity method is difficult, because... | answer: This problem is known as *detection bias* - every method of detecting exoplanets is biased towards detecting certain planets in certain orbital configurations.As you say, for the transit method only detects planets that actually transit as seen from Earth! However, that is a bias that is fairly easy to correct ... |
38,364 | 65n8o6 | What makes visible light not a harmful form of radiation to us? | Photons of visible light do not have the right energy to strip electrons from molecules, so visible light causes damage only if there is so much of it the total amount of heat transfered burns you, such as with the example of visible lasers someone else mentioned. The most powerful lasers though are in the infrared spe... | [
"It is harmful if made powerful enough...for example if you get a class IIIb laser in your eye, or a class IV laser on your skin.\n\n",
"Photons of visible light do not have the right energy to strip electrons from molecules, so visible light causes damage only if there is so much of it the total amount of heat t... | 3 | [
"Photons of visible light do not have the right energy to strip electrons from molecules, so visible light causes damage only if there is so much of it the total amount of heat transfered burns you, such as with the example of visible lasers someone else mentioned. The most powerful lasers though are in the infrare... | 2 | <P> the need to change current safety standards. Mechanisms of interaction with matter, including living tissue Near ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio waves, and low-frequency radio frequency (longwave) are all examples of non-ionizing radiation. By contrast, far ultraviolet light, X-rays, gamma-ra... | question: What makes visible light not a harmful form of radiation to us? context: <P> the need to change current safety standards. Mechanisms of interaction with matter, including living tissue Near ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio waves, and low-frequency radio frequency (longwave) are all examp... | answer: Photons of visible light do not have the right energy to strip electrons from molecules, so visible light causes damage only if there is so much of it the total amount of heat transfered burns you, such as with the example of visible lasers someone else mentioned. The most powerful lasers though are in the infr... |
180,215 | 4iib2y | if the greeks thought their gods were real, why did writers make up fictional stories about them and consider them to be true stories? | Greek writers like Homer took existing legends and dramatized them, in much the same way that Shakespeare took real life figures like Caesar and Richard III and make them into plays. They served as a backdrop for those author's creativity. | [
"That's basically the same as *any* deist religion. Same \"If\" (and it's a *big* \"If\"), and same \"Why\". At some point someone made up stories, and people believed them to be true, and then people made more stories based on the previous ones. ",
"Greek writers like Homer took existing legends and dramatized t... | 6 | [
"That's basically the same as *any* deist religion. Same \"If\" (and it's a *big* \"If\"), and same \"Why\". At some point someone made up stories, and people believed them to be true, and then people made more stories based on the previous ones. ",
"Greek writers like Homer took existing legends and dramatized t... | 5 | <P> in retreat, Bible stories and Christian saints lost their mythological importance to the culture. Middle Ages According to Mircea Eliade, the Middle Ages witnessed "an upwelling of mythical thought" in which each social group had its own "mythological traditions". Often a profession had its own "origin myth" which ... | question: if the greeks thought their gods were real, why did writers make up fictional stories about them and consider them to be true stories? context: <P> in retreat, Bible stories and Christian saints lost their mythological importance to the culture. Middle Ages According to Mircea Eliade, the Middle Ages witnesse... | answer: Greek writers like Homer took existing legends and dramatized them, in much the same way that Shakespeare took real life figures like Caesar and Richard III and make them into plays. They served as a backdrop for those author's creativity. |
181,633 | 3giug8 | why is there a wind tunnel sound when you hold a shell, bottle cap, etc... up to your ear? | Your blood rushing around. The object blocks out outside noise and amplifies the sound of the blood. | [
"Your blood rushing around. The object blocks out outside noise and amplifies the sound of the blood.",
"The sea goddess, matie!\n\nYarr, ye forgot yer searchin' duties, for ['twas asked by those what came before ye!](_URL_0_)"
] | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> the new pathway is referred to as cartilage conduction. This unique pathway has attracted the attention of several researchers and companies such that some hearing aid prototypes using cartilage conduction have been tested for use in smartphone and earphone. Cartilage conduction in daily life One can hear a leather... | question: why is there a wind tunnel sound when you hold a shell, bottle cap, etc... up to your ear? context: <P> the new pathway is referred to as cartilage conduction. This unique pathway has attracted the attention of several researchers and companies such that some hearing aid prototypes using cartilage conduction ... | answer: Your blood rushing around. The object blocks out outside noise and amplifies the sound of the blood. |
219,631 | 3jtx7n | season 2 of true detective | Part 1: Dear god. The best way to plot diagram this season would be with a spiral graph. I'll take a shot at it from memory. During the LA riots the Casper character and maybe the Vinci chief of police? knock over a jewelry store to get some stones to sell, so they can buy their way into nice government jobs with in Vi... | [
"Part 1: Dear god. The best way to plot diagram this season would be with a spiral graph. I'll take a shot at it from memory. \n\nDuring the LA riots the Casper character and maybe the Vinci chief of police? knock over a jewelry store to get some stones to sell, so they can buy their way into nice government jobs w... | 1 | [
"Part 1: Dear god. The best way to plot diagram this season would be with a spiral graph. I'll take a shot at it from memory. \n\nDuring the LA riots the Casper character and maybe the Vinci chief of police? knock over a jewelry store to get some stones to sell, so they can buy their way into nice government jobs w... | 1 | <P> Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice? Plot A private investigator is hired by a seductive woman, who undertakes to find out if there are other women in the life of her husband, a wealthy and powerful businessman. To avoid arousing the suspicions of her husband, the detective and his assistant are forced to pass... | question: season 2 of true detective context: <P> Where Can You Go Without the Little Vice? Plot A private investigator is hired by a seductive woman, who undertakes to find out if there are other women in the life of her husband, a wealthy and powerful businessman. To avoid arousing the suspicions of her husband, the ... | answer: Part 1: Dear god. The best way to plot diagram this season would be with a spiral graph. I'll take a shot at it from memory. During the LA riots the Casper character and maybe the Vinci chief of police? knock over a jewelry store to get some stones to sell, so they can buy their way into nice government jobs wi... |
28,600 | 11a75b | If every human being in the world were to sit on a bike machine and pedal, will it generate a significant amount of electricity? | On average, people have a power of about 100 Watts (~2000 Calories per day). 7 billion of them makes 700 gigwatts, about 1/20th of the world's average power consumption. However, for short periods of time people can produce more power (only elite cyclists can produce 20 times as much though). | [
"On average, people have a power of about 100 Watts (~2000 Calories per day). 7 billion of them makes 700 gigwatts, about 1/20th of the world's average power consumption. However, for short periods of time people can produce more power (only elite cyclists can produce 20 times as much though)."
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> with fully renewable electricity. <P> practical.
A prototype of the GreenWheel design was created and demonstrated in October 2008. The GreenWheel would add little weight to a bicycle and could be present on bicycles sold for less than $1,000, a small fraction of the weight and cost of a standard electric vehicle. ... | question: If every human being in the world were to sit on a bike machine and pedal, will it generate a significant amount of electricity? context: <P> with fully renewable electricity. <P> practical.
A prototype of the GreenWheel design was created and demonstrated in October 2008. The GreenWheel would add little weig... | answer: On average, people have a power of about 100 Watts (~2000 Calories per day). 7 billion of them makes 700 gigwatts, about 1/20th of the world's average power consumption. However, for short periods of time people can produce more power (only elite cyclists can produce 20 times as much though). |
81,931 | 26gcbu | why does passing a magnet through a coil produce electricity? | Electricity is simply the movement of electrons from one place to another. Simple as that. Magnets can induce the movement of electrons, especially in certain kinds of materials. Move some electrons and you get a difference in charge from one place to another. Place those areas close enough to each other, and they will... | [
"Electricity is simply the movement of electrons from one place to another. Simple as that. Magnets can induce the movement of electrons, especially in certain kinds of materials. Move some electrons and you get a difference in charge from one place to another. Place those areas close enough to each other, and they... | 3 | [
"Electricity is simply the movement of electrons from one place to another. Simple as that. Magnets can induce the movement of electrons, especially in certain kinds of materials. Move some electrons and you get a difference in charge from one place to another. Place those areas close enough to each other, and they... | 2 | <P> field to the mass motion of electrons (the current) with respect to an observer. This property of induction supplies the magnetic field that drives an electric motor. The electromagnetic field of an arbitrary moving charged particle is expressed by the Liénard–Wiechert potentials, which are valid even when the part... | question: why does passing a magnet through a coil produce electricity? context: <P> field to the mass motion of electrons (the current) with respect to an observer. This property of induction supplies the magnetic field that drives an electric motor. The electromagnetic field of an arbitrary moving charged particle is... | answer: Electricity is simply the movement of electrons from one place to another. Simple as that. Magnets can induce the movement of electrons, especially in certain kinds of materials. Move some electrons and you get a difference in charge from one place to another. Place those areas close enough to each other, and t... |
222,357 | 1rqc0m | why are there so many ladyboys in thailand? | Being a primarily Buddhist country, there is much less stigma attached to being gay or TG there. | [
"Being a primarily Buddhist country, there is much less stigma attached to being gay or TG there."
] | 1 | [
"Being a primarily Buddhist country, there is much less stigma attached to being gay or TG there."
] | 1 | <P> conditions of social or economic vulnerability. This highlights a mentality of male entitlement over their wives’ bodies. In 2012, 34% or 69,489 of females living in Myanmar had been diagnosed with HIV. Marriage and Family Usually Burmese women have the freedom to choose their own husband, despite the continued pre... | question: why are there so many ladyboys in thailand? context: <P> conditions of social or economic vulnerability. This highlights a mentality of male entitlement over their wives’ bodies. In 2012, 34% or 69,489 of females living in Myanmar had been diagnosed with HIV. Marriage and Family Usually Burmese women have the... | answer: Being a primarily Buddhist country, there is much less stigma attached to being gay or TG there. |
122,983 | 3aqec6 | why does sex take so long? why doesn't the male simply insert his penis, deliver the goods, and then withdraw? why all this thrusting? | It's thought that it's a method to extract rival male's semen. The thrusting and deep penetration allows the penis to essentially scoop out the offending fluids, before he then deposits his own. This is also an explanation for the shape of the head of the penis. | [
"It's thought that it's a method to extract rival male's semen. The thrusting and deep penetration allows the penis to essentially scoop out the offending fluids, before he then deposits his own. This is also an explanation for the shape of the head of the penis.",
"To add to what others have said, it may also be... | 6 | [
"It's thought that it's a method to extract rival male's semen. The thrusting and deep penetration allows the penis to essentially scoop out the offending fluids, before he then deposits his own. This is also an explanation for the shape of the head of the penis.",
"To add to what others have said, it may also be... | 5 | <P> advised to lie still for about half-an-hour to improve the success rate.
One insemination during a cycle is usually sufficient. Additional inseminations may not improve the chances of a pregnancy.
Ordinary sexual lubricants should not be used in the process, but special fertility or 'sperm-friendly' lubricants can ... | question: why does sex take so long? why doesn't the male simply insert his penis, deliver the goods, and then withdraw? why all this thrusting? context: <P> advised to lie still for about half-an-hour to improve the success rate.
One insemination during a cycle is usually sufficient. Additional inseminations may not i... | answer: It's thought that it's a method to extract rival male's semen. The thrusting and deep penetration allows the penis to essentially scoop out the offending fluids, before he then deposits his own. This is also an explanation for the shape of the head of the penis. |
157,826 | 476isw | why are most, if not all caffeine based energy drinks (red bull, monster, rockstar etc) always sold in cans, never bottles? | If it's closeable, you're less likely to finish it all in one sitting, and therefore you'll go longer without buying another one. That is unacceptable. | [
"If it's closeable, you're less likely to finish it all in one sitting, and therefore you'll go longer without buying another one. That is unacceptable."
] | 1 | [
"If it's closeable, you're less likely to finish it all in one sitting, and therefore you'll go longer without buying another one. That is unacceptable."
] | 1 | <P> green mission. Hosmer Mountain has charged a deposit since before the CT State Bottle Bill required it of soft drink manufacturers. <P> to use the drinking system the user must also have suitably equipped canteen lids or an adapter for other containers. <P> of the brewery in 1966. The can, end and bottle factories... | question: why are most, if not all caffeine based energy drinks (red bull, monster, rockstar etc) always sold in cans, never bottles? context: <P> green mission. Hosmer Mountain has charged a deposit since before the CT State Bottle Bill required it of soft drink manufacturers. <P> to use the drinking system the user m... | answer: If it's closeable, you're less likely to finish it all in one sitting, and therefore you'll go longer without buying another one. That is unacceptable. |
228,038 | 31hwz4 | why are plane crashes such a big deal? there are 21 plane crashes worth of death each day in the world from traffic accidents. | Precisely because plane crashes happen so rarely compared to car crashes is why you hear about them on the news. A traffic accident is quite literally an everyday experience, so no one cares. A plane crash happens only once in a blue moon, so that's news. | [
"Precisely because plane crashes happen so rarely compared to car crashes is why you hear about them on the news. A traffic accident is quite literally an everyday experience, so no one cares. A plane crash happens only once in a blue moon, so that's news. ",
"You answered it yourself, a car crash happens so ofte... | 9 | [
"Precisely because plane crashes happen so rarely compared to car crashes is why you hear about them on the news. A traffic accident is quite literally an everyday experience, so no one cares. A plane crash happens only once in a blue moon, so that's news. ",
"You answered it yourself, a car crash happens so ofte... | 5 | <P> August 1959, Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322 at Campinas near São Paulo, Brazil, on 23 November 1961, United Arab Airlines Flight 869 in Thailand's Khao Yai mountains on 19 July 1962, a Saudi Arabian Government crash in the Italian Alps on 20 March 1963, and United Arab Airlines Flight 844 in Tripoli, Libya, on 2 ... | question: why are plane crashes such a big deal? there are 21 plane crashes worth of death each day in the world from traffic accidents. context: <P> August 1959, Aerolíneas Argentinas Flight 322 at Campinas near São Paulo, Brazil, on 23 November 1961, United Arab Airlines Flight 869 in Thailand's Khao Yai mountains on... | answer: Precisely because plane crashes happen so rarely compared to car crashes is why you hear about them on the news. A traffic accident is quite literally an everyday experience, so no one cares. A plane crash happens only once in a blue moon, so that's news. |
157,555 | fae6gb | how do microphones in live concerts not get a lot of feedback from all the noise? | 1: use a directional microphone, and don't point it at a monitor or speaker.2: limit the number of open mics.3: keep the mics as far away from speakers as possible.4: use in-ear monitors vs stage mounted monitors.5: cut out all frequencies outside of 800kz to 2khz. | [
"1: use a directional microphone, and don't point it at a monitor or speaker.\n\n2: limit the number of open mics.\n\n3: keep the mics as far away from speakers as possible.\n\n4: use in-ear monitors vs stage mounted monitors.\n\n5: cut out all frequencies outside of 800kz to 2khz.",
"EQ: narrow band filters. Fin... | 3 | [
"1: use a directional microphone, and don't point it at a monitor or speaker.\n\n2: limit the number of open mics.\n\n3: keep the mics as far away from speakers as possible.\n\n4: use in-ear monitors vs stage mounted monitors.\n\n5: cut out all frequencies outside of 800kz to 2khz.",
"EQ: narrow band filters. Fin... | 2 | <P> noise, this also takes an amount of planning, to assure that the concert does not bother the neighbors. Often, these events are staged at a distance from residential areas. Many areas have noise regulations in place limiting the areas in which these large events can take place.
For larger events, the stage is built... | question: how do microphones in live concerts not get a lot of feedback from all the noise? context: <P> noise, this also takes an amount of planning, to assure that the concert does not bother the neighbors. Often, these events are staged at a distance from residential areas. Many areas have noise regulations in place... | answer: 1: use a directional microphone, and don't point it at a monitor or speaker.2: limit the number of open mics.3: keep the mics as far away from speakers as possible.4: use in-ear monitors vs stage mounted monitors.5: cut out all frequencies outside of 800kz to 2khz. |
228,272 | 5vwlqm | how did the whole world agree on the duration of a second? | The first clocks were sun dials, and originally the duration of a day was divided into 12 equal segments by the Egyptians. These became hours, and obviously over time we discovered ways of counting the hours during night time as well.The Babylonians divided the hour in 60 minutes, but it took a long time before minute... | [
"The definition of 1 second is \"the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom\".\n\nWith the development of the atomic clock in the early 1960s, it was decided to use atomic time as the basis of th... | 8 | [
"The definition of 1 second is \"the duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom\".\n\nWith the development of the atomic clock in the early 1960s, it was decided to use atomic time as the basis of th... | 4 | <P> is visible from the Victoria Harbour. In January 1908, the time ball was relocated to the hill of Blackhead Point where it had even higher visibility. With the rise of radio broadcast and the launching of Radio Hong Kong in 1922, the importance of the time ball decreased. It was decommissioned on 30 June 1933.
Dur... | question: how did the whole world agree on the duration of a second? context: <P> is visible from the Victoria Harbour. In January 1908, the time ball was relocated to the hill of Blackhead Point where it had even higher visibility. With the rise of radio broadcast and the launching of Radio Hong Kong in 1922, the impo... | answer: The first clocks were sun dials, and originally the duration of a day was divided into 12 equal segments by the Egyptians. These became hours, and obviously over time we discovered ways of counting the hours during night time as well.The Babylonians divided the hour in 60 minutes, but it took a long time befor... |
229,159 | 1ixgth | Why would Polysporin be recommended for wound care after a punch biopsy but not Neosporin? | Neomycin has a high incidence of contact allergy - this is the ingredient that isn't found in polysporin and is why this brand exists :) | [
"Neomycin has a high incidence of contact allergy - this is the ingredient that isn't found in polysporin and is why this brand exists :)"
] | 1 | [
"Neomycin has a high incidence of contact allergy - this is the ingredient that isn't found in polysporin and is why this brand exists :)"
] | 1 | <P> was more effective than saline in removing the protein (adhered dried plasma or fibrin). The proteins in the antiseptic solution (Octenisept®) were denatured and became insoluble. The authors suggest this implies that the antiseptic solution is unsuitable as a 'general' wound cleanser and that its use should be res... | question: Why would Polysporin be recommended for wound care after a punch biopsy but not Neosporin? context: <P> was more effective than saline in removing the protein (adhered dried plasma or fibrin). The proteins in the antiseptic solution (Octenisept®) were denatured and became insoluble. The authors suggest this i... | answer: Neomycin has a high incidence of contact allergy - this is the ingredient that isn't found in polysporin and is why this brand exists :) |
78,447 | bfbsvw | how to increase a countries birth rate? | Well, you need money to raise those kids, clothes, food, medicine, education and so on, so probably a good economy , maybe some kind of incentive for parentsThen again, i could be wrong and this is just the foundationBut what i saw from people i know, they'll go for more if they feel they can handle it, example, my sis... | [
"* Make education worse. Less educated people/countries have higher birth rates.\n\n* Improve the economy so people have more money to support kids.\n\n* Ban contraceptives.",
"Well, you need money to raise those kids, clothes, food, medicine, education and so on, so probably a good economy , maybe some kind of i... | 5 | [
"Well, you need money to raise those kids, clothes, food, medicine, education and so on, so probably a good economy , maybe some kind of incentive for parents\nThen again, i could be wrong and this is just the foundation\nBut what i saw from people i know, they'll go for more if they feel they can handle it, exampl... | 1 | <P> replacement and population decline would maximize standards of living when the cost of providing capital for a growing labour force is taken into account. Other developed countries Some other developed countries are experiencing an increase in their birth rate, including France, which recorded a TFR of over 2.00 in... | question: how to increase a countries birth rate? context: <P> replacement and population decline would maximize standards of living when the cost of providing capital for a growing labour force is taken into account. Other developed countries Some other developed countries are experiencing an increase in their birth r... | answer: Well, you need money to raise those kids, clothes, food, medicine, education and so on, so probably a good economy , maybe some kind of incentive for parentsThen again, i could be wrong and this is just the foundationBut what i saw from people i know, they'll go for more if they feel they can handle it, example... |
173,205 | 1nzz0f | How important were Catholic Feast Days in the lives of the peasantry and aristocracy? | Yes, they did indeed feast. Among other things! Saints days were important holidays on the medieval calender. The Church has a lot of saints and thus many days were deemed saints days, although which ones they'd actually celebrate depended on geography and local devotions etc. Usually the peasants this constituted at v... | [
"Yes, they did indeed feast. Among other things! Saints days were important holidays on the medieval calender. The Church has a lot of saints and thus many days were deemed saints days, although which ones they'd actually celebrate depended on geography and local devotions etc. Usually the peasants this constituted... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> agricultural village to a thriving, industrial center of manufacturing and commerce in a few decades. Traditional festivals The patron saints of the city are Saint John the Baptist and Saint Michael Archangel, whose feasts are traditionally celebrated on 24 June and 29 September.
In recent times the town council ha... | question: How important were Catholic Feast Days in the lives of the peasantry and aristocracy? context: <P> agricultural village to a thriving, industrial center of manufacturing and commerce in a few decades. Traditional festivals The patron saints of the city are Saint John the Baptist and Saint Michael Archangel, w... | answer: Yes, they did indeed feast. Among other things! Saints days were important holidays on the medieval calender. The Church has a lot of saints and thus many days were deemed saints days, although which ones they'd actually celebrate depended on geography and local devotions etc. Usually the peasants this constitu... |
107,871 | avdi3v | how did we breed the canine species to what it is today? | 1) Get a bunch of wild dogs2) Pick out the least aggressive ones3) Breed the least aggressive ones 4) Create a bunch of slightly less aggressive dogs5) Repeat steps 2-4 until you have reached a satisfactory disposition | [
"1) Get a bunch of wild dogs\n2) Pick out the least aggressive ones\n3) Breed the least aggressive ones \n4) Create a bunch of slightly less aggressive dogs\n5) Repeat steps 2-4 until you have reached a satisfactory disposition ",
"Some individual canines like people. Some don’t and bite us. If we chase away the ... | 2 | [
"1) Get a bunch of wild dogs\n2) Pick out the least aggressive ones\n3) Breed the least aggressive ones \n4) Create a bunch of slightly less aggressive dogs\n5) Repeat steps 2-4 until you have reached a satisfactory disposition "
] | 1 | <P> Perro Majorero History In 1979, was held in Gran Tarajal, in the municipality of Tuineje, the first monographic of the breed, bringing together to farmers, experts and judges, being the beginning of the process for recognition of the breed by the Real Sociedad Canina de España, thanks to the work of recovery and di... | question: how did we breed the canine species to what it is today? context: <P> Perro Majorero History In 1979, was held in Gran Tarajal, in the municipality of Tuineje, the first monographic of the breed, bringing together to farmers, experts and judges, being the beginning of the process for recognition of the breed ... | answer: 1) Get a bunch of wild dogs2) Pick out the least aggressive ones3) Breed the least aggressive ones 4) Create a bunch of slightly less aggressive dogs5) Repeat steps 2-4 until you have reached a satisfactory disposition |
216,756 | 7gk7dp | what do the different settings on the microwave actually do? | They primarily help them market you the microwave because you think they do something special or the microwave with all these buttons is somehow a superior quality product.Seriously. Its pretty much all BS. When you're choosing what microwave to buy: Do you want the simple one with one button? or this other one with l... | [
"They primarily help them market you the microwave because you think they do something special or the microwave with all these buttons is somehow a superior quality product.\n\nSeriously. Its pretty much all BS. When you're choosing what microwave to buy: Do you want the simple one with one button? or this other o... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> and resolution have become the preferred microwave source. The frequency reference for the system is usually a 10 MHz sine wave derived from a GPS receiver or an atomic clock.
The zero crossing steps of Fig. 1b allow a single bias current passing through the entire junction array while insuring that every junction... | question: what do the different settings on the microwave actually do? context: <P> and resolution have become the preferred microwave source. The frequency reference for the system is usually a 10 MHz sine wave derived from a GPS receiver or an atomic clock.
The zero crossing steps of Fig. 1b allow a single bias curr... | answer: They primarily help them market you the microwave because you think they do something special or the microwave with all these buttons is somehow a superior quality product.Seriously. Its pretty much all BS. When you're choosing what microwave to buy: Do you want the simple one with one button? or this other on... |
52,988 | 1ot0ie | Are animals aware of their siblings/parents? | [Kin recognition](_URL_0_) is an interesting area of animal behaviour. A lot of new interesting research has been done recently since genetic testing has become more accessible to reaserchers. In general, one main mechanism which is thought to help animals and humans distinguish kin from non-kin is simply *association*... | [
"[Kin recognition](_URL_0_) is an interesting area of animal behaviour. A lot of new interesting research has been done recently since genetic testing has become more accessible to reaserchers. In general, one main mechanism which is thought to help animals and humans distinguish kin from non-kin is simply *associa... | 3 | [
"[Kin recognition](_URL_0_) is an interesting area of animal behaviour. A lot of new interesting research has been done recently since genetic testing has become more accessible to reaserchers. In general, one main mechanism which is thought to help animals and humans distinguish kin from non-kin is simply *associa... | 2 | <P> sometimes mate with infant females of their species. This is a natural part of their reproductive biology – they have a delayed gestation period, so these females give birth the following year when they are fully grown.
In one reported observation, a male spotted hyena attempted to mate with a female hyena, but she... | question: Are animals aware of their siblings/parents? context: <P> sometimes mate with infant females of their species. This is a natural part of their reproductive biology – they have a delayed gestation period, so these females give birth the following year when they are fully grown.
In one reported observation, a m... | answer: [Kin recognition](_URL_0_) is an interesting area of animal behaviour. A lot of new interesting research has been done recently since genetic testing has become more accessible to reaserchers. In general, one main mechanism which is thought to help animals and humans distinguish kin from non-kin is simply *asso... |
150,301 | 21whlo | How do we know about supernovas that already exploded before the light reaches us? | Neutrino detectors placed around the world form the [Supernova Early Warning System](_URL_0_). When the core of a red giant begins to collapse on itself, it produces an immense amount of neutrinos. This takes place before the light from the supernova peaks, allowing astronomers to train instruments on the supernova. | [
"Neutrino detectors placed around the world form the [Supernova Early Warning System](_URL_0_). When the core of a red giant begins to collapse on itself, it produces an immense amount of neutrinos. This takes place before the light from the supernova peaks, allowing astronomers to train instruments on the supernov... | 1 | [
"Neutrino detectors placed around the world form the [Supernova Early Warning System](_URL_0_). When the core of a red giant begins to collapse on itself, it produces an immense amount of neutrinos. This takes place before the light from the supernova peaks, allowing astronomers to train instruments on the supernov... | 1 | <P> the supernova and assigned it the name SN 2014J as the tenth supernova discovered in 2014. Observations Follow-up adaptive optics observations with the 10-metre (390 in) Keck telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii were used to precisely determine the location of the new supernova. The first optical spectrum was... | question: How do we know about supernovas that already exploded before the light reaches us? context: <P> the supernova and assigned it the name SN 2014J as the tenth supernova discovered in 2014. Observations Follow-up adaptive optics observations with the 10-metre (390 in) Keck telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory, Haw... | answer: Neutrino detectors placed around the world form the [Supernova Early Warning System](_URL_0_). When the core of a red giant begins to collapse on itself, it produces an immense amount of neutrinos. This takes place before the light from the supernova peaks, allowing astronomers to train instruments on the super... |
115,443 | 61gvni | How did mammals evolve a vertically undulated spine? | Evolution of spinal motion roughly went like this: * Bottom-dwelling marine organisms (such as worms) developed rudimentary cartilaginous spine and, because they were bottom-dwelling, lateral spine motion * They eventually gained the ability to move away from the bottom; their spine evolved from being cartilaginous to ... | [
"There's a bit of a misconception there. Mammals do not come from reptiles, nor do they come from amphibians. All of these groups are descended independently from the ancestral tetrapod (though reptiles and mammals are closer to each other than to amphibians).\n\nThat being said, it seems intuitive to relate the em... | 2 | [
"Evolution of spinal motion roughly went like this:\n\n * Bottom-dwelling marine organisms (such as worms) developed rudimentary cartilaginous spine and, because they were bottom-dwelling, lateral spine motion\n * They eventually gained the ability to move away from the bottom; their spine evolved from being cartil... | 1 | <P> land, the spine had to resist the bending caused by body weight and had to provide mobility where needed. Previously, it could bend along its entire length. Likewise, the paired appendages had not been formerly connected to the spine, but the slowly strengthening limbs now transmitted their support to the axis of t... | question: How did mammals evolve a vertically undulated spine? context: <P> land, the spine had to resist the bending caused by body weight and had to provide mobility where needed. Previously, it could bend along its entire length. Likewise, the paired appendages had not been formerly connected to the spine, but the s... | answer: Evolution of spinal motion roughly went like this: * Bottom-dwelling marine organisms (such as worms) developed rudimentary cartilaginous spine and, because they were bottom-dwelling, lateral spine motion * They eventually gained the ability to move away from the bottom; their spine evolved from being cartilagi... |
31,074 | zmlz1 | Veracity of conservation of mass/energy? | When you burn a log, the ash pile weighs less. This is not because all the missing mass was converted to energy; it is because the missing mass has become CO2 or other gaseous by-products of the fire, which have now drifted away, or have become particulate ash that was carried away by the fires updraft.As for energy, ... | [
" > I have less mass of ash than the log weighed because some of the matter has been converted energy\n\nWhilst this is sort of true, in that energy is released via the burning reaction products having lower binding energy than the reactants, the disappearance of the logs is really because the burning reaction pro... | 2 | [
"When you burn a log, the ash pile weighs less. This is not because all the missing mass was converted to energy; it is because the missing mass has become CO2 or other gaseous by-products of the fire, which have now drifted away, or have become particulate ash that was carried away by the fires updraft.\n\nAs for... | 1 | <P> the products have been stopped and cooled, however, as the extra mass must escape from the system as heat before its loss can be noticed, in theory.) On the other hand, if one must inject energy to separate a system of particles into its components, then the initial mass is less than that of the components after th... | question: Veracity of conservation of mass/energy? context: <P> the products have been stopped and cooled, however, as the extra mass must escape from the system as heat before its loss can be noticed, in theory.) On the other hand, if one must inject energy to separate a system of particles into its components, then t... | answer: When you burn a log, the ash pile weighs less. This is not because all the missing mass was converted to energy; it is because the missing mass has become CO2 or other gaseous by-products of the fire, which have now drifted away, or have become particulate ash that was carried away by the fires updraft.As for ... |
75,313 | 4xuokl | How much of the human genome have we identified and understand? | Almost none of the DNA in our bodies does what you're describing. Even for the coding portion of our DNA, the product is RNA then protein. End phenotypic results like fingernails or hair color are the result of a complex interplay of protein interactions with one another and their environment.To answer your question in... | [
"Almost none of the DNA in our bodies does what you're describing. Even for the coding portion of our DNA, the product is RNA then protein. End phenotypic results like fingernails or hair color are the result of a complex interplay of protein interactions with one another and their environment.\n\nTo answer your qu... | 3 | [
"Almost none of the DNA in our bodies does what you're describing. Even for the coding portion of our DNA, the product is RNA then protein. End phenotypic results like fingernails or hair color are the result of a complex interplay of protein interactions with one another and their environment.\n\nTo answer your qu... | 2 | <P> The smallest genomes occur in viruses, and viroids (which act as a single non-coding RNA gene). Conversely, plants can have extremely large genomes, with rice containing >46,000 protein-coding genes. The total number of protein-coding genes (the Earth's proteome) is estimated to be 5 million sequences.
Although the... | question: How much of the human genome have we identified and understand? context: <P> The smallest genomes occur in viruses, and viroids (which act as a single non-coding RNA gene). Conversely, plants can have extremely large genomes, with rice containing >46,000 protein-coding genes. The total number of protein-codin... | answer: Almost none of the DNA in our bodies does what you're describing. Even for the coding portion of our DNA, the product is RNA then protein. End phenotypic results like fingernails or hair color are the result of a complex interplay of protein interactions with one another and their environment.To answer your que... |
150,826 | ejqicb | why does chocolate sometimes taste spicy? | Milk chocolate, especially in the US, has butyric acid added to it. It’s why some people describe it as having a “vomit” taste. It could be this.Or you might have a mild allergy. | [
"Milk chocolate, especially in the US, has butyric acid added to it. It’s why some people describe it as having a “vomit” taste. It could be this.\n\nOr you might have a mild allergy.",
"Mexican Chocolates actually commonly have spices such as powdered chilies put into them. As for standard milk chocolate, you ma... | 2 | [
"Milk chocolate, especially in the US, has butyric acid added to it. It’s why some people describe it as having a “vomit” taste. It could be this.\n\nOr you might have a mild allergy."
] | 1 | <P> Resiniferatoxin Biological activity Resiniferatoxin has a score of 16 billion Scoville heat units, making pure resiniferatoxin about 500 to 1000 times hotter than pure capsaicin. Resiniferatoxin activates transient vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) in a subpopulation of primary afferent sensory neurons involved in noci... | question: why does chocolate sometimes taste spicy? context: <P> Resiniferatoxin Biological activity Resiniferatoxin has a score of 16 billion Scoville heat units, making pure resiniferatoxin about 500 to 1000 times hotter than pure capsaicin. Resiniferatoxin activates transient vanilloid receptor 1 (TRPV1) in a subpo... | answer: Milk chocolate, especially in the US, has butyric acid added to it. It’s why some people describe it as having a “vomit” taste. It could be this.Or you might have a mild allergy. |
148,741 | 1h1dt6 | Tuesday Trivia | Toys and Tots | I'm sure many of you are familiar with the birch bark letters of medieval Novgorod. Among the many wooden and leather finds ([some of them rather scary](_URL_2_)) that survived from medieval Novgorod due to the wet conditions there, there are documents, written on birch-bark in the 11th to 15th centuries. Among them th... | [
"You won't see much about this online, because I don't think it's been published yet, but tucked away deep in a dusty corner of the Navy Yard is a collection of miniature warships. These were used in table and floor war games to teach tactics to naval cadets. The games were used as an opportunity for the cadets to ... | 6 | [
"You won't see much about this online, because I don't think it's been published yet, but tucked away deep in a dusty corner of the Navy Yard is a collection of miniature warships. These were used in table and floor war games to teach tactics to naval cadets. The games were used as an opportunity for the cadets to ... | 4 | <P> the show's first season, in order to win the trip, the team only needed to obtain $1,000 in prizes during the Shop 'til You Drop Round. Also, in the first season, there was always at least one store which featured a prize worth $500 or more. In addition, some of the boxes contained gag gifts, which were typically w... | question: Tuesday Trivia | Toys and Tots context: <P> the show's first season, in order to win the trip, the team only needed to obtain $1,000 in prizes during the Shop 'til You Drop Round. Also, in the first season, there was always at least one store which featured a prize worth $500 or more. In addition, some of the... | answer: I'm sure many of you are familiar with the birch bark letters of medieval Novgorod. Among the many wooden and leather finds ([some of them rather scary](_URL_2_)) that survived from medieval Novgorod due to the wet conditions there, there are documents, written on birch-bark in the 11th to 15th centuries. Among... |
145,417 | wwu3v | Questions about different possibilities from conception, more so from individual sperm. | > Would each individual sperm in an ejaculation of millions create a completely unique individual? Do we even have any way of telling this?Last week we didn't have any way of telling this. [Today we do](_URL_0_). Yay science! > Researchers from Stanford University mapped out the entire genomes of 91 separate sperm c... | [
" > Would each individual sperm in an ejaculation of millions create a completely unique individual? Do we even have any way of telling this?\n\nLast week we didn't have any way of telling this. [Today we do](_URL_0_). Yay science!\n\n > Researchers from Stanford University mapped out the entire genomes of 91 sep... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> an original mother cell by cleavage of the nucleus. One of his most fundamental discoveries, published in Philosophical Transactions in 1843, was that spermatozoa could sometimes be found inside the ovum. The note that Barry published was titled On the Penetration of Spermatozoa into the Interior of the Ovum. This ... | question: Questions about different possibilities from conception, more so from individual sperm. context: <P> an original mother cell by cleavage of the nucleus. One of his most fundamental discoveries, published in Philosophical Transactions in 1843, was that spermatozoa could sometimes be found inside the ovum. The... | answer: > Would each individual sperm in an ejaculation of millions create a completely unique individual? Do we even have any way of telling this?Last week we didn't have any way of telling this. [Today we do](_URL_0_). Yay science! > Researchers from Stanford University mapped out the entire genomes of 91 separate... |
155,082 | 28e3s4 | Versailles--Was it really as bad as most people say? | Even with the Rhineland Germany was still looking at reparations which included a 25% tariff on all exported goods, which would have made it all but impossible for Germany to get anyone to buy *German.* Speaking in terms of economics the volume of debt wasn't as important as the fact that Germany wasn't in a position t... | [
"Even with the Rhineland Germany was still looking at reparations which included a 25% tariff on all exported goods, which would have made it all but impossible for Germany to get anyone to buy *German.* \n\n\nSpeaking in terms of economics the volume of debt wasn't as important as the fact that Germany wasn't in a... | 2 | [
"Even with the Rhineland Germany was still looking at reparations which included a 25% tariff on all exported goods, which would have made it all but impossible for Germany to get anyone to buy *German.* \n\n\nSpeaking in terms of economics the volume of debt wasn't as important as the fact that Germany wasn't in a... | 1 | <P> instead almost welcoming Rapallo as a chance to bring Soviet Russia into the international system. Poincaré came to believe by May 1922 that if Rapallo could not convince the British that Germany was out to undercut the Versailles system by whatever means necessary, then nothing would, in which case France would ju... | question: Versailles--Was it really as bad as most people say? context: <P> instead almost welcoming Rapallo as a chance to bring Soviet Russia into the international system. Poincaré came to believe by May 1922 that if Rapallo could not convince the British that Germany was out to undercut the Versailles system by wha... | answer: Even with the Rhineland Germany was still looking at reparations which included a 25% tariff on all exported goods, which would have made it all but impossible for Germany to get anyone to buy *German.* Speaking in terms of economics the volume of debt wasn't as important as the fact that Germany wasn't in a po... |
211,962 | 686ygh | Why are car antennas so small now, when 10 years ago they were 2-3 feet tall? | The length of the old antennas approximately matched the wave length of the band and were placed on the fender to get a good ground plane. Newer digital circuitry in the radio actively matches the impedance so the length or placement of the antenna is less crucial. The antenna can be incorporated into stripes printed o... | [
"Aesthetics and durability. You probably still have a long antenna, in your front or rear windshield. If you see a really tiny antenna then it's likely made available for premium service radios (SiriusXM, etc.). Some luxury cars have a panel antenna hidden behind a plastic part of the roof.",
"The length of th... | 17 | [
"Aesthetics and durability. You probably still have a long antenna, in your front or rear windshield. If you see a really tiny antenna then it's likely made available for premium service radios (SiriusXM, etc.). Some luxury cars have a panel antenna hidden behind a plastic part of the roof.",
"The length of th... | 16 | <P> were dramatically more mobile than the earlier Mk. I and Mk. II designs, consisting of two-wheeled trailers and a generator set.
Because the antennas were so much more directional than the wide fan-shaped beams of the earlier systems, the entire problem with ground reflections could be avoided simply by ensuring th... | question: Why are car antennas so small now, when 10 years ago they were 2-3 feet tall? context: <P> were dramatically more mobile than the earlier Mk. I and Mk. II designs, consisting of two-wheeled trailers and a generator set.
Because the antennas were so much more directional than the wide fan-shaped beams of the e... | answer: The length of the old antennas approximately matched the wave length of the band and were placed on the fender to get a good ground plane. Newer digital circuitry in the radio actively matches the impedance so the length or placement of the antenna is less crucial. The antenna can be incorporated into stripes p... |
78,081 | 65dxzm | Is the ISS really at orbital height if it needs routine re-boosting? | It is in low earth orbit. Partial atmosphere actually extends rather far up. Being in orbit means that you have a high enough horizontal velocity such that you "miss the earth" so to speak, when falling, so you circle the planet. This is true in Low Earth Orbit as well, but the partial atmosphere causes what's known as... | [
"It is in low earth orbit. Partial atmosphere actually extends rather far up. Being in orbit means that you have a high enough horizontal velocity such that you \"miss the earth\" so to speak, when falling, so you circle the planet. This is true in Low Earth Orbit as well, but the partial atmosphere causes what's k... | 2 | [
"It is in low earth orbit. Partial atmosphere actually extends rather far up. Being in orbit means that you have a high enough horizontal velocity such that you \"miss the earth\" so to speak, when falling, so you circle the planet. This is true in Low Earth Orbit as well, but the partial atmosphere causes what's k... | 1 | <P> a maximum of two that can operate outside the ISS. <P> unfold is thought to have been the result of the unanticipated 10-month delay in module inflation, which may have caused the fabric layers to stick together. The module was expanded on May 28 over the course of seven hours, with air being injected 25 times for ... | question: Is the ISS really at orbital height if it needs routine re-boosting? context: <P> a maximum of two that can operate outside the ISS. <P> unfold is thought to have been the result of the unanticipated 10-month delay in module inflation, which may have caused the fabric layers to stick together. The module was ... | answer: It is in low earth orbit. Partial atmosphere actually extends rather far up. Being in orbit means that you have a high enough horizontal velocity such that you "miss the earth" so to speak, when falling, so you circle the planet. This is true in Low Earth Orbit as well, but the partial atmosphere causes what's ... |
19,957 | 3nalxb | why (for the most part) things that seemed cool as a child don't seem cool as an adult? why don't we just keep accumulating interests as we age? | Part of it will be this:Generally things that are interesting to us are non-trivial. Once you know enough about something it can become trivial to you and thus invoke no interest in you. For example as a kid playing tic-tac-toe might seem interesting to you but once you understand that if both people are good enough yo... | [
"Part of it will be this:\nGenerally things that are interesting to us are non-trivial. Once you know enough about something it can become trivial to you and thus invoke no interest in you. For example as a kid playing tic-tac-toe might seem interesting to you but once you understand that if both people are good en... | 3 | [
"Part of it will be this:\nGenerally things that are interesting to us are non-trivial. Once you know enough about something it can become trivial to you and thus invoke no interest in you. For example as a kid playing tic-tac-toe might seem interesting to you but once you understand that if both people are good en... | 1 | <P> inspire young minds to pursue their passion and reach greater heights. <P> Paul MacCready Early life and education Born in New Haven, Connecticut to a medical family, MacCready was an inventor from an early age and won a national contest building a model flying machine at the age of 15. "I was always the smallest k... | question: why (for the most part) things that seemed cool as a child don't seem cool as an adult? why don't we just keep accumulating interests as we age? context: <P> inspire young minds to pursue their passion and reach greater heights. <P> Paul MacCready Early life and education Born in New Haven, Connecticut to a m... | answer: Part of it will be this:Generally things that are interesting to us are non-trivial. Once you know enough about something it can become trivial to you and thus invoke no interest in you. For example as a kid playing tic-tac-toe might seem interesting to you but once you understand that if both people are good e... |
72,119 | 2pwtjs | 1945 France / Belgium | /r/whatisthisthing is also pretty good at identifying pictures. | [
"/r/whatisthisthing is also pretty good at identifying pictures."
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> of eastern France from the mouth of the Somme to Lake Geneva (the so-called "closed" or "forbidden" zone of German occupied France) was prepared to be annexed to the German Reich as Reichsgau Burgund, with Nancy (Nanzig) as the capital. <P> the Saar was separated from the Rhine Province and administered by the Leag... | question: 1945 France / Belgium context: <P> of eastern France from the mouth of the Somme to Lake Geneva (the so-called "closed" or "forbidden" zone of German occupied France) was prepared to be annexed to the German Reich as Reichsgau Burgund, with Nancy (Nanzig) as the capital. <P> the Saar was separated from the Rh... | answer: /r/whatisthisthing is also pretty good at identifying pictures. |
50,254 | u6ueo | what are trigger warnings and why are they suddenly everywhere? | Trigger warnings are warnings for ideas, visuals, sounds, or specific words that can "trigger" a emotionally negative memory for people. So, for example, you're on reddit and you're reading something about rape, it might have a trigger warning prefacing the thread to warn people who have been raped that this is what th... | [
"Trigger warnings are warnings for ideas, visuals, sounds, or specific words that can \"trigger\" a emotionally negative memory for people. \n\n\nSo, for example, you're on reddit and you're reading something about rape, it might have a trigger warning prefacing the thread to warn people who have been raped that th... | 3 | [
"Trigger warnings are warnings for ideas, visuals, sounds, or specific words that can \"trigger\" a emotionally negative memory for people. \n\n\nSo, for example, you're on reddit and you're reading something about rape, it might have a trigger warning prefacing the thread to warn people who have been raped that th... | 2 | <P> triggering event occurs. While a trigger is disabled, it does not fire.
You create a trigger with the CREATE TRIGGER statement. You specify the triggering event in terms of triggering statements, and the item they act on. The trigger is said to be created on or defined on the item—which is either a table, a view, a... | question: what are trigger warnings and why are they suddenly everywhere? context: <P> triggering event occurs. While a trigger is disabled, it does not fire.
You create a trigger with the CREATE TRIGGER statement. You specify the triggering event in terms of triggering statements, and the item they act on. The trigger... | answer: Trigger warnings are warnings for ideas, visuals, sounds, or specific words that can "trigger" a emotionally negative memory for people. So, for example, you're on reddit and you're reading something about rape, it might have a trigger warning prefacing the thread to warn people who have been raped that this is... |
134,490 | 8emc49 | What was the composition of western European armies usually around the time of 'Wars of the Roses'? | This is a hard question to answer generally, because the organization of European armies in the later 15th century actually differs quite a bit. The Swiss Cantons field different sorts of troops and organize them in a different way than the Italian city states, who organize their troops differently than the Burgundians... | [
"This is a hard question to answer generally, because the organization of European armies in the later 15th century actually differs quite a bit. The Swiss Cantons field different sorts of troops and organize them in a different way than the Italian city states, who organize their troops differently than the Burgun... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> The United Kingdom, France and Germany chose three different strategies. A fourth option was chosen by the Soviet Union who, influenced by the mobile warfare experience of the Russian Civil War and the Polish-Soviet War, introduced a mechanized corps and airborne troops. Each strategy closed the gap between the cap... | question: What was the composition of western European armies usually around the time of 'Wars of the Roses'? context: <P> The United Kingdom, France and Germany chose three different strategies. A fourth option was chosen by the Soviet Union who, influenced by the mobile warfare experience of the Russian Civil War and... | answer: This is a hard question to answer generally, because the organization of European armies in the later 15th century actually differs quite a bit. The Swiss Cantons field different sorts of troops and organize them in a different way than the Italian city states, who organize their troops differently than the Bur... |
85,803 | zvlzk | elia5: drafts in american sports. | In the NFL draft, college players who are graduating or leaving early are selected by the teams. Each round, the teams all get to pick a player, in the order from worst team to best team. Last season the joke was "suck for luck" - the highest rated college player, Andrew Luck, was almost certain to be the first player ... | [
"The reason players in American sports change teams frequently is called \"free agency\". Teams who sign a player don't own that player forever, but only for the length of his contract. And after that contract expires, the player is allowed to sign with any team that he wants, as long as he meets the requirements... | 3 | [
"In the NFL draft, college players who are graduating or leaving early are selected by the teams. Each round, the teams all get to pick a player, in the order from worst team to best team. Last season the joke was \"suck for luck\" - the highest rated college player, Andrew Luck, was almost certain to be the first ... | 1 | <P> minimum for the draft, unlike the NFL disaster draft on quarterbacks or NHL disaster draft on goaltenders, or a mention of a team being able to surrender only one player, unlike other leagues, in the draft. The afflicted team will have a spot in the draft lottery, thus guaranteeing that the team will pick at least ... | question: elia5: drafts in american sports. context: <P> minimum for the draft, unlike the NFL disaster draft on quarterbacks or NHL disaster draft on goaltenders, or a mention of a team being able to surrender only one player, unlike other leagues, in the draft. The afflicted team will have a spot in the draft lottery... | answer: In the NFL draft, college players who are graduating or leaving early are selected by the teams. Each round, the teams all get to pick a player, in the order from worst team to best team. Last season the joke was "suck for luck" - the highest rated college player, Andrew Luck, was almost certain to be the first... |
118,866 | 1nt0q7 | why does our belly get "fat" but our backs don't? | I believe that a lot of it is not actually fat under your skin, but fat around your guts that causes them to stick out. This is actually a different kind of fat. The stuff under your skin is called *subcutaneous fat,* while the stuff around your guts is called *visceral fat.* They are actually different types, and c... | [
"I believe that a lot of it is not actually fat under your skin, but fat around your guts that causes them to stick out. This is actually a different kind of fat. The stuff under your skin is called *subcutaneous fat,* while the stuff around your guts is called *visceral fat.* They are actually different types, ... | 4 | [
"I believe that a lot of it is not actually fat under your skin, but fat around your guts that causes them to stick out. This is actually a different kind of fat. The stuff under your skin is called *subcutaneous fat,* while the stuff around your guts is called *visceral fat.* They are actually different types, ... | 1 | <P> is a right and left digastric muscle. Posterior belly The posterior belly, longer than the anterior belly, arises from the mastoid notch which is on the inferior surface of the skull, medial to the mastoid process of the temporal bone. The mastoid notch is a deep groove between the mastoid process and the styloid p... | question: why does our belly get "fat" but our backs don't? context: <P> is a right and left digastric muscle. Posterior belly The posterior belly, longer than the anterior belly, arises from the mastoid notch which is on the inferior surface of the skull, medial to the mastoid process of the temporal bone. The mastoid... | answer: I believe that a lot of it is not actually fat under your skin, but fat around your guts that causes them to stick out. This is actually a different kind of fat. The stuff under your skin is called *subcutaneous fat,* while the stuff around your guts is called *visceral fat.* They are actually different type... |
33,598 | 7sh62l | why are humans so resistant to change while being so curious and exploring? | There's a personality trait called [openness to experience] (_URL_0_). Individuals may have high or low openness (or somewhere in the middle). But society as a whole tends to be led and administrated by law-and-order types who have traits that negatively correlate somewhat with openness. | [
"Because exploring is finding something new. Change is having to make yourself do something different, something you don’t want to do, something unknown... change is like a bath for the kid that loves to play in mud and would rather by coated in it than washing it away in the bath.",
"There's a personality trait ... | 2 | [
"There's a personality trait called [openness to experience] (_URL_0_). Individuals may have high or low openness (or somewhere in the middle). But society as a whole tends to be led and administrated by law-and-order types who have traits that negatively correlate somewhat with openness."
] | 1 | <P> a more positive manner. For example, situations that are perceived as "safe and nonthreatening", by both the stigmatized and non-stigmatized group "are likely to lead to positive self-expansion and social tuning, reduced prejudice and discrimination, and positive group attitudes".
On the other hand, research has s... | question: why are humans so resistant to change while being so curious and exploring? context: <P> a more positive manner. For example, situations that are perceived as "safe and nonthreatening", by both the stigmatized and non-stigmatized group "are likely to lead to positive self-expansion and social tuning, reduced... | answer: There's a personality trait called [openness to experience] (_URL_0_). Individuals may have high or low openness (or somewhere in the middle). But society as a whole tends to be led and administrated by law-and-order types who have traits that negatively correlate somewhat with openness. |
169,516 | 2tjyh4 | does "space" in space occupy any dimensions? | I'm no expert. But your question isn't dumb. If you are considering something space then you must be able to move in it. Which requires at least one dimensions. | [
"I'm no expert. But your question isn't dumb. If you are considering something space then you must be able to move in it. Which requires at least one dimensions.",
"It depends what you mean by \"nothingness.\"\n\nInside our universe, there isn't true nothingness that we're aware of.\n\nEven when there's almost no... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> space. <P> Space Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as sp... | question: does "space" in space occupy any dimensions? context: <P> space. <P> Space Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, ... | answer: I'm no expert. But your question isn't dumb. If you are considering something space then you must be able to move in it. Which requires at least one dimensions. |
113,778 | d04t6a | how does an rgb tv make yellow? | Yellow is only a primary color in subtractive mixing, i.e. something like paint. In additive color mixing such as a tv screen, it is not a primary color. As a result the answer to your question is that the R, G, and B signal are mixed at specific ratios to achieve a golden hue of varying shades and intensities. | [
"Yellow is only a primary color in subtractive mixing, i.e. something like paint. In additive color mixing such as a tv screen, it is not a primary color. As a result the answer to your question is that the R, G, and B signal are mixed at specific ratios to achieve a golden hue of varying shades and intensities."
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> is that almost all incident light is absorbed and no colors are reflected. It is this binary operation that is the basis for the IMOD's application in reflective flat panel displays. Since the display utilizes light from ambient sources, the display's brightness increases in high ambient environments (i.e. sunlight... | question: how does an rgb tv make yellow? context: <P> is that almost all incident light is absorbed and no colors are reflected. It is this binary operation that is the basis for the IMOD's application in reflective flat panel displays. Since the display utilizes light from ambient sources, the display's brightness in... | answer: Yellow is only a primary color in subtractive mixing, i.e. something like paint. In additive color mixing such as a tv screen, it is not a primary color. As a result the answer to your question is that the R, G, and B signal are mixed at specific ratios to achieve a golden hue of varying shades and intensities. |
227,935 | 4sriwp | You can win those "guess-how-many-X's-are-in-the-jar"-games by calculating the average of all the other guesses and put that as your answer, but how does that work? | If all guesses are independent, have the same gaussian distribution then you can compute that the average of all these guesses has the same mean, and a smaller standard deviation, which means it is less likely that the average of the guesses has a lower chance of being off.Now if all the guesses were completely idiotic... | [
"If all guesses are independent, have the same gaussian distribution then you can compute that the average of all these guesses has the same mean, and a smaller standard deviation, which means it is less likely that the average of the guesses has a lower chance of being off.\n\nNow if all the guesses were completel... | 1 | [
"If all guesses are independent, have the same gaussian distribution then you can compute that the average of all these guesses has the same mean, and a smaller standard deviation, which means it is less likely that the average of the guesses has a lower chance of being off.\n\nNow if all the guesses were completel... | 1 | <P> The player can request three hints for each puzzle, and each hint costs the player a piece of chewing gum - gum is on shortage in the town, as the hotel clerk explains, but Nelson can collect pieces of used gum he finds at each location. The puzzles don't automatically approve the players solution, even if the play... | question: You can win those "guess-how-many-X's-are-in-the-jar"-games by calculating the average of all the other guesses and put that as your answer, but how does that work? context: <P> The player can request three hints for each puzzle, and each hint costs the player a piece of chewing gum - gum is on shortage in th... | answer: If all guesses are independent, have the same gaussian distribution then you can compute that the average of all these guesses has the same mean, and a smaller standard deviation, which means it is less likely that the average of the guesses has a lower chance of being off.Now if all the guesses were completely... |
27,827 | abr6jr | why can the human body heal stuff like flesh but not hearing or vision? | Hearing and vision are super high-level evolutionary functions. Late stage, very precise with lots of moving parts. Skin and flesh are much more primitive.The primitive parts of you have way less constraints on them to perform their function. You say "heal" but in reality the word is "scar". The scar is a simple so... | [
"So the actual sound sensing cells in your ear are called \"hair cells\". In mammals, they don't regenerate - so any damage is permanent - but in birds and fish, they do. The culprit appears to be a protein called \"Retinoblastoma\". This is a tumor-suppressing protein that regulates cell reproduction. Rb preve... | 2 | [
"So the actual sound sensing cells in your ear are called \"hair cells\". In mammals, they don't regenerate - so any damage is permanent - but in birds and fish, they do. The culprit appears to be a protein called \"Retinoblastoma\". This is a tumor-suppressing protein that regulates cell reproduction. Rb preve... | 2 | <P> entire route. These cells are used by primates in regular day-to-day lives. Removal of Spatial View Cell Diseases and illnesses that harm the brain and the hippocampus can also damage spatial view cells, which are located in the hippocampus. Strokes, meningitis, and encephalitis are only a few of the various illnes... | question: why can the human body heal stuff like flesh but not hearing or vision? context: <P> entire route. These cells are used by primates in regular day-to-day lives. Removal of Spatial View Cell Diseases and illnesses that harm the brain and the hippocampus can also damage spatial view cells, which are located in ... | answer: Hearing and vision are super high-level evolutionary functions. Late stage, very precise with lots of moving parts. Skin and flesh are much more primitive.The primitive parts of you have way less constraints on them to perform their function. You say "heal" but in reality the word is "scar". The scar is a s... |
50,670 | 4z88ox | Is there an age at which most people would not live past, if not for modern medicine? | The entire life expectancy would decrease with a much larger increase in child mortality.After you made it into your teens your life expectancy was [54 in the Paleolithic Era](_URL_0_) 2.6 million years ago. However, you had a 40% chance of dying before 15.In the 1500s if you were upper class and made it to 21 your ave... | [
"The entire life expectancy would decrease with a much larger increase in child mortality.\n\nAfter you made it into your teens your life expectancy was [54 in the Paleolithic Era](_URL_0_) 2.6 million years ago. However, you had a 40% chance of dying before 15.\n\nIn the 1500s if you were upper class and made it t... | 4 | [
"The entire life expectancy would decrease with a much larger increase in child mortality.\n\nAfter you made it into your teens your life expectancy was [54 in the Paleolithic Era](_URL_0_) 2.6 million years ago. However, you had a 40% chance of dying before 15.\n\nIn the 1500s if you were upper class and made it t... | 4 | <P> tended to increase in every century since the 14th, society tended to consider caring for an elderly relative as a family issue. It was not until the coming of the Industrial Revolution that ideas shifted in favor of a societal care-system. Some early pioneers, such as Michel Eugène Chevreul, who himself lived to b... | question: Is there an age at which most people would not live past, if not for modern medicine? context: <P> tended to increase in every century since the 14th, society tended to consider caring for an elderly relative as a family issue. It was not until the coming of the Industrial Revolution that ideas shifted in fav... | answer: The entire life expectancy would decrease with a much larger increase in child mortality.After you made it into your teens your life expectancy was [54 in the Paleolithic Era](_URL_0_) 2.6 million years ago. However, you had a 40% chance of dying before 15.In the 1500s if you were upper class and made it to 21 ... |
16,652 | aknikd | How much caffeine will it take too be lethal? | The lethality of chemicals is often reported as the LD50. > An acute LD50 is a statistically derived amount of a substance that can be expected to cause death in 50% of the animals when given by a specified route as a single dose and the animals observed for a specified time period.[[1]](_URL_1_)This is often tested ... | [
"The lethality of chemicals is often reported as the LD50.\n \n > An acute LD50 is a statistically derived amount of a substance that can be expected to cause death in 50% of the animals when given by a specified route as a single dose and the animals observed for a specified time period.\n\n[[1]](_URL_1_)\n\nThis... | 2 | [
"The lethality of chemicals is often reported as the LD50.\n \n > An acute LD50 is a statistically derived amount of a substance that can be expected to cause death in 50% of the animals when given by a specified route as a single dose and the animals observed for a specified time period.\n\n[[1]](_URL_1_)\n\nThis... | 2 | <P> not indicate the dose per serving. Caffeine doses in these beverages range from 20 to 30 mg in some soft drinks, up to 350 mg or more in some energy drinks. Although some Internet web sites report caffeine content for beverages, official lists are not available and the number of brands continually grows.
To attempt... | question: How much caffeine will it take too be lethal? context: <P> not indicate the dose per serving. Caffeine doses in these beverages range from 20 to 30 mg in some soft drinks, up to 350 mg or more in some energy drinks. Although some Internet web sites report caffeine content for beverages, official lists are not... | answer: The lethality of chemicals is often reported as the LD50. > An acute LD50 is a statistically derived amount of a substance that can be expected to cause death in 50% of the animals when given by a specified route as a single dose and the animals observed for a specified time period.[[1]](_URL_1_)This is often... |
27,027 | 3t9cvb | why arn't men freezing their sperm and getting vasectomies in order to avoid unwanted pregnancies? | The cost for starters. You'd be paying for the vasectomy (and any time off to get the operation done), paying to have your sperm frozen, paying to keep it frozen and stored for however long (it apparently stays good for about twelve years), and then paying for the artificial insemination. | [
"The cost for starters. You'd be paying for the vasectomy (and any time off to get the operation done), paying to have your sperm frozen, paying to keep it frozen and stored for however long (it apparently stays good for about twelve years), and then paying for the artificial insemination.",
"The monetary cost a... | 9 | [
"The cost for starters. You'd be paying for the vasectomy (and any time off to get the operation done), paying to have your sperm frozen, paying to keep it frozen and stored for however long (it apparently stays good for about twelve years), and then paying for the artificial insemination.",
"Financial cost. Pai... | 2 | <P> of the British Fertility Society, notes that men who he sees for a vasectomy reversal which has not worked express wishing they had known they could have stored sperm. Pacey notes, "The problem is you're asking a man to foresee a future where he might not necessarily be with his current partner—and that may be quit... | question: why arn't men freezing their sperm and getting vasectomies in order to avoid unwanted pregnancies? context: <P> of the British Fertility Society, notes that men who he sees for a vasectomy reversal which has not worked express wishing they had known they could have stored sperm. Pacey notes, "The problem is y... | answer: The cost for starters. You'd be paying for the vasectomy (and any time off to get the operation done), paying to have your sperm frozen, paying to keep it frozen and stored for however long (it apparently stays good for about twelve years), and then paying for the artificial insemination. |
4,422 | 9ze0ci | how does general anxiety disorder actually work, and why is it thought to occur? is it "all mental" or chemical? | there is no difference between mental and chemical. there is no difference between physical illness and mental illness, they all take place in this physical world made of chemicals. & #x200B;as to how it works: we don't exactly know. we don't understand the brain enough to explain most mental illnesses or their medicat... | [
"there is no difference between mental and chemical. there is no difference between physical illness and mental illness, they all take place in this physical world made of chemicals.\n\n & #x200B;\n\nas to how it works: we don't exactly know. we don't understand the brain enough to explain most mental illnesses or ... | 1 | [
"there is no difference between mental and chemical. there is no difference between physical illness and mental illness, they all take place in this physical world made of chemicals.\n\n & #x200B;\n\nas to how it works: we don't exactly know. we don't understand the brain enough to explain most mental illnesses or ... | 1 | <P> DSM-IV-TR, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, the condition is diagnosed when agoraphobia is present without panic disorder where symptoms are not caused by or are unreasonable to an underlying medical problem or pharmacological influence. <P> and/or depression. Severe anxiety episodes are usuall... | question: how does general anxiety disorder actually work, and why is it thought to occur? is it "all mental" or chemical? context: <P> DSM-IV-TR, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, the condition is diagnosed when agoraphobia is present without panic disorder where symptoms are not caused by or are u... | answer: there is no difference between mental and chemical. there is no difference between physical illness and mental illness, they all take place in this physical world made of chemicals. & #x200B;as to how it works: we don't exactly know. we don't understand the brain enough to explain most mental illnesses or their... |
60,096 | 3ollvm | what do the vacuum tubes in an amplifier do, exactly? | Some people like the distortion created by vacuum tubes. For a guitar amp or microphone preamp the distortion is sometimes preferred. For most audio amps, distortion is something you want to avoid. Solid state amplifiers have higher fidelity. The way a tube works is by controlling the flow of current, and thus the outp... | [
"Some people like the distortion created by vacuum tubes. For a guitar amp or microphone preamp the distortion is sometimes preferred. For most audio amps, distortion is something you want to avoid. Solid state amplifiers have higher fidelity. \n\nThe way a tube works is by controlling the flow of current, and thus... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> Operational amplifier applications This article illustrates some typical operational amplifier applications. A non-ideal operational amplifier's equivalent circuit has a finite input impedance, a non-zero output impedance, and a finite gain. A real op-amp has a number of non-ideal features as shown in the diagram, ... | question: what do the vacuum tubes in an amplifier do, exactly? context: <P> Operational amplifier applications This article illustrates some typical operational amplifier applications. A non-ideal operational amplifier's equivalent circuit has a finite input impedance, a non-zero output impedance, and a finite gain. A... | answer: Some people like the distortion created by vacuum tubes. For a guitar amp or microphone preamp the distortion is sometimes preferred. For most audio amps, distortion is something you want to avoid. Solid state amplifiers have higher fidelity. The way a tube works is by controlling the flow of current, and thus ... |
65,633 | dlyou1 | Why does growing meat add more carbon to the air than plants do? | 1. Methane has a GWP 28–36x that of CO2. A lot of methane is produced during the process of rearing animals for meat. The meat industry accounts for between 14 and 18% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions, 40% of CH4 emissions, and 65% of N2O emissions (GWP of almost 300x that of CO2).2. They consume a ton of feedstoc... | [
"1. Methane has a GWP 28–36x that of CO2. A lot of methane is produced during the process of rearing animals for meat. The meat industry accounts for between 14 and 18% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions, 40% of CH4 emissions, and 65% of N2O emissions (GWP of almost 300x that of CO2).\n2. They consume a ton of f... | 1 | [
"1. Methane has a GWP 28–36x that of CO2. A lot of methane is produced during the process of rearing animals for meat. The meat industry accounts for between 14 and 18% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions, 40% of CH4 emissions, and 65% of N2O emissions (GWP of almost 300x that of CO2).\n2. They consume a ton of f... | 1 | <P> the bagasse is 19.2 MJ/kg, the total heating value of a ton of b&c is 4.7 GJ of which 2.2 GJ come from the sucrose and 2.5 from the bagasse.
Per hectare per year, the biomass produced corresponds to 0.27 TJ. This is equivalent to 0.86 W per square meter. Assuming an average insolation of 225 W per square meter, the... | question: Why does growing meat add more carbon to the air than plants do? context: <P> the bagasse is 19.2 MJ/kg, the total heating value of a ton of b&c is 4.7 GJ of which 2.2 GJ come from the sucrose and 2.5 from the bagasse.
Per hectare per year, the biomass produced corresponds to 0.27 TJ. This is equivalent to 0.... | answer: 1. Methane has a GWP 28–36x that of CO2. A lot of methane is produced during the process of rearing animals for meat. The meat industry accounts for between 14 and 18% of global anthropogenic GHG emissions, 40% of CH4 emissions, and 65% of N2O emissions (GWP of almost 300x that of CO2).2. They consume a ton of ... |
185,445 | 77x3he | How powerful was Middle Ages beer, wine, and mead? | I can't speak for wine or mead, but with beer it is very difficult to know. In fact, anything prior to the late 18th century would be speculative at best. The reason is that there are no analyses of the beers and very few recipes that have survived. And even if you had the recipe, you'd be speculating. Grain cultivars ... | [
"I can't speak for wine or mead, but with beer it is very difficult to know. In fact, anything prior to the late 18th century would be speculative at best. The reason is that there are no analyses of the beers and very few recipes that have survived. And even if you had the recipe, you'd be speculating. Grain culti... | 1 | [
"I can't speak for wine or mead, but with beer it is very difficult to know. In fact, anything prior to the late 18th century would be speculative at best. The reason is that there are no analyses of the beers and very few recipes that have survived. And even if you had the recipe, you'd be speculating. Grain culti... | 1 | <P> Alcohol was brewed as early as 7,000 to 6,650 BCE in northern China. The earliest evidence of winemaking was dated at 6,000 to 5,800 BCE in Georgia in the South Caucasus. Beer was likely brewed from barley as early as the 6th century BCE (600–500 BCE) in Egypt. Pliny the Elder wrote about the golden age of winemaki... | question: How powerful was Middle Ages beer, wine, and mead? context: <P> Alcohol was brewed as early as 7,000 to 6,650 BCE in northern China. The earliest evidence of winemaking was dated at 6,000 to 5,800 BCE in Georgia in the South Caucasus. Beer was likely brewed from barley as early as the 6th century BCE (600–500... | answer: I can't speak for wine or mead, but with beer it is very difficult to know. In fact, anything prior to the late 18th century would be speculative at best. The reason is that there are no analyses of the beers and very few recipes that have survived. And even if you had the recipe, you'd be speculating. Grain cu... |
86,520 | orknr | Why does diamond have a higher boiling point than graphite? | In the structure of diamond, each Carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms; every electron in Carbon's outer shell (there's four) is being used to bond. There are no free electrons (also why diamond has no electric charge). This makes diamond very hard.In graphite, every Carbon atom is only bonded to 3 ... | [
"In the structure of diamond, each Carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms; every electron in Carbon's outer shell (there's four) is being used to bond. There are no free electrons (also why diamond has no electric charge). This makes diamond very hard.\nIn graphite, every Carbon atom is only bonde... | 2 | [
"In the structure of diamond, each Carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms; every electron in Carbon's outer shell (there's four) is being used to bond. There are no free electrons (also why diamond has no electric charge). This makes diamond very hard.\nIn graphite, every Carbon atom is only bonde... | 1 | <P> C axis, and another perpendicular to the C axis. The elastic strength of a polyhedron is determined by the cation occupying the central site. As the bond length of the cations and anions decreases the bond strength increases making the mineral more compact and dense. Substitution between ions like Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ wo... | question: Why does diamond have a higher boiling point than graphite? context: <P> C axis, and another perpendicular to the C axis. The elastic strength of a polyhedron is determined by the cation occupying the central site. As the bond length of the cations and anions decreases the bond strength increases making the ... | answer: In the structure of diamond, each Carbon atom is covalently bonded to 4 other carbon atoms; every electron in Carbon's outer shell (there's four) is being used to bond. There are no free electrons (also why diamond has no electric charge). This makes diamond very hard.In graphite, every Carbon atom is only bond... |
162,381 | 4ono1k | why can't people see when they sleep with their eyes open? | While you are sleeping your brain is partially deactivated. The eye itself is still working but the part of your brain that gives you perception of light (ie vision perception) is told not to care about it. This changes if the stimulation is too strong: big noises (you can't hear much while sleeping, no you can't study... | [
"While you are sleeping your brain is partially deactivated. The eye itself is still working but the part of your brain that gives you perception of light (ie vision perception) is told not to care about it. This changes if the stimulation is too strong: big noises (you can't hear much while sleeping, no you can't ... | 1 | [
"While you are sleeping your brain is partially deactivated. The eye itself is still working but the part of your brain that gives you perception of light (ie vision perception) is told not to care about it. This changes if the stimulation is too strong: big noises (you can't hear much while sleeping, no you can't ... | 1 | <P> and eye-opening. <P> at night. <P> of Darkness. <P> blue light CRY pathway and the rhodopsin pathway. Therefore, CRY is involved in light perception and is an input to the circadian clock, however it is not the only input for light information, as a sustained rhythm has been shown in the absence of the CRY pathway,... | question: why can't people see when they sleep with their eyes open? context: <P> and eye-opening. <P> at night. <P> of Darkness. <P> blue light CRY pathway and the rhodopsin pathway. Therefore, CRY is involved in light perception and is an input to the circadian clock, however it is not the only input for light inform... | answer: While you are sleeping your brain is partially deactivated. The eye itself is still working but the part of your brain that gives you perception of light (ie vision perception) is told not to care about it. This changes if the stimulation is too strong: big noises (you can't hear much while sleeping, no you can... |
3,134 | 3vfq8o | why is a man participating in rape culture if both the man and woman were drunk and not able to give consent | I'm not sure you know what "rape culture" means... It refers more to society's treatment of rape than rape itself.But as far as why the man is many times more likely to be charged with rape, I suppose it has to do with an ingrained perception that masculinity is active, and femininity passive, so people just just more ... | [
"I'm not sure you know what \"rape culture\" means... It refers more to society's treatment of rape than rape itself.\n\nBut as far as why the man is many times more likely to be charged with rape, I suppose it has to do with an ingrained perception that masculinity is active, and femininity passive, so people just... | 8 | [
"I'm not sure you know what \"rape culture\" means... It refers more to society's treatment of rape than rape itself.\n\nBut as far as why the man is many times more likely to be charged with rape, I suppose it has to do with an ingrained perception that masculinity is active, and femininity passive, so people just... | 4 | <P> making his crime less punishable, but still punishable.
Voluntary manslaughter results in a lesser charge than murder, but more than involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter Although Involuntary manslaughter is unintentional, the law requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt of some form of malfeasance or... | question: why is a man participating in rape culture if both the man and woman were drunk and not able to give consent context: <P> making his crime less punishable, but still punishable.
Voluntary manslaughter results in a lesser charge than murder, but more than involuntary manslaughter. Involuntary manslaughter Alt... | answer: I'm not sure you know what "rape culture" means... It refers more to society's treatment of rape than rape itself.But as far as why the man is many times more likely to be charged with rape, I suppose it has to do with an ingrained perception that masculinity is active, and femininity passive, so people just ju... |
148,871 | 2mm5qv | ; the lines with red bumps and blue triangles on the weather forecast. and what does high and low pressure mean? | The blue triangles represent a cold front, and the red bumps represent a warm front. They protrude in the direction the front is moving.Here's the NOAA's legend of weather map symbols: _URL_0_ Most services use more intuitive symbols for things like precipitation, but the weather front symbols are pretty much standard... | [
"The blue triangles represent a cold front, and the red bumps represent a warm front. They protrude in the direction the front is moving.\n\nHere's the NOAA's legend of weather map symbols: _URL_0_ \nMost services use more intuitive symbols for things like precipitation, but the weather front symbols are pretty mu... | 3 | [] | 0 | <P> alta is the Spanish word for high, within the isobar with the highest pressure value. On constant pressure upper level charts, it is located within the highest height line contour. Weather fronts A weather front is a boundary separating two masses of air of different densities, and is the principal cause of meteor... | question: ; the lines with red bumps and blue triangles on the weather forecast. and what does high and low pressure mean? context: <P> alta is the Spanish word for high, within the isobar with the highest pressure value. On constant pressure upper level charts, it is located within the highest height line contour. We... | answer: The blue triangles represent a cold front, and the red bumps represent a warm front. They protrude in the direction the front is moving.Here's the NOAA's legend of weather map symbols: _URL_0_ Most services use more intuitive symbols for things like precipitation, but the weather front symbols are pretty much ... |
60,782 | 5hyp39 | How are boolean expressions tested on the processor? | In x86 architectures (so Intel and AMD chips), something like x < 4 is tested for by by subtracting 4 from x, and seeing if the answer is less than zero. When performing operations, various parts of the result are recorded, such as the answer being zero, less than zero, and so on. Have a look at [Comparison Instruction... | [
"In x86 architectures (so Intel and AMD chips), something like x < 4 is tested for by by subtracting 4 from x, and seeing if the answer is less than zero. When performing operations, various parts of the result are recorded, such as the answer being zero, less than zero, and so on. Have a look at [Comparison Instru... | 1 | [
"In x86 architectures (so Intel and AMD chips), something like x < 4 is tested for by by subtracting 4 from x, and seeing if the answer is less than zero. When performing operations, various parts of the result are recorded, such as the answer being zero, less than zero, and so on. Have a look at [Comparison Instru... | 1 | <P> two letters long. Instructions are named by a combination of a digit representing the operation, and a letter designating the register to be operated on, or one or two letters indicating an operation class. For example, "0A" means "add memory content to accumulator A", and "5P" means "set an accumulator to the ne... | question: How are boolean expressions tested on the processor? context: <P> two letters long. Instructions are named by a combination of a digit representing the operation, and a letter designating the register to be operated on, or one or two letters indicating an operation class. For example, "0A" means "add memory... | answer: In x86 architectures (so Intel and AMD chips), something like x < 4 is tested for by by subtracting 4 from x, and seeing if the answer is less than zero. When performing operations, various parts of the result are recorded, such as the answer being zero, less than zero, and so on. Have a look at [Comparison Ins... |
141,262 | 12qnzh | What was the significance/effect of the Mongol "conquest" in the thirteenth century? | check out Dan Carlin's [Hardcore History](_URL_1_) his three most recent episodes are about the Mongol conquestCarlin's stuff can be pretty emotional though, so check out [Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World](_URL_0_) for a more historical look at Genghis Khan | [
"check out Dan Carlin's [Hardcore History](_URL_1_) his three most recent episodes are about the Mongol conquest\n\nCarlin's stuff can be pretty emotional though, so check out [Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World](_URL_0_) for a more historical look at Genghis Khan",
"The Mongols caused mass destructi... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> into the Greek administration and culture. Alexander left some of his men behind in each conquered city to introduce Greek culture and oppress dissident views. His soldiers were paid dowries to marry locals in an effort to encourage assimilation.
Genghis Khan, leader of the Mongolian Empire in the 13th century AD e... | question: What was the significance/effect of the Mongol "conquest" in the thirteenth century? context: <P> into the Greek administration and culture. Alexander left some of his men behind in each conquered city to introduce Greek culture and oppress dissident views. His soldiers were paid dowries to marry locals in a... | answer: check out Dan Carlin's [Hardcore History](_URL_1_) his three most recent episodes are about the Mongol conquestCarlin's stuff can be pretty emotional though, so check out [Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World](_URL_0_) for a more historical look at Genghis Khan |
22,277 | xaqts | the visual acuity aka 20/20 system | This is the way it was explained to me (And I may need to go check my facts). Imagine someone is standing 20 feet away from a wall. Someone with 20/20 vision will be able to clearly read text written in letters that are 20 inches tall. 20/40 would be someone who needs text 40 inches all.**EDIT:**I *was* in fact wrong."... | [
"This is the way it was explained to me (And I may need to go check my facts). \nImagine someone is standing 20 feet away from a wall. Someone with 20/20 vision will be able to clearly read text written in letters that are 20 inches tall. 20/40 would be someone who needs text 40 inches all.\n\n**EDIT:**\nI *was* in... | 1 | [
"This is the way it was explained to me (And I may need to go check my facts). \nImagine someone is standing 20 feet away from a wall. Someone with 20/20 vision will be able to clearly read text written in letters that are 20 inches tall. 20/40 would be someone who needs text 40 inches all.\n\n**EDIT:**\nI *was* in... | 1 | <P> Eye examination Visual acuity Visual acuity is the eye's ability to detect fine details and is the quantitative measure of the eye's ability to see an in-focus image at a certain distance.
The standard definition of normal visual acuity (20/20 or 6/6 vision) is the ability to resolve a spatial pattern separated by ... | question: the visual acuity aka 20/20 system context: <P> Eye examination Visual acuity Visual acuity is the eye's ability to detect fine details and is the quantitative measure of the eye's ability to see an in-focus image at a certain distance.
The standard definition of normal visual acuity (20/20 or 6/6 vision) is ... | answer: This is the way it was explained to me (And I may need to go check my facts). Imagine someone is standing 20 feet away from a wall. Someone with 20/20 vision will be able to clearly read text written in letters that are 20 inches tall. 20/40 would be someone who needs text 40 inches all.**EDIT:**I *was* in fact... |
36,366 | 3dt6lq | Book Recommendations: South African/Angolan Border War? | Leopold Scholtz, “The SADF in the Border War 1966-1989”, is the best most balanced book I've read. Also try Fred Bridgland "The War for Africa" Helmoed Heitman "War in Angola: The Final South African Phase", these two are more pro SADF but they were both reporters in Angola and Fred Bridgland was the reporter who broug... | [
"Leopold Scholtz, “The SADF in the Border War 1966-1989”, is the best most balanced book I've read. Also try Fred Bridgland \"The War for Africa\" Helmoed Heitman \"War in Angola: The Final South African Phase\", these two are more pro SADF but they were both reporters in Angola and Fred Bridgland was the reporter ... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> has provided the bulk of troops for ECOMOG forces in Sierra Leone.
Nigeria has enjoyed generally good relations with its immediate neighbours. International disputes Delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the lack of which led to border incidents in the past, has been completed and a... | question: Book Recommendations: South African/Angolan Border War? context: <P> has provided the bulk of troops for ECOMOG forces in Sierra Leone.
Nigeria has enjoyed generally good relations with its immediate neighbours. International disputes Delimitation of international boundaries in the vicinity of Lake Chad, the ... | answer: Leopold Scholtz, “The SADF in the Border War 1966-1989”, is the best most balanced book I've read. Also try Fred Bridgland "The War for Africa" Helmoed Heitman "War in Angola: The Final South African Phase", these two are more pro SADF but they were both reporters in Angola and Fred Bridgland was the reporter w... |
196,602 | 4xbp2k | how does gymnastics stunt growth? | Two days ago I believed women had puberty delayed by competitive gymnastics. Then I researched it and found now people are considering whether professional gymnasts may be smaller just because it's an advantage that pushes bigger gymnasts out of the running for the top prizes. | [
"Overtraining can cause low estrogen levels which can lead to not having a menstrual cycle. ",
"Two days ago I believed women had puberty delayed by competitive gymnastics. Then I researched it and found now people are considering whether professional gymnasts may be smaller just because it's an advantage that p... | 5 | [
"Overtraining can cause low estrogen levels which can lead to not having a menstrual cycle. ",
"Two days ago I believed women had puberty delayed by competitive gymnastics. Then I researched it and found now people are considering whether professional gymnasts may be smaller just because it's an advantage that p... | 4 | <P> week or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.
2. Aerobic activity should be performed in bouts of at least 10 minutes duration.
3. For additional health benefits, adults aged 65 years and above should increase their moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes per ... | question: how does gymnastics stunt growth? context: <P> week or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.
2. Aerobic activity should be performed in bouts of at least 10 minutes duration.
3. For additional health benefits, adults aged 65 years and above should increase their moderate-in... | answer: Two days ago I believed women had puberty delayed by competitive gymnastics. Then I researched it and found now people are considering whether professional gymnasts may be smaller just because it's an advantage that pushes bigger gymnasts out of the running for the top prizes. |
4,398 | 4iat99 | why do most power plants convert heat into electricity by heating water into steam and then using it to spin a turbine? is there not a more efficient way to do it? | Steam turbines are actually quite efficient and they have the advantage in that the steam can be condensed back into water at the end of the process and reused. | [
"None that we've found. There are ways to make the process more efficient, but nothing can reliably keep the turbines spinning at maximum capacity (their most efficient state) as consistently as steam.\n\nThough things like solar power may eventually overtake them.",
"Steam turbines are actually quite efficient a... | 6 | [
"None that we've found. There are ways to make the process more efficient, but nothing can reliably keep the turbines spinning at maximum capacity (their most efficient state) as consistently as steam.\n\nThough things like solar power may eventually overtake them.",
"Steam turbines are actually quite efficient a... | 5 | <P> but steam is increasingly used. Some vendors might now utilize single-crystal turbine blades in the hot section, a technique already common in military aircraft engines.
The efficiency of CCGT and GT can also be boosted by pre-cooling combustion air. This increases its density, also increasing the expansion ratio o... | question: why do most power plants convert heat into electricity by heating water into steam and then using it to spin a turbine? is there not a more efficient way to do it? context: <P> but steam is increasingly used. Some vendors might now utilize single-crystal turbine blades in the hot section, a technique already ... | answer: Steam turbines are actually quite efficient and they have the advantage in that the steam can be condensed back into water at the end of the process and reused. |
74,984 | 17cii8 | "The United States of America never has, nor never will, negotiate with terrorists" is a line we've all heard a lot in films. Is this an actual policy of the US, and are there any historical examples of it being broken? | It's not only the US that uses this line, the UK does too, and there it definitely has been broken. One of my International Relations professors told us that during the Troubles with Ireland, leaders of the IRA were able to get messages to the Prime Minister faster and more directly than some of the Ministers of Parlia... | [
"It's not only the US that uses this line, the UK does too, and there it definitely has been broken. One of my International Relations professors told us that during the Troubles with Ireland, leaders of the IRA were able to get messages to the Prime Minister faster and more directly than some of the Ministers of P... | 3 | [
"It's not only the US that uses this line, the UK does too, and there it definitely has been broken. One of my International Relations professors told us that during the Troubles with Ireland, leaders of the IRA were able to get messages to the Prime Minister faster and more directly than some of the Ministers of P... | 3 | <P> other incidents of national significance. Implementation One of the first steps in implementing the strategy was the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
According to the "Homeland Security and National Security" section of the national strategy document:
The Preamble to the Constitution defines our fed... | question: "The United States of America never has, nor never will, negotiate with terrorists" is a line we've all heard a lot in films. Is this an actual policy of the US, and are there any historical examples of it being broken? context: <P> other incidents of national significance. Implementation One of the first st... | answer: It's not only the US that uses this line, the UK does too, and there it definitely has been broken. One of my International Relations professors told us that during the Troubles with Ireland, leaders of the IRA were able to get messages to the Prime Minister faster and more directly than some of the Ministers o... |
229,039 | 2x103h | How accurate is the HBO series Deadwood, about a gold-mining camp in South Dakota in the 1870s? | As to language, there is a great little article [here](_URL_0_) that analyzes the use of languages (and profanity in particular). And the summation is that he's at least some people in a town like Deadwood would have sworn like that. The article does however highlight that the language has been modernized. There would ... | [
"As to language, there is a great little article [here](_URL_0_) that analyzes the use of languages (and profanity in particular). And the summation is that he's at least some people in a town like Deadwood would have sworn like that. The article does however highlight that the language has been modernized. There w... | 1 | [
"As to language, there is a great little article [here](_URL_0_) that analyzes the use of languages (and profanity in particular). And the summation is that he's at least some people in a town like Deadwood would have sworn like that. The article does however highlight that the language has been modernized. There w... | 1 | <P> Johnson's northern birth and sympathies. Johnson returned to the North, settling in Ithaca, New York, where he died in 1866.
The nearby Coker Creek was the site of a minor gold rush during the late 1800s. The small crossroads town of Coker Creek has a gold-panning tourist attraction. Visitors can rent pans and rece... | question: How accurate is the HBO series Deadwood, about a gold-mining camp in South Dakota in the 1870s? context: <P> Johnson's northern birth and sympathies. Johnson returned to the North, settling in Ithaca, New York, where he died in 1866.
The nearby Coker Creek was the site of a minor gold rush during the late 180... | answer: As to language, there is a great little article [here](_URL_0_) that analyzes the use of languages (and profanity in particular). And the summation is that he's at least some people in a town like Deadwood would have sworn like that. The article does however highlight that the language has been modernized. Ther... |
44,563 | 104vo7 | how does windows system restore work? | When a file is "deleted" in Windows the actual data is not erased as that would take a considerable amount of time for a large amount of data and would be unnecessary unless you were worried about someone recovering the data. What actually happens is windows deletes the information telling it how to access the data (i... | [
"When a file is \"deleted\" in Windows the actual data is not erased as that would take a considerable amount of time for a large amount of data and would be unnecessary unless you were worried about someone recovering the data. What actually happens is windows deletes the information telling it how to access the ... | 1 | [
"When a file is \"deleted\" in Windows the actual data is not erased as that would take a considerable amount of time for a large amount of data and would be unnecessary unless you were worried about someone recovering the data. What actually happens is windows deletes the information telling it how to access the ... | 1 | <P> recovery using remote access software over the Internet, LAN or other connection to the physical location of the damaged media. The process is essentially no different from what the end user could perform by themselves.
Remote recovery requires a stable connection with an adequate bandwidth. However, it is not app... | question: how does windows system restore work? context: <P> recovery using remote access software over the Internet, LAN or other connection to the physical location of the damaged media. The process is essentially no different from what the end user could perform by themselves.
Remote recovery requires a stable conn... | answer: When a file is "deleted" in Windows the actual data is not erased as that would take a considerable amount of time for a large amount of data and would be unnecessary unless you were worried about someone recovering the data. What actually happens is windows deletes the information telling it how to access the... |
142,704 | 1r30tr | what is the difference between a sd card and sdhc? how does the writing speed affect dslr cameras? | Strictly, the difference between regular SD and HC is the number of sector address bits. They are such that SD can address up to 2GB, HC up to 64 GB, and XC above that.It happens advances in chip technology may HC card faster. | [
"Strictly, the difference between regular SD and HC is the number of sector address bits. They are such that SD can address up to 2GB, HC up to 64 GB, and XC above that.\n\nIt happens advances in chip technology may HC card faster."
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> magnifies an image that is sub-diffraction-limited. The magnified sub-diffraction image is then projected into the far field.
The optical hyperlens shows a notable potential for applications, such as real-time biomolecular imaging and nanolithography. Such a lens could be used to watch cellular processes that have ... | question: what is the difference between a sd card and sdhc? how does the writing speed affect dslr cameras? context: <P> magnifies an image that is sub-diffraction-limited. The magnified sub-diffraction image is then projected into the far field.
The optical hyperlens shows a notable potential for applications, such a... | answer: Strictly, the difference between regular SD and HC is the number of sector address bits. They are such that SD can address up to 2GB, HC up to 64 GB, and XC above that.It happens advances in chip technology may HC card faster. |
16,931 | bpo4nq | why are plastics on one hand durable but on the other super easy to tear apart when a tiny incision is made? | This is a very complex question without you even realizing it. It depends on what plastic it is too. But assuming you're saying durable I think you're talking about hard plastics. These have very strong bonds on a molecular level. But once the bond is broken it can tear way easier through the rest of the material basic... | [
"This is a very complex question without you even realizing it. It depends on what plastic it is too. But assuming you're saying durable I think you're talking about hard plastics. These have very strong bonds on a molecular level. But once the bond is broken it can tear way easier through the rest of the material ... | 1 | [
"This is a very complex question without you even realizing it. It depends on what plastic it is too. But assuming you're saying durable I think you're talking about hard plastics. These have very strong bonds on a molecular level. But once the bond is broken it can tear way easier through the rest of the material ... | 1 | <P> deformations, such as steel, are able to absorb stresses that would cause brittle materials, such as glass, with minimal plastic deformation ranges, to break. <P> wrenches require good resistance to abrasion, impact resistance, and resistance to deformation. Springs do not require as much wear resistance, but must ... | question: why are plastics on one hand durable but on the other super easy to tear apart when a tiny incision is made? context: <P> deformations, such as steel, are able to absorb stresses that would cause brittle materials, such as glass, with minimal plastic deformation ranges, to break. <P> wrenches require good res... | answer: This is a very complex question without you even realizing it. It depends on what plastic it is too. But assuming you're saying durable I think you're talking about hard plastics. These have very strong bonds on a molecular level. But once the bond is broken it can tear way easier through the rest of the materi... |
13,466 | 2oqmam | how is cgi put into non-digitally filmed movies? | They use a device called a [Film Recorder](_URL_0_) - modern film recorders simply expose a frame of film to a brightly backlit high res LCD screen, but previous generations would scan the picture onto the film with lasers | [
"They use a device called a [Film Recorder](_URL_0_) - modern film recorders simply expose a frame of film to a brightly backlit high res LCD screen, but previous generations would scan the picture onto the film with lasers",
"I am not sure if you are asking how they take Analog film, transfer it to a digital for... | 2 | [
"They use a device called a [Film Recorder](_URL_0_) - modern film recorders simply expose a frame of film to a brightly backlit high res LCD screen, but previous generations would scan the picture onto the film with lasers"
] | 1 | <P> of the cells could be changed and the thickness of the sheets could be varied to suite the application. It could also be impregnated with resins to make it stronger and waterproof. The manufacturing plant for this product was at Glens Falls, New York and a technical staff was maintained there for architects and eng... | question: how is cgi put into non-digitally filmed movies? context: <P> of the cells could be changed and the thickness of the sheets could be varied to suite the application. It could also be impregnated with resins to make it stronger and waterproof. The manufacturing plant for this product was at Glens Falls, New Yo... | answer: They use a device called a [Film Recorder](_URL_0_) - modern film recorders simply expose a frame of film to a brightly backlit high res LCD screen, but previous generations would scan the picture onto the film with lasers |
160,006 | 13u25n | Even if FTL travel was possible, how would it be possible to time travel? If you are going the same direction as the photons, you can no longer interact with the source. If you are going perpendicular to, or towards the source of the photons, you are not able to observe time/events already elapsed. | There's a ton of discussion about it in [this thread](_URL_1_).The key idea is that time is relative, to the point where even the ordering of events is relative - i.e., whether event A happened before or after event B depends on your frame of reference - *if* those events are separated far enough apart in space and tim... | [
"There's a ton of discussion about it in [this thread](_URL_1_).\n\nThe key idea is that time is relative, to the point where even the ordering of events is relative - i.e., whether event A happened before or after event B depends on your frame of reference - *if* those events are separated far enough apart in spac... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> approach differs from the so-called Wick rotation or complex Euclidean relativity. In Wick rotation, time is replaced by , which also leads to a positive definite metric but it maintains proper time as the Lorentz invariant value whereas in Euclidean relativity becomes a coordinate. Because implies that photons... | question: Even if FTL travel was possible, how would it be possible to time travel? If you are going the same direction as the photons, you can no longer interact with the source. If you are going perpendicular to, or towards the source of the photons, you are not able to observe time/events already elapsed. context: <... | answer: There's a ton of discussion about it in [this thread](_URL_1_).The key idea is that time is relative, to the point where even the ordering of events is relative - i.e., whether event A happened before or after event B depends on your frame of reference - *if* those events are separated far enough apart in space... |
143,206 | 3khpup | how can we smell cooking/burning substances (esp food) so easily? and how did this ability come about via evolution? | I don't know how but the why is fairly straight forward. Humans evolved on a plain/savanna where in dry seasons fires can spread extremely rapidly. Being able to smell the chemicals that fire and other burnt materials give off at low concentrations, allows for increased warning time and for move time to escape the upco... | [
"I don't know how but the why is fairly straight forward. Humans evolved on a plain/savanna where in dry seasons fires can spread extremely rapidly. Being able to smell the chemicals that fire and other burnt materials give off at low concentrations, allows for increased warning time and for move time to escape the... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> receptors that are often coupled to ion channels responsible for chemotransduction. Such is the case in olfactory cells. Depolarization in these cells result from opening of non-selective cation channels upon binding of the odorant to the specific receptor. G protein-coupled receptors in the plasma membrane of thes... | question: how can we smell cooking/burning substances (esp food) so easily? and how did this ability come about via evolution? context: <P> receptors that are often coupled to ion channels responsible for chemotransduction. Such is the case in olfactory cells. Depolarization in these cells result from opening of non-se... | answer: I don't know how but the why is fairly straight forward. Humans evolved on a plain/savanna where in dry seasons fires can spread extremely rapidly. Being able to smell the chemicals that fire and other burnt materials give off at low concentrations, allows for increased warning time and for move time to escape ... |
192,507 | 2p9r5c | ELI5: The Pig War 1906 | As the OP mentions, it was about trade, but it was complicated by the interest of various Great Powers in the Balkans. I wont attempt my own summary when there is a simple accurate one available. > Pig War (1906-09) In an attempt to reduce its economic dependence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Serbia began (1904) ... | [
"As the OP mentions, it was about trade, but it was complicated by the interest of various Great Powers in the Balkans. I wont attempt my own summary when there is a simple accurate one available.\n\n > Pig War (1906-09) In an attempt to reduce its economic dependence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Serbia bega... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> buried in a garden by a colleague to avoid the hens eating it. Wrapped in paper, it was recovered during the night of the 17 August, fully intact.
The origins of the potted meat were traced. Four jars of the meat were purchased from Lazenby’s of London in June 1922 and included "chicken, ham, and turkey, all mixed ... | question: ELI5: The Pig War 1906 context: <P> buried in a garden by a colleague to avoid the hens eating it. Wrapped in paper, it was recovered during the night of the 17 August, fully intact.
The origins of the potted meat were traced. Four jars of the meat were purchased from Lazenby’s of London in June 1922 and incl... | answer: As the OP mentions, it was about trade, but it was complicated by the interest of various Great Powers in the Balkans. I wont attempt my own summary when there is a simple accurate one available. > Pig War (1906-09) In an attempt to reduce its economic dependence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Serbia began... |
21,034 | 2ja9xv | Did soldiers during WWI carry moldy bread in the field to treat their wounds as an early form of penicillin treatment? | Hey there, I'm a historian specializing in both food (bread especially) and medicine in modern Britain. My expertise falls off pretty quickly after 1914, so I cannot be definitive, but I've never heard of anything suggesting that such a story might be true. Where did you hear this? | [
"Hey there, I'm a historian specializing in both food (bread especially) and medicine in modern Britain. My expertise falls off pretty quickly after 1914, so I cannot be definitive, but I've never heard of anything suggesting that such a story might be true. \n\nWhere did you hear this?"
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> in preference to the hard biscuits to which sailors were accustomed. Jones emphasised the benefits to the sailors of having fresh bread throughout their voyages. Finally, in 1855, his flour was approved for use of participants in the Crimean War, partly at the behest of Florence Nightingale.
From 1864, he lived at ... | question: Did soldiers during WWI carry moldy bread in the field to treat their wounds as an early form of penicillin treatment? context: <P> in preference to the hard biscuits to which sailors were accustomed. Jones emphasised the benefits to the sailors of having fresh bread throughout their voyages. Finally, in 1855... | answer: Hey there, I'm a historian specializing in both food (bread especially) and medicine in modern Britain. My expertise falls off pretty quickly after 1914, so I cannot be definitive, but I've never heard of anything suggesting that such a story might be true. Where did you hear this? |
52,503 | 162tis | How has penis size been regarded across times and cultures? | A pre-emptive warning to all potential commenters: This is not r/Funny or r/Sex. This is r/AskHistorians. Please keep your answers focussed on the *historical* aspects of this question.***The mods are watching...*** | [
"A pre-emptive warning to all potential commenters: This is not r/Funny or r/Sex. This is r/AskHistorians. Please keep your answers focussed on the *historical* aspects of this question.\n\n***The mods are watching...***\n",
"I was told once that the Greeks favored small penises because of the whole homosexuality... | 6 | [
"A pre-emptive warning to all potential commenters: This is not r/Funny or r/Sex. This is r/AskHistorians. Please keep your answers focussed on the *historical* aspects of this question.\n\n***The mods are watching...***\n",
"I was told once that the Greeks favored small penises because of the whole homosexuality... | 3 | <P> with higher attractiveness ratings. These relations between penis size and attractiveness have therefore led to frequently emphasized associations between masculinity and penis size in popular media. This has led to a social bias existing around penis size with larger penises being preferred and having higher socia... | question: How has penis size been regarded across times and cultures? context: <P> with higher attractiveness ratings. These relations between penis size and attractiveness have therefore led to frequently emphasized associations between masculinity and penis size in popular media. This has led to a social bias existi... | answer: A pre-emptive warning to all potential commenters: This is not r/Funny or r/Sex. This is r/AskHistorians. Please keep your answers focussed on the *historical* aspects of this question.***The mods are watching...*** |
15,252 | 35q0jv | why amount of transgender people is increasing so much | Sampling bias. It's not that there are more trans people, it's that trans people are being open about their status because of much greater acceptance. You can see this in maps of how many people say they're gay or bisexual - the frequency in accepting states (~10%) is roughly double what it is in the Bible Belt (~5%). ... | [
"There likely aren't many more in terms of a percentage of the population, you're just hearing more about them now because it's more socially acceptable and so they feel safer being open about it. \n\nEither way, the overall numbers could be increasing just due to population size. The world population has more than... | 5 | [
"There likely aren't many more in terms of a percentage of the population, you're just hearing more about them now because it's more socially acceptable and so they feel safer being open about it. \n\nEither way, the overall numbers could be increasing just due to population size. The world population has more than... | 4 | <P> Male infertility crisis The male infertility crisis is a term used by the popular media to describe the rapid decrease in sperm quality, and consequential problems with male infertility, seen over the 40 year period starting in the late 1970s. Over that time period, the number of viable sperm in men in Australia, E... | question: why amount of transgender people is increasing so much context: <P> Male infertility crisis The male infertility crisis is a term used by the popular media to describe the rapid decrease in sperm quality, and consequential problems with male infertility, seen over the 40 year period starting in the late 1970s... | answer: Sampling bias. It's not that there are more trans people, it's that trans people are being open about their status because of much greater acceptance. You can see this in maps of how many people say they're gay or bisexual - the frequency in accepting states (~10%) is roughly double what it is in the Bible Belt... |
164,292 | c94jl8 | why do paper straws go soggy and lose shape at the mouth end but maintain their structure whilst completely submerged in water/liquid? | Because saliva isn't just water. It's got enzymes that start the process of breaking down food to digest it. This means that it will also start to break down other organic material, like a paper straw, more effectively than water will. | [
"Because saliva isn't just water. It's got enzymes that start the process of breaking down food to digest it. This means that it will also start to break down other organic material, like a paper straw, more effectively than water will."
] | 1 | [
"Because saliva isn't just water. It's got enzymes that start the process of breaking down food to digest it. This means that it will also start to break down other organic material, like a paper straw, more effectively than water will."
] | 1 | <P> area, thereby decreasing the time needed for drying. <P> pulp clinging to it that needs to be removed. This is done either by the classic ferment-and-wash method or a newer procedure variously called machine-assisted wet processing, aquapulping or mechanical demucilaging:
In the ferment-and-wash method of wet proce... | question: why do paper straws go soggy and lose shape at the mouth end but maintain their structure whilst completely submerged in water/liquid? context: <P> area, thereby decreasing the time needed for drying. <P> pulp clinging to it that needs to be removed. This is done either by the classic ferment-and-wash method ... | answer: Because saliva isn't just water. It's got enzymes that start the process of breaking down food to digest it. This means that it will also start to break down other organic material, like a paper straw, more effectively than water will. |
152,036 | u7u7f | if light travels forever, why isn't it always daylight? | I'm going to assume that your question is related to why the night sky is dark.This is actually a really good question and the answer to it explains one of the fundamental breakthroughs of 20th century physics. Scientists used to believe in a static universe. That is, one that doesn't change and has always existed. The... | [
"There *is* always light (from the stars all around us), but it's not always daylight because sometimes we aren't facing the sun as we spin around, and so the light coming at us doesn't hit our eyes. ",
"I'm going to assume that your question is related to why the night sky is dark.\n\nThis is actually a really g... | 2 | [
"I'm going to assume that your question is related to why the night sky is dark.\n\nThis is actually a really good question and the answer to it explains one of the fundamental breakthroughs of 20th century physics. Scientists used to believe in a static universe. That is, one that doesn't change and has always exi... | 1 | <P> approach differs from the so-called Wick rotation or complex Euclidean relativity. In Wick rotation, time is replaced by , which also leads to a positive definite metric but it maintains proper time as the Lorentz invariant value whereas in Euclidean relativity becomes a coordinate. Because implies that photons... | question: if light travels forever, why isn't it always daylight? context: <P> approach differs from the so-called Wick rotation or complex Euclidean relativity. In Wick rotation, time is replaced by , which also leads to a positive definite metric but it maintains proper time as the Lorentz invariant value whereas i... | answer: I'm going to assume that your question is related to why the night sky is dark.This is actually a really good question and the answer to it explains one of the fundamental breakthroughs of 20th century physics. Scientists used to believe in a static universe. That is, one that doesn't change and has always exis... |
24,748 | afunsv | How did the Spanish manage to explore and establish footholds in the interior of the South and Latin America so early in the 16th century compared to British/U.S. North America which the Western part was mostly uninhabited by Europeans until the mid-19th century? | Forgive me for the brevity of this answer, but they did and didn't (though somewhat did not largely pierce the interior of the south American continent)With regards to Spanish colonization, part of why their empire expanded to the degree that it did was because they essentially "absorbed" already existing native commun... | [
"Forgive me for the brevity of this answer, but they did and didn't (though somewhat did not largely pierce the interior of the south American continent)\n\nWith regards to Spanish colonization, part of why their empire expanded to the degree that it did was because they essentially \"absorbed\" already existing na... | 1 | [
"Forgive me for the brevity of this answer, but they did and didn't (though somewhat did not largely pierce the interior of the south American continent)\n\nWith regards to Spanish colonization, part of why their empire expanded to the degree that it did was because they essentially \"absorbed\" already existing na... | 1 | <P> for the Spanish Crown, as well as all the lands touching it. This action of Balboa further solidified the Spanish claim of exclusive control over the entire west coast of North America.
Confident of their claims, the Spanish Empire did not explore or settle the northwest coast of North America in the 250 years afte... | question: How did the Spanish manage to explore and establish footholds in the interior of the South and Latin America so early in the 16th century compared to British/U.S. North America which the Western part was mostly uninhabited by Europeans until the mid-19th century? context: <P> for the Spanish Crown, as well as... | answer: Forgive me for the brevity of this answer, but they did and didn't (though somewhat did not largely pierce the interior of the south American continent)With regards to Spanish colonization, part of why their empire expanded to the degree that it did was because they essentially "absorbed" already existing nativ... |
6,099 | 8yljle | Is there any historical documentation of the Viking Blood Eagle execution? | More could be pried out of someone, but you might like to start with ['What are the chances the Vikings actually used the "Blood Eagle"? (previous highly rated answer has been deleted and other posts just link to the deleted answer)'](_URL_0_) by /u/mikedash .This is not to discourage discussion. More questions, data,... | [
"More could be pried out of someone, but you might like to start with ['What are the chances the Vikings actually used the \"Blood Eagle\"? (previous highly rated answer has been deleted and other posts just link to the deleted answer)'](_URL_0_) by /u/mikedash .\n\nThis is not to discourage discussion. More quest... | 1 | [
"More could be pried out of someone, but you might like to start with ['What are the chances the Vikings actually used the \"Blood Eagle\"? (previous highly rated answer has been deleted and other posts just link to the deleted answer)'](_URL_0_) by /u/mikedash .\n\nThis is not to discourage discussion. More quest... | 1 | <P> compel conversion to Christianity, including execution and torture of those who refused. Several instances of Olaf's attempts led to days of remembrance among modern heathens similar to the feast days of Christian martyrs. Raud the Strong, remembered 9 January, refused to convert and, after a failed attempt using a... | question: Is there any historical documentation of the Viking Blood Eagle execution? context: <P> compel conversion to Christianity, including execution and torture of those who refused. Several instances of Olaf's attempts led to days of remembrance among modern heathens similar to the feast days of Christian martyrs.... | answer: More could be pried out of someone, but you might like to start with ['What are the chances the Vikings actually used the "Blood Eagle"? (previous highly rated answer has been deleted and other posts just link to the deleted answer)'](_URL_0_) by /u/mikedash .This is not to discourage discussion. More question... |
203,619 | 16lvhl | Why does the light from my laser pointer seem to be "absorbed" by my TV, but not any other surface? | My guess is that the TV is coated with anti reflective film to lower the reflection from daylight/living room light. But that lower the contrast and therefore it is not used for e.g. phones be cause you need to be able to see the display in bight sunlight (but notice you might need to tilt the phone to see the display ... | [
"My guess is that the TV is coated with anti reflective film to lower the reflection from daylight/living room light. But that lower the contrast and therefore it is not used for e.g. phones be cause you need to be able to see the display in bight sunlight (but notice you might need to tilt the phone to see the dis... | 1 | [
"My guess is that the TV is coated with anti reflective film to lower the reflection from daylight/living room light. But that lower the contrast and therefore it is not used for e.g. phones be cause you need to be able to see the display in bight sunlight (but notice you might need to tilt the phone to see the dis... | 1 | <P> tin in the light source or resist or on an optical surface to form volatile SnH4 proceeds via the reaction:
Sn(s) + 4H(g) => SnH₄(g).
The SnH₄ can reach the coatings of other EUV optical surfaces, where it redeposits Sn via the reaction:
SnH₄ => Sn(s) + 2H₂(g).
Redeposition may also occur by other intermediate reac... | question: Why does the light from my laser pointer seem to be "absorbed" by my TV, but not any other surface? context: <P> tin in the light source or resist or on an optical surface to form volatile SnH4 proceeds via the reaction:
Sn(s) + 4H(g) => SnH₄(g).
The SnH₄ can reach the coatings of other EUV optical surfaces, ... | answer: My guess is that the TV is coated with anti reflective film to lower the reflection from daylight/living room light. But that lower the contrast and therefore it is not used for e.g. phones be cause you need to be able to see the display in bight sunlight (but notice you might need to tilt the phone to see the ... |
145,504 | 4i56ia | what happens if i renounce my citizenship without citizenship in another country? | Assuming you could do this successfully (some nations do not allow you to renounce your citizenship without first establishing citizenship elsewhere), you would become [stateless](_URL_0_) and effectively screwed. You would not have a valid passport for any nation and would be stuck where you were. | [
"Assuming you could do this successfully (some nations do not allow you to renounce your citizenship without first establishing citizenship elsewhere), you would become [stateless](_URL_0_) and effectively screwed. You would not have a valid passport for any nation and would be stuck where you were.",
"You no lon... | 3 | [
"Assuming you could do this successfully (some nations do not allow you to renounce your citizenship without first establishing citizenship elsewhere), you would become [stateless](_URL_0_) and effectively screwed. You would not have a valid passport for any nation and would be stuck where you were."
] | 1 | <P> to have the Monegasque nationality for at least 5 years. <P> state. For those who would have chosen not to avail themselves of this possibility, the law required to register as "foreign" (a term denoting legal permanent residents without citizenship). Approximately 170,000 individuals presented the application, obt... | question: what happens if i renounce my citizenship without citizenship in another country? context: <P> to have the Monegasque nationality for at least 5 years. <P> state. For those who would have chosen not to avail themselves of this possibility, the law required to register as "foreign" (a term denoting legal perma... | answer: Assuming you could do this successfully (some nations do not allow you to renounce your citizenship without first establishing citizenship elsewhere), you would become [stateless](_URL_0_) and effectively screwed. You would not have a valid passport for any nation and would be stuck where you were. |
48,423 | 6hrdod | how do third party games profit on steam? | same way buying a game on steam works, steam gets a cut. Steam lets devs use their purchase system though their games so they dont have to design their own. The way it works is; i pay company 5 dollars, they get (this will be different for each game dev so this is a completely hypothetical number just for an example) 4... | [
"same way buying a game on steam works, steam gets a cut. \n\nSteam lets devs use their purchase system though their games so they dont have to design their own. \n\nThe way it works is; i pay company 5 dollars, they get (this will be different for each game dev so this is a completely hypothetical number just for ... | 2 | [
"same way buying a game on steam works, steam gets a cut. \n\nSteam lets devs use their purchase system though their games so they dont have to design their own. \n\nThe way it works is; i pay company 5 dollars, they get (this will be different for each game dev so this is a completely hypothetical number just for ... | 1 | <P> rare seeds and special items.
The developers offer 4 potbuck packages a month, usually, for $49.99 for 750 potbucks and a rare, often unique item, $19.99 for 420 potbucks and an uncommon item, $9.99 for 250 potbucks and a themed item for the month, and 9.99 for 125 potbucks only (no free gift). They also sometimes... | question: how do third party games profit on steam? context: <P> rare seeds and special items.
The developers offer 4 potbuck packages a month, usually, for $49.99 for 750 potbucks and a rare, often unique item, $19.99 for 420 potbucks and an uncommon item, $9.99 for 250 potbucks and a themed item for the month, and 9.... | answer: same way buying a game on steam works, steam gets a cut. Steam lets devs use their purchase system though their games so they dont have to design their own. The way it works is; i pay company 5 dollars, they get (this will be different for each game dev so this is a completely hypothetical number just for an ex... |
45,534 | 1ipzzs | how you can make money from youtube videos. | Applying for a YouTube partnership with Google adsense tied to your account will do. To be qualified, read up here _URL_0_A tip for being eligible for the partner program: make it so watching your videos feels like watching a T.V. Show. Notice the high profile, popular accounts. They all appear professional and made to... | [
"Applying for a YouTube partnership with Google adsense tied to your account will do. To be qualified, read up here _URL_0_\n\nA tip for being eligible for the partner program: make it so watching your videos feels like watching a T.V. Show. Notice the high profile, popular accounts. They all appear professional an... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> revenue from its ads program was estimated at $3.7 billion. In 2013 it nearly doubled and estimated to hit $5.6 billion according to eMarketer, while others estimated $4.7 billion. The vast majority of videos on YouTube are free to view and supported by advertising. In May 2013, YouTube introduced a trial scheme of... | question: how you can make money from youtube videos. context: <P> revenue from its ads program was estimated at $3.7 billion. In 2013 it nearly doubled and estimated to hit $5.6 billion according to eMarketer, while others estimated $4.7 billion. The vast majority of videos on YouTube are free to view and supported by... | answer: Applying for a YouTube partnership with Google adsense tied to your account will do. To be qualified, read up here _URL_0_A tip for being eligible for the partner program: make it so watching your videos feels like watching a T.V. Show. Notice the high profile, popular accounts. They all appear professional and... |
101,983 | 1ush4n | the earth spins at roughly 1000mph. why can't we use this fact to travel super fast by just hovering in a plane or chopper, and letting the world spin underneath us? or going double-fast by flying in the opposite direction to the spin? | Because the air is traveling with you at the same speed carrying you along with the rotation. | [
"Because the air is traveling with you at the same speed carrying you along with the rotation.",
"Picture the chopper on the ground, it isn't moving relative to the surface is it? Now imagine it hovering a metre off the ground, is it one second later going to be a 1/4 of a mile away? Obviously not. This is becaus... | 4 | [
"Because the air is traveling with you at the same speed carrying you along with the rotation."
] | 1 | <P> an extended time or even using a centrifuge. <P> fly. F. megalops has been used for thrips control in "internal landscapes". <P> speed. <P> calculations, when somebody asked von Neumann to solve the famous fly puzzle:
Two bicyclists start 20 miles apart and head toward each other, each going at a steady rate of 10 ... | question: the earth spins at roughly 1000mph. why can't we use this fact to travel super fast by just hovering in a plane or chopper, and letting the world spin underneath us? or going double-fast by flying in the opposite direction to the spin? context: <P> an extended time or even using a centrifuge. <P> fly. F. mega... | answer: Because the air is traveling with you at the same speed carrying you along with the rotation. |
55,018 | 36j1nu | how can a pregnancy test tell if you are pregnant just from your urine? | Pregnancy tests rely on the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a glycoprotein that is secreted by the placenta shortly after fertilization. The placenta begins developing after the fertilized egg implants in a woman's uterus, which happens about six days after conception, so the earliest these... | [
" Pregnancy tests rely on the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a glycoprotein that is secreted by the placenta shortly after fertilization. The placenta begins developing after the fertilized egg implants in a woman's uterus, which happens about six days after conception, so the earliest ... | 1 | [
" Pregnancy tests rely on the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a glycoprotein that is secreted by the placenta shortly after fertilization. The placenta begins developing after the fertilized egg implants in a woman's uterus, which happens about six days after conception, so the earliest ... | 1 | <P> becomes clear and stretchy during the fertile window, to allow sperm to survive in and travel through it. The consistency of fertile mucous is akin to egg white. Ovulation prediction kit Ovulation prediction kits are usually antibody tests for luteinising hormone, which peaks in urine around the time of ovulation.... | question: how can a pregnancy test tell if you are pregnant just from your urine? context: <P> becomes clear and stretchy during the fertile window, to allow sperm to survive in and travel through it. The consistency of fertile mucous is akin to egg white. Ovulation prediction kit Ovulation prediction kits are usually... | answer: Pregnancy tests rely on the presence of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a glycoprotein that is secreted by the placenta shortly after fertilization. The placenta begins developing after the fertilized egg implants in a woman's uterus, which happens about six days after conception, so the earlie... |
133,146 | tqcgt | how the associated press works. | Journalism major here.The AP is like one big newspaper. It has a lot of writers who go around the world and write stories about everything that goes on in the world. Those stories are then bought by newspapers who run them instead of having their own writers make the stories.When a big story happens where the AP doesn'... | [
"Journalism major here.\n\nThe AP is like one big newspaper. It has a lot of writers who go around the world and write stories about everything that goes on in the world. Those stories are then bought by newspapers who run them instead of having their own writers make the stories.\n\nWhen a big story happens where ... | 1 | [
"Journalism major here.\n\nThe AP is like one big newspaper. It has a lot of writers who go around the world and write stories about everything that goes on in the world. Those stories are then bought by newspapers who run them instead of having their own writers make the stories.\n\nWhen a big story happens where ... | 1 | <P> Atlantic Media. In 2005, Bradley centralized all of his publications at Atlantic Media's headquarters in the Watergate Building in Washington, D. C.
Atlantic Media now publishes several prominent news magazines and digital publications including The Atlantic, Quartz, Government Executive, and Defense One, in additi... | question: how the associated press works. context: <P> Atlantic Media. In 2005, Bradley centralized all of his publications at Atlantic Media's headquarters in the Watergate Building in Washington, D. C.
Atlantic Media now publishes several prominent news magazines and digital publications including The Atlantic, Quart... | answer: Journalism major here.The AP is like one big newspaper. It has a lot of writers who go around the world and write stories about everything that goes on in the world. Those stories are then bought by newspapers who run them instead of having their own writers make the stories.When a big story happens where the A... |
42,247 | 6ipmjz | why is it common to begin a conversation with the word "yeah"? | Yeah I see this a lot. I think it is a way to make the other person feel like they were listened to, because it affirms what they said before moving on to new points, but the irony is I hear it most often from people who were just waiting for their turn to speak and I rarely feel like they were listening at all.The bes... | [
"Yeah I see this a lot. I think it is a way to make the other person feel like they were listened to, because it affirms what they said before moving on to new points, but the irony is I hear it most often from people who were just waiting for their turn to speak and I rarely feel like they were listening at all.\n... | 3 | [
"Yeah I see this a lot. I think it is a way to make the other person feel like they were listened to, because it affirms what they said before moving on to new points, but the irony is I hear it most often from people who were just waiting for their turn to speak and I rarely feel like they were listening at all.\n... | 2 | <P> is somewhat impatient or annoying because the person thinks that the answer is so obvious that the question should not have been raised from the start. In fact, the questioner might have no idea beforehand about the rude reply that would be shot back to him/her, though it can be argued that the word 'lah' might del... | question: why is it common to begin a conversation with the word "yeah"? context: <P> is somewhat impatient or annoying because the person thinks that the answer is so obvious that the question should not have been raised from the start. In fact, the questioner might have no idea beforehand about the rude reply that wo... | answer: Yeah I see this a lot. I think it is a way to make the other person feel like they were listened to, because it affirms what they said before moving on to new points, but the irony is I hear it most often from people who were just waiting for their turn to speak and I rarely feel like they were listening at all... |
177,445 | 4g02l3 | How was President Washington perceived by the end of his term? | For most of his first term, Washington managed to rise above partisan rancor. Democrat-Republican attacks on his administration (frequently the result of Jefferson's instigation), were generally focused on Alexander Hamilton, treasury secretary and committed Federalist. During his second term, this special status slowl... | [
"As a follow up, what was public opinion like? I imagine he was well liked, but was he generally seen as an effective leader, or is it only in hindsight that we see how good of a politician he actually was?",
"For most of his first term, Washington managed to rise above partisan rancor. Democrat-Republican attack... | 3 | [
"As a follow up, what was public opinion like? I imagine he was well liked, but was he generally seen as an effective leader, or is it only in hindsight that we see how good of a politician he actually was?",
"For most of his first term, Washington managed to rise above partisan rancor. Democrat-Republican attack... | 3 | <P> political scientists, such as David Mayhew, questioned whether the 1896 election truly represented a realignment, thereby placing in issue whether McKinley deserves credit for it. Historian Michael J. Korzi argued in 2005 that while it is tempting to see McKinley as the key figure in the transition from congression... | question: How was President Washington perceived by the end of his term? context: <P> political scientists, such as David Mayhew, questioned whether the 1896 election truly represented a realignment, thereby placing in issue whether McKinley deserves credit for it. Historian Michael J. Korzi argued in 2005 that while i... | answer: For most of his first term, Washington managed to rise above partisan rancor. Democrat-Republican attacks on his administration (frequently the result of Jefferson's instigation), were generally focused on Alexander Hamilton, treasury secretary and committed Federalist. During his second term, this special stat... |
80,799 | m403i | maxwell's demon | Lets say you have a large box of rubber balls of 2 different colors (red and green). You are going to sell the box of rubber balls to your friend for 100 dollars, but your friend won't buy the box if the balls are all mixed up. He will only buy the box if all the red balls are on one side of the box, and all the green ... | [
"Lets say you have a large box of rubber balls of 2 different colors (red and green). You are going to sell the box of rubber balls to your friend for 100 dollars, but your friend won't buy the box if the balls are all mixed up. He will only buy the box if all the red balls are on one side of the box, and all the g... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> allows us to reason about it in the same manner we normally would. For example, in the relativized universe of BQP, PP is still closed under union and intersection. It's also useful when seeking to expand the power of a machine with oracles, because lowness results determine when the machine's power remains the sam... | question: maxwell's demon context: <P> allows us to reason about it in the same manner we normally would. For example, in the relativized universe of BQP, PP is still closed under union and intersection. It's also useful when seeking to expand the power of a machine with oracles, because lowness results determine when ... | answer: Lets say you have a large box of rubber balls of 2 different colors (red and green). You are going to sell the box of rubber balls to your friend for 100 dollars, but your friend won't buy the box if the balls are all mixed up. He will only buy the box if all the red balls are on one side of the box, and all th... |
50,711 | rsq71 | Is it possible that Mars once had significant life on it? | What would be the best way to show an onlooking intelligent life form that life once existed a billion years ago on our planet. For example, say earth was slowly dying (technically it is), what would be the longest lasting beacon of life we could build for onlooking intelligent lifeforms? | [
"What would be the best way to show an onlooking intelligent life form that life once existed a billion years ago on our planet. For example, say earth was slowly dying (technically it is), what would be the longest lasting beacon of life we could build for onlooking intelligent lifeforms? ",
"OR, is it possible ... | 3 | [
"What would be the best way to show an onlooking intelligent life form that life once existed a billion years ago on our planet. For example, say earth was slowly dying (technically it is), what would be the longest lasting beacon of life we could build for onlooking intelligent lifeforms? "
] | 1 | <P> exists for an ancient volume of water that could comprise an ocean, likely in the planet's northern hemisphere and about the size of Earth's Arctic Ocean. This finding was derived from the ratio of water and deuterium in the modern Martian atmosphere compared to the ratio found on Earth and derived from telescopic ... | question: Is it possible that Mars once had significant life on it? context: <P> exists for an ancient volume of water that could comprise an ocean, likely in the planet's northern hemisphere and about the size of Earth's Arctic Ocean. This finding was derived from the ratio of water and deuterium in the modern Martian... | answer: What would be the best way to show an onlooking intelligent life form that life once existed a billion years ago on our planet. For example, say earth was slowly dying (technically it is), what would be the longest lasting beacon of life we could build for onlooking intelligent lifeforms? |
122,346 | k38v6 | what is class war? | According to Marx, the upper classes (Bourgeois) take advantage of the lower classes (the Proletariate) by keeping them under foot, paying them badly and skimming the profits, the class war refers to the constant 'revolution' taking place among the lower classes to try and overthrw the upper class. Marx actually clear... | [
"According to Marx, the upper classes (Bourgeois) take advantage of the lower classes (the Proletariate) by keeping them under foot, paying them badly and skimming the profits, the class war refers to the constant 'revolution' taking place among the lower classes to try and overthrw the upper class. \n\nMarx actua... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> 16 was in the labor force. 0.4% was in the armed forces, and 70.6% was in the civilian labor force with 66.9% being employed and 3.7% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was: 27.2% in management, business, science, and arts; 25.4% in sales and office occupations; 19.4% ... | question: what is class war? context: <P> 16 was in the labor force. 0.4% was in the armed forces, and 70.6% was in the civilian labor force with 66.9% being employed and 3.7% unemployed. The composition, by occupation, of the employed civilian labor force was: 27.2% in management, business, science, and arts; 25.4% i... | answer: According to Marx, the upper classes (Bourgeois) take advantage of the lower classes (the Proletariate) by keeping them under foot, paying them badly and skimming the profits, the class war refers to the constant 'revolution' taking place among the lower classes to try and overthrw the upper class. Marx actual... |
15,783 | 16m0cd | why is it that food has to be refrigerated to keep it from germs, but if our body catches a cold it gets germs? | When our bodies get cold, our immune systems get weaker. So cold viruses have a better chance of infecting us (especially when everyone around you is sick). As for food, bacteria tends to breed best between 40-140°F (5-60°C). So it's best to keep food below 40°F | [
"It's a myth you get a cold from cold. Also, cold is a virus, not bacteria. ",
"When our bodies get cold, our immune systems get weaker. So cold viruses have a better chance of infecting us (especially when everyone around you is sick). As for food, bacteria tends to breed best between 40-140°F (5-60°C). So it's ... | 5 | [
"It's a myth you get a cold from cold. Also, cold is a virus, not bacteria. ",
"When our bodies get cold, our immune systems get weaker. So cold viruses have a better chance of infecting us (especially when everyone around you is sick). As for food, bacteria tends to breed best between 40-140°F (5-60°C). So it's ... | 2 | <P> in the bar for 20 minutes because of the cold. <P> grow very rapidly at reduced temperatures. The process is less effective in food preservation than are thermal techniques, such as boiling, because pathogens are more likely to be able to survive cold temperatures rather than hot temperatures. One of the problems s... | question: why is it that food has to be refrigerated to keep it from germs, but if our body catches a cold it gets germs? context: <P> in the bar for 20 minutes because of the cold. <P> grow very rapidly at reduced temperatures. The process is less effective in food preservation than are thermal techniques, such as boi... | answer: When our bodies get cold, our immune systems get weaker. So cold viruses have a better chance of infecting us (especially when everyone around you is sick). As for food, bacteria tends to breed best between 40-140°F (5-60°C). So it's best to keep food below 40°F |
183,381 | 136cyw | difference between led and lcd and which is the best for visual work. | The terms are not exclusive.LCDs are liquid crystal displays, 'flat panel' monitors. They work a bit like a stained glass window. The liquid crystal sheet can be clear, or it can block the light, or change colors. Behind the liquid crystal sheet is a white ight, called a backlight, that actually provides the light. It ... | [
"The terms are not exclusive.\n\nLCDs are liquid crystal displays, 'flat panel' monitors. \n\nThey work a bit like a stained glass window. The liquid crystal sheet can be clear, or it can block the light, or change colors. Behind the liquid crystal sheet is a white \night, called a backlight, that actually provides... | 1 | [
"The terms are not exclusive.\n\nLCDs are liquid crystal displays, 'flat panel' monitors. \n\nThey work a bit like a stained glass window. The liquid crystal sheet can be clear, or it can block the light, or change colors. Behind the liquid crystal sheet is a white \night, called a backlight, that actually provides... | 1 | <P> Surface-conduction electron-emitter display A surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) is a display technology for flat panel displays developed by a number of companies. SEDs use nanoscopic-scale electron emitters to energize colored phosphors and produce an image. In a general sense, an SED consists of ... | question: difference between led and lcd and which is the best for visual work. context: <P> Surface-conduction electron-emitter display A surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) is a display technology for flat panel displays developed by a number of companies. SEDs use nanoscopic-scale electron emitters to... | answer: The terms are not exclusive.LCDs are liquid crystal displays, 'flat panel' monitors. They work a bit like a stained glass window. The liquid crystal sheet can be clear, or it can block the light, or change colors. Behind the liquid crystal sheet is a white ight, called a backlight, that actually provides the li... |
78,441 | 2hmmx8 | why does water microwaved to boiling point act differently than water boiled in a pan? | The "exploding" water is caused by something called superheating. When you bring a pot to boil on the stove, you first see the water begin to "nucleate"--tiny bubbles form on the bottom and sides of the pot and then rise to the surface--and then come to the familiar rolling boil. When you use a microwave, as the other... | [
"When you boil water in a pan, the heat source is at the bottom causing the hot water to rise to the top and cool down. When you boil water in a microwave you are heating every molecule at once causing it to expand rapidly.",
"The \"exploding\" water is caused by something called superheating. \n\nWhen you brin... | 3 | [
"When you boil water in a pan, the heat source is at the bottom causing the hot water to rise to the top and cool down. When you boil water in a microwave you are heating every molecule at once causing it to expand rapidly.",
"The \"exploding\" water is caused by something called superheating. \n\nWhen you brin... | 3 | <P> are coordinated octahedral to three hydrogen phosphate groups and three water molecules. This structure forms an Al'–P–Al''–P–Al' linkage nearly parallel to the c-axis, with the other distinct aluminium atom offset, and nearly vertically below a PO₄³⁻ ion.
Taranakite readily loses water when heated. Thermal gravime... | question: why does water microwaved to boiling point act differently than water boiled in a pan? context: <P> are coordinated octahedral to three hydrogen phosphate groups and three water molecules. This structure forms an Al'–P–Al''–P–Al' linkage nearly parallel to the c-axis, with the other distinct aluminium atom of... | answer: The "exploding" water is caused by something called superheating. When you bring a pot to boil on the stove, you first see the water begin to "nucleate"--tiny bubbles form on the bottom and sides of the pot and then rise to the surface--and then come to the familiar rolling boil. When you use a microwave, as t... |
54,743 | 1mzddv | Is there any scholarly research available on the Old Testament Kings? | Lots of it! A great overview of many of the issues in the Bible and history is Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle's *Biblical History and Israel's Past* (Eerdmans, 2011). | [
"Lots of it! A great overview of many of the issues in the Bible and history is Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle's *Biblical History and Israel's Past* (Eerdmans, 2011)."
] | 1 | [
"Lots of it! A great overview of many of the issues in the Bible and history is Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle's *Biblical History and Israel's Past* (Eerdmans, 2011)."
] | 1 | <P> to his subjects, and it is difficult to remove a wicked king from power. He outlines a system of what are known as "judges" who are popularly elected at different levels of power. The people accept this system and the elections are held, and Alma the younger becomes the first "chief judge" a title designating the h... | question: Is there any scholarly research available on the Old Testament Kings? context: <P> to his subjects, and it is difficult to remove a wicked king from power. He outlines a system of what are known as "judges" who are popularly elected at different levels of power. The people accept this system and the elections... | answer: Lots of it! A great overview of many of the issues in the Bible and history is Megan Bishop Moore and Brad E. Kelle's *Biblical History and Israel's Past* (Eerdmans, 2011). |
83,282 | bgrcxw | how does drinking a glass of water when you wake up help you be more awake, yet doing it before bed helps you sleep? | Being dehydrated gives you a slight headache (amongst other things) thus making it harder to sleep. When you wake up in the morning , you've been sweating and not drinking for 8 hours so you need to replenish lost fluids. Drink your water an hour before bed to avoid having to get up to pee, and wash your sheets ofte... | [
"Being dehydrated gives you a slight headache (amongst other things) thus making it harder to sleep. When you wake up in the morning , you've been sweating and not drinking for 8 hours so you need to replenish lost fluids. Drink your water an hour before bed to avoid having to get up to pee, and wash your sheets... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> while at the cottage and finds inspirations for her to stay sober. <P> at night. <P> again to sit beside the water and daydream peacefully. <P> diving into bedtime routines. <P> to pause battery use when in water (low power consumption mode) <P> important in maintaining homeostasis through appetite control and circ... | question: how does drinking a glass of water when you wake up help you be more awake, yet doing it before bed helps you sleep? context: <P> while at the cottage and finds inspirations for her to stay sober. <P> at night. <P> again to sit beside the water and daydream peacefully. <P> diving into bedtime routines. <P> to... | answer: Being dehydrated gives you a slight headache (amongst other things) thus making it harder to sleep. When you wake up in the morning , you've been sweating and not drinking for 8 hours so you need to replenish lost fluids. Drink your water an hour before bed to avoid having to get up to pee, and wash your she... |
48,808 | 9ohccl | why didn't ukraine attempt to defend crimea back in 2014 when russia started its annexation? | They did. The Ukranian soldiers stationed on Krimea were simply caught off-guard and got completely and utterly overrun to the point where picking up a firearm was suicide. That combined with the fact that russian propaganda convinced the majority of the krimean population to join russia (before the invasion) lead to U... | [
"They did. The Ukranian soldiers stationed on Krimea were simply caught off-guard and got completely and utterly overrun to the point where picking up a firearm was suicide. That combined with the fact that russian propaganda convinced the majority of the krimean population to join russia (before the invasion) lead... | 3 | [
"They did. The Ukranian soldiers stationed on Krimea were simply caught off-guard and got completely and utterly overrun to the point where picking up a firearm was suicide. That combined with the fact that russian propaganda convinced the majority of the krimean population to join russia (before the invasion) lead... | 1 | <P> above Poland, Netherlands and Andorra was not enough to proceed to round 4. <P> in order to avoid Russian security schemes and Russian military presence on its territory. Even if the country is constitutionally neutral, some researchers argue that de facto this former Soviet republic never was neutral, because part... | question: why didn't ukraine attempt to defend crimea back in 2014 when russia started its annexation? context: <P> above Poland, Netherlands and Andorra was not enough to proceed to round 4. <P> in order to avoid Russian security schemes and Russian military presence on its territory. Even if the country is constituti... | answer: They did. The Ukranian soldiers stationed on Krimea were simply caught off-guard and got completely and utterly overrun to the point where picking up a firearm was suicide. That combined with the fact that russian propaganda convinced the majority of the krimean population to join russia (before the invasion) l... |
131,292 | 20x3ny | What would happen to the orbits of the planets if the Sun suddenly disappeared/became massless? | It's a very very very hated answer. But it's the truth.**we cannot answer this question with physics**You see, Gravitation arises because mass and energy curve space and time. But if the sun suddenly disappeared, there would be a discontinuity in the mass and energy of the equation. And we have no physical solution tha... | [
"Assuming the gravity well just disappeared, we would continue on the tangent line of the orbital curve. Which means whatever direction we were going at that second, we would continue on that course into the blackness of space, though there would probably be other influences altering our course a little, such as t... | 2 | [
"It's a very very very hated answer. But it's the truth.\n\n**we cannot answer this question with physics**\n\nYou see, Gravitation arises because mass and energy curve space and time. But if the sun suddenly disappeared, there would be a discontinuity in the mass and energy of the equation. And we have no physical... | 1 | <P> roughly 30% of its mass, so, without tidal effects, Earth will move to an orbit 1.7 AU (250 million km; 160 million mi) from the Sun when the star reaches its maximum radius. Most, if not all, remaining life will be destroyed by the Sun's increased luminosity (peaking at about 5,000 times its present level). A 2008... | question: What would happen to the orbits of the planets if the Sun suddenly disappeared/became massless? context: <P> roughly 30% of its mass, so, without tidal effects, Earth will move to an orbit 1.7 AU (250 million km; 160 million mi) from the Sun when the star reaches its maximum radius. Most, if not all, remainin... | answer: It's a very very very hated answer. But it's the truth.**we cannot answer this question with physics**You see, Gravitation arises because mass and energy curve space and time. But if the sun suddenly disappeared, there would be a discontinuity in the mass and energy of the equation. And we have no physical solu... |
201,654 | 20jvqs | What happens to the rate of photosynthesis if there is sufficient supply of Light, Water and Carbon dioxide? | A plant keeps photosynthesizing if it has access to light, water and CO2, but only up to a certain level. For instance, if you were to keep increasing the amounts, the plant would reach its maximum potential and not be able to grow any faster no matter how much you increased the amounts. Photosynthesis can keep going 2... | [
"A plant keeps photosynthesizing if it has access to light, water and CO2, but only up to a certain level. For instance, if you were to keep increasing the amounts, the plant would reach its maximum potential and not be able to grow any faster no matter how much you increased the amounts. \n\nPhotosynthesis can kee... | 1 | [
"A plant keeps photosynthesizing if it has access to light, water and CO2, but only up to a certain level. For instance, if you were to keep increasing the amounts, the plant would reach its maximum potential and not be able to grow any faster no matter how much you increased the amounts. \n\nPhotosynthesis can kee... | 1 | <P> an ecosystem's carbon flux, while photosynthesis typically accounts for the majority of the ecosystem's carbon consumption.
How ecosystem respiration works and its importance:
Ecosystem respiration happens when a cell takes glucose and oxygen and uses it to produce carbon dioxide, energy, and water. This transactio... | question: What happens to the rate of photosynthesis if there is sufficient supply of Light, Water and Carbon dioxide? context: <P> an ecosystem's carbon flux, while photosynthesis typically accounts for the majority of the ecosystem's carbon consumption.
How ecosystem respiration works and its importance:
Ecosystem re... | answer: A plant keeps photosynthesizing if it has access to light, water and CO2, but only up to a certain level. For instance, if you were to keep increasing the amounts, the plant would reach its maximum potential and not be able to grow any faster no matter how much you increased the amounts. Photosynthesis can keep... |
24,537 | 1tg07i | [serious] invasive animals explained? | Because in general, human civilization is invested in the natural environment staying more or less the way it is. It doesn't benefit us to have the balance of an ecosystem destroyed, and may very well harm us. > they are evolutionarily betterThis is a myth about evolution that really needs to die. Evolution doesn't ca... | [
"Because in general, human civilization is invested in the natural environment staying more or less the way it is. It doesn't benefit us to have the balance of an ecosystem destroyed, and may very well harm us.\n\n > they are evolutionarily better\n\nThis is a myth about evolution that really needs to die. Evoluti... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife, meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk. <P> to bring the situation under control. Zoo officials blamed the parents for allowing the boy to touch the animal. On 8 January 2004, an attendant at the zoo w... | question: [serious] invasive animals explained? context: <P> Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife, meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk. <P> to bring the situation under control. Zoo officials blamed the parents for allowing the boy to touch... | answer: Because in general, human civilization is invested in the natural environment staying more or less the way it is. It doesn't benefit us to have the balance of an ecosystem destroyed, and may very well harm us. > they are evolutionarily betterThis is a myth about evolution that really needs to die. Evolution do... |
224,931 | 1dnk8z | Did the Barbarians of the Classical Roman Era field any navies and if so was there ever any engagements between them and the Roman Empire? | The Veneti, a Gallic tribe from Brittany in modern France, posed quite a naval threat to Caesar during the Gallic Wars. They had several coastal citadels that couldn't be sieged out, as the strong Venetian (no, not *that* Venetian) navy protected the supply ships from across the channel in Britain. A fascinating aspe... | [
"The Veneti, a Gallic tribe from Brittany in modern France, posed quite a naval threat to Caesar during the Gallic Wars. They had several coastal citadels that couldn't be sieged out, as the strong Venetian (no, not *that* Venetian) navy protected the supply ships from across the channel in Britain. A fascinating... | 3 | [
"The Veneti, a Gallic tribe from Brittany in modern France, posed quite a naval threat to Caesar during the Gallic Wars. They had several coastal citadels that couldn't be sieged out, as the strong Venetian (no, not *that* Venetian) navy protected the supply ships from across the channel in Britain. A fascinating... | 2 | <P> frenzy of fleet-building took place. Skilled mariners were in great demand. Rome was forced to defend itself, which it did by building ad hoc fleets for the use of the magistrates assigned to specific conflicts. Naval facilities were always adjunct to commercial ports or military camps. There were not yet any perma... | question: Did the Barbarians of the Classical Roman Era field any navies and if so was there ever any engagements between them and the Roman Empire? context: <P> frenzy of fleet-building took place. Skilled mariners were in great demand. Rome was forced to defend itself, which it did by building ad hoc fleets for the u... | answer: The Veneti, a Gallic tribe from Brittany in modern France, posed quite a naval threat to Caesar during the Gallic Wars. They had several coastal citadels that couldn't be sieged out, as the strong Venetian (no, not *that* Venetian) navy protected the supply ships from across the channel in Britain. A fascinat... |
220,798 | 1b8bmj | On a molecular level, how does a mirrors reflect light. (x/post from ELI5) | "A mirror is essentially a plate of glass coated with a thin film of metal, such as silver. At the atomic scale, metals are a crystal network of atoms whose outermost electrons dissociate and wander with high mobility through the network. These mobile “conduction” electrons are the source of electrical conductivity in ... | [
"Here is an [illustration](_URL_0_) from Feynman's QED book",
"Here is my ELI5-style answer from the other thread:\n\nLight is an electromagnetic wave where each frequency of light corresponds to a certain energy. The materials used to make mirrors are chosen such that they absorb energy from light in the visible... | 9 | [
"Here is an [illustration](_URL_0_) from Feynman's QED book",
"Here is my ELI5-style answer from the other thread:\n\nLight is an electromagnetic wave where each frequency of light corresponds to a certain energy. The materials used to make mirrors are chosen such that they absorb energy from light in the visible... | 7 | <P> reflects all light which arrives from a given direction at the same angle, whereas diffuse reflection reflects that light in a broad range of directions. An example of the distinction between specular and diffuse reflection would be glossy and matte paints. Matte paints have almost exclusively diffuse reflection, ... | question: On a molecular level, how does a mirrors reflect light. (x/post from ELI5) context: <P> reflects all light which arrives from a given direction at the same angle, whereas diffuse reflection reflects that light in a broad range of directions. An example of the distinction between specular and diffuse reflecti... | answer: "A mirror is essentially a plate of glass coated with a thin film of metal, such as silver. At the atomic scale, metals are a crystal network of atoms whose outermost electrons dissociate and wander with high mobility through the network. These mobile “conduction” electrons are the source of electrical conducti... |
43,851 | 4d1ec9 | on a handgun, what exactly does a custom compensator do? | When the gunpowder explodes, it pushes the bullet forwards. This also results in a backwards recoil force. Because you were gripping the gun below the explosion, the gun pivots about your hands instead of flying backwards, forcing the muzzle upwards. A compensator takes some of the gases exiting the barrel and directs ... | [
"When the gunpowder explodes, it pushes the bullet forwards. This also results in a backwards recoil force. Because you were gripping the gun below the explosion, the gun pivots about your hands instead of flying backwards, forcing the muzzle upwards. A compensator takes some of the gases exiting the barrel and dir... | 1 | [
"When the gunpowder explodes, it pushes the bullet forwards. This also results in a backwards recoil force. Because you were gripping the gun below the explosion, the gun pivots about your hands instead of flying backwards, forcing the muzzle upwards. A compensator takes some of the gases exiting the barrel and dir... | 1 | <P> near the trigger guard disables the trigger when pushed to the rear. The rear portion of the trigger housing serves as a receiver end cap and is used to attach the shoulder stock. The black polycarbonate pistol grip is also attached to the trigger housing. The checkered grip is flared at the bottom to prevent the s... | question: on a handgun, what exactly does a custom compensator do? context: <P> near the trigger guard disables the trigger when pushed to the rear. The rear portion of the trigger housing serves as a receiver end cap and is used to attach the shoulder stock. The black polycarbonate pistol grip is also attached to the ... | answer: When the gunpowder explodes, it pushes the bullet forwards. This also results in a backwards recoil force. Because you were gripping the gun below the explosion, the gun pivots about your hands instead of flying backwards, forcing the muzzle upwards. A compensator takes some of the gases exiting the barrel and ... |
198,704 | ajz5m6 | why was aristotle's successor, theophrastus, not renowned as his predecessors? aristotle was taught by plato, who learned from socrates | Aristotle et al. are famous because the books they wrote survived for thousands of years. Long after they died, copies of their books were made in libraries in the Middle East and studied by academics in Europe. This allowed their work to be shared widely, translated into many languages, and most importantly, preserved... | [
"Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle are so popular because their ideas piggyback off of each other, I think. Also, they're ideas, methods of learning and sharing ideas have been some of the most effective and are mostly timeless.",
"Aristotle et al. are famous because the books they wrote survived for thousands of ye... | 3 | [
"Aristotle et al. are famous because the books they wrote survived for thousands of years. Long after they died, copies of their books were made in libraries in the Middle East and studied by academics in Europe. This allowed their work to be shared widely, translated into many languages, and most importantly, pres... | 1 | <P> and of the Stoics, with those of Aristotle. He also strenuously defended Aristotle's doctrine concerning the eternity of the world.
In the 6th century, Boethius, whose commentaries on the logical works of Aristotle became the only commentaries in Latin available to the West, entertained the design of translating in... | question: why was aristotle's successor, theophrastus, not renowned as his predecessors? aristotle was taught by plato, who learned from socrates context: <P> and of the Stoics, with those of Aristotle. He also strenuously defended Aristotle's doctrine concerning the eternity of the world.
In the 6th century, Boethius,... | answer: Aristotle et al. are famous because the books they wrote survived for thousands of years. Long after they died, copies of their books were made in libraries in the Middle East and studied by academics in Europe. This allowed their work to be shared widely, translated into many languages, and most importantly, p... |
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