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153,374 | 9cfqkj | how do blogs, clickbait, and"fake news" sites actually make money from ads? | There are three kinds of ad revenue.The first is as you suggest. It's called affiliate marketing, and they get paid when you click a link and buy something. That's actually fairly lucrative, as people who do end up clicking almost always buy something.The second is pay per click, where the site gets paid only when you ... | [
"There are three kinds of ad revenue.\n\nThe first is as you suggest. It's called affiliate marketing, and they get paid when you click a link and buy something. That's actually fairly lucrative, as people who do end up clicking almost always buy something.\n\nThe second is pay per click, where the site gets paid o... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> Funny Times (newspaper) Format and Subscriptions The monthly Funny Times publication is printed in the format of a daily newspaper, on newsprint paper, with each of the 24 pages measuring 11 X 17 inches. The only ads it runs are for its own FT-related merchandise. FT subscriptions have been $26 per year since 201... | question: how do blogs, clickbait, and"fake news" sites actually make money from ads? context: <P> Funny Times (newspaper) Format and Subscriptions The monthly Funny Times publication is printed in the format of a daily newspaper, on newsprint paper, with each of the 24 pages measuring 11 X 17 inches. The only ads it ... | answer: There are three kinds of ad revenue.The first is as you suggest. It's called affiliate marketing, and they get paid when you click a link and buy something. That's actually fairly lucrative, as people who do end up clicking almost always buy something.The second is pay per click, where the site gets paid only w... |
143,365 | 5oz7s5 | How did humans survive anaphylactic shock before modern medicine? | It's a really good question that I don't have a real answer for- probably, most of them just died. I did learn a while back that many people who go into the hospital for anaphylactic shock are just having an anxiety attack. ~~Epinephrine is the body's defense against anaphylaxis, ~~but it's also released during a panic... | [
"It's a really good question that I don't have a real answer for- probably, most of them just died. \n\nI did learn a while back that many people who go into the hospital for anaphylactic shock are just having an anxiety attack. ~~Epinephrine is the body's defense against anaphylaxis, ~~but it's also released durin... | 1 | [
"It's a really good question that I don't have a real answer for- probably, most of them just died. \n\nI did learn a while back that many people who go into the hospital for anaphylactic shock are just having an anxiety attack. ~~Epinephrine is the body's defense against anaphylaxis, ~~but it's also released durin... | 1 | <P> and Pierre Paul Émile Roux created the first rabies vaccine. The first diphtheria vaccines were produced in 1914 from a mixture of diphtheria toxin and antitoxin (produced from the serum of an inoculated animal), but the safety of the inoculation was marginal and it was not widely used. The United States recorded 2... | question: How did humans survive anaphylactic shock before modern medicine? context: <P> and Pierre Paul Émile Roux created the first rabies vaccine. The first diphtheria vaccines were produced in 1914 from a mixture of diphtheria toxin and antitoxin (produced from the serum of an inoculated animal), but the safety of ... | answer: It's a really good question that I don't have a real answer for- probably, most of them just died. I did learn a while back that many people who go into the hospital for anaphylactic shock are just having an anxiety attack. ~~Epinephrine is the body's defense against anaphylaxis, ~~but it's also released during... |
14,202 | 621z3p | - how bets are placed during illegal fights like we see in the movies? | Someone at the event is a bookie. people yell out saying they want to put money on said action. The bookie can make odds and start taking bets, or choose not to take the action | [
"Someone at the event is a bookie. people yell out saying they want to put money on said action. The bookie can make odds and start taking bets, or choose not to take the action",
"The bettor places his bet. The guy writes a betting slip, takes the cash and gives the slip to the bettor."
] | 2 | [
"Someone at the event is a bookie. people yell out saying they want to put money on said action. The bookie can make odds and start taking bets, or choose not to take the action",
"The bettor places his bet. The guy writes a betting slip, takes the cash and gives the slip to the bettor."
] | 2 | <P> contestant and increased prize values in each: $15,000 to $25,000 in the second round, and $30,000 to $100,000 in the third. In each of these rounds, the contestant who finished with the most valuable prize in the previous one chooses first. The two remaining contestants after the third round advance to the Prize F... | question: - how bets are placed during illegal fights like we see in the movies? context: <P> contestant and increased prize values in each: $15,000 to $25,000 in the second round, and $30,000 to $100,000 in the third. In each of these rounds, the contestant who finished with the most valuable prize in the previous one... | answer: Someone at the event is a bookie. people yell out saying they want to put money on said action. The bookie can make odds and start taking bets, or choose not to take the action |
139,655 | 8l3kqf | why is it that when you take a shot of alcohol and hold it in your mouth, you can't really taste it, but you do once you swallow it? | Part of taste is through smelling it, when you breath you get the full flavor of it because the throat and nasal canal are connected. This is why holding your breath and chasing it masks the taste. | [
"Part of taste is through smelling it, when you breath you get the full flavor of it because the throat and nasal canal are connected. This is why holding your breath and chasing it masks the taste. "
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> of alcohol. <P> release neurotransmitters to afferent fibers causing action potential firing.
The absolute threshold for taste is the minimum amount of sensation needed to elicit a response from receptors in the mouth. This amount of sensation has a definable value and is often considered to be a single drop of qui... | question: why is it that when you take a shot of alcohol and hold it in your mouth, you can't really taste it, but you do once you swallow it? context: <P> of alcohol. <P> release neurotransmitters to afferent fibers causing action potential firing.
The absolute threshold for taste is the minimum amount of sensation ne... | answer: Part of taste is through smelling it, when you breath you get the full flavor of it because the throat and nasal canal are connected. This is why holding your breath and chasing it masks the taste. |
122,959 | 9op5gi | Questions about 300. How were the other soldiers besides Spartans really used? Did Leonidas really kill the messenger? How accurate was the film in general, because it seems like history wasn't considered besides Spartans fought Persians? | Not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in this podcast and older thread featuring u/iphikrates: _URL_0__URL_1_ | [
"Not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in this podcast and older thread featuring u/iphikrates: \n\n_URL_0_\n\n_URL_1_\n\n"
] | 1 | [
"Not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in this podcast and older thread featuring u/iphikrates: \n\n_URL_0_\n\n_URL_1_\n\n"
] | 1 | <P> and Red Sea Islanders, there were also some contingents of Greek mercenaries in the Persian army at Mycale, but Herodotus wrote that these later defected over to the Greeks during the main battle outside the Persian camp of Mount Mycale. The Greeks Numbers of ships and men for the Allies are also somewhat problemat... | question: Questions about 300. How were the other soldiers besides Spartans really used? Did Leonidas really kill the messenger? How accurate was the film in general, because it seems like history wasn't considered besides Spartans fought Persians? context: <P> and Red Sea Islanders, there were also some contingents of... | answer: Not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in this podcast and older thread featuring u/iphikrates: _URL_0__URL_1_ |
198,811 | 1pqkvt | Was there any government or ruling power at some point in history that tried to establish mass surveillance of citizens, similar to the extent of the NSA's program at the moment? | Moderator notice:This question is not subject to our rule about politics, because it is still asking about the past. This does not mean it's ok to talk about the NSA scandal in your answers--any comments made about any recent political controversies will be deleted as per the 20-year rule. | [
"Moderator notice:\n\nThis question is not subject to our rule about politics, because it is still asking about the past. This does not mean it's ok to talk about the NSA scandal in your answers--any comments made about any recent political controversies will be deleted as per the 20-year rule."
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> the current war on terror have drawn considerable attention and criticism. In the World War II era, the public was also aware of the controversy over the question of the constitutionality and legality of wiretapping. Furthermore, the public was concerned with the decisions that the legislative and judicial branches... | question: Was there any government or ruling power at some point in history that tried to establish mass surveillance of citizens, similar to the extent of the NSA's program at the moment? context: <P> the current war on terror have drawn considerable attention and criticism. In the World War II era, the public was als... | answer: Moderator notice:This question is not subject to our rule about politics, because it is still asking about the past. This does not mean it's ok to talk about the NSA scandal in your answers--any comments made about any recent political controversies will be deleted as per the 20-year rule. |
1,453 | 7x15fv | shouldnt we burn a lot of calories when eating ice cream because our body works to raise the temperature of the ice cream? | We do burn calories when eating cold food - it takes energy to keep the body warm, and to counteract the effects of cold food - but it doesn't take that to heat up a few scoops of ice cream, especially compared to the calories you take in by eating it.For one thing, ice cream really isn't that cold - a freezer is typic... | [
"We do burn calories when eating cold food - it takes energy to keep the body warm, and to counteract the effects of cold food - but it doesn't take that to heat up a few scoops of ice cream, especially compared to the calories you take in by eating it.\n\nFor one thing, ice cream really isn't that cold - a freezer... | 1 | [
"We do burn calories when eating cold food - it takes energy to keep the body warm, and to counteract the effects of cold food - but it doesn't take that to heat up a few scoops of ice cream, especially compared to the calories you take in by eating it.\n\nFor one thing, ice cream really isn't that cold - a freezer... | 1 | <P> the weight's total energy. It is described as loss of gravitational potential energy by the weight, due to change of its macroscopic position in the gravity field, in contrast to, for example, loss of the weight's internal energy due to changes in its entropy, volume, and chemical composition. Though it occurs rela... | question: shouldnt we burn a lot of calories when eating ice cream because our body works to raise the temperature of the ice cream? context: <P> the weight's total energy. It is described as loss of gravitational potential energy by the weight, due to change of its macroscopic position in the gravity field, in contras... | answer: We do burn calories when eating cold food - it takes energy to keep the body warm, and to counteract the effects of cold food - but it doesn't take that to heat up a few scoops of ice cream, especially compared to the calories you take in by eating it.For one thing, ice cream really isn't that cold - a freezer ... |
21,757 | 1v9p4i | how do micro-transaction games make decent profit? | If you have a huge player base it only takes a tiny fraction of the users to pay a tiny amount it adds up quickly. These freemium games often have lower production cost and quality then big payed games. | [
"You would be surprised how many ppl would buy those items, may it to look cooler, or just to support the game itself. It does work quite well, otherwise you wouldn't see huge micro transaction games like LoL and Dota. I've seen lots of people buying \"treasure keys\" for more than 200$. So after all the system wor... | 4 | [
"If you have a huge player base it only takes a tiny fraction of the users to pay a tiny amount it adds up quickly. These freemium games often have lower production cost and quality then big payed games. "
] | 1 | <P> marketplace, with a list of buy and sell offers; players can either post an order to wait, or fill the current best order. This effectively creates a pay-as-you-go model, where one can pay with either real world cash or both time and puzzle skills. The extra game-money does not translate directly into game-power; p... | question: how do micro-transaction games make decent profit? context: <P> marketplace, with a list of buy and sell offers; players can either post an order to wait, or fill the current best order. This effectively creates a pay-as-you-go model, where one can pay with either real world cash or both time and puzzle skill... | answer: If you have a huge player base it only takes a tiny fraction of the users to pay a tiny amount it adds up quickly. These freemium games often have lower production cost and quality then big payed games. |
228,564 | 2km7ff | If one were to fuse two hydrogen atoms together, would the resulting release of energy be visible to the naked eye? | Just the energy from two atoms fusing - no, you would never know it happened.Let's calculate the energy in one hydrogen atom (doing this for the sake of simplicity, the actual energy released would always be less than the energy in two hydrogen atoms).E = mc^2 = 1.6605402 x10^-27 * 299 792 458 m/s ^ 2 ~ 2 * 10^-27 * 3 ... | [
"Just the energy from two atoms fusing - no, you would never know it happened.\n\nLet's calculate the energy in one hydrogen atom (doing this for the sake of simplicity, the actual energy released would always be less than the energy in two hydrogen atoms).\n\n\nE = mc^2 \n\n= 1.6605402 x10^-27 * 299 792 458 m/s ^ ... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> as mass, since mass and energy are equivalent, and each is a "property" of the other.
The latter scenario is the case with nuclei such as helium: to break them up into protons and neutrons, one must inject energy. On the other hand, if a process existed going in the opposite direction, by which hydrogen atoms could... | question: If one were to fuse two hydrogen atoms together, would the resulting release of energy be visible to the naked eye? context: <P> as mass, since mass and energy are equivalent, and each is a "property" of the other.
The latter scenario is the case with nuclei such as helium: to break them up into protons and n... | answer: Just the energy from two atoms fusing - no, you would never know it happened.Let's calculate the energy in one hydrogen atom (doing this for the sake of simplicity, the actual energy released would always be less than the energy in two hydrogen atoms).E = mc^2 = 1.6605402 x10^-27 * 299 792 458 m/s ^ 2 ~ 2 * 10^... |
95,062 | 5uk55i | how do people know whether it is safe or unsafe to microwave the plastic containers that are used with frozen food products (i.e. lean cuisine | Read the packaging. If it has instructions for microwaving, follow them. If it doesn't, don't microwave the package. | [
"Read the packaging. If it has instructions for microwaving, follow them. If it doesn't, don't microwave the package.\n\n"
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> is placed in its compartments as the trays pass under numerous filling machines; to ensure that every packaged dinner gets an equal amount of food, the filling devices are strictly regulated.
The food undergoes a process of cryogenic freezing with liquid nitrogen. After the food is placed on the conveyor belt, it i... | question: how do people know whether it is safe or unsafe to microwave the plastic containers that are used with frozen food products (i.e. lean cuisine context: <P> is placed in its compartments as the trays pass under numerous filling machines; to ensure that every packaged dinner gets an equal amount of food, the fi... | answer: Read the packaging. If it has instructions for microwaving, follow them. If it doesn't, don't microwave the package. |
227,251 | 2bdict | how did america not get in trouble for violating pakistani air space when we killed osama? | America pretty much does what the fuck it wants. | [
"America pretty much does what the fuck it wants.",
"the guy with the gun makes the rules.",
"The US has some wide-ranging abilities to use aircraft in Pakistan.\n\nWhat the fuck are the Pakistanis gonna do\n\nPakistan is quite a bit more embarrassed that Osama was just chilling there, than the US went in and g... | 9 | [
"America pretty much does what the fuck it wants.",
"the guy with the gun makes the rules.",
"The US has some wide-ranging abilities to use aircraft in Pakistan.\n\nWhat the fuck are the Pakistanis gonna do\n\nPakistan is quite a bit more embarrassed that Osama was just chilling there, than the US went in and g... | 5 | <P> their evidence when identifying the faulty Fokker F27 Friendship that the Air Force had transferred the plane to Navy but the aircraft was returned to the Air Force due to its faults during its flight.
According to the analysis written in 2003 by Najam Sethi, a Pakistani commentator, the claims might have been "unt... | question: how did america not get in trouble for violating pakistani air space when we killed osama? context: <P> their evidence when identifying the faulty Fokker F27 Friendship that the Air Force had transferred the plane to Navy but the aircraft was returned to the Air Force due to its faults during its flight.
Acco... | answer: America pretty much does what the fuck it wants. |
1,066 | 5w5jx0 | What are some unsolved problems in Computer Science? | The biggest and probably the most famous problem is the P-NP problem. It concerns decision problems (problems that can be answered with a "yes" or a "no"). There are two important classes of decision problems - P and NP. P problems are those which can be decided in polynomial time. NP problems are those whose solutions... | [
"The biggest and probably the most famous problem is the P-NP problem. It concerns decision problems (problems that can be answered with a \"yes\" or a \"no\"). There are two important classes of decision problems - P and NP. P problems are those which can be decided in polynomial time. NP problems are those whose ... | 3 | [
"The biggest and probably the most famous problem is the P-NP problem. It concerns decision problems (problems that can be answered with a \"yes\" or a \"no\"). There are two important classes of decision problems - P and NP. P problems are those which can be decided in polynomial time. NP problems are those whose ... | 1 | <P> of slack designed in ("safety time"), one has to also consider the amount of safety stock (buffer stock) that is needed to meet desired service level. Problem status The problem is well known in the operations research community, and a large body of academic research work has been created to improve the model and t... | question: What are some unsolved problems in Computer Science? context: <P> of slack designed in ("safety time"), one has to also consider the amount of safety stock (buffer stock) that is needed to meet desired service level. Problem status The problem is well known in the operations research community, and a large bo... | answer: The biggest and probably the most famous problem is the P-NP problem. It concerns decision problems (problems that can be answered with a "yes" or a "no"). There are two important classes of decision problems - P and NP. P problems are those which can be decided in polynomial time. NP problems are those whose s... |
68,093 | 1lurui | why does putin back syria to the point that he will arm them against the us? | From **[9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask](_URL_0_)**: > 4. I hear a lot about how Russia still loves Syria, though. And Iran, too. What’s their deal? > Yeah, Russia is Syria’s most important ally. Moscow blocks the United Nations Security Council from passing anything that might hurt the Assad re... | [
"Why wouldn't he? Russia has a naval base there, a lot of commercial interests, and a relationship with the Assads going back decades. If you're seen to casually abandon your allies as soon as there's trouble, nobody will ever enter into new relationships with your government. Credibility matters. ",
"There is al... | 12 | [
"Why wouldn't he? Russia has a naval base there, a lot of commercial interests, and a relationship with the Assads going back decades. If you're seen to casually abandon your allies as soon as there's trouble, nobody will ever enter into new relationships with your government. Credibility matters. ",
"There is al... | 7 | <P> 2007, McCain said that he thought Putin was using Russia's energy sources as a political weapon.
He bullies his neighbors and he wants to get a control of the energy supply of Western Europe. This is a dangerous person. And he has to understand that there's a cost to some of his actions. And the first thing I would... | question: why does putin back syria to the point that he will arm them against the us? context: <P> 2007, McCain said that he thought Putin was using Russia's energy sources as a political weapon.
He bullies his neighbors and he wants to get a control of the energy supply of Western Europe. This is a dangerous person. ... | answer: From **[9 questions about Syria you were too embarrassed to ask](_URL_0_)**: > 4. I hear a lot about how Russia still loves Syria, though. And Iran, too. What’s their deal? > Yeah, Russia is Syria’s most important ally. Moscow blocks the United Nations Security Council from passing anything that might hurt the ... |
184,509 | 2vur1y | why is it not considered animal cruelty to kill insects? | Well actually it's not animal cruelty to kill any animal. Animal cruelty comes in with torture and such. The remorse comes with animals that are close to being extinct. Example; kill a cow and make steaks that's ok, cut off the cow's leg and leave it alive is cruel. | [
"Well actually it's not animal cruelty to kill any animal. Animal cruelty comes in with torture and such. The remorse comes with animals that are close to being extinct. Example; kill a cow and make steaks that's ok, cut off the cow's leg and leave it alive is cruel.",
"In some cultures and religions, such as Bud... | 3 | [
"Well actually it's not animal cruelty to kill any animal. Animal cruelty comes in with torture and such. The remorse comes with animals that are close to being extinct. Example; kill a cow and make steaks that's ok, cut off the cow's leg and leave it alive is cruel."
] | 1 | <P> called 'cloacal cannibalism', is considered to be a separate form of cannibalistic pecking as this occurs in well-feathered birds and only the cloaca is targeted. Motivational basis Poultry species which exhibit cannibalism are omnivores. For example, hens in the wild often scratch at the soil to search for seeds, ... | question: why is it not considered animal cruelty to kill insects? context: <P> called 'cloacal cannibalism', is considered to be a separate form of cannibalistic pecking as this occurs in well-feathered birds and only the cloaca is targeted. Motivational basis Poultry species which exhibit cannibalism are omnivores. F... | answer: Well actually it's not animal cruelty to kill any animal. Animal cruelty comes in with torture and such. The remorse comes with animals that are close to being extinct. Example; kill a cow and make steaks that's ok, cut off the cow's leg and leave it alive is cruel. |
113,016 | 2kqj4i | how do the 'heads' of large volunteer, completely none profit organisations survive? | If you mean the executives of non-profits, they often take home massive salaries. If an organization is non-profit is means it doesn't disburse funds to stakeholders; that status has nothing to say about employee compensation.The executive director of the Red Cross made a salary of $561,210 in 2010. This is crap wages ... | [
"If you mean the executives of non-profits, they often take home massive salaries. If an organization is non-profit is means it doesn't disburse funds to stakeholders; that status has nothing to say about employee compensation.\n\nThe executive director of the Red Cross made a salary of $561,210 in 2010. This is cr... | 3 | [
"If you mean the executives of non-profits, they often take home massive salaries. If an organization is non-profit is means it doesn't disburse funds to stakeholders; that status has nothing to say about employee compensation.\n\nThe executive director of the Red Cross made a salary of $561,210 in 2010. This is cr... | 1 | <P> administered by a non-profit organisation. <P> and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee by the Companies Act 2006.
For Common Cause as of 2015 has 260 volunteers who support the beneficiaries to get their business off the ground, and 150 registered beneficiaries.
Funds come from individuals, a 5% fee... | question: how do the 'heads' of large volunteer, completely none profit organisations survive? context: <P> administered by a non-profit organisation. <P> and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee by the Companies Act 2006.
For Common Cause as of 2015 has 260 volunteers who support the beneficiaries to ge... | answer: If you mean the executives of non-profits, they often take home massive salaries. If an organization is non-profit is means it doesn't disburse funds to stakeholders; that status has nothing to say about employee compensation.The executive director of the Red Cross made a salary of $561,210 in 2010. This is cra... |
177,812 | 5mzy2l | Why were the imperial ambitions of the German Empire not as pervasive as the other European colonisers? | As you note the primary blame can be assigned to the fact that Germany did not unify until much later than other European states. Germany had been the center of much of the controversy and wars in Europe's history. The Napoleonic Wars had been fought over German territory and the concern among many powers was that Germ... | [
"As you note the primary blame can be assigned to the fact that Germany did not unify until much later than other European states. Germany had been the center of much of the controversy and wars in Europe's history. The Napoleonic Wars had been fought over German territory and the concern among many powers was that... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> knight saving occupied countries from "colonialism" of big business. Settlements and compensations, when recognized, were delayed until the end of the war. But the Reichswerke's own post-war plans, developed in 1942, called for a further increase of state control over heavy industries and industrialization of the e... | question: Why were the imperial ambitions of the German Empire not as pervasive as the other European colonisers? context: <P> knight saving occupied countries from "colonialism" of big business. Settlements and compensations, when recognized, were delayed until the end of the war. But the Reichswerke's own post-war pl... | answer: As you note the primary blame can be assigned to the fact that Germany did not unify until much later than other European states. Germany had been the center of much of the controversy and wars in Europe's history. The Napoleonic Wars had been fought over German territory and the concern among many powers was t... |
165,883 | 48s5rt | how is it someone can do 100 squats but can't run but a few miles? | ELI5: bulldozers can lift tons of weight but can't go fast. They are built for one thing and they do other things not as well. Race cars can go fast but can't lift tons. | [
"It's less about their leg muscles and more about their lungs and heart. To do a marathon, you don't need to use much more leg strength than you do walking around. Instead you need a heart that can beat steadily at a high rate for an hour or more, and lungs that can pump a lot of air for the same. ",
"Cardio, bro... | 7 | [
"It's less about their leg muscles and more about their lungs and heart. To do a marathon, you don't need to use much more leg strength than you do walking around. Instead you need a heart that can beat steadily at a high rate for an hour or more, and lungs that can pump a lot of air for the same. ",
"ELI5: bulld... | 2 | <P> leg weight when running long distances. <P> carries for 47 yards. <P> try by falling over the try line because of his weight. <P> 18 inches long, until the start of the 1970 season.
Walker gave up his first love, baseball, joined the track team for speed and stamina, and started lifting weights, gaining 30 pounds. ... | question: how is it someone can do 100 squats but can't run but a few miles? context: <P> leg weight when running long distances. <P> carries for 47 yards. <P> try by falling over the try line because of his weight. <P> 18 inches long, until the start of the 1970 season.
Walker gave up his first love, baseball, joined ... | answer: ELI5: bulldozers can lift tons of weight but can't go fast. They are built for one thing and they do other things not as well. Race cars can go fast but can't lift tons. |
167,663 | 1se5w1 | Does honey really have antibiotic or antibacterial properties? If it does, what causes it to be either antibiotic or antibacterial? | One of the more clearly understood aspects of honey is that it's very hygroscopic, due to its high sugar content. Most bacteria can't survive for very long in honey, because the honey will pull all the water out of the bacteria and kill it.Edit: [Here's a link](_URL_0_) that gives a basic overview of five different a... | [
"A quick search of pubmed reveals a fair few articles that investigate honey's antibacterial properties suggesting that it might be effective (e.g. _URL_1_) including in use against bacterial that are resistant to many conventional antimicrobials (_URL_0_). The first article (I can only access the abstract from ho... | 3 | [
"A quick search of pubmed reveals a fair few articles that investigate honey's antibacterial properties suggesting that it might be effective (e.g. _URL_1_) including in use against bacterial that are resistant to many conventional antimicrobials (_URL_0_). The first article (I can only access the abstract from ho... | 3 | <P> against Ambler Class A beta-lactamases (tazobactam, clavulanate, and sulbactam) or against Ambler Class A, C and some Class D beta-lactamases (avibactam). Like beta-lactam antibiotics, they are processed by beta-lactamases to form an initial covalent intermediate. Unlike the case of beta-lactam antibiotics, the inh... | question: Does honey really have antibiotic or antibacterial properties? If it does, what causes it to be either antibiotic or antibacterial? context: <P> against Ambler Class A beta-lactamases (tazobactam, clavulanate, and sulbactam) or against Ambler Class A, C and some Class D beta-lactamases (avibactam). Like beta-... | answer: One of the more clearly understood aspects of honey is that it's very hygroscopic, due to its high sugar content. Most bacteria can't survive for very long in honey, because the honey will pull all the water out of the bacteria and kill it.Edit: [Here's a link](_URL_0_) that gives a basic overview of five dif... |
69,643 | 7g7jwi | how do we know that irrational numbers are neverending? | It's not clear exactly what you are asking.A number which has a finite decimal expansion is rational.eg 0.147 is just 147/1000As such, irrational numbers must be never-ending.A slightly more interesting fact is that any infinitely repeating decimal is also rationaleg 0.147147147147... is just 147/999As such, an irratio... | [
"It's not clear exactly what you are asking.\n\nA number which has a finite decimal expansion is rational.\n\neg 0.147 is just 147/1000\n\nAs such, irrational numbers must be never-ending.\n\nA slightly more interesting fact is that any infinitely repeating decimal is also rational\neg 0.147147147147... is just 147... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> (since some integers are greater than 5), but some of its implications are only vacuously true: for example, when x is the integer 2, the statement implies the vacuous truth that "if 2 > 5 then 2 > 3".
"All my children are cats" is a vacuous truth when spoken by someone without children. <P> and rational numbers ex... | question: how do we know that irrational numbers are neverending? context: <P> (since some integers are greater than 5), but some of its implications are only vacuously true: for example, when x is the integer 2, the statement implies the vacuous truth that "if 2 > 5 then 2 > 3".
"All my children are cats" is a vacuous... | answer: It's not clear exactly what you are asking.A number which has a finite decimal expansion is rational.eg 0.147 is just 147/1000As such, irrational numbers must be never-ending.A slightly more interesting fact is that any infinitely repeating decimal is also rationaleg 0.147147147147... is just 147/999As such, an... |
79,371 | 23odws | what's happening when i realise i'm asleep during a dream? | What you're experiencing is something a lot of people try to do but can't. It's called a lucid dream. Once you realize you're in a dream, you usually have control over whatever happens. There are different levels of a lucid dream depending on how deep asleep you are. No one is quite sure as to how we reach this type o... | [
"What you're experiencing is something a lot of people try to do but can't. It's called a lucid dream. Once you realize you're in a dream, you usually have control over whatever happens. There are different levels of a lucid dream depending on how deep asleep you are. No one is quite sure as to how we reach this t... | 1 | [
"What you're experiencing is something a lot of people try to do but can't. It's called a lucid dream. Once you realize you're in a dream, you usually have control over whatever happens. There are different levels of a lucid dream depending on how deep asleep you are. No one is quite sure as to how we reach this t... | 1 | <P> been multiple studies showing, electrophysiologically, that these two states are quite similar in nature. This has led some neural binding theorists to study the modes of cognitive awareness in each state. Certain observations have even led these scientists to hypothesize that since there is little cognition going ... | question: what's happening when i realise i'm asleep during a dream? context: <P> been multiple studies showing, electrophysiologically, that these two states are quite similar in nature. This has led some neural binding theorists to study the modes of cognitive awareness in each state. Certain observations have even l... | answer: What you're experiencing is something a lot of people try to do but can't. It's called a lucid dream. Once you realize you're in a dream, you usually have control over whatever happens. There are different levels of a lucid dream depending on how deep asleep you are. No one is quite sure as to how we reach thi... |
105,589 | 98v5s9 | what does breathing into a bag do during a panic attack? | The air in the bag has less and less oxygen every time you breath into it, and more co2, breathing in air like that forces your body to lower your heart rate as your body tries to conserve oxygenEdit: Turns out I don’t know nearly as much about biology as I thought. Thanks to all the people that provided actually corre... | [
"The air in the bag has less and less oxygen every time you breath into it, and more co2, breathing in air like that forces your body to lower your heart rate as your body tries to conserve oxygen\nEdit: Turns out I don’t know nearly as much about biology as I thought. Thanks to all the people that provided actuall... | 5 | [
"The air in the bag has less and less oxygen every time you breath into it, and more co2, breathing in air like that forces your body to lower your heart rate as your body tries to conserve oxygen\nEdit: Turns out I don’t know nearly as much about biology as I thought. Thanks to all the people that provided actuall... | 5 | <P> disorders that are characterized by heightened sympathetic nervous system activity. Respiratory and chemoreceptive system Respiratory perception can differ from other interoceptive physiological symptoms because of an individual's ability to exert voluntary control over the system with controlled breathing or breat... | question: what does breathing into a bag do during a panic attack? context: <P> disorders that are characterized by heightened sympathetic nervous system activity. Respiratory and chemoreceptive system Respiratory perception can differ from other interoceptive physiological symptoms because of an individual's ability t... | answer: The air in the bag has less and less oxygen every time you breath into it, and more co2, breathing in air like that forces your body to lower your heart rate as your body tries to conserve oxygenEdit: Turns out I don’t know nearly as much about biology as I thought. Thanks to all the people that provided actual... |
94,982 | 17kswi | why is it that in certain areas my mobile phones internet will be extremely slow, despite having full bars, and sometimes the speed will be fine even with one bar? | There's three main reasons, and unfortunately none of them will be fixed any time soon.The first is that there's no universal standard for what bars of signal actually mean. Every manufacturer has a slightly different way of working out what it shows on your screen, and some will even vary it from phone to phone. They'... | [
"There's three main reasons, and unfortunately none of them will be fixed any time soon.\n\nThe first is that there's no universal standard for what bars of signal actually mean. Every manufacturer has a slightly different way of working out what it shows on your screen, and some will even vary it from phone to pho... | 1 | [
"There's three main reasons, and unfortunately none of them will be fixed any time soon.\n\nThe first is that there's no universal standard for what bars of signal actually mean. Every manufacturer has a slightly different way of working out what it shows on your screen, and some will even vary it from phone to pho... | 1 | <P> allowing for coexistence. Single chipsets are available which support both TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE operating modes.
The LTE transmission is structured in the time domain in radio frames. Each of these radio frames is 10 ms long and consists of 10 sub frames of 1 ms each. For non-MBMS subframes, the OFDMA sub-carrier sp... | question: why is it that in certain areas my mobile phones internet will be extremely slow, despite having full bars, and sometimes the speed will be fine even with one bar? context: <P> allowing for coexistence. Single chipsets are available which support both TDD-LTE and FDD-LTE operating modes.
The LTE transmission ... | answer: There's three main reasons, and unfortunately none of them will be fixed any time soon.The first is that there's no universal standard for what bars of signal actually mean. Every manufacturer has a slightly different way of working out what it shows on your screen, and some will even vary it from phone to phon... |
121,444 | 750qns | How did the bronze age peoples survive harsh winters? | And indeed how did people in the Palaeolithic survive such conditions?The short answer is fire, shelter, a hearty diet and lots of clothes. These things are no great challenge to humans of the Mesolithic. Bronze age and Neolithic people where likely born into communities who had been prepared culturally, and logistical... | [
"And indeed how did people in the Palaeolithic survive such conditions?\n\nThe short answer is fire, shelter, a hearty diet and lots of clothes. These things are no great challenge to humans of the Mesolithic. Bronze age and Neolithic people where likely born into communities who had been prepared culturally, and l... | 1 | [
"And indeed how did people in the Palaeolithic survive such conditions?\n\nThe short answer is fire, shelter, a hearty diet and lots of clothes. These things are no great challenge to humans of the Mesolithic. Bronze age and Neolithic people where likely born into communities who had been prepared culturally, and l... | 1 | <P> and bighorn sheep, they likely migrated out of high elevations to spend winter at the mouth of mountain canyons where they spill out to the plains, or in the basins themselves. Some big game wintering areas, such as Sunlight Basin and the upper Wind River Valley, are nearly snow-free in winter. Other recent excavat... | question: How did the bronze age peoples survive harsh winters? context: <P> and bighorn sheep, they likely migrated out of high elevations to spend winter at the mouth of mountain canyons where they spill out to the plains, or in the basins themselves. Some big game wintering areas, such as Sunlight Basin and the uppe... | answer: And indeed how did people in the Palaeolithic survive such conditions?The short answer is fire, shelter, a hearty diet and lots of clothes. These things are no great challenge to humans of the Mesolithic. Bronze age and Neolithic people where likely born into communities who had been prepared culturally, and lo... |
48,091 | ocoka | How come you can push your tongue out since a muscle can only contract? | This here should answer your question_URL_0_The genioglossus muscle is responsible for "protrud(ing) the tongue as well as depressing its center" | [
"This here should answer your question\n_URL_0_\n\nThe genioglossus muscle is responsible for \"protrud(ing) the tongue as well as depressing its center\"",
"The genioglossus protrudes the tongue. If you look at the origins/insertions, you can visualize how its contraction will force the musculature of the tongu... | 3 | [
"This here should answer your question\n_URL_0_\n\nThe genioglossus muscle is responsible for \"protrud(ing) the tongue as well as depressing its center\"",
"The genioglossus protrudes the tongue. If you look at the origins/insertions, you can visualize how its contraction will force the musculature of the tongu... | 3 | <P> of fibers oriented clockwise and anti-clockwise to prevent torsional movement of the tongue during projection. The internal fiber angles are approximately 45 degrees, which is the theoretical optimum to create an equal strain throughout the accelerator muscles.
In salamanders of the genus Hydromantes, the pattern ... | question: How come you can push your tongue out since a muscle can only contract? context: <P> of fibers oriented clockwise and anti-clockwise to prevent torsional movement of the tongue during projection. The internal fiber angles are approximately 45 degrees, which is the theoretical optimum to create an equal strai... | answer: This here should answer your question_URL_0_The genioglossus muscle is responsible for "protrud(ing) the tongue as well as depressing its center" |
110,895 | 79z1t2 | Was slavery still economically viable in the South by the 1850's, or had the Market Revolution killed the need for the institution to continue further? | It was absolutely economically viable. In fact, Southern plantation owners were amongst the richest people in the world. Very many plantation owners could sell around $50,000 worth of cotton to the market per year. Contrast that to the salary of a poor white southern man, about $150 per year. Labour was “free” if the... | [
"It was absolutely economically viable. In fact, Southern plantation owners were amongst the richest people in the world. \n\nVery many plantation owners could sell around $50,000 worth of cotton to the market per year. Contrast that to the salary of a poor white southern man, about $150 per year. \n\nLabour was ... | 2 | [
"It was absolutely economically viable. In fact, Southern plantation owners were amongst the richest people in the world. \n\nVery many plantation owners could sell around $50,000 worth of cotton to the market per year. Contrast that to the salary of a poor white southern man, about $150 per year. \n\nLabour was ... | 2 | <P> slavery on their own, the institution would succumb to the "incidents of war" and would be undermined by "mere friction and abrasion." But the abrasive was no mere incident; it was the policy of emancipation. Beginning in mid-1863 Lincoln intensified the pressure on all the slave states, and in early 1864 the pol... | question: Was slavery still economically viable in the South by the 1850's, or had the Market Revolution killed the need for the institution to continue further? context: <P> slavery on their own, the institution would succumb to the "incidents of war" and would be undermined by "mere friction and abrasion." But the a... | answer: It was absolutely economically viable. In fact, Southern plantation owners were amongst the richest people in the world. Very many plantation owners could sell around $50,000 worth of cotton to the market per year. Contrast that to the salary of a poor white southern man, about $150 per year. Labour was “free... |
153,328 | dzfwu0 | how do we hear planes that are flying at high altitudes? | Put simply, planes are really, really loud. That, and the fact that they are in the sky where there is nothing to impede the sound allows it to travel a very long way. | [
"Put simply, planes are really, really loud. That, and the fact that they are in the sky where there is nothing to impede the sound allows it to travel a very long way."
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"Put simply, planes are really, really loud. That, and the fact that they are in the sky where there is nothing to impede the sound allows it to travel a very long way."
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62,681 | b62li1 | we know things like violence and abuse are out there, so why is seeing it so traumatizing? | While we know these things happen, on some level our brain views them as theoretical. We can rationalize it will never happen to us, or anyone we know. But the minute you see it happen it goes very quickly from theoretical to actual and the horror and fear become real. | [
"While we know these things happen, on some level our brain views them as theoretical. We can rationalize it will never happen to us, or anyone we know. But the minute you see it happen it goes very quickly from theoretical to actual and the horror and fear become real. ",
"Trauma is part of our brains trying to ... | 2 | [
"While we know these things happen, on some level our brain views them as theoretical. We can rationalize it will never happen to us, or anyone we know. But the minute you see it happen it goes very quickly from theoretical to actual and the horror and fear become real. "
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People shown extracts from films known to induce fear often overestimated the elapsed time of a subsequently presented visual stimulus, whereas people shown emotionally neutral clips (weather forecasts and stock market updates) or those known to evoke... | question: we know things like violence and abuse are out there, so why is seeing it so traumatizing? context: <P> were being more densely packed during the frightening situation.
People shown extracts from films known to induce fear often overestimated the elapsed time of a subsequently presented visual stimulus, where... | answer: While we know these things happen, on some level our brain views them as theoretical. We can rationalize it will never happen to us, or anyone we know. But the minute you see it happen it goes very quickly from theoretical to actual and the horror and fear become real. |
126,358 | 3meht4 | frequency of musical notes | It's a logarithmic function; instead of increasing at steady intervals, the frequency doubles with each octave. So A4 = 440, A3=220, A2=110, etc. The difference between musical notes is greater and greater the higher up you go.Here's a [graph](_URL_0_) of part of the curve, from about A3 to A5. A4 is centered on zero, ... | [
"It's a logarithmic function; instead of increasing at steady intervals, the frequency doubles with each octave. So A4 = 440, A3=220, A2=110, etc. The difference between musical notes is greater and greater the higher up you go.\n\nHere's a [graph](_URL_0_) of part of the curve, from about A3 to A5. A4 is centered ... | 2 | [
"It's a logarithmic function; instead of increasing at steady intervals, the frequency doubles with each octave. So A4 = 440, A3=220, A2=110, etc. The difference between musical notes is greater and greater the higher up you go.\n\nHere's a [graph](_URL_0_) of part of the curve, from about A3 to A5. A4 is centered ... | 2 | <P> for tube length “end effects” that would otherwise make the overtones significantly different from integer harmonics. This is illustrated by the following:
Consider a guitar string. Its idealized 1st overtone would be exactly twice its fundamental if its length were shortened by ½, perhaps by lightly pressing a gui... | question: frequency of musical notes context: <P> for tube length “end effects” that would otherwise make the overtones significantly different from integer harmonics. This is illustrated by the following:
Consider a guitar string. Its idealized 1st overtone would be exactly twice its fundamental if its length were sho... | answer: It's a logarithmic function; instead of increasing at steady intervals, the frequency doubles with each octave. So A4 = 440, A3=220, A2=110, etc. The difference between musical notes is greater and greater the higher up you go.Here's a [graph](_URL_0_) of part of the curve, from about A3 to A5. A4 is centered o... |
142,983 | fd60cm | While Saxon lands were falling all around him, how did Alfred the Great manage to turn the tide and win so many significant victories over the vikings? | Hello, I answered a very similar question to yours [here](_URL_0_). If you have any questions from that one, I'm happy to answer them. | [
"Hello, I answered a very similar question to yours [here](_URL_0_). If you have any questions from that one, I'm happy to answer them."
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> Unless, of course, he was Bede's Oswald and trusted in God. Anyway, battle put the princes' lives at risk, as is demonstrated by the Northumbrian and Mercian overlordships brought to an end by a defeat in the field. Gillingham has shown how few pitched battles successful Charlemagne and Richard I chose to fight.
A ... | question: While Saxon lands were falling all around him, how did Alfred the Great manage to turn the tide and win so many significant victories over the vikings? context: <P> Unless, of course, he was Bede's Oswald and trusted in God. Anyway, battle put the princes' lives at risk, as is demonstrated by the Northumbrian... | answer: Hello, I answered a very similar question to yours [here](_URL_0_). If you have any questions from that one, I'm happy to answer them. |
13,755 | 7cy7lj | why is the sahara a desert when other places at the same latitude are tropical rainforests? | Look across the United States, if you draw a band across the US centered around San Francisco, CA. Coastal community, fairly foggy and cool year round. Nothing like the climate in Salt Lake City, Denver, and so on. Latitude, geography, wind patterns, proximity to the ocean plus others are all factors in the weather pat... | [
"Look across the United States, if you draw a band across the US centered around San Francisco, CA. Coastal community, fairly foggy and cool year round. Nothing like the climate in Salt Lake City, Denver, and so on. \n\nLatitude, geography, wind patterns, proximity to the ocean plus others are all factors in the we... | 2 | [
"Look across the United States, if you draw a band across the US centered around San Francisco, CA. Coastal community, fairly foggy and cool year round. Nothing like the climate in Salt Lake City, Denver, and so on. \n\nLatitude, geography, wind patterns, proximity to the ocean plus others are all factors in the we... | 1 | <P> and Baja California. Other coastal deserts influenced by cold currents are found in Western Australia, the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa, and the western fringes of the Sahara.
In 1961, Peveril Meigs divided desert regions on Earth into three categories according to the amount of precipitation they received.... | question: why is the sahara a desert when other places at the same latitude are tropical rainforests? context: <P> and Baja California. Other coastal deserts influenced by cold currents are found in Western Australia, the Arabian Peninsula and Horn of Africa, and the western fringes of the Sahara.
In 1961, Peveril Meig... | answer: Look across the United States, if you draw a band across the US centered around San Francisco, CA. Coastal community, fairly foggy and cool year round. Nothing like the climate in Salt Lake City, Denver, and so on. Latitude, geography, wind patterns, proximity to the ocean plus others are all factors in the wea... |
142,486 | 1h3n5l | Question about a chemistry experiment I concocted when I was a teen. | The blue colour originally formed most likely comes from the presence of Cu(II) - copper in it's 2+ oxidation state. This will have been displaced from the coins by the aluminium. H2O2 is a pretty good oxidising agent and most likely oxidises Cu(II) to Cu(III), which in solution gives a brown colour. However, copper is... | [
"The blue colour originally formed most likely comes from the presence of Cu(II) - copper in it's 2+ oxidation state. This will have been displaced from the coins by the aluminium. H2O2 is a pretty good oxidising agent and most likely oxidises Cu(II) to Cu(III), which in solution gives a brown colour. However, copp... | 2 | [
"The blue colour originally formed most likely comes from the presence of Cu(II) - copper in it's 2+ oxidation state. This will have been displaced from the coins by the aluminium. H2O2 is a pretty good oxidising agent and most likely oxidises Cu(II) to Cu(III), which in solution gives a brown colour. However, copp... | 1 | <P> abandoned film developer. Working in Mascart's lab, Bénard carried out the first
controlled, systematic scientific experiments on convection in a
shallow layer of fluid heated from below. He found that the convective motions organized
themselves in semi-regular, semi-permanent cellular patterns.
Upflows occurred ... | question: Question about a chemistry experiment I concocted when I was a teen. context: <P> abandoned film developer. Working in Mascart's lab, Bénard carried out the first
controlled, systematic scientific experiments on convection in a
shallow layer of fluid heated from below. He found that the convective motions o... | answer: The blue colour originally formed most likely comes from the presence of Cu(II) - copper in it's 2+ oxidation state. This will have been displaced from the coins by the aluminium. H2O2 is a pretty good oxidising agent and most likely oxidises Cu(II) to Cu(III), which in solution gives a brown colour. However, c... |
8,562 | 27bt4m | why do people who plead guilty to a crime they committed serve reduced sentences/punishments? | Generally, the prosecutor of the case would rather have the notch on their belt, guaranteeing a guilty plea by offering a deal with a slight reduction in time. Compared to going to trial and being found guilty, where the judge or prosecutor could insist on maximum penalty.For example:You robbed a bank, you wore a mask... | [
"Because they save the state the time and expense of a trial, and the prosecutors are guaranteed that they will serve *some* time. There's always the possibility that someone can go to court and be acquitted.",
"Generally, the prosecutor of the case would rather have the notch on their belt, guaranteeing a guilty... | 2 | [
"Generally, the prosecutor of the case would rather have the notch on their belt, guaranteeing a guilty plea by offering a deal with a slight reduction in time. Compared to going to trial and being found guilty, where the judge or prosecutor could insist on maximum penalty.\n\nFor example:\nYou robbed a bank, you ... | 1 | <P> have died in prison rather than admit to crimes which they did not commit.
It has been demonstrated in Britain that prisoners who freely admit their guilt are more likely to re-offend than prisoners who maintain their innocence. Other research, however, has found no clear link between denial of guilt and recidivism... | question: why do people who plead guilty to a crime they committed serve reduced sentences/punishments? context: <P> have died in prison rather than admit to crimes which they did not commit.
It has been demonstrated in Britain that prisoners who freely admit their guilt are more likely to re-offend than prisoners who ... | answer: Generally, the prosecutor of the case would rather have the notch on their belt, guaranteeing a guilty plea by offering a deal with a slight reduction in time. Compared to going to trial and being found guilty, where the judge or prosecutor could insist on maximum penalty.For example:You robbed a bank, you wor... |
55,218 | 90xd51 | Why is Henry Kissinger accused of being a war criminal, and why is he demonised more than Nixon? | I'm going to start off by saying any answer you get on this is necessarily subjective, as Kissinger has never actually been tried for war crimes or any other crime related to his foreign policy work in any court. That said, Kissinger was a proponent of Realpolitik and détente through the Cold War. He was National Secur... | [
"I'm going to start off by saying any answer you get on this is necessarily subjective, as Kissinger has never actually been tried for war crimes or any other crime related to his foreign policy work in any court. That said, Kissinger was a proponent of Realpolitik and détente through the Cold War. He was National ... | 1 | [
"I'm going to start off by saying any answer you get on this is necessarily subjective, as Kissinger has never actually been tried for war crimes or any other crime related to his foreign policy work in any court. That said, Kissinger was a proponent of Realpolitik and détente through the Cold War. He was National ... | 1 | <P> that he would not be allowed to be the only major party candidate whose finances would evade scrutiny. Eisenhower had benefited from a favorable Act of Congress, allowing the income from his bestselling memoirs to be considered capital gains.
Nixon warned that other smears would be made against him, and many of the... | question: Why is Henry Kissinger accused of being a war criminal, and why is he demonised more than Nixon? context: <P> that he would not be allowed to be the only major party candidate whose finances would evade scrutiny. Eisenhower had benefited from a favorable Act of Congress, allowing the income from his bestselli... | answer: I'm going to start off by saying any answer you get on this is necessarily subjective, as Kissinger has never actually been tried for war crimes or any other crime related to his foreign policy work in any court. That said, Kissinger was a proponent of Realpolitik and détente through the Cold War. He was Nation... |
137,806 | 1uj4jb | why can i perform some tasks well passively but as soon as i begin to think about them i fail completely | Muscle memory. Essentially when you practice something long enough, like guitar, drums or typing, your brain decides that it is no longer worth thinking about and assigns the task to a more or less automatic part of the brain. (That's the point of practice, practice, practice).This is useful since it allows us to do ... | [
"Muscle memory. Essentially when you practice something long enough, like guitar, drums or typing, your brain decides that it is no longer worth thinking about and assigns the task to a more or less automatic part of the brain. (That's the point of practice, practice, practice).\n\nThis is useful since it allows ... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> student proposed, Wumen rejected: "If you follow regulations, keeping the rules, you tie yourself without rope, but if you act any which way without inhibition you're a heretical demon. ... Clear alertness is wearing chains and stocks. Thinking good and bad is hell and heaven. ... Neither progressing nor retreating... | question: why can i perform some tasks well passively but as soon as i begin to think about them i fail completely context: <P> student proposed, Wumen rejected: "If you follow regulations, keeping the rules, you tie yourself without rope, but if you act any which way without inhibition you're a heretical demon. ... Cl... | answer: Muscle memory. Essentially when you practice something long enough, like guitar, drums or typing, your brain decides that it is no longer worth thinking about and assigns the task to a more or less automatic part of the brain. (That's the point of practice, practice, practice).This is useful since it allows u... |
24,291 | d9gkw5 | A post about native australians made some ridiculous sounding claims, are they true ? | Deconstructing your questions, I can see:\- anarchism\- borders\- conflict\- sustainability\- and the origins of the claims you've heard.Aboriginal Australia was and is incredibly diverse, so I will answer with the Nyungar people in mind - they are local to my area (the SW of Australia) and are fairly typical in compar... | [
"Deconstructing your questions, I can see:\n\n\\- anarchism\n\n\\- borders\n\n\\- conflict\n\n\\- sustainability\n\n\\- and the origins of the claims you've heard.\n\nAboriginal Australia was and is incredibly diverse, so I will answer with the Nyungar people in mind - they are local to my area (the SW of Australia... | 1 | [
"Deconstructing your questions, I can see:\n\n\\- anarchism\n\n\\- borders\n\n\\- conflict\n\n\\- sustainability\n\n\\- and the origins of the claims you've heard.\n\nAboriginal Australia was and is incredibly diverse, so I will answer with the Nyungar people in mind - they are local to my area (the SW of Australia... | 1 | <P> of the pearling fleet owners estimated another 30 people not officially registered as crew were killed and not reported to the Cooktown Registrar.
Around 100 Aboriginal Australians were killed but not recorded, as Aboriginal people were not counted as part of the population at the time. They had tried to help shipw... | question: A post about native australians made some ridiculous sounding claims, are they true ? context: <P> of the pearling fleet owners estimated another 30 people not officially registered as crew were killed and not reported to the Cooktown Registrar.
Around 100 Aboriginal Australians were killed but not recorded, ... | answer: Deconstructing your questions, I can see:\- anarchism\- borders\- conflict\- sustainability\- and the origins of the claims you've heard.Aboriginal Australia was and is incredibly diverse, so I will answer with the Nyungar people in mind - they are local to my area (the SW of Australia) and are fairly typical i... |
165,406 | 2xi4cq | When were the largest emigrations out of the US? | **We don't know, but it was probably during the Great Depression.**I was surprised to find, when I began my research into this question, that the U.S. Census does not track the number of people — citizens or non-citizens — who emigrate from the United States. That means there's no central clearinghouse for this data, w... | [
"**We don't know, but it was probably during the Great Depression.**\n\nI was surprised to find, when I began my research into this question, that the U.S. Census does not track the number of people — citizens or non-citizens — who emigrate from the United States. That means there's no central clearinghouse for thi... | 1 | [
"**We don't know, but it was probably during the Great Depression.**\n\nI was surprised to find, when I began my research into this question, that the U.S. Census does not track the number of people — citizens or non-citizens — who emigrate from the United States. That means there's no central clearinghouse for thi... | 1 | <P> and early 20th century, due largely to economic opportunity in the U.S., displacement caused by the hardships of Ottoman rule, the Balkan Wars, and World War I. Most of these immigrants had come from southern Greece, especially from the Peloponnesian provinces of Laconia and Arcadia. 450,000 Greeks arrived to the S... | question: When were the largest emigrations out of the US? context: <P> and early 20th century, due largely to economic opportunity in the U.S., displacement caused by the hardships of Ottoman rule, the Balkan Wars, and World War I. Most of these immigrants had come from southern Greece, especially from the Peloponnesi... | answer: **We don't know, but it was probably during the Great Depression.**I was surprised to find, when I began my research into this question, that the U.S. Census does not track the number of people — citizens or non-citizens — who emigrate from the United States. That means there's no central clearinghouse for this... |
139,856 | 9sy5b4 | when a website loads incorrectly what are the common reasons? | Information from a website is downloaded and requests for data when and where is uploaded. There is always some loss in information back and forth, but most the times it isn’t noticeable. If when talking to what ever server is hosting the web page the connection has enough data loss, usually to an interruption in conn... | [
"Information from a website is downloaded and requests for data when and where is uploaded. There is always some loss in information back and forth, but most the times it isn’t noticeable. If when talking to what ever server is hosting the web page the connection has enough data loss, usually to an interruption in... | 3 | [
"Information from a website is downloaded and requests for data when and where is uploaded. There is always some loss in information back and forth, but most the times it isn’t noticeable. If when talking to what ever server is hosting the web page the connection has enough data loss, usually to an interruption in... | 1 | <P> refresh command to another page. Other forms of redirection include use of JavaScript and server side redirection, from the server configuration file. Some doorway pages may be dynamic pages generated by scripting languages such as Perl and PHP.
Doorway pages are often easy to identify in that they have been design... | question: when a website loads incorrectly what are the common reasons? context: <P> refresh command to another page. Other forms of redirection include use of JavaScript and server side redirection, from the server configuration file. Some doorway pages may be dynamic pages generated by scripting languages such as Per... | answer: Information from a website is downloaded and requests for data when and where is uploaded. There is always some loss in information back and forth, but most the times it isn’t noticeable. If when talking to what ever server is hosting the web page the connection has enough data loss, usually to an interruption... |
156,010 | 2odntt | why is it so difficult to get manned craft to the moon nowadays but it was possible several times in the 1960's and 70's? | It was always difficult in that it takes a tremendous feat of engineering. It is still difficult and also very costly. It isn't a matter of having not been able to, it's a lack of will and funding. | [
"It was always difficult in that it takes a tremendous feat of engineering. It is still difficult and also very costly. It isn't a matter of having not been able to, it's a lack of will and funding.",
"It's purely motivation. The US was in a space race with the Soviets back then. If China announced they were pu... | 5 | [
"It was always difficult in that it takes a tremendous feat of engineering. It is still difficult and also very costly. It isn't a matter of having not been able to, it's a lack of will and funding.",
"It was even more difficult back then. We did it because it was considered worth the effort. Today we don't h... | 2 | <P> would also play a significant part in the civilian space effort. <P> US Moon landing in 1969, the justification for the Soviet lunar landing program largely evaporated, although development and testing continued into the early 1970s. In 1970–1971 the LK was ready after three uncrewed test flights in LEO (Kosmos 379... | question: why is it so difficult to get manned craft to the moon nowadays but it was possible several times in the 1960's and 70's? context: <P> would also play a significant part in the civilian space effort. <P> US Moon landing in 1969, the justification for the Soviet lunar landing program largely evaporated, althou... | answer: It was always difficult in that it takes a tremendous feat of engineering. It is still difficult and also very costly. It isn't a matter of having not been able to, it's a lack of will and funding. |
69,874 | oktgr | What are the actual ingredients of detergents and basic cleaning products? | I have always wanted cleaning products to require lists of components, like shampoos and food, but they are not regulated by the same agency. In general though, they contain some good solvents, I would assume every type has it's own mixture for whatever you are cleaning. They would pick things that would clean the surf... | [
"I have always wanted cleaning products to require lists of components, like shampoos and food, but they are not regulated by the same agency. In general though, they contain some good solvents, I would assume every type has it's own mixture for whatever you are cleaning. They would pick things that would clean the... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> and karwi in Boro which is obtained by filtering the ashes of various banana stems, roots and skin in their cooking and also for curing, as medicine and as a substitute for soap.
In the United States, food-grade lye must meet the requirements outlined in the Food Chemicals Codex (FCC),as prescribed by the U.S. Food... | question: What are the actual ingredients of detergents and basic cleaning products? context: <P> and karwi in Boro which is obtained by filtering the ashes of various banana stems, roots and skin in their cooking and also for curing, as medicine and as a substitute for soap.
In the United States, food-grade lye must m... | answer: I have always wanted cleaning products to require lists of components, like shampoos and food, but they are not regulated by the same agency. In general though, they contain some good solvents, I would assume every type has it's own mixture for whatever you are cleaning. They would pick things that would clean ... |
176,184 | 1e5t86 | why do we still learn as we do hundreds of years ago? | We don't learn the way we did 100 (or even 20) years ago. Not even close. Teachers were not using powerpoint even 20 years ago. Unless you think people can stricly learn from a computer, teachers will always be necessary. I'm not sure why you think nothing has evolved with the way we learn.How would you like it to work... | [
"We don't learn the way we did 100 (or even 20) years ago. Not even close. Teachers were not using powerpoint even 20 years ago. Unless you think people can stricly learn from a computer, teachers will always be necessary. I'm not sure why you think nothing has evolved with the way we learn.\n\nHow would you like i... | 1 | [
"We don't learn the way we did 100 (or even 20) years ago. Not even close. Teachers were not using powerpoint even 20 years ago. Unless you think people can stricly learn from a computer, teachers will always be necessary. I'm not sure why you think nothing has evolved with the way we learn.\n\nHow would you like i... | 1 | <P> experiences also make learning come to life. Instructors should make full use of the senses (hearing, sight, touch, taste, smell, balance, rhythm, depth perception, and others). Freedom The principle of freedom states that things freely learned are best learned. Conversely, the further a student is coerced, the mor... | question: why do we still learn as we do hundreds of years ago? context: <P> experiences also make learning come to life. Instructors should make full use of the senses (hearing, sight, touch, taste, smell, balance, rhythm, depth perception, and others). Freedom The principle of freedom states that things freely learne... | answer: We don't learn the way we did 100 (or even 20) years ago. Not even close. Teachers were not using powerpoint even 20 years ago. Unless you think people can stricly learn from a computer, teachers will always be necessary. I'm not sure why you think nothing has evolved with the way we learn.How would you like it... |
78,028 | 15hfkj | how much was gold worth in your era? | This is an interesting question for "my era", the Aztec/Nahua culture as it existed upon the arrival of Cortes and his conquistadors, because most people I talk to about the Nahua tend to think that gold was their most precious material and used as currency, but it really had no intrinsic value for them beyond its use ... | [
"This is an interesting question for \"my era\", the Aztec/Nahua culture as it existed upon the arrival of Cortes and his conquistadors, because most people I talk to about the Nahua tend to think that gold was their most precious material and used as currency, but it really had no intrinsic value for them beyond i... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> In Venice and later Germany the impostor claimed amongst other things to be able to convert base metals into gold until he was executed in 1591. <P> of 1894. There were 1.4 billion people as of 1894, which meant that the world's gold supply divided up to $2.50 per capita. Coin also shows, with a measuring tape, tha... | question: how much was gold worth in your era? context: <P> In Venice and later Germany the impostor claimed amongst other things to be able to convert base metals into gold until he was executed in 1591. <P> of 1894. There were 1.4 billion people as of 1894, which meant that the world's gold supply divided up to $2.50... | answer: This is an interesting question for "my era", the Aztec/Nahua culture as it existed upon the arrival of Cortes and his conquistadors, because most people I talk to about the Nahua tend to think that gold was their most precious material and used as currency, but it really had no intrinsic value for them beyond ... |
204,797 | 12404v | why can politicians talk about religion? | The seperation of church and state is a nice idea but what is really said in the constitution is no laws will be made to promote or hinder any religion. This means legally the state cannot sponsor or restrict any religion but it in no way means politicians can't talk about it. Faith is very important to a lot of people... | [
"The seperation of church and state is a nice idea but what is really said in the constitution is no laws will be made to promote or hinder any religion. This means legally the state cannot sponsor or restrict any religion but it in no way means politicians can't talk about it. Faith is very important to a lot of p... | 2 | [
"The seperation of church and state is a nice idea but what is really said in the constitution is no laws will be made to promote or hinder any religion. This means legally the state cannot sponsor or restrict any religion but it in no way means politicians can't talk about it. Faith is very important to a lot of p... | 1 | <P> events at home, and a succinct view of things abroad, shall be added. If we glance at politics, it shall be with national feelings; if we touch upon religion, it shall be in the spirit of toleration." <P> and led everyone in prayer." –– Jean Halberstam, Journalist
Williamson grew frustrated with being asked to not ... | question: why can politicians talk about religion? context: <P> events at home, and a succinct view of things abroad, shall be added. If we glance at politics, it shall be with national feelings; if we touch upon religion, it shall be in the spirit of toleration." <P> and led everyone in prayer." –– Jean Halberstam, Jo... | answer: The seperation of church and state is a nice idea but what is really said in the constitution is no laws will be made to promote or hinder any religion. This means legally the state cannot sponsor or restrict any religion but it in no way means politicians can't talk about it. Faith is very important to a lot o... |
59,551 | 3wxwa6 | why is it bad to cancel a credit card? | It's not *necessarily* bad, but it can be bad in that it could negatively affect your credit rating.Your credit rating consists of a number of factors, including:* Payment history (most important)* Credit length history (how long you have had credit)* Credit utilization (how much of your available credit are you using ... | [
"It's not *necessarily* bad, but it can be bad in that it could negatively affect your credit rating.\n\nYour credit rating consists of a number of factors, including:\n\n* Payment history (most important)\n* Credit length history (how long you have had credit)\n* Credit utilization (how much of your available cred... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> marketed. The fees help to keep interest rates lower, which makes credit look cheaper, when in fact credit may not be cheaper. The skewing of credit costs away from interest and towards fees (which are not familiar to consumers) will increase the chances of consumers’ being misled as to the actual cost of credit. M... | question: why is it bad to cancel a credit card? context: <P> marketed. The fees help to keep interest rates lower, which makes credit look cheaper, when in fact credit may not be cheaper. The skewing of credit costs away from interest and towards fees (which are not familiar to consumers) will increase the chances of ... | answer: It's not *necessarily* bad, but it can be bad in that it could negatively affect your credit rating.Your credit rating consists of a number of factors, including:* Payment history (most important)* Credit length history (how long you have had credit)* Credit utilization (how much of your available credit are yo... |
110,825 | 2laxan | Has a U.S. presidential candidate ever had a "surprise victory" in the primaries? | Selecting candidates through a series of primaries rather than a party convention is a comparatively recent thing, but if you don't mind a convention-based example, there's William Jennings Bryan, whose famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention, against the gold standard and in favor of b... | [
"Selecting candidates through a series of primaries rather than a party convention is a comparatively recent thing, but if you don't mind a convention-based example, there's William Jennings Bryan, whose famous \"Cross of Gold\" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention, against the gold standard and in fav... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> likely to be someone mild-mannered with high integrity and have a similar aptitude for analysis. Media speculation and analysis on vice presidential picks included: The announcement Having returned from his overseas tour of the United Kingdom, Israel, and Poland, Romney planned a bus tour of Virginia, North Carolin... | question: Has a U.S. presidential candidate ever had a "surprise victory" in the primaries? context: <P> likely to be someone mild-mannered with high integrity and have a similar aptitude for analysis. Media speculation and analysis on vice presidential picks included: The announcement Having returned from his overseas... | answer: Selecting candidates through a series of primaries rather than a party convention is a comparatively recent thing, but if you don't mind a convention-based example, there's William Jennings Bryan, whose famous "Cross of Gold" speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention, against the gold standard and in fa... |
206,043 | 6kxqm0 | can you get knocked out while sleeping? | Yes. Being asleep is a different brain state than unconsciousness. If you suffered sufficient injury to the brain you could be knocked out despite being asleep. It might take a while for anyone to notice you weren't waking up, but once you received medical attention, the doctors would know you weren't just sleeping. | [
"Yes. Being asleep is a different brain state than unconsciousness. If you suffered sufficient injury to the brain you could be knocked out despite being asleep. It might take a while for anyone to notice you weren't waking up, but once you received medical attention, the doctors would know you weren't just sleepin... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> and coma. Pathophysiology Although the neural science behind alertness, wakefulness, and arousal are not fully known, the reticular formation is known to play a role in these. The ascending reticular activating system is a postulated group of neural connections that receives sensory input and projects to the cereb... | question: can you get knocked out while sleeping? context: <P> and coma. Pathophysiology Although the neural science behind alertness, wakefulness, and arousal are not fully known, the reticular formation is known to play a role in these. The ascending reticular activating system is a postulated group of neural connec... | answer: Yes. Being asleep is a different brain state than unconsciousness. If you suffered sufficient injury to the brain you could be knocked out despite being asleep. It might take a while for anyone to notice you weren't waking up, but once you received medical attention, the doctors would know you weren't just slee... |
14,390 | bx4g30 | What is the process- start to finish, of a hurricane? | A hurricane requires a few things to form: warm, humid air, low vertical wind shear (the wind speed at the surface is similar to the speed in the upper troposphere), a latitude higher than about 5 degrees, and an instability to kick it off. I'm not a huge weather expert but I know there are ways to measure the stabilit... | [
"A hurricane requires a few things to form: warm, humid air, low vertical wind shear (the wind speed at the surface is similar to the speed in the upper troposphere), a latitude higher than about 5 degrees, and an instability to kick it off. I'm not a huge weather expert but I know there are ways to measure the sta... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> 9% left for a public shelter, while 75% left for a friend or relative's house. Most near the Pamlico Sound remained in their own neighborhood or own county. Of the 19 North Carolina counties issuing evacuation orders, the duration of the evacuation process varied between 3 hours to 12 hours in Dare County. Five cou... | question: What is the process- start to finish, of a hurricane? context: <P> 9% left for a public shelter, while 75% left for a friend or relative's house. Most near the Pamlico Sound remained in their own neighborhood or own county. Of the 19 North Carolina counties issuing evacuation orders, the duration of the evacu... | answer: A hurricane requires a few things to form: warm, humid air, low vertical wind shear (the wind speed at the surface is similar to the speed in the upper troposphere), a latitude higher than about 5 degrees, and an instability to kick it off. I'm not a huge weather expert but I know there are ways to measure the ... |
57,385 | 66b1xz | how come some people drink till they collapse, without throwing up? yet, if i reach certain point of drunkness it always ends in the toilet. | Functional alcoholic checking in - Howdy :)Back in my teens, I used to puke pretty easily when I got drunk - it was a combination of upset stomach because of the alcohol and the dizziness that being drunk brings. Now though, I've been drinking for long enough to be used to the sensation, and my stomach no longer react... | [
"Experience? I drink about 2 times a week. Usually ends up with me blacked out passing out in place. I almost never puke. I trained with the most functional group of alcoholics in the states. The United States Army lol.",
"People are different. I've never understood how people get blackout drunk or have no memor... | 6 | [
"Experience? I drink about 2 times a week. Usually ends up with me blacked out passing out in place. I almost never puke. I trained with the most functional group of alcoholics in the states. The United States Army lol.",
"People are different. I've never understood how people get blackout drunk or have no memor... | 5 | <P> stomach. Drinking alcohol causes more acid release, which further damages the already-weakened stomach wall. Complications of this disease could include a burning pain in the abdomen, bloating and in severe cases, the presence of dark black stools indicate internal bleeding. A person who drinks alcohol regularly is... | question: how come some people drink till they collapse, without throwing up? yet, if i reach certain point of drunkness it always ends in the toilet. context: <P> stomach. Drinking alcohol causes more acid release, which further damages the already-weakened stomach wall. Complications of this disease could include a b... | answer: Functional alcoholic checking in - Howdy :)Back in my teens, I used to puke pretty easily when I got drunk - it was a combination of upset stomach because of the alcohol and the dizziness that being drunk brings. Now though, I've been drinking for long enough to be used to the sensation, and my stomach no long... |
152,139 | rk8xi | Who funds the important work of paleontogists? | I worked as a volunteer with a small, nonprofit group of paleontologists each summer from 2002 to 2006. A large part of our funding came from educational tours of the dig sites, and a grant from the Academy of Natural Sciences. These sources paid for things like gas, food, and vehicle repairs. About 90% of the tools an... | [
"I worked as a volunteer with a small, nonprofit group of paleontologists each summer from 2002 to 2006. A large part of our funding came from educational tours of the dig sites, and a grant from the Academy of Natural Sciences. These sources paid for things like gas, food, and vehicle repairs. \n\nAbout 90% of the... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> of IRS at Sydney, 2005 ; Faculty as well as on the international Advisory Committee of the Asian research symposium in Rhinology (ARSR), 2004 -2008 ; Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngology (FAAO) since 2004 ; Felicitated by the parents of the patients on completion of 100 successful CI in children, in 2006 ; ... | question: Who funds the important work of paleontogists? context: <P> of IRS at Sydney, 2005 ; Faculty as well as on the international Advisory Committee of the Asian research symposium in Rhinology (ARSR), 2004 -2008 ; Fellow of American Academy of Otolaryngology (FAAO) since 2004 ; Felicitated by the parents of the p... | answer: I worked as a volunteer with a small, nonprofit group of paleontologists each summer from 2002 to 2006. A large part of our funding came from educational tours of the dig sites, and a grant from the Academy of Natural Sciences. These sources paid for things like gas, food, and vehicle repairs. About 90% of the ... |
147,474 | k9w17 | what a vector in terms of art is? | I think you mean vector graphics. Right?It's just a way to save image files. Basically when you save an image using a vector graphics you save the mathematical equations that produced that image. The advantages are: high resolution (in theory, infinite, in practice it depends on the screen), you can modify the image wi... | [
"I think you mean vector graphics. Right?\n\nIt's just a way to save image files. Basically when you save an image using a vector graphics you save the mathematical equations that produced that image. \n\nThe advantages are: high resolution (in theory, infinite, in practice it depends on the screen), you can modify... | 4 | [
"I think you mean vector graphics. Right?\n\nIt's just a way to save image files. Basically when you save an image using a vector graphics you save the mathematical equations that produced that image. \n\nThe advantages are: high resolution (in theory, infinite, in practice it depends on the screen), you can modify... | 2 | <P> Some will make sure that the dimensional units match across the 4-vector, others do not. Some refer to the temporal component in the 4-vector name, others refer to the spatial component in the 4-vector name. Some mix it throughout the book, sometimes using one then later on the other. Some use the metric (+ − − −... | question: what a vector in terms of art is? context: <P> Some will make sure that the dimensional units match across the 4-vector, others do not. Some refer to the temporal component in the 4-vector name, others refer to the spatial component in the 4-vector name. Some mix it throughout the book, sometimes using one t... | answer: I think you mean vector graphics. Right?It's just a way to save image files. Basically when you save an image using a vector graphics you save the mathematical equations that produced that image. The advantages are: high resolution (in theory, infinite, in practice it depends on the screen), you can modify the ... |
55,231 | t7hq7 | Gravity, acceleration, and free-fall. | _URL_0_Acceleration perpendicular to velocity doesn't result in a change in speed. | [
"_URL_0_\n\nAcceleration perpendicular to velocity doesn't result in a change in speed.",
"Actually the station is accelerating, it's constantly changing trajectory so it follows a circular motion, that's centripetal acceleration.",
"In GR, freefall is considered to be unaccelerated. An accelerated frame is on... | 3 | [
"_URL_0_\n\nAcceleration perpendicular to velocity doesn't result in a change in speed.",
"Actually the station is accelerating, it's constantly changing trajectory so it follows a circular motion, that's centripetal acceleration."
] | 2 | <P> Terminal velocity Examples Based on wind resistance, for example, the terminal speed of a skydiver in a belly-to-earth (i.e., face down) free fall position is about 195 km/h (120 mph; 54 m/s). This speed is the asymptotic limiting value of the speed, and the forces acting on the body balance each other more and mor... | question: Gravity, acceleration, and free-fall. context: <P> Terminal velocity Examples Based on wind resistance, for example, the terminal speed of a skydiver in a belly-to-earth (i.e., face down) free fall position is about 195 km/h (120 mph; 54 m/s). This speed is the asymptotic limiting value of the speed, and the ... | answer: _URL_0_Acceleration perpendicular to velocity doesn't result in a change in speed. |
169,301 | w03w3 | What would be different about our solar system if it was teleported to near the centre of the Milky Way, or right at the very edge? | Well -- given that the sun would still operate normally, and assuming it would be the dominant source of gravity in the solar system, the planets should continue to orbit around the sun in either scenario. What you would definitely get is much more radiation (gamma rays) if you were close the center of the Milky Way, w... | [
"Well -- given that the sun would still operate normally, and assuming it would be the dominant source of gravity in the solar system, the planets should continue to orbit around the sun in either scenario. What you would definitely get is much more radiation (gamma rays) if you were close the center of the Milky W... | 2 | [] | 0 | <P> its occurrence would somehow create a combined gravitational effect between the Sun and the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (known as Sagittarius A*), creating havoc on Earth. Apart from the "galactic alignment" already having happened in 1998, the Sun's apparent path through the zodiac as seen ... | question: What would be different about our solar system if it was teleported to near the centre of the Milky Way, or right at the very edge? context: <P> its occurrence would somehow create a combined gravitational effect between the Sun and the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (known as Sagittarius... | answer: Well -- given that the sun would still operate normally, and assuming it would be the dominant source of gravity in the solar system, the planets should continue to orbit around the sun in either scenario. What you would definitely get is much more radiation (gamma rays) if you were close the center of the Milk... |
96,757 | 14io31 | What gases besides Helium can cause a standard party balloon to float? | [Any gases lighter than air](_URL_0_)EDIT: If you have the resources, and are actually going to try this, I would suggest avoiding flammable gases, such as hydrogen - think *Hindenberg disaster* | [
"By \"party balloon\" I'll assume you mean at a party, at approximately 70F and 1 atm. Any gas less dense than air at those conditions will elevate the balloon. These include hydrogen, neon, and argon, to name a few. Anything else is either too dense (most of the other diatoms, heavier noble gases) or they are not ... | 4 | [
"_URL_0_\n\nanything with density < 1,205kg/m3 and boiling point well below 20°C, given that the material your balloon consists of is weightless.",
"Besides helium, only hydrogen and neon would provide buoyancy in STP air. Definitely not argon.",
"[Any gases lighter than air](_URL_0_)\n\nEDIT: If you have th... | 3 | <P> stay aloft for much longer periods lasting several weeks or months, floating at a constant-density altitude.
The GHOST design explored the performance a superpressure balloon with a spherical two-layer PET film envelope holding the gas inside at a higher pressure than the surrounding atmosphere, allowing it to main... | question: What gases besides Helium can cause a standard party balloon to float? context: <P> stay aloft for much longer periods lasting several weeks or months, floating at a constant-density altitude.
The GHOST design explored the performance a superpressure balloon with a spherical two-layer PET film envelope holdin... | answer: [Any gases lighter than air](_URL_0_)EDIT: If you have the resources, and are actually going to try this, I would suggest avoiding flammable gases, such as hydrogen - think *Hindenberg disaster* |
95,956 | 1k6som | If you drink only diuretics, would you eventually die from dehydration? | > meaning that they promote more fluid loss through urination than the amount of hydration they provide can replaceThis is not necessarily true. A diuretic simply means it promotes fluid loss. It does not mean it has to pull more than it replaces.... and In fact I would be surprised if most did. I don't have a source... | [
" > meaning that they promote more fluid loss through urination than the amount of hydration they provide can replace\n\nThis is not necessarily true. A diuretic simply means it promotes fluid loss. It does not mean it has to pull more than it replaces.... and In fact I would be surprised if most did. I don't have... | 2 | [
" > meaning that they promote more fluid loss through urination than the amount of hydration they provide can replace\n\nThis is not necessarily true. A diuretic simply means it promotes fluid loss. It does not mean it has to pull more than it replaces.... and In fact I would be surprised if most did. I don't have... | 1 | <P> mouth. Patients with edema tend to take longer to die of dehydration because of the excess fluid in their bodies. Dehydration has been known to cause a sense of "mild euphoria", provided no intravenous is used. Voluntary Terminal dehydration (also known as voluntary death by dehydration or VDD) has been described a... | question: If you drink only diuretics, would you eventually die from dehydration? context: <P> mouth. Patients with edema tend to take longer to die of dehydration because of the excess fluid in their bodies. Dehydration has been known to cause a sense of "mild euphoria", provided no intravenous is used. Voluntary Term... | answer: > meaning that they promote more fluid loss through urination than the amount of hydration they provide can replaceThis is not necessarily true. A diuretic simply means it promotes fluid loss. It does not mean it has to pull more than it replaces.... and In fact I would be surprised if most did. I don't have ... |
69,151 | 2kun70 | how come we use the word "right" as a synonym for "correct"? | Let's look at this in an alternative way.The word 'sinister', to us, in the modern world, means evil. However, in early Modern English, it meant the left-hand side. The progression of definitions, from the left-hand side to evil, was because left-handedness was considered to be the work of the devil, and, therefore, ev... | [
"Let's look at this in an alternative way.\n\nThe word 'sinister', to us, in the modern world, means evil. However, in early Modern English, it meant the left-hand side. The progression of definitions, from the left-hand side to evil, was because left-handedness was considered to be the work of the devil, and, ther... | 2 | [
"Let's look at this in an alternative way.\n\nThe word 'sinister', to us, in the modern world, means evil. However, in early Modern English, it meant the left-hand side. The progression of definitions, from the left-hand side to evil, was because left-handedness was considered to be the work of the devil, and, ther... | 2 | <P> the right is also by von Kaulbach (1833). <P> both be figurative and literal. <P> than correct for it. <P> are themselves against the law. The Bill of Rights was inspired by John Locke. Behind the Claim of Right can be detected the guiding hand of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair 1619–1695. Hume studied law a... | question: how come we use the word "right" as a synonym for "correct"? context: <P> the right is also by von Kaulbach (1833). <P> both be figurative and literal. <P> than correct for it. <P> are themselves against the law. The Bill of Rights was inspired by John Locke. Behind the Claim of Right can be detected the guid... | answer: Let's look at this in an alternative way.The word 'sinister', to us, in the modern world, means evil. However, in early Modern English, it meant the left-hand side. The progression of definitions, from the left-hand side to evil, was because left-handedness was considered to be the work of the devil, and, there... |
61,808 | 3kqf97 | the strategy behind fighting in line during the civil war. | Firearms were really inaccurate and slow to reload. Spreading out meant a concentrated force could rush through your lines (lack of them, actually) as they'd have the capacity to both attack and defend sparse groups of soldiers at the same time.Not saying it was the best strategy, the tactics of armed warfare were in t... | [
"Maximize your area covered so scatter shot weapons (cannons) and penetrating shots do less damage. It also allows you to have everyone on your side shoot at once. If your soldiers are head to butt in a line, only one can shoot at a time and you are easy to flank from sides.",
"Firearms were really inaccurate and... | 4 | [
"Firearms were really inaccurate and slow to reload. Spreading out meant a concentrated force could rush through your lines (lack of them, actually) as they'd have the capacity to both attack and defend sparse groups of soldiers at the same time.\n\nNot saying it was the best strategy, the tactics of armed warfare ... | 1 | <P> the rails lying scattered around and in the fences nearby. This was done under a heavy fire from the enemy who now appeared in such force that Colonel Jenkins' skirmishers had to fall back on the main command.
The Union battle line was formed with the right flank held by the Eightieth Illinois infantry, the left by... | question: the strategy behind fighting in line during the civil war. context: <P> the rails lying scattered around and in the fences nearby. This was done under a heavy fire from the enemy who now appeared in such force that Colonel Jenkins' skirmishers had to fall back on the main command.
The Union battle line was fo... | answer: Firearms were really inaccurate and slow to reload. Spreading out meant a concentrated force could rush through your lines (lack of them, actually) as they'd have the capacity to both attack and defend sparse groups of soldiers at the same time.Not saying it was the best strategy, the tactics of armed warfare w... |
55,010 | 4gyw0b | why are smaller dog breed generally unmatched in tenacity/ courage when compared to larger breeds? | Small dogs were meant to go down holes to catch a fox or rabbit or whatever. They needed to be fearless to go down a narrow hole, in the dark and pull out whatever was at the end of the hole. Bigger dogs didn't have to be so fearless so they never were bread for it. | [
"Small dogs were meant to go down holes to catch a fox or rabbit or whatever. They needed to be fearless to go down a narrow hole, in the dark and pull out whatever was at the end of the hole. Bigger dogs didn't have to be so fearless so they never were bread for it.",
"A larger pet dog who exhibits *any* aggress... | 3 | [
"Small dogs were meant to go down holes to catch a fox or rabbit or whatever. They needed to be fearless to go down a narrow hole, in the dark and pull out whatever was at the end of the hole. Bigger dogs didn't have to be so fearless so they never were bread for it.",
"There are 4 reasons that small dogs were br... | 2 | <P> ancestry gives the AHT a strong hunting instinct, but its lack of coat makes it a less likely candidate for a hunting dog as rough underbrush may hurt the AHT's unprotected skin. As a breed founded by working dogs, the prey drive is strong in many AHTs. Due to the small size of many AHTs, they can be hurt if roughl... | question: why are smaller dog breed generally unmatched in tenacity/ courage when compared to larger breeds? context: <P> ancestry gives the AHT a strong hunting instinct, but its lack of coat makes it a less likely candidate for a hunting dog as rough underbrush may hurt the AHT's unprotected skin. As a breed founded ... | answer: Small dogs were meant to go down holes to catch a fox or rabbit or whatever. They needed to be fearless to go down a narrow hole, in the dark and pull out whatever was at the end of the hole. Bigger dogs didn't have to be so fearless so they never were bread for it. |
163,362 | mu1nx | ; semi-colons. | The Oatmeal did a comic on [how to use a semicolon.](_URL_0_)Can't get much more ELI5 than a cartoon explanation. :) | [
"The Oatmeal did a comic on [how to use a semicolon.](_URL_0_)\n\nCan't get much more ELI5 than a cartoon explanation. :)",
"Half period, half comma. Use them when you want to link (comma) two complete sentences (period). ",
"Essentially, you can know the semicolon as a \"weak period\". It's used to separate tw... | 6 | [
"The Oatmeal did a comic on [how to use a semicolon.](_URL_0_)\n\nCan't get much more ELI5 than a cartoon explanation. :)",
"Half period, half comma. Use them when you want to link (comma) two complete sentences (period). ",
"Essentially, you can know the semicolon as a \"weak period\". It's used to separate tw... | 6 | <P> line ends with a ; (semicolon), though it is not obligatory in the latest implementation. <P> that has its roots in Smalltalk .
Top-level entities, including classes, protocols, categories, as well as C constructs that are used in Objective-C programs like global variables and functions, are in UpperCamelCase with ... | question: ; semi-colons. context: <P> line ends with a ; (semicolon), though it is not obligatory in the latest implementation. <P> that has its roots in Smalltalk .
Top-level entities, including classes, protocols, categories, as well as C constructs that are used in Objective-C programs like global variables and func... | answer: The Oatmeal did a comic on [how to use a semicolon.](_URL_0_)Can't get much more ELI5 than a cartoon explanation. :) |
77,238 | 2mvxzj | how do they shoot space movies to look like zero gravity? | In the case of 2001 it was actually really clever: They suspended the actors on wires just like a lot of movies used to do, but they built the set sideways and put the camera on the ground pointing upwards. This accomplished two things: First, the actor's body hid the wires so you didn't have to try to remove them in p... | [
"You have a few options. You can either use wires and camera tricks to make the actor appear weightless, or you can rent a large plane and fly in series of parabolic arcs to simulate weightlessness for short intervals.",
"It doesn't take that much editing ability to hide some wires. Especially not if you control ... | 7 | [
"You have a few options. You can either use wires and camera tricks to make the actor appear weightless, or you can rent a large plane and fly in series of parabolic arcs to simulate weightlessness for short intervals.",
"It doesn't take that much editing ability to hide some wires. Especially not if you control ... | 5 | <P> a way as to create about 23 seconds of weightlessness, a method NASA has always used to train its astronauts for space flight. Howard obtained NASA's permission and assistance in filming in the realistic conditions aboard multiple KC-135 flights. Cast training and filming In Los Angeles, Ed Harris and all the actor... | question: how do they shoot space movies to look like zero gravity? context: <P> a way as to create about 23 seconds of weightlessness, a method NASA has always used to train its astronauts for space flight. Howard obtained NASA's permission and assistance in filming in the realistic conditions aboard multiple KC-135 f... | answer: In the case of 2001 it was actually really clever: They suspended the actors on wires just like a lot of movies used to do, but they built the set sideways and put the camera on the ground pointing upwards. This accomplished two things: First, the actor's body hid the wires so you didn't have to try to remove t... |
55 | ikjza | If deaf people put their fingers against the diaphragm on a speaker, could they "feel" the music? | Deaf people actually dance to music. Anyone can feel the music, especially if it is very bass heavy, without touching a speaker. One of the best concerts I've been to had an amazing sound engineer and you could feel everything. | [
"Deaf people actually dance to music. Anyone can feel the music, especially if it is very bass heavy, without touching a speaker. \n\nOne of the best concerts I've been to had an amazing sound engineer and you could feel everything. "
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> autobiography, entitled Going Deaf for a Living and has also acted as a compere on the main stage at the Reading Festival on several occasions. <P> music, but it's far from disposable." <P> Middle of the Night (song) Music video A music video was released on 15 May 2017. The video portrays a young couple struggling... | question: If deaf people put their fingers against the diaphragm on a speaker, could they "feel" the music? context: <P> autobiography, entitled Going Deaf for a Living and has also acted as a compere on the main stage at the Reading Festival on several occasions. <P> music, but it's far from disposable." <P> Middle of... | answer: Deaf people actually dance to music. Anyone can feel the music, especially if it is very bass heavy, without touching a speaker. One of the best concerts I've been to had an amazing sound engineer and you could feel everything. |
178,917 | 1ok5pn | what would you see, feel, and hear if a nuclear bomb was dropped 10-15 miles away? | It would depend on the size of the nuclear weapon. The [nukemap website](_URL_0_) allows you to see how large the blast radius would be for various nuclear payloads.So for example if you're talking about a 15 kiloton bomb, such as was used at Hiroshima, then from 15 miles away you'd certainly see the flash, hear the ex... | [
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"It would depend on the size of the nuclear weapon. The [nukemap website](_URL_0_) allows you to see how large the blast radius would be for various nuclear payloads.\n\nSo for example if you're talking about a 15 kiloton bomb, such as was used at Hiroshima, then from 15 miles awa... | 7 | [
"It would depend on the size of the nuclear weapon. The [nukemap website](_URL_0_) allows you to see how large the blast radius would be for various nuclear payloads.\n\nSo for example if you're talking about a 15 kiloton bomb, such as was used at Hiroshima, then from 15 miles away you'd certainly see the flash, he... | 3 | <P> a nuclear event, can detect, using acoustic methods, the pressure produced by the blast. These include infrasound microbarographs (acoustic pressure sensors) that detect very low-frequency sound waves in the atmosphere produced by natural and man-made events.
Closely related to the microbarographs, but detecting ... | question: what would you see, feel, and hear if a nuclear bomb was dropped 10-15 miles away? context: <P> a nuclear event, can detect, using acoustic methods, the pressure produced by the blast. These include infrasound microbarographs (acoustic pressure sensors) that detect very low-frequency sound waves in the atmo... | answer: It would depend on the size of the nuclear weapon. The [nukemap website](_URL_0_) allows you to see how large the blast radius would be for various nuclear payloads.So for example if you're talking about a 15 kiloton bomb, such as was used at Hiroshima, then from 15 miles away you'd certainly see the flash, hea... |
177,359 | 56dehx | why is the direction, right, in a lot of indo-european languages associated with being correct or lawful? | Right, as in what's true or proper, comes from the Latin *rectus*, which means to straighten, direct, or rule.For most people, their ruling (dominant) hand is the right hand. | [
"Right, as in what's true or proper, comes from the Latin *rectus*, which means to straighten, direct, or rule.\n\nFor most people, their ruling (dominant) hand is the right hand.",
"It appears to be an ancient origin that is too far back to pinpoint. Indications are that it stretches back to India, as the link b... | 3 | [
"Right, as in what's true or proper, comes from the Latin *rectus*, which means to straighten, direct, or rule.\n\nFor most people, their ruling (dominant) hand is the right hand.",
"It appears to be an ancient origin that is too far back to pinpoint. Indications are that it stretches back to India, as the link b... | 3 | <P> often used in formal writing and communication during that time. <P> another person, it is considered proper etiquette to always use your right hand.
Pointing toward someone with forefinger is considered rude. While pointing with the whole open palm or just a thumb (with other fingers folded) are considered most po... | question: why is the direction, right, in a lot of indo-european languages associated with being correct or lawful? context: <P> often used in formal writing and communication during that time. <P> another person, it is considered proper etiquette to always use your right hand.
Pointing toward someone with forefinger i... | answer: Right, as in what's true or proper, comes from the Latin *rectus*, which means to straighten, direct, or rule.For most people, their ruling (dominant) hand is the right hand. |
208,607 | 2r3avk | Were Conquistadores really mitaken for Gods? | These two previous posts cover your question_URL_0__URL_1_ | [
"These two previous posts cover your question\n\n_URL_0_\n\n_URL_1_"
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> most important Maya rituals culminated in human sacrifice. Generally only high status prisoners of war were sacrificed, with lower status captives being used for labour.
Important rituals such as the dedication of major building projects or the enthronement of a new ruler required a human offering. The sacrifice of... | question: Were Conquistadores really mitaken for Gods? context: <P> most important Maya rituals culminated in human sacrifice. Generally only high status prisoners of war were sacrificed, with lower status captives being used for labour.
Important rituals such as the dedication of major building projects or the enthron... | answer: These two previous posts cover your question_URL_0__URL_1_ |
186,393 | 2nzv1f | If composite bosons such as mesons and Helium-4 do not follow the Pauli exclusion principle, how does this affect their properties? | Well if you compare Helium-4 to Helium-3, 4 can condense into a superfluid state at about 2 Kelvin, which is a large-scale version of Bose-Einstein condensation. 3, however, does not form a superfluid this way: it has to be much colder, about 1/400th of a Kelvin, and then the fermions form bosonic Cooper pairs, and the... | [
"Well if you compare Helium-4 to Helium-3, 4 can condense into a superfluid state at about 2 Kelvin, which is a large-scale version of Bose-Einstein condensation. 3, however, does not form a superfluid this way: it has to be much colder, about 1/400th of a Kelvin, and then the fermions form bosonic Cooper pairs, an... | 2 | [
"Well if you compare Helium-4 to Helium-3, 4 can condense into a superfluid state at about 2 Kelvin, which is a large-scale version of Bose-Einstein condensation. 3, however, does not form a superfluid this way: it has to be much colder, about 1/400th of a Kelvin, and then the fermions form bosonic Cooper pairs, an... | 2 | <P> vice versa. This means particles which once belonged to the Dirac sea become real (positive energy) particles and particle creation happens.
Technically, an anomalous symmetry is a symmetry of the action , but not of the measure μ and therefore not of the generating functional of the quantized theory (ℏ is Plan... | question: If composite bosons such as mesons and Helium-4 do not follow the Pauli exclusion principle, how does this affect their properties? context: <P> vice versa. This means particles which once belonged to the Dirac sea become real (positive energy) particles and particle creation happens.
Technically, an anomalou... | answer: Well if you compare Helium-4 to Helium-3, 4 can condense into a superfluid state at about 2 Kelvin, which is a large-scale version of Bose-Einstein condensation. 3, however, does not form a superfluid this way: it has to be much colder, about 1/400th of a Kelvin, and then the fermions form bosonic Cooper pairs,... |
27,787 | hst2r | Do we partially wake up when lucid dreaming? | Not an expert, but I've read that during REM phase your brain is awake. The part of your brain that is responsible for critical thinking is deactivated, though. This helps you to accept the reality created in dream as the proper one. You can suddenly observe purple flying dragons in your mouth and don't find it weird. ... | [
"Not an expert, but I've read that during REM phase your brain is awake. The part of your brain that is responsible for critical thinking is deactivated, though. This helps you to accept the reality created in dream as the proper one. You can suddenly observe purple flying dragons in your mouth and don't find it we... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> the person dreaming is not aware that they are dreaming, no matter how absurd or eccentric the dream is. The reason for this may be that the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain responsible for logic and planning, exhibits decreased activity during dreams. This allows the dreamer to more actively interact wit... | question: Do we partially wake up when lucid dreaming? context: <P> the person dreaming is not aware that they are dreaming, no matter how absurd or eccentric the dream is. The reason for this may be that the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain responsible for logic and planning, exhibits decreased activity duri... | answer: Not an expert, but I've read that during REM phase your brain is awake. The part of your brain that is responsible for critical thinking is deactivated, though. This helps you to accept the reality created in dream as the proper one. You can suddenly observe purple flying dragons in your mouth and don't find it... |
33,523 | 4w412r | first sochi, now rio. how are cities that win the olympic bid allowed to do so when they cannot provide acceptable athlete accommodations, have viral water, thefts, etc? doesn't the ioc have some standards that host cities must meet? | They certainly have lots of standards. The problem is that it takes several years to prepare a city to host the Olympics. By the time it becomes certain that a city isn't going to meet the appropriate standards, there isn't enough time for another city to prepare, so they're kind of stuck hosting it in the city they ... | [
"They certainly have lots of standards. The problem is that it takes several years to prepare a city to host the Olympics. By the time it becomes certain that a city isn't going to meet the appropriate standards, there isn't enough time for another city to prepare, so they're kind of stuck hosting it in the city ... | 1 | [
"They certainly have lots of standards. The problem is that it takes several years to prepare a city to host the Olympics. By the time it becomes certain that a city isn't going to meet the appropriate standards, there isn't enough time for another city to prepare, so they're kind of stuck hosting it in the city ... | 1 | <P> portion of Olympic-related contracts. Former Illinois Senate President Emil Jones derided the agreement as an inadequate deal. Some Chicago residents opposed to the Chicago bid, particularly because of the financial implications of the undertaking to Chicago residents, launched a website called "chicagoansforrio.c... | question: first sochi, now rio. how are cities that win the olympic bid allowed to do so when they cannot provide acceptable athlete accommodations, have viral water, thefts, etc? doesn't the ioc have some standards that host cities must meet? context: <P> portion of Olympic-related contracts. Former Illinois Senate P... | answer: They certainly have lots of standards. The problem is that it takes several years to prepare a city to host the Olympics. By the time it becomes certain that a city isn't going to meet the appropriate standards, there isn't enough time for another city to prepare, so they're kind of stuck hosting it in the ci... |
69,734 | 2yx29z | why do news outlets continue to broadcast terrorist's videos? they serve no purpose and they are basically working as free pr for their brands. | I'm a journalist.I can tell you straight up : it's for audience. These videos create shock, which is the best hook television news has over the viewer. The whole ethics speech they'll give you about people having the right to see it is BS. Television is a business, news or not, sadly. This is even more true in the US, ... | [
"The general mindset of journalists is that \"people have the right to know!\", and they also think they should arbitrarily decide what people do and don't need to hear about, which is fine considering that it's their job to tell them about it, but the reason they show terrorism videos is because they think people ... | 7 | [
"The general mindset of journalists is that \"people have the right to know!\", and they also think they should arbitrarily decide what people do and don't need to hear about, which is fine considering that it's their job to tell them about it, but the reason they show terrorism videos is because they think people ... | 4 | <P> On April 11, 2003, as a CNN correspondent in Iraq, Sites was captured by Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen militia. One day after they were captured, their Kurdish translator negotiated their release.
In November 2004, as an embedded correspondent for NBC, he recorded a US Marine shooting and killing a wounded and apparent... | question: why do news outlets continue to broadcast terrorist's videos? they serve no purpose and they are basically working as free pr for their brands. context: <P> On April 11, 2003, as a CNN correspondent in Iraq, Sites was captured by Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen militia. One day after they were captured, their Kurdi... | answer: I'm a journalist.I can tell you straight up : it's for audience. These videos create shock, which is the best hook television news has over the viewer. The whole ethics speech they'll give you about people having the right to see it is BS. Television is a business, news or not, sadly. This is even more true in ... |
39,305 | 71qbvm | What happens to heavy elements in a star? | Heavy elements that are able to form in a star will generally reside in the star for its lifetime. This depends on what you define as heavy elements, as astronomically, anything above helium is generally considered a metal.Many stars naturally fuse elements from hydrogen to helium through to iron, and these are deposit... | [
"Heavy elements that are able to form in a star will generally reside in the star for its lifetime. This depends on what you define as heavy elements, as astronomically, anything above helium is generally considered a metal.\n\nMany stars naturally fuse elements from hydrogen to helium through to iron, and these ar... | 1 | [
"Heavy elements that are able to form in a star will generally reside in the star for its lifetime. This depends on what you define as heavy elements, as astronomically, anything above helium is generally considered a metal.\n\nMany stars naturally fuse elements from hydrogen to helium through to iron, and these ar... | 1 | <P> has no time to decay to iron before being released into the interstellar medium in a matter of a few minutes, as the supernova explodes. However, nickel-56 then decays to cobalt-56 within a few weeks, then this radioisotope finally decays to iron-56 with a half life of about 77.3 days. The radioactive decay-powered... | question: What happens to heavy elements in a star? context: <P> has no time to decay to iron before being released into the interstellar medium in a matter of a few minutes, as the supernova explodes. However, nickel-56 then decays to cobalt-56 within a few weeks, then this radioisotope finally decays to iron-56 with ... | answer: Heavy elements that are able to form in a star will generally reside in the star for its lifetime. This depends on what you define as heavy elements, as astronomically, anything above helium is generally considered a metal.Many stars naturally fuse elements from hydrogen to helium through to iron, and these are... |
119,182 | p9imw | What is the highest known frictional coefficient between two objects, and is there a theoretical limit for frictional coefficient? | I did my Masters thesis on friction coefficients in theoretical chemistry and I can tell you that there is no limit, it can be potentially infinite, only limited by physical limitations between atomic interactions.Friction is due to the electrostatic repulsion between the electrical fields of two objects, the higher th... | [
"I did my Masters thesis on friction coefficients in theoretical chemistry and I can tell you that there is no limit, it can be potentially infinite, only limited by physical limitations between atomic interactions.\nFriction is due to the electrostatic repulsion between the electrical fields of two objects, the hi... | 1 | [
"I did my Masters thesis on friction coefficients in theoretical chemistry and I can tell you that there is no limit, it can be potentially infinite, only limited by physical limitations between atomic interactions.\nFriction is due to the electrostatic repulsion between the electrical fields of two objects, the hi... | 1 | <P> Frictional contact mechanics History Several famous scientists,engineers and mathematician contributed to our understanding of friction.
They include Leonardo da Vinci, Guillaume Amontons, John Theophilus Desaguliers, Leonhard Euler, and Charles-Augustin de Coulomb. Later, Nikolai Pavlovich Petrov, Osborne Reynolds... | question: What is the highest known frictional coefficient between two objects, and is there a theoretical limit for frictional coefficient? context: <P> Frictional contact mechanics History Several famous scientists,engineers and mathematician contributed to our understanding of friction.
They include Leonardo da Vinc... | answer: I did my Masters thesis on friction coefficients in theoretical chemistry and I can tell you that there is no limit, it can be potentially infinite, only limited by physical limitations between atomic interactions.Friction is due to the electrostatic repulsion between the electrical fields of two objects, the h... |
28,005 | 50tymj | why is using the mouth to breathe during sleep bad? | It dries out your mouth (specifically your gums). Healthy gums need to be hydrated most of the time. If you spend 8 hours a day with your mouth open, you lose a lot of that moisture. Source: Was told last week at the dentist that I probably sleep with my mouth open because my gums aren't as healthy as they should be. | [
"It dries out your mouth (specifically your gums). \n\nHealthy gums need to be hydrated most of the time. If you spend 8 hours a day with your mouth open, you lose a lot of that moisture. \n\nSource: Was told last week at the dentist that I probably sleep with my mouth open because my gums aren't as healthy as they... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> to mucous, teeth and gums to resist removal by saliva. Eventually, they are mostly washed away and destroyed during their trip through the stomach. Salivary flow and oral conditions vary person-to-person, and also relative to the time of day and whether or not an individual sleeps with their mouth open. From youth ... | question: why is using the mouth to breathe during sleep bad? context: <P> to mucous, teeth and gums to resist removal by saliva. Eventually, they are mostly washed away and destroyed during their trip through the stomach. Salivary flow and oral conditions vary person-to-person, and also relative to the time of day and... | answer: It dries out your mouth (specifically your gums). Healthy gums need to be hydrated most of the time. If you spend 8 hours a day with your mouth open, you lose a lot of that moisture. Source: Was told last week at the dentist that I probably sleep with my mouth open because my gums aren't as healthy as they shou... |
184,500 | 5a4gzh | what's the worst that can happen if ingrown toenail (or other wound) isn't attended to (cleaned etc)? | My mom was diabetic and she hid an infected toe from me because she didn't want to be a bother. She lost the toe. The doctor said we were lucky he caught it in time. He said she could have lost her foot, her leg or even lost her life if it was left untreated. | [
"Ask the pros at /r/AskDocs .",
"Any wound carries the risk of infection. That's why we clean them ASAP and on a regular basis - to minimise this risk. It is also why we check on them regularly - to see if there are any signs of infection. \n\nHowever, you're getting very specific here, so I would suggest asking ... | 5 | [] | 0 | <P> used or the nail fold may be removed surgically. <P> Hangnail Complications Hangnails can become infected and cause paronychia, a type of skin infection that occurs around the nails. Treatments for paronychia vary with severity, but may include soaking in hot salty water, the use of oral antibiotic medication, or c... | question: what's the worst that can happen if ingrown toenail (or other wound) isn't attended to (cleaned etc)? context: <P> used or the nail fold may be removed surgically. <P> Hangnail Complications Hangnails can become infected and cause paronychia, a type of skin infection that occurs around the nails. Treatments f... | answer: My mom was diabetic and she hid an infected toe from me because she didn't want to be a bother. She lost the toe. The doctor said we were lucky he caught it in time. He said she could have lost her foot, her leg or even lost her life if it was left untreated. |
82,004 | 26r8wq | When I feel the wind on my face am I feeling the actual molecules of oxygen and nitrogen hitting my face? | You can't feel the individual molecules, since they're slamming your skin all the time, wind or no wind. Their average speed is many hundred KPH, although we usually call this "atmospheric pressure," also "heat vibration."When wind hits face, what you're actually feeling is called "[vortex shedding](_URL_0_)." The ... | [
"You are feeling the pressure in the air, which is related to the forces between molecules and their surroundings, including your face. When the air hits your face, some of it is slowed down or stopped, and that kinetic energy is converted to pressure. So yes, the air molecules are 'pushing harder' on your face, bu... | 2 | [
"You are feeling the pressure in the air, which is related to the forces between molecules and their surroundings, including your face. When the air hits your face, some of it is slowed down or stopped, and that kinetic energy is converted to pressure. So yes, the air molecules are 'pushing harder' on your face, bu... | 2 | <P> is much higher than it would be in normal outdoor air.) When a compression wave reaches the open end of either tube, a low pressure rarefaction wave starts back in the opposite direction, as if "reflected" by the open end. This low pressure region returning to the combustion zone is, in fact, the internal mechanism... | question: When I feel the wind on my face am I feeling the actual molecules of oxygen and nitrogen hitting my face? context: <P> is much higher than it would be in normal outdoor air.) When a compression wave reaches the open end of either tube, a low pressure rarefaction wave starts back in the opposite direction, as ... | answer: You can't feel the individual molecules, since they're slamming your skin all the time, wind or no wind. Their average speed is many hundred KPH, although we usually call this "atmospheric pressure," also "heat vibration."When wind hits face, what you're actually feeling is called "[vortex shedding](_URL_0_).... |
208,897 | 7fe5xz | What is the body's conversion efficiency of energy stored in food to energy stored in fat, or energy available to do work with? | Well, as far as the processing, storage and other ‘taking in’ goes, you’re looking for the thermic effect of food. That is energy used to convert it from its raw state to one that’s ‘ready to burn’.Carbs have a 5-15% thermic effect, depending on complexity. Very complex carbs take more energy to process than simple one... | [
"Hello friend, when consuming calories from any source (protein fat or carbs) the body will undergo specific pathways depending on your current state (fed fasting or starving) these pathways convert the calorie sources you consume into several intermediates which can then be stored (glycogen, TAGs) or used immedia... | 7 | [
"Hello friend, when consuming calories from any source (protein fat or carbs) the body will undergo specific pathways depending on your current state (fed fasting or starving) these pathways convert the calorie sources you consume into several intermediates which can then be stored (glycogen, TAGs) or used immedia... | 6 | <P> the weight's total energy. It is described as loss of gravitational potential energy by the weight, due to change of its macroscopic position in the gravity field, in contrast to, for example, loss of the weight's internal energy due to changes in its entropy, volume, and chemical composition. Though it occurs rela... | question: What is the body's conversion efficiency of energy stored in food to energy stored in fat, or energy available to do work with? context: <P> the weight's total energy. It is described as loss of gravitational potential energy by the weight, due to change of its macroscopic position in the gravity field, in co... | answer: Well, as far as the processing, storage and other ‘taking in’ goes, you’re looking for the thermic effect of food. That is energy used to convert it from its raw state to one that’s ‘ready to burn’.Carbs have a 5-15% thermic effect, depending on complexity. Very complex carbs take more energy to process than si... |
202,891 | tb2fn | How do scientists determine the psychoactive components of plant based drugs? (THC in marijuana, for example) | This question deals mostly in organic chemistry, but also biochemistry and psychology.The process is the same for isolating and identifying any organic substance from a natural source, be it a protein, a small organic molecule, etc.So there are several ways of separating out the various molecules from a plant. In all c... | [
"This question deals mostly in organic chemistry, but also biochemistry and psychology.\n\nThe process is the same for isolating and identifying any organic substance from a natural source, be it a protein, a small organic molecule, etc.\n\nSo there are several ways of separating out the various molecules from a pl... | 1 | [
"This question deals mostly in organic chemistry, but also biochemistry and psychology.\n\nThe process is the same for isolating and identifying any organic substance from a natural source, be it a protein, a small organic molecule, etc.\n\nSo there are several ways of separating out the various molecules from a pl... | 1 | <P> 18 primates in the treatment arm survived. Mapp then went on to show that ZMapp inhibits replication of a Guinean strain of EBOV in cell cultures.
Mapp remains involved in the production of the drug through its contracts with Kentucky BioProcessing, a subsidiary of Reynolds American. To produce the drug, genes co... | question: How do scientists determine the psychoactive components of plant based drugs? (THC in marijuana, for example) context: <P> 18 primates in the treatment arm survived. Mapp then went on to show that ZMapp inhibits replication of a Guinean strain of EBOV in cell cultures.
Mapp remains involved in the production... | answer: This question deals mostly in organic chemistry, but also biochemistry and psychology.The process is the same for isolating and identifying any organic substance from a natural source, be it a protein, a small organic molecule, etc.So there are several ways of separating out the various molecules from a plant. ... |
91,850 | 2jnxgm | How did the Klan of the 1960's react to the Women's Liberation Movement? | [According to this] (_URL_0_) there have been movements by women involved in the Klan to take a more progressive role within the organization. It didn't take off in the early 20th century, but it doesn't seem like it was met with the same violence as Civil Rights. Great question. [More-ish] (_URL_1_) | [
"[According to this] (_URL_0_) there have been movements by women involved in the Klan to take a more progressive role within the organization. It didn't take off in the early 20th century, but it doesn't seem like it was met with the same violence as Civil Rights. Great question. [More-ish] (_URL_1_)"
] | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> Empress of this organization. Eventually, the Queens of the Golden Mask were absorbed into the Women of the Ku Klux Klan. At this time, the Klan was a very popular organization in Indiana; estimates place the number of members between 125,000 and 500,000 men in Indiana. The Klan was anti-liquor, anti-political corr... | question: How did the Klan of the 1960's react to the Women's Liberation Movement? context: <P> Empress of this organization. Eventually, the Queens of the Golden Mask were absorbed into the Women of the Ku Klux Klan. At this time, the Klan was a very popular organization in Indiana; estimates place the number of membe... | answer: [According to this] (_URL_0_) there have been movements by women involved in the Klan to take a more progressive role within the organization. It didn't take off in the early 20th century, but it doesn't seem like it was met with the same violence as Civil Rights. Great question. [More-ish] (_URL_1_) |
9,843 | 92jmbc | Why doesn't carbon monoxide turn into carbon dioxide when additional oxygen becomes present? | Imagine you're skateboarding down a road that goes downhill into a valley, uphill a bit, then downhill into a second deeper valley. Ordinarily you'd go all the way to the bottom, but if for some reason you got stopped in the first valley, you'd be stuck there: you'd need a push to get over that second hill and get to ... | [
"Once it's out in the atmosphere yes some of it may oxidise to CO2 but a lot will remain as CO and cause low-level pollution and in turn health problems. So a catalytic converter is used to speed up the rate at which the CO oxidises to CO2 whilst it's still in the hot exhaust gases.",
"Imagine you're skateboardin... | 2 | [
"Imagine you're skateboarding down a road that goes downhill into a valley, uphill a bit, then downhill into a second deeper valley. Ordinarily you'd go all the way to the bottom, but if for some reason you got stopped in the first valley, you'd be stuck there: you'd need a push to get over that second hill and ge... | 1 | <P> the pulmonary capillaries of the lungs when the PO₂ rises and PCO₂ falls, and the Haldane effect occurs (release of CO₂ from hemoglobin during oxygenation). This releases hydrogen ions from hemoglobin, increases free H⁺ concentration within RBCs, and shifts the equilibrium towards CO₂ and water formation from bicar... | question: Why doesn't carbon monoxide turn into carbon dioxide when additional oxygen becomes present? context: <P> the pulmonary capillaries of the lungs when the PO₂ rises and PCO₂ falls, and the Haldane effect occurs (release of CO₂ from hemoglobin during oxygenation). This releases hydrogen ions from hemoglobin, in... | answer: Imagine you're skateboarding down a road that goes downhill into a valley, uphill a bit, then downhill into a second deeper valley. Ordinarily you'd go all the way to the bottom, but if for some reason you got stopped in the first valley, you'd be stuck there: you'd need a push to get over that second hill and... |
200,594 | 7yg24b | Why can’t we increase the wattage of chargers to make devices charge faster? | The rate of charge is primarily limited by the battery itself. It gets hot as it absorbs energy due to a variety of factors. This tends to increase with age too. Many devices do very little to remove heat from batteries so they must charge really slowly. Some devices will charge faster if you simply keep them cooler. S... | [
"The rate of charge is primarily limited by the battery itself. It gets hot as it absorbs energy due to a variety of factors. This tends to increase with age too. Many devices do very little to remove heat from batteries so they must charge really slowly. Some devices will charge faster if you simply keep them cool... | 2 | [
"The rate of charge is primarily limited by the battery itself. It gets hot as it absorbs energy due to a variety of factors. This tends to increase with age too. Many devices do very little to remove heat from batteries so they must charge really slowly. Some devices will charge faster if you simply keep them cool... | 1 | <P> can lead to ineffective grounding.
The range of low-energy secondary electrons (the largest component of the free electron population in the resist-substrate system) which can contribute to charging is not a fixed number but can vary from 0 to as high as 50 nm (see section New frontiers and extreme ultraviolet lith... | question: Why can’t we increase the wattage of chargers to make devices charge faster? context: <P> can lead to ineffective grounding.
The range of low-energy secondary electrons (the largest component of the free electron population in the resist-substrate system) which can contribute to charging is not a fixed number... | answer: The rate of charge is primarily limited by the battery itself. It gets hot as it absorbs energy due to a variety of factors. This tends to increase with age too. Many devices do very little to remove heat from batteries so they must charge really slowly. Some devices will charge faster if you simply keep them c... |
22,760 | 1oz85q | What do scientists mean when they say a celestial body has a 1 in X chance of colliding with Earth? | It depends on precisely what the "1 in X" is referring to. If it is the chance of a specific body colliding with Earth then the probability will be due to uncertainty in the body's trajectory. The reason the probability changes is simply due to the fact that as you track the trajectory after the body's initial discover... | [
"When a scientist measures something (or calculates something using real data) they always give an uncertainty, if the result is a numerous usually one sigma tolerances are given. This means that we can be 68% sure the outcome lays within the given range.\n\nIf the outcome is just a yes or no (hit or not hit) you c... | 3 | [
"It depends on precisely what the \"1 in X\" is referring to. If it is the chance of a specific body colliding with Earth then the probability will be due to uncertainty in the body's trajectory. The reason the probability changes is simply due to the fact that as you track the trajectory after the body's initial d... | 1 | <P> other such as when the two objects are in orbital resonance with one another. Regardless of the mass of the interacting objects, the amount of deflection will be greater if the objects approach nearer to each other and it will also be greater if the objects pass slowly, allowing more time for gravity to perturb the... | question: What do scientists mean when they say a celestial body has a 1 in X chance of colliding with Earth? context: <P> other such as when the two objects are in orbital resonance with one another. Regardless of the mass of the interacting objects, the amount of deflection will be greater if the objects approach nea... | answer: It depends on precisely what the "1 in X" is referring to. If it is the chance of a specific body colliding with Earth then the probability will be due to uncertainty in the body's trajectory. The reason the probability changes is simply due to the fact that as you track the trajectory after the body's initial ... |
151,661 | 2c4efj | how can being homeless be made a crime? | Being homeless isn't a crime in itself under any of these laws, but sleeping in public and several other things are. The difference is basically semantics, but that's the way the laws are being structured. Blatantly outlawing homelessness would be career suicide for most politicians since they'd be seen as unsympatheti... | [
"This is a hard question. For me, I was homeless for three years, but I tried everything I could to get a job, get a place of my own, and get on my feet. I went from shelter to delete shelter, and sometimes lived in my car or camping in a public park.\n\nHowever, what I noticed while being homeless is that I was a ... | 3 | [
"This is a hard question. For me, I was homeless for three years, but I tried everything I could to get a job, get a place of my own, and get on my feet. I went from shelter to delete shelter, and sometimes lived in my car or camping in a public park.\n\nHowever, what I noticed while being homeless is that I was a ... | 3 | <P> or because an occupant is at risk of violence or threats of violence which are likely to be carried out. Eligibility Certain categories of persons from abroad (including British citizens who have lived abroad for some time) may be ineligible for assistance under the legislation. Intentional homelessness Under 191(1... | question: how can being homeless be made a crime? context: <P> or because an occupant is at risk of violence or threats of violence which are likely to be carried out. Eligibility Certain categories of persons from abroad (including British citizens who have lived abroad for some time) may be ineligible for assistance ... | answer: Being homeless isn't a crime in itself under any of these laws, but sleeping in public and several other things are. The difference is basically semantics, but that's the way the laws are being structured. Blatantly outlawing homelessness would be career suicide for most politicians since they'd be seen as unsy... |
139,941 | dneshi | how do faucet and toilet sensors detect when to turn on and flush? why are they so unreliable? | Many of them, I believe, work on time-of-flight range sensors. Essentially they send out a beam of light in a non visible wavelength of the spectrum, then count how long it takes to bounce off of something and return to the sensor. They may be so unreliable due to how often they emit a beam or the variation necessary i... | [
"Many of them, I believe, work on time-of-flight range sensors. Essentially they send out a beam of light in a non visible wavelength of the spectrum, then count how long it takes to bounce off of something and return to the sensor. They may be so unreliable due to how often they emit a beam or the variation necess... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> a special scale using known conversion information.
There are some digital handheld refractometers that are IP65 (IP Code) water-resistant, and thus washable under a running faucet. <P> such as metering pumps and pumps for chromatography commonly use inlet and outlet ball check valves. These valves often look lik... | question: how do faucet and toilet sensors detect when to turn on and flush? why are they so unreliable? context: <P> a special scale using known conversion information.
There are some digital handheld refractometers that are IP65 (IP Code) water-resistant, and thus washable under a running faucet. <P> such as meteri... | answer: Many of them, I believe, work on time-of-flight range sensors. Essentially they send out a beam of light in a non visible wavelength of the spectrum, then count how long it takes to bounce off of something and return to the sensor. They may be so unreliable due to how often they emit a beam or the variation nec... |
109,577 | 1xg7yq | Did viking slaves ever convert to norse paganism? | You are using a term that carries present connotations into the past, so that is the first problem here. The idea of "conversion" is something understood by today's Christians and followers of Islam to mean giving up one's faith in a spectrum of supernatural powers and adopting the religion described in the literature ... | [
"You are using a term that carries present connotations into the past, so that is the first problem here. The idea of \"conversion\" is something understood by today's Christians and followers of Islam to mean giving up one's faith in a spectrum of supernatural powers and adopting the religion described in the lite... | 1 | [
"You are using a term that carries present connotations into the past, so that is the first problem here. The idea of \"conversion\" is something understood by today's Christians and followers of Islam to mean giving up one's faith in a spectrum of supernatural powers and adopting the religion described in the lite... | 1 | <P> gods, ancestors and spirits, with calendric and life cycle rituals often involving forms of sacrifice. The paganism of the ruling Norse elite can be seen in goods found in 10th century graves in Shetland, Orkney and Caithness. There is no contemporary account of the conversion of the Vikings in Scotland to Christia... | question: Did viking slaves ever convert to norse paganism? context: <P> gods, ancestors and spirits, with calendric and life cycle rituals often involving forms of sacrifice. The paganism of the ruling Norse elite can be seen in goods found in 10th century graves in Shetland, Orkney and Caithness. There is no contempo... | answer: You are using a term that carries present connotations into the past, so that is the first problem here. The idea of "conversion" is something understood by today's Christians and followers of Islam to mean giving up one's faith in a spectrum of supernatural powers and adopting the religion described in the lit... |
223,265 | w91we | Why was the Soviet military so ineffective in the first half of WW2? | This is a very complex and complicated subject - probably hundreds of books have been written about this both inside and outside of the USSR. Essentially, the reasons could be put into 2 categories:**First Reason**: The Soviet Union was simply not ready for war when Germany invaded. During peacetime, the military of an... | [
"I've been wondering this for a long time. Thank you in advance for anyone who takes the time to answer this question. You guys are the best!",
"Stalins purges destroyed all competent Red leadership. Also, Stalin refused to mobilize or move troops to defensive positions when it was clear the Germans were up to so... | 10 | [
"There is the mostly, but not entirely, tinfoil hat theory that the soviets were getting ready to attack the Germans. But mostly it was the purges, combined with the fact that all armies in ww2 needed time to learn modern warfare.",
"As a disclaimer, this isn't my particular area of expertise regarding the Sovie... | 5 | <P> of the German invasion. In the spring of 1941 Stalin ignored the warnings of his intelligence services of a planned German invasion and refused to put the Armed forces on alert. The bulk of the Soviet combat units were deployed in the border regions in a lower state of readiness. In the face of the German onslaught... | question: Why was the Soviet military so ineffective in the first half of WW2? context: <P> of the German invasion. In the spring of 1941 Stalin ignored the warnings of his intelligence services of a planned German invasion and refused to put the Armed forces on alert. The bulk of the Soviet combat units were deployed... | answer: This is a very complex and complicated subject - probably hundreds of books have been written about this both inside and outside of the USSR. Essentially, the reasons could be put into 2 categories:**First Reason**: The Soviet Union was simply not ready for war when Germany invaded. During peacetime, the milita... |
73,540 | 8i8lyv | The Thugees were purportedly a cult/secret society that worshipped Kali and lived as brigands. Did this group actually exist, or were they more of an urban legend or the product of colonial propagandists? | Hi there -- not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in [this post](_URL_0_) from u/mikedash, who literally wrote the book on Thugees. | [
"Hi there -- not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in [this post](_URL_0_) from u/mikedash, who literally wrote the book on Thugees. "
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"Hi there -- not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in [this post](_URL_0_) from u/mikedash, who literally wrote the book on Thugees. "
] | 1 | <P> Tongnaab Tongnaab (literally "Chief of the Earth") is a deity associated with the Tallensi people of northern Ghana. Tongnaab is particularly believed to have powers in fertility, stability and security.
The Tongnaab cult developed from a small regional belief in the Tong Hills region before the colonial period, an... | question: The Thugees were purportedly a cult/secret society that worshipped Kali and lived as brigands. Did this group actually exist, or were they more of an urban legend or the product of colonial propagandists? context: <P> Tongnaab Tongnaab (literally "Chief of the Earth") is a deity associated with the Tallensi p... | answer: Hi there -- not discouraging further answers, but you may be interested in [this post](_URL_0_) from u/mikedash, who literally wrote the book on Thugees. |
40,337 | ai9mie | how did the modern guitar come to be? why aren't there any guitars with strings designated for each note? | > Why aren't there any guitars with strings designated for each note?Because at that stage it stops being a guitar and becomes a harp. The important part of the guitar is the fingerboard, and an important aspect of being a guitar is that it's organised into spaced by frets -- the little wires you see going across the ... | [
"There are guitar like instruments with strings designated for each note. For example the harp. There have been guitar like instruments for as long as there are written history. They have varied in size and number of strings but they are largely the same. A lot of these variations have survived to this day. The mod... | 3 | [
"There are guitar like instruments with strings designated for each note. For example the harp. There have been guitar like instruments for as long as there are written history. They have varied in size and number of strings but they are largely the same. A lot of these variations have survived to this day. The mod... | 2 | <P> or fanned-fret fingerboards started to appear. These instruments are supposed to offer an advantage over the classical fixed-scale guitars and basses by providing more freedom in setting the tension of each string at the design and manufacturing phases. This may result in a more uniform tension of the strings, as w... | question: how did the modern guitar come to be? why aren't there any guitars with strings designated for each note? context: <P> or fanned-fret fingerboards started to appear. These instruments are supposed to offer an advantage over the classical fixed-scale guitars and basses by providing more freedom in setting the ... | answer: > Why aren't there any guitars with strings designated for each note?Because at that stage it stops being a guitar and becomes a harp. The important part of the guitar is the fingerboard, and an important aspect of being a guitar is that it's organised into spaced by frets -- the little wires you see going acr... |
118,038 | 16ckbv | zeno's infinite series paradox. | Well, the proof that it's wrong is that you *can* touch a pencil.It turns out that, when you sum up all those fractions of inches, you don't get infinity. Instead you get 1. | [
"Well, the proof that it's wrong is that you *can* touch a pencil.\n\nIt turns out that, when you sum up all those fractions of inches, you don't get infinity. Instead you get 1."
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"Well, the proof that it's wrong is that you *can* touch a pencil.\n\nIt turns out that, when you sum up all those fractions of inches, you don't get infinity. Instead you get 1."
] | 1 | <P> the arrival at B, and one cannot reach even the beginning of a "last event"?
Debate continues on the question of whether or not Zeno's paradoxes have been resolved. In The History of Mathematics: An Introduction (2010) Burton writes, "Although Zeno's argument confounded his contemporaries, a satisfactory explanatio... | question: zeno's infinite series paradox. context: <P> the arrival at B, and one cannot reach even the beginning of a "last event"?
Debate continues on the question of whether or not Zeno's paradoxes have been resolved. In The History of Mathematics: An Introduction (2010) Burton writes, "Although Zeno's argument confo... | answer: Well, the proof that it's wrong is that you *can* touch a pencil.It turns out that, when you sum up all those fractions of inches, you don't get infinity. Instead you get 1. |
122,062 | 2kzi7p | recently, the chinese successfully sent a probe to the moon and back, and to slow it down before re-entry they bounced it off the atmosphere, how would they have done this without the probe falling through the atmosphere? | Think of the mechanics of a skipping stone. Clearly, water is not dense enough to keep a stone from sinking through it, but at the right velocity and angle of trajectory, the stone bounces off.The interaction between the atmosphere and space is even more stark. Compared to the vacuum, encountering air is like hitting a... | [
"Think of the mechanics of a skipping stone. Clearly, water is not dense enough to keep a stone from sinking through it, but at the right velocity and angle of trajectory, the stone bounces off.\n\nThe interaction between the atmosphere and space is even more stark. Compared to the vacuum, encountering air is like ... | 2 | [
"Think of the mechanics of a skipping stone. Clearly, water is not dense enough to keep a stone from sinking through it, but at the right velocity and angle of trajectory, the stone bounces off.\n\nThe interaction between the atmosphere and space is even more stark. Compared to the vacuum, encountering air is like ... | 2 | <P> Moon at 8,253.5 km (5,128.5 mi) above the surface, and performed the final period adjustment burn on May 30. It achieved an orbital period of 13.65 days in the desired 2:1 resonance with the Moon, at 90 degrees phase offset to the Moon at apogee, which is expected to be a stable orbit for at least 20 years, thus re... | question: recently, the chinese successfully sent a probe to the moon and back, and to slow it down before re-entry they bounced it off the atmosphere, how would they have done this without the probe falling through the atmosphere? context: <P> Moon at 8,253.5 km (5,128.5 mi) above the surface, and performed the final ... | answer: Think of the mechanics of a skipping stone. Clearly, water is not dense enough to keep a stone from sinking through it, but at the right velocity and angle of trajectory, the stone bounces off.The interaction between the atmosphere and space is even more stark. Compared to the vacuum, encountering air is like h... |
187,703 | 1cu10y | What are the most notable acts of WWII heroism performed by Axis soldiers? | If you can read German, you'll find lots of them [here](_URL_1_): list of people (mostly Germans) awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross), the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. For example [this](_URL_0_) (Dutch) guy, fight... | [
"My fave axis soldier is Hans Joaquim Marselaisse. \nHe was flying over the western desert on an ME109 and came across a squadron of Hurricanes flying in a V formation, so he attacked. He flew up one arm of the V shooting at all aircraft then crossed over to the other leg of the V and shot them down as well. After ... | 5 | [
"My fave axis soldier is Hans Joaquim Marselaisse. \nHe was flying over the western desert on an ME109 and came across a squadron of Hurricanes flying in a V formation, so he attacked. He flew up one arm of the V shooting at all aircraft then crossed over to the other leg of the V and shot them down as well. After ... | 5 | <P> were interned in Japan until the formal signature of the Versailles peace treaty in 1919, but due to technical questions, the troops were not repatriated before 1920. 170 prisoners chose to remain in Japan after the end of the war. <P> prisoners from Rhodes, ran aground during a storm and sank off Cape Sounion; onl... | question: What are the most notable acts of WWII heroism performed by Axis soldiers? context: <P> were interned in Japan until the formal signature of the Versailles peace treaty in 1919, but due to technical questions, the troops were not repatriated before 1920. 170 prisoners chose to remain in Japan after the end of... | answer: If you can read German, you'll find lots of them [here](_URL_1_): list of people (mostly Germans) awarded the Ritterkreuz (Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross), the highest award made by Nazi Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or outstanding military leadership. For example [this](_URL_0_) (Dutch) gu... |
140,154 | bw27rg | How come in Africa (where food is scarce) there are great big animals like lions, elephants, hippos and rhinos etc. whereas here in england (where food is abundant) we get rabbits, badgers and a few deer at most (ie. animals that are generally smaller)? | Humans. That's basically it. Population density and higher civilization has been here so long that we effectively have shrunken natural habitats of big animals or killed some off completely. Effects decrease as you go East in Europe, and thus eastern europe still has some big land mammals like bears or European Bisons ... | [
"Humans. That's basically it. Population density and higher civilization has been here so long that we effectively have shrunken natural habitats of big animals or killed some off completely. Effects decrease as you go East in Europe, and thus eastern europe still has some big land mammals like bears or European Bi... | 2 | [
"Humans. That's basically it. Population density and higher civilization has been here so long that we effectively have shrunken natural habitats of big animals or killed some off completely. Effects decrease as you go East in Europe, and thus eastern europe still has some big land mammals like bears or European Bi... | 1 | <P> bear and the gray wolf are the largest carnivores remaining. Also present are the red fox, striped hyena, golden jackal, Egyptian mongoose, least weasel, marbled polecat, honey badger, European badger and European otter. The cat family are represented by the caracal, jungle cat, sand cat and wildcat. Grazing animal... | question: How come in Africa (where food is scarce) there are great big animals like lions, elephants, hippos and rhinos etc. whereas here in england (where food is abundant) we get rabbits, badgers and a few deer at most (ie. animals that are generally smaller)? context: <P> bear and the gray wolf are the largest carn... | answer: Humans. That's basically it. Population density and higher civilization has been here so long that we effectively have shrunken natural habitats of big animals or killed some off completely. Effects decrease as you go East in Europe, and thus eastern europe still has some big land mammals like bears or European... |
122,145 | 7i34ir | why is it widely believed that torture is ineffective? | Because it's an objective fact that torture is ineffective.Torture is good at making people talk. It's not good at making them tell the truth. It's only good at making people say things they think you want to hear, and things that they think will make you stop torturing them. | [
"Because people will say or admit to anything under torture. If the reason for torture is to get information, but you can't trust any of the information you get, then it's ineffective.",
"Because it's an objective fact that torture is ineffective.\n\nTorture is good at making people talk. It's not good at making ... | 3 | [
"Because people will say or admit to anything under torture. If the reason for torture is to get information, but you can't trust any of the information you get, then it's ineffective.",
"Because it's an objective fact that torture is ineffective.\n\nTorture is good at making people talk. It's not good at making ... | 2 | <P> the viability of this form of torture, not its historicity. <P> variety of coercive and abusive interrogation techniques that are widely judged to constitute torture. Various officials of the George W. Bush administration have argued that "harsh" techniques such as waterboarding are not torture, or the end objectiv... | question: why is it widely believed that torture is ineffective? context: <P> the viability of this form of torture, not its historicity. <P> variety of coercive and abusive interrogation techniques that are widely judged to constitute torture. Various officials of the George W. Bush administration have argued that "ha... | answer: Because it's an objective fact that torture is ineffective.Torture is good at making people talk. It's not good at making them tell the truth. It's only good at making people say things they think you want to hear, and things that they think will make you stop torturing them. |
32,658 | fqx4x5 | is it necessary for electrons to always emit the energy back as photons after absorbing? | No. When an electron in an atom or molecule is excited, one of several different things can happen.We can think of our electron as being like a ball sitting in dip in the ground. Our photon gives the ball a little push. Let’s first imagine that the photon has lots of energy, and it gives the ball a really big push, eno... | [
"No. When an electron in an atom or molecule is excited, one of several different things can happen.\n\nWe can think of our electron as being like a ball sitting in dip in the ground. Our photon gives the ball a little push. Let’s first imagine that the photon has lots of energy, and it gives the ball a really big ... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> field at a radius called the gyroradius. The acceleration from this curving motion induces the electron to radiate energy in the form of synchrotron radiation. The energy emission in turn causes a recoil of the electron, known as the Abraham–Lorentz–Dirac Force, which creates a friction that slows the electron. Thi... | question: is it necessary for electrons to always emit the energy back as photons after absorbing? context: <P> field at a radius called the gyroradius. The acceleration from this curving motion induces the electron to radiate energy in the form of synchrotron radiation. The energy emission in turn causes a recoil of t... | answer: No. When an electron in an atom or molecule is excited, one of several different things can happen.We can think of our electron as being like a ball sitting in dip in the ground. Our photon gives the ball a little push. Let’s first imagine that the photon has lots of energy, and it gives the ball a really big p... |
79,518 | 4us6po | is gravity considered law or theory? and when does theory become law? | I think you have a misunderstanding of the terms. A scientific law isn't something that's "truer" than a scientific theory. A law gives a relationship, a theory gives a reason why. Laws are not always true; they are only necessarily valid under the circumstances that the observations that they arose from existed in.For... | [
"I think you have a misunderstanding of the terms. A scientific law isn't something that's \"truer\" than a scientific theory. \n\nA law gives a relationship, a theory gives a reason why. Laws are not always true; they are only necessarily valid under the circumstances that the observations that they arose from exi... | 3 | [] | 0 | <P> cause is assigned to a natural effect, then the same cause so far as possible must be assigned to natural effects of the same kind: for example respiration in humans and in animals, fires in the home and in the Sun, or the reflection of light whether it occurs terrestrially or from the planets. An extensive expla... | question: is gravity considered law or theory? and when does theory become law? context: <P> cause is assigned to a natural effect, then the same cause so far as possible must be assigned to natural effects of the same kind: for example respiration in humans and in animals, fires in the home and in the Sun, or the ref... | answer: I think you have a misunderstanding of the terms. A scientific law isn't something that's "truer" than a scientific theory. A law gives a relationship, a theory gives a reason why. Laws are not always true; they are only necessarily valid under the circumstances that the observations that they arose from existe... |
149,005 | 2dafwd | do internet bandwidths really make a difference to isp's? | The ISP's would much rather simply allow everyone to use all the bandwidth they want. Usage caps and tiered plans are extremely unpopular, and are generally employed when you don't have the capital required to upgrade the whole system, so you're simply trying to make a deterrent to the highest users.I planned a couple ... | [
"They cannot provide you with the speeds they state if everyone uses the Internet all the time. So there's two ways that ISPs sell Internet: business class Internet, which guarantees that you get a certain speed no matter how much you use the Internet and is rather expensive, and residential Internet, which is fast... | 2 | [
"The ISP's would much rather simply allow everyone to use all the bandwidth they want. Usage caps and tiered plans are extremely unpopular, and are generally employed when you don't have the capital required to upgrade the whole system, so you're simply trying to make a deterrent to the highest users.\n\nI planned ... | 1 | <P> service level. <P> areas where FTTC is available but can deliver broadband speeds of up to 320 Mbit/s downstream and up to 80 Mbit/s upstream. <P> suggests no congestion problems for at least 95 percent of the network in Ontario and Quebec.” Wholesale ISPs do not throttle bandwidth, but since wholesalers do not hav... | question: do internet bandwidths really make a difference to isp's? context: <P> service level. <P> areas where FTTC is available but can deliver broadband speeds of up to 320 Mbit/s downstream and up to 80 Mbit/s upstream. <P> suggests no congestion problems for at least 95 percent of the network in Ontario and Quebec... | answer: The ISP's would much rather simply allow everyone to use all the bandwidth they want. Usage caps and tiered plans are extremely unpopular, and are generally employed when you don't have the capital required to upgrade the whole system, so you're simply trying to make a deterrent to the highest users.I planned a... |
111,975 | 4o05mp | traditionally what about reading is good for the mind? when people say "reading is good for you" are they talking about the act of reading and processing words or is it the information that one receives from the book? | Both. Exposure to ideas in books gives new horizons and new avenues of thought. But the mechanical action of reading may also help with personal development. | [
"Both. Exposure to ideas in books gives new horizons and new avenues of thought. But the mechanical action of reading may also help with personal development.",
"I would imagine it's both. Reading fiction can introduce you to new vocabulary (context, or looking words up), styles of writing... Nonfiction can als... | 19 | [
"Both. Exposure to ideas in books gives new horizons and new avenues of thought. But the mechanical action of reading may also help with personal development.",
"I would imagine it's both. Reading fiction can introduce you to new vocabulary (context, or looking words up), styles of writing... Nonfiction can als... | 11 | <P> active, observable process can be very beneficial to struggling readers. A good reader interacts with the text in order to develop an understanding of the information before them. Some good reader strategies are predicting, connecting, inferring, summarizing, analyzing and critiquing. There are many resources and a... | question: traditionally what about reading is good for the mind? when people say "reading is good for you" are they talking about the act of reading and processing words or is it the information that one receives from the book? context: <P> active, observable process can be very beneficial to struggling readers. A good... | answer: Both. Exposure to ideas in books gives new horizons and new avenues of thought. But the mechanical action of reading may also help with personal development. |
65,483 | 6szwmo | why do initially attractive people look more meh over time and initially ugly people look more appealing over time? | For the ugly people it's called mere-exposure effect. Things you often see seem to be prettier over time. I think attractive people are kind of intimidating and you are to shy to see their flaws in the beginning. | [
"Because people are people. The more you get to know them, the more you empathize with them. \n\nI dunno if there's a scientific answer, but guess and personal experience has been, that really beautiful people have a \"glass shattering\" moment when they do something gross/awkward like fart, or have a high-pitched ... | 10 | [
"Because people are people. The more you get to know them, the more you empathize with them. \n\nI dunno if there's a scientific answer, but guess and personal experience has been, that really beautiful people have a \"glass shattering\" moment when they do something gross/awkward like fart, or have a high-pitched ... | 8 | <P> between older models and older consumers resulted in significant positive effects for source credibility and interpersonal attraction. Younger consumers evaluated older models higher than younger models on one dimension of credibility, but indicated no other significant differences in attitudes toward younger or ol... | question: why do initially attractive people look more meh over time and initially ugly people look more appealing over time? context: <P> between older models and older consumers resulted in significant positive effects for source credibility and interpersonal attraction. Younger consumers evaluated older models highe... | answer: For the ugly people it's called mere-exposure effect. Things you often see seem to be prettier over time. I think attractive people are kind of intimidating and you are to shy to see their flaws in the beginning. |
70,439 | 8ma4wq | Why is the Early Medieval Period (6th C - 10th C) so seemingly rarely discussed? | Hi there! You’ve asked a question along the lines of ‘why didn’t I learn about X’. We’re happy to let this question stand, but there are a variety of reasons why you may find it hard to get a good answer to this question on /r/AskHistorians.Firstly, school curricula and how they are taught vary strongly between differe... | [
"Hi there! You’ve asked a question along the lines of ‘why didn’t I learn about X’. We’re happy to let this question stand, but there are a variety of reasons why you may find it hard to get a good answer to this question on /r/AskHistorians.\n\nFirstly, school curricula and how they are taught vary strongly betwee... | 1 | [
"Hi there! You’ve asked a question along the lines of ‘why didn’t I learn about X’. We’re happy to let this question stand, but there are a variety of reasons why you may find it hard to get a good answer to this question on /r/AskHistorians.\n\nFirstly, school curricula and how they are taught vary strongly betwee... | 1 | <P> and calamities including famine, plague, and war, which significantly diminished the population of Europe; between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed about a third of Europeans. Controversy, heresy, and the Western Schism within the Catholic Church paralleled the interstate conflict, civil strife, and peasant re... | question: Why is the Early Medieval Period (6th C - 10th C) so seemingly rarely discussed? context: <P> and calamities including famine, plague, and war, which significantly diminished the population of Europe; between 1347 and 1350, the Black Death killed about a third of Europeans. Controversy, heresy, and the Wester... | answer: Hi there! You’ve asked a question along the lines of ‘why didn’t I learn about X’. We’re happy to let this question stand, but there are a variety of reasons why you may find it hard to get a good answer to this question on /r/AskHistorians.Firstly, school curricula and how they are taught vary strongly between... |
98,504 | 21aw97 | Who could vote under the Articles of Confederation? What about the Constitution? | You mean what people could vote? States have always had the power to choose who can vote, but constitutional amendments have generally restricted the states' ability to bar certain classes from voting (XV, XIX, XXVI).In Minor v. Happersett, the Supreme Court ruled that voting was not an inherent right of citizenship. T... | [
"You mean what people could vote? States have always had the power to choose who can vote, but constitutional amendments have generally restricted the states' ability to bar certain classes from voting (XV, XIX, XXVI).\n\nIn Minor v. Happersett, the Supreme Court ruled that voting was not an inherent right of citiz... | 1 | [] | 0 | <P> a case-by-case basis. In practice, they enfranchised many whites, but rejected both poor whites and blacks. Most of the latter had been slaves and unable to attain military service.
South Carolina, Louisiana (1889), and later, Virginia incorporated an educational requirement in their new constitutions. In 1902 Virg... | question: Who could vote under the Articles of Confederation? What about the Constitution? context: <P> a case-by-case basis. In practice, they enfranchised many whites, but rejected both poor whites and blacks. Most of the latter had been slaves and unable to attain military service.
South Carolina, Louisiana (1889), ... | answer: You mean what people could vote? States have always had the power to choose who can vote, but constitutional amendments have generally restricted the states' ability to bar certain classes from voting (XV, XIX, XXVI).In Minor v. Happersett, the Supreme Court ruled that voting was not an inherent right of citize... |
48,934 | 4fjmpy | where did the idea of people becoming angels when we die come from, considering that bibically angels are another species altogether? | Its just misunderstanding. Because the origins of the angels is rarely discussed. Honestly most people never talk about those early parts of the bible that explain the angels place in things because its kind of embarrassing.. Like how angels would rape human women because seeing their hair made them super horny. It led... | [
"I'm not familiar with this concept of people becoming angels, so I'll tell you what I know from the \"Luther Church of the Missouri Synod\" (LCMS) perspective.\n\nAngels are indeed a different species altogether. They are in fact soldiers. They're job, so far as we know, is to defend heaven. There is no section of... | 12 | [
"I'm not familiar with this concept of people becoming angels, so I'll tell you what I know from the \"Luther Church of the Missouri Synod\" (LCMS) perspective.\n\nAngels are indeed a different species altogether. They are in fact soldiers. They're job, so far as we know, is to defend heaven. There is no section of... | 8 | <P>
In modern usage, the term has lost its theological context and is used as a metaphor for wasting time debating topics of no practical value, or questions whose answers hold no intellectual consequence, while more urgent concerns accumulate. Origin Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica, written c. 1270, includes discus... | question: where did the idea of people becoming angels when we die come from, considering that bibically angels are another species altogether? context: <P>
In modern usage, the term has lost its theological context and is used as a metaphor for wasting time debating topics of no practical value, or questions whose an... | answer: Its just misunderstanding. Because the origins of the angels is rarely discussed. Honestly most people never talk about those early parts of the bible that explain the angels place in things because its kind of embarrassing.. Like how angels would rape human women because seeing their hair made them super horny... |
64,566 | f48bri | What are Voyagers 1 and 2 orbiting? | They do not have a heliocentric (sun centered) orbit anymore. So technically it is the galactic center. But there is doubt wether or not they have left our solar system.Right now there is evidence that they are outside the suns magnetosphere. | [
"They do not have a heliocentric (sun centered) orbit anymore. So technically it is the galactic center. But there is doubt wether or not they have left our solar system.\n\nRight now there is evidence that they are outside the suns magnetosphere."
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"They do not have a heliocentric (sun centered) orbit anymore. So technically it is the galactic center. But there is doubt wether or not they have left our solar system.\n\nRight now there is evidence that they are outside the suns magnetosphere."
] | 1 | <P> resulting confusion over their status was not resolved until the Voyager 1 flyby in 1980. Most of the remaining inner satellites were discovered by spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 during their flybys of Jupiter (1979), Saturn (1980), Uranus (1986) and Neptune (1989).
The most recent discoveries have been two moo... | question: What are Voyagers 1 and 2 orbiting? context: <P> resulting confusion over their status was not resolved until the Voyager 1 flyby in 1980. Most of the remaining inner satellites were discovered by spacecraft Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 during their flybys of Jupiter (1979), Saturn (1980), Uranus (1986) and Neptun... | answer: They do not have a heliocentric (sun centered) orbit anymore. So technically it is the galactic center. But there is doubt wether or not they have left our solar system.Right now there is evidence that they are outside the suns magnetosphere. |
23,935 | 3rfx54 | several candidates in the us presidential election have called for overturning citizens united. how can a supreme court decision be overturned? | Two ways, one official and one unofficial. Officially, once the Supreme Court has ruled that should be the end of it. A Constitutional amendment can reverse it, but (especially in a short timeframe) nothing else can. Unofficially, the President appoints justices, and the Court can overturn itself (in fact, it did in *C... | [
"Two ways, one official and one unofficial. \n\nOfficially, once the Supreme Court has ruled that should be the end of it. A Constitutional amendment can reverse it, but (especially in a short timeframe) nothing else can. \n\nUnofficially, the President appoints justices, and the Court can overturn itself (in fact,... | 1 | [
"Two ways, one official and one unofficial. \n\nOfficially, once the Supreme Court has ruled that should be the end of it. A Constitutional amendment can reverse it, but (especially in a short timeframe) nothing else can. \n\nUnofficially, the President appoints justices, and the Court can overturn itself (in fact,... | 1 | <P> filed by 19 law professors, who had a broad range of opinions on the amendments, stating that neither the Secretary of State nor the Attorney General has "exceeded their respective broad discretionary powers under statute to choose and approve an appropriate ballot title".
On Monday, August 28, 2012, the Minnesota ... | question: several candidates in the us presidential election have called for overturning citizens united. how can a supreme court decision be overturned? context: <P> filed by 19 law professors, who had a broad range of opinions on the amendments, stating that neither the Secretary of State nor the Attorney General has... | answer: Two ways, one official and one unofficial. Officially, once the Supreme Court has ruled that should be the end of it. A Constitutional amendment can reverse it, but (especially in a short timeframe) nothing else can. Unofficially, the President appoints justices, and the Court can overturn itself (in fact, it d... |
209,260 | 3tjare | What are some of the most cleverly designed experiments in scientific history? | Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the Earth very accurately in third century BC.Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Egypt. Eratosthenes knew that at local noon on the summer solstice in the Ancient Egyptian city of Swenet (known in ancient Greek as Syene, and now ... | [
"Forgive me for not googling this better, but I like the one with two perpendicular interferometers, used to test wether there is an ether in the cosmos. The idea being that if light is propogating as a wave, all waves we know of move through something... So if the earth is moving through space, and if the interfer... | 15 | [
"Forgive me for not googling this better, but I like the one with two perpendicular interferometers, used to test wether there is an ether in the cosmos. The idea being that if light is propogating as a wave, all waves we know of move through something... So if the earth is moving through space, and if the interfer... | 11 | <P> to be mastered.
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Since the development of the FCI, other physics instruments have been developed. These include the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation developed by Thornton and Sokoloff and the Brief Electricity and Magnetism Assessment developed by Ding et al. For a discussion of how a number of concept inv... | question: What are some of the most cleverly designed experiments in scientific history? context: <P> to be mastered.
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Since the development of the FCI, other physics instruments have been developed. These include the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation developed by Thornton and Sokoloff and the Brief Electricity ... | answer: Eratosthenes of Cyrene calculated the circumference of the Earth very accurately in third century BC.Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth without leaving Egypt. Eratosthenes knew that at local noon on the summer solstice in the Ancient Egyptian city of Swenet (known in ancient Greek as Syene, ... |
166,757 | viu04 | who develops coding languages? and how do they become official? | Companies like Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, or really anyone can develop a programming language. All you need to do is design a syntax and write a compiler.Java was written by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (Source: Wikipedia), HTML5 is being developed by an organisation called the World Wide Web consortium which co... | [
"Companies like Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, or really anyone can develop a programming language. All you need to do is design a syntax and write a compiler.\n\nJava was written by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (Source: Wikipedia), HTML5 is being developed by an organisation called the World Wide Web consortium... | 2 | [
"Companies like Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, or really anyone can develop a programming language. All you need to do is design a syntax and write a compiler.\n\nJava was written by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (Source: Wikipedia), HTML5 is being developed by an organisation called the World Wide Web consortium... | 1 | <P> and Communications Technology. The development started in 2006. From April 2010, this is an open-sourced software maintained by the open source project. The software is used to build the Language Grid, and also employed by LAPPS Grid funded by NSF. Operation The Department of Social Informatics of Kyoto University ... | question: who develops coding languages? and how do they become official? context: <P> and Communications Technology. The development started in 2006. From April 2010, this is an open-sourced software maintained by the open source project. The software is used to build the Language Grid, and also employed by LAPPS Grid... | answer: Companies like Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, or really anyone can develop a programming language. All you need to do is design a syntax and write a compiler.Java was written by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems (Source: Wikipedia), HTML5 is being developed by an organisation called the World Wide Web consortium ... |
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