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Why do computers get slow? | If you ask my mom, it's because you have too many icons on the desktop or because you've installed too many programs.CCleaner and Malwarebytes are my go-to programs for slow PCs. CCleaner seriously is the bees kneesIf new software comes out, it may not be designed to run well on your old pc. So over time developers wil... |
How can anyone survive as an 'out of work actor' in New York City or LA when people with full time degree-required jobs can barely afford to live there? | By being young and single and living like shit, knowing how great things will be once you hit it big. It is not unlike going to college. You'll typically have a part-time job or two, and spend all of your free time pursuing acting. You will also likely have several roommates. Plus, there are a lot of acting and acting-... |
How can Netflix put all kinds of cool TV shows online for less than $10/month with no commercials when cable companies charge people $75/month or more and you do have to watch commercials? | Weren't you the asshole who made a kid reformat his hard drive?", '> Is cable a giant rip off Yes. [Educational video]', "I've seen a lot of the major points brought up here: infrastructure, sports, watching live, etc. These are totally huge factors, but no post I've seen has brought up the simple anti-competitive econ... |
Suggestion/request: could we slow down a bit on the slightly silly and really obvious questions? | Asking here is much better than googling, because if there is something you don't understand you can just ask for a better explanation. also, what you think is obvious is not always obvious to others. I recently learned that not everyone knew that we are closer to the sun in the winter than we are in the summer, which ... |
Why Do Divers Have to Decompress Before Surfacing? | When you dive, gasses dissolve in your blood much the same way fizz dissolves in fizzy drinks. When you ascend too fast, the gas comes out in your blood as bubbles, which can cause a lot of damage, mostly by cutting off circulation. This is just like taking the top off a bottle of pop too quickly. Do it slowly and it's... |
Greece is on the brink of leaving the Euro so why is everyone withdrawing their money from ATMs? | People are withdrawing their money because they are afraid the banks are going to go out of business and/or the government is going to require them to pay taxes on their bank accounts. If they have euros and Greece converts to the drachma, they'll still be able to use the euros to buy things. |
If police officers are trained in physical combat, why are there so many stories of them just shooting an unarmed suspect instead of trying to hold them down? | The suspects are usually found to be unarmed after the shooting. If the police believe you are trying to access a concealed weapon, that's when they use force. |
Why does Hulu play ads for paying members, when Netflix offers TV shows ad free? | What I haven't see here is this. For syndication and other purposes, it's much easier to get that for old shows than shows that have just been aired. |
Why do spaceships always take off from warm places like Florida? | They don't! A couple of weeks ago the UK Space Agency [announced] it was planning to build a new spaceport on the North coast of Scotland. There's also plans in the works to build one in Sweden. Historically, only three places have been used to launch people into space ; Florida, Kazakhstan, the Gobi desert, Inner Mong... |
Why haven't humans discovered/invented a better way to wash their bodies? And if there is a known better way, why do most still shower? | There's always a 'better' way to do something, but it usually involves a lot more money. I'm sure some sort of instant cleaning pod could be invented, but it would be pointless and very expensive.I heard you can cut your bathing time in half by microwaving your iPhone for 45 seconds |
With the Earth spinning at roughly 1000mph, how the hell can we see stars and other far away objects? Shouldn't everything just be a blur? | Things blur because they set off photoreceptors all across your retina in really quick succession. Things that blur must have a large *angular* velocity about your eye. That is, the angle to them from the middle of your vision changes quickly. A car driving away from you on the highway at 100 mph doesn't blur, but one ... |
Is the awareness that you will die learned through observation or is it instinctual? | This is a brilliant question, I must say. I'd have to say that it's definitely a learned behavior. There's no reason for there to be an instinct involving death because instinct is specifically there to help you thrive. If your instinct was telling you you're going to die someday, it wouldn't be a very effective instin... |
Why does American fuel have less octane than European fuel? Aren't we driving sort of the same models that should require the same kind of fuel? | I just want to point out in SOME vehicles, higher octane can get you better gas milage for example. Take the modern VW GTI. It accepts 87 but the manual says if you put 91 it will advance the timing, which addes HP. Some guy on YouTube dynod it, about a 15 hp difference. More power at the same rev range mean you don't ... |
Why is overwatched so hyped up? It seems to be just a reskin of TF2. | Another person has already pointed out: Blizzard. But, a big part of it is the fact that they have made several Disney/Pixar quality short videos that really established the lore behind it while making developing the character's their characters. I mean, I hate shooters and even I was hyped while seeing all those trail... |
What is Love and why do people feel different when they are in love? | Love is a series of chemical reactions in the brain. In nature, it exists to give the males in a group an incentive to protect specific females and thereby protect the young. This is the best scientific, 5 year old compatible explanation I can give ; if you're looking for an emotional explanation I can't really help yo... |
If it's so bad for humans to carry a child at such a young age, then why are we capable of it so young? | One of our successes is that we're flexible and adaptable. It's not ideal for a person to be pregnant at age 11, similarly it's not ideal for a person to be pregnant at age 45, but having the ability to do so is a great advantage. Remember that evolution isn't about individuals, it's about the genes. If the genes are p... |
How come the F-35 program cost way more to develop than the F-22 despite being generally less technologically advanced? | Partially due to inflation, and also because the F-35 program is really creating three different planes, for the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, so there's a lot more to figure out. |
Why do Republicans hate Obamacare so much? | It's not like only republicans hate obamacare. Many people from all political affiliation are increasingly disapproving of the law now that they are actually finding out what the law entails. |
Why can you see a full preview of your video your editing yet it takes a really long time to render it? | When you edit your video, you're not actually editing anything at all, except for the project file. It may look as if you're taking video files, cutting them into pieces and adding them together to make a video, but you're not: you're just adding commands to a project file. When you preview your video, it's just lookin... |
Why does some flatulence feel like it comes out as a bubble? | Every wonder why your poop is tapered?So your b-hole doesn't SLAM shut Yeah. I'm 5.Because it is a bubble. Just like "air" in water, your fart is a fluid in another fluid. As for the feeling, it can be due to a tiny bubble moving through, or maybe you're talking about those warm ones which are just slow-moving farts. k... |
How are school lockdowns effective? | Lockdowns aren't just for shooters and the like. Sometimes a parent with no legal guardianship will come to a school to take a child they don't legally have the right to take. Locking down under those circumstances is entirely effective. We also locked down when there was a bad accident sometimes to keep the students f... |
Why isn't there a limit for donations from super pacs but there is for personal donations? | Super PACs spend money others give them. They don't donate money to campaigns. The Supreme court ruled that the activity that Super PACs do counts as free speech, so there is no limit on it. |
With everything going automated, how are we supposed to make a living? | 50 years ago there were no personal computers. Now they're ubiquitous; they did make some jobs obsolete , but also created millions of more by enabling people to do things they couldn't before , as well as creating tens of millions of jobs in IT ", 'Pick a job that is difficult to automate. This includes jobs where you... |
what does it feel like for an alcoholic or other substance abuser to resist the drug? | It feels like you can't do anything without the substance - we'll say alcohol. You don't want to eat without drinking, watch TV without drinking, hang out with people without drinking. The substance defines the things you do. So quitting is such a challenge because you feel directionless without being able to indulge i... |
Why is asset forfeiture allowed despite Fourth Amendment protections against seizures? | Followup: How do civil forfeiture laws allow law enforcement to seize and keep property without charging any crime despite the 5th amendment's due process clause? |
Why do some people have the ability to consume extremely spicy food effortlessly while others can't put down something like mild salsa? is it practice? | The short of it is, resistance. I've been eating spicy foods my entire life. The result of that is I have to eat things that are simply beyond most people to burn myself. Your body like anything gets used to something over time. I enjoy spicy food not simply for the burn, but for the flavors and the endorphin rush they... |
How do we know that the history we have recorded is accurate? | We don't, and it isn't. We do the best we can with what we have, understanding that history isn't recorded by some omniscient narrator, but flawed, subjective human beings. |
With all the stuff happening around YouTube’s policy towards content creators, why can’t they move/create a new alternative to YouTube? | Moving to a new platform would simply have the effect of moving the problem. The issue is not YouTube arbitrarily deciding to punish some people by demonetizing their videos: the issue is advertisers not wanting to have their products associated with contentious things like terrorism, political extremism, violence and ... |
Why must there always be economic growth? | These people are literally all wrong. The real answer depends what level you're referring to. If you're talking a global scale, it's because of the increase in technology and the decrease of inefficiency in the market. Tech increase means any advancement that increases real output, such as a better way to farm or a way... |
Why don't the ELI5 mods let a question be re-asked if it has not been answered in years? | The definition of a second-world country from a year ago isn't any more or less accurate than the definition from right this second. It doesn't do anybody any good to answer it again. It took me two seconds of using the search bar to find the answer to that question; if that's too much work for you I don't know what to... |
Why does air smell different when it's colder? | Smell is particles evaporating. In cold air, they don't evaporate so much, so the smells are less intense. This is only a guess, but might have some influence on the overall smell-feel. |
Why are microaggressions a thing? Every example I've seen are people just looking way to deep into something to the point where they find it offensive. | You really are a credit to your race." I take no offense, because I understand where they are coming from and at the same time the surprise in their voice is what is disheartening. As if they don't expect me to be able to do those things. |
Why are radios so complicated? Why can't someone just plug an antenna into a speaker or oscilloscope and catch a frequency? | Radios have to two things: * latch on to a single frequency while eliminating all the others* amplify that very weak signal into something audible That's the part that is going on between antenna and speaker. |
If a fever is the body's way of fighting viruses and bacteria, why do we treat them with Tylenol or ibuprofen? | The general idea is that the benefits of the fever don't outweigh the effect. This isn't true if you lived in the wilderness where an extra day of illness could mean starvation and disease was a serious risk. However we live in the modern world where the flu probably won't kill you and an extra day of illness is far le... |
Why can't the whole world join forces to end the Syrian conflicts? | The conflict in Syria sprouted out of a civil war between rebel forces and the current governmental regime. Now we have ISIS as a factor, as well as the United States and Russia essentially acting out what is known as a proxy war: each superpower backs a certain side, and essentially get to war against each other witho... |
Why my computer can be running along fine, and then suddenly slow to a crawl for a few minutes? | At 4:15am every day, my computer's hard drive starts reading and writing a bunch. Several months ago, when I first noticed it, I went into Task Manager and then Resource Monitor. The computer was also acting particularly sluggish. All of the hard drive activity was coming from the file indexing service. Researching it,... |
Why do all radio stations end with an odd number after the decimal? | The radio stations have their frequencies assigned by the federal regulator which only assigns dot-odd frequencies. The channel spacing of 0.2 MHz is larger than is really necessary but does help reduce interference. It's a US specific convention, other countries may assign differently, for example in the UK stations m... |
Why is the lowercase 'a' we type different to the 'α' I write by hand? | I write a in the type form. I always though it looked better when writing my name, now it's habit, people think it's weird. |
I'm just a regular guy, not famous and nothing to hide. What could happen to someone like me not covering their webcam? | The absolute worst that could happen is that someone might be able to watch you go about your day. Of course, there are RATs that allow people to gain control of your entire computer, but covering your webcam won't deter that at all. |
Why is Amsterdam such an important city? | Because it's the biggest city in the Netherlands .During the 17th century Amsterdam was one of the biggest and most influential cities in Europe. The Dutch East India Company had their headquarters in Amsterdam so it was home to a lot of merchants.Nowadays, Rotterdam is economically more important than Amsterdam, as th... |
how come people can't get sober on their own? | Can you elaborate more? Do you mean getting sober as in withstanding the drug's half-life until it's affects are no longer present, getting sober as in quitting the use of a drug entirely? |
1Q84 by Haruki Murakami quote explanation | Its more of a poetical quote than a realistic one since it's in a novel , but I always interpreted this as something you can only understand by insight and not by hard reasoning. Like when children don't understand their parent's reasoning, but start to realize that they were right when they become older and change the... |
What are the arguments FOR the anti-vaxxers? I want to understand how people all over the world could possibly believe it? | I'm a 33 year old male who's never been vaccinated. I have 7 year old twins who I chose to vaccinate. I once thought that I never got sick due to the fact that I was never vaccinated . I'll admit I was apprehensive about vaccinating my kids but after reading every pro vaccine/anti-vaccine book I could find I decided va... |
Why is it that there are so many people on reddit (not just visitors, but registered users), yet all top posts seem to plateau around 4 or 5K upvotes? | In my experience, I had [one submission] that rose to the top spot on the front page and over 5,000 karma within a couple hours of being submitted. Then as it stuck around the front page, more and more people began to down vote it and it until it was down to around 2,700 karma and fell off the front page. I assume Redd... |
Is there any particular reason popular radio stations seem to only play the same 10 songs over and over again? | There's software that predicts how much of a hit a song can be. If I recall correctly, among other things it measures sounds that produce alpha waves in our brains. it's predictions have an accuracy rate higher that 95%, can't recall but very close to a hundred. However, if the radio station doesn't play that potential... |
We carry 4k cameras around in our pockets. Why are television/movie studio cameras still massive? | Larger cameras are more powerful, durable and the sensors are of higher quality and more stable. Cell phone cameras and the like have tiny sensors that don't do so well quality wise when you bump up the power or temperature |
How does Libertarianism come to terms with monopolies and polution | Ok, I'm no libertarian, but I've see two camps of thought for pollution: 1) The citizen's sue the polluter for violating their well-being. This runs into some obvious problems with the longevity of pollution, the non-immediate effects, proving who caused the pollution, and all those details. 2) Anyone who does anything... |
Why does it feel so much better when someone else touches rather than you touching yourself? | When someone else touches you your body produces various hormones that give a pleasurable feeling. They aren't released when you touch yourself. |
Why does the US have military bases and constant presence in other countries, but other countries don't have military bases in the US? | In various cases it was due to WW2. In other cases it's due to NATO obligations and basically the USA drops a lot of cash on the surrounding area . |
What does it mean when my boss tells me that we can’t get paid more or offer more for new hires because of “fair market value”? | Basically it's the professional way of telling you that you're not worth it. If you don't like it they'll find someone who does |
Why do they not put parachutes in commercial airplanes. | Regular people like myself, in the field of food service, know nothing of parachutes. That being said, if I misused a life saving device during an emergency, because of no knowledge and died, it'd open up the airline to potential liability beyond killing me in the first place. Cause lets be serious, if you're a regular... |
How did aristocrats prove their identity back in time? | A great many of them were related to each other, including in different countries. They also socialized. At a court or castle you'd probably find someone who knew you. Also, class divisions were so sharp that just the way you spoke would proclaim your status, if not your identity. |
Why does NASA not have manned missions to to the moon anymore? | It would be a waste of money and time. They have visited the moon already, a lot.They prefer to focus the time and resources on other projects, it's really as simple as that. Besides, isn't mars much more exciting? |
How do insanely successful people manage to or so productive on only 3-4 hours of sleep? | I'm not insanely successful or whatnot, but I am in the military, and I've been on deployment and similar where the mission ends up taking most the day; 18+ hour workdays and such. Before I joined the military, I couldn't **imagine** working that much and getting 4 or so hours of sleep for months on end. After a while ... |
How can someone die if they commit suicide from jumping off a bridge since they land on water? | To be more precise than some of the answers here, the issue is with Surface tension. At high speeds, water is just as 'hard' to the body as cement, because the surface of the water can't get pushed out of the way fast enough to let you fall into the water without doing substantial damage to you.Follow up question: Hypt... |
What is overclocking a computer and is it worth doing? | The clock on a computer drives the transistor switching and the signaling that goes down the wires . By upping the speed of the clock, you make these processes execute all the faster. As a result, given two computers where all things are equal, the one with the faster clock can get more work done. But, there are caveat... |
Are historical events recorded in the time zone that they occur? Wouldn't an event that occurs in the United States given the right time occur on a different day in for example Australia? | The end of WW2 in Europe is celebrated on the 8th. But in Russia it's celebrated on the 9th, because it was after midnight Moscow time when the capitulation paperwork was signed.An example of that is first step on the moon by N. Armstrong: US people learn it happened on July 20th 1969. In France, where I was raised, we... |
Why does the man tend to have to pay the woman in the event of a divorce? And what are the payments going toward? | Traditionally, the husband worked outside the home, making money, and the wife worked inside the home, taking care of the children and the home, cooking, and suchlike. In the event of a divorce, both the man and the woman would need money. The man--who had spent his life advancing his career--would be in much better sh... |
Although we use our dominant hand/arm/legs for 90% of tasks, our muscle definition seems to develop evenly on both sides. Why is this? | I don't know that it does really. Anyway, most of what I do with my legs is walking so they'll be pretty even. Most of what I do with my hands is typing so they'll be pretty even. My dominant arm is very slightly more defined because I carry my laptop bag on that side most of the time. |
why Watchmen is considered the greatest comic (graphic novel) of all time? | I think the best way to find out is by reading the comic itself. It's not long, only 12 issues, and you'll enjoy yourself. |
Why are certain paintings worth millions even though they might look less appealing to the average person than a $50 painting might? | Things are only worth what people are willing to pay for them. People are willing to pay millions for art, and therefore it is worth millions. There is no person or company that sets the price of goods in this world. Consumers set the price of everything. Likewise, apple doesn't decide how much an iPhone or iMac is wor... |
Why do the wives in animated sitcoms often have unusual voices? | Most male comedy writers don't know how to make women say funny things, so they just make them say things funny. |
How and why pilots use oxygen when going at high speeds | Just to add on a lot of fighter jets are pressurized and can be flown without masks. The masks are to provide air in the event that the canopy be shot or fractured somehow . |
If bad taste is our body's auto-defence against bad/unhealthy food (eg. poisonous/rotten), why does junk food taste so good? | Through most of our history, salt, sugar, and fat were rare. They are very satisfying because they signal our body that we're getting rare nutrients. Now salt, fat, and sugar are everywhere and food manufacturers have learned how to make food so rewarding that we crave more of it.Sugar. Sugar was really really difficul... |
If the US Government raises the minimum wage, who will absorb the extra costs? | Because your post isn't asking a simplified conceptual explanation, but rather for an answer, its been removed. You should try /r/answers, /r/askreddit or even one of the more specialized answers subreddits like /r/askhistorians, /r/askscience or others too numerous and varied to mention. Rest assured this doesn't make... |
Why isn't more software made to run on Macs? | To make stuff run on Macs requires some additional programming and the market share is small enough that it doesn't warrant the additional expense. |
How are we able to read and understand languages (like hieroglyphics)? | ◊" means "plants" and so on. Ultimately we learn enough words to decode the original meteorite, as well as gain insight into how the mystery language is constructed, and can make assumptions about new words not in the diary entry . , there's nothing written in both the unknown language and a known language, so that we ... |
Why do US based airlines lag behind in service and quality, especially in their premium cabins? | Answer is already in the thread elsewhere - capitalism. Came here to say Singapore Air sucks ass in my experience. Fine if you're a rich dude, terrible if you're anything else. Wife and I flew to New Zealand from the UK with them for our honeymoon. Spent our savings on an upgrade to economy plus - why not, you only get... |
Why are there literally millions of porn movies on the internet for completely free viewing, but so few regular movies? | Pornhub, youporn, redtube, and most other main porn websites are all owned by the same company, MindGeek, that owns major porn production cimpanies such as Babes, Brazzers, etc. It is basically a monopoly of producers and distributors, which means that the movies are uploaded directly as they are produced, since the vi... |
Creationists using the 2nd law of thermodynamics to try and disprove evolution. | On a side note, those are some pretty fucking stupid questions. I'd even say I'm religious and I just can't like what . ugh. It's embarrassing. My favorite was > How do you explain a sunset if *their* is no God? How ignorant can you be? Listen to the *facts* people, it doesn't mean you cannot be religious too. |
What is happening when something gets "sun bleached"? | The sun's radiation breaks down the molecules that make up the paint or dye. They break down into different molecules that reflect the light differently. That's why things change colour in the sun - sometimes they don't even turn white, they just turn a different colour, because the pigments have been broken down into ... |
On 9/11, why did schools all turn their TVs on and force kids to watch the footage when we don't do this for any other disaster/catastrophe that occurs? Why was this so common? | You're probably too young to remember when JFK was assassinated, but from what I remember at my school, televisions were wheeled into classrooms or the gym and students and teachers stood and watched the news as it unfolded. Noted, this was a small school in Ohio -- I have no idea how the Dallas schools handled it. On ... |
Why is the standard dose of just about all medicines two tablets? Couldn't they just make one that's twice as concentrated? | But what if you needed to give a smaller dose to someone who was physically smaller, or whose body was weaker and couldn't handle a standard dose? A twice as concentrated dose would make it easier for most people, but impossible for other uses. |
ELI5: If "yellow" colored urine is a sign of dehydration, why does the body get rid of that liquid instead of using it to hydrate me? | Because your body isn't *that* efficient at processing water. You aren't a camel. And what's in the urine is more important to get out of your body than keeping that amount of water in is. |
Why do people pray for things if "God has a plan?" | It is said that prayer moves mountains, my takeaway has been that the mountain shall only move if God intended it to be moved. I also believe that it will not be moved if it is not prayed for. I believe this is because we are supposed to show our love of God, and this would be a way to show that love. I don't really ha... |
Why don't monkeys utilize inferior animals? Why do monkeys not ride goats around? | Evolution isn't a linear progression, there are no such things as 'superior' animals, all animals are superior for their respective niches and environments. |
Why do high high court government positions (President, Supreme Court Justices, and etc) get sworn in on a bible when we have separation of church and state? | It's just a symbol. They are affirming an oath. They could do it on any holy book, or any comic book for that matter. It's just no politician is going to swear an oath on a Green Lantern comic. The same is true in court. Bibles are not required there either.Because the separation of church and state don't mean that rel... |
Why is it legal for members of the paparazzi to harass celebrities and sell photos of them without consent? | Photography in a public place is a protected right. If it were made illegal, the negative ramifications would be extreme. However, there should be better laws against harassment by the paparazzi . It's not illegal to sell your photos to whomever you wish, as long as the photos were legally taken and are yours to sell. ... |
The differences between a teaser, a teaser trailer, and an official trailer for a movie. | The one thing you need to know is that there are no official definitions of those terms. They're used very freely by consumers and marketers alike. They're almost interchangeable with one another however there are patterns that tend to appear in each. A teaser can range anywhere from 10 seconds to 2 minutes. It usually... |
Why does paper not burn when put in the microwave? | First of all, paper is dry so it doesn't get heated by a microwave. Second of all it would take quite some time for a microwave to generate enough heat to ignite paper even if it was wet.Because paper has very little water in it and microwaves work by exciting water molecules. |
The concept of slipstreaming in racing | It's easier to imagine in water. Imagine you had someone running in water. They are expending a lot of energy to push it out of the way and is leaving a churning behind them. If you were to run in the churn behind them, you could go the same speed without working as hard. At higher speeds, air works the same way. |
Why do people say IQ tests (new ones) are biased??? | They test for a narrow range of intelligence and don't address the concept of multiple intelligences or that the lens through which the test is portrayed might have a bearing on one's score. |
how do we fall asleep? | Lots of ELI5 posts lately which clearly don't belong here. This post is obviously better suited for /r/askscience |
Why does the U.S. say "Merry Christmas" and the U.K. say "Happy Christmas," and when did this distinction appear? | I think you'll find Merry Christmas is used more than Happy Christmas in the UK and commonwealth nations. Maybe Happy Christmas just isn't used at all inn the US?", 'In UK we tend to say Merry Christmas which leaves you free to wish a Happy New Year. If you Happy Christmas it leaves you nowhere to goI moved to Australi... |
Why, even though New York and Spain are approximately 40° latitudinal, do they have vastly different climates? | Spain is actually a very complicated country. In the Northern Atlantic facing Cantabrian strip of Spain, it's influenced by the North Atlantic current funneling warm moisture from the Florida waters up to the British Isles. This area of Spain has climate just like Ireland, Wales, England, and the French Atlantic coast.... |
Why is push-back from power utilities against solar power such a big deal? | First, it's a benefit to the consumer to sell back to the utility. They DO use solar when they can, and buy from the utility when they cannot. But they also get a credit if they generate too much solar at any given point. The buy-back rules were put in place to incentivize people to add more solar panels. Honestly, it'... |
Why do I want to hold my penis while falling asleep/sleeping? | I'm not sure.. But I cup my vagina or have a hand on a boob quite often. It's just comforting. |
Glasses and visual aids in general are a fairly recent invention. How did people with eye problems manage anything before then? | Most people with impaired vision are not impaired to the point that they couldn't survive without glasses if they had to. One of the big thing people need glasses for is to read small text close by. For most of human history, this would not have been an issue. Not being able to see clearly at long distances is unpleasa... |
How does legalizing a drug lower it's usage? | * people are more likely to seek treatment for addiction* people are less likely to wreck their lives with the cost and legal consequences of drugs, which in turn gives them less reason to use drugs* drugs become more reliable, potent, and available, so people don't feel the need to gorge themselves when they can* peop... |
when looking up a song on youtube on my phone, why do all the results end up only being live versions? | It's been a while since I took a class on the music business, but I think it's cause Youtube needs separate licenses for the performance of both the song and the master , plus separate licenses on top of that for mobile devices as opposed to computers. So to allow live versions they just need to pay off the performance... |
Why does the UFC still use PPV? | It's because the PPV broadcasters put the most money upfront. We have a similar situation here in the UK, where Champions League football is on a pay network. The result is viewing has fallen from millions to thousands, but the broadcaster offered the most money. As long as significant numbers pay for TV services they ... |
Can you detonate a bullet with blunt force? | > can you hit it hard enough to make it fire? This would be much easier with a rimfire cartridge as centerfire would have the primer more protected in the center of the back of the cartridge. Whacking it hard enough should dent it and set off the round. Keep in mind that as it isn't contained in a firearm barrel it wou... |
On a coin toss how is the chance of getting Heads still 50% even after getting 4 Heads in the previous tosses. | Think about a much simpler version of the same problem. Let's say you toss a coin twice. On average you will get 1 head and 1 tail. After you get a tail on the first toss, what are the odds of getting a head on the second toss? By the logic you are stating, then the odds would be 100% that the next toss was a head , bu... |
Why do some people function better in the morning and other function better at night? | _URL_0_This video might help, it's mainly pre-determined in our genes. From an evolutionary point, it would be an advantage to have different sleep patterns to offer protection in a group during the day and night. |
Why are CGI effects so expensive to produce, when they are a virtual tool, that seemingly only requires software? | There's two big costs involved with CGI. First, you've got to pay the artists. It takes time to apply CGI and get it to look right. Often it has to be done frame by frame. It's a lot like painting--having the right paints and brushes does not get you anywhere near the finished product. Taking up many hours of many skil... |
Teeth grinding at night and how it can be so loud. Also how can our jaws clench that hard unconsciously but not awake? | My girlfriend does this. She uses a mouth guard but half the time she takes it out in the middle of the night. Then cuddles next to me and starts grinding away. I don't know what to do I love her but I cannot sleep next when she does this.When you are conscious, there are protective mechanisms that stop you from biting... |
How do all political cartoonists have the same art style and handwriting? | I remember reading that the art style to depic a satire of a figure of power started in the french revolution . And that sort of style, exaggerating the person face and body, as well as framing them in a white background is something globally done to parody politicians or political ideas. |
Why does the Gambler's Fallacy hold true? | when it comes to a random act like flipping a coin, past results are no indicator of future success. that's why it's random. |
Why do so many modern adults have poor spelling/grammar? | Something you should consider is that most people will only develop skills to the extent they are needed. Most people don't need proper grammar and spelling to make their living, so they don't go out and try to learn much more. If you really analyzed your own grammar from the perspective of a English professor, you wou... |
If memory and bandwidth is getting cheaper and cheaper, why have ISPs started capping data more and more? | > why have ISPs started capping data more and more? They want to charge you more money. If you go over the cap, they get to slap you with an extra fee. That's about 80% of it. The other 20% is that fast internet lines are expensive and they don't want to pay to upgrade their lines to faster ones just so everyone can wa... |
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