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How can we assume that people recycle properly? What happens if someone accidentally throws a non-recyclable item into the recycling? | The recycling plant has machines and people to split recycling. Even if it where all recycled properly you still need to put the coke can in the aluminum recycling machine and the coke bottle into the glass recycling machine. |
Why when I put my banana in my lunch bag, does everything taste like banana? | Whilst I can't really answer your question, have you tried a "banana guard" or similar product? Covering it would reduce contact with the rest of your lunch and protect the fruit from bruising at the same time. I do know that bananas release ethylene as they ripen but according to Wikipedia it is a "colorless flammable... |
Would it be possible to change a planet's atmosphere, terrain, etc enough to make it capable of supporting life | The process that you are referring to is called Terra forming. Theoretically it would be possible, though at current times, we struggle just to manage maintaining little national parks. The process of changing another planets atmosphere without drastically changing it too much might be more than we could ever manage.Ye... |
Where do Syrians get their weapons? And why do they still get them? | Many of the weapons spread throughout Africa and the Middle East are remnants of the collapse of the U.S.S.R. There were so many spread throughout the region that when it fell many of the weapons ended up on the black market etc. That is one reason you see so many with AK's. That and AK's are one of the most reliable w... |
Why do Energy Drinks only come in cans while water only comes in bottles, yet pop/soda can go either way? | Having worked in the Soda industry, I remember asking once why Soda bottles expired a lot quicker than soda in cans, and it's due to the plastic deteriorating due to the acid in the beverages. There are a few Energy drinks that come in the plastic bottles, NOS comes to mind, however I'm willing to wager that the gut ro... |
Why does it seem that anywhere you go these days , there is background music playing (gas stations , malls , airplanes) ? | It's mostly a subconscious thing. There is some evidence to suggest that the tempo of the music playing will affect customers behavior. Slow music in a store might cause some customers to slow down and look around, and possibly even buy more. Fast music in a restaurant might cause diners to eat faster so that the table... |
How are sanctuary cities a thing. Why is it not aganist the law to harbour an illegal | It is the federal government's job to enforce immigration law. The states don't need to help out in any way legally speaking. A "sanctuary city" is a city which has an official policy of not helping the federal government, but not obstructing them. If it was illegal to let an illegal alien exist within your city then t... |
Why are front yard fences generally shorter than back yard fences? | Fences are built for many reasons. Back yard fences are often for privacy and/or protection. Front yard fences are often for decoration and property delineation. Also, many communities have restrictions on the height of front yard fences. |
How does washing your hands kill germs? | Generally it doesn't, it just moves the germs away. Kinda like washing mud off your hands doesn't destroy the mud, just moves it elsewere. That's with regular soap. Do not use antibacterial soap. Or antibacterial anything for that matter. Getting rid of germs seems logical , but doing that messes up your immune system,... |
What is exactly social security? | You work, you pay SS. The taxes you pay go to someone else who is receiving SS. When you retire you will be paid by others who currently work. The amount you get paid receiving SS is influenced by the amount of taxes you contributed. SS is facing issues but the worst case scenario is you receive 60-80% what a person wo... |
When humans die our bodies rot. When insects die they just dry up. Why? | Their insides rot. But their 'skeleton' is on the outside, and just like humans, it's the hardest part and resists breaking down the longest. |
Why is there so much Leprosy in India? | First we must consider that India seems to be the origin point of the evolution of leprosy about 2500 years ago. The amount of cases is always highest I around a disease's point of origin. In general, infectious diseases tend to do very well in the warm climate of the tropics. See how malaria remains largely confined t... |
Why is it that our body doesn't prevent us from biting our own tongue? | It tries to. Haven't you ever, mid-bite, had that sudden "Uh oh, danger!" feeling - but then it's too late, the deed is done before you could stop it?', "It does. Think about how many times you have bitten your tongue and how many times you haven't. |
Why do my feet feel sweaty when they get cold? | The feeling of cold and the feeling of pressure, combined, confuses your nerves with the feeling of wet. If you were to step onto a coin in after stumbling awake in the middle of the night, you would at first mistake it for stepping in a wet spot. |
Why do containers that had egg in them bubble and froth so much, even when just rinsed? | Egg whites contain a lot of liquid protein, which forms a thin and strong layer, a temporary membrane that fills with air to make a bubble. |
If someone is using a computer to launch DDoS attacks or do other things on the internet, is it possible to see this activity with a program like Fiddler? | So I assume you have a computer which you think is participating in a DDoS, and want to load something on that computer to confirm or not. You have the right idea, but I don't think Fiddler is the best tool. For Fiddler to see traffic, the originating application, or attack program has to be configured to flow traffic ... |
Why is it so difficult to swallow when you look up, or tilt your head backwards? | Because tilting your head back opens your airway and they can't both be open at the same time. |
Why are there so many seagulls in the local shopping center parking lot even though I'm nowhere near close to the ocean or a large body of water. | Seagull is a common or informal name for many different types birds that are located pretty much everywhere across the planet. The gulls you are seeing are probably ring-billed gulls. They do like to nest near water, but since they can eat pretty much anything, they are commonly found near easy to find food sources.Bec... |
How do Governments pay back trillions worth of debts? | We are perpetually paying off old debt while creating new debt. Debt is basically the total money the US government owes to people who hold government bonds. These government bonds set out a repayment schedule, and the US has never missed a payment since the revolution making it one of the safest investments on earth. ... |
Why do people from SA Asia and Singapore use "LA" in nearly every sentence? What does it means? | Singlish is a mixture of local languages with English and used in informal situations. It's most likely from the Malay suffix *-lah* which makes a verb into a command so it's the imperative. So, if you go out with people and get your food but the waiter has to get the food of the other people you're with, somebody migh... |
How do zero calorie energy drinks work? | > Is is just that there are chemicals in it that inhibit the neurotransmitters that make you feel tired, or something else along those lines? Yeah, pretty much. Stimulants like Caffeine work by basically telling your brain "you are awake" or blocking the signals that say "you are tired" as opposed to actually giving yo... |
A lot of history books talk about the banning of atmospheric tests of thermonuclear weapons in the 60's. Where do they test them now and how is it safer? | When they are tested underground there is very little dust kicked up into the atmosphere. When the Soviet Union tested the largest thermonuclear device ever the physicist in charge deliberately did not make it as powerful as possible because the effects would be too wide spread and long lasting.We don't test them anymo... |
If a heart is stopped (cardiac arrest), how can a shot of adrenaline sometimes work? | If the heart is stopped, you're not going to start it again. A lot of people think that drugs or a defibrillator will start a stopped heart, it won't happen. Epinephrine will cause a slowed heart to speed up as well as increase your breathing rate. It does this by blocking the pancreas' ability to produce insulin and i... |
Why Most Rappers Have the Urge to Say Their Name in Their Music? | Educated guess here but in hip-hop it's very common to feature other artists on a track so it helps the artist gain exposure and let's the listener know who's verse or was when they like it. Also worth mentioning that alot of artists don't put the feature artists name on the track. I'm also sure it has something to do ... |
what technology exists to help us shoot down and protect ourselves from nuclear missiles, and how effective is it? | There are three systems in place by the US. One ship based, that sits near a potential launch site, trying to knock it down as it boosts up, and two land based ones that attempt to intercept the missile later in its flight. None are considered reliable. If anything actually shoots down a missile in a real world scenari... |
Why can't a network host a debate including third party candidates? | Cant get the big guys to play unless forced. I'm sorry but I dont see any of the third party candidates with the type of organizational skills I expect to see from a presidential hopeful. And they've known for nearly a year that this could be a big year for a third party candidate. |
What does it mean when the ingredients of a food product say “natural flavors” ? | If you grow fungis and other microbilogic stuff in a lab you can get all kinds of flavours. Its a missleading term. Technically it is all natural but it doesnt mean the flavour in your orange juice is from oranges |
Why are circuit lines sometimes squiggly? | It is so that every lane takes the same time as the others. They are squiggly because those memory components have a shorter distance than others and to have them all run at the same speed, so to get them to run at the same speed as one thats farther away it has to run a larger distance that is equal to the others.The ... |
From an actual 5 year old; what makes water stick to surfaces? | Polarity. The water molecule is unbalanced, and has an attractive field on the molecular level. This very weak magnetism allows it to cling to things. The reason it clings is the same reason why surface tension exists: water likes to cling to other polar molecules. This means that it likes to cling to itself, as well a... |
Why are There So Many Lost Episodes of KaBlam? | Most of the last season, 4, was un-aired when the show was cancelled. Some episodes were televised as parts of specials and some were not shown due to copy write or standards issues. My unreliable source is the wikipedia article : _URL_0_! |
Do copper sleeves and braces for your body really work? If so, how? | They absolutely don't work at all. But wait, there's more! Ok sadly there isn't, it's just basically a scam, there's no evidence this stuff does anything. |
theres so many types of toothpaste that supposedly do different things, but they all have the same one active ingredient. | There are indeed inactive ingredients that have different benefits, but almost none are significant. The best toothpastes have fluoride, xylitol, no sodium lauryl sulfate. Tom's clean & gentle is a good one, so is Biotene , or Spry/Squigle with fluoride. -dental hygienist.A toothpaste used to reduce temperature sensiti... |
What the difference(s) between a pub, a bar, and tavern? | Bars are typically geared toward alcohol, a pub is geared towards food and alcohol, and a tavern normally is a pub with rooms to rent for nights. I could be wrong, but that's what I grew up thinking :) |
why do we gag when we smell or see something gross? | A wise man once told me, "You know what the difference is between smelling shit and eating shit? Parts per million." |
Why is my cat obsessed with me after taking a shower? | This is an educated guess, but most likely because you have a different smell. Cats have a great sense of smell and identifies other by it, they "know" you because they know your smell and after a shower you are a new "human" that they need to befriend. This is also a reason why if you have two cats and one is taken to... |
In these sanctuary cities, Why are the Mayor and city council not being charged with aiding and abetting a criminal, and harboring a fugitive? | They aren't actually breaking any laws or aiding and abetting anyone. They're just refusing to do the Federal Government's job for them. It's not up to individual local governments to enforce federal law and they can't be forced to if they don't want to. If they were actively preventing federal officials from entering ... |
Before gunpowder weaponry, how were any naval battles fought? | A few diffrent ways. I'd recommend /r/askhistorians for a more complete explanation. There's a few things that were done: 1. ramming other boats, either to breach their hull and to sink them, or to send over troops for boarding actions. 2. Archers stationed on deck firing arrows, either regular ones of fire arrows to k... |
How that tugboat from the front page could pull the ship 10 times it's own size | Tug Boats are basically motors with a ship built around them. One big floating motor designed to move ships.Tugboats are slower and aren't very practical in the open ocean, but they can team up, aim better and even pull a larger boat sideways. They sometimes have a lot of power for their little size, but unlike larger ... |
How does muscle enable us to lift heavier things? | Muscles are made of fibres which contract to make a certain action. For example, a bicep curl. The more muscle, the more fibres. The more fibres you have contracting together, the more force you create. More force allows you to lift more. |
Looking beyond energy independence. How do we (practically) replace the other crude oil derivatives? e.g. asphalt, lubricants, and other hydrocarbon-derived chemicals. | Algae are a candidate for creating hydrocarbons, as well as yeast. With genetic-modification of small organisms being developed and used, it's possible to create microorganisms that can turn sugars into hydrocarbons. _URL_0_ |
Why do school buses have to always stop before railroads on open up to doors to listen? If the gates are up, it should be clear. | Because the gates do not always work, not all rail crossings have gates, and the gates do not always deploy long enough before a train passes for larger slower vehicles to get across should they have some kind of mechanical trouble. This requirement is also for more than school buses. It is required of all buses , and ... |
Why do most Christian groups/people align themselves with the Republican party in the USA when the core beliefs of the religion seem to contradict those of the party? | While gay marriage and abortion are the wedge issues of today, this alliance predates both being big deals. I mean, gay marriage wasn't even on the table two decades ago. For a long time during the Cold War, Republicans liked to cast Democrats as near-communists, and themselves as the bulwark against those atheist comm... |
Do certain characters take up more digital memory space? | A set of rules for representing characters as data is called a **character encoding**, and there exist a number of different ones, so there isn't one unique answer to this question. Some examples: * The oldest encoding in common use is called ASCII, which takes 7 bits per character. One byte = 8 bits, so ASCII fits in ... |
Why do people chop wood? | It is so that the wood fits into fireplaces, cooking stoves, and so that it is easier to stack in a controlled manner. You do not want a burning log to roll out of a fire so you want to give it at least one flat side. |
Why do they remake classic/awesome movies and ruin them? Why don't they take lousy movies and remake them into something good? | It's considered too risky. If a production company has a choice between remaking a classic movie that did well or remaking a crappy movie that did poorly, they're going to go with the classic movie because it comes with guaranteed brand recognition. They don't care whether or not the movie turns out to be good, they on... |
It seems that whenever there's a mass shooting, a SWAT team arrives at the scene almost immediately. What are SWAT teams doing when there's no situation for them to be at? | Looks like it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but it seems that they patrol like normal officers, but their gear may be kept in a special truck so they can travel directly to the scene at the same time as their equipment. _URL_0_It depends on each individual agency's SWAT team. I work for an agency that dispa... |
Why it is metres per second per second instead of metres per second? | 10 m/s^2 is an acceleration, not a movement, it means that for every second, it moves 10 meters per second faster. 10 m = length 10 m/s = speed 10 m/s^2 = acceleration', "You're confusing speed with acceleration . An object can't be moving at 10 m/s^2, but it can be accelerating at 10 m/s^2. If it had no speed initiall... |
Do the flags on the presidential limo or other state cars serve a purpose? | It means the passenger carries rank in person rather than rank in position for the country whose flag the car flies. In practice, that usually means the head of state, chief of government, secretary of state/foreign minister, and some ambassadors. Immunity is subject to a bunch of different agreements between countries... |
Why do we instinctively breathe using the top half of our torso when using the abdomen is apparently healthier? | It's not actually 'wrong'. You 'use' the top half of your torso because it makes space for your lungs to expand. 'Using' your abdomen means that you are consciously focusing your breathing movements on your diaphragm, which is what actually draws your lungs in and out for you to breathe. This can be healthier because i... |
How do holocaust deniers back up their views when there is so much physical evidence, including eyewitnesses still alive, that it occurred? | Keep in mind; this is coming from a jew There are very few people who deny the holocaust completely. The thing that people doubt is the scale at which it happened, and that it was specifically targeted towards jews. They don't trust the official reports, because there's no reason they couldn't have been collectively ov... |
the difference between a scientist and an engineer | In general, a scientist tries to push the boundaries of our understanding of things. The engineer puts our understanding of things into practice. As an example, a chemist might try to figure out why two substances react the way they do, while a chemical engineer will try to figure out a way to make a given substance.Th... |
Why are prostate examinations done by digital penetration of the anus? Doesn't it seem archaic in the 21st century? | Believe it or not, the index finger is an extremely sensitive tool in ascertaining the size, shape, nodularity, and "sponginess" of a prostate. Physicians are specifically trained to do this. Plus, it is fairly harmless to insert a finger into the rectum to examine/feel the prostate. Other diagnostic modalities have mu... |
Why do we listen to songs that depress us when we're upset? Even though we KNOW it only makes things worse? | Does it make things worse? It's genuine psychiatric advice that sometimes you just need to feel shitty. Recognizing you're down and experience it is part of being mentally healthy, if you're always running away from unhappiness you're like to become mentally unwell. |
Why don't McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, etc. do deliveries in the US? | No one would tip the driver. You work for McDonalds, you pay for your own gas/car maintenance. You walk up with a few kids meals and fries which are guaranteed to taste kinda old and soggy, this isn't a whole pizza with special delivery bag that keeps it warm, it isn't a whole meal from a Chinese restaurant, it's greas... |
Why does staring at the sun make me sneeze? | Because you have a photic sneeze reflex, which about 20-30% of people have. The mechanism of action is not well understood. It's possible that wires get crossed in your brain, and that the stimulus of bright light makes your brain think there's something in your nose. |
Why do grownups throw up less than children? | Children are dirty. They don't wash their hands, they're constantly around a bunch of other children that don't wash their hands, they put things in their mouths and generally do everything you're not supposed to do if you want to avoid sickness. They also have developing immune systems that haven't developed antibodie... |
What are brackets, with reference to basketball? | bracket is used to describe certain types of tournaments, not just basketball. It is the chart that lists who is playing whom, and who the winners will play. It can be filled out with predictions of who will beat whom in advance or it may be filled out as the tournament progresses with the actual winners filled in. tl;... |
What happens to someone's money if they get put into an asylum or diagnosed with a serious mental illness? | If someone is found to be legally incomponent, a guardian, usually a family member, is appointed to look after their affairs. |
Why certain checks expire. | All checks expire. It forces people to be prompt about cashing checks. Otherwise, every company could have thousands of dollars of uncashed checks floating around, meaning they have to keep tons of extra money in their checking account just in case. True, most wage workers aren't going to forget to cash a check, but it... |
Why phones can have 8 cores and sometimes more but even most high end computers half only 4 cores. | Even sub $200 processors like the i5-8400 now have 6 cores while AMD offers desktop chips with 16 cores/32 threads so part of the answer is that you simply don't know what is in desktop computers these days. Then there is the fact that while phone processors might advertise 8 cores that doesn't mean 8 *equal* cores. A ... |
Why does mixing lights result in a different color than mixing paint? | Mixing light together is simple addition. Adding red light to green light gives you yellow light, add in blue and get white light. Paint, on the other hand, is about absorption and reflection. Yellow paint absorbs blue light, and reflects red and green. Red paint absorbs green and blue light, and reflects red. Mix them... |
Why is it quieter to pee on the side of the toilet bowl than it is to pee directly on the toilet water | Sound waves are literally just movements of the particles that make up a medium . Situation 1: Your liquid stream hits the solid porcelain side of the bowl. There is nowhere for the force of it to go except to spread out in roughly all directions, and it barely "slices" through the air along the edge of the porcelain i... |
Please explain the current situation in the Middle East simply. | Various peoples have been fighting in that area for thousands of years. After WW2 the area was partitioned up without regard to the local's heritage and things got worse. Add lots of oil money to the equation and it's explosive. |
The whole "registered Republican, Democrat or Independent" thing. | When you register to vote, you can choose which political party you want to be affiliated with. Those lists are sent to the party organizations so they can contact you, and in some states they qualify you to vote in the primary elections for those parties. It's mostly just a convenient time to sign up for party members... |
why is it when you get stabbed by a pencil it leaves a blue mark forever? | You might wanna check it, because if it is there after more than a couple of weeks it means that there is probably something stuck beneath your skin. It isnt dangerous by itself most of the time, but after some time it will be really hard to get out if you have tomos likely, i remember getting stabbed by a pencil by my... |
How breast and bra sizes work | Heed my warning friend! I currently have 5 bras in my bureau. 1 is a 42B, 1 is a 36C, 1 is a 40D, 1 is a 42C, and for shits and giggles 1 is a 38DD. All of these fit me, all are comfortable, and all are different brands. Bra sizing is fucked. I can't just go to a store, find my 'allegedly' correct size, buy it, and exp... |
What would happen if the bombing of the Afghan hospital is in fact a war crime? Who would be punished, and how? | I'm thinking a lot of speeches, angry rants, and strongly worded emails and memos .and not much else, sadly. |
Why are some insects like cockroaches and ants afraid of humans while others like flies and moths are not? | Because you're anthropomorphising them? It's not bravery, you're just thinking about their behaviour in human terms :) **Cockroach:** I'm nocturnal and only come out of my burrow at night. If I can see light it means someone's dug my burrow up so I better escape and hide. **Human interpretation:** Coward! **Ants:** If ... |
Why do tea bags say ‘Do Not Microwave’? | Because you are doing it wrong! You are supposed to put tea into boiling water all at once, not slowly heat it up with the water. It does taste different that way. EDIT: To be clear, you don't put tea in water while it is still boiling, you bring the water to a boil, let it cool a bit, then put it in.Oy vey. I can't be... |
Does the Surface Tension of Water change (increase/decrease), as the surface area changes? | No but the ratio of the effects of surface area can change as the volume increases. Temperature does affect surface tension. Surface tension is a result of molecules of water forming stronger bonds with other water molecules than with air. Therefore, breaking the surface of the water requires breaking some of those bon... |
How are tracking numbers created and how long will it be until UPS, FedEx and USPS run out? | Tracking numbers are randomized numbers and letters, typically in a HexDec system that allows for 16 character numbers, and are typically like in UPS's case, 18 characters long following the 2 character preamble.. This equates to a combination that is as follows: 18^18 = DAMN! or 39,346,408,075,296,537,575,424. That al... |
Does Space Smell Like Anything? | apparently space *does* have a distinctive smell, it has been described as being similar to seared steak, hot metal, and welding fumes. > It is hard to describe this smell; it is definitely not the olfactory equivalent to describing the palette sensations of some new food as "tastes like chicken." The best description ... |
Why does a candle make smoke when blown out but not when it's lit? | The smoke you see is the vaporized wax that is the actual fuel of the candle's flame.The "smoke" is actually fuel, so when the flame is going it is consumed. You can even reignite a candle by touching a flame to the smoke and it will burn back down to the wick.That's not smoke, it's vapourised wax. The wax is still hot... |
How does magnetic shielding work? | A property of magnetism is that it can bend electric fields. So, magnetic shield is used to bend electric fields in such a way that they are largely contained, instead of allowed to propagate freely and potentially cause interferenceThink of it more as a magnetic field conductor. What it does is redirect the magnetic f... |
What happens to your body when you get winded? | You know how walking uphill is harder than walking downhill? Or, how it's more difficult to stretch a spring, and it snaps back to place on its own? For the same reasons, inhaling is more difficult than exhaling. Not so difficult that it requires a lot of effort, but a part of the equation is that empty lungs is your b... |
Why couldn't I rob a bank, serve my jail time, then just have all the money to spend? | Judges always file a restitution order. Which means you are required to pay back what you stole.It's illegal to profit from your crimes. You won't get to keep the money, even if you claim it after you've served your time. This law has interesting consequences, such as when a [famous criminal writes an autobiography]. T... |
Why do we shelter kids from what the real world is like instead of teaching them the reality of it? | Because life in reality is extremely complicated. Children's ability to comprehend the world around them is something that develops gradually as they age. So we simplify things greatly at first and gradually expose the child to the real world more and more as they become more capable of understanding it. |
What's the difference between semiotics and structuralism? | Easy version: Semiotics is the study of signs and signifiers. Structuralism is a critical framework built on a particular theory of semioticsFollow up: ELI5, what is the meaning of life? |
Why isn't a dimensionless number negligible in a calculation if it theoretically has no physical properties | The numbers don't have to have a physical correspondence to nevertheless reflect physical reality. Pi is not negligible, it's a derived ratio. It's required to make the math work. It represents a relationship between certain quantities. That's the whole point of these constants - they were determined based on relations... |
Why is it sometimes easier to remember a word in one's second language? | As someone bilingual, I'd say that sometimes some words more accurately represent what you're trying to say in one language than the other. More accurate!", 'For me it is linked to what I am thinking about. I use English a lot for college and I tend to think in English for all the work related stuff. Also: While speaki... |
Why does a video on YouTube take so much longer to load than a porn video that's 4 times as long? | The porn company knows you're not gonna last the extra 5 seconds it takes a video to load. |
What's causing the global markets to drop so rapidly? | directly? people wanting to sell their assets and reasons for that are plenty: economical situation, evaluation of different assets, wars, trust and many other different things |
Why dogs thump their feet when they enjoy getting scratched. | it's an involuntary reaction. Kinda like your own patellar reflex (as in when you get tapped on the knee and your leg kicks. It's called the scratch reflex, when something irritates the skin in that area the dog just tries to scratch it. The thought is that it developed as a way to help counter insects and other irrita... |
When a scammer gives me the account number to transfer funds, why can't we just notify the police and have them arrested? | Aside from the fact that you have no proof , they are often in other countries. You're asking for international law enforcement cooperation on no solid evidence for a crime that any fool can commit. |
Why are there so many sub genres of music that are never heard of or talked about? | Everything ever has way more depth than you would expect. There's enthusiasts for everything that can talk for hours about a small aspect that you never gave a second thought to. Like favorite text editor, wine vintage, or metallurgic composition of a knife. |
According to people who blame the Jews for killing Jesus--why do they even think that Jesus' death was a bad thing? | Because it's an easy justification for being mean to the Jews, which was "in vogue" for about two millennia. Anyway, it isn't really that they *killed* Jesus, it's that they rejected his teachings. As you may or may not know, Jesus was targeted by a group of Jewish religious leaders for spreading what they considered b... |
If Girl Scout Cookies were created as a fundraising tool why are they only sold in a really small window of time each year? | If its only available in short supply/period of time, you get to jack up the price, making it very cost effectiveFarts , if they make their product seem rare more people will want it when it is available. See the diamond industry for a larger scale examplealso not all girls scouts sell at the same time to handle produc... |
Why airline tickets in the US are so damn expensive? | That's funny. Here in Canada we think of the US as a cheap country for flying. One member of parliament once pointed out that it was cheaper sometimes for him to fly from his home in BC to Singapore than to fly to his workplace in Ottawa.Most of the airlines have struggled to make money as of late, and as a result have... |
How do I determine order of atoms | I believe we put the less electronegative agents first, followed by the more electronegative ones. Electronegativity is an atom's tendency to attract electrons. So for single atoms, the farther to the right they are, and the higher up, the more electronegative . Oxygen and fluorine are the most electronegative, while a... |
If I was driving at 100km/h and crashed into a car in front that was going 90km/h, would the impact be equal to crashing into something stationary at 10km/h? | Yes, the initial impact would be like 10km/h. However, if the initial impact causes loss of control , the following impact with the scenery will *not* be like 10km/h!It's like they say, "it's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end" So in this case, its not the impact with the car in front of you t... |
Why are there different research funding organizations for different types of cancer? | We know the root cause of cancer, cells that multiply uncontrollably due to some sort of mutation or defect. Each type of cancer requires different methods to treat however due to the nature of the type of cell infected.The problem is that cancer isn't a singular disease - it's an umbrella term that describes a multitu... |
Considering all the different elements of sound, how is audio translated into binary so that a computer can understand what it's processing? | As complex as sound.. uh.. *sounds*, really your ear drum is interpreting all those various sounds into one wave form. That is because you have one ear drum in each year, and it has only so many dimensions. It's really a matter of how much pressure, and how fast, the ear drum is vibrating. When we first started studyin... |
Why is fish (or sea food) so much softer than mammal meat? | Basically fish have less collagen that attaches muscle to bone because fish don't need the skeleton to support them because they swim in the water every day. Also their muscle fibers are shorter that's why when you eat fully cooked fish you notice the pieces fall apart in consistent chunks.unlike a pig or cow, Fish do ... |
Why does my skin feel so sensitive and why do my muscles ache when I have a cold? | One of the main reasons that your body aches when you are sick, like with a cold is that your body's immmune system is producing plenty of anti-bodies.These anti-bodies also produce histamines which typically dilates blood vessel near an infection, this allows for more of the body's defences to get at the infection. Th... |
If cracking your knuckles is pockets of air escaping, how does the air get in and where does it go? | It doesn't go anywhere. When you crack your knuckles you stretch out the sacks of fluid that act as cushions but they don't break. Stretching them creates a vacuum inside which pulls any dissolved gasses out. That's the cracking sound, the bubbles just stay inside that sack and eventually dissolve back into the fluid. |
Why is blackmail illegal? | its coercion or extortion involving a threat of harm or slander. youre basically demanding money under threat of harm. |
How is disney not a monopoly? | To be a monopoly, you have to control all of the commerce in your given market. Microsoft was thought to be a monopoly in the past because they controlled ~95% of the PC OS market. Disney is in the entertainment market. Even after the merger, they won't even control 50% of that market, much less the > 75% you really ne... |
Who creates the, I assume mostly not real, computer programs we see characters using in films and are they actually functional? | I would guess it's just added post production via a cgi program. No reason to write a fake program when all you need is something to just look like a program sense nobody has to use it outside of a scripted scene |
If our skin cells are constantly dying and being replaced how do tattoos remain on our skin forever? | > If our skin cells are constantly dying and being replaced how do tattoos remain on our skin forever? The ink is injected *below* the skin that is constantly being sloughed offSkin has three layers. Epidermis , dermis , and subcutaneous . Tattoo ink goes into the dermis.Also, and correct me if I'm wrong, but the ink d... |
What does it mean it mean to be "in shape" physically, and what does my body actually do if I'm in shape? | "In shape" is just another way of saying that you exercise with some regularity and your diet is good; you're not obese. Being too much or too less of anything is detrimental to your health, and being in shape is that balance for someone where they are not obese and scoffing down processed foods 24/7, and it provides y... |
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