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Did those mentioned in the Panama Papers perform illegal actions? | Depends on the country's laws, but the whole point was that they were exploiting loopholes. As in, they followed the letter of the law, but not the spirit. The money they made was intended to be taxed and used in other ways probably, but through a proper but legitimate misunderstanding of the law, they were able to do ... |
Why did US decide to go for 'Presidential Republic' system instead of 'Parliamentary Republic' system ? | 1) When the US left Great Britain, the monarch still had much more power than they do now, the transition to the modern constitutional monarchy was far from complete. By leaving when they did, and then codifying it in a written constitution, they missed the ensuing European development. 2) Constitutionally, Congress is... |
the physical difference between a video camera and a still camera. Also, how do the hybrids differ from the single task models? | There's very little difference between the two . Many still photo cameras can also take video and vice versa. The key is that to do video, the camera must be capable of moving images from the sensor to memory rapidly, and must have the memory capacity to store many frames. Some hybrids can only take relatively low fram... |
How do these 8/16/32/64k-demos work? how
can you put all that information and animation in
such a small file? | I'm ignorant of the general computery stuff involved, but it's like this: the file doesn't actually contain the stuff which is to be shown. It contains HOW to MAKE the stuff which is to be shown. ELI5 analogy time. Say I want to have an awesome home video of me driving across the country. I could get a video camera, se... |
how did generals in ancient battles send commands readily and accurately I the battles? | Quite simple: they didn't. Commands could be given by pre-arranged signals, via drums, bugles, flags, etc. You could send a courier to deliver orders to a commander, or something similar, but getting commands delivered in a timely accurate fashion was a major issue for a lot of history. There are multiple battles and e... |
The green frog-guy meme I keep seeing from r/The_Donald in /All | It is Donald Trump photoshopped together with the meme [Pepe]. No one really has any idea why Pepe got popular in the first place, it originated on 4chan years ago and quite frankly is probably the most long lived meme in meme history. As for what it means no one knows. As for why it is on there, well, r/the_Donald is ... |
Since the Earth is so hospitable to life, then why isn't there multiple origins of life/ multiple coexisting trees of life? | The conditions on Earth at present are very conducive for sustaining life, but not for life to originate. The theory of life that is well accepted is primary abiogenesis and then biogenesis ever since. The first molecules of life originated from non living substances then these living molecules started self replicating... |
How do multi-room audio systems sync music? | Imagine that you want to tell a lot of people in different places in the world to say something out loud at the exact same time. "Exactly at noon, start the speech." Networked audio systems work kind of the same. The control unit sends out a message to all of the sound producing devices saying "this is what I expect yo... |
How come ICBMs can’t be shot down? Are they undetectable or are they just going to fast? | They can be shot down sometimes. Test under ideal conditions are ok-ish at shooting down ICBMs but it's never been done during an actually attack so we don't really know how effective missile interception would be when it mattered. Missiles are small and moving very fast. Intercepting a missile is like trying to shoot ... |
How do they make unique signals for car alarm/lock remotes | The "key" emits a series of timed pulses. The car recognizes only one patternThe exact system varies from manufacturer to manufacturer and even from one model of car to another. One system I'm familiar with is Microchip Corporation's Keeloq technology. This basically uses a "rolling code" to encrypt the data that gets ... |
How do you safely get rid of nuclear waste? | Put it in strong barrels, put barrels in a cave that isn't near a water source. Hope the barrels don't leak for many many many many many many years. |
What is the biological purpose of blue eyes? | Pro tip: not every trait we have had a purpose. There's no rule staring that just because something evolved, it's useful. Blue eyes are merely a mutation that wasn't detrimental enough to be selected against. |
how to best use my credit card to build credit. | Unless you have bad credit and are trying to turn it around as quickly as possible or if you are trying to eek out those last 5 points to put you over 800, the only thing you really need to worry about is make sure you aren't late paying your card. It won't really hurt to carry a balance or to not carry one. Also, it d... |
Why does practically every website still have trouble handling high traffic volumes even when they're expecting it? | Servers have a finite amount of processing power. The only way to increase your capacity is to get MORE servers or upgrade the hardware of existing servers. This is an expensive proposition and takes work to do. It doesn't make much sense unless you're expecting to have to handle this sort of volume a lot. |
Is our moon moving away from Earth? If so, what's causing it? | The moon recedes from Earth at about 4 centimeters per year. In other words, Apollo 11 would need to travel about 2 meters farther if it were launched today. It has to do with tides. Earth's gravity pulls on the moon, but the moon's gravity also pulls on the earth. So the moon doesn't really orbit the earth: both bodie... |
What's going on with Netflix and Verizon? | Verizon has a lot of pipes. Netflix traffic uses a large portion of those pipes, because HD video. [A US Appeals Court] recently ruled that Verizon can charge Netflix more because it uses more pipes, which makes a lot of tech people upset, because it allows ISPs to decide what content is worth having on the internet. V... |
How is all the debris in space and other stuff orbiting earth not a bigger problem? | Its all super far apart and would take more resources than the objects are worth to collect them and orbital decay HAS already been calculated. |
Why do we have to cook things with a low flame for a long time. Why not a high flame for a short amount of time? | Large flame means high temperature. High temperature means the outer layer of food might burn before the inside has been heated up. Low temperature takes more time, but gives you much more even cooking.So the heat disperses throughout the item. This makes it more evenly cooked and ensures all food reaches a safe temper... |
Why do people like Warren Buffet continue to try and make as much money as possible, when they have so much that they could never spend it all? | When you control massive wealth you can do things nobody else can do. You get called by Presidents and Potentates when they need help or want your opinion. You get invited to the most interesting secret meetings where the strings that move the world are pulled. You get a seat behind the curtain. Being an active investo... |
why do they even allow people's cars to go over 140 mph? | Consumers demand acceleration. That requires a powerful engine. Consumers demand fuel economy. That requires a tall gear ratio that keeps a car at speed at low engine RPM, meaning it's consuming less fuel. What happens when you combine that powerful engine at HIGH RPM with that tall gear meant for low RPM at highway sp... |
How come you can only get bigger muscles on a calorie surplus? | Building muscles is like building a house, you need to build it out of something. By exercising you are giving your cells orders to build a building. Proteins are like the bricks for the building, the cells can just stack em together and make a building. You can turn other things into bricks, but that takes time and ef... |
Why do we experience emotions that we consciously recognize as illogical or ridiculous? | Think of it this way. Our body has pain receptors that cause a feeling that 90% of humans hate and can't stand. Pain. They do this so that we realize we need to stop doing something that causes our bodies injury. A defense mechanism, if you will. Our brains eventually become conditioned to avoid things that cause pain ... |
if there is no sound in space, is there no sound in the shuttle once at a certain point above earth? Tl;dr how does sound in space work? | Sound is vibration in a fluid . In space there is no air, so sound cannot be created. In space shuttles, there is an air tank so the astronauts can breathe, and this allows them to talk.Sound waves are a vibration in a medium. That medium is usually air, but it could also be water or many other things. In space there i... |
What makes something louder? | Sound is a "vibration" of the air. The frequency of the vibration gives you the pitch of the sound. The amplitude of the vibration gives you loudness. To make sound with a speaker, there is a membrane that vibrates according to an electric signal. So let's say it vibrates 2000 times per second . If it pushes 1/8th of a... |
why do people scream when they are in pain? | To warn others in the area of danger, and/or to call for help. Which such basic instincts as these, think of stone-age hunters in the long grass, hunting gazelle and trying to avoid tigersNot everyone does. Down the hall from my office is a surgery room where spine injections are done daily. They are painful but I woul... |
How do archaeologists know who a certain skeleton in a tomb is? | You know how we place tombstones on graves with inscriptions on them? They did that back in ancient times as well. Only the inscriptions were on and inside the tombs. |
How data from my doctor visits and prescriptions reach the macro level to improve treatments for other people in the future. | This is currently being done in the health care industry. Health insurers have the information of what illness you have, what treatments you have received, how often you go back to be retreated, and what other symptoms you develop. This is independent of where you get treatment. From millions of data points they can de... |
What's the difference between Muslim and Islamic? | Islam is the religion and Islamic means related to Islam. Muslims are worshipers of the Islam religion So Islam would be similar to Christianity as Muslim would be similar to Christian', "Mostly, the two words are interchangeable, except with regards to people. **Interchangeable example:** - The archaeologists unearthe... |
How does SIDS work? | Typically, there is not anything obviously wrong physiologically with an infant who died of SIDS. That's basically part of the definition - SIDS is the diagnosis when no one can figure out a reason for the infant to have died. The exact cause is still unknown and there might be a variety of causes. There has been a lot... |
How do sweets create cavities? | Sweets contain glucose and the bacteria in your mouth digest the glucose and produce acid. The acid eats through the enamel and then you get cavities. |
Why is it that ill have a tone in my head and then when I try and hum or sing it, it comes out completely wrong? | There's a chance you're tone deaf, but there's also a chance you'll manage with training. Tone deafness appears to be caused by some fault in the brain . |
How come almost everyone trusts their government blindly? | Really? Do they? Any time there is an election, people arrive in droves to either keep their party in or vote them out. Even if they get to stay in, there is still a vast number of people who voted against them. Doesn't that imply there is a huge percentage of the population who *don't* trust them? Also just because yo... |
If a high protein and heavy resistance training is the key to putting on muscle, how do horses and other animals do it ? | Grain has a lot of carbs, but it also has an appreciable amount of protein. It's actually not too uncommon for human weightlifters to eat more cabs than protein, as well. Since horses evolved as herbivores, I don't know that they would be able to digest those high protein sources properly. Also, while they aren't tradi... |
How does charcoal mellow whiskey? | It's very similar to a Brita water filter . Activated charcoal has enormous surface area for its weight, and it's mostly made up of carbon atoms. Carbon adsorbs many materials quite well, but especially other carbon chemicals. Since most of the unpleasant chemicals found in alcohol are carbon based chemicals, charcoal ... |
How does the information travel through cords to make sound on speakers? | As electrical voltages and currents. If you put a 1 kHz AC current on the wire, it causes the speaker to move at 1 kHz, which causes the air to move at 1 kHz, which makes you hear a 1 kHz tone. To play more complex sounds, you just put a more complex electrical current on the wire that matches the shape of the sound. |
When I ssh from one computer to another, what is actually happening? | SSH is sort of a "Command/Text" version of Remote Desktop, allowing you to make a tunnel connecting to your computer, and log in to it and run commands. After both machines connect successfully , the sshd process on the remote computer connects to a new TTy socket, and runs whatever commands it should run . All standar... |
What happens if an astronaut working on the exterior of the space station happens to lose grip on whatever they're holding on to? | This is why they tether themselves. If they were untethered and drifted out of reach of the station then not all would be lost, though. Many EVA suits include small thrusters that the astronaut can use to maneuver around. These could be used to push them back towards the ship. Alternatively, if desperate, they could th... |
what are the ways in which money can be pumped into the economy (by Govt.)? | Public works projects are a great tool to re-distribute money into the local economy. It uses taxpayer dollars to fund construction projects across the country. It makes the infrastructure strong as well as providing jobs and work experience to the masses. The Hoover Dam was created doing this. The good thing about thi... |
If "Ren and Stimpy" was geared towards adults, why was it on Nickelodeon? | Because no 'adult' stations would pick it up, so they cleaned it up and pitched it as a kids show. I think the same thing happened with spongebob |
What Obama Just Said, Explained | "Our government will be spending less" We should include here that Keynesian economics recommend *increasing* spending in a recession. So while we will be helping lessen our debt, this might not be the best time to do so.He said that domestic spending will be the lowest it's been since Eisenhower. Does that mean social... |
Why does mental illness seem more common today? | Because gradually people are becoming more open and accepting of discussing mental illness, so it seems more common when the general population assess their own mental state in a more open minded manner. It has always been this common, but people didn't talk about it.Because people take it more seriously. Just like the... |
Some terms about sustainble development. | > Ecological footprint How large an area you need to give humans a certain level of comfort, and still allowing the earth to regenerate. It's measured by the amount of land required to make everything you consume, as well as handling the waste. We currently use about 1.5 times the area of the world, so the earth isn't ... |
Are humans inherently built to form a two pyramid social hierarchy (less people at the top, less resources at the bottom), or is it just a consequence of historical events? | I think it's just human nature, once the most powerful people in a group don't know everyone in the group personally anymore, it becomes easier to fuck them over for their own benefit. Bands tend to be more collectivist, with perhaps a "big man" leading, but as the group gets larger into tribes which could be several s... |
$19 trillion deficit in federal budget. | The federal deficit is the difference between the amount of money the government receives and and the amount it spends. In 2015, that is $583 billion dollars; and it is projected to be $474 billion dollars in 2016. $19 trillion is much closer to the US National Debt, which is currently about $18.3 trillion dollars. The... |
What happens if you are morbidly obese (1000 pounds) and starve yourself? | There was a study where a man who was morbidly obese took supplements and didn't eat for a very long time. He eventually got skinny, then died in his 40s. Moral being proper diet and exercise is the better route |
How does newly minted currency enter circulation? | They send them to banks and major companies, banks stop giving out old currency , over time, the new currency will be passed about so much that it's just part of the system |
What happens to Greece now that the bailout extension has been denied? | The party currently in power promised end the austerity measured imposed on it by the EU, and it promised it would no leave the euro. It will have to break one of those promises. Note that Greece has always had the option to honor the existing deal, and get additional bailout money. They current gov't doesn't want to, ... |
How does a dam decrease water flow downstream if it does not take away any water? | The decrease of water flow isn't the problem. The problem is that it's not a consistent flow anymore.[Here] you can read about it. |
How do poor people *legally* immigrate to the United States? | [This image goes into some detail about it] Essentially if you don't have family here, and you're not skilled it's essentially impossible to become a citizen, barring something like being granted refugee status. |
Why do more serious wounds, like surgery wounds have drainage durring the healing process? | It is a deep wound. This is not the same as most wounds we get which are surface wounds without a push, non penetrating wounds. Of course we can imagine many accidental wounds which are penetrating, or non accidental such as being stuck with a shiv multiple times. But the majority of accidental wounds are skin puncture... |
Why is the male crotch's color a little different from the rest of the body? | Male genitalia - and the pubic area in general - have a higher concentration of the pigment melanin than the rest of the body. This accounts for a darker color.[Here's] an older thread. And it's not just males.ELI5 why is my crotch the same color as the rest of my body? |
How is it No purchase necessary on those boxes you must open to win? | Generally, there is a mail-in or online method to enter the contest, sweepstakes, or giveaway. Read the fine print on the box, and there is usually a brief description of how to enter without a purchase. If it's not there, sometimes they put it inside the box , or just have the information on their website or available... |
how can BP pay a ~$20bn USD fine if their annual profit is only ~$4 bn USD? | The simple answer is that BP has $32 Billion in cash and short term investments on hand to pay off the $20 Billion it owes. Also possible that BP will pay some fraction of the total amount it owes each quarter or each year for the next decade or two. |
Why does Soda cost so much less than water? | Does it? I get water out of my tap for about 700 gallons for a dollar. Bottled water is more expensive because it's been found that people are willing to pay that much for convenience, but water itself is quite cheap in the US at least.Because you already have extraordinarily-cheap tap water, so the bottled stuff has t... |
How much more light we will get if the moon is coated in mirror-like surfaces ? | About eight times as much. The reflectivity of astronomical bodies is called albedo. An albedo of 0 means the object reflects no light, and 1 means it reflects all light. The moon's albedo is 0.12, meaning it reflects about one eighth of the light that hits it.This video by Vsauce explains exactly what you are asking, ... |
why is it that sometimes in the city I live in I see pigeons with toes missing or just swollen knobs for feet quite frequently? | Pigeons in cities are in contact with a lot of dirt and bacteria from litter and such. As a result they often succumb to infections which rot their feet _URL_0_They can also get their feet tangled in things like fishing lines, cutting off the circulation and damaging their feet |
Do people of a darker skin complexion attract more sunlight and because of that are hotter outside in the sun? | Technically, yes. Melanin is the pigment that gives people a darker complexion, and therefore absorbs more heat. This might seem counterintuitive, but ultimately, the heat is not the damaging factor here, UV is. Melanin helps to dissipate UV radiation, thereby helping prevent skin cancers. Its production is stimulated ... |
Why doesn't Cypress export its oil to "keep their heads above water" | Cyrpus didn't seize money, the EU suggested they do that and they voted not to do it. They don't have oil to export, at least not yet. > Even if they dont have the technology or infrastructure, it seems that you could leverage a loan based on future oil sales. This is exactly what's being proposed, but like in most cas... |
If a human traveled at the speed of light, would they die instantly? If so how fast can a body like a human or animal travel before they get destroyed? | Nothing made of matter can travel at light speed. Full stop. However, we could conceivably get close with no issues, so long as you didn't accelerate too quickly for the human body to survive. Edit: or run into anything, but given that space is quite empty |
Why does the United States military have bases in other countries but other countries don't have bases in the United States? What are the odds of another country putting a base in the US? | A lot of countries host bases for other countries. There are a few advantages to this. First - Base leases usually come with money. Most countries like to have money come in. Second - Base leases usually come with favors or otherwise improve relationships between the countries. Want to influence a powerful country? Hos... |
Why does commercial real estate stay vacant when they could just lower the price of rent? | Commercial real estate often deals with long-term leases - 5 years rather than the 6-12mo leases you see with residential. There is often a significant amount of work that will be done, often by the land lord, customizing the space for the needs of a new client. Also, in business, you seldom want to deal with the custo... |
Why does "End Now" rarely work? | "End now" is basically the same thing as trying to close the program by clicking the "X" in the top corner. It's the operating system sending a message to the program that says "hey, stop what you're doing please." If the program's already frozen, that means it's not taking any commands. It's caught in some sort of iss... |
Why does CISPA keep coming back? | It only takes a single Congressperson to introduce a bill. There's no reason to believe that CISPA is going to go anywhere, but there's no way to stop one of the 425 members of the House of Representatives from introducing it.Because the companies behind the bill very much want to see it happen so they have no reason t... |
How do you reverse engineer the ingredients of a chemical formula? | Well, you can use a gas chromatograph to measure the different elements and ions in the mystery substance. That's not totally enough information, so then you 'd have to look at how those "lego blocks" might be arranged in a stable molecule. Sometimes there are a couple of possibilities. When you get it down to a list o... |
Why are we adverse to rats? | Where there are people, there are rats. Where there is waste, there are more rats. While rats are fairly clean animals, they are often seen searching through waste for either food, or a place to live. As a result people often associate them with filth. After the Plague the association between Rats, Death & Disease stre... |
Why does the giant ice cube in my cocktail melt at a nonuniform rate? | The ice probably has air in it, even if it is pockets smaller than a bubble and therefore hard to see. |
If espresso is essentially concentrated coffee why is it less acidic? | The resulting liquid has much less time to absorb any acidity from the grounds. Since you are sending pressurized steam through the grounds instead of just letting hot water drip through them, it results in a less acidic brew |
If a bedroom has a 60 watt lightbulb and one of the walls is a full-length mirror, does the reflection become like a 2nd 60 watt bulb? | No the light of the lamp goes in all directionsThe reflection on the mirror is just a fraction of the light from the original light source |
why do the progressive states keep middle/southern america around? | There does not exist any sort of way to "ditch" states. We even fought a civil war, at great cost of life, to prevent it from happening. The only way to make it possible for a state to leave the union would be to pass a constitutional amendment, which would require 75% of the states to agree to it. And trust me, that's... |
How does stainless steel remove smell of garlic off your hands? | The volatile compounds that cause the smell in garlic, onions, etc. are sulfur-based. Most stainless steel in kitchens contains chromium. The chromium oxide attracts the sulfur molecule and draws it off of your skin |
ELI5: Why does Windows let me in instantly if I enter my password correctly, but take anywhere from ten seconds to a full minute to recognize when I type it incorrectly? | This is actually done on purpose. The computer knows right away that the password is wrong, but it forces a waiting period before allowing you to try again to prevent someone from being able to sit at your computer and rapidy test dozens of different passwords to try to brute-force their way into your accountAs others ... |
Why does the 5th amendment say that people can't be a witness against themselves in a court of law? | > Was there a history of asking defendants to testify against themselves? Not so much "asking" as "torturing into confessing." I'll try to dig up an old law review article about it, but that clause was largely created in response to what has been seen as coercive attempts to force people to testify against themselvesWi... |
How can hardcore Christians be against both birth control AND abortion when preaching abstinence doesn't work? | Because how well the policy works doesn't matter to them. Abortion is a sin, contraception is a sin so the only available birth control option without being a sinner is abstinence. The fact that this policy causes a lot of pain and suffering, creates generations of perpetually poor people and that abstinence education ... |
Why is radioactive waste such a massive problem? Why can't we just shoot it into space? | Because there is a lot of waste, space travel is expensive and if a rocket fails you get showered in radioactive waste. Maybe once we have a space elevator installed that would be a viable option.It isn't a real problem. The issue is people not understanding nuclear power and having an irrational fear of anything with ... |
What is so special about kobe beef, and why european or american herds can't produce it? | Just like there are different breeds of dogs, there are different breeds of cows. Kobe beef comes from a Wagyu cow. European or American farms can't produce it because Kobe beef comes from Kobe. If it doesn't come from Kobe, it's not Kobe beef. Same thing applies to Champagne. Champagne is a region in France. Sparkling... |
Can foreign corporations and individuals spend money in US elections (PACs/advertising)? | Strictly speaking, no, they're not allowed to. However, there's the potential for foreign money to be funneled through a shell corporation organized in the US to a nonprofit, which would mask the source of the money. The courts have basically said that that's consistent with provisions which disallow non-citizens from ... |
Why do credit card companies that offer those "5% cash back" deals that require users to activate a different category each quarter need to be so secretive/mysterious what the future categories are? | The idea of those promotions is to get you to put more money on your credit card - you're supposed to think "Ooh, I can save money on *x*, but I 'd better buy it now!" If they announce those promotions in advance, it encourages you to put off purchases instead, which is the opposite effect of what they want.Probably to... |
Explain to me what reverse racism is, LI5 | Racism is preferential treatment based on race, typically by a majority against a minority. Reverse racism is preferential treatment based on race, by a majority against *in favor* of a minority, to avoid the appearance of regular racism. For example, let's say two people are up for a promition, a white guy with 10 yea... |
How did we go about laying all of the underwater cables for the internet? Are they laying on the ocean floors or are they floating in the water? | Giant spools are laid doing using boats starting from each end point and meeting at some specified destination. The cables are dug a few feet under the sand. Here's a good Gif showing how it's done. _URL_0_ |
How does a “power nap” give you more energy than waking up slightly later? | I think a lot of people forgot the ELI5 here. I'll try my best to make this understandable: When you go to sleep you go through different stages of sleep. The first ones clean out your brain a tad bit, making you have less of the hormones which makes you sleepy. The next stage makes you fall In a deeper sleep, where yo... |
Why does a small dome light drain a huge car battery over night, yet a couple of AAAs can power a significantly more powerful, non-LED headlamp for days? | A car starter motor takes a lot of power. It has to turn over the engine enough times to cycle every piston and try to start each spark plug firing properly. You can leave a light on in your car for a day or two, but it'll drain the battery down too much to have enough power to turn the engine over. Plus you have to re... |
How is it that we can drink a lot of liquid and still be dehydrated? | You have this hormone called anti diuretic hormone that binds to a certain part of your nephrons in your kidneys. ADH enables your kidneys to reabsorb more water as opposed to keeping it filtered and headed toward the bladder. Those beverages block ADH and that extra water is not absorbed thus you are peeing more and a... |
How do elevator systems determine which elevator to send when there are multiple that are equidistant away? | The scheduler will find all elevators that are idle or moving in the proper direction already. From there, it will score them for which one should go. The score is going to be mostly distance based, but it could also be programmed to favour an elevator in motion. It may also factor in some sort of 'wear and tear' facto... |
Why can hunters kill bucks freely but require a permit to shoot does? | Well, I'm not sure you can hunt anything without a permit, but let's put that aside. They don't release permits for female deer, as they are critical in breeding, and it's a 1 to 1 relationship. ie: for every 1 new dear, it needs it's own mom. A buck can mate with many does, so if there are fewer bucks the population w... |
Following on from the blood type question, please ELI5 whether there's any truth to the theory that different blood types should eat different foods. | No. Food you ingest is broken down to components way before it comes into contact with your bloodstream. Even then, blood only carries it to target cells and the antibodies on the red blood cells have nothing to do with food components such as glucose molecules . Those molecules are in your blood just for the ride - to... |
How does having a higher than normal blood-alcohol content level impact what kind of medical care a person gets when they have a serious injury or medical emergency? | Alcohol is technically a poison, and has a lot of different effects depending on time of exposure. Immediate alcohol poisoning is one issue, long term alcohol abuse has others. Some immediate effects are:- thinned blood: Your blood flows more easily and will clot slower. Doctors will therefore be more cautious with sur... |
Why is it that most if not all torrents for major games are no longer on popular torrent websites after only a few months of release? | Honestly, your not looking hard enough. A quick search on TPB turned up what your friend was looking for. For brand new games they need to be cracked first. That usually happens pretty quick. But once a developer sees it up their going to find a way to bring it down. Or set up a nice honey pot. Not all developers are l... |
Why does hydrogen peroxide make your skin itchy? | Hydrogen peroxide is quite a reactive molecule, commonly used as a disinfectant in low concentrations for cuts as it kills bacteria. It is also a really good bleaching agent. Unfortunately, hydrogen peroxide will also react with skin, especially in higher concentrations and can cause unwanted reactions. When these unwa... |
Why people get happy when there is water on another planet, isn't it possible that aliens could live without water? | We can divide up all possible life into two categories: life that needs water, and life that does not need water. We know the first group exists, because we, and all other life on earth, are part of that group. The existence of the second group is pure speculation. So while no one denies the possibility of the second g... |
How does radiation work? What is it that kills you? | Think of it as a machine gun shooting through you. The bullets are so small they go through the cell membrane and rip your DNA apart. |
Why does a dehydrated brain cause a headache? | Your body is filled with veins and arteries, including your brain. These veins and arteries can get wider or thinner depending on what’s going on . If you have WAY too little water, the veins and arteries shrink so much that your brain shrinks, and tugs on your skull. Source: google why dehydration headache, website me... |
why does store bought child cut turkey taste so different from thanksgiving turkey? | Deli meats are made by taking the meat and mashing it up, adding spices and squeezing it into a tube shape. So the meat texture is going to be quite a bit different then cutting it right off the bird. And the flavour largely comes from the spices and cooking technique not the meat itself. _URL_0URL_1_ |
Why is it that food has to be refrigerated to keep it from germs, but if our body catches a cold it gets germs? | When our bodies get cold, our immune systems get weaker. So cold viruses have a better chance of infecting us . As for food, bacteria tends to breed best between 40-140°F . So it's best to keep food below 40°F |
How understanding some basic psychology and realizing the subconscious reasons behind your thoughts influences what you think | Probably depends on the person. For some people, recognizing that you are embedded within physics and biology, that you have the psychological drives that you do because your ancestors were selected by evolution accordingly, can apparently be a real hit to the self-esteem. All your perceptions and thoughts are governed... |
How did we receive images captured by The Voyager I? | Radio waves. It sends it by a transmitter and then very big receivers pick it upThere is nothing else out in that direction emitting signals on the wavelengths they are using which makes it fairly simple to talk to space craft. Edit:[relevant link] |
In regards to weight loss, why is it better to mix resistance training with cardio instead of only doing cardio? | In regards to weightloss gym is grams, what you eat is kilos.If you want to loose weight, eat properly.I do gym 6 times a week, and my proper weight loss didn't start until i get a proper healthy diet. ChickenFishEggsMeatVegestables.WaterNo or little salt.Clean spices.No oils or sauces. I went down 37kgs so far after i... |
What would happen if an adult injected themselves with fetal blood? | What is this question even? If the blood type were compatible, nothing would happen unless the adult needed a blood transfusion. In that case it would help. If the blood type is incompatible, it will reject, and *bad things* happen. Please don't harvest or try to harvest fetal or infant blood. They need it more than yo... |
What is the point of the hymen? | In females, much of the reproductive system is formed from structures called the Mullerian ducts. Males have these ducts during development, but they eventually atrophy . As a result, males don't have a great example of an equivalent structure. In females, the Mullerian ducts are used to form the uterine tubes, uterus,... |
How blood is tested to identify the owner, given there are 7 billion potentials. | You don't really use it to identify the owner, unless you already have their DNA on file. You would generally use it to compare one set of blood to another |
Is there a good reason why we need to wear socks with shoes? | Reduce friction. Absorb sweat. Keep insides of shoes cleaner, fresher. Adjust fit of loose shoes. I've searched tha seven seas fer an answer. Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained: 1. [ELI5: why do we wear socks with closed shoes? ] ^1. [ELI5: Why does putting socks, which cover around 5% of my bod... |
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