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Why can't we splice the genes from plants for chlorophyll into humans and then we'd never need to eat again?
Compared to how much we use, the amount of sunlight hitting our skin doesn't actually contain all that much energy. Even assuming 100% efficiency (the theoretical maximum energy capture efficiency for
why do you get nightmares when you're feet are uncovered?
This sounds very much like confirmation bias. Unless you can provide some evidence that this phenomena exists, it would be hard to explain it.
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy are windshield wipers sold as singles not pairs? Do people often replace them one at a time?
Not every car has the same size blade for each side. For example, my Ford Focus uses a 22 inch driver and 19 inch passenger. My Nissan Versa uses a 26 inch driver and a 16 inch passenger.
Why does a full suspension mountain bike require more energy to pedal than a hard tail?
In full suspension mountain bikes there is a storage for kinetic and potential energies in the suspension device (e.g.) the spring. When you are pedaling on flat ground you exert a force and some of t
Why some pre-modern societies developed base-2, base-12, or base-20 numbering systems, instead of base-10?
Actually, 10 based system doesn't have any advantages. The only reason we use it is because we have 10 fingers. 2 based system is very comfortable for computing.
Why does this picture of Mercury appear to wobble whilst I'm eating something and staring at it?
I have no idea what y'all are talking about. It doesn't wobble for me. I've tried eating something, shaking my phone, doing the thing with your jaw and bringing your teeth together, but I still got no
Why earth is so element rich compared to other planets?
While the solar system was forming the different elements that make up the planets today were all mixed together in a giant gas cloud. Over a very long time the gravity of the sun began to pull the he
Why can't we turn DisplayOut ports on a laptop to DisplayIn ports?
Those exact ports have been wired for one-way use because that's what the market is most willing to pay for. But you *certainly can* have a port on a laptop that lets other devices
