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Why do animals like birds and squirrels move around in twitchy motions, when other animals move around smoothly?
Birds and squirrels cannot move their eyeballs, so in order to look at something they have to turn their entire head/body, resulting in the "twitchy" motion.
Why does tap water seem to taste better or worse in different areas? Is it because of what we've been accustomed to or is it a mix of minerals that actually contribute to the taste?
There is a lot of variety regarding minerals in the water in different places, plus different water sources that need more or less treatment and may have undesi
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy do most foods taste completely different when hot or cold?
1/2 of the time we eat, what we smell usually helps us define what we taste. If the food is hot, naturally it’s scent would be more present opposed to being cold. Try pinching your nose when you eat.
Why do big bags of chips have zero trans fats but the smaller version of the exact same chips contains trans fats?
Because according to FDA regulations, any foods that has 0.5 g of trans fat or less PER SERVING can be labelled as trans fat free. In big bags of chips, the manufacturer can jiggle the serving size so
Why are farmers struggling financially when there are more people than ever before to feed, people eat more on average than ever before, we know more about the science of agriculture than ever before, and there is more advanced machinery for planting / harvesting than ever before?
Automation is eliminating most of the simple jobs for farmers. A typical farm machine does the work of 40 laborers. So now being a farmer means you need a ton of money to operate a fleet of expensive
Why does eating after taking a pill help the pill take effect?
Sometimes it's actually because the designers want the pill to take effect *slower* than it would on an empty stomach. Drug and alcohol users know from experience that taking things on an empty stomac
why we sell gas by the volume but not mass, unlike in avionics and auto racing?
Planes and race cars care about how much weight they're moving around as it has a significant impact on performance. A plane needs more power to get more weight off the ground so extra mass is a probl
Why is it that when there is a solar eclipse, the moon fits perfectly inside the sun?
it doesn't fit "perfectly", but it being relatively close to the size of the sun is a "coincidence", there is also science behind it, just like everything. THe size of the moon vs
