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Why do altcoins like dogecoin have little real value, while other coins like Bitcoin do?
It's the same thing that makes a currency more valuable than another - it's only valuable if enough people agree it has value and adopt it. I could buy a printing press tomorrow, but I'd need a little
Why is seeing others having sex arousing? Is there some sort of evolutionary basis behind it? (NSFW)
Yes. Group sex does different things for each gender. Group sex for males means they have a chance to pass their genes along when they otherwise wouldn't.
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy doesn't the poliovirus evolve as rapidly as the flu virus does?
Part of the reason that flu can be really dangerous is that it infects so many species. Swine, birds, humans etc. Not every strain can infect every animal.
Why do mobile / cell phones make that buzzing sound when close to speakers?
The signal your cellphone is sending out is a form of electro magnetic radiation. An antenna that receives this information uses a similar design to what we put inside speakers to filter the highs fro
Why is it so difficult to be fired from a job working for the state (in US)?
There are 2 main reasons for the protections awarded to State Workers and public servants : 1) To protect them from political interference. Since they can't be fired, they do not have to obey unlawful
Why can't our normal speech be assigned musical pitch, e.g. C, C# and D?
Normal speech does have pitch. Speaking with a single pitch throughout would sound very strange, so assigning a single pitch wouldn't work (monotone is a way to describe someone's speech for a reason)
Why are we so worried about a plane that has gone missing? Couldn't it be assumed that it's in the ocean as no one on that flight has spoken out?
It's a fairly new plane and they have no idea why it went down. If it was a design flaw it could happen again. If they don't know what the design flaw is, how can we be sure that in the next planes we
Why are none of the major news websites reporting on the Ukraine riots?
I feel the Ukraine riots is well coverd in the media, but I have not visited many international news-sites. But the main reason for this is simply money. News-sites base their cont
