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Why is it that in the ocean so many different species can live in such close proximity to each other but on land it seems like they live separately.
Volume of room. On land you have one flat plain while in the ocean layers. It boils down to volume vs.
Why are coffee tables so low?
Most coffee tables are level with the sitting height of a couch or love seat. They are at a perfect height for resting your feet on them when your wife isn't ho
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy is Hydrogen fuel not being more readily pursued as an alternative fuel source?
Mostly because it is very costly to extract. Any energy used in the production of hydrogen would probably end up coming from fossil fuels anyway, making the energy savings moot. There is also concern
Why is it that in blooming season, bushes tend to grow their leaves and become green before the taller trees around them do?
There's two factors at play. First, it takes taller trees longer to leaf out. Plants that lose their leaves in winter store nutrients in their stems and roots, and then break them down and move them t
Why do sunburns feel warm?
Blood is rushed to those areas for repair thus causing the feeling of more heat in a specific piece of your body.
Why do lightning strikes leave a branching pattern on whatever they strike?
In the air, lightning initially [branches out all over the place](_URL_1_) searching for a path to the ground. Air is normally a bad conductor of electricity, but once the electricity starts flowing t
Why do we still use propeller planes in the Air Force?
Turboprop engines are far more fuel efficient than jet engines, and more reliable in unimproved areas with lots of dust, sand, grass, and rocks. So they are the engine of choice in applications where
Why don't Muslim Refugees go to Rich Muslim countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait or UAE instead of Europe?
All of those countries are south of Syria, requiring that anyone fleeing cross ISIS territory and a true desert. Their populations are fractional - they're basically microstates. A
