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Why are foods associated with times of the day?
Not scientific at all, just a possible observation. Imagine it's 1910. You don't own a refrigerator.
why is genital skin always darker than normal skin?
Copied from askscience: > The expression of Androgen receptors is greater in melanocytes located in the areolas and genital area. Thus, Androgen stimulation
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy do people learn differently, i.e, by hearing, by visual, and by touching?
They don't. It's just an old myth. > There have been systematic studies of the effectiveness of learning styles that have consistently found either no evidence or very weak evidence to support the
Why are some things invented (touchscreens for example, 40 years ago) but it takes so long for consumers to accept them? Price?
Well the touch screen is kind of a bad example here. While it was invented in the 70s, there was nothing for it to be controlled with. Computers were mostly text based until 1992 when windows 3.1 was
Why does it normally hail shortly after really hot weather?
Hail is created by strong updrafts. Updrafts are created by hot weather (warm air rises). Its really cold at the altitude that clouds are at.
Why do they turn of the cabine lights on take-offs and landings on airplanes?
For safety. These are the two most dangerous times in a flight. However unlikely, if an accident were to happen, by having the lights off, your eyes will already be adjusted to the outside levels of l
Why is Greenpeace so vehemently against nuclear power?
Because it uses potentially dangerous materials and because it obviates the need for more "preferred" forms of power like solar and wind. The problem is, of course, nuclear power is one of the cleanes
Why do we have different battery sizes if they all do the same thing in the same way?
To clarify, batteries have a fuel inside them that they convert to electricity (not by burning like gasoline, but through a chemical reaction). A battery that is flat is one that h
