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Why do public toilet seats have a gap in the front and household toilet seats don't?
Taken from Wikipedia : The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials' Uniform Plumbing Code, section 409.2.2, requires that "all water closet seats, except those within dwelling u
Why do we still take test and learn the same as how people did in the whole of history when technology has advanced so far?
Learning has advanced a great deal since formal education began. There are some things that have become redundant, and some things may seem useless. For instanc
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altwhy my car windows do this and how I can prevent it? Mostly happens in rain.
It's condensation because of the temperature/humidity difference between the cabin of your vehicle and outside. They make antifogging coatings that you can use (rainx makes one, for instance) but for
Why do your emotions come in 'waves' after something very emotional occurs?
most emotions come from chemicals in the brain such as dopamine, oxytocin, adrenalin, serotonin, etc. When your brain starts to release these chemicals, it doesn't happen all at once. It begins to sec
Why can't we attach a 100X microscope to the eye piece of a 100X telescope and get a 10000X zoom?
It's really hard to answer this in an ELI5 manner, there's a lot of complex optical physics in play. What is important in optical systems, particularly when you are talking about 'zoom' is resolution.
Why isn't an asteroid wobbly like jello?
I just saw a talk by Neil Degrasse Tyson on this issue. Asteroids are non-Newtonian solids. The may very well behave like jello.
Why is it that in the dark when staring at something in your peripheral vision it is easier to make out then directly staring at it?
There are two types of receptors in your eye. Rods are good at detecting contrast and movement. Cones are good for color and detailed information.
Why does the cable company care how much you use your internet (data cap) but not how much TV you watch?
It depends on the type of TV you have. If its regular cable then the cable company just broadcasts all the shows to you all the time so its no concern of theirs how much you watch.
