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why do you always get a distinct feeling/smell/ thing when you get struck in the nose or face?
I don't think the exact cause is known, but shocks to the brain - which could come through a blow to your face - can produce these odd (metallic?) taste sensations. They're common in concussions. Pres
Why is pain "painful?" Why don't I like feeling pain?
pain is bad mmkay. it's how your body lets you know something's going wrong with it. spice is the plant's defense, so it wont get eaten by animals, since they'r
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy can the same numeric temperature feel different at different times?
I'm not an expert and someone feel free to correct me, but I think it's mostly due to humidity. How much moisture is in the air makes a huge impact.
Why isn't Roman mythology referred to as Italian mythology?
The Italians are not the Romans. Although the Italian nation has much cultural heritage from the Romans, there were many intervening political and cultural developments; they just aren't the same peop
Why does climbing a tree, or a ladder, or any steep height seem fine going up, but much more scary coming down?
* you can see where you are going and what you are doing better going up that down * if you run into a problem going up, all you have to is let gravity bring you back to where you just were...going do
Why do loud noises seem to physically hurt? Is it all in our brain signals? Do deaf people feel pain from them?
Pain is how our body signals to our brain that we're in a situation that's potentially causing us harm, so we're motivated to try to get out of that situation. Loud enough noises can physical damage y
Why is a video taken from my phone camera a couple GB but a movie which is much longer is about the same size?
It is possible to significantly compress video, but it takes a lot of computing power, too much for your phone to do it on the fly. You could take your video, run it through a conversion and compressi
why water tastes so cold after chewing gum or brushing your teeth.
[Sugar alcohols](_URL_0_). According to Wikipedia: > The cooling sensation is due to the dissolution of the sugar alcohol being an endothermic (heat-absorbing) reaction, one wi
