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Why is the sun orange at dusk and yellow during the day?
First of all, if you look directly at the sun during the day (*don't* try that), you'll see it's white, or very pale yellow, but not the yellow of a child's drawing. Gases and dust particles in the at
Why do so many people hate Piers Morgan?
I don't watch his show, so I don't have any strong feelings about him. From what I have heard from other people, there are two major complaints: 1) Back when he
READ THE INVESTIGATION arrow_right_altWhy couldn't we use dust grain dispersion instead of fuel in a combustion engine?
Internal combustion engines work by igniting fuel under a compressed piston, which rapidly heats up the air and (therefore) causes a dramatic rise in pressure, pushing the piston out. The two most com
Why is it sometimes economically rational to keep loss-making firms afloat?
The product may also be so socially or economically valuable that the government chooses to subsidize the industry. Many governments do this with basic services like electricity, water, and gas to con
Why are Americans frequently labeling socialism as un-American when FDR's socialist New Deal programs helped solve the depression in the 1930s?
The American left would certainly make the argument that the New Deal demonstrates that we shouldn't be so scared of socialism. The right would reply that the New Deal didn't actually end the Depressi
Why does an image formed by pixels on a screen remain sharp, when light tends to spread out over distance?
The image from the screen *does* become wider as you get away from it, the same way it does from a torch (or, for our American friends, a flashlight - I had a very amusing conversation with an America
Why do gas prices change daily, but nearly all other consumer products have a fixed price?
Consumer products don't have a fixed price. Rather, they don't have a fixed cost, but retailers usually mark them up high enough that the profit buffer is still there no matter how much the cost fluct
Why does all the research suggest that cats are indifferent to humans when my cat is clearly very affectionate beyond his basic feline needs?
Same here. When I'm upset, my cat comes sauntering up to me purring like a motorboat to comfort me. If I'm crying, he curls up next to me and wipes away my tears with his cheek.
