Everyday Life
Exploring "Why" questions about Everyday Life
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why do news channels consider Twitter a reliable, relevant, and serious source for different things?
> Twitter was just for teens and young adults When reputable sources starting using it to disseminate information, that is no longer the case. Twitter is an easy way to reach a massive number of pe
Why do my cheerios make a “crackling” sound in my milk?
When you pour milk into your bowl, the cereal absorbs the milk. As milk flows into the crispy kernel, the liquid puts pressure on the air inside and pushes it around. The air shoves against each pocke
Why is that when I drink water or soda, I feel full after a while, while with beer, there’s no stopping me?
By the time you have drank enough to feel full [for me it is 3 glasses of water] you have had enough alcohol for the fun to start. Lack of inhibition is enough at that point to make you want to drink
Why do we see fruits growing in the wild but never any vegetables?
You probably do, but you don't recognise them. Vegetables look like they do because they have been bred to have large edible parts and their wild equivalents look just like random weeds. [Comparison o
Why does food (meat, cheese, bread, vegetables) taste different when sliced thin vs thick?
I would guess it's because there's a greater surface area to volume ratio, so comparatively more of the food gets exposed to the air. The surface of the food will interact with oxygen in the air, affe
why does cold water taste better than regular water?
It's just a cultural thing. The Chinese prefer to drink hot water. If there are contaminants or bad-tasting substances in the water, though, it'll taste better cold simply because you'll taste it less
Why are clothes hangers not shaped like human shoulders?
They are designed to be in the shape of human shoulders. From the Wikipedia page on clothes hangers; > A clothes hanger, coat hanger, or coathanger, is a device in the shape of: > * **Human sh
Why did humans develop in Africa when there’s so much more water/food in the Northern Hemisphere?
There may be better resources, but I thought "Guns, Germs, and Steel" (_URL_0_) had a nice explanation about how civilization came about there. Also, understand that there was an enormous amount of hu
Why do some salon style shampoos and conditioners have a warning that products purchased from anywhere other than salons could be counterfeited?
The salons get to put a large markup on those products and dont want you buying them elsewhere
Why does ice that has melted taste different than regular tap water?
First, when water freezes, some of the gases are released, so the unfrozen water is not as aerated. Second, when water is frozen in many refrigerates, the oders in the fridge are taken into the water.