Everyday Life
Exploring "Why" questions about Everyday Life
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Why is it worthwhile to separate colors from whites in laundry?
In the past, you would often add bleach to whites to help clean them. However, it would destroy colored dyes, so you would need to separate them first.
Why are stores and restaurants on the east and west coasts of the US so different?
It can be difficult for a store to expand into a new market if already dominated by competitors. For example Wal-Mart is also notably weak in Minnesota, because it's the home of Target who already dom
Why Does Adding CO2 To Water Change Its Taste?
When CO2 dissolves in water, part of it actually undergoes an acid-base reaction with the water. That reaction creates a small amount of carbonic acid (H2CO3). Being an acid, it makes the water taste
Why Do Animals Leave Permanent Water Sources?
Staying in a place is making predator job easier and making it harder and harder to find near food.
Why do the have peanuts or some sort of nuts at bars? Do they taste good with beer, or maybe sobers people up? Or even the opposite?
It is to make you buy more drinks. They are salty, which makes you thirsty, which makes you more likely to order more drinks. That is why bars will have nuts, pretzels, and other salty things.
Why does melted cheese taste different than plain cheese?
I believe it has something to do with the enzymes and proteins that are reorganized once introduced to a higher temperature.
Why do some companies have different names for different countries? Like Lynx/Axe or Asda/Walmart
In the case of Asda/Walmart, Asda was already an established chain of stores - Walmart buys it to a) gain presence in the UK where it has none... and quickly b) instantly gain Asda's customer loyalty
Why trees produce different shapes/sizes of leaves.
A thing to remember about evolution (that I often see is either forgotten or never realized) is that so long as a trait works well enough, and doesn't kill an organism or weaken it to the point of app
Why does bottled coke taste different from canned coke?
And if you happen to be drinking Mexican Coke, which comes in glass bottles, it tastes better because it's made with sugar instead of corn syrup.
Why does cheese taste so much better when it’s melted?
It doesn't. You just like it better. Also, 'cheese' is not all the same, there are probably hundreds of varieties...