Everyday Life
Exploring "Why" questions about Everyday Life
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Why does your “tolerance” increase when you drink alcohol more frequent?
Because when you drink more your liver adapts to become more efficient at metabolizing alcohol. Further, there's a vein that connects your stomach to your liver, allowing your more efficient liver a f
Why is it bad to drink diet sodas if I’m trying to lose weight?
[It isn't](_URL_0_) - or at least it's not likely to be counterproductive to your weight loss. The idea that diet soda can make you gain weight is a myth, probably based on the fact that diet soda int
Why do cast iron skillets make food taste better?
IMHO it has nothing to do with the oil in the pan. I have my grandmother's skillet [probably 50+ years old.] I clean it with sea salt. I think it has to do with heat dispersal; that the iron transmits
Why do Sport drinks like Gatorade hydrate you with that much sodium in it?
The purpose of Gatorade is not to rehydrate you (water would work fine for that). It's main purpose is restore electrolyte balances (sodium being one of the main ones). Professional atheletes sweat ex
Why are Japanese periods ( 。) different than English periods (.) —
People are correct as to it being from Chinese. However, no one has really mentioned why. Chinese and Japanese were both originally written with brushes, not pens or quills.
Why sand/salt melts ice?
The sand is for traction, not so much to assist in melting. It helps cars grip the ice better. Ice is used because it lowers the freezing point of water.
Why do white shirts become transparent when water gets on it?
The opaqueness of white shirts is due to the thin material having a few millimeters of space from the skin and light diffusing in that short distance. When a white shirt is wet it sticks to the skin.
Why is it wrong to drive using 2 feet?
Because it's bad for your car to have the gas and break pedals pressed at the same time, and it's too easy to do that when you have one foot on each. If you only use one foot for both pedals, you can'
Why is it a legal requirement to wear a seatbelt in a car but not on buses, trains etc.?
Buses are larger and the passengers inside are much safer than they would be in a Sedan. A bus doesn't get thrown around in an accident much like a small car would - So the passengers wouldn't be thro
Why aren’t there any fruit-bearing plants that grow underwater?
Fruit is there for the plant to spread its seeds through fruit eaters' feces. In water, the seeds would float away once pooped out, so cut out the middle man and go straight to floating away. Submarin