General Knowledge
Exploring "Why" questions about General Knowledge
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Why do people get drunk quicker / easier in high altitudes? (Colorado, etc)
[You don't](_URL_0_). > In a series of studies for the Federal Aviation Administration, scientists simulated the effects of altitude, performing blood alcohol tests on groups of subjects who drank
Why are religious texts open to interpretation if they are the word of god?
because they're arguably the word of an infallible being, but they've been written down by a man. I think the bible even recognizes this fact at one point, or it was just my religious education teache
Why Is it possible to watch sick stuff on porn but when you get to try it IRL its suddently not so appealing?
Why is it possible to enjoy a movie like John Wick, were he relentlessly kills dozens of people, but when you see it in real life it's sickening and traumatizing?
Why do they remake classic/awesome movies and ruin them? Why don’t they take lousy movies and remake them into something good?
It's considered too risky. If a production company has a choice between remaking a classic movie that did well or remaking a crappy movie that did poorly, they're going to go with the classic movie be
Why is it so easy to notice bad acting? What are good actors doing that makes them seem more natural? Is there a scientific explanation for how we tell the difference?
It's seems pretty simple really. When we watch a film or TV programme we subconsciously compare how an actor is acting to how we see people act in the real world, or even how other actors act in the s
Why do things sound deeper when in slow motion?
Pitch is determined by frequency. So higher pitch equals higher frequency and lower pitch equals lower frequency. Basically, if you capture sound at regular speed and slow it down, you are also slowin
Why can some people smoke and never get addicted, while other are addicted for life?
Not everyone is equally susceptible to addiction to cigarettes. I can chain smoke for a few weeks and then just stop for a few weeks without it being an issue. I'm not sure why that is true for me but
Why are crickets so hard to find?
It’s hard to pinpoint in on sounds that are loud enough to create an echo. Things like a smoke detector that beep, leave you clueless because it echos and the sound bounces all over and also it’s shor
Why do TV shows sometimes have cast that are “featuring” or “with,” and included as part of the main cast?
In addition to /u/Teekno's great response, last billing is often used when an older, more established actor takes on a non-leading role. It is important for both the show and the actor to give the imp
why do some people not ‘know’ how to swim and drown?
Humans are born with the instinct to swim, or at least stay afloat. It's lost after time. If it isn't taught to them or kept in their mind, they forget how to.