General Knowledge
Exploring "Why" questions about General Knowledge
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Why are 3d models used for games, in a T-Pose when not in use or before an animation ?
It's the best way to model or sculpt it. it's also more or less a standard, so you can easily take a skeleton from another model and place it on your working model. It allows for easier deformation mo
Why do fries get soggy the next day?
The inside of a fry is moist cooked potato. Deep-frying dries and cooks the outside to a crisp. There is nothing keeping or blocking the inside of the fry seeping out moisture to the outside.
Why are most holiday messages depersonalized?
It's so that the card won't be limited to being from a single person or a group. "Wishing you a happy holiday" can come from either your single brother or from both your grandparents. If it said "I wi
Why didn’t countries simply adopt Nazi Germany’s weapons after the war
Weapons technology is constantly advancing. To adopt even an existing weapon for yourself requires redesigning your factories, storage, distribution, etc. so it's not something to be undertaken lightl
Why are movies rated PG-13, but TV shows rated TV-14 in the US? Why do they increase the age by 1 for TV shows?
The film ratings system is administered by the Motion Picture Association of America, while television content ratings are governed by the Federal Communications Committee. Other than that there reall
Why is it harder to open a refrigerator door the second time after closing the door to the refrigerator before hand?
The warm air that just flowed in when the door was open cools off quickly. That makes it shrink, creating a slight vacuum. Since the fridge is not totally air-tight, additional air is sucked in and th
Why is black and white considered as “no color”?
Cameras were not filming in the black and white colors, they where basically filming the absence or presence of light. No color could be said as no definable color, as in it shows all or none of the c
Why isn’t museum art featuring cherubs/naked babies classified as child pornography?
For the same reason that [this google search](_URL_0_) is not classified as CP: there is no sexual innuendo involved. Also asked before so please search next time.
Why do people chop wood?
It is so that the wood fits into fireplaces, cooking stoves, and so that it is easier to stack in a controlled manner. You do not want a burning log to roll out of a fire so you want to give it at lea
Why are there no Grape flavored Yogurts?
Chobani made a grape yogurt, but I don't think it sold very well. Grape and yogurt doesn't really mix in a way that is large scale marketable to consumers. Yogurt can be kind of sour, mixing that with