Human Body
Exploring "Why" questions about Human Body
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Why does tomato ketchup taste nothing like tomatoes
Ketchup contains a lot of sugar and vinegar, both of which will mask the flavor of a tomato, not to mention also mask the flavor of the food you use it on. There's usually plenty of sodium in ketchup
Why are some websites updated with “© 2016” at the bottom while others may say “© 2012” or whatever year, when clearly they’re still copyrighted?
The copyright date establishes the beginning of the copyright (this is very simplified, but go with it). If I write something in 2012 and never change it, it stays with that copyright and it will even
Why are many manual laborers who spend 8 hours or more a day lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy objects not in incredible shape from doing so after many months or years?
I'd say diet is the biggest factor here. A lot of those labourers/construction workers are strong as fuck but eat like shit. They'd look a lot more jacked with a healthier diet.
Why is our organ of equilibrium located in our ears?
If you want to keep balance you want the system measuring it somewhere that experiences the least acceleration during normal movement and that is the head. The position in the ear is useful, too, as i
Why do some people get incredibly grumpy when they are hungry?
It could be an effect of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Take a look at this list of symptoms on the wiki page: _URL_0_
Why I can hear my dreams before I’m completely asleep?
Don't worry about your sanity, you're experiencing hypnagogia, a very common part of the transitional state between waking and sleep. People experience a wide range of sensory phenomena, such as: rand
Why are people with a lazy eye unable to perceive 3D in 3D films?
3D films used polarized light to create the effect. The footage is shot with 2 cameras, and projected through 2 projectors with different polarizing filters, one vertically polarized and the other hor
Why do foods that are bad for you taste better than things that are healthy?
We've evolved to feel rewarded for certain chemicals and compounds because they are vital for our survival. However, in modern society, we can get them in abundance. Our bodies haven't evolved a way t
Why is chloroform not used as a sleeping medication?
Because chloroformed sleep is a sedated, unnatural state of unconsciousness. The compound depresses the central nervous system and too much can easily kill a person.
Why do I feel tired after eating greasy food?
More than likely it's just the sheer amount of food that you're eating, not necessarily what it's composed of. You don't feel sluggish after eating broccoli and carrots because you aren't going to eat