Nature
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Why is it countries like Kazakhstan and Ukraine were part of the Soviet Union but could not be considered as former territories of Russia?
Why can't you say that? Kazakhstan and Ukraine are former territories of Russia. There I just said it.
Why can’t we just “seal” active volcano craters to stop them?
Volcanoes don't burn because they are on fire, they burn because they are hot. 'Sealing' an active volcano would go down about as well as putting a lid on a saucepan of water without taking it off the
Why are final seasons/episodes of shows often done/received poorly?
Well for one reason, it's the same reason that we will never see Half Life 3. They're too hyped up and will never meet expectations. If valve were to release HL3 everybody would be expecting the best
Why do 2 objects fall at the same speed even though they weigh differently?
The more something weighs the more force that gravity pulls on that object. The more something weighs the more force is required to move it at a given speed. The extra force of gravity because of its
Why is the performance of a graphics card tied so heavily to the drivers, to the point that a bad driver can cause a sudden drop in performance?
Yo don't write code to be executed on the graphics card directly. Yo write code in a API like DirectX or OpenGL that the driver converts or thing that are executed on the graphics card. So the perform
Why is it that the moon controls our ocean’s waves, but not the pools?
The moon doesn't control waves, it controls the tide. Basically the moons gravitation is strong enough to pull the water towards it, when the moon is overhead it is high tide, when the moon is on the
Why is harvesting rain water illegal.
Okay typical harvesting of rainwater usually isn't illegal. Whats illegal is trapping large amounts of water on your land. So you cant go and build an artificial lake to catch all the rain on your pro
Why are rainbows always curved?
Rainbows are actually circular, however, ol' earth gets in the way. But there's more to it, too. The sun's light has travelled so far that it's coming basically straight at us, there are droplets of w
Why is it illegal to collect rainwater?
Because the rights to that water have been sold downstream. By holding onto it you are keeping it from its legal owner.
why do the French have an abstain vote instead of people physically restraining from voting. [Other]
It's like a protest vote. I live in Nevada where we are allowed to vote "none of the above." If "none of the above" wins, the candidate with the most votes still wins. It doesn't affect anything here.