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Exploring "Why" questions about Science
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Why are there different sized stars? Once enough mass is gathered to commence fusion shouldn’t additional gasses be blown away from the star?
The gas clouds that stars form from collapse into a disc shape pretty early on in the formation process. The big-ish protostars blast most of their early heat of formation out in polar jets that never
Why do heavily massed vehicles run on diesel and faster tighter sports cars run on gas?
I'm no expert so I can't explain you the combustion process differences. However I can tell you that there are indeed diesel sports car, like Audi's racing cars at Le Mans for example.[ Audi R18](_URL
Why does a vehicle 15 mph faster than you appear to gain a much greater distance from you depending on your own speed?
Because when sitting still, you have all of your environment in the same relation to the moving car as you. However when you are moving 70mph, the only reference point you have is your car and the oth
Why do electronics get ruined by water?
Non purified water is a wonderful conductor of electricity. electricity will follow the path of least resistance. In devices electricity is only supposed to go where it is designed to go.
Why does the radius seem to matter more than the diameter?
Math doesn't like extra, it likes simple. If you've got the center and the radius you've got literally everything you need to know about a circle in 2d. The diameter gives you that too, but it has "ex
Why do metals at room temperature feel colder to the touch than other materials?
Your body isn't feeling temperature it is feeling the amount of heat leaving your body. There is a subtle distinction here. You have 3 variables, the amount of heat the metal can pull away from your b
Why do men and women orgasm so differently?
Because each sex has a different goal during the act of reproduction. A man's role is to achieve climax and deposit the sperm before other males can potentially interfere, while the female's is to ach
Why electric cars aren’t solar powered?
Some do have solar panels, such as the [Fisker Karma](_URL_0_). Most manufacturers have released designs or concepts with solar panels (Tesla, Ford on the C-Max, BMW, Toyota). Quite simply, a panel sm
Why is it harder to swallow nothing in quick succession compared to swallowing liquid/food?
The muscles in your throat have to contract more when there is no food to push against, meaning each swallow involves more muscle work/movement and takes longer to complete.
Why are some illnesses such as the common cold worse after waking up before improving throughout the day?
Your body produces more of its own steroids (cortisol) during daylight hours and levels reduce as the sun goes down. It’s why our kids are too sick for school in the morning but by lunch are amping to