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Exploring "Why" questions about Science
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Why does my space heater dry out the air? Where do the water molecules go?
You understand that warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air, right? So if you warm up the air, the amount of 'space' for water increases, and so your skin and mucus membranes lose more water
why is 42°C concidered a fatal temperature for humans, are components overheating like in a computer?
Components heating like in a computer is a good analogy... there are many things going wrong in your body at this temperature but one of the key things is your body is full of complicated biological m
Why are there 4 bases in DNA?
It just so happened that those particular 4 chemicals fit together in a way that strings of pairs of them can form a double helix that protects the information stored by their order.
why are movies still released in theaters?
Because going to the theater is an experience. You go with a group of people, you are watching a screen much larger than you could ever own with a sound system far superior to what you could ever own.
Why are movies able to break record sales in box office when the price of tickets are different from other movies before? Why are movies not based on the actual number of tickets sold to have a fai…
Mostly because it doesn't sound as good. The movie that has sold the most tickets ever was Gone With the Wind (1939), followed by Star Wars (1975); ET (1982) or The Sound of Music (1965) (my two sourc
Why does it require more energy to not care what people think vs caring?
This one really depends on what kind of person you are in the first place. For example, I find it much more draining to care what people think than I do to just ignore them. It's likely that you're ju
Why very cold (liquid) beer, turns to slush as soon as it’s opened.
If it's carbonated, then releasing the pressure causes the gas to expand - which drops the temperature suddenly, which freezes the liquid. It's also possible that the liquid may have been supercooled
Why do a lot of people love the smell of gasoline?
There are a couple reasons. 1. It gives you a tiny high.
Why do energy drinks come in metal cans instead of plastic bottles?
Ever seen a Rockstar or Monster in a clear container? they look really nasty. i always thought that's why they're in cans.
why certain isotopes of chemical elements become radioactive, and why they have varying half-lives
All things want to be stable. A nucleus is generally stable when it has the same number of neutrons and protons. If a nucleus isn't stable it will get rid of particles until it reaches a stable state.