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Exploring "Why" questions about Science
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Why can’t we dispose of solid waste by tectonic subduction zones.
The United States MARPOL act would prevent this. Subduction zones are also constantly moving, meaning trash would spew out and damage the Eco system surrounding it. This might all ready be happening.
Why are mixed blacks in the US considered black no matter how much they are mixed while this does not apply to other races?
The answer is all political. For some though, it depends on how they grow up. I had a friend who was half black but grew up with this mothers side of the family who is white.
Why is glass the most chemically stable thing… ever?
OP IS TALKING ABOUT HOW BEAKERS, TEST TUBES, AND MOST OTHER LAB EQUIPMENT IS MADE OF GLASS, NEVER REACTING WITH THE SUBSTANCES CHEMICALLY CHANGING WITHIN IT.
Why does flicking a small insect not kill it? Is the force not as strong as squishing it?
It's mostly to do with mass. The less mass an object has, the easier it is to accelerate (so more energy goes to actual movement, and less to the object deforming.) Insects have very little mass, so t
Why hasn’t David Miscavige (and the rest of Scientology for that matter) been investigated by the police yet?
Scientology in the past have made it a point to go after people personally if they don't get what they want. (google how they got their tax exemption status). They even tried to infiltrate law enforce
Why do prisms split apart the different colors of light, but lenses don’t?
Lenses do too. The phenomenon is called chromatic aberration. Good lenses, like camera lenses, have corrective doublet elements glued to them to compensate for the effect.
Why is Greenpeace so vehemently against nuclear power?
Because it uses potentially dangerous materials and because it obviates the need for more "preferred" forms of power like solar and wind. The problem is, of course, nuclear power is one of the cleanes
Why are Americans forced to purchase pharmaceutical prescription drugs from America?
American's go to Canada all the time to buy drugs. It's technically illegal but the FDA generally turns a blind eye and I've never had a border guard ask me about prescription drugs. You generally nee
Why Are certain areas said to be not habitable for “centuries” due to a nuclear accident, but places like Hiroshima are habitable?
Different kinds of radiation. Bombs like Hiroshima generated a lot of quickly dissipating radiation, and very little long-lasting radiation. The Chernobyl reactor, on the other hand, put out lots of l
Why can we take hi-def photos of galaxies light-years away, but yet can only get little pixel pictures of Pluto?
With a pair of binoculars you will be able to view huge skyscrapers from miles away. But you can't see a gnat on a car just 50 yards away. Same idea basically.