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Exploring "Why" questions about Science
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Why do stores leave some lights on even when closed?
So that if they get broken into overnight the surveillance will actually be able to show something.
Why do plants have to get covered up when it gets cold outside?
Same reason you cover up when you go outside. It isn't so much that it keeps them warm, but that it keeps stuff off of them, more like a rain jacket. Some plants don't like snow or frost to be on them
Why is all life on earth based on RNA/DNA ?
The simple answer is that it works so well. A system which works well has advantages of anything else. So there are more descendents using it than any other.
Why can one slightly dripping tap keep me up all night but a thunderstorm allows me to sleep better?
Thunderstorms produce rain, producing white noise, that and other sounds that we find soothing lull some people to sleep. Noises are just annoying.
Why is it that diesel gas prices are now getting much lower to the point of being close to or even lower than the price of unleaded?
Did you know originally diesel was always cheaper per litre than petrol it was only when the government realised the extra miles people where getting out of a diesel car so they jacked up the price, a
Why isn’t charging the mound in baseball considered assault?
It's assumption of the risk. You, by playing baseball, consent to all of the risks inherent in the game. One of those things is fighting that may happen from time to time.
Why do not Mexico’s military forces just eradicate the cartels?
Because the Cartels are extremely (and I mean EXTREMELY) well coordinated and armed and not just a bunch of thugs high on their stuff who whack anyone they don't like. They are practically a paramilit
Why does every shower, no matter how hot I have it set for, always have that initial burst of ICE COLD WATER?
I'm about to change your life. Turn the shower on and let it heat up before actually getting into it.
Why is it when I look at something that’s “Glow in the Dark” it appears to be dim, but when I see it in my peripheral, it shines like a damn lighthouse?
Phospherescent (glow in the dark) things emit very small amounts of light. The human eye is structured with a very high concentration of *cones* in the middle-section (fovea centralis) of the retina a
Why don’t the radio waves used to transmit information all superpose?
They do superpose in the most general sense, but a radio receiver has a circuit that filters out everything but the frequency it wants.