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Why do so many living rooms not come with overhead lights? Instead you have to have many (floor) lamps around the room and have to turn all of those on rather than just flicking a switch.
> Why do so many living rooms not come with overhead lights? Instead you have to have many (floor) lamps around the room and have to turn all of those on rather than just flicking a switch. First t
Why does 60° water feel way colder than 60° air?
So you're standing in your birthday suit in a 60 degree room. You're a little chilly, but there's a tiny pocket of air immediately around you that has been warmed up by your body, so you're comfortabl
Why can you just tag the base to get a runner out at first in baseball but it seems like you need to tag the runner himself all other times?
It's an issue of "forced" or not. If the runner has an alternative destination then you have to tag them, if they do not...you can tag the base. In the case of a runner stealing from first to second,
Why do objects feel colder than the temperature of the air?
Heat transfers faster through conduction (touching it) than through convection (transfer through a fluid, in this case the air). The faster heat leaves your body, the colder you register it as. That i
Why do we see spots in our eyes after looking into a bright light?
It's called an [afterimage](_URL_0_). Your eyes get all tired out looking at the same thing for so long, so your receptors need to take a break. It's kind of like how your body gets used to the feelin
Why does it take several decades to dismantle a nuclear power plant and only a few years to build it?
While being built, none of the parts are radioactive. You don't need any special protection and can discard waste as any other construction site. However, many of the components become radioactive dur
Why do short naps give you so much energy, yet long naps make you so tired when you wake up?
Psychological point of view: Long naps confuse the body and disrupt your original sleeping schedule, which already decreases your quality of sleep, while a short sleep can give you a quick burst of en
why do you go light headed and queasy when seeing a bad cut
This is caused by what is known as the vasovagal response. It's a reaction by the body to certain triggers that causes the heart rate and blood pressure to drop, which in result causes you to feel lig
Why do you instinctively gasp when falling?
I was told by a martial artist that it is the same reason they scream when they throw a punch or kick. It tightens up your core and gives you "extra strength". Why your body would do this instinctuall
why the US military can’t deploy military police officers in areas of the country with little police presence or cities that can barely afford a functioning police force like Detroit?
The US military is not allowed to operate on US soil save in the event of invasion or fighting those of treasonous disent (civil war). It is one of the protections that prevent the President from beco