Technology
Exploring "Why" questions about Technology
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Why is it that with such advanced technology, people can’t charge small batteries in devices like phones instantaneously?
It's largely a tendency for them to overheat when too much current passes through them; this can be managed to a degree, but it's still hard to quickly charge batteries without risking damage or a red
Why do some websites tell you that they use cookies and have a ‘got it’ button, if almost every website uses cookies?
The EU made it mandatory for websites in that region to inform users that they're putting a small file on the users computer, that can be used to track that users browsing habit on that and other site
Why can’t I just hit the “Off” button on my computer rather than “Shut Down”
+ Pressing shut down Will terminate all system and user processes normally. Exiting processes have time to write logs and results in the primary memory. Some of it can be important, but 95% of the tim
Why are porn tv channels still around with free porn on the internet?
i think that people that are older and grew up without internet porn are just used to those channels and don't want to change to the new fancy free internet stuff
Why Do Computer Screens Have That Wierd Effect When You Touch Them?
This is due to the liquid crystals on your monitor being pushed around, and not letting light in the proper way. Let me explain: In your monitor, there's a backlight which produces light. The light fr
Why did analogue TV tuners click from channel to channel while analogue radio tuners slid along a scale?
My Dad had an old 9" TV in the garage with a manual tuner that did not click. You could do some interesting things between channels. When you're off the main frequency range for a channel, there's a h
Why is the Internet governed the way it is? …. How did it become controlled by a handful of companies? And also isn’t there a way to get internet without these big companies and their contracts?
Its more or less always been that way because the Physical infrastructure needed for the internet is very expensive. This causes something called a natural monopoly where very few companies can pay th
Why can it be really bright inside and I can see my phone screen just fine but when I’m outside it becomes hard to see?
It's because the surroundings are really bright, your pupil contracts. This helps you see the surroundings. But your phone can't match the brightness.
Why does a computer number pad go down from 7-4-1 while a phone goes down 1-4-7?
There was actually a lot of research conducted into the design of the telephone keypad. The results were published in the paper [Human Factors Engineering Studies of the Design and Use of Pushbutton T
Why when guys pee it some times splits into a double stream?
The pee hole isn't a perfectly round hole, under lower pressure the 2 middle parts can close leaving 2 smaller gaps either side.