Technology
Exploring "Why" questions about Technology
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Why is cyber-bullying such a problem? Can’t people just step away from their computers?
I imagine that for lots of people, social networking has become an integral part of their life. In fact, it is part of their social circle. I hang out with dudes over Teamspeak that I play games with.
Why is it that we are told to unplug modem/router for 30 seconds when we are having issues with our internet? Why is 30 better than 1 second?
A lot of modern technology contains capacitors! These are like energy buckets, little batteries that fill up when you put a current through them, and discharge otherwise. 10 seconds is the time it tak
Why is it the iphone (and other smartphones) requires a separate file type for a ringtone instead of being able to use mp3’s already on it?
Because that's how they are set up, ringtones are a separate purchase, so they don't want to lose money buy allowing you to natively create a ringtone from song files on your device. There are of cour
Why does 1% battery last longer?
Battery remaining is pretty much just a guess. Your phone measures the voltage and makes a guess as to how much of power is left. If you rarely or never let your phone run all the way to where it cuts
Why do newly released blockbuster films only circulate on the internet when they have been released on DVD?
Sometimes they are, but it's rare. Before DVD release pirates have to rely on cams, which are of questionable quality. Also, it's not really worth the time and effort to steal one of the theaters copi
Why do some chargers charges phones faster than others?
Because they're sending more power through. I know this is a rather poor explanation, but it's the simple truth. The voltages are always the same, but the Amperage is higher which means that more powe
Why do you see individual pixels in small droplets of water on an LED screen?
The droplets form a kind of lens which magnifies the screen under them, showing the colored segments which make up the pixels of the screen.
Why WiFi and Smart Utility Meters do not cause cancer. (Need to explain to neighbors in a simple manner)
Radio waves do not have the power nor the wavelength required to damage DNA. They are less powerful than light. Do they think radios cause cancer?
Why do arcade games that use game cards have to still count the tickets by ones or twos on the card swiper screen? Can’t they just instantly put it on your card?
You don't notice digital transactions as much as physical ones. One common piece of advice is to tell people to deal with daily small transactions in cash; you're less likely to buy that bagel and cof