We’ve all got those burning questions, the ones that we’ve had for a long time that no one can really answer. Maybe we just don’t know the right people?
If that’s all it takes, why not pose those questions to Reddit, because obviously the people there know everything!
I’m being cheeky, but these 15 people did potentially get some pretty satisfying answers to the questions that had been plaguing them.
15. Because humans.
What justification is there for drivers to monopolize the passing lane on highways – traveling under the speed limit and not seeming to care how it restricts traffic flow and annoys others?
Answer?
Most people really are oblivious to their surroundings. Just look at people with their shopping cart at the grocery blocking the whole aisle.
14. Eggs, right?
How fish have sex
ive never seen a adult book where it shows how they have sex
Answer?
They don’t, lady fish drops eggs, dude fish just kinda squirts his load all over the eggs, then bam. Baby fish.
13. Try not to think about it.
Why did Adele set fire to the rain? Moreover, how? How did Adele set fire to the rain?
Answer?
SpongeBob was able to have a campfire underwater. It’s best not to think to hardly about it.
12. It doesn’t seem fair.
Why does the US president have the authority to pardon people? I’ve tried to Google it and couldn’t find a real answer.
Why is this person able to put someone else above the law, and how did this rule come to be?
Answer?
As usually we have Mr. Hamilton to give insight: Federalist 74.
The main argument is that a presidential pardon can be used to quickly restore order and peace when people indeed did commit a crime but it would not be in the public’s interest to see that crime punished, or in a humanitarian sense where there is nothing gained with the punishment for any party. An example would be the whiskey rebellion of 1791 where those arrested, in order to prevent further unrest and uprising, were pardoned for their crimes.
Hamilton argued that the president could (optimistically) cut trough the red tape of partisan bickering and biased discussion ending in legislative apathy if the power was put in the hands of congress.
11. Wait for it.
What would a gender-fluid parent be called?
Answer?
I think the answer is apparent.
10. I honestly never considered it.
Why is the Griffondor house symbol a lion and not a griffon?
Everyone tells me a lion is brave but a griffon is literally part lion and we know they exist in the Harry Potter universe.
Lots of people also point to hufflepuff being a badger but potter nerds seem to say hufflepuffs are an exception to almost everything else.
Someone give me one good, definitive reason it’s not a griffon that I have no rebuttal towards.
9. Have they even?
How did science agree Big Bang Is the start of the time?
Answer?
” It accounts for many of the things astronomers see through ground- and space-based telescopes. It explains why other galaxies are moving away from us as space continues to expand. It accounts for a faint glow seen everywhere in the universe.
(The glow is the leftover heat from the universe’s birth, now cooled to just a few degrees above absolute zero.) In short, it’s a remarkably powerful and elegant explanation of how the observable universe came to be.
8. I say take your pick.
Is Poopie spelled like that or Poopy?
Answer?
I think it’s both. You can say “he has a poopy diaper” or “did you make a poopie?”
7. Why are you asking?
If a poison is past its expiration date is it more lethal or less?
Answer?
Expiration dates are so arbitrary that you can’t really answer that. Take Himalaya salt. It’s been in those mountains for millenia.
Lucky they found it just in time because one year later it would be passed the expiration date.
6. Stop and think about it.
Why do giants in movies/TV/games, etc. move in slow motion?
If you’re a puny human looking up at these things as they stroll by, why do they appear to move like this, and not differently?
Answer?
The answer is that giants don’t move slowly, it just looks like they do.
If you imagine looking at, say, a 100 ft tall human raising a hand from waist to shoulder in the same time as a normal-sized-person, then the hand would be moving in excess of 100ft/sec: insanely fast.
The underlying physics here is the muscle strength scales with cross section (length squared) whereas overall creature mass scales with volume (length cubed). Larger creatures are inevitably weaker for their size than small ones and can’t move limbs from one extreme to the other as quickly.
We can see this effect at moderate scales in real life animals like giraffes and elephants, their movements have a ponderous look to them.
This is a known rule in animation / filmmaking, and first came about when using basic film splicing in the 1900s to, say, make a person look like a giant Poseidon rising out of the sea in front of Jason and the Argonauts. The giant footage looks really stupid at real speed and they had to learn the scaling rules of thumb for what speed to play it at to look realistic. I think ultimately some physicists came up with the scaling laws.
5. No one had an answer for this one.
How exactly do we define a mole in chemistry? The answer is always something vague about a Carbon isotope…. And saying Avogadros Number ain’t helping either.
4. If only.
In the United States States. If instead of going through the effort of figuring out my taxes, I just send the IRS 10 thousand dollars. Won’t they do the math and return the proper amount to me?
Answer?
Nope. You’d be investigated for tax fraud and/or failure to pay taxes.
You have to fill out the form. They won’t do it for you.
3. Lots of good tips here.
What should I know before purchasing my first car ?
Apart stupid stuffs as “look at if seats are clean, the engine will be clean too” or “anyway you’ll end up making mistakes” no one around me has been able to give me proper advise
Answer?
Look at the underbody. Rust hides even on really nice-looking cars. Check the interior for smells (too nice could be covering something nasty) and water spots/damage. Look at the tread depth on the tires.
Take it for a ride and listen for strange knocks, how the car tracks with your hands off the steering wheel, too much road noise, acceleration/braking, etc.
A code reader will let you know if the car has any existing electrical issues, or if they’ve recently cleared the codes to make the car “look” like it has no issues.
2. Brains are weird places.
Earworms.
Why do I sometimes wake up with a song I haven’t heard in 20 years and never liked in the first place?
Answer?
I can’t cite a source but I’ve read before that music interacts with the part of your brain that enjoys solving puzzles and finding patterns, and so your brain will pop songs into your head purely for the chemical rush it gets for piecing together the next part of the beat or string of words in the song.
1. Sweet man.
What can I do when my girl is on her period? This is a subject everyone dodges when I’m asking about, and I feel awful when I see her suffering and I don’t have the knowledge to help.
Answer?
IF she’s ok with it (and you obv)- having an orgasm can really ease menstrual cramps. Not necessarily sex, that can make it worse for some people.
If she isn’t into that, some topical cream with thc/cbd (again, If she’s ok with it and you have a dispensary nearby or a reliable source) does WONDERS.
Raspberry leaf tea is super helpful (loose leaf is better ) with cramps. Chamomile is relaxing, peppermint for tummy upset or nausea If pain is really bad.
Refraining from making any jokes about mood swings or appetite changes – even if you mean well. Not every woman wants chocolate/ice cream or to cry whilst watching a cheesy romance flick. I’ll take cartoons or a horror film over those any day. But on that note, distractions help. Offer to put on her favorite show/podcast/music or bring her a good book to read.
Fuzzy blankets.
Having darker sheets on the bed – saves a bit of embarrassment. For some reason I’ve noticed most dudes have white or light sheets and that’s just… not ideal. Especially if you want to fool around during. I would actually ask – some women love it and most (mature) guys are usually happy to oblige, but there’s still many who wouldn’t ask because of the existing shame/stigma around it being “gross.”
Don’t underestimate the efficacy of Midol/pamprin. It’s also nice to have someone get it for you when you’re dying of cramps.
Hope that helps!
This is actually a really fun thread that also taught me a thing or two!
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