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I think the only "payoff" one can get from using hateful language is to get attention. Maybe the best way to deal with such a person is to ignore the whole thing..that would certainly deny him/her that which was sought. What do you think? I think it is an excellent approach if you do not suspect a violent outcome. Stick and stones can bread my bones, but words...

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If a baby from 50,000 years ago was raised today, would it have normal intelligence? I would say that 40,000 years ago to be sure.

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DO you love your father? This is a catch 22. In order to have a better like, you must love yours parents. They where the vehicle that brought you into this world, without that, you would never have the chance to hate or...

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Women: Have you turned into your mother? Men: Have you turned into your father? As much as I tried not to, it happened. And the worst part is, the bad points are worse in me. You ask a good question, but some answers are honestly in denial.

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Do you feed the birds in your yard? I moved to a old farmhouse, the people took their pheasants but left some wild type of chicken. I assume they are wild because they can fly the length of a football field when startled. We feed them, and also feed the "rock" pigeons, and the homeless cats and bunnies dropped off at night. Most of the birds that feed here are the common finch, robins, and bluejays, however you do...

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Every day when I go out into the world I expect to find something very good...a lucky penny, a smile from a stranger, a chance to hold the door open for someone. I have never been disappointed. What do you expect to find? I certainly don't expect to find a "second chance" for anything that really matters in life. I found thousands and thousands of pennies laying in a barn dirt floor. I took about five hours to collect and clean. I took the pile of about $50 to the back, but they wanted them rolled. I cut my loses because the pennies were free, but I was only making ten dollars and hour. I...

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Should women propose to men? I believe the person in power (financial) should be the one to propose, otherwise motives might cloud things. This should not mean less respect.

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My girlfriend is living in my house (Texas). Should I have a rental agreement with her to ensure she does not have any claim to my house if things go sour? In the spirit of fairness, I think she should also pay some rent and a portion of utilities. It would have been simple had you done this before she moved in. Now you have to dig out of the hole and then some. This probably happened because at the time she was moving in, you thought that bringing up the subject would stop her from moving in, and possibly jeopardizing the relationship. Now you have some pull if she has given up some of her independence, and you think she will not...

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How many percent of SUVs made today have 4WD? If you are asking about 4WD that can be used offroad/roughroad regularly, only the RANGEROVER, Mercedes Benz are real 4wd SUV,s. The rest will fall apart. The irony is that all wheel drive is better for paved roads, not 4wd. I do not know if a HUMVee (sp) is a SUV. But they are self explanatory.

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Do you have a beer gut? I got a gut but I believe it is made by the forces that affect breasts. Gravity pulls down stuff everyday and after decades, my chest has moved down to my gut. I did not get fat because I weight the same and I am active.

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What percent of women are within 10 years of my age? What percent of those are extremely intelligent? What percent of those are also beautiful? What percent of those are patient and calm? What percent of those are not very religious? No one knows, people's moods can skew surveys, some will not lie but put a spin on it, old lies evolve into the truth for some. How many have affairs? I bet many will lie. How many can do math and fix cars but look so good that it is easier to let the insistent boys do it? It has been going on so long that it is just a way of life. It might take some coaching to get an answer and surveys...

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How long can you refrain from alchohol? It depends, if some people refrain from alcohol for more than a day, they will die a terrible death. What makes things worse is when the alcohol is out of your system (ie, passing blood test), you actually have a relatively good day, but it is just the eye of storm. People who have drunk much alcohol for a while cannot refrain from alcohol unless drugs are used or instead of refraining, one...

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Can a woman with a really big nose still be attractive? A big nose is fine if it in proportion to the women's face. Otherwise, she looks like a man. Men are the one, s with exaggerated bone growth. Ever noticed a grown up brother and sister who look alike, but the brother's features are just bigger and protrude farther? If I find one attractive, the other one is just another person, although they look very similar.

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What set of questions can a guy ask a gal when looking for the best girl for marriage in an 'arranged marriage' situation? I would see the other person once before worrying about anything else. If it turns out to be "love at first sight", then... Arranged marriages allow at least one supervised peek.

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Would you insist on a prenuptial agreement? The start a marriage with understanding is preferable to insisting (demand something forcefully) on something including prenuptial agreements. I forgot to answer. No, I will not. But I might suggest to the other party to get one if needed.

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If there were no fleas, would the ecosystem be affected in a negative way? Yes and no. Species disappear, but when man is cause, that is usually negative.

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Whereas a normal human's eyesight is 20/20, what is an eagle's eyesight? It depends on the depth of field of their vision. The depth of field is automatically adjusted in relation to the proximity of objects in the environment they are flying through. But some predatory birds have use two focal points at the same time. If we had the eyesight of an eagle, we would not be in-control of selecting focal points and depth of field because it is processed automatically...

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Liger--Fact or Fiction? Tigons are small, but this is a fact.

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Could a lion ever be tamed to the level of a pet dog? For the sake of simplicity, you not only tamed a lion, you tamed it to be docile. But, the problem now is size. What if the lion gently roles over you? Gives you a kitty massage, or snags a claw in you by accident? The results are serious. Lets say the lion is further tamed to were it sits around cleaning itself and sleeping all day. If you fell asleep next him while he is gently licking...

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What makes you Happy? I am not sure today, but the only common theme that seemed to make me happier was if money was added to the happy event. So I half to default to money as an answer.

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What is something you wish you could do, but can't? ALL my wishes were granted, I wish they were granted on my schedule. I don't need a new bicycle when just got my drivers license.

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Why would people leave France to live in a place as remote and cold as Quebec? I would guess because they had no place to live in France.

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Because of evolution, will humans one day be completely hairless? Your answer actually lies in the reason we lost hair. Just because we lose some hair, it does not mean we will lose more. "More is better" as a rule only. We lost hair to accommodate the latest breakthrough evolution made to cool creatures. The human has the latest cooling system evolution installed, But the sweating need a surface to evaporate from, and close hair impeded it. A...

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Are child support payments refundable if a paternity test later proves the children aren't yours? What is wrong with the guys these days, do a secret DNA test if in doubt for a second. A tiny effort for 18 years. it is 6 figures .

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If two identical twin females marry two identical twin males, will the kids of one marriage look like the kids of the other marriage? I will answer as an ignorant person who know what he sees. Your question can be asked like this, " If two people have kids in a marriage, do the kids look the same?". The question is about comparing apples and oranges. You might as well as if your set of twins went to las vegas and played roulette, would they get the same numbers, what if they played a 1000 times, there is a...

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Are child support payments refundable if a paternity test later proves the children aren't yours? The fact that there is a need for a paternity test points to a life that is not organized. Don't worry, I am not better, but I see was I have seen before. I going to guess that you might take a look at finances for more refunds from other sources. Your statement "payments refundable" is legally incorrect, payments of child support is not your money. It is money that belongs...

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What is the chance that aliens do exist? lets go with a default belief that life is evolving everywhere. It still does not change the fact that the first group that becomes intelligent, it will be the only group in the universe for a period of time. They will be alone no matter what. The universe is young enough for us to be that group.

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What is the chance that aliens do exist? The drake equation does not take into consideration some minor details that are key points for life to exist. The solar system must have a jupiter sized planet which takes the brunt of incoming stuff that would tear a earth like planet to pieces. We saw was "shoemaker comet" did to the surface of jupiter, explosions bigger than earth slamming in succession. The earth like planet...

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Could aliens be monitoring our TV broadcasts? If all things are ideal, no no no. TV just started broadcasting, The nearest star is 4.3 light years, enough said.

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Between LCD and plasma televisions, which has better picture quality? TV is something like cloths, you got to see it before you buy it, quality is picture is subjective. But quality should go up if you spend more money and do not want to be bothered seeing the picture before a purchase.

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Is it legal for dining establishments to serve raw egg? For example, homemade mayonnaise has uncooked eggs in it, real Caesar dressing, etc. I do not know if people make homemade mayonnaise anymore since it is extremely time consuming. Especially the step of adding a ingredient one drop at time and having to mix it between the drops. But a uncooked egg has a slight chance of making you sick.

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What led to the extinction of dinosaurs? The owners rounded them up and took them away to be placed somewhere close by. The fossils are just dead dinosaurs living life. The live one are gone.

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What is a flat earther? I am convinced the earth is round but I still go about my business pretending it is flat. Maybe because I am a superficial person who can only see the surface of things and like to spend his life that way. Rarely rising beyond that to see the bigger picture. Most of my activities are find with the flat earth approach. Once in while find that a round earth is the model works better in a...

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How much does a divorce cost? I can give you a accurate answer based on all the paperwork, courts cost, stamps, legal documents and such. A Divorce in all of the states is much more expensive than the cost of getting married. After that it is up to you and the more work you do to familiarize yourself with the case and legal or non legal options, the less you would spend. But if you chose to go to court, no matter how...

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Why are the letters on the keyboard not in alphabetical order? Because humans have the choice to allow a outdated ( bad ) design to live on for two reasons, money and familiarity. Some sources say A Hungarian, Mr QWERTY who laid out the keyboard but did not patent the typewriter was reasponsible. Did his name happen to get spelled out by chance?

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I have an old tv that doesnt have tv video button on the tv i have lost the remote. how would i connect it to my cablebox and change it to what chanel it had the game on Without any more details I will have to give a solution that covers most cases. Use a vcr instead of the TV. But use the TV as a monitor only. Then the only function you will ever use on the TV is the "on off" switch. Due to DVD's, VCR's are available at used stores for pocket change. You can even use one that plays no tape for free and still have all the TV functions.

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Can you love two guys at the same time? I have read some stories of women who would manage three guys and some did it well ( That would be no one gets hurt ). But I can not say if she loved all three unless it is defined by sleeping with someone. Then I would say she loved two of them. But if having children is part of love, she loved only one of them. I just do not know enough to answer the question. In a moment anyone can love...

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What's the best way to teach a child two languages, but keep English as their primary language? Since this answer is going to be my own personal experience, there might be parts that have been answered by others. But first I will talk about my friends language experience in six grade for a quick answer. Her parents were Iranians living in the US. They only spoke Farsi at hone. She came to Iran around the age of 12. She could read and write and speak Farsi as if the had grown up in...

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If astronauts eventually bring back rocks from Mars, is there any chance that we also could be bringing back some harmful, alien microbes? If you had left the astronauts out for the requirement for rocks from Mars arriving on earth, then I would say that rocks from Mars were already on earth. Some rocks from Mars ended up in space and fell to the earth a while back. But the answer about the cold and conditions posted by someone earlier is right on and well put.

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Why don't house cats roar like lions do? It could be because " function follows form". Otherwise I would want to know why a bugle or trumpet cannot make the sound that a Tuba makes. Now I am going to go on a limb, maybe the long sound waves of a "roar" cannot fit in the mouth of the small cat. Some Tom's can sound pretty husky but it is not quite the roar of a lion, the roar is also accompanied by...

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Why do kids have to do work in school that they will never use after they graduate? The worst outcome will be to forget everything one learns (maybe because it was crammed or not of interest. But, you will walk away with the ability to learn whether needed. The ability to teach yourself will not be something alien and unknown. You are already familiar with a leaning environment and have vague notions of places to start teaching yourself. Rather than being lost is a see of...

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If humans have been around for the last 120,000 years, why the extreme technological development during only the last 2,000 years? Since the many answers here are great and covered the mechanisms, I thought a few examples would supportive. Key word is exponential: Printing for communications: 1st breakthrough as art in caves around 20000 years ago, 2nd jump around 6 to 8 thousand years ago where art symbols were compacted like letters and carved in stone. 3rd jump was paper 2 to 3 thousand years ago. The printing...

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Have there ever been marriages in Antarctica? 100 navy sailors, 2 of them were women who the guys were calling ugly and such while boarding to go near the pole. After six month the guys were proposing marriage to them but the girls did not want to get married. I suppose a marriage could have happened on one of the tours. These girls came back and one dropped a duffle bag of the side of the airplane ramp, the bag burst open and it was...

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What age is a good age to get married? That is a hard one with humans since they mature mentally anywhere from 13 to never. We are not like animals who physically mature and therefore behave mature. As with everything we do, we can choose, and that goes for whether you want to grow up or just grow to certain age and stay there. This is one reason humans are the only ones who can go back to nest sometimes or never leave. Since...

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Is it true that a man marries the most attractive woman he can afford, while a woman marries the wealthiest man she can attract? This is a easy question to answer yourself with little attention or study. The good news is that the effort needed is a little more than asking the question. There are some answers with hints for sources and they are freely available and in front of you once you start looking for it. It is true by the way, but when it comes to humans, there are always a small group who are exceptional to the...

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Do girls like dangerous guys? Unsuccessfully dangerous guys seem to be included in the lot, alcoholics, and such who are alive seem to appeal to a old evolutionary trait," Wow, if he if this around after all that, he is a survivor". Long ago wen surviving was the goal of the day, it would make men who survived dangerous events a good catch. Some of that might spill over into todays life subconsciously,...

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I have been dating a man with a young son. His son always gets his way and I become the "bad guy" for not giving him what he wants. How do I talk to him about his son? Either you talk no matter how awkward it may seen because if he is receptive (and that is what you need before going to the subject matter) you will feel it and that will encourage you. You can be very vague and make headway if he is open to discussing any matter. The problem arises when he has area unrelated but not open for discussion. If could be perceived as a fishing expedition or...

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I've been 'the other woman' with this guy for about a year, but he came to my house recently and wrecked my shower while he was drunk and on drugs. Should I tell his girlfriend? Have you seen that those who deliver bad new that generates a emotional reaction from the receiver really with they where somewhere else. It happens enough to see that delivery of honest helpful bad news (we have to amputate to save a life) does not mean a recipient will think so, at least the first few minutes before logic returns, but that is a long time to fend against a emotional outburst...

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If a person simultaneously touched both terminals of a 12-volt car battery, would injury or death be likely? You don,t need to touch both terminals and worry about it since it is not likely. But you said car battery witch I assume is installed in the car. The two terminals are a + and a - and the all you need to do is contact the positive to get the same results of touching both, but you must be in contact with a exposed metal some place on the car which serves as a negative terminal. You might...

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Is it legal for me to secretly record what my husband does in our house while I'm away? One poster said phone conversations are illegal to record, then you must ask yourself if you break the law, is it worth the consequence if enforced to the full extent. Does the recording help you enough to pay for it that way? I don,t know, people break laws at times to serve the greater good, sometimes the greater good will see that to and enforcement is minimal or pardoned. I can imagine...

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Is it normal to lose your self-esteem after years of being subjected to someone disparaging you whenever you experience a moment of insecurity? Sure and the opposite is true also. Gather a entourage of people who will support what you are into and see if you feel more confident about it in a year. So whether the verbal abuse is true or not, it will not help the self esteem and will take some of it away. A simple explanation is that you will experience noise pollution and ask yourself why don,t I move by body away from this noise,...

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If earth and aliens were to have a war, what would it be like? The one with better transportation wins. Lets see, we did go to the moon !? but they came from some place farther than that. Maybe it is just a escape pod from some ship , then we might win. It will land all spent and tired. As long as we don,t treat him as a Cortez from space. I hope it is different, then killing it would be easy but so if it is the same. I know what humans with good...

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How can you tell the difference between play-fighting and straight up abuse? If you feel like not playing or this is not was playing feels like, then it is not playing. Even though a cat is playing with the mouse, no mouse feels that it is playing with the cat. I don,t think comparing humans to animals was appropriate in this very serious matter. I did not think about it until someone else did. Maybe when siblings with a few years age difference are a better...

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If a small car and a large SUV both have 5-star crash test ratings, are they equally safe? I don,t believe these tests answer your your question, I like to know which car is safer and crash tests or real world collisions do not offer data that in accurate. regardless of how accurate the data, if you gather data from part of the bigger picture, you never have a good statistics. Crashes are part of a automobiles safety record, possibly not a major one at that. I would like to see...

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Between LCD and plasma televisions, which has better picture quality? I had answered the question twice.

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Is there any physiological evidence to support a particular way we should be eating (carnivorous, omnivorous, vegetarian, etc.)? This question relates to life-span, everyone will ask it sometime in life or at least the though will flash by for a moment. In the animal world survival is the agenda for the day, animals will try to eat what is edible but there form (physiology) allows it to eat some of the many edible foods. The first step is getting the food from outside to inside. After the size of the mouth, teeth...

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How do you capture individual frames from a video cassette for use on a Web page? $15 will put every frame on a DVD for you to pick and chose without any upgrades to a relatively new computer. There is no learning curve either except which keycombination to push to capture the frame (and its presented clearly). Your question indicates that you already know how or easily will know how to to this. If you don,t want to add software or hardware or anything to your computer,...

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Has an adult woman ever raped an adult man? I saw such a thing on a james bond movie but he did not file charges. I don,t think he thought he was raped. I think a lot of men would love to attacked by a bunch of women. It is gets to violent for the man, then rape is impossible. There would have to be a lot of context around it for a guy to claim rape. Something heavy like Sexual Harassment with some other issues is a start at best....

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Is it normal for a heterosexual woman to be curious about what another woman's nipple feels like? I am sure everyone for a moment in life might have though what that women's nipples feel like. All people will run into a women that for a moment might have interesting nipples to trigger that question. It is normal to run into this thought, what could make it weird is the context the thought started and and actions you take if you continue thinking beyond a moment.

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My wife (who has a low-paying job) and I have three kids together. Is there any way I can divorce her without her getting all of my money for child support and alimony? They can't take a dime of your money, that would be illegal. However they can take up to 65% of your income (fed level, states vary) from any source if you owe money to the children (that would be child support). If you have unpaid debts that are your own, the money you have belongs to debtor, not you. Since it is impossible for anyone else to owe your children money, their debt is...

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Could a midair detonation of a nuclear bomb cause a country's entire electrical power grid to be destroyed for several years? If so, how? I will assume midair is a detonation 600 miles above earth (they can be detonated in space). At least that side of earth will suffer the EMP. There is a documented detonation at a particular altitude that caused blackouts from New Zealand to the west coast. Protective switches that respond quickly are afforded by the military only. The other answers have more detailed information.

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Which nuclear weapon in the U.S. arsenal has the smallest yield? If I have to answer the question literally, I do not know. But when an average person (me) is asking that question, I am really asking about how much stuff that I care about will be destroyed in my city. That would be determined by the detonation altitude and geography. Detonation at 500' as opposed to 1500' generates a extra destructive force in the shock wave. Hills block some...

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Is there any difference between the behaviour of male and female cats other than their sexual behaviour? If you believe function follows form, then yes but it might not be noticeable. The male cats are usually larger and therefore different forms. Form and function example is most famous basketball players are very tall. If one were short or handicapped, ones form would not allow you to become like them no matter how much you willing to give up.

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How long after you take a pain relief tablet does it start to take effect? How long is answered in another post. But a good rule is anything taken by your mouth will always have some lag time before it starts working. A lot of substances are not in your body but in the stomach. (That is why to many pills can be pump out ) The stomach runs through its routine for anything that comes through. That takes some time.

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If I eat a pound of food, will I gain a pound of weight? I can,t resist that fact that adding a pound to something is just that. At breakfast that pound might never give you that pound gain but maybe by dinner time you have eaten enough to where the body will not burn it or pass it through slowly and the scale shows a pound. But during the day a pound of weight gain or loss is normal. But eating a extra ounce a day will be a extra pound a...

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How can I speed up my electric motor? I had a electric cart that I doubled the voltage which more than doubled the speed. Worked well with us made motors but even a slight increase in voltage on a foreign made motors (the ones are imported in great numbers) resulted in a burned out motor. edit: strait easy answer is if you have enough amps to spare, increase the voltage and it speeds up.

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When will the Earth run out of oil? It is a good question, better than "Could earth run out of oil". Personally, when I can,t afford oil, that is when I it ran out in my world. All containers are that are drained will one day be empty.

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What is the average accident rate for a motorcycle rider (accidents per year)? I don,t know the answer but I would bet motorcycle accidents result in bodily injury more often. Even a fender bender injured me but not the driver of the car.

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My 6 month old female cat is making a strange noises, pushing herself up against the carpet, and always wants to go outside. Is this her mating call, is she going to be in heat soon? Yes, cats come into maturity much earlier than their wild cousins. One set of cats will reproduce nearly a million offspring in ten years. Domestic cats are the fastest animal besides the roach and rat to multiply all over earth. (Being cute and clean helps to)

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Can I still get a female cat spayed if she might be pregnant? You would be surprised how many times people get their cat spayed and did know if it was pregnant. Since it is a histrorectamy, all is removed. So, yes.

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Is there any difference between the behaviour of male and female cats other than their sexual behaviour? As mentioned above, their personalities vary but females usually have smaller paws.

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What's the difference between a rat and a mouse? One difference is that pet mice need their living quarters cleaned more often because it starts to smell bad quickly.

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Do female cats go through menopause like people do? Only humans go through menopause. One explanation is that it takes a long time to raise a human and the mother is very important. Since childbirth is dangerous and more so with age, reproduction shuts down. Now mom is more likely be around for the kids. Cats do not have menopause.

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Are all birds supposed to sleep at night? Most sleep at night, most cannot handle the complications of flying in the dark, sleeping reduces the chance the bird will attempt night flight that results in some crash. The birds that do sleep are safe unless you see them in the dark with a flashlight, you can slowly walk to them and capture them without a struggle than can hurt the bird. As the previous answer stated, owls and others...

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What type of rechargable battery lasts the longest? There are two different answers because battery usage falls into two different categories. One is portable lighting and the other is everything else. Everything else is covered by answers given ( lithium the best, and Nicd last ). These also lose a charge in storage where after a few weeks, you need to recharge. While these batteries are high capacity, they run out of juice without warning...

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Does using a separate VHS tape rewinder damage the tape? If it is a cheaply build rewinder and it does not slow down near the end, it will pop the clip that holds the tape on the real and render it unusable.

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Is it safe to stack up a DirecTV box on a VCR box on top of a 3rd component box if they are not in an enclosure? Or will I face dangerous heat build-up? Some boxes will list the minimum space needed for cooling and most do not allow them to be in a sealed container. The space needed is for normal room temperature. But the previous answers are useful and the common sense solution if you do not know.

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How do I adjust the TV sound so that movie music and sound effects are not so loud, and dialog volume is increased to be loud enough to hear? A cheap ten band equalizer might be worth a try. I am assuming that the sounds are all mixed. Some movies are louder when music is theme music is playing and when it stops, voices are very low. So this second one is just volume adjustment.

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How can I find a TV that I can use as a computer monitor? Get a LCD monitor with a build in tuner and computer input, some offer picture in picture so you can do both. Pretty common these days and the prices are dropping. But I think is still is expensive since I don,t have a LCD.

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Where can I find a wireless transmitter / receiver for cable TV so I can put my TV in another room without running wires? It is widely available ( I found a used set at a thrift shop) based on my one encounter. It is a substitute for a long rca cable (audio and video) for any configuration. If your tv is older, you would need a vcr (cheap used one) or a radioshack device to go from cable to rca. I bought it for ten bucks and had wireless tv or video.

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Is there anything that can be attached to a TV that will automatically lower the volume on commercials? You know, I have asked myself the same thing. It is not popular with advertisers so it never will be marketed. Just as the vcr,s that automatically could skip commercials while recording were banned. It is a simple device, your camcorder camera has one for the mic. You can record crickets and other backround sounds at night and the device will amplify the recording, but when a dog barking...

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Why was the Paykan loved so much by Iranians that it was considered their National Car? It was a choice by default, that was the only only car made in Iran, Later it was made into a few models like Paykan Javanan (Buick electra, le sabre etc). Another car appeared in Iran (manufactured there) was based on the french low end cituoron. It was made in Iran as a two cylinder aircooled front wheel drive with a canvas roof. Again making Paykan the default winner. Some other cars...

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A woman I got pregnant told me she had an abortion, now 8 years later she's coming after me for child support for a child I never knew I had. What are my rights? Child support is for a child that is biologically yours or the state says it is yours. Nothing said can undo the fact that you made the child. It is impossible, there is no way to get out of it, if she said she was sterile, or on the pill, or hates kids, or carved in stone that all that with the abortion also, the child is still right there and you made it happen. Remember, child support is...

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Do clothes shrink in the washer or the dryer? No, clothes do not shrink in a dryer or washer if you use cold water and air only for the dryer. But heats things up, some might. Heat also does weird stuff to everything as a general rule.

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Where can I get cheap or free legal help? If you are part of general group (battered women, native american, drunk driving victim,etc.) you can do a "Google search". You also get it for free (but never the best) if you can,t afford legalservice for criminal cases. Otherwise there is none. Any help will always be concluded with " but you should consult an attorney". Plus you will be a position of pleasing the...

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How painful is it to give birth? I am a male, but I will bet it is the worst pain, pushing out something that big. As it seems to get stuck, the muscles push more and thats more pain. The muscles of the uterus are stronger than any guys.That means some serious pushing of a very big thing that needs to come out now but with respect. I have been constipated and pushed and it hurt but it was halfway out. I would not want to try...

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Does using the defroster in a car lower your gas mileage? The previous answer pointed out that the compressor kicks in and that will use more gas. That is why the system is called "Air conditioner" as opposed to cooler. You wish for a "AC" more so in a COLD climate as opposed to a hot climate. The previous answer pointed out how you windows will fog up, but I will say it fogs up so bad for so long that driving is near...

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Why don't human beings have tails? Humans have tails, but they are not your average "cool looking" tail. It is there because you could have a fracture of the tail bone. Evolution saw that it was not being used so it cut resources needed elsewhere an it shrunk. A similar question is " do cat,s have a collar bone?" One can see that there is none by feeling how their shoulder is so flexible and feels like it...

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How do you make an anti-gravity machine? People who make trains that do not contact the rail can generate enough of an electro-magnetic field in the lab to levitate a frog. It looks as if it were in one of those training wind-tunnels.

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We have a cat who runs and hides from everyone, even us, and we rarely see her. Is it normal for a cat to be this scared? It is normal if there is one person that it won,t run from. I seen a cat who favors and sits with only one human run out of a house if someone is walking up to the door. I am not saying your case is not normal though.

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Are domestic cats the only ones to walk with their tails in the air? I won,t get into details since you would enjoy reading about it yourself. You can start with loins have there tail up in the air (with the black tip) in certain activities.

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Is there a way to fit 3-4 hours of good quality video on a dual layer DVD with Nero Vision? Use (freeware , but a good one) Dvd shrink for compression or combining DVD,s and the result can be burned directly to Nero or save as image for later or even files (VOB). This answer will not harm anything because each step is nondestructive.

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I use an S-Video cable to connect my laptop and my TV. The image on the screen is great but only appears in black and white. How do I get colour? If you are getting a black and white (grayscale) image then only part of the s-video is working. S-video has 4 wires or pins and one pin if for the grayscale image you see. Actually some people use this for some images that they want to convert to grayscale. Getting better results than software (photoshop, etc) based removal of color.

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What is the difference between VHS and Super VHS? You will notice the better quality much more on a large TV than a small (25" or less). In fact you might find regular VHS unacceptable for large TV's.

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How can I increase the power of a 4-stroke 70cc motorcycle scooter? A 70cc four stroke is probably a honda. Since you are interested in increasing power, not speed, I will guess you have a trail bike (Honda XL 70) with a 4spd transmission. The other popular model is Honda passport (us name) with the same engine and a 3 spd semi automatic transmission. The trail bike can be modified for less than ten bucks if that all you do and rarely use you 4th gear or go...

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How were the states' boundaries decided? When I look at a world map and US map where boundaries are drawn, I found one pattern that seemed to determines some of the boundaries. The rivers are boundary markers that are convenient and maybe the last obstacle for a tired conqueror.

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What good are pop-up lights on sports cars if they cause more drag? It would seem that anything protruding from the car would add drag. Now exaggerate the headlight size by imagining a sail (from a sail boat) mounted on the front of the car. There will be enough drag to see a noticeable slowdown in speed. The headlight drag might be a issue at high speeds, but since they come up at night, you can,t drive fast safely. You might be going faster than your...

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Do cold, warm and hot drinking water all hydrate the body equally well? I find that very cold water or ice-cream at time will induce a headache. It could affect absorption (waiting before I drink) but I don,t think enough to worry about.

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Where is Atacama desert located, and why there is no rain there? A desert is defined by the amount of rainfall (actually any moisture source, some deserts have a morning fog). I don,t know why there is no rainfall, but if that is the case, there probably is no life there, somewhat like all of Mars.

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The profile of a girl I met online says she's 18, and I want to meet her. But what if she's younger? If I meet her can I get arrested, even though her profile said she was 18? I would think if you were with her and she was thirteen or such, the arresting officers would look at what is the fact here, and that she is underage and the law is broken and you get arrested. Later on you can state your case about she lying and all that and get judged (remember going to court is always a "craps shoot"). At the best you get your charges dropped but still you spent...

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How can you tell if a long distance, long-term, online relationship is serious or just fueled by mystery? This is a relationship begun on the web so long distance is not a factor until you meet the first time and part. It becomes long distance after that. Mystery fuels some offline relationships and maybe more often if begun online. So don,t discount mystery out of some serious relationship. The issue for me would be the day I would meet this person face to face (this is my next step in a...

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What is the best file-sharing site for movies? The best sites are illegal, although I never heard of personal users getting into trouble. But there is U-Tube and Guba and of course, Google.

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Can the government (or record industry) actually track down individual users who are illegally sharing files? If I was the government or record industry, I would go after the people who are making a lot of money by file-sharing. I would not bother with the rest unless the resources are available and money is to retrieved.

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I'm on an always-on DSL connection. What are the basic things I need to do to secure my machine from intruders without buying any software? The threat increases after a hour since the attackers have more time to dig in. I personally either unplug the modem or phone jack if I feel threatened and not using the net. A computer off or sleeping is protected. Microsoft firewall (sp 2) and beta anti spy-ware and malicious software removal tool are free and good. I don,t know what to say about virus software though.

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How can I get a copy of Windows XP Home edition? The manufacturer insists they sent me a XP disc, but it is not on the invoice. They refuse to send me a disc. The correct pervious answer finished with XP serial number (CD Key) which should be located on your computer via a fancy sticker (colerfull and holographic with your windows key XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX). If you still have your windows running, there is a small utility to extract your own CD key if the sticker is rubbed off the computer. I download a xp CD because I erased my drive and lost...

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My declawed cat is used to being outside, but I moved to an area where there are wild animals. Should I let her go outside again or keep her in even if she's angry? "Fight or Flight"? It is a choice animals make. But smaller creature (cats) prefer flight since a fight with big creature is suicide. They only fight is cornered and flight is not possible. And if they do, claws will not always rescue them anyway. The claws aid in flights up the tree though. The chances of a cat getting killed by a another animal is dependent on the area and cats...

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My cat laps her water with her paw. She gets fresh water every day but I am concerned that there may be some litterbox water issues. Should I worry? The cleanliness of cat's is mentioned in the one the big three religious books. They are allowed to roam areas where food is prepared or stored while dogs are strictly prohibited . However the previous answer about bacteria is true and a cat bite or scratch (any bite) should be looked at.

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Why is the “inferior” ape family still in existence, but not a single one of the presumed intermediate forms, which were supposed to be more advanced in evolution? If you what to see the intermediate forms today, take a look at a few embryos from your choice of species (and a human) at various periods of development. Early on all go through a stage where gills appear and so on. When a species vanishes, only a barely measurable fraction of its genes are lost to the universe, the rest is intact in the living. The ape family is still around because as...

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What causes lightbulbs to burn out? Money first as most others things to but when you pay a little more, you get the same type of bulb but build better in all facets besides burnout. A halogen bulb has the same filament as the regular bulb but instead of the near vacuum inside, halogen gas is put in it that allows the burned filaments to reattached to itself. The bulb has to burn hot to due so and so quartz is used. You get a...

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What are some creative uses for unwanted CDs? That is a very hard one to answer, I do a lot of things with stuff that was something else. I have hard drives doing light sanding and there discs for big washers but the CD issue has been rough. It all came to me that I am not able to do anything with old CD when a fried of mine dropped of five big boxes of brand new CD with Christmas carols is the other language. I did use the jewel case...

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is there away of removing the DVD region block from my apple i book G4, so that it becomes multi region? Yes, but like most things, you will lose something also, then again it might be something you are not concerned with. Now that I made it completed (complexity I refer to is not enough info can be packed here to prevent making things go wrong for you} . I can help you to get started learning about it ( remember only a few changes are allowed on dvd hardware and the last one is permanent to the...

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Any idea on when will iBook / Powerbook G5 be available for consumers? What are the likely specs etc? IBM began dragging its feet and said, "no G5 laptop for you". Some of the previous answers have the details why.

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Where can I download a Macintosh Mini startup disk? The first answer said it but if you have a very very old mac, apple itself gives you the free download and the whole OS if you desire.

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Can I run a Macintosh through a PC monitor? If so, how? The cheapest adapters are the ones that come with some notebooks. I not sure how to answer this question these days with all the new types of connectors on monitors.

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What types of printers are there, and what are their advantages and disadvantages? Again I see a example of technology advanced far in a specific area (printers) and still a dinosaur ( dot-matrix ) is still here. It also is here for the "long haul" since non of the new technology can match the speed of dot-matrix when it comes printing the widely used paper used for making carbon copies of 2 or more. In fact nothing can print like that. I have seen banks go...

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Why are the australopithecus, neanderthal etc. not regarded as the intermediate human evolutionary forms? Neandethal's lived during a period when modern man was living. All living things have a common ancestor. The popular statement "man descended from apes" is incorrect. The correct one is "Man and ape (primates) had a common ancestor ". That be about twenty million years ago and thirty if you add the baboons. Neandethal's are gone because they fell short in...

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How did the eye evolve? And of what use is a partially evolved eye? The eye evolved due to the advantage it offered, and other conditions allowed it to get better (brains to use it). Very rare to have highly evolved eye without a brain to match it. An eagle has a very evolved eye that can do simultaneous zooming and focusing, but it is all handled and filtered within the eye-structure itself before it reaches the brain. The structure of octopuses eye is very...

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Why are humans the only mammals walking on two legs? I will assume the question is why our walking on two legs is better than other animals who can walk on two legs. Creatures that walked on two legs with our unique structure were other human like species who went extinct. I would guess because they had less of a brain that could not adapt. Humans are not the only ones who walked on two legs on earth. Some apes developed the special a bone...

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Has anyone ever been able to travel through time successfully and prove it? If so, how did they claim to do it? I would think the best way to find them is to look for happy people. Some of them might be unhappy people who traveled back to make changes to their mistakes and are happy when you meet them. But if the invention of time travel was a collective effort, the most likely case, some people would oppose time travel since mistakes (mine to) have benefited others. They would be happy to keep...

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If life originated from Africa, why did Africa evolve technology more slowly than Europe? When the live in a area that food takes most of your time to acquire. There is less time to discuss or experiment with making things faster. Knowledge is not enough, you need time. If for some reason the modern infrastructure disappeared, rebuilding will begin with food related stuff for a while, everyone would begin in some food related matter. This is based on the first answer reference.

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Is it true that using a cell phone while at a gas station can cause an explosion? Anything with a battery pack that can be removed has a very small chance of generating a spark if jolted and momentarily loses contact and reconnects. A spark does not mean a explosion every-time.

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You are in a space ship traveling at the speed of light. You turn on the headlights. What happens to that light? They might light up the back of your neck. The body will never survive the speed. Just calculate how long it would take just getting up to speed accelerating within safe "G" forces. The physical affects on sub-atomic sizes particle is massive when accelerated in a special place built in texas. On the lighter side. You can "outrun" your headlights driving at night by...

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If a person doesn't go to church or have a religion, but still believes in God, will they go to heaven? There is a area here where the definition of "no church or no religion" is dependent on who is calling the shots. You can pick out some people who you believe meet the definition of "no church etc.". But you might get a different judgments if you ask twenty random people what they think about your conclusion. Human can put off immediate desires for future rewards. The...

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I cheated on my boyfriend and I want to forget about the whole thing. I think it would do no good if I told my boyfriend but I don't want to be dishonest. Should I tell him? The key here is a while ago. Time has gone by and things are getting normal. The best you could do is make things worst by being brutally honest. So how do you know if you should be honest? Ask yourself if you will disturb the peace and for how long. Put yourself in there place and think about how you would react for a few days. Or pick some of yours friends (maybe ask them) for your...

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How can large herbivores sustain so much body mass by eating only vegetation? Don't they need protein? If you spend all day with them, you notice that they spend most of the time eating and when you don,t see them around food, they are chewing their food further while resting from looking for food all day. The small amounts of protein is accumulated by eating more food and and working longer at processing.

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When somebody tells you that they love you, but that they don't love you enough to be in a committed relationship with you, what does that mean? I don't think commitment measure the amount of love. In fact love can be stated with sincerity but have many different meanings for people and the time they say it. You get sunrises when both don,t know the meaning, although genuine in there feelings. There are many relationships were commitments can be strong but no love. Now a commitments has one meaning that cannot be easily confused....

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What is the origin of the phrase "rule of thumb"? A couple of hundred years ago a man could use physical punishment to get his wife to behave. But if you disabled her, that was breaking the law. A supple branch of a tree would deliver a painful snap without risking broken bones. But bigger branches did break bones so you could not use a branch thicker than your thumb. That is simple enough so all men could understand. No beatings with a...

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If there are Articulated Buses (or "Bendy Buses"), why aren't there bendy motorhomes? Especially when many people want more living space? My guess is that a bus chassis and engine is very expensive. Probably because they are designed for continuous use and a moterhome is not.

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Will the DMV allow you to use a car for a driving test if the 'Check Engine' light is on? As long as the car is safe and legal, you can drive it in California. In California the DMV is indirectly involved. They will never know about your check engine light. When the DMV sends out a notice of renewal of registration and if they require a smog check, the smog station will probably fail you and you will not be able to register in the first place. You will be required to have a...

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My girlfriend slept with another guy 3 times in 1 week but then stopped. We broke up but eventually worked it out. Should I have taken her back? Is it likely she will do it again? taken her back? why, you now think you can trade up? I did not take someone back once and ended up settling which was worse and ended. Don,t take the one week of sleeping around as the worse thing to do. The underlying issue for men is not that she slept with someone but if a child is produced during that year, is it yours? Very valid issue since only the women knows. Today, just as men had...

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If humans have been around for the last 120,000 years, why the extreme technological development during only the last 2,000 years? Each leap in a field takes half as long to the next one, soon the half steps get very short. One example touched on in previous answers is writing. From writing on rocks to paper (about 3000 years BC egyptians) was long, and longer to write on stones. 3500 years later, writing by hand change to printing (imagine a giant rubber stamp type tool to do a page at a time). Printing houses...

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What is true love? It depends when I was asked, at 10 years of age, 20, 30, 40. In fact I am shocked and disgusted by one of my answers from back then. To make matters worse, I am not sure if my answer today is guaranteed to be better than past ones. If I answer you, it will be a scam.

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Are there any websites that have old TV commercials? I am specifically trying to find a Master Card ad where a college student in scuba gear is misusing his "emergency" credit card. www.webarchive.org (they have a moving pictures section)

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If you get a speeding ticket while in another country, does it show up on your driving record? It depends on the country, the time and attitude toward americans. I got a ticket for driving the wrong way on the one way street in IRAN around 1979 and two months later the their was a revolution and collapse of the government. I don,t know if it still is on record, It was issued on my Indiana USA drivers license when I was seventeen, the driving age their was 18 but the license was...

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Will the world see a substantial increase in the use of mass transit systems in the near future? Or is there still too much money to be made building highways, cars, and producing fuels? If the rest of the world through some miracle was provided with cars today to match the percentage of people who have cars in the US today, the world would have to increase oil production by 3000% just to run them or the shortage would make it impossible for most americans to drive. Personal transportation will always be the first choice when possible in anytime.

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Is there really a difference between men and women drivers? Since driving is a individual experience. Looking at men and women as individuals, there are always some who are better than the other in specific activities (driving in this case).

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How do you drive a stick shift automobile? This is how I learned. As always, looking back, I see there are others ways to. I will assume "stick shift" to include all cars that are not automatic (three on the tree, , and vehicles not available to the US) If you are a teen trying to drive your parents car without their permission,(like I was) and you are doing this alone, I would recommend a large open space. Large empty...

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Does water always flow downhill? For general plumbing, remembering that water flows downhill will help most of your jobs go smoothly. Once in a while if things get complicated, remember that you cannot stack water. These rules should cover almost all plumbing work around the house.

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Is there a way to fix scratches on the TV glass? I have several dimple-type scratches. Scratched glass under compression can be dangerous (more prone to failure). In televisions, the glass is like a giant light bulb that is completely emptied of air, so it is always ready to implode like a submarine getting crushed in a hollywood movie. A scratch can be a a weak spot and implosion can send glass flying when it collides together. Although the flying glass is just tiny shards...

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What are the pros and cons of being an only child? For most people in the world with scare resources, more than one child will have a big enough negative impact where only one is good, more is not. Now, back in the U.S.A. it is not a big factor for more than one child. This is one of those questions that can be answered by the opposing question. Since parents love each child the same whether one or ten, it would seem that they would learn...

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Why haven't flying cars been invented yet? If you want a flying car, they are available, but you or anyone you know who has ever run out gas once in there life, they realized that the car rolled to a gentle stop. The flying car must glide to road (rarely available in areas that flying is popular, that is a given), one has one chance at this and in the meantime, you will treat road traffic as if you were invisible, they don,t see you....

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Are there any websites where I can pay to download television shows? You want to see shows that are not currently on the air otherwise www.titantv.com with a graphic card will do it automatically indefinitely till the hard drive is full. It looks like recording anything on tv is legal for home use. Since you willing to pay, it opens up a whole world of options. I don,t know the details but I know what money always does. You can rent or buy tv series by the...

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What is the chance that aliens do exist? The answer is zero if we are the first intelligent life to appear ( likely so with a young universe) on the scene. By default, we are alone today. The first to arrive at a place (universe, bar,etc) are alone till others come. In the future anything is possible. I want to ask how far do we define conditions for intelligent life. If my laymen mind can see that the exact same sun and earth...

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Can inhaling helium from a balloon be dangerous? I seen people who breath helium don,t do so like normal breathing. They seem to take in a deeper breath and hold it while letting it out just enough while talking. Finishing their exhale deeper than normal. Breathing regular air that way while standing around a bottle of air can cause problems, I got light headed.

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When not in use, is it better to keep a laptop running or turn it off? Machines and electronics suffer high levels of stress during start. Electronics go from cold to hot and expand. I would guess that sleep mode would be from warm to hot. I think sleep mode save me more energy overall. I put my laptop to sleep frequently because it is ready by the time I raise the lid (screen), but I would leave it running if sleep was not a option. Then startup would take...

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He calls me nasty names, argues about anything, hits me, and tells me to get out, but then gets mad when I try to leave. Why? And why am I still here? Early humankind life was dominated by decisions that were life and death. A decision that avoided death was learned and repeated and became familiar. There was no time to evaluate the quality of familiar solution since any time was spent avoiding death. Any relationship with others that avoided death was good and became familiar and safe. The people today who talk about their abusive...

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What are some inexpensive ways to soundproof a room? If the room is not build yet,(the studs are still visible where you see through the walls) you will save the most money when soundproofing. But if it is, there are some good answers posted before mine. If you are soundproofing for listening to music, "Bose" makes noise canceling headphones for consumers.

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How do you avoid getting caught speeding? The objective is to delay getting caught and reducing the frequency to at least a level where a license is not lost. The previous answers help to so and more.. I try to avoid stupid speeding ticket like doing 35 in a 25 during a two minute drive where nothing is gained anyway. I "try" to limit my speeding to trips over an hour where 75 vs. 65 on the freeway gets me there 10 minutes...

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How can I tell if a kitten will become an aggressive cat? I am assuming an aggressive cat is one that can hurt one or family members without any reason. All cats can be very aggressive in the right setting. I saw a rather friendly cat bite into the hand of it owner pretty good and would not let go. The owner had close a dresser drawer on the cat,s tail and it was stuck. But I type their average aggression into three levels. High, Med., and low....

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How can you increase your lung capacity? I assume that lung efficiency is the question which the previous answer is it. But to increase the amount of air that can be sucked into the lungs, you would need to smoke for long enough to destroy the inside till it almost a empty lung. I have seen some smokers stay under water a long time but peter out in endurance type stuff. But a good lung is like a good sponge that can hold air long...

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I have less than 6 months to live. Can I drain my bank account by giving away all my money or will creditors come after the recipients after I die to collect on debts owed? My thought is if there is any sign that the recipients knew what you are up to, the credict card people might pursue it. Sometimes they don,t bother with nickel and dime stuff ( 10,000 or less) because they make so much more concentrating on their good accounts and new ones. So you have to give your money without raising suspicion of your coming death. It is similar to a credict card frenzy...

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Why do alcoholic beverages hardly ever have their ingredients listed? Part of the answer is because in this day and age most alcoholic (besides wine and beer and such) are blended (You can guess why). The label states so, and who knows what the blend is? Otherwise the ingredients are pretty simple. Raisens for vodka, and barly for.... and so on.

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I found an injured bird; what can I do? 87% of the american migrating bird are protected under a international act, (very broad law that can fine and jail even if you were not aware) and more by the endangered species protection act. For example if helping the bird causes the nearby birds to abandon their nest, you would be charged under the act. If you don,t want to be in a position where you are breaking the law, you can only call...

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Can birds fly when it rains? I seen bluejays get splashed with water but fly. There features lets water roll off. But most birds get wet fast in rain and flight gets very labored or not at all.

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How can I wash a cat that won't sit still in water? If you are allergic to cats, then washing them once a month and getting all your carpets and such changed will give you immunity after the forth month (four washes). Otherwise washing for the sake of washing is not required but if it is important for reasons that I do not know, then get a breed that likes water so much that it will go and take a bath if it is drawn, "Abyssinian" is...

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How good is rear-wheel drive in handling snow and ice? As far a getting stuck in snow, whether front or rear wheel drive, you have only one wheel spinning (Unless you have positraction which most don, t). But with a rear wheel drive, you can invoke positraction on the fly for getting both wheels to spin and at a slower speed to for better grip. The problem is that the spinning wheel is the one with to traction to begin with, and the stationary...

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What's the difference between a donkey and a mule? This crossing of animals extends into the other animals to if it were needed as mules are. For example a male lion and female tiger produce a Liger weighing almost a ton and standing on its legs beyond 12 feet. But switch the sexes and you get a midget instead. Why was this done? For the circus or animal shows.

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Do predator birds have binocular vision? adding some more details to the clear answer earlier. Some birds of pray have eyes with two focal points (the area of what we see clearly and focus on). For focusing on near and far at the same time. All that is handled at the eyes before reaches the brain. In animals who have binocular vision, there is also a area of the brain that must be intact to. When I tested for vision in the...

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What is the fastest animal in the world? In the air the Falcon (small one) can pass 200mph in a dive. Cheetahs on land go 60mph in a routine hunt. I think they can do 0 to 50 better than any car, I am not sure about planes during a carrier launch. All is for very short duration though. I want to clarify "dive", "controlled dive". By sweeping the wings in as jet fighter planes do when approaching their high...

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How does the sense of smell work? The sense of smell works perfect compared to other senses. Because it works so well, it is a the dominant sense in animals and no big brain is needed to judge if the sensation is real or not. For example eyes sense stuff that are really illusions at times and the brain works that out.

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Why do most living creatures have their anus at the back and between the legs? It could be because of bad design (I don't know). It probably is the best choice. Sometime a bad design is the only choice when you are combining multiple designs to work together. For example the eye is a bad design. Light has to pass through a barrier of blood and stuff to get to the receptors and most of the light is lost. But the only design to work with the rest of the body, so...

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In terms of evolution, are humans related to any of the other (relatively) hairless mammals, such as pigs and elephants? If so, how? Today you can test to see how far is your relationship with life on earth. You can test with another human to see if you a first, second or distant cousin. When you switch to animals. You can go to a general test to see when was the last relationship with another species. For example humans and chimps would be around twenty million years when they had a common parent and thirty million for...

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Do identical twins have the same DNA? Yes as previously answered. But I have a feeling that the question might be asking if there is a difference if tested. They have the same genotype, but different phenotypes. So a test would show two different people.

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If a woman produces two eggs and each is fertilized by different men on the same day, they then share the mother's womb, but are the babies considered twins or half-brothers? Answers are correct and to show that it is possible (rare in humans), cats release more than six eggs and mate with different males in a day, sometimes the kittens have different fathers.

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Do identical twins have the same fingerprints? They have the same genotype, but different phenotypes, so different fingerprints. There probably is more details that I am not do not know.

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Can you drink too much coffee? Forced drinking of too much (clean) water at once will kill you. But can you die from drinking to much coffee, No! The volume of liquid stops you first. You would have to extract the stimulant from 20 cups and inject all at once into your vanes to cause death. But that would be the case with most things. Note that caffeine pills and coffee are are not equal. The coffee has its own flavors...

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Do bulls really hate the color red? Short answer is no, they do not see red. Color vision requires a lot off processing power (bigger brains). To me color vision is a extra to the vision package. Without it, the world still be managed via black and white. (Like b/w movies, but more detailed). Now color vision only would be a world of color and blur, not good. Pray and predators priority is motion, for reasons we know. Color...

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Is it normal to be attracted to someone else when you're in a committed relationship? If by normal you mean natural, then it is normal. Now if one were drinking, then it would be the booze making it attractive.

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What are some warning signs that an engine is about to fail? Fail here is when an engine stops. Whether its a simple fix or replacement is another subject. I don,t know much but anything near or in the engine area that begins to sound, feel, look, smell different would be a good sign. The faster the changes, the more I would get worried.

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Which colors do cats see? there are two types of light receptors in the eye. Gray receptors and color receptors, and Cat's have more grey receptors (they are sensitive to motion, detail and low light). Color receptors need more light to work. If one only had color receptors, you would see the world as a blur of colors, and some people who are born with grey receptors only (a rare form of color blindness, see the...

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Can cats see in the dark? There eyes make maximum use of any light by reflecting it back and forth in the eyeball. However like everything in nature, something else has to be sacrificed, and that is good daylight vision. Only the house cat has oval pupils, big (night hunters) wild cats have regular round pupils but bounce light back and forth like house cats. Update: Snow leopards also have oval pupils.

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If all life started from single celled organisms, why were the dinosaurs so big in comparison to today's animals? Actually the biggest animal earth has ever seen is alive and well today, No animal was or is bigger than the blue whale. Imagine the blue whale had to fly, a Jumbo Jet could only seat one whale lying down and still part of the whales flipper would hang out the end. Ironically the whale can only eat the smallest animals (about the size of a cell) in the world. Correction: the blue whale eats...

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What is the difference between non-acetone and acetone nail polish remover? acetone is very flammable

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Is it safe to reuse vegetable oil when deep-frying? How long can you store it before it deteriorates? It can be reused for a long time, but after ten or so uses, the color becomes bad enough where you would not want to cook with it.

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What happens to batteries in extremely cold or hot temperatures? Do they still work? When batteries are used out of the normal evironmental tempertures, you also get less recharages. A more detailed answer: Temperature has a pronounced affect on battery life (Recharges and length of use). For every ten degrees of change in room temperature, Up to 50% of it,s life is lost. So a thousand charges are reduce to 500. But who is counting beyond ten or so. Even with 300 charges,...

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I discovered recently that my nieces have frequently been performing oral sex on each other. They are 14 and 11 years old. I was told this is normal 'exploration' behavior, and not really incest...is this truly normal? Where the line? It seems like a vast grey area, but those with power establish their line within it. My sister and I at ages 6 and 7 liked to jump on our own beds with nightgowns on and no underware. It started in the summer living near the border of basra. Well we got a good wipping. It stopped. I do remember that I had no sexual thoughts though.

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Why did the process of evolution allow for the humans to feel pain? I would have never made it to adulthood without pain stopping me from engaging in deadly behavior. That should apply to everyone. One must be able to reproduce as a adult to keep the species going. There are exceptions. If you have a mortal wound, it is painless (Story of a person being mauled and live to tell about it). Today mortal wounds are treated before death. I never felt pain when...

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