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Thinking about bears developing constipation might be funny, and I think I know why this might come to mind. However, this sorry fate doesn't really await them, and even if it did, fasting befor…

Top stories for Long   Why don't bears fast a few days before hibernation to fully empty their bowels, so they wouldn't develop constipation upon waking up? T. Barczuk, studied at Gdansk University of Technology • Answered May 10 Thinking about bears developing constipation might be funny, and I think I know why this might come to mind. However, this sorry fate doesn't really await them, and even if... Read more » 547 22   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   What is holding back evolution from being proven to be law? Why is this not a universally accepted part of nature? Where do the disagreements stem from? Franklin Veaux, lives in Portland, OR • Answered May 5 "Law" and "theory" don't mean the same thing, and don't mean what most non-scientists think they mean. A theory is not a guess. It's an explanation, supported by evidence, t... Read more » 310 11   Why do some people insist on using outdated appliances despite newer, more efficient options being available? Roy Dutch, former I'm a Chef and Cooked in Restaurants Over 30 Years • Answered May 18 Probably not the answer you were looking for The owner of a restaurant I used to work owned a couple of other restaurants when he bought another one. he spent a lot of money... Read more » 1K 37   Did Edward Teach or Thatch (aka Blackbeard) have any redeeming qualities? Kííezen, Expert on 17th century Pirates. • Answered April 23 Everyone knows the common stories of this dude. *He lit fuses in his beard - scared the shits out of sailors as he roamed the seas--He became more myth than man* But, Blackbe... Read more » 711 29   When a computer is idle on desktop, is there code constantly running to detect any mouse movement or keypress at any moment, or does the action (like moving the mouse or pressing a key) happen first and then the system responds by executing the code? Andrew Daviel, BSc Physics with Electronics & Computer Science, University of Manchester (1975) • Answered May 11 Back in the day (1978) I knew exactly what happened on my computer, because I wrote every single byte of the code. If I'd had a mouse, I'd have had to poll in a loop. Now, n... Read more » 67 9   Can concrete last 10,000 years? Ciro Pabon, Specialist Highway Engineering & Soil Mechanics, Universidad Del Cauca (1986) • Updated January 9, 2022 Of course. We have enormous, huge, humongous, extraordinarily large concrete dams like Grande Dixence, in Switzerland, not to mention Three Gorges Dam in China. Grande Dixenc... Read more » 3.8K 112   Apparently Callahan Auto Parts has decided they will no longer sell their auto parts at Walmart unless Walmart pays the tariffs on imported goods. Who else is with them? Pamela Bruce, Reluctant educator on the political and economic scene. • Answered May 23 What you said doesn't even make sense. The argument has nothing to do with whether Walmart pays tariffs or not. If they don't pay the tariffs, they won't have foreign goods... Read more » 347 22   What does the US English term "to own the libs" mean? Does it hark back to slavery? Alex Johnston, Professional proofreader and editor (in English) • Answered May 8 This is a term generated by the American right. The 'libs' are the liberals, who are whoever the right defines as their political enemies. To 'own' someone in this context is... Read more » 781 74   Are there any major rivers that flow directly into the ocean without passing through another country? If so, which rivers and where are they located? Yehoshua Savacool, Studying Geography • Answered April 30 In the United States our two largest rivers are the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. The former being slightly longer than the latter. Despite the fact that the Missouri is... Read more » 140 14   When did electricians stop using aluminum wiring? Jim Murphy, I have designed UL listed AC power conditioning products • Updated May 26 Never - aluminum wire is still widely used. In the USA aluminum is nearly always used as the wire from the grid to the house. It is often used for connecting a service panel... Read more » 412 41   Why don't horses run away when their reins are casually looped over a rail? Andrew Olson, studied at University of Nevada, Reno • Answered April 25 Because, like so many horse related things, this is complete BS. Well, horse stuff. Anyways. Here is how 'parking' a horse in a city worked before cars became a thing. For sh... Read more » 289 29   What are the main arguments against the idea that the Earth is only 4,000 to 6,000 years old? Carl Smotricz, is well read on both science and religion • Updated 11h ago Basically, there's just one: the idea disagrees with reality. I'd estimate there are about 100 distinct, well-established facts that point to an age of the Earth well beyon... Read more » 99 12 Read more in your feed

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