Why are we still stuck within the 3-3.5 GHz range in terms of processor speed? It's b...?

Wow there's a lot of wrong answers here. The reason clock speeds topped out doesn't have to do with the speed of light, and the speed of light in solids is only half what it is in vacuum. The p…

Top stories for Long   Why are we still stuck within the 3-3.5 GHz range in terms of processor speed? It's been years! What's holding us down? Kurt Guntheroth, Software Engineer and Writer • Updated July 8, 2019 Wow there's a lot of wrong answers here. The reason clock speeds topped out doesn't have to do with the speed of light, and the speed of light in solids is only half what it... Read more » 10.9K 214   As a gynecologist, does it bother you if patients have not shaved? Cherish Allards, former Party-Time Nurse • Answered October 31 Removing pubic hair can also be quite problematic. I was on duty in the Emergency Room when one female patient came in with a cyst, about 1 inch wide, which had developed be... Read more » 1.2K 94   Why do steaks from restaurants taste so much better than the steaks I make at home? Trausti Thor Johannsson, I know burgers, don't say bad things about burgers! • Updated April 5 Long story short. I tried for years to cook a steak perfectly. I made good steaks but nothing close to a steak house steak. Then one day a chef I know offered me to buy stea... Read more » 6.2K 1.1K   If 8x = 80, what is x? Mohammad Yusuf, Solving problems like Sherlock • Updated December 21, 2019 DON'T MISS THE END, Sherlock cracked it. It is one of the most interesting equations I have ever come across. No, solution is not the problem, but because the possible outco... Read more » 3.1K 226   I have a very bad GPA. My GPA is around 3.33. If I submit my application to Harvard, will I be rejected before looking at my extracurriculars? I have a good essay, superb recommendation letters, and a SAT score of 1580. Joshua Gross, Faculty member who has been part of admissions processes • Answered October 21 No, you will be rejected after they look at your extracurriculars. They do look at your full application; in fact, two people look at it. For all of five minutes. But no sa... Read more » 392 77   How did Anthony Hopkins quit drinking alcohol? Jean-Marie Valheur, we're all actors, in a sense • Answered October 26 Anthony Hopkins has been sober for 50 years. Before that, he was a heavy drinker. In a recent interview, he described the moment he decided never to drink again — it was aft... Read more » 830 25   Why is FreeBSD not widely used as Linux despite the fact that FreeBSD is a well engineered and better operating system than Linux? Christopher Hall, The first BSD I used was FreeBSD 2.0 • Answered October 23 I think it is down to a couple of Lawsuits. Back when FreeBSD 1.0 would have been released, Berkeley Software Design and Unix System Laboratories became involved in a copyr... Read more » 93 9   Why do cats lift their rear end when you stroke them from head to tail? Asked in All about Cats • Answered by Karen J Gray • August 17, 2021 It's a huge compliment to you when cats do that and this particular behaviour is ingrained in cats from birth. There's even a name for this posture, when they raise their b... Read more » 3.9K 168   Why doesn't honey go bad? OakTeller, Knower of many things. • Answered July 26 Honey lasts forever--Men have found pots of it in Egyptian tombs, still good to eat after thousands of years. The reason is that honey is a death trap for anything that tri... Read more » 15.3K 546   I was terminated on a Thursday and they needed my services for the following Monday. I was a salary employee. Would they have to rehire me back for my service? Jeff Stewart, Software Engineer at None of Your Business (1995-present) • Answered November 10 I had this happen. I was laid off, not terminated, along with a big chunk of the engineering department. The management team assembled after the merger decided to use the p... Read more » 1.2K 41   How do lotteries make profit? If it's totally random and the prizes are ridiculously high, what keeps them from going bankrupt? Mats Andersson, B. Sc, M. Sc from Uppsala University • Answered November 18, 2024 The prizes are ridiculously rare, and they sell a ridiculous amount of tickets. And also, by being nowhere near as random as you think! Here's how it works: If you take the fo... Read more » 875 52   My friend just died of colon/liver cancer. She lived 5 weeks after diagnosis. We had been on vacation the week before diagnosis and her only complaint was indigestion. How is this possible? What kind of cancer can move this quickly undetected? Carlos Blumen, Former Doctor at Silverstone Hospital (2005-present) • Answered October 14 Colon cancer is renowned for having very minimal warning signs until it's already Stage IV, at which point it is probably too late. Occasionally, it's because of side effec... Read more » 478 58 Read more in your feed

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Is vaping better than smoking?

Vaping is a lot safer than smoking. But that is what makes it even more dangerous than you might think. And no, vaping doesn't cause the well-known popcorn lung disease. Popcorn lung, also calle…

Top stories for Long   Is vaping better than smoking? Wellington Muzz, Medical Officer (2003-present) • Answered November 14 Vaping is a lot safer than smoking. But that is what makes it even more dangerous than you might think. And no, vaping doesn't cause the well-known popcorn lung disease. Po... Read more » 286 47   Your response is private Was this worth your time? This helps us show content you find valuable. Absolutely not Definitely yes   Why don't businessmen fly economy class to save their company money? Sonny Mooks • Answered November 20 Knew someone years ago. His company required them to fly coach (they'd only pay for coach). Now these guys worked on salary plus commission and bonuses. Here's the thing. Most... Read more » 725 25   Is 8GB of DDR4 actually better than 16GB of DDR3? Anonymous, I build, refurbish, and repair. • Updated December 28, 2016 Yes, this is about RAM. Hang in there. I have 6 gallons of water that I need to transport to the other side of the country ASAP. I have two options: An 8 gallon truck that mo... Read more » 10.7K 265   Why does our mouth smell bad after we wake up in the morning? Carlos Blumen, Former Doctor at Silverstone Hospital (2005-present) • Answered October 15 Halitosis, or bad breath, is a widespread condition that afflicts everyone. Nobody in the world wakes up with fresh breath. Poor oral hygiene, poor night sleep, consumption... Read more » 467 24   Why do steaks from restaurants taste so much better than the steaks I make at home? Trausti Thor Johannsson, I know burgers, don't say bad things about burgers! • Updated April 5 Long story short. I tried for years to cook a steak perfectly. I made good steaks but nothing close to a steak house steak. Then one day a chef I know offered me to buy stea... Read more » 6.2K 1.1K   If 8x = 80, what is x? Mohammad Yusuf, Solving problems like Sherlock • Updated December 21, 2019 DON'T MISS THE END, Sherlock cracked it. It is one of the most interesting equations I have ever come across. No, solution is not the problem, but because the possible outco... Read more » 3.1K 226   Why is having a PhD much less impressive than it used to be? Mitchell Schoenbrun, Adjunct Professor at University of San Francisco (2017-present) • Answered November 13 In general, I don't think that this is so, however I have an anecdotal event in my life that leans the other way. I was teaching mathematics in a community college. I receiv... Read more » 119 22   How did Anthony Hopkins quit drinking alcohol? Jean-Marie Valheur, we're all actors, in a sense • Answered October 26 Anthony Hopkins has been sober for 50 years. Before that, he was a heavy drinker. In a recent interview, he described the moment he decided never to drink again — it was aft... Read more » 830 25   Why is NTFS not supported in Mac and Android devices? Franklin Veaux, Apple developer since the days of the Lisa • Answered October 17 NTFS is supported out of the box as a read-only filesystem on macOS. You just can't write to it. Why can't you write to it? It's proprietary. The code is closed-source and pr... Read more » 458 34   Why is 6'2" (188 cm) often considered the perfect height for human males 20 years and above? ManOfACertainAge, Engineering Manager • Updated November 26 As a couple of morons on here pointed out, yes, this is a uniquely American preference. Not surprising that the question was asked. The average height for a woman in Americ... Read more » 1.3K 386   Why is Taekwondo disrespected by other martial arts? Matthew Lawrence, Filipino Martial Arts teacher, student in BJJ, TKD, HEMA • Updated September 11, 2019 I'm going to be frank, I say this as someone who trains and competes in the modern combat sport of Taekwondo. As a standalone martial art, it sucks! Taekwondo is great for te... Read more » 2.5K 323   GIANT SPHERES IN BOSNIA Nick104 • Posted Jan 22 This giant 60-ton stone sphere was discovered in Bosnia in 2016. There appear to have been more than 80 of these spheres, but most were destroyed when rumors began circulating among locals that gol... Read more » 1.3K 153 Read more in your feed

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