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  • 1. Questions must have a definitive answer

r/answers is for reference questions with definitive answers. If your question doesn't have a definitive answer, or people might disagree on the "correct" answer, it's not a good fit for r/answers.

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These questions will be better for /r/DAE or /r/AskReddit.

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No advice questions. r/answers is for reference questions with definitive answers (or sets of answers), not questions where personal preference comes into play, or people might disagree on answers. This includes questions about relationship advice. These questions would be better suited for /r/advice or /r/relationship_advice

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The best responses to medical questions have always been to actually see a doctor, so we're explicitly banning these types of questions. This includes mental health questions.

Try r/AskDocs or r/DiagnoseMe.

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Why not use beet sugar ?

RFK Jr. talks about mandating Coke to use cane sugar, but this of course has implications on sourcing cane sugar. Why not beet sugar (or other sugar sources), why is there an obsession with sugar in food/drink being cane?

9 Comments
2024/12/02
07:55 UTC

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Shocked by 0.34 amp 100 bulb Christmas lights

I accidentally touched the filament in a christmas light bulb as it was on and electrocuted myself. The box says it's 0.34 amps. Keep in mind, theselights were plugged into a power strip which also has my PC and other lights connected to the strip. My thumb and arm is numb and tingly and my heart hurts. How much trouble am I in?

8 Comments
2024/12/02
06:33 UTC

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Is being witty same as being flirty?

Can you be witty without being flirty?

9 Comments
2024/12/02
05:21 UTC

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Why would a supervisor be upset at someone extending holiday breaks with PTO?

The COO at my company has several times complained that the company "gives them one day and they take two." It makes so much sense to multiply the effect of a free period off by taking off a day or two on either end with PTO. The bank of PTO has been given to you to use - why would it bother someone when you use it if you're not harming productivity by using it at that time over another time (or is that assumption wrong?)

At the end of December I'll probably use PTO for a singular Monday we have to work while the weekend before and week following is free off-time, and if he hears he'll probably remark again (not that it matters, he's not my own supervisor)

Funny thing is he doesn't complain if someone takes off outside these circumstances. He's even granted me free rest days (again, not my supervisor but it went through) after pulling long hours for a big project in a non-holiday situation.

It sounds like a good ole' boy blue collar attitude though, with no real reason other than "don't be lazy" even though that doesn't fit. Anyone able to shed some light? Thanks!

6 Comments
2024/12/02
03:54 UTC

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What jobs improve your people skills?

I think people's roles change them. I'm not great with small talk or team work. I'd like to be a better friend and team player, and someone that does good in people's lives... can you recommend jobs or careers where you've seen people develop or grow good social networks - or the skills to do that?

8 Comments
2024/12/02
01:21 UTC

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Forget perpetual motion machines, can we build machines that can work for a very very long time so it appears perpetual even though it will take millions of years for the energy to dissipate?

What’s the required efficiency for such an engine/machine?

29 Comments
2024/12/01
23:50 UTC

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Android App: Loading History Keeps Lagging and/or Failing

Wondering if anyone else is having this issue or if there's a fix.

https://imgur.com/a/ibRCoCG

App is up to date.

Thanks ina advance for any help or input.

1 Comment
2024/12/01
23:31 UTC

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How do girls know that their boyfriends aren’t secretly some sociopath or psycho pretending to be normal in order to lure them in and do something bad to them later?

and if they met the boy’s parents, how would the girl know that the parents arent also crazy and in on it? what if they are pretending to be completely normal people just to let their guard down?

and when a girl goes over to their boyfriends parents house for the first time, how do they know that they haven’t booby-trapped the place?

13 Comments
2024/12/01
23:11 UTC

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What Really Does Happen to Unsold Holiday Candy?

Here in the US we have a few holidays that are very candy-centric: Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. Other countries may have other specific occasions for commercialized candy giving as well (would love to hear about those if possible). Manufacturers produce specialized candy and packaging for these events - not suitable for leaving on the retail shelves for the rest of the year. Even though we purchase tons and tons of it, there always appears to be truckloads left as the event wraps up. It used to be that for a few days we could score candy at half or even 3/4 off the regular pricing. However, in recent years I've seen less and less of this happening: retailers clear the shelves, period. Grocers may have a bin or two for a few days, but in big-boxes like Walmart- the stuff disappears. SOMETHING has to happen with all this candy. I'm sure a percentage is tagged for charities and so forth, but I don't see that accounting for all of it. And most of it has specific "use by" dating- can't just stuff it into a warehouse for next year. Does the candy get returned to the manufacturers? What do THEY do with it? Anyone in the industry or industries have knowledge of how the candy is disposed of? Perhaps purchasers and/or manufacturers are getting more efficient at determining what the stores need?

10 Comments
2024/12/01
22:33 UTC

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Is there a term for relating to a situation you’ve never been in?

For me this typically occurs when watching movie clips on Instagram or YouTube, and someone is in a certain situation that I’ve never been in, but it still touches me on a deeper level because I relate to it, even though it’s never happened to me?

8 Comments
2024/12/01
21:31 UTC

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Is this normal

I drink a lot of water in a day around 2l but I barely pee much, the most I’ll go is twice a day is this normal?

4 Comments
2024/12/01
21:23 UTC

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If energy can't be created or destroyed

If energy can't be created or destroyed, where does the energy go when the universe dies out?

11 Comments
2024/12/01
20:59 UTC

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What enforces the behavior of waves?

It's almost as if waves behave like a jump rope, limited by a predetermined length.

The higher the pitch, the shorter the wavelength, and less power the wave requires to propagate.

But if we lower the pitch, the wavelength increases, and requires more power to emit.

What primal force regulates this? What's at the point where power and wavelength meet frequency?

What does a wave borrow from as its frequency goes up that requires it to get shorter?

What is the jump rope made of?

14 Comments
2024/12/01
20:41 UTC

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Why do married older women sometimes call me cute?

I get called cute by married middle aged women even if they aren't interested in anything sexual with me.

I went to comic con one time and this woman was talking with I assume was her husband and she kissed him and then sort of turned to me and started asking and talking about my cosplay. She laughed and said I was so cute right after she kissed her man.

6 Comments
2024/12/01
20:29 UTC

0

What's the meanest and or cruelest thing you've ever said to a man?

Let's find the best one

8 Comments
2024/12/01
17:59 UTC

5

How to move on and how can i work on myself i feel mentally unstable

4 Comments
2024/12/01
15:17 UTC

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What is the baby/infant/toddler stage like for those who end up becoming geniuses?

Like I always wondered what that stage was like. Is it normal till they began to become more aware about their surroundings or do they end up surpassing their peers in that stage too?

Because who is teaching young kids calculus? Do they go out and learn on their own or do their parents realize their geniuses at some point and just keep teaching them?

1 Comment
2024/12/01
14:40 UTC

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Is there a known movement against green energy like wind turbines?

23 Comments
2024/12/01
13:03 UTC

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Why do rabbits sit in the middle of the road at night/early AM?

I have a few bunnies that sit in the middle of the street by my house. I don’t understand why not in a bush or nice grass somewhere. It’s pretty much every night or every other night that I see at least one, most the time 2, and sometimes 3 all in different spots in the middle of the road. They are in no hurry to leave when they hear my truck and see my lights. The eventually move but it’s not quick like at all. Is there a reason for this?

19 Comments
2024/12/01
12:33 UTC

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I wany to become a painting professor at K-Arts.(Yes full time living on campus) What are the most immportant things to keep in mind?

3 Comments
2024/12/01
10:18 UTC

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Why do i eat my food in a certain way?

idk if this happens to other people, and idk if it's a certain condition. But, when i eat any kind of food that come in portions like chips, candy, or regular meals, or even drinks, i tend to eat it evenly. For example, if im eating chips i HAVE to put one chip on my left side and another on my right side. And if im only eating one i'll break it in half so i still have a piece in each side of my mouth. And for drinking i have to take even sips(2,4,5). Also my chews have to be the same. I'll tell my self that i'll start the chew with my top teeth and then chew with bottom until i hit 5 total chews. And it bothers me that it's not even so the next item that i eat i have to start the chewing with my bottom teeth and hit the 5 chews again. And for sum reason if i feel that i didn't evenly chew, ill re do the order again.

and now that i think about it, i do this with other stuff. like when i breath i have to inhale 3 and exhale 2 adding up to 5 total motions. and for it to be even, ill start with an exhale and do 3 exhales and 2 inhales.

if someone can tell me why i do this, is it a disorder, a condition, or if it's just me being dumb.

6 Comments
2024/12/01
06:44 UTC

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Is there a word for someone who discriminates against certain types of jobs?

I don’t even know how to look this up, it’s like someone is making fun of you bc you work at a fast food place and not at an office job. Is there a word for that?

46 Comments
2024/12/01
06:20 UTC

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How is it possible to travel by plane from San Francisco to Santiago Chile avoiding sun/sunlight the entire trip?

Or Los Angeles to Santiago Chile. If there is a flight or airline that would be helpful too. maybe private jet only? how long would it take?

39 Comments
2024/12/01
02:49 UTC

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Have people always smiled? Has there ever been a time when we didn't?

15 Comments
2024/12/01
02:05 UTC

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Why is purple so rare, even today?

I understand why historically (rarity and expense of purple pigment), but even now it seems hard to find. Looking in clothing, bedding, rugs, furniture, applicances, etc., even in cases where they have over a dozen other colors, there's often no purple. If there is purple, it's often very very pale or more of a red-purple mauve or wine hue.

It also seems to be worse for more expensive brands. I can find tons of puple quilts on Amazon in a huge variety of shades and tones, but Pottery Barn has *nothing* I would consider a true purple. It's not even just a saturation issue, as they have very saturated reds, blues, greens, and so on.

Is it just unpopular, or is there something else happening? Like is the pigment still expensive even with modern manufacturing? That seems unlikely given that, as I mentioned, cheaper stuff seems more likely to have a purple option. Very curious if anyone has any insight.

18 Comments
2024/12/01
00:15 UTC

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Why do so many Romanian names end in escu?

39 Comments
2024/12/01
00:01 UTC

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Is there any method to implement motion blur on phones?

Not for editing. i just want motion blur when i'm playing. I'm using a samsung if that helps.

4 Comments
2024/11/30
23:16 UTC

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Age gaps

Guys what's the deal with age gaps, and what's acceptable? Like if the man is 24 and the girls 19 (Met because they work together) is that okay?! In a dilemma here

68 Comments
2024/11/30
23:12 UTC

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Why do many people care [or seek out success] through “climbing the corporate ladder” / excelling in their career?

This is something that has never crossed my mind (I’m neurodivergent so I tend to not follow some social norms, so I’m learning).

I’ve never desired to get to the top of whatever ‘career’ I end up in. Heck, I don’t even have a “career”, I have different jobs unrelated to one another. Because it works for me and I get bored doing the same job everyday.

I’m talking about the folks who dream to become a CEO or business owner one day, or like get the highest ranking they can in the field they are in. Sure it’s great to strive to be your best, no doubt about that, but why is a career the thing that shows your success? Why can’t it be, just you?

And another thing is a “career path”. What makes people feel like their [most notable] success is in what they do everyday for work? (Which to me is just a means of making money to survive to buy essentials for life)

Why do people seek out success through their careers more then when they succeed in their not-working-time? Is it a status thing? (Yes I understand it’s not a bad thing to excel in your career, but why put so much pressure on yourself to succeed in a career when in the end, who you are matters the most?

Especially nowadays when many jobs/companies “need me more then I need them”.

Just wondering :)

(I’ve always felt out of the loop from thinking like this, but doesn’t bother me, I’m just curious at to why. I just feel bad for my friends who care too much about their job and the stress of that sounds awful)

13 Comments
2024/11/30
22:20 UTC

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help

so basically i have a problem where i need to factory reset my tablet but I cant due to the fact I need my old email and that email I deleted a long time ago and it doesn't exist anymore but I need it to verify its me resetting my tablet tf am I supposed to do

2 Comments
2024/11/30
16:54 UTC

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