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#1 When You Pour Milk, What Part Of The Milk Is Being Poured First?
therealstotes:
I am Dr. Bartholomew “Big Pour” Higgs-Fresnel III, President of Physics, Chair of Applied Dairy Dynamics, Emeritus Lord of Laminar Regret, and the only person ever to receive a Nobel Prize for yelling “surface tension, you coward” at a glass of milk.
After convening an emergency session of the Council of Fluids, we have reached a verdict:
When you pour milk, the milk closest to the opening comes out first.
But, and here is where the dairy goblin physics kicks in, the “top” does not remain the top in any meaningful royal-bloodline sense once the container tilts. The milk sloshes, rolls, shears, folds, and generally behaves like a tiny white ocean being evicted from its apartment.
So:
The first milk out is mostly the milk that was nearest the spout/opening at the moment pouring began.
It is not cleanly “top milk” or “middle milk.” It becomes a chaotic transitional zone known in professional physics as the Lactose Event Horizon.
In a carton or jug, as you tilt it, the surface of the milk stays roughly level with gravity while the container rotates around it. The liquid near the mouth exits first because pressure and gravity gang up like two unpaid bouncers and shove it out. Meanwhile the rest of the milk circulates internally, so the original “top” can slide, roll, or mix backward.
So the correct answer is:
You are getting spout milk first.
Not top milk. Not middle milk. Spout milk.
And after about half a second, you are receiving a morally ambiguous blend of top, middle, and recently traumatized side milk. Physics has spoken.
#2 Why Are Animal Babies Cute But Human Babies Ugly As Hell?
human babies come out half cooked compared to most animal babies
#3 My Mom Told Me That Back In The Day Kids Weren’t Allowed To Bring A Water Bottle With Them Into The Classroom
gadget850:
Back in the day I would have asked what's a water bottle.
Remote_Clue_4272:
Yeah. That’s the way it was. Hallway water fountains and milk at lunch. Also. Sandwich /lunch not packed into a cooler. Just getting warmer and warmer until lunchtime
As humans, we’re curious by nature. Think about children for a moment—they seem to have an endless supply of questions. Why is the sky blue? Where does the moon go during the day? Why do I have to go to bed? And honestly, that curiosity helps us make sense of the world around us. Asking questions is how we learn, discover new ideas, challenge old assumptions, and sometimes stumble upon answers we never even knew we were looking for. Of course, not every question that pops into our heads is going to be brilliant, but curiosity itself is usually where learning begins.
#4 Why Does TSA Make You Pour Your Water Out Of The Bottle But It’s Okay To Drink It And Bring It Through Security In Your Stomach?
You’re not gonna drink an explosive.
Or whatever liquids we’re trying to prevent. I actually forgot why we do this.
SimoWilliams_137:
It’s all security theater. Almost none of it is rational.
#5 Can I Legally Go Around A Roundabout As Many Times As I Want?
DJack276:
You really shouldn't. If you do it to much you'll create a vortex that sends you back in time.
#6 Why Do We Use Salt When The Roads Are Icy When Pepper Has More Heat?
Go to your kitchen get two ice cube put salt on one and pepper on the other put them in the fridge and waith 15minutes then report back
cans-of-swine:
All water flows back to the ocean. Salting roads in the winter is how we keep the ocean salty.
Curiosity can also help us become more open-minded. In The Art of Insubordination, psychologist Todd Kashdan explores the value of questioning assumptions and remaining open to new ideas. Research has suggested that curiosity can make people more willing to consider other perspectives, even when those opinions differ from their own.
This can be especially useful for having productive disagreements and avoiding habits such as confirmation bias. Kashdan's research has also explored how curiosity can benefit people in the workplace. One study involving more than 800 participants from the United States and Germany examined how curiosity relates to everyday experiences, including statements such as “I get excited thinking about experimenting with different ideas” and “I do not shy away from the unknown or unfamiliar even if it seems scary.” Being curious doesn't mean having all the answers; it can simply mean being willing to explore, experiment, and ask, “What if?”
#7 Why Is One Packet Of Ramen Not Enough But Two Packets Of Ramen Too Much?
You gotta be ramenmaxing and add other ingredients to the ramen and then you won't have to worry about needing more because you're full.
Seriously. I chop whatever random veggies I have on hand and toss them in too and maybe if I'm feeling rich an egg right at the end and it's always filling.
#8 Is It True That If Your Body Was Right Next To A Nuclear Explosion When It Went Off, The Blast Wouldn’t Get You And You Would Survive?
I am fascinated to know where you heard this information
DMmeNiceTitties:
No, you'd be dead dead.
#9 Are Mattress Stores Just Money Laundering Fronts?
Hoosier_Daddy68:
I've actually wondered the same thing. There's a ton of mattress stores and I'm like maybe buying one every 10 years. Maybe. They are freaking expensive.
GupChezzna:
I said this the other day!! This enormous store with AT LEAST 100 parking spots, open late, 4-6 employees walking around- no customers or parked cars (besides employees) to be seen- utterly ridiculous. You are correct.
Curiosity may even help us remember things better. A fascinating 2014 study by researchers at the University of California explored what happens in the brain when we're genuinely interested in learning an answer. Participants were first asked to rate how curious they were about various trivia questions, including things like which U.S. president was in office when Uncle Sam first got his beard and what the word “dinosaur” actually means.
The participants then answered the questions while undergoing fMRI scans and were later tested on how well they remembered the information. The results were striking: when people were highly curious about a fact, they were around 30% more likely to remember it later. It seems that when our brains really want to know something, they may be better prepared to hold on to the answer.
#10 Why Do Babies Cry When They’re Tired Instead Of Just Sleeping?
Amazing_Divide1214:
Probably the same reason grumpy people who are just hungry, don't just eat. They don't realize it's the problem and how to fix it.
Frosty_Builder7550:
Because they’re stupid
#11 Why Has No One Ever Leaked The Recipe For Coca-Cola?
numbersev:
In 2006, Joya Williams, a Coca-Cola employee, was arrested for attempting to sell company secrets to PepsiCo. She tried to sell confidential documents and a product sample for $1.5 million. PepsiCo alerted Coca-Cola and the FBI, leading to an FBI sting operation and Williams' arrest. She was later sentenced to eight years in prison.
huuaaang:
Because it doesn't actually matter. Cola sales are more about branding than anything else.
#12 Why Do Horses Just Let Us Ride On Their Backs? Are They Stupid?
There’s a lot involved in training a horse to take a rider, if you jump on the back of a random wild mustang there’s a decent possibility it’ll end you
Anon:
Horses are social animals, like cats and dogs. And humans. That's why they get along with us so well. They love to be scratched, groomed, and pampered. There are also many who enjoy working. For example, there are people who love to work out or go to work. It gives them something to do. They don’t just do it to survive, they do it because it’s how they live. That's how most horses are.
Now, there are some horses that just don’t want to work. For their own health, it is important that we step in to make sure they are at least getting exercise, or they will have health problems. I had a horse who was abused from the track. We got him and he just hated women, like would go after and bite them out of pure spiteful misogyny. So we gave him to a man and now he works and does good.
Researchers believe that curiosity may give the brain a kind of head start, preparing it to absorb new information and helping those memories become more stable. Interestingly, the benefits may extend beyond the thing you were originally curious about. In the study, participants were also shown random faces alongside the answers to trivia questions, and they were more likely to remember those faces later when they had been especially curious about the answer. In other words, a burst of curiosity may help the brain become more receptive to learning in general. That could be particularly useful when studying something complicated: we may not find every single detail fascinating, but becoming genuinely curious about even part of a topic could help more of the surrounding information stick.
#13 Why Do We Not Have 'Underwear' For Armpits?
MintyGame:
like some sort of "undershirt"?
#14 What Were Bed Bugs Doing Before Beds/Clothes Were Invented
anon:
Prior to bed bugs were hay bugs, which hid in the hay and said hey quietly when you got into the bed
SilentFormal6048:
Bedbugs were invented as a way of big beds forcing you to replace your beds more often.
#15 Why Do We Wash Stuff When We Could Just Put It In Clean Water And Suffocate The Germs?
You think they have lungs?
Curiosity is also a powerful motivator for learning. In an article titled “The Importance of Developing Curiosity,” Lachlan Brown highlights why encouraging curiosity in children can be so valuable. As he puts it, “Curiosity is the engine of intellectual achievement,” pointing to research suggesting that people who are more curious about a topic may be more motivated to learn about it and engage with new information. This is why it's worth encouraging children (and ourselves) to ask questions, explore unfamiliar ideas, and occasionally admit that we simply don't know something. We don't have to understand everything immediately. Sometimes learning starts with nothing more complicated than wondering, “Why is that?”
#16 Can People Actually Taste A Difference In Pepsi And Coca Cola?
ChemistryPerfect4534:
Absolutely, yes. If you know how, you can tell them apart by sight too.
anon:
I'll never understand how coke and pepsi taste the same to anyone. They don't smell the same, either.
#17 If Women Dislike Short Men, Why Do They Keep Having Short Sons?
All kids are short when their moms have them. Give it a few years.
DataAdvanced:
Beats me. If my kid didn't surpass me by the time I was fully at adult height, I was going to eat him as the failure he was. He has surpassed me, so there goes my dinner plans.
#18 Why Isn’t “Somewhy” A Word?
We get: Somehow, Something, Somebody, Somewhere, Sometime, to indicate that we don’t know
So why not *Somewhy and instead “for some reason”? It sure seems like we’re overcomplicating it somewhy.
Anyone have a good explanation or argument against somewhy? Can we make it happen?
ngshafer:
But it is a word!
You literally just made it a word. You thought to yourself "Somewhy should be a word," defined its meaning, and then wrote it down. So, now it's a word--well done!
Is it a commonly used word? Maybe not. But just because you're the only one who uses it doesn't mean it isn't a word. Seriously, try using it in conversation sometime, and see if people understand you!
Curiosity can influence far more than what we learn in school. It can encourage creativity, help us approach problems from different angles, and make us more willing to explore unfamiliar situations. It may also play an important role in decision-making and healthy development, especially when children have the freedom to safely explore their surroundings and ask questions without feeling embarrassed. Of course, curiosity needs a little common sense. Not every mystery needs investigating, and not every thought needs to become an experiment. But a healthy sense of curiosity can help keep us engaged with the world instead of simply accepting everything at face value.
#19 Why Do Europeans Think All The Cheese Americans Eat Is Spray Cheese?
And further more, why do some Europeans think that Americans have no access to clean water?
Dio_Yuji:
I think they’re pulling your leg. It’s an exaggeration for comedic purpose. The US public eats a lot of processed cheese. They know we have different cheeses, but choose to focus on cheese wiz because it’s the most disgusting and, thus, the funniest
Feisty_Coyote9969:
Passive aggression, their way of calling us rednecks, hillbillies. We are unsophisticated fat slurping cheese from tubs.
#20 How Do Babies Know To Skip The "Say" Part
And if it's because "say" is hard to pronounce for a baby why don't they make a similar noise instead of saying just Mama/dada
PeasyWheeazy8888:
Because they understand more than they can express
Ok_Professional_4499:
Consider how babies under one years old can learn basic sign language to communicate basic needs.
