Why we do these thing?

Why is it that people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake up every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?

Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough?

Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?

Why doesn’t Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose idea was it to put an “S” in the word “lisp”?

What is the speed of darkness?

If the temperature is zero outside today and it’s going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?

If it’s true that we are here to help others, what are the others doing here?

Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?

Can you cry underwater?

How is it that we put a man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Did you ever stop and wonder……

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, “I think I’ll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?”

Who was the first person to say, “See that chicken there… I’m gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it’s bum.”

Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?

Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don’t point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?

Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway ?

Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs !

Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream ??

If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? (This one kills me !!!!)

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables,
then what is baby oil made from ?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons ?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Stop singing and read on . . . . . .. . . . .

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?

Why is it that people say they “slept like a baby” when babies wake up every two hours?
They eventually sleep all night & are still called babies!
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Of course!
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries are flat?
Anger!
Why do banks charge a fee on “insufficient funds” when they know there is not enough?
Robbery - search Google 'geting bank charges refunded!
Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
Stupid people!
Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injection?
In case the person with the needle gets stabbed by accident!

Why doesn't’t Tarzan have a beard?
Coz he shaves!
Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?
He cant ride a horse either!Why do Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
Uniform!
Whose idea was it to put an “S” in the word “lisp”?
Someone without a lisp!
What is the speed of darkness?
0!
If the temperature is zero outside today and it’s going to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold will it be?
Fuckin cold!
If it’s true that we are here to help others, what are the others doing here?
Helping themselves!
Do married people live longer than single ones or does it only seem longer?
No!
Can you cry underwater?
Yes!
How is it that we put a man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Nasa don't make luggage for the general public!
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
Coz they cant see over tall buildings!
Did you ever stop and wonder……

Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, “I think I’ll squeeze these pink dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?”
Someone into beastiality!
Who was the first person to say, “See that chicken there… I’m gonna eat the next thing that comes outta it’s bum.”
Someone into beastiality!
Why do toasters always have a setting so high that could burn the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?
Freedom of choice!
Why is there a light in the fridge and not in the freezer?
More likely to get milk out of the fridge in the dark than a chicken!
Why do people point to their wrist when asking for the time, but don’t point to their bum when they ask where the bathroom is?
Coz they would think you was calling them an arsesole!
Why does your Obstetrician, Gynaecologist leave the room when you get undressed if they are going to look up there anyway ?
Being polite!
Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours? They’re both dogs !
Pluto's gonna get it!
Can blind people see their dreams? Do they dream ??
Probably!
If quizzes are quizzical, what are tests? (This one kills me !!!!)
Tests!
If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables,
then what is baby oil made from ?
Read the label!
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons ?
Probably!
Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
Lazy song writer!
Stop singing and read on . . . . . .. . . . .

Do illiterate people get the full effect of Alphabet Soup?
Yes but you wouldn't know it!
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog’s face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him on a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Brush your teeth!
Does pushing the elevator button more than once make it arrive faster?
Impatience!

Did i win anything?

lovley thread!!! i read the questions, but i think i cant answer to him!

its LIVE we all dont know why where here... or if we had an object to make...

First of all: million, you're right, lot's of behaviours you mentioned here are really silly or questionable.

But for a few questions there are reasonable answers!

i'll pick these questions:

million wrote:
In case of old contacts with high resistance it makes sense: By pressing harder it is possible to increase the contact area and the current through the contact can be higher that way. So with full battereis, the current may be high enough even when the old button is pressed soft, but with old batteries with low voltage it is possible to increase the current to the neccesarry value by pressing harder.
million wrote:
That indeed is so super-silly i can't resist agreeing.
million wrote:
Darkness is the lack of light. So darkness increases with speed of the border between light and darkness, which is in many cases the speed of light.
(Why only in many cases: E.g. the border between day and night on earth moves with a speed clearly slower than the speed of light, and it is possible to construct borders between areas with light and areas without light which move faster than light. E.g. a lighthouse with unlimitied range would produce such a border...
In fact all cases where we can see the border between darkness and light don't move with lightspeed.)
million wrote:
You haven't asked the question in a adequat acurate way:
What do you mean with "temperatur is zero"?
and what is "twice as cold"?
But i try to answer your question by making some reasonable assumptions:
Let's say you use like most people do the Celsius Scale to messure Temperatur. And let's say by "twice as cold" you mean the mean energy of molecules is smaller by the factor 1/2.
In this case, it will be -136.5°C tomorrow:
First you have to use (the only reasonable) temperature scale, where the temperature is proportional to the mean total energy: The Kelvin-Scale. [To be a bit more precise: With the Kelvin Scale the Distribution of Energies E is ~ e ^- (E / (k T)) with k=Boltzmann Constant and T= Temperature]
In the kelvin Scale, 0°C=273K. Half of 273K is 136.5K which is -136.5°C again.
million wrote:
Because ther are people like me who need this range!
My mother bakes breat herself and gives it to me. It is delicious, wth lot's of corns or so and relativly heavy. When I want to toast it, I have to set the toaster on maximum and even toast it twice!

Whatever

This started off quite funny but went very heavy very quickly.

Why do birds suddenly appear, everytime you are near?

2stevejc wrote:
Why do birds fall down from the sky?

I kinda think it was a retoricol question, I could be wrong.............

sir_darkstar wrote:If you mean me:
I'm a physicist, and we physicists can't help but use every little cause to start arguing...

second wrote:

That's "Why do stars fall down from the sky, every time you walk by?"

Seriouser and seriouser.