chemist612
chemist612 t1_jega1vx wrote
Reply to ELI5: How does salt seemingly hydrate you and dehydrate you at the same time. They always say you need electrolytes (salt?) for hydration, then why can’t we drink sea water? by TriCombington
Electrolytes are a type of salt (the generic name for all ionic compounds in chemistry), but are not table salt (the common vernacular meant by salt). We need some ions, but the right kind in the right balance to function. If you drink very salty water (like the ocean), there is a process called osmosis that will suck water out of you instead, literally dehydrating you.
chemist612 t1_ja9bm60 wrote
Reply to comment by cmlobue in ELI5: why does/doesn’t probability increase when done multiple times? by Reason-Local
You are correct. I should have said at least 1 six. But the logic still holds for the types of arguments people try to make about 9 non-6s in a row, so the 10th must have a higher probability, but in-fact it doesn't.
chemist612 t1_ja842e1 wrote
Probability (and science in general) hinges heavily on semantics. The chance to roll a 6 on a die never changes (1/6), but the chance of having 10 consecutive non-6 rolls is relatively low ([5/6]¹⁰=.162), so the chance of rolling exactly one 6 in a string of 10 rolls is 1-.162=0.838. So if you've had nine non-6s it feels like there is an ~84% chance of rolling a 6 on the next roll, but it is still just a ~17% chance.
chemist612 t1_j9qm05t wrote
Reply to It can't be that much more expensive to print instruction manuals in individual languages than it is to print one manual with all languages combined. by distributionpea
You'd be surprised. It's either the extra binding materials or the extra time to fold up each one. It really adds up.
chemist612 t1_j6p8max wrote
I have a shoe horn at home that I can leave my shoes tied and just slip them on, but when I have to change shoes at work, I completely untie and retie them.
chemist612 t1_j25cl7d wrote
Reply to comment by TheRunningMD in Eli5: How come it doesn’t rain all year round? by TheRunningMD
Happy to help. Go forth and question everything!
chemist612 t1_j25bqdi wrote
Reply to comment by TheRunningMD in Eli5: How come it doesn’t rain all year round? by TheRunningMD
Wind is just hot air and cold air moving past each other. Areas of high pressure are where it is hotest and areas of low pressure are colder, so evaporation happens somewhere warm and high pressure then moves via wind (advection) to somewhere colder with low pressure.
chemist612 t1_j25b7kk wrote
Reply to comment by TheRunningMD in Eli5: How come it doesn’t rain all year round? by TheRunningMD
Yes, but the jet stream is powerful and mixes the air pretty fast. Summer storms have a lot of energy, which is why they tend to be so destructive
chemist612 t1_j25anpg wrote
Evaporation happens where it's hot (summer) and the vapor moves to where it is cold (winter). It may be cold way up high, but before enough moisture builds there, the winds will generally move it somewhere colder close to the surface.
chemist612 t1_j1zcqvc wrote
Reply to Every protagonist in every story is a Narcissist, what with the world revolving around them and all. by Key-Passenger-2020
You are not a narcissist because the world revolves around you. You are a narcissist when you think the world revolves around you. Most protagonists are paragons of good and thus put others before themselves.
chemist612 t1_iz2h24e wrote
I feel like these times are not significantly different from each other (statistically speaking). I would love to see the control limits from the before and during (or even before vs end) to see if my visual intuition is correct.
chemist612 t1_iy3tmpg wrote
Reply to comment by enderverse87 in There are probably no dyslexic accountants by [deleted]
I have dysnumeria, but not dyscalculia. I wasn't aware of dyscalculia
chemist612 t1_iy3siog wrote
Reply to comment by enderverse87 in There are probably no dyslexic accountants by [deleted]
Is it dyscalculia or dysnumbria?
chemist612 t1_iu40p2a wrote
Reply to Sign language is technically the fastest language because it travels at the speed of light while others travel at the speed of sound by [deleted]
You have to consider the total package. Signs may travel at the speed of light, but fingers must move much slower. Sound travels at the speed of sound, but vocal cords can modulate much quicker. Think singing "Rap God" vs trying to sign it.
chemist612 t1_jeggj9e wrote
Reply to Trivia time! What game does this qoute come from? by pipopapupupewebghost
Kirby?