Why is it.................? - Page 3

Morexbs · 02-01-2015, 10:00 AM

Why is it that some people put their sunglasses on the back of their head?

bc47 · 02-01-2015, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Morexbs

Why is it that some people put their sunglasses on the back of their head?

i actually do this! stops them falling off the front of my head when i lean forwards. has the added bonus of freaking the odd 4 year old out as well

Tonz · 02-01-2015, 10:01 AM

I like the personal checkouts, I can flirt with the young ladies and not be regarded as a pervert,....rather a sweet old man who doesnt know better, and its even better when said young ladies ask for me to come (��) into their lane.

2011G6E · 02-01-2015, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Tonz

I like the personal checkouts, I can flirt with the young ladies and not be regarded as a pervert,....rather a sweet old man who doesnt know better, and its even better when said young ladies ask for me to come (��) into their lane.

I know, right?
One memorable one for me was a pretty young thing whose checkout card reader was having a few problems in the local Woolworths. She rang up my purchases, I swiped the card through the side slot and nothing happened. She said they'd been having problems. I tried swiping the card a couple of times but it didn't work. She sighed and said "Try taking it out and putting it in again. It goes in the bottom...try pushing it in harder". I said "It won't go in...something must be jammed there", etc, and it continued like this for a few seconds before she looked at me and we both realized what we had both been saying...and laughed like hell.

My "Why is it so" is "Why was my wife shopping with me that day?"...

Syndrome · 02-01-2015, 11:10 AM

Why is it that bottled water has a use by date?

Why is it that Adam & Eve paintings show them with belly buttons yet they did not enter this world in the normal way (were not born from a womb)?

2011G6E · 02-01-2015, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it that bottled water has a use by date?

I can actually answer that one! Twenty years in the soft drink industry!

Water is actually one of the hardest things to bottle. With "normal" soft drinks you can simply stick in preservatives and keep the bugs at bay. The machinery can also be sterilized and maybe a little bit of sterilizer left in it (food grade stuff that is harmless to swallow).
However with water, you can't put anything in it, and the machinery has to be not only sterilized but meticulously rinsed completely clean before bottling the water. That means that if at any stage of the process there is a tiny slip up, you could allow something to get into the water being bottled.

Once it's bottled, any small contamination will mean the spores of mold that are everywhere around us will bloom.
Couple that with the way that water is usually always bottled in clear packaging (for that "clear" look), and sunlight will also cause bacterial or mold blooms. This could be stopped by packaging water in brown or dark coloured bottles, but you wouldn't have the same appearance.

There's also "use by" and "best before", which are two hugely different things. Things that will go off...milk, dairy products, fresh food, etc...has "use by" which means after that date it will go bad after that date. However, "best before" means that after that date the stuff is still safe to eat but they can no longer guarantee taste or appearance.
Actually a lot of water simply has a bottling date on it.

Oh, and Spam doesn't even have a use by or a best before, just about the only food item that doesn't...it keeps for literally decades if stored even half carefully...

danzvtil · 02-01-2015, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it that bottled water has a use by date?

Why is it that Adam & Eve paintings show them with belly buttons yet they did not enter this world in the normal way (were not born from a womb)?

This type of deep thinking hurts my head

**hawkgirl** · 02-01-2015, 04:35 PM

why is it that someone who abuses your trust in them by lying to you, is surprised & offended that you dont trust them ?

why is it that you can walk around for half an hour looking for the sunglasses that are firmly on your head the whole time?

Road Games · 02-01-2015, 05:32 PM

Why is it that everyone seems to have a different opinion on something?

Why can't we just work as a team and agree with me

danzvtil · 02-01-2015, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DAZZLR

Why is it that everyone seems to have a different opinion on something?

Why can't we just work as a team and agree with me

You don't run North Korea by any chance??

Morexbs · 02-01-2015, 06:01 PM

Why is it that people put stuff in their hard rubbish collection pile that is small enough to fit in their normal bin?

danzvtil · 02-01-2015, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Morexbs

Why is it that people put stuff in their hard rubbish collection pile that is small enough to fit in their normal bin?

OMG yes! or go the council green waste drop off, car with a trailer with 1 rubbish bag of leaves tied on

danxr8 · 02-01-2015, 06:16 PM

wow.....opened a can of worms here! ;)

**nuthin' fancy** · 02-01-2015, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by danxr8

wow.....opened a can of worms here! ;)

Why is it that I have never opened a can and found worms in it.

I've never even seen a can with worms in it.

commodorenutt · 03-01-2015, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by nuthin' fancy;52****5

Why is it that I have never opened a can and found worms in it.

I've never even seen a can with worms in it.

Never bought a can of spaghetti from the supermarket?

Syndrome · 03-01-2015, 01:45 AM

Why is it people fall for crap products like the NutriBullet? The human digestive system does the same thing.

2011G6E · 03-01-2015, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it people fall for crap products like the NutriBullet? The human digestive system does the same thing.

Exactly...I'm always amazed that people think that the foods you chew up and swallow must somehow make it past the concentrated hydrocloric acid in our stomachs and go on through in big lumps instead of being the horrifying broken down mush they actually leave the stomach as...

CoupeKing · 03-01-2015, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it people fall for crap products like the NutriBullet? The human digestive system does the same thing.

Key word here is 'some'. The guy that invented that product probably has the same philosophy. Monkey see Monkey buy. The difference between you/me and him is that he`s probably worth over 30 mil now. Just like that bogan that sells the formula to fill half your stomach up so you can lose weight. No doubt now that he could buy a brand-new Lambo and not even know thats he`s spent 700k.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZuFb3GBHuU

damo6 · 03-01-2015, 10:39 AM

why is it that my fave drop jack daniels is 700ml now and not 750ml?
why is it that panadol thats usually needed the next day is in packs of 20 now and not 24?
why is it that we pay the same price now than what we did then?
why is it that the older i get the longer my bloody arms have to be to read something?
why is it that it takes me 10 bloody mins to remember what i did 5 mins ago?
why is it that some fool allowed coles and woolworths to get their greedy hands into the petrol industry?
im off to the servo now to pay top dollar for my fuel that i put in my car on the way to the bottl'o to buy my under sized,over priced plonk which will probably result in popping a few panadol out of the undersized,overpriced pack thats if ive got enough left.im trying to remember where i put my bloody glasses so i can check though.

CoupeKing · 03-01-2015, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by damo6

why is it that some fool allowed coles and woolworths to get their greedy hands into the petrol industry?

I tell people that. But if they havn't seen it on big brother or sex and the city it musn't exist. People run around with their docket saying ' Shop at Coles, Woolies and Costco, save 8 cents per litre like me'

If they shopped properly, they would get their fuel for free.

Syndrome · 03-01-2015, 11:09 AM

Why is it that man could send people to the moon using a primitive computer yet this 'super computer' (compared to late 1960s technology) I am using is always giving me grief even when trying to do the basic things?

**cs123** · 03-01-2015, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it that man could send people to the moon using a primitive computer yet this 'super computer' (compared to late 1960s technology) I am using is always giving me grief even when trying to do the basic things?

Because a lady used to check the computer was right.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/..._kjohnson.html

Franco Cozzo · 03-01-2015, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

Why is it that man could send people to the moon using a primitive computer yet this 'super computer' (compared to late 1960s technology) I am using is always giving me grief even when trying to do the basic things?

Too many dodgy porn sites bro, I got the hookup for the good stuff

Tonz · 03-01-2015, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by damo6

why is it that my fave drop jack daniels is 700ml now and not 750ml?
why is it that panadol thats usually needed the next day is in packs of 20 now and not 24?
why is it that we pay the same price now than what we did then?
why is it that the older i get the longer my bloody arms have to be to read something?
why is it that it takes me 10 bloody mins to remember what i did 5 mins ago?
why is it that some fool allowed coles and woolworths to get their greedy hands into the petrol industry?
im off to the servo now to pay top dollar for my fuel that i put in my car on the way to the bottl'o to buy my under sized,over priced plonk which will probably result in popping a few panadol out of the undersized,overpriced pack thats if ive got enough left.im trying to remember where i put my bloody glasses so i can check though.

There there now sweet pea, just have another sip of this beautiful liquid and 2 more tablets and then sleep it off, you'll be OK in the morning,..... or dead

Bushbasher · 04-01-2015, 12:09 PM

Why is it that alot of pre 80's european and asian cars have their external mirrors down on the front corners of the front guards? What bright spark thought that was a good idea?

Syndrome · 04-01-2015, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bushbasher

Why is it that alot of pre 80's european and asian cars have their external mirrors down on the front corners of the front guards? What bright spark thought that was a good idea?

It eliminates blind spots.

Bushbasher · 04-01-2015, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Syndrome

It eliminates blind spots.

Maybe, to a degree, but it also reduces your rearward field of view to the equivelent of looking through a keyhole and the small round mirrors would be worse than the rectangular ones.

Road Games · 04-01-2015, 12:20 PM

Why is it that people who always rubbish a product on the internet have never tried it personally....

**hawkgirl** · 06-01-2015, 12:17 PM

why is it that if I go to a steak restaurant, vegetarians demand and are given a vegetarian option, but if I go to a vegetarian restaurant, I cant get a meat option?

Tonz · 06-01-2015, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by hawkgirl

why is it that if I go to a steak restaurant, vegetarians demand and are given a vegetarian option, but if I go to a vegetarian restaurant, I cant get a meat option?

That depends on who you go with and what his intentions are