Monday 28 March 2011

Tricky questions - continued

Why do people without a watch look at their wrist when you ask them what time it is?
This is reflex made by our subconscious. We are all used to have watches on our wrist. Even if not we are all taught by our culture, mostly gestures in cinema, to connect time with watch on our wrist.

Why do they use sterilized needles for death by lethal injections? 
I guess in case when person will survive such a injection not to contract some other disease due to unsterilized needle. I also think that only healthy person can be legally executed so it is kind of health and safety guidelines.

Why is a person who plays the piano called pianist, but a person who drives a race car not called racist?
I think that term racist, which means discrimination of people from other race, came first to the spoken language. It was common before invention of the car and car race. So because of the very bad meaning  people create another way to call person who drives race car.

If it's true that we are here to help others, hat are others doing here?
If we are helping someone, this person is supposed to help someone else. This should work as a circulation.

Shouldn't it be called a 'near hit' rather than a 'near miss'?



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