14 Explanations Of Why Certain Things Drive Us Crazy

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14 Explanations Of Why Certain Things Drive Us Crazy

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The world is an annoying place. We're here to make it less annoying by digging up fact-based explanations for frustrating things that everyone complains about. Unless you find explanations frustrating, in which case, hi. We're part of the problem.

Your shoelaces get untied because of the gradual influence of forces generated by walking. When your foot hits the ground as you walk, the impact is t
DOES IT FEEL LIKE YOUR SWEAT IS SMELLIER WHEN YOU'RE NERVOUS? It's because neryous sweat has a higher level of apocrine secretions, the proteins that
Do you feel groggy after hitting snooze in the morning? 12 11 1 10 2 9 8 4 7 5 6 As long as you've had at least 7 hours of sleep, don't hit that butto
CRACKED.GOM Ever see or hear yourself in a recording and cringe at your own voice because of how different you sound? That's because our hearing mecha
Eggshell shards fall into your bowl because the membrane they're stuck to tears. Cracking an egg on a hard edge rips the membrane between the eggshell
CRACKED COM Do you have trouble peeing when you think other people may hear you? Shy bladder syndrome (SBS) affects as many as 20 million Americans. S
Red eye ruining all your pictures? Red eye occurs when a camera captures light reflecting from the retina at the back of your subject's eye when a fla
WHY IS ROOM TEMPERATURE COFFEE GROSSER THAN ICED OR HOT? Our taste buds respond differently at different temperatures. Coffee is naturally bitter, and
APPROACHING A LANE-CLOSURE? ARE YOU FURIOUS AT THE SIGHT OF CARS SHOOTING PAST YOU IN THE OUTSIDE LANE WHILE YOU WAIT PATIENTLY IN LINE? WELL COOL YOU
Does the sound of someone chewing send you into a blind rage? Misophonia may be the cause of your distress. Researchers found misophonia affects a par
CRACKED.COM Got a few drops on your touchscreen? Can't answer that call or text? Your screen works by sensing a change in electrical capacity on its s
We can spend the whole night watching Netflix but somehow get intensely sleepy at work, even though we have had enough sleep prior to clocking in. Acc
MUCH WHY DOES IT HURT SO TO STUB A TOE? Located at the end of our longest limbs, our feet tend to part of faster than any move body whenever legs our
THERE'S A REASON YOU CAN NEVER FIND YOUR KEYS. If you give no attention to something ... Like throwing your keys somewhere while you're bringing in gr
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