It is impossible to know everything, and, probably, each person will have several questions concerning the appearance of some things. We tried to answer the most popular of them.
You think, only in young children there is a "sickness syndrome". In fact, during the course of his life a person is asked questions, why the things that are familiar to him look like this, and not in another way. We suggest you dwell on the most common questions and finally give answers to them.
1. Why is the PIN number four digits?
Let's go back a few years back in 1996, when the Scot James Goodfellow developed a special protection for bank accounts, which he called PIN-code. As it turned out, at first there were six figures in it, but his wife said that such a combination is hard to remember, James made concessions and shortened the code to four characters.
2. Why piggy banks are made in the form of a pig?
Many people, especially in Soviet times, had a piggy bank at home. There is a very real explanation of why this particular animal was chosen for the products. The thing is that in medieval England money was accepted to be stored in clay peas, which were called pygg jars, and the first word was translated as "red clay". Time passed, and the pots stopped using, but the word remained and in time it turned into a familiar pig - the "pig". After that, they began to make piggy banks in the form of piglets.
3. What for brushes on loferah?
Beautiful tassels on shoes appeared not just for fun. In the middle of the 20th century, fishermen in Norway used shoes with a rope, which could be tightened to fasten it on the leg. Inspired by this idea, shoemaker Niels Tveranger connected sneakers and fishing boots and created losers. After a while, the rope turned into an original pair of brushes, which became the hallmark of this kind of footwear.
4. Why is the pretzel strange?
This issue has deep roots, because for the first time such baking was made in the Middle Ages. According to the existing information, one monk decided to bake a bun in the form of crossed in prayer hands. Many will say that it does not seem like it, but in fact the Franciscan monks during the prayer cross their arms and fold them on their shoulders, so the form is justified.
5. Why do the parks have a forked bottom in the back?
Every year the popularity of parks grows, and these jackets have a number of features. For example, at the back they are elongated and have a forked edge with ropes - tails. It's not just for beauty, because the park is a descendant of the military jacket that took part in the war in Korea in the 50's. At that time, the coils of the werewolves were even longer, and they could be tied around the hips to keep warm.
6. Why did the Turbo chewing gum have this form?
Who did not try chewing gum "Turbo" in childhood, which had an unusual shape? The developers came up with such a concept not in vain, because the chewing gum repeated the track from the car tire. It's amazing, is not it?
7. Why do I have a rubber sock with a sneaker?
Do you think that such a detail is just a decoration of shoes? But actually it is not. Initially, the sneakers were invented for basketball players, and the front lining was intended to protect the fingers during the game. It is worth noting that originally used very thick rubber, not the same as now, and the white color of the sock is made for beauty.
8. Why do we need fur on the hood?
The first to sew fur to the hood were residents of the Far North and they did it not for beauty. The thing is that people sewed warm clothes, but the face still remained open and froze. As a result, they began to invent a special rim out of a thick and long fur that retained the warmth of the face. Today, fur in most cases is used exclusively as an ornament.
9. Why pimples at the bottom of the bottle?
Have you noticed these strange small bulges on a bottle of champagne? Many people think that this is a special marking for people who do not see well, but it is not. These pimples for consumers do not matter, and they are important for manufacturers. They are used to encode the form number and to reject the defective container.
10. Why do they sell ice cream in a waffle cup?
There is no genius idea in this, and the reason is convenience. The thing is that at the end of the XIX ice cream in the streets was sold in reusable glass glasses and dessert was called "lizni penny". After each client they were simply rinsed with water and this, by the way, became one of the reasons for the spread of tuberculosis in those days. The solution was found in 1904 purely by accident. In the street there was a strong heat, and there were many people wishing to eat ice-cream, there was not enough glasses for all the glasses. Nearby there was a stall with waffles, which no one bought. As a result, the seller took the waffle, rolled it with a cone and put ice cream inside. The idea was accepted on "hurray".
11. Why do I need stripes on the loaf?
There are several answers to this question, for example, some bakers are sure that the incisions are designed so that during baking the rolls are not cracked. The second version is more plausible - notches are simply needed to decorate the loaf, and to distinguish between different types of bread.
12. Why do the letters on the keyboard do not match the alphabetical arrangement?
Many are sure that the letters are arranged so that in the center there are symbols that use most often, but this is not so. On the first typewriters, the letters were actually arranged in alphabetical order, but during operation, the levers of the keys that were next to each other were clinging to each other, and this prevented them. As a result, it was decided to put letters, which are often neighbors in words, far apart. As a result, we got the usual layout - QWERTY.