After Kivas hits Data with the acid in "The Most Toys" ( https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/The_Most_Toys_(episode) ), he presents the android with a choice: run around naked, or change into the purple clothes which were refused earlier. Data chooses the latter option. What is the in-universe reason for this? Data did not want to put the clothes on earlier, and he wouldn't be embarrassed or cold if he was naked. I guess the most reasonable explanation is that Data, as a Starfleet officer, would want to emulate a typical Starfleet officer in that situation. And the proper thing to do would be to appear presentable, even if it meant donning undesirable clothing. Answer Kivas Fajo suggests that Data will probably follow the rules of decency prescribed by Starfleet training: FAJO: Oh, don't worry. The solvent won't harm your, your skin. But in seconds it will completely dissolve that uniform. Personally, I'd be delighted to see you go around naked. I assume y...

In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry falls into the Pensieve in Dumbledore's office and experiences Dumbledore's memory of Karkaroff's confessions. During this memory, Karkaroff mentions Snape as a Death Eater, at which point Dumbledore comes to his defence. Admittedly, I can't remember the books well enough, but does Harry know about Snape being a Death Eater at this point? In the films, I'm sure he doesn't. If so, why does he not react to this news?

There are some popular theories flying around the internet about the possibility that Dumbledore may have accidentally made a horcrux and that the object containing the fragment was either Fawkes the Phoenix , The Elder Wand , or something else. Could Dumbledore have made a horcrux? Answer According to JK Rowling, probably not. It turns out this theory reached the author herself and she responded on twitter. ROWLING: The idea that anyone believes this is strangely upsetting to me. — J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) May 4, 2016 Since the idea of her fans entertaining such thoughts is upsetting to her, we can take that to mean that at no point did Dumbledore make any sort of horcrux.

According to this answer , The Night's Watch gets it's funding from The Gift , which is comprised of taxes taken from towns and villages near the Wall, I always assumed they were funded directly by Winterfell or perhaps even all of the kingdoms contributed in some way, a collective Wall Tax or some such. If the Wall is there to keep Wildings out, and everyone knows the Wildlings are behind the Wall in fact the Wildlings are constantly raiding south of the Wall, which is why there is no one left for the Night's Watch to tax , why then does no one fund it? If the Wildlings overrun the Wall, it's bad news for everyone in the south. I've read the books and seen the shows but I can't remember if anyone ever explains why no one funds the Wall. Is there ever a reason given? It's pretty important but no one seems to care about it. Answer The wildlings have invaded the Seven Kingdoms several times. Every single time, they were crushed before they even reached Wint...

Watching "Thor: the Dark World", Thor's hammer Mjolnir is called to him multiple times and at one point, it ends up chasing him around a little bit. During this, the hammer ends up avoiding a building. I thought I remember the hammer being called THROUGH objects in previous movies though. How does Mjolnir find its way back to Thor? Answer Mjolnir's return flight takes the path Thor deems best. The enchantment can exercise a great degree of discrimination or fly brutally back to the Thunder god, depending on his need. In an area with innocents, Mjolnir can fly with a great deal of discrimination, touching nothing along the way Thor would deem inappropriate. For example: When Thor was upon the SHIELD helicarrier and needed Mjolnir, it flew to him without damaging any part of the carrier. This meant it likely took a little longer than Thor would have liked but arrived in a timely enough fashion. In an area with plenty of enemies and no allies, Mjolnir is not above hitt...

At the end of Terminator 2 , the T-1000 uses a needle-like finger to try and get Sarah to call out. However, we know from earlier on in the film, when John was talking to the T-1000 over the phone, that the T-1000 can emulate voices. Why didn't it use this ability? Answer The T-1000 only seems to be able to emulate the voices of people that it's heard speaking. Up to that point in the theatrical version of the film, the only contact between Sarah and the T-1000 has been at the barrel of a gun. Until Sarah says "F*ck you", he's not heard her before and therefore can't replicate her voice. On top of that, I think it's reasonable to suspect that John and Sarah will have a pre-arranged code to help him identify whether she's been replicated. You may wish to note that in the film's official novelisation , the reason for him attacking her was that he genuinely thought that she might accede to his demands, offering further confirmation to the theory tha...

Vibranium absorbs Kinetic Energy and becomes stronger. On the other hand, The Hulk's rage makes him stronger. Which one will win? Can a cage made out of Vibranium contain The Hulk? Has this thing been happened in the comics? Answer In my answer to another question about vibranium here (about vibranium boots allowing you to jump from greater heights) there is a quote about how vibranium can absorb kinetic energy. So in that sense it would be a better cage. But the one flaw is that it can only absorb a finite amount. With many of us knowing that the Hulk's strength is incredible (and seemingly unending), given enough time and anger he would eventually be able to force his way through. Quote from Wiki - "Vibranium found in Wakanda absorbs soundwaves and other vibrations, including kinetic energy ." Second quote from the Wiki - "The Wakandan isotope possesses the ability to absorb all vibrations in the vicinity as well as kinetic energy directed at it. The ene...