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How are popular animated TV-shows made these days? Who draws all the frames?	[ "Some are still produced in the West, usually with computer technology as a major enabler using tecniques like keyframing (animators work with a small proportion of the frames, and computers \"fill in the gaps\" using mathematical interpolation). One example would be [Friendship is Magic](_URL_1_) which is produced...
why did Apple buy Beats?	[ "_URL_0_\n\nNobody really knows, but the talks are happening. \n\nI personally think Apple made a mistake. Unfortunately Apple is getting a notorious reputation for coming out with stale ideas and overpricing (not to mention that older generations have latched onto Apple - making younger generations shy away). If t...
Hat happens to water/food when it falls in the lungs?	[ "A small amount of water will usually be okay provided it wasn't contaminated with bacteria. The tissues basically just absorb it. Food almost invariably results in something called aspiration pneumonia, basically it makes your lungs really sick from bacterial growth, and because of that your entire body responds a...
How does vacuum insulation (like in a Thermos) work? Why is it so good at keeping things hot or cold?	[ "Heat travels in three ways, convection, conduction, and radiation. \nConvection is from an air or fluid flowing over the object. Example: the steam coming off tea, or when you open a hot oven and feel a blast of heat on your face. \nConduction is from the two objects (one hot and one cold) physically touching each...
How do anti-malware programs determine what is malware and what isn't?	[ "One of the oldest methods is the signature based detection, this is basically a big list of \"this file is bad\", unfortunately malware creation kits allow people with no skill to pump out vast numbers of new malware so this method is not viable any more.\n\nAnother old method is the heuristic detection, rather th...
Why is the base of a flame hotter than the top?	[ "The base of the flame is hotter because that is where the bulk of the actual burning is. The top of the flame is more just the ash cooling until it stops glowing." ]
The difference between an exonym and an Anglicized word.	[ "Ok, Exonym is the general term for a external name for a geographical place that's solely used out side of that place. \n\nAnglicize is the specific example of Exonym." ]
How do they get the Stripes on the grass on a baseball field and on golf courses?	[ "I think the strips being referred to by the asker are those vague, nebulous stripes you get from mowing in opposite directions on different passes over the field. Golf courses don't have painted stripes, but they do have the swaths of different colored green -- I get the same stripes when I mow my back yard.", "...
Why does HR universally suck at all midsize/big companies?	[ "HR tends not to attract the best and brightest because it's mostly an administrative role. In a big corporation, HR is probably the least demanding department in terms of skills. You don't need to be a technical expert in anything like engineering or laboratory folks, you don't need people skills like the sales gu...
- Why can't people that go vegetarian/vegan taste meat again?	[ "It isn't true. They might get a bit of a bad stomach for a day or two, but it won't put them in the hospital. They're just being dramatic. \n\nChances are they eat meat all the time anyway. Survays have shown that the majority of 'vegetarians' eat meat occasionally. Especially when they are drunk.", "Meat wouldn...
Difference between Marxism and Cultural Marxism?	[ "Marxism - The ELI5 version is that economics dominates and explains human society. Specifically, by looking at how capital is distributed you can explain and predict how society will be organized. It also predicts, based on history and a particular view on how technology will develop, that one day the world ...
The rule of thumb is to add acid to water to prevent splashing. What happens when you sip some water and it mixes with your stomach acid? Does the body have biological mechanisms to prevent the splashing?	[ "Water doesn't just free fall down your esophagus, it's sorta encompassed in a muscle Mexican wave. Your stomach isn't an empty chamber with a puddle of stomach acid at the bottom like some people believe either, it's more a hydrochloric acid sack. Even if the water could splash up most of your digestive tract has ...
What causes the "drop" feeling you get in your stomach when you experience something thats upsetting?	[ "when you step on a lego your spine sends the 'jump' signal; before your brain gets the 'lego' signal, and this is a survival reflex to keep you from doing stupid shit. basically you have an entire second brain in your gut and spine and sends all sorts of involuntary signals before your brain even knows whats going...
Russia- communist, secular, religious, democrazy? What's their deal?	[ "Okay.. this is super brief and missing a lot of information. But its a good start.\n\nAhem..\n\nWell, before 1917 - Russia was a monarchy ruled by Czars. The term \"Czar\" (also spelled Tsar) comes from the word \"Caesar\", and these rulers were Russian royalty who ruled with supreme power. Russia was an empire, n...
Why do nipples get erect when testicles retract into the body when it's cold outside?	[ "My best guess (I could be wrong tho) is that nipples get erect the same way goosebumps work. When it's cold they contract to seal off pores in the skin, which helps keep in body heat.\n\nMeanwhile, testicles need to stay at a certain temperature, which is slightly below body temperature, so when it's warmer they n...
What would happen if an important character on a TV show died mid-filming?	[ "If you watched the sitcom News Radio you'd see an example. Phil Hartman was killed while the show was still in full swing. The writers killed the character off-screen with a heart - attack and wrote in a replacement character.", "[8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter](_URL_0_) had to deal with this when...
If we're all told to "not be the hero" in dangerous situations, why are we calling the hostage who died trying to wrestle the gun away in the Sydney hostage situation a hero?	[ "He is a hero. You're told not to be a hero because being heroic generally involves taking huge risks which may result in injury or death.", "Because he is a hero. He is also dead. Don't be the hero and you'll be less likely to wind up dead.", "You got three choices when you are confronted with an active sho...
How come in the event of a pregnancy the father has essentially no say in whether the child is kept or not, but can still be forced by the courts to provide for the child?	[ "There are three people whose rights are all involved: the father, the mother, and the child. And there are three \"phases\" where the various rights of the various people matter more or less.\n\nBefore the child is conceived, both the mother and the father have absolute control over whether they want to have a chi...
what are neutron stars?	[ "> What distinguishes whether a star will becomes a black hole or a neutron star? \n\nMass. A small star will cease fusion and become a white dwarf. One that is large enough to overcome electron degeneracy pressure will become a neutron star. One that is large enough to have its Schwartzschild radius outside itself...
Why do our noses run when we eat spicy foods?	[ "Capsaicin is what makes food taste spicy. When the mucous membranes (mouth, nasal passages, etc) get exposed to it, it irritates them and mucous is produced by the body as a defense to try to flush out the irritant. Same reason your eyes water from dust, basically.", "Someone has explained that capsaicin is an...
Why is most of the girls handwriting „better“ than boys handwriting?	[ "I work with kids.\n\nGenerally, there's a big difference in how girls and boys are socialized in regards to handwriting. I find teachers are often harder on girls who have messier handwriting, while boys are sometimes chalked up to inaccurate assumptions about boys' development and interests. \n\nWhile teaching ha...
Why are not there just people called Jesus outside the Hispanic countries?	[ "The Iberian peninsula fell under Islamic rule after the Arab Conquest of Hispannia. Muslims love to name their children Muhammad. As a response to this habbit by their Muslim rulers, the Iberians began to name their children Jesus. The short answer is Hispannia fell under Muslim rule, hence they adapt their practi...
Networking code on video games. I.E "Lag Compensation."	[ "Short answer is they don't make you lag. Multiplayer games constantly send your information (position, projectiles fired etc.) to a server and that server redistributes that information to everyone else as required so their games can place your character appropriately.\n\nSlow network connections can cause a situa...
I understand that Ebola has been around for a long time, but what caused this sudden spread of the disease?	[ "Unlike previous outbreaks that happened in rural, isolated areas which burned themselves out, this one managed to spread to a large densely populated area with poor sanitation and terrible healthcare services. Throw in poor education, lack of basic knowledge of the illness, superstition, burial rituals that evolve...
How come you don't get an echo when your phone is on loudspeaker?	[ "That's because they have programmed in a feedback control loop to detect which sounds are coming from the speaker (as opposed to your voice) and which should be echoed and which should not. \n\nLots of engineers worked hard to make this work.", "Anti-echo software. They add an inverse wave of the speaker's sou...
How do hard shutdowns work even if device is frozen?	[ "Outside of the parts of the device that can 'freeze', there's a simple switch. This switch cannot be activated easily, as one would reset or turn off the device too often. Instead it's a simple mechanism that's activated by a combination of pressing a particular button for long or combining it with another button....
Why should we brush our teeth before breakfast and not after?	[ "Because some foods and drinks, especially sour (acidic) ones, can make your teeth (the enamel) soft. Then when you brush them you can scratch them all up." ]
How does a deflated football provide an advantage?	[ "It's easier to grab, making it less likely that a runner will fumble, or a receiver will have the ball bounce out of his hands, and it helps the quarterback hold the ball getting ready to throw. Basically, the less inflated, the easier the ball is to handle, giving the offense an advantage.\n\nEdit: grammar, so mu...
What is a felony?	[ "In the USA a felony is a more serious type of offence, and is punishable by more severe sanctions. Lesser offences are called misdemeanors. People convicted of felonies often face restrictions that continue after their sentences have been served, such as voting restrictions or not being allowed to own firearms, et...
Ads on reddit	[ "Those \"house\" ads increase user engagement and time on site. If somebody starts reading more subreddits, they will be exposed to more real ads in the long term.", "Reddiors are paying actual money to advertise those posts or subreddits.\nIts basically pitty & spam purchases." ]
How do heart rate sensors track your actual heart rate?	[ "Yer not alone in askin', and kind strangers have explained:\n\n1. [ELI5: How do heart rate sensors on wrist watches work? ](_URL_5_) ^(_7 comments_)\n1. [ELI5: How do smartwatch heart rate monitors work? ](_URL_4_) ^(_47 comments_)\n1. [ELI5: How do the heart rate monitors that clip on to your finger also find oxy...
Before we went to space, how did we know there would be no gravity?	[ "Travelling into space doesn't make us weightless. Travelling in an orbital path does.\n\nThink of throwing an object. It travels some distance then falls to the ground. Now throw it harder. It travels further but still falls. Now throw it really, really hard. It can travel far enough that the curvature of the Eart...
Why does it take 3, 5, 10+yrs for some games to come out, such as Fallout New Vegas to Fallout 4 when the games become profitable on mere preorders alone? Halflife 3 would generate billions, yet it is an opportunity no one is pursuing?	[ "Games like Fallout or Halflife are niche genres without much widespread interest, so any additions to the series have to be carefully created and marketed in order to preserve their following while attempting to gather more interest.\n\nGames like BF/CoD have a massive following; it doesn't matter if the newest on...
How the hell does Asia have so many people?	[ "Well to start with it's goddamn enormous, so there's that, it's also been populated a lot longer... got to remember that Westerners didn't even make it out to America until a few centuries ago, before that the 'Western World' was pretty much just Europe.", "To put it simply, it has a good amount of arable land...
How does having a Youtube channel with lots of subscribers make you money?	[ "People watch your videos, and those videos have ads on them. You get a percentage of the profit from that ad based on how many people watch the video. There's a good breakdown of how the profit is divided here: \n\n_URL_0_", "Mainly, advertising (the amount paid per 1000 views depends on the kind of the ads disp...
How does ctrl+f work?	[ "This is a huge can of worms your looking into lol. Search algorithms are really complex and go really deep into several methods. Now I'm not sure exactly how windows handles its search, but as a web developer, I've had to make a few different types of searches. I may be getting the terms wrong here, but here's an ...
Why has there been such a marked increase in spam/scam phone calls in the past few years, and is there anything that can be done about it?	[ "ELI5: When you mail a letter some place, you usually put a return address on it. However there is nobody that actually checks to verify the letter came from where you say it did. You could live in California and pretend to be from Washington, and if you use a re-mailer service the post marks will even show it's fr...
Why do the tendons in my foot randomly contract to the point where my toes will curl up?	[ "It sounds like a regular foot cramp to me. I get those sometimes.\n\nMaybe you need potassium or something? Are you eating properly? Taking a multivitamin? Do you get leg cramps? \n\nMaybe you need electrolytes and hydration.\n\n*Edit: IANAD", "You need to visit a doctor. Call soon.\n\nIt could just be an ordina...
How we know the age of the universe?	[ "The ELI5 version is that we know universe is expanding, and if you know how fast something is expanding you can extrapolate backwards to a time when everything was all in the same place, which is considered the beginning of the universe as we know it.\n\nIf you want a more complicated answer:\n_URL_0_\n\nYou might...
- Does masturbation decrease sperm quality? NSFW	[ "That's bullshit. If anything, masturbation is good for men, as it 'clears out the tubes', so to speak. In fact, \"high frequency ejaculation\" (i.e. 21 or more times a month) reduces men's risk of prostate cancer! [Study](_URL_1_)\n\nEDIT: A search on Pubmed returns NO evidence WHATSOEVER that masturbation decreas...
What happens to a check after the teller takes it and does the magic?	[ "It's been years ago, but I used to be a proof operator. Essentially the checks, with the deposit slips and cash in/cash out tickets are collected from all branches and sent to the proof operator. That person encodes each item for its individual amount. If you notice when you get look at your check, the amount is e...
Why is is customary in rap/hip-hop to use a different name?	[ "It's often a part of culture. Especially in the African American community, nicknames are what people are most known by.", "Its just a convention of hip hop. \n\nProbably influenced by very early NY hiphop being closely linked with graffitti, where you'd make up a tag, coz writing your government name on the sid...
Why are Russian bombers flying "over" the UK?	[ "They are flying over the uk to prove they can, train their pilots and most importantly test the response time of the RAF. Provides them with valuable information in the event of relations heating up even more than they are! They have been doing this three or four times a year for the past decade, there's nothing n...
Why does Sean Bean always die?	[ "He often plays secondary protagonists or villains, both roles that often find themselves with a death scene. John Hurt, Bela Lugosi, and Vincent Price are killed in movies much more often. Then again two of those are famous horror villains so obviously they would die.", "Sean bean is actually one of twenty-sev...
Does decaf coffee have any amount of caffeine? Or is it completely void of all traces?	[ "Totallyfightingfoo is correct, about 1-2% of the original amount of caffeine, but it should also be mentioned that the process to make decaf coffee involves using industrial strength chemicals and processing them in such a way that if you saw the entire process and the chemical list....pretty sure you would just a...
Why does mold grow so fast on berries.	[ "Berries are full of water & sugar - mold loves to eat this stuff. Berries have very thin skins, which allows the mold to get to the water & sugar (especially once you bruise them). Most of them have tons of nooks & crannies, giving lots of surface area for the mold to take root." ]
5th, 6th, 7th, etc, Dimensions...	[ "Conceptually it’s the same. Another axis that can be measured and things can move in and around. \n\nYour problem understanding hem is we are very much locked into our 3 dimensions so you say “length width and height, I get it but how can I move 4th dimensionally?” \n\nYou can’t. This makes it very hard to unders...
Current and voltage. And how can a phase difference happen between them.	[ "[This image](\n_URL_0_) pretty succinctly demonstrates what potential, current and resistance are. Using the image as a reference, the simple answer to your question is that for any curent to move (eg, through the tube and ring of resistance in the cartoon) first there has to be a push from the voltage (the v...
The European Union and why it would be such a big deal of Greece left it	[ "Imagine there was a club for businessmen, where they agree to look out for each other.\n\nGerry and Frank are very rich and successful. They don't really need a club, but it does help them out.\n\nPaul, Steve and Isaac are doing ok. The fact they are in the club and backed by Gerry and Frank helps them get loans...
Why does baking soda cure canker soars?	[ "It doesn't cure them per-say. \n\nBut the canker sores are typically infested with bacteria that like acidic environments. Likewise, the pain receptors exposed by the sore will react from acidic things.\n\nBaking soda is a basic compound, which means it will neutralize acid, which may both help with killing off ...
Why is there a stigma associated with those who read comic books, but none attached to those who watch the same characters in comic book movies?	[ "Okay, remember The Avengers? Here's a scene from Marvel's [Ultimates](_URL_2_), a revamped version of the team.\n\nI know that's unfair, since the Ultimate Universe was always a little more adult, but I don't want to talk about regular universe Spider-Man killing his unborn baby and mind-raping his wife in a deal ...
why do mosfets have Gate, Drain and Source rather than Base, Collector and Emitter?	[ "In a transistor with a Base, Collector and Emitter, a small current is used to control a larger current, essentially copying the small current, but larger--thus, the transistor amplifies a faint signal into a stronger signal. There's a net flow of current through all three electrodes.\n\nIn a MOSFET, the purpose...
Why is there a standard arrangement of the numbers on a game die?	[ "Some arrangements of numbers keep the extremes from clumping up on one side of the die, which if the die is unbalanced, would mean significantly higher or lower averages if rolled a large number of times. Though with dicemaking techniques available today, most dice are going to be mostly fair for most practical p...
Why are women more attracted to "unavailable" men, is this chemical, psychological or a bit of both columns?	[ "1. The less available something is, the more it is wanted. 2. if a man has a GF/wife he appears to be a good bet because somebody already thinks he's dateable.", "Well, there must be a reason why he's taken. That suggests that he has something going for him.", "I reckon it's at least partly because, by steal...
How does a hostile takeover in business work?	[ "when someone tries to acquire 50% + 1 of the voting shares of a company without approval of the board/stockholders." ]
Why are some parking lots angled?	[ "Angled spaces are easier to turn into and back out of, but require that you go down the aisle a specific direction." ]
What the term cancer means, and can we actually cure it?	[ "Cancer is a disease of cells. It is an abnormal growth of cells which tend to proliferate in an uncontrolled way and, in some cases, to metastasize (spread). \n\nCancer is also called malignancy. A cancerous growth or tumor is sometimes referred to as a malignant growth or tumor. A non-malignant growth or tumor is...
Why does China turn back North Korean defectors?	[ "The Chinese view North Koreans as economic immigrants, similar to how the US sees Mexico. They're only crossing the border to try to get a better job in China, which many North Koreans do along the border.\n\nMost other countries see North Koreans as political refugees, like how the US sees Cuba. China is under a ...
When sheep run away from their herd they grow several pounds of wool. So how do wild sheep now get weighed down and die?	[ "Sheep have been bred to produce more wool. Just like dairy cows have been bred to produce more milk, pigs have been bred to grow very large very fast, and chickens and turkeys have been bred to grow so quickly that they can be slaughtered at just weeks old for meat. \n\nWild sheep produce exactly enough wool to ke...
Who is it screaming like crazy at the beginning of a run in Olympic downhill alpine skiing competition? Why do they do it?	[ "I was a competitive skier and for me it was always the coach / teammates. In most downhill ski events, you get a short distance before turns or gates start where you will see skiers skating to pick up speed faster. I always thought it as a the last way someone could yell encouragement and get your adrenaline pumpi...
Why do seemingly all Russians use dashboard cams?	[ "_URL_0_\n\nFor the super lazy:\n\n > Disclaimer: This is my opinion as a Moscowvite. Also I am kind of drunk (seriously). It's my first day at work after new years break and we had a few too drink in the office (unfortunately not vodka, as my colleague was in Italy and brought back a lot of wine. \nI am kind of s...
If humans become an interplanetary or interstellar civilization, what will be the best way to tell time?	[ "Well biologically, we're set for 24 hour days, assuming that doesn't change, I guess we would try and stick with it, but a planet spinning on it's axis is normally a good way to go too.", "Time actually breaks when you start getting to other points in the universe.\n\nRight now we have atomic clocks to keep supe...
group think or hive mind. And why does reddit suffer from hive mind instead of other sites such as Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram? Or do they suffer as well? Is there any advantages to hive mind?	[ "Reddit has a hive mind because all user votes impact all other users. You can't choose to have Reddit not count votes from certain people, so the majority opinions on the website will almost always appear on top for everyone.\n\nTwitter, Facebook, and Instagram are more like echo chambers. Users control who they h...
How do hardware manufacturers keep MAC addresses unique when there are also other manufacturers that produce the same type of hardware?	[ "There is a standards body that allocates MAC addresses similar to IP's. So Cisco will have a range or ranges of MAC addresses it can call upon. I do seem to recall hearing that they are not completely globally unique and may get reused from time to time.", "You get to use 0000XXXXXX. I use 0001XXXXXX, a...
What does Comcast gain by being a dick to customers? What's stopping them from using the money they spend on lobbying to actually improve their services?	[ "They don't gain anything by being dicks to customers. The problem is that they are the only provider [in many areas](_URL_0_) so they feel that they don't need to make customers happy -- where else will their unhappy customers go? \n \nImproving their service might earn them many more millions of dollars but lobb...
How does antimicrobial clothing work?	[ "First, to you second question... yeah definitely. Whether they're impregnated with a bacteriostatic/cidal agent, or have silver threads or \"nano-coatings\"... the washer is the great equalizer. Most, if not all such products cease to be effective within a couple of dozen wash cycles. Most people don't need them a...
isps being able to sell our search history	[ "When you surf Reddit data is sent from your computer to the Reddit server which processes your request and responds with HTML data that your browser uses to display that site.\n\nISPs can track your network usage including all the sites you make requests too (including xbox, PS4, porn, https, etc) on their network...
Why is Google considered a better search engine than Bing or Ask Jeeves?	[ "Google could be said to be the best search engine for the following reasons: \nIt relies on a simplicity that many other search engines lack.\nIt's fast, reliable, easy to use, user friendly.\nFewer, less noticeable ads.\nThe search algorithm seems to bring the most relevant items to the top.\nMore relevant ads.\n...
Why seeing a very bright light leave an imprint in one's vision?	[ "Your eyes retina has photoreceptors (rods and cones) . There's a chemical reaction happening when light hits it, and if the light is very bright that chemical reaction is bigger than normal and it takes a little time until your eyes can get \"rid\" of it again, therefore you see an after-Image since the chemicals ...
How does one become funny or witty? Is it just something you're born with?	[ "A lot of it has to do with the people you surround yourself with. It also has a lot to do with developing it on your own. You borrow silly things from tv and movies, and then, for me personally i use some of that as a template for the silly shit that comes out of my mouth. I also just let my mind wander. I will sa...
What is the difference between a Router/Modem and an Access Point.	[ "* Modem: transforms a signal so it can be better transmitted (eg. DSL over telephone wires)\n* Router: connects two networks (like your LAN and the WAN)\n* Switch: a (more intelligent) distribution box\n* Access Point: like a Switch for Wifi\n\nThe things your telecom provider puts in your home usually combines al...
Why do Canadian car models use slightly different icons than the other NA country counterparts?	[ "it is the other way around, there are standardized universal symbols/icons for stuff in a car used by car manufacturers in almost all their cars. but America require them to be written in English, i think top gear made fun of that once.", "It has nothing to do with Canada. We use the same icons in the whole worl...
how come birds don't collide while flying in a flock?	[ "It's also a bit of an urban legend that birds in flocks don't collide. They collide all of the time, but it's not a Michael Bay collision, they just bump wing tips and adjust their flight. As long as they are all moving in generally the same direction, they don't \"crash\". \n\nBut general spacial awareness and an...
Why would the White House want to veto the bill that allows 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia?	[ "There's a principle in international law called state immunity, which is that you can't sue a government in a foreign court. In the U.S., this is enshrined in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The only general exception is that you can sue a state for its role as a commercial actor, e.g. if a foreign governmen...
Why do some youtube videos take longer times to load than others?	[ "So, when you go to a site like YouTube, or Google etc, you point your browser to somewhere, and a program immediately transfers you to another server. It farms out your request. \nYou are then on one of a huge array of boxes, which you make your request on. This machine then goes off and tries to get your conte...
Why do electronics (mainly computers) get hot when used extensively?	[ "The short version: electronics are comprised of circuits. Circuits are, in loose terms, a collection of electrical components: resistors, inductors, capacitors, etc. While circuitry is a topic best saved for it's own thread, the most important thing to understand is that you have all these pieces connected toget...
Why don't trains or buses have seat-belts?	[ "The fatality rate for school busses is 0.2 per 100 million miles traveled. The fatality rate for cars is around 1 to 1.5. Buses are already roughly 5x safer than cars, so seat belts aren't worth the bother. \n\nThe fatality rate for long-haul train passengers is 0.15 per billion passenger miles. Trains are a ...
How is Sepp Blatter still the president of FIFA?	[ "When was the last time the CEO of Bank of America/Target/Walmart got impeached?\n\nIt's a corporation, not a government. If he wants to stay President, unless he does something that puts him in jail, which he could still stay president, there's nothing forcing him to leave.\n\nThe whole FIFA thing is a crockpile o...
Why were there so many insane asylums 100 years ago, but you rarely hear about them today?	[ "If you are talking about the US, its because of a process called deinstitutionalisation. Starting in the 60s a combination of factors led to the closure of many mental institutions. Books like One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest and a series of scandals (such as the Kennedy lobotomy) turned the public against asylums....
how do Sumo Wrestlers not pop out while in the ring	[ "Not a sumo wrestler. But watched alot of sumo and did a tour once. Penile slips rarely happen for three reasons. \n\n1) top layer looks loose but the underlying layers are secure and keep everything on place \n\n2) the schlong sits in a crevice in the material owing to the way it's wrapped. \n\n3) sumo wrestlers a...
Why when guys pee it some times splits into a double stream?	[ "The pee hole isn't a perfectly round hole, under lower pressure the 2 middle parts can close leaving 2 smaller gaps either side.", "[This helpful video from Hot Rod will explain all](_URL_0_)\n\n[This video will let you know that you are not alone](_URL_1_)", "Sometimes a bit of skin (I'm uncut) gets in the wa...
LI5 Twitter. (No, I'm not kidding.)	[ "Twitter is like sending a text or message to everyone in the world. You write a short message, and everyone can read it!\n\nHash tags are like descriptions. It's grouping similar tweets. For example \"Traffic here is terrible! #Boston\". I'm grouping my tweet with other tweets about Boston. \n\nYour user name is p...
Why do are some areas or towns have the name Kill or Kills in them? Was it old tyme English for slaughterhouse areas or the industry that started the town?	[ "Kill comes from dutch, and it means creek. These towns were located near creeks during their founding and were founded by people that were Dutch or of Dutch descent.", "Kille was an old Dutch word for river -- hence, in the mid-Atlantic especially, you'll see various rivers/locations with the word \"-Kill\". T...
Why do I get the chills and goosebumps when hearing someone who sings really well?	[ "not really an answer, but you might be interested in /r/Frisson and /r/asmr", "It's the \"feel-good\" chemicals that your brain is releasing. When you're doing something that you REALLY love (like listening to a breath taking piece of music) your brain produces a high quantity, and you feel euphoric. I believe i...
Computer processors	[ "Mason11987 gave good answers about the things that you'd look at to decide that one is better than another. \n \nThe details of doing some of those is really hard, though. Just looking at the specifications for two different processors can get really confusing when you are trying to figure out which one will do...
why do humans require a balanced diet of various meats and plants, but most animals are perfectly healthy when only eating 1 or 2 types of food?	[ "Contrary to popular press there are three types of animal. Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores. The first eats plants, the second eats animals, and the third eats both. Humans are of the third type, with our multi-modal teeth and our multi-speed digestive tract we can eat plants by using our wide and flat back t...
Why does the print on some store-bought t-shirts fade and crack with age, and others seem to last forever, no matter how many times you wash them?	[ "Some t shirts are made with high quality material and printing. Others with lower quality fabric and printing. Price can be a good indicator of quality but not always as a brand can easily sell poorer quality for a larger price.\nScreen printing and DTG are higher quality methods of putting a design on a t shirt ...
Why does diffused/reflected laser light appear to have a grainy texture?	[ "This grainy look is a product of the laser light waves bouncing off the surface and interfering with one another on your retina. Where two or more waves cancel each other out, you see a dark(er) spot. _URL_0_" ]
What does it mean for the Peers to give UK's Parliament a "meaningful vote" on the final deal reached with Brussels?	[ "A \"meaningful vote\" means giving Parliament the power to approve or reject the final Brexit deal that the government negotiates. \n\nMany people, especially on the anti-Brexit side, are concerned the government will negotiate a bad deal and nobody will be able to do anything about it." ]
Why were the Aztec, Mayans, etc wiped out by the diseases carried by the Europeans and not vice versa?	[ "There were many settlers who died of disease. The thing is that the travel back to Europe was long enough that most lethal diseases would kill their victims before they could get back to Europe. \n\nEuropeans had more open trade with other groups (Each other, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East). They also lived wit...
AT & T Next	[ "Adding a line to AT & T next didn't change almost anything on my service (2 phones on my plan) plan, although I was already on a Mobile share with unlimited talk and text and I pay for 6 gigs of data. I can't see them taking away the grandfathered data plan if you bring it up to them that you'd like to keep it.\n\...
Will we ever stop evolving?	[ "You're forgetting the difference between evolution and natural selection. Humans will always evolve (until we move past sexual reproduction or get designer babies) BUT through modern health care natural selection is becoming less and less effective on us.", "Evolution is inevitable as long as you have imperfect ...
Why didn’t soldiers use any obstacles in renaissance firearm battles?	[ "Also note, the first wars where firearms were rifled on a large scale, the casualty rates were astronomical and generals realized, tragically slowly, that standing in ranks was no longer viable.\n\nWhile the Revolutionary War did see the use of rifled weapons, specifically the Kentucky Long Rifle, these weapons we...
why female products often costs more then male products?	[ "Could you name an example? Throwing out blanket statements makes it really difficult to answer your question.", "Some products are 'made' for women but are really no better, and sometimes worse than the male/genderless equivalent. A lot of pinkwashing really with raised prices. \n For example, razors. Ladies raz...
How does Accutane work?	[ "Yes. Accutane is a cousin of Vitamin A that, when taken by mouth, decreases the skin’s natural oil production.\n\nWhen you produce less oil, there’s less oily wax that clogs your pores. When that happens, you get less pimples, cysts, and so forth." ]
Why do so many tech companies move to such expensive areas like in Cali? Do you really need a fancy office to build apps or Facebook? Why not be located somewhere cheaper cost of living.	[ "It's called a [Business cluster](_URL_1_). \nSee the [Silicon Valley case](_URL_0_) for example. Hollywood would be another example.\nLots of businesses within the same industry settle in a geographic concentration. This makes it attractive for startups or venture capitalists to locate themselves there as well.\n\...
why do pipe organs have such a deep psychological effect?	[ "There are several parts to this.\n\nThe simple part is that you've learnt, by associating pipe organs to specific events or scenes, that pipe organ means \"wow!\". This is cultural, someone who has never been exposed to pipe organ music, or who doesn't make that association might not feel the same reaction.\n\nThe...
How are infants and toddlers able to take so much (relatively minor) head trauma on a regular basis?	[ "Compared to adults, kids are lightweight and low to the ground. A full on face plant for a toddler involves way less energy than it does for an adult. \n\nIf you want to work out how much exactly, you’re looking at half the mass times velocity squared.", "Their skulls are not fully formed yet and still conta...
The Playstation 3	[ "The Playstation 3 is a current-gen HD gaming console. It is known for it's astounding exclusives (games that only come out on the PS3), although it has a reputation for the multi-platform (games coming out on both consoles, and/or PC, as well) being created to a lower standard (due to lack of developer efforts, an...
Do fish, whales and other aquatic animals experience flatulence?	[ "Yes. \n\n* [Whale farting](_URL_2_)\n* [Dolphin farting](_URL_1_)\n* [A whole write up](_URL_0_) on fish farting." ]

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