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hal5t | What is probability and how does it work? How are the final states of a system in superposition collapsed into one state and not another? | I watch science documentaries incessantly. I've read everything I can from Feynmann, Hawking, Sagan, Greene etc. I've taken physics in university and follow it closely in the media. There are a lot of unsolved problems, and many solved ones I do not understand, but I sincerely hope this question lies in the second of t... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hal5t/what_is_probability_and_how_does_it_work_how_are/ | {
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a3bovj | what does the 'soap opera viewing' setting look like and why does it exist if evryone hates it? | I was scrolling through the comments on a post about some TVs today. The bulk of the comments seem to have been made by Americans and ALL OF THEM were complaining how bad this setting was and they all hated it. However where I am from we don't have this setting or anything like it so I am curious to say the least! I've... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3bovj/eli5_what_does_the_soap_opera_viewing_setting/ | {
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4vwjpk | the current economic downturn in the middle east. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vwjpk/eli5_the_current_economic_downturn_in_the_middle/ | {
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7xnvu3 | what kind of molecules are in everyday objects? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xnvu3/eli5_what_kind_of_molecules_are_in_everyday/ | {
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6toizc | what's the difference between shoe types? | I know that there are sneakers and trainers, but what is the difference? And how do I tell which shoes are which? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6toizc/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_shoe_types/ | {
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gopso | How do you "make" color? | Sorry if this question is kind of stupid, I've just always wondered. If you get blue paint, what makes it blue? I know color has to do with light and all, but what do you do/mix to get that blue color? And if its maybe a blue mineral, where does that color blue come from?
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3rl4zc | what are current active research areas in mathematics? and what are their eli5 explanations? | EDIT: Thank you all for the great responses. I learned a lot! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rl4zc/eli5_what_are_current_active_research_areas_in/ | {
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cvg7au | I often hear that the 'victors write the history books'. How are historians equipped to cut through the supposed propaganda in order to reveal the truth? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/cvg7au/i_often_hear_that_the_victors_write_the_history/ | {
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3av4mh | what does the correlation coefficient really mean? | Let's say two variables have a correlation coefficient. Let us say that this is 0.6, in sciency numerical terms.
What does this mean, really? That it applies in 60% of cases? Or that if you predict the dependent variable based on the independent variable, it could vary by some factor involving that 60? Or that you wo... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3av4mh/eli5_what_does_the_correlation_coefficient_really/ | {
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9h4vem | how do we not run out of 'desert'? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9h4vem/eli5_how_do_we_not_run_out_of_desert/ | {
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5um0wn | why do americans hate paying taxes so much? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5um0wn/eli5_why_do_americans_hate_paying_taxes_so_much/ | {
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fgxvjc | Was life expectancy actually a lot lower pre-1900 even after accounting for the high infant/child mortality rate? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fgxvjc/was_life_expectancy_actually_a_lot_lower_pre1900/ | {
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o3zmb | How much can you compress water? | If I take a very strong 1 gallon container to the bottom of the Marianas Trench (35800 ft) fill and seal it and return to the surface, how much water will I have? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/o3zmb/how_much_can_you_compress_water/ | {
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ek0izj | why do you have to pay for .com domain names? where did those websites get them from in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ek0izj/eli5_why_do_you_have_to_pay_for_com_domain_names/ | {
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f6e2or | temperature changing the taste of water | If it’s just too much or too little heat, why does it taste so different? Also, why does hot water taste bad? We need water to survive, but hot water tastes so bad I’d rather stay thirsty than drink it | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f6e2or/eli5_temperature_changing_the_taste_of_water/ | {
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sorj9 | What is this animal, and why does it react like it does? | Note: some people doubt the authenticity of the video, so it may just be that.
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First of all, I am curious as to what this animal is, as it seems rather unique.
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1z5puu | How did the distribution of Coast Salish settlements prior to European colonization compare with how modern American/Canadian settlements are distributed? | In more simple terms, did the Duwamish and Suquamish tribes have their larger settlements where Seattle and Bellevue are? The same for Kitsaps with Bremerton, Puyallups/Nisqually with Tacoma, Squamish/Musqueams with Vancouver, etc? If there were significant differences, why did things develop differently when the Europ... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1z5puu/how_did_the_distribution_of_coast_salish/ | {
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3bsg4b | president obama's plan to allow workers who make less than ~$50k/year on salary to qualify for overtime. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bsg4b/eli5_president_obamas_plan_to_allow_workers_who/ | {
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7ygt7z | How much of an effect do the Sun and the Moon have on the Earth's axial precession, if any? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/7ygt7z/how_much_of_an_effect_do_the_sun_and_the_moon/ | {
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7eyynl | how does nano technology work and can we get objects, such as tiny cameras, into little creations that can fly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7eyynl/eli5_how_does_nano_technology_work_and_can_we_get/ | {
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9hm5px | how does a thumbprint sensor on a mobile device work, and why does it have to be recalibrated every once in a while? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hm5px/eli5_how_does_a_thumbprint_sensor_on_a_mobile/ | {
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513zxz | What is the function of having 2 bones in our lower arm, radius and ulna, instead of one like the humerus? Same with the legs. | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/513zxz/what_is_the_function_of_having_2_bones_in_our/ | {
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1upafb | How do communities on deep ocean vents populate new vents as theirs dies away? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1upafb/how_do_communities_on_deep_ocean_vents_populate/ | {
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94x1nj | The US declared independence in 1776. The Holy Roman Empire was around until 1806. Do we know of any diplomatic contact between these two nations? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/94x1nj/the_us_declared_independence_in_1776_the_holy/ | {
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6gmg9s | why do people stick a 'sold' sticker on a previously 'for sale' house's billboard? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gmg9s/eli5why_do_people_stick_a_sold_sticker_on_a/ | {
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sb84d | Why do so many very different species all have red blood? how far back in our evolutionary timeline can we be sure that things had red blood? | Fish, reptiles, mammals. All of these have red blood. Is there a reason for this? semi-related question, what was the first organism we know had blood like ours? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/sb84d/why_do_so_many_very_different_species_all_have/ | {
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hfeqo | Didn't eating red meat used to cause cancer? What happened to that? | A few months ago I was in a discussion somewhere here on Reddit and I mentioned that eating red meat causes cancer. I was ridiculed and downvoted into oblivion. No one had ever heard that. I felt like I was on a different planet. Surprised I would have to, I went googling to back up what I said and even though there's ... | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/hfeqo/didnt_eating_red_meat_used_to_cause_cancer_what/ | {
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2mi79l | why does it take longer for an iphone to charge from a dead state to a percentage to turn back on than the same percentage charge takes when the phone is not dead? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mi79l/eli5_why_does_it_take_longer_for_an_iphone_to/ | {
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qyjyy | Since pink isn't on the color spectrum, does it actually exist? | I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the color pink. How can we see it if it isn't on the visible light spectrum? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/qyjyy/since_pink_isnt_on_the_color_spectrum_does_it/ | {
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ejun37 | how does the sky appear red in australia right now? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ejun37/eli5_how_does_the_sky_appear_red_in_australia/ | {
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1nix95 | There's a TIL on the frontpage that voter fraud likely got Kennedy elected over Nixon. Is there any reputable evidence for this? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1nix95/theres_a_til_on_the_frontpage_that_voter_fraud/ | {
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wpqqr | How are polarized lenses made? | I have been trying to learn about how polarized lenses are made. The most I can find via a number of creative Google searches is this:
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I'm mostly looking for any other references be it technical papers or books that go into the details behind the production of polarized lenses. Thanks in advance. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/wpqqr/how_are_polarized_lenses_made/ | {
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nugsy | Are spiral galaxies accretion discs for supermassive black holes? | Whenever I see an image of a spiral galaxy such as our own, it always seems to look like a vortex surrounding the black hole in the center of the galaxy.
Are galaxies like ours similar to accretion discs of black holes? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/nugsy/are_spiral_galaxies_accretion_discs_for/ | {
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2l26pl | What was the significance of Charlemagne's coronation in 800? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2l26pl/what_was_the_significance_of_charlemagnes/ | {
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10xsxy | what are banned books and why are we celebrating them? | I'm assuming they're not literally banned, so what's the deal here? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10xsxy/eli5_what_are_banned_books_and_why_are_we/ | {
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8dqcss | Modern speakers of Sumerian? | Are there any historians, archaeologistis, Assyriologists etc around today who can speak, read, write or understand Sumerian? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8dqcss/modern_speakers_of_sumerian/ | {
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58tymd | Did Helot slaves ever gain independence after the end of Spartan Dominance? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/58tymd/did_helot_slaves_ever_gain_independence_after_the/ | {
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12a5dc | Could r/askhistorians advise me on possible titles to add to to my reading list/collection on various topics? | Hey r/askhistorians
So basically I'm a history enthusiast and I really love reading about historical events. Recently, I decided to venture to amazon so that I might purchase a few tomes, and I'm actually a but overwhelmed right now due to not knowing too much about the accuracy and reliability of certain authors
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3nzpko | how can cable send hundreds of hd channels at the same time but my internet is slow? | Basically, the cable coming into our house gives us access to hundreds of HD channels (that's a lot of data)
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34xslh | comcast. | I've never used Comcast myself, but I see lots of stuff that tells me it is a terrible company with bad business practices. I'm curious as to what keeps the business going if they're doing these things?
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2dhnh4 | when you work out/do cardio do you burn the same amount of calories when you first start off compared to when you are conditioned if you do the same workout? | When you first start a work out you are less conditioned, so it seems hard at first. But once you get adjusted after a little while it seems easier and you have more endurance, but does that mean you are burning less calories? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dhnh4/eli5_when_you_work_outdo_cardio_do_you_burn_the/ | {
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2wjbb2 | How was the king in England elected in the Middle Ages? | Hey fellow historians!
I'm currently writing my thesis about the election and coronation of the german and english kings in the Middle Ages. I'm german and I found many sources about the german coronation, but I find it hard to find sources about the english kings.
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5j8h7c | the "iron peak" in nuclear reactions | I can grasp the difference between fusion and fission and the conditions to trigger them, I just can't understand why heavier elements behave inversely to lighter elements when it comes to binding energies. Put simply, what is different about heavy elements that makes their binding energy inverse? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5j8h7c/eli5_the_iron_peak_in_nuclear_reactions/ | {
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x4hxl | Do 3D glasses need to be tinted? Or is there a way to polarize a lens so that it does not have the tint? | Just saw spiderman in theaters and i noticed the glasse were fairly dark, is this something that could be changed or will forever need to view movies through essentially sunglasses?
Apologize for bad spelling and grammar
Thanks Very Much for taking time to read and answer | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/x4hxl/do_3d_glasses_need_to_be_tinted_or_is_there_a_way/ | {
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6badaj | why do people get sore throat when they keep eating chocolate? | i have tonsillitis and whenever i eat lots of chocolate, i will get sore throat. why is that so? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6badaj/eli5_why_do_people_get_sore_throat_when_they_keep/ | {
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6ab67k | How long did it take for knowledge of European contact with the Americas to spread across Europe, Africa, and Asia? What did normal people think about it? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/6ab67k/how_long_did_it_take_for_knowledge_of_european/ | {
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2f401v | please explain to me preference utilitarianism as a belief system/religion? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f401v/eli5please_explain_to_me_preference/ | {
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28dnfc | how does a phone vibrate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28dnfc/eli5_how_does_a_phone_vibrate/ | {
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eipeqa | Are there any lifeforms that don't rely on sunlight (even indirectly)? | Can any lifeforms survive without sunlight?
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21ogl7 | since light is flying about in all directions from all surfaces, how come don't just see a blurred mix of all the light entering our eyes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21ogl7/eli5_since_light_is_flying_about_in_all/ | {
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aq5il8 | If prokryotes don't have any cloroplasts how do they, and other bacteria, obtain energy and where in the cell? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/aq5il8/if_prokryotes_dont_have_any_cloroplasts_how_do/ | {
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2i8u9m | Is there an animal that loses the ability to fly? | Me and my housemate were wondering is there an animal that does the opposite of a caterpillar/butterfly metamorphosis where it could fly but then loses that ability. We know it sounds dumb if there was a bird that did that but we were speculating more about insects that can fly but then lose it to breed for instance. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2i8u9m/is_there_an_animal_that_loses_the_ability_to_fly/ | {
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4778k3 | how do we know how fast the sea level rose 2000 years ago? | According to [this article](_URL_0_) the sea levels are rising faster than they have in 2800 years, how do we know how fast the sea was rising in 800 B.C.? I could see how they might be able to figure out what the sea levels were at that time, but how they get how fast it rose is confusing me.
Edit: To clarify I am no... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4778k3/eli5_how_do_we_know_how_fast_the_sea_level_rose/ | {
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c9yswh | why does fog in a forest look brighter than the actual forest itself even though there is no light source anywhere near it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c9yswh/eli5_why_does_fog_in_a_forest_look_brighter_than/ | {
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9iapsz | how does marijuana/other drugs give you a uppy feeling and or make you see things? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9iapsz/eli5_how_does_marijuanaother_drugs_give_you_a/ | {
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4ara85 | is it safe for people to live in places like hiroshima and chernobyl now? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ara85/eli5_is_it_safe_for_people_to_live_in_places_like/ | {
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eg3wv8 | Is 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich' discredited? | Hi, I wanted to read an overview of the second world war. These books tend to be quite heavy so I wanted to go with a relatively uncontroversial work. Is there a more moder 'go-to' second world war history book? Is the accuracy of the classical work I mentioned still held in high esteem, or is there a good reason to g... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/eg3wv8/is_rise_and_fall_of_the_third_reich_discredited/ | {
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8dzuh1 | How were the subduction zones discovered and observed? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/8dzuh1/how_were_the_subduction_zones_discovered_and/ | {
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uhxf0 | Crew size of ancient and medieval sailing ships? | Specifically, how large were their crews, and what roles did each member of the crew tend to occupy? I know little enough about modern navigation, and nothing at all about sailing ships, though from pictures sailing vessels always seem to surprise me with how small they are. I gather from a book I half-remember as a ki... | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/uhxf0/crew_size_of_ancient_and_medieval_sailing_ships/ | {
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24e89y | Is it possible to simulate pressure equivalent to the level where anglerfish reside underwater, but in aquariums? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/24e89y/is_it_possible_to_simulate_pressure_equivalent_to/ | {
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1v64q9 | would a baby look different if the parents were young when it was conceived, rather than old? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v64q9/eli5_would_a_baby_look_different_if_the_parents/ | {
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112a3c | Would a sandwich that was in space and re-entered Earth's atmosphere be edible? | I have a friend that asks very off-the-wall questions. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/112a3c/would_a_sandwich_that_was_in_space_and_reentered/ | {
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a9bjek | if light is mass-less, what is keeping it from having an infinite velocity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a9bjek/eli5_if_light_is_massless_what_is_keeping_it_from/ | {
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h4ktw | Why does conservation of momentum *have* to happen? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/h4ktw/why_does_conservation_of_momentum_have_to_happen/ | {
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1ydtlz | Did the Soviet space program utilize German scientists like the American one did? | It seems plausible given the division of Germany, but I haven't been able to find anything that says one way or another so help would be greatly appreciated. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1ydtlz/did_the_soviet_space_program_utilize_german/ | {
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78mvq7 | how are property lines decided and recorded for residential purchases? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78mvq7/eli5_how_are_property_lines_decided_and_recorded/ | {
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17y90u | What method of shuffling will most efficiently randomize a deck of cards? (and related questions) | By "most efficiently" I mean the greatest degree of randomization with the least amount of time and effort. Which leads to some other questions -
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26q6nj | What are the fundamentals of Esperanto? Why was it created? Did any nation endorse/use it? Why did it fail? | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/26q6nj/what_are_the_fundamentals_of_esperanto_why_was_it/ | {
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ag3e71 | If a young child is the recipient of an organ transplant, are they expected to be on Immunosuppressant drugs for life or is it possible that, atleast some organs, can be "replaced" on the cellular level in a ship of theseus sense? | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ag3e71/if_a_young_child_is_the_recipient_of_an_organ/ | {
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r9mm5 | Will our sun eventually die, and take us with it? | Is it a fact that our sun will eventually burn out and wipe out our species? And if it is, will the human race have developed the technology to keep ourselves alive when that time comes? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/r9mm5/will_our_sun_eventually_die_and_take_us_with_it/ | {
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s0kdd | What are ten scientific facts that you feel everyone should know? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/s0kdd/what_are_ten_scientific_facts_that_you_feel/ | {
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32vjgv | how to blind people write? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32vjgv/eli5how_to_blind_people_write/ | {
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3uxl79 | Given the recent refuge crisis in Europe, is there any historical precedent for such a quick migration in so short of time? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3uxl79/given_the_recent_refuge_crisis_in_europe_is_there/ | {
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3tzv99 | why do people appeal to the public about climate change and not campaigns for companies to change? | I've been thinking about his because of that day YouTube is having currently. My main idea is that companies the own the factories are much more easily shifted than individual people. They can be shifted by laws for example. But people won't change when they know that it makes an insignificant impact because not many ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tzv99/eli5_why_do_people_appeal_to_the_public_about/ | {
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1x3zjv | Why are imaginary friends so common in children? Is there something specific about the brain of a young child that causes these illusions? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1x3zjv/why_are_imaginary_friends_so_common_in_children/ | {
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5nkerp | If a planet in our solar system was impacted by a huge asteroid tomorrow, how long would it take for us to discover that, and would we be affected in any way on Earth? | Like, for example, if Mars were struck by something rock-like moving at high speed that was say 1/20th the diameter of the planet itself. Obviously the landscape and the atmosphere of the planet would be altered, but what else would happen? Would its orbit get messed up, and would that have any influence on life here o... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5nkerp/if_a_planet_in_our_solar_system_was_impacted_by_a/ | {
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34el7h | what are the financial dynamics that allow pacquiao/mayweather to make 100 mil for one fight, when the highest paid players in the most popular sport (nfl) take home 20 mil for the whole season? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34el7h/eli5_what_are_the_financial_dynamics_that_allow/ | {
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3mg3gy | why do we awww everytime we see a baby animal, regardless if its a dog, cat, snake or even moose? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mg3gy/eli5why_do_we_awww_everytime_we_see_a_baby_animal/ | {
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2v9s9x | Were there any forms of life that went completely extinct? What were they like in comparison to lifeforms we see on Earth today? (plants, animals, fungi, protists, etc...) | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2v9s9x/were_there_any_forms_of_life_that_went_completely/ | {
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1me7tg | Who was the President, or the equivalent, from 1776 to 1789? | I've just become curious as to who held the position of President, or the equivalent, during the first established American government which was defined by the Articles of Confederation. | AskHistorians | http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1me7tg/who_was_the_president_or_the_equivalent_from_1776/ | {
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4gr08c | How did Europeans first react when they found out that Islam had spread all the way to Indonesia? | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4gr08c/how_did_europeans_first_react_when_they_found_out/ | {
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2mvvnq | why is ocean life profoundly more diverse than freshwater life? | Specifically, how do fish and species alike, become so diverse with amazing ranges of colors and functions?
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ocn2w | Can our atmosphere vibrate and produce sound? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/ocn2w/can_our_atmosphere_vibrate_and_produce_sound/ | {
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fnfzrk | why does a high ratio differential mean higher torque? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fnfzrk/eli5_why_does_a_high_ratio_differential_mean/ | {
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3ajbqv | we keep hearing about how america "allegedly" goes to war for oil. if that is true, how does it work? they can't just drill for oil and transport it across the globe without anyone noticing! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ajbqv/eli5_we_keep_hearing_about_how_america_allegedly/ | {
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6eefdz | how can east-timor (timor-leste) use the us dollar as its official currency, despite having no ties to the us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6eefdz/eli5_how_can_easttimor_timorleste_use_the_us/ | {
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7cpewl | Could the ISS cast a shadow on the moon during a lunar eclipse? | I know that the lunar eclipse is red due to light refraction in Earths atmosphere.
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16osae | could someone please explain some of the most common reddit abbreviations? | Like OP, for example. TIL I found out by myself. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16osae/eli5_could_someone_please_explain_some_of_the/ | {
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8dznlp | question about energy and space. | Where originally did the potential energy that makes everything revolve around the center of the universe come from? Because the enrgy that makes us turn must have come from somewhere. Every scientist i've asked has just told me that there are many theorys but none of them care to elaborate on it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8dznlp/eli5question_about_energy_and_space/ | {
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9o6gcz | how can a bunch of text characters crash a ps4? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9o6gcz/eli5_how_can_a_bunch_of_text_characters_crash_a/ | {
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479w1s | Do metals (such as iron) rust faster in running water or in a stagnant pool? | Pulling up metal out of fast moving streams, it seems like they always have a thick coating of rust, almost impenetrable (although this may have something to do with the amount of time they spend in the stream). Bits of metal I find at the bottom of lakes or ponds, however, rarely have the dense rust, just a thin layer... | askscience | https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/479w1s/do_metals_such_as_iron_rust_faster_in_running/ | {
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sf1lw | capitalism and socialism; and pros and cons of both. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sf1lw/eli5_capitalism_and_socialism_and_pros_and_cons/ | {
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1ppxzs | How is GPS so accurate? How is it able to tell me where I am within a few meters when the satellites are thousands of miles in space? How do they correct for minor drifts due to gravitational inconsistencies? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ppxzs/how_is_gps_so_accurate_how_is_it_able_to_tell_me/ | {
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1favgq | Is there a material that conducts heat well and can withstand the temperature of lava? | I am asking because I was wondering if it was feasible to generate electricity from active volcanos by conducting the heat created by the lava so that it could be used to heat up water and create electricity like any other power plant. | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1favgq/is_there_a_material_that_conducts_heat_well_and/ | {
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7gbnmq | why is religion still so big in a hyper-informed world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gbnmq/eli5_why_is_religion_still_so_big_in_a/ | {
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61an43 | how does a satellites stay positioned on a geostationary orbital target that is not on the equator? | If a satellite maintaining a geostationary orbit on the equator stays on that spot above the earth, how does a communication satellite, say serving Norway, maintain its position? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61an43/eli5_how_does_a_satellites_stay_positioned_on_a/ | {
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fsz5ld | AITA for sending my men to attack the same river valley 11 times? | I'll preface this by saying that in all I've ever done, I've done in service to Italy and to the pursuit of her rightful victory in the Great War! I've been associated with the Regio Esercito ever since I was 15 years old as a Cadet at the Turin Military Academy. I lived and breathed the military life and worked my way... | AskHistorians | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/fsz5ld/aita_for_sending_my_men_to_attack_the_same_river/ | {
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fvojp | If money was no object, Could solar and wind power, as the technology exists now, replace all other power sources? How much land would be required? | askscience | http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/fvojp/if_money_was_no_object_could_solar_and_wind_power/ | {
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7dhuv7 | how can people like ajit pai, who is trying to reverse the regulations that the fcc exists to create, come into power as the chairman of such an organization? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7dhuv7/eli5_how_can_people_like_ajit_pai_who_is_trying/ | {
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