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16g0qt | why semen smells like the pool | Always wondered | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16g0qt/eli5_why_semen_smells_like_the_pool/ | {
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6zdkzo | why do ancient chinese buildings have those curved roofs? | I recall hearing one time that they were believed to deflect evil spirits from the heavens back into the air, but I'm not sure if that's bullshit or not. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zdkzo/eli5_why_do_ancient_chinese_buildings_have_those/ | {
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12q3b9 | official eli5 united states presidential election thread | Here we will be having an open forum about the race as it progresses throughout the day and as we receive returns!
Of course you can start your own question threads, but this is just a place to aggregate and comment. It worked for Paul Ryan over the summer, and if it works again we'll start doing it more frequently.
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8ar1gq | the physiological difference between tablet, gel-cap, chewable, and liquid medicines? | I went to the pharmacy to pick up some Claritin and saw that it came in 3 different forms--tablet, gel cap, and chewable. Not knowing what to buy, I asked the pharmacist what the difference was, and she basically said there was no difference. If there is no difference, why have 3 versions of the same medicine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ar1gq/eli5_the_physiological_difference_between_tablet/ | {
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2k24z0 | what is that horrible painful massive 'lump' in your chest when you drink or eat something too fast? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k24z0/eli5_what_is_that_horrible_painful_massive_lump/ | {
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47pvb9 | in the nba, what are "waivers" and how does it affect the "salary cap"? | I have read that Joe Johnson and Andre Miller have had their contracts "bought out", and if they clear "waivers" they can be free agent. Otherwise a team with "cap space" can pick them up.
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2e7cwr | why don't muslim leaders speak out against violence? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e7cwr/eli5_why_dont_muslim_leaders_speak_out_against/ | {
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faqh1a | why the smoke out of factories sticks around in the sky for so long? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/faqh1a/eli5_why_the_smoke_out_of_factories_sticks_around/ | {
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2auweu | how do the call in competitions for radio stations work? | How does the 'seventh caller' get through? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2auweu/eli5_how_do_the_call_in_competitions_for_radio/ | {
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84071u | how do doctors anchor an artificial heart? | I wonder if the veins and arteries at the base of the heart are extremely rigid?
edit: context. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/84071u/eli5_how_do_doctors_anchor_an_artificial_heart/ | {
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2b7kpm | how do the web sites that charge for reverse number lookups and background checks get their information? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b7kpm/eli5_how_do_the_web_sites_that_charge_for_reverse/ | {
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37l5c2 | do any of the 'close relatives to humans' (apes, monkeys and the like) have a relationship with another species like the one humans have with canines (or even equines)? | Or are there any other examples of this sort of relationship in the natural world. I don't mean simply like birds cleaning the teeth of alligators, or remora fish hitching a ride, but actual 'domesticating' of another species for mutual benefit. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37l5c2/eli5_do_any_of_the_close_relatives_to_humans_apes/ | {
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3chmy8 | what does my dog stop every 5 feet to smell something? | And what is he smelling?
Edit: well I butchered that title. It's supposed to say "why" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3chmy8/eli5_what_does_my_dog_stop_every_5_feet_to_smell/ | {
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5bt26j | why is it that the quality of light at sunrise tends to seem so much bluer and brighter, and the quality of light at sunset tends to seem so much redder and dimmer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5bt26j/eli5_why_is_it_that_the_quality_of_light_at/ | {
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304nc3 | how do recycling centers sort between aluminum, plastic, cardboard, etc? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/304nc3/eli5_how_do_recycling_centers_sort_between/ | {
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3zmwfq | a digital rental (amazon etc.) clearly takes less resources than a redbox rental (aka create disk, ship disk, maintain machine etc.) yet it costs ~6x as much. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zmwfq/eli5_a_digital_rental_amazon_etc_clearly_takes/ | {
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5bjrva | difference between salt, spices, and herbs | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5bjrva/eli5_difference_between_salt_spices_and_herbs/ | {
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5pgn8f | what would happen if you are in a submarine 10.000m deep in the ocean and a window cracks and breaks? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pgn8f/eli5_what_would_happen_if_you_are_in_a_submarine/ | {
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1tfm5h | do twins have the same voices? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1tfm5h/eli5_do_twins_have_the_same_voices/ | {
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3ldqni | how do wifi packets know which device to go to? | Specifically the radio waves themselves, not how packets in general know where to go. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ldqni/eli5_how_do_wifi_packets_know_which_device_to_go/ | {
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19ikuf | why it seems to take longer to walk towards a place (like a store) vs walking away from a place (going back home)? [x-posted to elic] | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19ikuf/eli5_why_it_seems_to_take_longer_to_walk_towards/ | {
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1amw0w | what did old movies mean when they said "[this movie] has been formatted to fit this screen." | I never told them how big my screen was, so how did they format for it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1amw0w/eli5_what_did_old_movies_mean_when_they_said_this/ | {
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4c1xn9 | why is1/x divergent but not 1/x^2? | In both cases, the number gets smaller and smaller but is still nonzero, and both approach zero. I don't see the difference. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4c1xn9/eli5_why_is1x_divergent_but_not_1x2/ | {
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37au8q | how does cat litter work | Like how do cats know to go in the cat litter not just on the floor. Is it because in the wild predators could track them if there poo was not hidden? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37au8q/eli5_how_does_cat_litter_work/ | {
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6245qe | how does the new internet bill that reddit hates so much work? will i actually be able to call and request any person's web history? how will companies take advantage of this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6245qe/eli5_how_does_the_new_internet_bill_that_reddit/ | {
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3y7usk | why child support is based on income rather than what a child would need monthly. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y7usk/eli5_why_child_support_is_based_on_income_rather/ | {
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3ek824 | what is the difference between a voxel and a pixel? | Edit: wow, thanks for the replies everyone! This is the link to the meme I was referring to, sorry for the late response. _URL_0_
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dnt2gh | why does the skin dry up when you shave? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dnt2gh/eli5_why_does_the_skin_dry_up_when_you_shave/ | {
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o12n3 | why "from concentrate" juice tastes so different from "not from concentrate" | So to produce juice from concentrate, they remove a load of water, transport the concentrate and then add water back in to put it in cartons. Presumably either something else comes out with the water, or the act of removing it causes chemical changes, or over time the concentrate changes chemically. Can anyone explain ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/o12n3/eli5_why_from_concentrate_juice_tastes_so/ | {
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5m4l05 | why does great singing evoke such a strong emotional response in humans? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5m4l05/eli5_why_does_great_singing_evoke_such_a_strong/ | {
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6f0r26 | why do certain substances (drugs, pharmaceutical drugs) need to be carefully injected in your blood in order to be effective, while others (tranquilliser darts, poison from a bite) can work regardless of where they puncture you? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f0r26/eli5_why_do_certain_substances_drugs/ | {
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1e1bfo | why countries around the world teach students multiple languages at a young age, and most american students don't have the option to learn a language in school until much later? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1e1bfo/eli5_why_countries_around_the_world_teach/ | {
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3zt0qv | what is the point of scientists creating new elements if they are all extremely unstable and can only exist as a few atoms for a few fractions of a second? | The main reason I ask is it seems like these super heavy elements basically aren't "real." Doesn't their instability demonstrate that they can't actually exist in any significant way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zt0qv/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_scientists_creating_new/ | {
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3fit0y | if we have a treasury of the united states, then why did we need a bank of the united state or federal reserve today? | Seems redundant | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fit0y/eli5_if_we_have_a_treasury_of_the_united_states/ | {
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nm473 | the slash and axl rose fued? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nm473/eli5_the_slash_and_axl_rose_fued/ | {
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4ly952 | how do mortgage works? | When you go to a bank, and you want to Mortgage your house... what happens? how do this works? what happens to your house? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ly952/eli5_how_do_mortgage_works/ | {
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8z9b45 | when it comes to bullet calibers what do the numbers indicate? e.g 7.62x39mm, 5.56x45mm, 9x19. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8z9b45/eli5_when_it_comes_to_bullet_calibers_what_do_the/ | {
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3hcsoi | what exactly is happening when we suddenly don't need to use the bathroom anymore? | You eat a meal, and then you feel that seemingly imminent release of at least a quarter-pound of waste making its way to within millimeters of daylight. You're nowhere near a restroom, and you're not mainland Chinese, so you hold it... and hold it... and hold it...
And then you're sitting around hours later and you re... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hcsoi/eli5_what_exactly_is_happening_when_we_suddenly/ | {
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3k2twl | why is it legal for someone to have sex with a 16 year old in most countries and most states, but if they film or take photos of the encounter, they have created child pornography? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k2twl/eli5_why_is_it_legal_for_someone_to_have_sex_with/ | {
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35y52h | if a virus works by injecting its dna into healthy cells, why dont we re-program the virus to inject our own healthy young dna into our cells to prevent us from aging? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35y52h/eli5if_a_virus_works_by_injecting_its_dna_into/ | {
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2nusfw | how can airlines oversell flights and then expect passengers to give up their seats? | Didn't we buy the tickets in exchange for a service and then they cannot promise that service will be provided?
EDIT: And if no one does, what happens to the last passenger? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nusfw/eli5_how_can_airlines_oversell_flights_and_then/ | {
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85cbk9 | why does a wine glass make a sound when a finger is spun on the top? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/85cbk9/eli5_why_does_a_wine_glass_make_a_sound_when_a/ | {
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f3gt4k | why hasn’t antigravity been discovered and used yet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f3gt4k/eli5_why_hasnt_antigravity_been_discovered_and/ | {
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b7mn01 | how come doors inside the house slam shut when one to outisde is open, but i don’t feel the slightest breeze of wind myself? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b7mn01/eli5_how_come_doors_inside_the_house_slam_shut/ | {
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1v5vxo | how did people manipulate photographs before computers? | What first got me wondering is the famous airbrushed[ photo of Stalin with Yezhov removed](_URL_0_)
[Here are other pictures of doctored photographs](_URL_1_)
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3oemb0 | what was delivering a baby like for early man? | How did they know what to do with placenta and umbilical cord? What did they think was wrong with them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oemb0/eli5_what_was_delivering_a_baby_like_for_early_man/ | {
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cf55fv | why do old movies and videos have this sorta staticky sound in the background and modern ones don’t? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cf55fv/eli5_why_do_old_movies_and_videos_have_this_sorta/ | {
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3eqfw8 | in court why can you represent yourself but if you want someone else to represent you they need to accredited? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eqfw8/eli5_in_court_why_can_you_represent_yourself_but/ | {
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2sz738 | why are graphing calculators so expensive when you can download them for free? | I searched first and found that this question had been *sort of* asked before, except most of the answers amounted to something like "Texas Instruments has a monopoly and can charge whatever it wants."
Except I can download graphing calculator apps on my tablet or smart phone, for free, that are every bit as good as a... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sz738/eli5_why_are_graphing_calculators_so_expensive/ | {
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33ar4k | why do football fans give tim tebow so much attention? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33ar4k/eli5_why_do_football_fans_give_tim_tebow_so_much/ | {
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aob1hf | why can't people donate insulin like they donate blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aob1hf/eli5_why_cant_people_donate_insulin_like_they/ | {
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oe7vt | why disposable razors go dull in a week or two, but electric razors take years. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/oe7vt/eli5_why_disposable_razors_go_dull_in_a_week_or/ | {
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1k120m | if cockroaches are able to survive nuclear radiation,what the hell do they put in anti-cockroach sprays like raid? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k120m/eli5if_cockroaches_are_able_to_survive_nuclear/ | {
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auc255 | what makes a modern internal combustion engine built today different from the ones fifteen, or even ten years ago? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/auc255/eli5what_makes_a_modern_internal_combustion/ | {
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edfdrc | the burj khalifa cost 1.5 billion $ to construct. what stops the richest people in the world to simply "outperform" that by building the bew tallest building? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/edfdrc/eli5_the_burj_khalifa_cost_15_billion_to/ | {
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2ct1mf | why is there a buffeting sound when my car passes guard rails or other evenly spaced things? | When I'm in a moving vehicle I always hear a buffeting noise when it passes an evenly and closely spaced set of objects on the side of the road. Why does that happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ct1mf/eli5_why_is_there_a_buffeting_sound_when_my_car/ | {
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33z5or | why does torrents have such weird names? | Like for example: Game.of.Thrones.S05E01.HDTV.x264-Xclusive4iPT or Breaking Bad Season 2 Complete 720p.BRrip.Sujaidr. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33z5or/eli5_why_does_torrents_have_such_weird_names/ | {
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38uty6 | why do most keyboards limit what keypresses register when certain other keys are already held down? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38uty6/eli5_why_do_most_keyboards_limit_what_keypresses/ | {
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1zvnk2 | can someone please explain why they always insist on specifying the counts of "infants" separate from "people" and or "citizens" after mass casualty incidents. | I think I understand why they do it, connect a tragedy with the face of a baby and increase emotional reactions to stories leading to some sort of transference of emotion to the station so they retain viewers.
But from a purely news stand point is there a reason to itemize the people into age groups? They are all peo... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zvnk2/eli5_can_someone_please_explain_why_they_always/ | {
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3a7891 | if we had an abundance of all the elements, could we have a machine which uses the elements a like toner in a printer to make whatever we want? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a7891/eli5if_we_had_an_abundance_of_all_the_elements/ | {
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2buiy3 | why do we tip bar men and women in america 1 dollar per drink? doesn't this mean they would earn well over 100 dollars per hour in a busy bar? | I'm missing something I'm sure. Just can't see what. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2buiy3/eli5_why_do_we_tip_bar_men_and_women_in_america_1/ | {
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5u3ku8 | why do people seem to get more personal and open when speaking to them at night? | They don't even have to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol etc. it just seems that, in my experience, if you start talking to someone at night, conversations seem to get more deep and personal than they would be during the day. Most of the stuff I know about my mates came from them calling me up at night; we ne... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5u3ku8/eli5_why_do_people_seem_to_get_more_personal_and/ | {
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cu6cwa | why are umbrellas made out of metal rods? shouldn’t they be made out of skinny pvc pipe or something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cu6cwa/eli5_why_are_umbrellas_made_out_of_metal_rods/ | {
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43vq1p | do the lithium ion batteries in "hoverboards" pose a notably greater fire-risk than the batteries in laptops, phones, and other devices? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43vq1p/eli5_do_the_lithium_ion_batteries_in_hoverboards/ | {
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dowr8q | why is it considered unhygienic to use wooden cutting boards (due to their porous nature) but most chefs recommend using wooden spoons regularly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dowr8q/eli5_why_is_it_considered_unhygienic_to_use/ | {
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7xsx7q | what is "grim trigger" in game theory, and what would it look like in international relations? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7xsx7q/eli5_what_is_grim_trigger_in_game_theory_and_what/ | {
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6gl770 | how can birds see depth (for example, when landing) if they can only see with 1 eye? | My understanding is that you need 2 eyes facing the same direction to see depth. But birds like pidgeons have 2 eyes looking a different direction. So how do they do it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gl770/eli5_how_can_birds_see_depth_for_example_when/ | {
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7s5uze | how efficient are humans at generating electricity (through an exercise bike for example) relative to food intake? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7s5uze/eli5_how_efficient_are_humans_at_generating/ | {
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15w3q2 | the light dependent and the light independent stages of photosynthesis. | I'm currently studying for my A-level Biology exam and am really struggling to grasp knowledge of the light dependent/independent stages of photosynthesis.
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32eszi | why while cell phones continue to get slimmer, house phones are still bulky? | How come house phones don't look more like cellphones? Do they need to be bulky for some technical reason? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32eszi/eli5_why_while_cell_phones_continue_to_get/ | {
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5d09dr | i've read a lot of comments saying that politicians use war for their own gains. let's say it's true, how? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d09dr/eli5_ive_read_a_lot_of_comments_saying_that/ | {
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4feizb | where did the strange idea of astrological signs effecting someone's personality come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4feizb/eli5_where_did_the_strange_idea_of_astrological/ | {
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2jzonr | if heterochromia is a dominant trait why don't more people have it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jzonr/eli5_if_heterochromia_is_a_dominant_trait_why/ | {
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42mn9w | what is the reason fake facebook profiles keep trying to add me? | All fairly good looking girls, but when I go to their profile they have mostly ~10 friends, and all the friends that they have are bots with similar profiles too. What do they want from me? I'm not even active on facebook...
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1e64c5 | what are the advantages of driving on the left side of the road as opposed to the right? | Like why do some places drive on the left side of the road as opposed to the right. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1e64c5/eli5_what_are_the_advantages_of_driving_on_the/ | {
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69ukus | how does minute rice work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69ukus/eli5_how_does_minute_rice_work/ | {
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x12ef | why is the american keyboard set up so seemingly jumbled? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/x12ef/eli5_why_is_the_american_keyboard_set_up_so/ | {
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6pljb5 | why does the us have a president, but canada and the uk have a prime minister? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6pljb5/eli5_why_does_the_us_have_a_president_but_canada/ | {
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5985a9 | how are action movies and fight scenes made? | Recently watched an action movie and made me wonder how the movie is made. How is all the fighting, gunfights and fights with weapons included in a movie so that no one actually gets hurt? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5985a9/eli5_how_are_action_movies_and_fight_scenes_made/ | {
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36eb6e | why does am talk radio have such a disproportionately large amount of commercials compared to fm music stations? | It seems like AM talk radio breaks for a six-minute commercial once every eight or ten minutes. It seems like 20 to 25 minutes of every hour is advertisement, news, or traffic and not actual program content. At the same time, all the FM music stations tout 55 minutes of music every hour and seem to rarely break for com... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36eb6e/eli5_why_does_am_talk_radio_have_such_a/ | {
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102u98 | megapixel camera, is this actually something to do with the quality of the camera? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/102u98/eli5megapixel_camera_is_this_actually_something/ | {
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2uzoln | what's going on with brian williams? what did he do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uzoln/eli5_whats_going_on_with_brian_williams_what_did/ | {
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9ysp7h | why do old people seem to bruise so easily and so severely over their face and body parts whereas younger people don’t? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ysp7h/eli5_why_do_old_people_seem_to_bruise_so_easily/ | {
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6arlio | why some europeans countries like france or spain are these big united countries while eastern europe is full of all these small separate countries. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6arlio/eli5why_some_europeans_countries_like_france_or/ | {
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28g5tp | when you're downloading two files on your computer and your bandwidth is maxed out (limiting factor), how does your computer decide how much bandwidth to allocate to each download? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28g5tp/eli5_when_youre_downloading_two_files_on_your/ | {
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9i7z2d | why rain harvesting is beneficial to us, aren't we disturbing the natural cycle ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9i7z2d/eli5_why_rain_harvesting_is_beneficial_to_us/ | {
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co9x3g | why do we have both coal and oil? | As I understand the oil and coal comes from organic matter like trees. How it happens that some of it turns into coal and some of it turns into oil? it was decided by the kind of organic matter, location or something else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/co9x3g/eli5_why_do_we_have_both_coal_and_oil/ | {
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42j1x4 | how do chiropractors practice making adjustments? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42j1x4/eli5_how_do_chiropractors_practice_making/ | {
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5w673a | ; why is jesus on a cross the symbol for the religion and used against demons? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5w673a/eli5_why_is_jesus_on_a_cross_the_symbol_for_the/ | {
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1v7qas | what is literary theory/criticism, and what is its purpose? | In college, I always easily grasped the purpose of social science papers and I could make sense of how they contributed to human knowledge. But, I can't say the same for lit papers. I never really understood 1) what I was aiming to achieve/prove, and 2) what the utility of the exercise was.
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3rfx54 | several candidates in the us presidential election have called for overturning citizens united. how can a supreme court decision be overturned? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rfx54/eli5several_candidates_in_the_us_presidential/ | {
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1xbgeb | if our bodies adapt to certain things, weather, temperature, etc. would our bodies adapt to smoking, if the human race did it for long enough? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xbgeb/eli5_if_our_bodies_adapt_to_certain_things/ | {
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1g8u1g | plato's third man argument. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1g8u1g/eli5_platos_third_man_argument/ | {
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5rospz | how game developers can simultaneously work on a game from different computers? | when working on a game such as GTA V, how can somebody design parts of the map at the same time as somebody else, while making sure everybody's changes get applied to the "final copy" of the game? can game developers decorate levels from different computers at the same time and see eachother's changes in real time? how... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rospz/eli5_how_game_developers_can_simultaneously_work/ | {
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3o97rt | could there be any business/financial-related reasons it is taking valve so long to develop/announce half-life 3? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o97rt/eli5_could_there_be_any_businessfinancialrelated/ | {
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7safq6 | what do investors gain from buying shares of companies that don't pay dividends(e.g. amazon)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7safq6/eli5_what_do_investors_gain_from_buying_shares_of/ | {
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3bxqtg | what the fuck is going on with reddit and their admins? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bxqtg/eli5_what_the_fuck_is_going_on_with_reddit_and/ | {
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1d52f1 | why many wine bottles have an inverse dome at the base. | Why do some wine bottles do this? Is it purely for looks or is there a structural reason? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1d52f1/eli5_why_many_wine_bottles_have_an_inverse_dome/ | {
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5knvlq | why do nfl teams fire coaches with one or two games left in the season? | Even after an unsuccessful season, one more loss (or one win) doesn't really seem like it will make a difference, so why not just let the coach finish the season and fire them afterwards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5knvlq/eli5_why_do_nfl_teams_fire_coaches_with_one_or/ | {
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1wt5gs | are there any real benefits to buying things duty free? if so what are they | I travel a lot to and from Canada and the US, every time I'm at an airport or border crossing I see signs for Duty Free products (mostly alcohol) but the price doesn't seem all that worthwhile. What other benefits might there be for buying something Duty Free? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wt5gs/eli5_are_there_any_real_benefits_to_buying_things/ | {
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