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1jt9tq | what happens to the sound on my headphones when they're not plugged in all the way? | **TL;DR: Why does music in my headphones sound weird when the cable isn't plugged in all the way?**
So, I've got a pair of Skullcandy Hesh headphones. When I first got them and tried to listen to music, it sounded... weird.
Some of the vocals wouldn't come through too loudly, while other vocals (usually the stuff tha... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jt9tq/eli5_what_happens_to_the_sound_on_my_headphones/ | {
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1zimlq | why countries like japan read from right to left, but other countries like france or germany read from left to right | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zimlq/eli5_why_countries_like_japan_read_from_right_to/ | {
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58d1vy | what impact does all the chemicals used in clothes washing liquid have on the environment? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/58d1vy/eli5_what_impact_does_all_the_chemicals_used_in/ | {
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2xi55e | why does food smell stronger when further away? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xi55e/eli5why_does_food_smell_stronger_when_further_away/ | {
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3timeq | if it's so seemingly easy to target daesh infrastructure and priority targets, and destroy them as russia and the u.s. have done, why is it not done more often and on a larger scale? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3timeq/eli5_if_its_so_seemingly_easy_to_target_daesh/ | {
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4fpse9 | why do we lie to ourselves? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fpse9/eli5why_do_we_lie_to_ourselves/ | {
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1xm9wd | why is indigo no longer included on the color spectrum? and why was it there in the first place? | I've just started this section is physics and my teacher didn't know why Indigo wasn't on the spectrum any more.
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7ziyxe | what engineering/design feature prevents every car from allowing air to flow from the front defrosters and forward(face) vents at the same time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ziyxe/eli5_what_engineeringdesign_feature_prevents/ | {
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1rqj9o | how is being 'hurt' during sex a turn on? | I did search in this sub but couldn't find an answer. My apologies if it's been answered.
I just don't get it the connection between bondage/dominance/submission/flogging and sex. That is I know just the fairly mainstream stuff. People want to be urinated on. Or worse. I know the pain/pleasure receptors are close toget... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rqj9o/eli5how_is_being_hurt_during_sex_a_turn_on/ | {
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1aijrg | how does drinking diet coke make me fat if it has zero calories and is a liquid like water? | If you drink lots of water, isn't coke the same? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1aijrg/eli5_how_does_drinking_diet_coke_make_me_fat_if/ | {
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b25rgw | why don’t airlines make faster planes (more engines?) so flights are faster and there’s higher turnover? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b25rgw/eli5_why_dont_airlines_make_faster_planes_more/ | {
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1uph2o | why do i want karma, achievements and xp, when i know they are worth nothing? | Why do I want, and pursue, Reddit-karma, achievements in games and XP/Bagdes in Steam? And why do I sometimes envy those who have it?
I spend time (and sometimes money) on getting more of these... Even though I know full and well that they are worth nothing! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1uph2o/eli5_why_do_i_want_karma_achievements_and_xp_when/ | {
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1lauxn | how is electricity consumed, if it's only electrons that move from point a to b. i can't understand why we burn electricity? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lauxn/how_is_electricity_consumed_if_its_only_electrons/ | {
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1cd4a9 | why linux-based os are supposedly less susceptible to virii than windows? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cd4a9/eli5_why_linuxbased_os_are_supposedly_less/ | {
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2g73ow | what's the point of the u.n. if the u.s. is going to lead every conflict/humanitarian aid/war? | I don't understand why the US gets involved as much as it does when the UNITED NATIONS exists. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g73ow/eli5whats_the_point_of_the_un_if_the_us_is_going/ | {
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nil5y | how has descartes's "cogito ergo sum" has been critiqued? | I was taking a philosophy class a few years ago and while studying Descarte, my professor said that his argument is not longer valid, but never went to explain the arguments that "disproved" it. Anyone care to share some insight? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nil5y/eli5_how_has_descartess_cogito_ergo_sum_has_been/ | {
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2fy9hq | how is 401k a retirement "plan" and not a gamble? | To me it seems like 401k is a gamble on later funds and not an actual plan. How did this become ok with everyone? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fy9hq/eli5_how_is_401k_a_retirement_plan_and_not_a/ | {
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3otqev | how do store security systems know that you've paid? | What I mean is the metal bars (that are in libraries, grocery stores, department stores ect), when you walk past them and haven't purchased the item an alarm rings out, as to ward off shoplifters. But when you've legally purchased the item it lets you through. How does that work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3otqev/eli5_how_do_store_security_systems_know_that/ | {
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1g2l6x | why do so many pharmaceuticals cure/help one thing, but cause an equal or worse effect? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1g2l6x/why_do_so_many_pharmaceuticals_curehelp_one_thing/ | {
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7179yf | i live in mexico city. today's 7.1 earthquake felt massively stronger than the 8.2 earthquake two weeks ago. how can this be? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7179yf/eli5_i_live_in_mexico_city_todays_71_earthquake/ | {
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crvkuf | i'll say right off the bat i am gen x. but i talk to younger guys at work about millennials. they always are upset to find out that they are millennials. who comes up with these and what do they mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/crvkuf/eli5ill_say_right_off_the_bat_i_am_gen_x_but_i/ | {
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28zhfk | why the usa doesn't have an official language? | From Wiki: "The United States does not have a national official language; nevertheless, English (specifically American English) is the primary language used for legislation, regulations, executive orders, treaties, federal court rulings, and all other official pronouncements.."
- What are the so-called "negatives" of ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28zhfk/eli5_why_the_usa_doesnt_have_an_official_language/ | {
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km1zc | how do neurons work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/km1zc/eli5_how_do_neurons_work/ | {
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2z1z80 | why are girl scout cookies not produced year round? | Edit: Thanks for all the responses guys! I feel really stupid now lol. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2z1z80/eli5_why_are_girl_scout_cookies_not_produced_year/ | {
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37jdbf | if we can live without food for much longer than we can live without water, why does our body react to hunger more severely? | It hurts when we're hungry, but when we're thirsty, the body seems to send much subtler messages.
Granted, I've never been close to death from starvation or dehydration, so I do not know how it feels on the extreme ends of each spectrum. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37jdbf/eli5_if_we_can_live_without_food_for_much_longer/ | {
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3x7rd5 | how can the government pass law (a) that has an other law(b) attached to it that have nothing to do with law (a) how/why is that possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x7rd5/eli5how_can_the_government_pass_law_a_that_has_an/ | {
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26wd17 | if every action has an equal and opposite reaction, why don't things like newton's cradle just keep moving forever? | A dumb question, yes, but I'd like to hear a scientific explanation to this. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26wd17/eli5_if_every_action_has_an_equal_and_opposite/ | {
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am34ch | who decides how much a person can sue another person or company for, and how do the payouts get so big? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/am34ch/eli5_who_decides_how_much_a_person_can_sue/ | {
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2on1ys | visual snow (static like vision) - is it normal? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2on1ys/eli5_visual_snow_static_like_vision_is_it_normal/ | {
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1lx8jv | the rules of laundry? | I've known some of the rules but I don't know all of them or why they are rules | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lx8jv/eli5_the_rules_of_laundry/ | {
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d00wyr | how did people learn foreign languages in the old time, when there were no dictionaries or teaching books? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d00wyr/eli5_how_did_people_learn_foreign_languages_in/ | {
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84x4uv | why it’s longer to download an operating system (os) update than a software update when they are the same size | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/84x4uv/eli5_why_its_longer_to_download_an_operating/ | {
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7hwyla | how does a computer unset a bit (set it from 1 to 0) in memory/storage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7hwyla/eli5_how_does_a_computer_unset_a_bit_set_it_from/ | {
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4wcvnm | what will happen if the great barrier reef is destroyed? how will it impact my life in the uk? | Sorry if it's already been asked, I couldn't find it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wcvnm/eli5_what_will_happen_if_the_great_barrier_reef/ | {
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1g7d9a | how do people with dreadlocks wash their hair? | I searched for this to no avail... and since there is a girl at my office with waist-length dreads, I am one step short of asking her (but I don't want to offend her or seem rude). How do people wash hair when they have dreadlocks? Or do they just not wash their hair? Or do they just put shampoo in their hands and sque... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1g7d9a/eli5_how_do_people_with_dreadlocks_wash_their_hair/ | {
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ew95y1 | where do your thoughts go when you forget them? | If a brain is analogous to a computer, is there some place where memories are stored either short term or long term? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ew95y1/eli5_where_do_your_thoughts_go_when_you_forget/ | {
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2vm5nt | how are websites that convert media profitable? | How are sites like
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45visf | what is a stock basket? | This company called Motif Investing selling a basket of stocks for $10. The "basket" lists 19 different companies, but I don't really know what I'll get if I buy it. Is it one stock per company? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45visf/eli5_what_is_a_stock_basket/ | {
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5358sg | how come lots of metals have a grayish color? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5358sg/eli5how_come_lots_of_metals_have_a_grayish_color/ | {
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jg2f5 | how do url shortening websites make money? | Sort of just wanted to know how websites like bitly make money, or why they even exist in the first place. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jg2f5/how_do_url_shortening_websites_make_money/ | {
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2dkp5x | why people are willing to add bacon to a sandwich/burger for $1.25 or so, but when it comes to an app that would make their lives easier $0.99 is too much? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dkp5x/eli5_why_people_are_willing_to_add_bacon_to_a/ | {
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11j879 | why, when felix baumgartner went supersonic, he didn't have a visible stream of air around him. | You know jets that go supersonic leave a circle-ish in the air behind them? Why didn't Felix Baumgartner do that when he broke the sound barrier?
Assumption: He wasn't powered by something that leaves a trail, like jet fuel. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11j879/eli5_why_when_felix_baumgartner_went_supersonic/ | {
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3s1358 | why do people complain about outsourcing? isn't it a natural result of globalization and ricardo's theory of comparative advantage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s1358/eli5_why_do_people_complain_about_outsourcing/ | {
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6syegp | why are frog movements jerky and spaced out? | [This reddit post](_URL_0_) got me wondering. Are they resting from their previous movement? Thinking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6syegp/eli5_why_are_frog_movements_jerky_and_spaced_out/ | {
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2vt1n7 | why do credit cards have two companies on them: the credit card company (visa, mastercard, amex) and the bank company (chase, bank of america)? who is charging what? | So on all the credit cards and debit cards I've seen, they always have two companies listed on there: one which is a credit card company like Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Capital One, etc. And another that is the bank, like Bank of America, Chase, etc. I get the reason for a debit card since that is connected to your bank a... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vt1n7/eli5_why_do_credit_cards_have_two_companies_on/ | {
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20azzv | why are ice hockey players allowed to beat the shit out of each other? | How come the refs don't stop them or anything? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20azzv/eli5_why_are_ice_hockey_players_allowed_to_beat/ | {
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darzni | how much do hurricanes and other major weather events effect the underwater ecosystem? | Every year, there are dozens of hurricanes, typhoons, and other significant weather events, many of which begin over the water and build up to sustained winds above 100 mph. These events create storm surges and results in catastrophic damage when they approach land, but I’m curious what effect they have on the ocean. H... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/darzni/eli5_how_much_do_hurricanes_and_other_major/ | {
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2yoetf | why is the arctic's sovereignty increasingly contested now that the climate change is starting to show? | Just wondering, why has the sovereignty of the Arctic now more contested than ever, though the effects of the climate change? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yoetf/eli5_why_is_the_arctics_sovereignty_increasingly/ | {
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29ty78 | how do mobile/cell phone service providers deal with recycling phone numbers that have been lost or damaged ? | I understand that there are a large number of possible phone numbers available in each country and some countries have more possibilities than others depending on how they arrange their numerical hierarchy.
For example in america the first three digits after the area code are arranged by area around the United states... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29ty78/eli5_how_do_mobilecell_phone_service_providers/ | {
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3n7azh | why has there not been a mass shooting event in australia since the port arthur massacre? | Time and time again we see the answer to massacres in the US that if more people have guns they will be able to defend themselves and stop a massacre. So why is the opposite true? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n7azh/eli5why_has_there_not_been_a_mass_shooting_event/ | {
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40ksj6 | why do some highways have "line indentations" running through the road, and others are smooth? | With lines:
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4dleeo | what is the legal difference between a postitute, escort, and porn star? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dleeo/eli5_what_is_the_legal_difference_between_a/ | {
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9kpbx8 | the difference beyween amoled and p-oled? | For example, the Pixel 2 runs AMOLED screen while the Pixel 2 XL runs P-OLED? What's the difference? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9kpbx8/eli5_the_difference_beyween_amoled_and_poled/ | {
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4d1ec9 | on a handgun, what exactly does a custom compensator do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4d1ec9/eli5_on_a_handgun_what_exactly_does_a_custom/ | {
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2ir0ft | the difference between magnetic confinement fusion, inertial confinement fusion and how they actually cause atoms to fuse. | Also how are they able to contain the nuclear reaction that's happening? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ir0ft/eli5the_difference_between_magnetic_confinement/ | {
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2ap5hr | why does my laptop tell me what percentage of battery power i have left, but unexpectedly die when it is around 30-40%? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ap5hr/eli5_why_does_my_laptop_tell_me_what_percentage/ | {
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5efbo5 | why do a number of asian currencies deal with relatively (to american dollars) high numbers? | Hopefully the people who know understand right away.
I'm about to make up some numbers and words right now, but for example: how does 100,000 yen equal the worth of 100 dollars? Counting 100 dollars in 1 dollar bills is arduous enough, and I get that their notes are in the thousands (some of them), so why didn't they... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5efbo5/eli5_why_do_a_number_of_asian_currencies_deal/ | {
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9afx3m | why loaves and french and italian bread mold after a couple days but a loaf of sliced bread lasts weeks without molding? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9afx3m/eli5_why_loaves_and_french_and_italian_bread_mold/ | {
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25r8af | what is actually happening in a computer when a usbflashdrive is ejected "safely"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25r8af/eli5_what_is_actually_happening_in_a_computer/ | {
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26c3x1 | why are conducted energy weapons (tasers) not more common with law enforcement? | It seems like there is a negative public opinion about CEWs and they are considered more dangerous than they actually are.
Is the problem that we haven't decided when it is appropriate for law enforcement to use these devices?
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b5i6ii | so fractional reserve banks loan money into existence that was loaned into existence to them, for a cheaper rate. so the interest that the banks earn on loans they make to business/consumer is money out of thin air on money that was created out of thin air? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b5i6ii/eli5_so_fractional_reserve_banks_loan_money_into/ | {
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1er8gv | what's the difference between normal plastic and microwavable plastic? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1er8gv/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_normal_plastic/ | {
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5qe9gh | how do people create videos such as obama singing a song he never sang? | Hey Reddit.
I was curious as to how people go about creating videos like the following: _URL_0_
It seems like it would be inefficient to simply watch a lot of speeches and then piece them together. Is there a smarter, simpler way to do this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qe9gh/eli5_how_do_people_create_videos_such_as_obama/ | {
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e65wpa | what fills the space of a synapse? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e65wpa/eli5_what_fills_the_space_of_a_synapse/ | {
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4krcy4 | difference in multicam and single cam tv shows from an acting perspective | I was recently watching the trailer for CBS's new show, Man with a Plan. One of the comments for the trailer also claimed that they worked on the set and that Jenna Fischer just couldn't handle the multi cam set up so she was fired.
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sasi4 | airplane de-icing prior to the start | Whenever it is/has been snowing, they de-ice the planes before start. I know they are using some mixture of hot water and chemicals, but I'm still unsure as to why it doesn't re-freeze immediately after take-off, especially considering the outside temperatures when on cruise altitude. Why is Ice/Frost not an issue duri... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sasi4/eli5_airplane_deicing_prior_to_the_start/ | {
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1jscum | explainlikeimfive: why are asians perceived to be good at math? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jscum/explainlikeimfive_why_are_asians_perceived_to_be/ | {
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4ezswn | why, when i'm driving, if i start slowly pressing down on the gas further down, do the rpms instantly jump from 3,000 to 6,000, rather than just being a smooth increase? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ezswn/eli5_why_when_im_driving_if_i_start_slowly/ | {
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3dbflv | when updating software, how do creators decide to change the version from, say 1.0 to 1.1 as opposed to 2.0? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dbflv/eli5when_updating_software_how_do_creators_decide/ | {
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61pefr | the recent bill passed in america that allows personal browsing data to be sold. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61pefr/eli5_the_recent_bill_passed_in_america_that/ | {
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6sbrvb | how did popular trends catch on before modern technology? | When I say modern technology I mean before photography and fast forms of transportation; if I had to put an era I'd say pre industrial revolution. Today trends pick up fast due to television and the internet but how did they pick up before? It seems like it would be hard for a fashion or music trend to start when sprea... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6sbrvb/eli5_how_did_popular_trends_catch_on_before/ | {
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4lqis7 | why is dietary advice constantly changing and contradictory? | Fat was once the enemy now it apparently isn't, sugar is the demon, eat lot's of carbs/cut out carbs, X is the new wonderfood, never eat Y, eat red meat/go vegan... With so much advance in our understanding of the human body surely there should be a recognised standard? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lqis7/eli5_why_is_dietary_advice_constantly_changing/ | {
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4c6eld | why did jesus die for our sins? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4c6eld/eli5why_did_jesus_die_for_our_sins/ | {
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w8w94 | gas masks | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/w8w94/eli5_gas_masks/ | {
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397l2j | how does a gaming session kill somebody after 7 days but nobody died in the chile mining incident (2010)? | As per this link [here](_URL_0_), the guy played 2 days of diablo 3 and died. Where as ALL 33 MINERS who were stuck underground for 69 days didn't die at all. What gives?! And there's been hunger strikes as well that have lasted for way longer than a week. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/397l2j/eli5_how_does_a_gaming_session_kill_somebody/ | {
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1xx2gk | how do birds fly crazy fast into trees/brushes and never seem to hit anything and land perfectly? | I was looking out my window today and noticed some birds flying around pretty fast and flew into a pretty bushy bush but avoided everything to land perfectly on a little branch. How can birds be so stupid to fly into a window yet can avoid every little thing when flying into a tree/brush without hitting anything?? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xx2gk/eli5_how_do_birds_fly_crazy_fast_into/ | {
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8etarw | can you actually train yourself to need less sleep, or are you just learning to be able to function with less? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8etarw/eli5_can_you_actually_train_yourself_to_need_less/ | {
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14k1mx | what happens to the food that gets sucked down the garbage disposal? where does it end up? is it horrible for the environment? | I'm living in my first apartment that has one of these things. I'm still mystified/terrified by it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/14k1mx/what_happens_to_the_food_that_gets_sucked_down/ | {
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7ou1hm | how was the first blast furnace constructed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ou1hm/eli5_how_was_the_first_blast_furnace_constructed/ | {
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1lkg45 | why can't you forget how to ride a bike, but if you can forget a learned language if you stop using it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lkg45/eli5_why_cant_you_forget_how_to_ride_a_bike_but/ | {
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2ztimw | why does everyone make a chain comment of the letter f in reddit threads? | I don't get it.. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ztimw/eli5_why_does_everyone_make_a_chain_comment_of/ | {
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do8bhu | why do american's hate their president, they voted for him? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do8bhu/eli5_why_do_americans_hate_their_president_they/ | {
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289n0d | how do record companies keep track of songs played on radio to collect royalties? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/289n0d/eli5_how_do_record_companies_keep_track_of_songs/ | {
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8qx1vc | uniform circular motion and centripetal force | Hi everyone! I need help with my physics class. I’m in deep trouble, so if anyone has any tips or can explain this stuff to me, I’d be most grateful. It’s a physics 101 course, so no calculus stuff. The bare basics. Thank you! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8qx1vc/eli5_uniform_circular_motion_and_centripetal_force/ | {
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ayma2r | in music, why does the way scales progress sound natural when it's a mixture of half and full "steps"? | For example in this scale: C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C, the jumps between B and C, and between E and F are semitones (evident from the lack of black keys between those notes on the piano) and the other jumps are whole tones. In other words, the above can be described as as jumps of:
2 whole tones, 1 semitone, 3 whole tones, 1 semi... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ayma2r/eli5_in_music_why_does_the_way_scales_progress/ | {
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28j4wl | what causes the inability to sit still while high on meth? | How does meth work physiologically to result in "tweekers" acting like [this woman in the video](_URL_0_)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28j4wl/eli5_what_causes_the_inability_to_sit_still_while/ | {
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3a9q5z | why do clickbait articles capitalize the first letter of every word? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3a9q5z/eli5_why_do_clickbait_articles_capitalize_the/ | {
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5s8u62 | how to calculate the domain and range of a function? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5s8u62/eli5_how_to_calculate_the_domain_and_range_of_a/ | {
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cy0zlm | why do you change because of alcohol? | So if you're drunk, your personality changes until you're not drunk anymore. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cy0zlm/eli5_why_do_you_change_because_of_alcohol/ | {
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3f6qxc | how do bowling balls roll so smoothly without hindrance from the finger holes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3f6qxc/eli5_how_do_bowling_balls_roll_so_smoothly/ | {
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1p7aes | why is north korea freely allowed to exploit human rights? | I have read a lot about the secretive nation that is North Korea. I have a lot of passion for the subject - i.e. I want to campaign for the freedom of the population.
There are plenty of undercover reports and interviews with escapees from both prison (camps) and prison(North Korea).
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38j2w0 | why do big military aircraft like the c130 and the a440 use propellors instead of jet engines like commercial aircraft? | Am I even asking the right question? It just seems...weird to me. Makes them look ancient even though the A440 launched just two years ago! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38j2w0/eli5_why_do_big_military_aircraft_like_the_c130/ | {
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bp5w8r | why isn’t possible for all cars to move in unison when a red light turns green instead of seeing a green light and having to wait a few seconds before you can move? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bp5w8r/eli5_why_isnt_possible_for_all_cars_to_move_in/ | {
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29qwus | how do celebrity amas really work? do they have a team helping? writers? pr people? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29qwus/eli5_how_do_celebrity_amas_really_work_do_they/ | {
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4nihfi | why we can't just fly to the edge of the atmosphere in a plane then light off a rocket to boost it to a stable orbit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nihfi/eli5_why_we_cant_just_fly_to_the_edge_of_the/ | {
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3cwxyn | why do some weeds grow so fast and easy in cracks and rocks, but some plants die in full soil if you kinda just look at them funny? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cwxyn/eli5_why_do_some_weeds_grow_so_fast_and_easy_in/ | {
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ty45e | why didn't google just buy the shit out of facebook at that ipo? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ty45e/eli5_why_didnt_google_just_buy_the_shit_out_of/ | {
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atvopl | how come stuff that gives us easy pleasure often has a bad side effects (e.g. fast food, drugs, you name it), and things that are "not fun" great side effects (e.g. exercise, healthy food)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atvopl/eli5_how_come_stuff_that_gives_us_easy_pleasure/ | {
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30mtzl | why do some games reload the whole level on playerdeath? | So in bloodborne, the loading times after death are ridiculously long. The only reason I can imagine for this is every image gets reloaded. Why don't they just draw a black wall and reset everything without reloading it ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30mtzl/eli5_why_do_some_games_reload_the_whole_level_on/ | {
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3m6irx | how is all my reddit content in english when this is a global site? is reddit translating to english as my default or do i just not see the posts in other languages? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m6irx/eli5_how_is_all_my_reddit_content_in_english_when/ | {
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