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39x6eo | why is out-of-focus light in the background of a camera/movie shot look octagonal? | Is there something about light dots that makes the shutter pick up an octagonal shape? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39x6eo/eli5_why_is_outoffocus_light_in_the_background_of/ | {
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349do8 | why arent there anymore bearded us presidents like abraham lincoln? there dont seem to be many bearded politicians overall. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/349do8/eli5_why_arent_there_anymore_bearded_us/ | {
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nhnit | why animals such as dogs can live off of brown pellets but humans much have extensive diets. | I guess more what I'm trying to say is like whales can live just off of krill and still maintain healthy but if humans only ate one thing there whole life they wouldn't be very healthy. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nhnit/eli5_why_animals_such_as_dogs_can_live_off_of/ | {
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18r1cv | how par2 files can completely recover a missing rar file in a rar group? | Regular parity is easy to understand but I've had entire far files replaced. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18r1cv/eli5_how_par2_files_can_completely_recover_a/ | {
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3q0lxy | how have humans evolved/progressed so fast? | How have we achieved so much in the 200,000 years we have been around?
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3nsraz | why do some airplanes wing tips go up | I would guess that the tips go up for better gas mileage but I don't understand why this would help compared to a conventional wing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nsraz/eli5_why_do_some_airplanes_wing_tips_go_up/ | {
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a7giv5 | how do hydraulics work? (how can a tractor lift so much)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7giv5/eli5_how_do_hydraulics_work_how_can_a_tractor/ | {
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50ci0d | why do single serving (greek) yogurt containers keep the fruit contents in the bottom of the container? | I'm just not certain why they don't offer it already mixed. Is there a point? Is it just more efficient to manufacture / mass produce? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/50ci0d/eli5_why_do_single_serving_greek_yogurt/ | {
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edj6sg | how does a weedwhacker transmit power from the engine to the rotating piece? | Specifically on weedwhackers with a curved arm connecting the engine to the cutting section. It baffles my ignorant brain lol
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46v38h | why do horses need to be put down when they break a leg while most other animals don't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/46v38h/eli5_why_do_horses_need_to_be_put_down_when_they/ | {
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2zcmyw | why do our butts itch when we sit on hard surfaces for a long time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zcmyw/eli5_why_do_our_butts_itch_when_we_sit_on_hard/ | {
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812k93 | is the velocity of light not relative like other velocities? | My understanding is that velocity has no meaning if it has nothing to be relative to. If you are going near the speed of light in a void with nothing else around to compare to it is the same as not moving. But how then is there a maximum speed in the universe? The speed of light could be slower or faster depending on w... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/812k93/eli5_is_the_velocity_of_light_not_relative_like/ | {
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29q9sd | how much of a pro-wrestling match is choreographed and how much is based on instinct (or other factors) | Obviously most people realize that the outcomes and pre-determined and major spots or 'events' in a show are pre-planned and possibly rehearsed, but how much of your average WWE pay per view match is "off the cuff" as it were? or is the referee with the ear piece directing every last movement of the wrestlers involved? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29q9sd/eli5_how_much_of_a_prowrestling_match_is/ | {
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2ncsap | why don't north americans use water for cleaning after "number two"? probably nsfw | I recently moved to Canada for university from Asia. I have noticed that most, if not all, toilets only have toilet paper as a way to clean.
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1dy91t | why didn't native americans in north america leave impressive ruins like the incas did in south america? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1dy91t/eli5_why_didnt_native_americans_in_north_america/ | {
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3idiuu | why on earth is social media sites like vine and snapchat so popular | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3idiuu/eli5why_on_earth_is_social_media_sites_like_vine/ | {
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309cis | why do people say "what is -----" on jeopardy | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/309cis/eli5_why_do_people_say_what_is_on_jeopardy/ | {
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1k81jg | why the nfl has a salary cap, but mlb does not. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1k81jg/eli5why_the_nfl_has_a_salary_cap_but_mlb_does_not/ | {
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5pvvww | why is cyberbullying still a problem if victims can just turn off their computer and leave? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5pvvww/eli5_why_is_cyberbullying_still_a_problem_if/ | {
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2e79dh | are there any portuguese redditors that could explain the extent of the "all drugs are legal" thing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2e79dh/eli5_are_there_any_portuguese_redditors_that/ | {
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9oh42r | how do substances like alcohol and illicit drugs potentially lead to defects in unborn children? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9oh42r/eli5_how_do_substances_like_alcohol_and_illicit/ | {
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dow72u | time is the moving image of eternity | What does this quote from plato mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dow72u/eli5_time_is_the_moving_image_of_eternity/ | {
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3rupkr | why is the stereotyp e, "a woman's place is in the kitchen" not carried over to ctual kitchen jobs, like chef, sous chef, line cook etc which are usually all male and exclude women? | I cannot edit title. Writing on small format and auto correct screwed me over. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rupkr/eli5_why_is_the_stereotyp_e_a_womans_place_is_in/ | {
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dwtcwk | how is there so much carbon in the air? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dwtcwk/eli5_how_is_there_so_much_carbon_in_the_air/ | {
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69k0rl | the definition of caesium second | The formal definition of second (SI unit of time) is "The second is the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the Caesium-133 atom."
I could not make head or tail of it. :P
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8coqbs | how is a raspberry pi actually used and programmed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8coqbs/eli5_how_is_a_raspberry_pi_actually_used_and/ | {
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1l99lc | how does phalloplasty give a "female-to-male" transgenre a fully functional penis which can be erect and give him sensations ? | Sorry if bad english. Same question for vaginoplasty, as long as we're in the subject.
EDIT : what I've understood so far about phalloplasty is they use the patient's clitoris to form the glans and some of his arm's skin for the rest, so I guess there's no sensitivity on most of the thing. Question is, how does it get... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1l99lc/eli5_how_does_phalloplasty_give_a_femaletomale/ | {
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wrt3t | how do europeans communicate with each other when they travel between countries? | Does everyone speak English when they travel from their home country to another country in Europe? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wrt3t/eli5_how_do_europeans_communicate_with_each_other/ | {
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28nvb1 | how can stores like nothin butt smokes get away with advertising and selling cannabis if it's illegal? | I live in Texas if that makes a difference. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28nvb1/eli5_how_can_stores_like_nothin_butt_smokes_get/ | {
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9f1gc3 | if something changes the dna in an adult, how does that effect the adult (or is it just a concern for the offspring)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9f1gc3/eli5_if_something_changes_the_dna_in_an_adult_how/ | {
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4xhwko | i've heard the income tax on the wealthy in 1950 was as high as 92%. does this mean that someone who made $1 million would only take home $80,000? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4xhwko/eli5_ive_heard_the_income_tax_on_the_wealthy_in/ | {
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oy1us | what makes abs brakes safer? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/oy1us/eli5_what_makes_abs_brakes_safer/ | {
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3ij16i | difference between parole and probation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ij16i/elif_difference_between_parole_and_probation/ | {
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8tsvyw | why we get mini mouth blisters on the inside of our cheeks when eating or sometimes at random | I'm not talking about any std - these are small little bubbles that you can pop with your finger fairly easily. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8tsvyw/eli5_why_we_get_mini_mouth_blisters_on_the_inside/ | {
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2ua1fi | if women wear hijabs because appearance doesn't matter, why do they wear make-up | I don't mean to be offensive, but i always hear women online and learn in school that women wear hijabs for modesty and because they believe a women is more than her physical appearance. Yet many of these women are also wearing make-up. I'm just curious as to why they also wear make-up if they do not believe in being j... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ua1fi/eli5if_women_wear_hijabs_because_appearance/ | {
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3bdrh6 | subcutaneous, intramuscular and intravenous injections and how/why they differ. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bdrh6/eli5_subcutaneous_intramuscular_and_intravenous/ | {
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2gckmk | why are humans warm blooded? (previous topics didn't help) please though, explain like i am a little kid | Read the title hahaha | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gckmk/eli5_why_are_humans_warm_blooded_previous_topics/ | {
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2excg8 | if a dam can produce so much energy then why not just build 2 dams in a row. the water can pass through the first dam , then 100 yards later, gravity can pull it through the second? | I know this may be a foolish question but in my head it makes sense. Whatever water went through the first dam is still being pulled down shore so why not just let it go through another few dams as well for even more electricity? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2excg8/eli5if_a_dam_can_produce_so_much_energy_then_why/ | {
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8cix5h | why do some tree seedlings cost more than others? | I get that if you have a rare tree it will cost more, but there's a dramatic cost difference between common baby trees. For example, river birch seedling cost $14 and Red Oaks are around $6. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8cix5h/eli5_why_do_some_tree_seedlings_cost_more_than/ | {
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3xsvm4 | how do you differentiate letters in a fast communicated morse code? | Since the letters have variable length codes (more frequent letters are shorter combinations I presume), we need something to determine the start of a new letter in morse. A pause works well:
...(pause).-(pause)...
but if you go to higher speeds, the pauses must be smaller between the letters, and eventually it wou... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xsvm4/eli5_how_do_you_differentiate_letters_in_a_fast/ | {
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ez4ez4 | what is the deciding factors that determine a persons metabolism? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ez4ez4/eli5_what_is_the_deciding_factors_that_determine/ | {
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7rxf1w | why are some animals much more aggressive than others? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7rxf1w/eli5_why_are_some_animals_much_more_aggressive/ | {
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7pe0f3 | what is actually happening in your brain/body when you have a migrane? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pe0f3/eli5_what_is_actually_happening_in_your_brainbody/ | {
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c6sddq | how can people eat gold flakes in dishes without health consequences? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c6sddq/eli5_how_can_people_eat_gold_flakes_in_dishes/ | {
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2j3rq5 | when it asks what your race is on a form, why is hispanic/latino asked as a separate question? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j3rq5/eli5_when_it_asks_what_your_race_is_on_a_form_why/ | {
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247b66 | can a sociopath/psychopath ever develop empathy? | Through CBT, social conditioning, brain surgery? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/247b66/eli5_can_a_sociopathpsychopath_ever_develop/ | {
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551wuc | why aren't jill stein and gary johnson allowed in the debates? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/551wuc/eli5why_arent_jill_stein_and_gary_johnson_allowed/ | {
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6vq7p5 | after the us civil war ended, how did the union ensure that the former confederacy was not continuing to hold slaves? one would assume there was continued resistance to emancipation; did the union go from town to town, farm to farm? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6vq7p5/eli5_after_the_us_civil_war_ended_how_did_the/ | {
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409nug | what would happen if something could move at the speed of light while it was inside of something moving at the speed of light? | I think this a more Philosofical thing than real physics but I couldn't sleep thinking about it. Well, I thought that I could just imagine the same thing with something slower, like a bus, but travelling at such high speed would have the exact same result? Sorry for any grammar errors, I'm not american and a have pre... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/409nug/eli5_what_would_happen_if_something_could_move_at/ | {
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2jyhg9 | how do languages whose word meanings rely on rising and falling pitches, such as chinese, deal with singing? | Does the pitch of the melody of the song affect the meanings of the words, or at least make it more difficult to understand? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jyhg9/eli5_how_do_languages_whose_word_meanings_rely_on/ | {
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bm9uhp | why is the use of self-checkouts considered anti-labour, or "killing" jobs, when businesses must keep with the advancement of technology to stay competitive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bm9uhp/eli5_why_is_the_use_of_selfcheckouts_considered/ | {
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7eh2mu | what is the key difference between speculation and investing? how is it different from gambling? | As title states, what makes speculation different from investing? Is the only difference the time-frame? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7eh2mu/eli5what_is_the_key_difference_between/ | {
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1vno8x | how exactly are mainstream pop artists so successfully rich and famous? | How exactly do record companies like Sony determine who is famous and who isn't? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vno8x/eli5_how_exactly_are_mainstream_pop_artists_so/ | {
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2j0q68 | why do some medevil helmets depict pony tails or mohawk brush things on top? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j0q68/eli5_why_do_some_medevil_helmets_depict_pony/ | {
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1rj4uc | why does every computer i own need to have the clock reset every month or so when i'm almost always online? what do cell phones know about keeping time that laptops don't? | EDIT: OK, I get that it will keep proper time if I set it to "auto update" pref... I guess what I don't understand is why that needs to be set. If I never shut down the computer (sleep mode and the occasional reboot after updates) and it's always receiving power (plug or battery), shouldn't it theoretically always keep... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rj4uc/eli5_why_does_every_computer_i_own_need_to_have/ | {
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46vhh1 | why can't a supplement based diet replace a traditional diet ? | I have always heard that one. All products sold at the chemist (those big bottles of protein shakes and stuff, or multi vitamin pills) clearly add a mention saying that they do not replace a normal diet.
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en3ov5 | -plasma balls | Why do the strands of electricity follow objects theough the glass ball. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/en3ov5/eli5plasma_balls/ | {
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19c6yc | the extended euclidean algorithm for finding modular inverses | I must be a moron but anytime wikipedia gets into mathematics none of it ever makes any sense. I understand how to work the algorithm by hand using the back substitution method but I don't understand it well enough to turn it into a computer algorithm.
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at5lu4 | how does a vacuum cleaner pick up dirt without touching or covering it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/at5lu4/eli5_how_does_a_vacuum_cleaner_pick_up_dirt/ | {
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6szha2 | why do stomach bugs like the norovirus appear to spread rapidly amongst passengers on cruise ships? | It frequently makes it into the news that there has been another outbreak of a stomach bug on a cruise ship and so many passengers and crew have been affected. What is it about the cruise ship environment that makes this happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6szha2/eli5_why_do_stomach_bugs_like_the_norovirus/ | {
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cbvm1j | is there any legitimacy behind being ‘sobered up’ by a serious situation? if so, what physiological changes occur to allow this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbvm1j/eli5_is_there_any_legitimacy_behind_being_sobered/ | {
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5uca7y | why do most modern helicopters have 4 or more blades, while most older helicopters have only 2? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uca7y/eli5_why_do_most_modern_helicopters_have_4_or/ | {
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fenvt2 | where wealthy people earn money from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fenvt2/eli5_where_wealthy_people_earn_money_from/ | {
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g1jlxv | if all companies engage in stock buybacks, how does that affect our economy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g1jlxv/eli5_if_all_companies_engage_in_stock_buybacks/ | {
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6ii5kc | why is iran talked about negatively by the west and the middle east? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ii5kc/eli5_why_is_iran_talked_about_negatively_by_the/ | {
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4v367h | how are there places where the desert meets the ocean, like in saudi arabia? | I don't understand how you can have a dry sandy landscape right next to an ocean and not have any precipitation and vegetation. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4v367h/eli5_how_are_there_places_where_the_desert_meets/ | {
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33mtpq | how does hunting preserve wildlife? | Hunters say that hunting preserves the wildlife ecosystem and keeps nature "balanced". How does this exactly work? Is hunting really necessary in order to regulate animal populations etc., doesn't nature do that on its own? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33mtpq/eli5_how_does_hunting_preserve_wildlife/ | {
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5m3q27 | why do american judicial courts still have judges if it's the jury who decides over guilty or not guilty? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5m3q27/eli5_why_do_american_judicial_courts_still_have/ | {
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4co8b2 | why do dogs often let go of toys when you blow air in their face? | I've owned several dogs that can hold a toy in their mouth strong enough that I can't pull it away, yet the release it instantly if I use my mouth to blow a little air at their nose. What causes this reaction? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4co8b2/eli5_why_do_dogs_often_let_go_of_toys_when_you/ | {
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5ee9us | why do major cell phone carriers allow companies like metropcs, cricket wireless, boost mobile, etc. to resell their network? | And for a cheaper price, too? I don't understand. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ee9us/eli5_why_do_major_cell_phone_carriers_allow/ | {
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9hu59l | why do electric cars (except tesla) have such a strange design compared with gasoline driven cars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hu59l/eli5_why_do_electric_cars_except_tesla_have_such/ | {
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6btw08 | how do game developers develop games for consoles that are not yet released? also is the source code for games the same on xbox as it is on the playstation? or does ever piece of the code need to be rewritten. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6btw08/eli5_how_do_game_developers_develop_games_for/ | {
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8jxhvj | cardio gets the heart working which ultimately makes it stronger. so why do recreational drugs that do the same thing cause harm to the heart? | Shouldn't cocaine, for example, help improve the cardiovascular system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8jxhvj/eli5_cardio_gets_the_heart_working_which/ | {
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5b316o | which privileges are stocks actually giving you in a company? | If you buy a tiny amount of Stocks for example, what are you even able to do with it except for selling it to another person which probably won't be able to do anything with it also if they actually grant nothing | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5b316o/eli5_which_privileges_are_stocks_actually_giving/ | {
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4i15rx | how can half of american workers make less than $30,000 a year, but the median household income is $51,000 a year? | It's mathematically possible, if most households have two earners but the demographics must then be crazy. I can't get my head around it. So median salary is $30,000 and 85% of households contain two average workers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4i15rx/eli5_how_can_half_of_american_workers_make_less/ | {
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6l0w86 | what exactly is that feeling when you dry swallow a big pill? | I took some moderately sized pain relievers in the middle of the night without water, and the entire day I've felt like I have something stuck in my throat. Why is that? I've drank water all day and I'm positive I don't have anything stuck in my throat. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6l0w86/eli5what_exactly_is_that_feeling_when_you_dry/ | {
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1phzxn | how come some artwork seems to be extremely simple, yet is highly touted? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1phzxn/eli5_how_come_some_artwork_seems_to_be_extremely/ | {
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4imbnk | why can oriental grocery stores charge so much less for groceries than typical american chain grocery stores? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4imbnk/eli5_why_can_oriental_grocery_stores_charge_so/ | {
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9mq2bf | how can two different observers see the same event happen at different times? or the same two events happen in different orders? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9mq2bf/eli5_how_can_two_different_observers_see_the_same/ | {
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2a26rz | how information or behavior is passed down through dna / genes (instinct)? | Like how does a baby dolphin know to swim up for air ect. My mind is blown by how that could be possible. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a26rz/eli5_how_information_or_behavior_is_passed_down/ | {
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89vgnp | how did/do people train messenger or carrier pidgeons???? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89vgnp/eli5_how_diddo_people_train_messenger_or_carrier/ | {
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3bdfvi | (a very mature 5)link inside. how is it possible to be shot through the eye and still have a chance to survive? | How is the person in the link below still appear to be functional to some degree?
NSFW/NSFL [Gif posted on r/wtf recently](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bdfvi/eli5a_very_mature_5link_inside_how_is_it_possible/ | {
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1hmfq9 | what is the actual ideology of the men's rights movement? | I only see it contrasted with tenants of feminism. So, in the simplest way possible, can someone explain to me what the heck this movement is all about? What does it seek to achieve? When did it start and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hmfq9/eli5what_is_the_actual_ideology_of_the_mens/ | {
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26azc5 | what has the australian government done to attract so much criticism? | I read a bit about cutting education funding, plans to expand a coal terminal that could damage the Great Barrier Reef as well as the winkgate. Appreciate if someone could lay out what Abbott's budget is about and what went wrong.
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84dw77 | what is grey matter of our brain? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/84dw77/eli5what_is_grey_matter_of_our_brain/ | {
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2gjj2i | why do i sometimes get a stomach ache when i need to poop and other times i don't? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2gjj2i/eli5_why_do_i_sometimes_get_a_stomach_ache_when_i/ | {
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39g9s5 | why does the translucent water in my bottle cast a shadow comparable to the one created by my solid body? | Edit: perhaps a better word for 'solid' would be 'opaque' in this instance | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39g9s5/eli5_why_does_the_translucent_water_in_my_bottle/ | {
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7dhogd | what's intel optane? | Extra questions:
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1ojxs9 | who are the good guys in syria? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ojxs9/eli5_who_are_the_good_guys_in_syria/ | {
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5g1d2w | what is the difference between dark/gritty and edgy/angsty? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5g1d2w/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_darkgritty/ | {
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44u3ex | why do open-back headphones sound better? | So a friend and I have been messing with headphones recently, and we found that open-back headphones just sound... better. It's hard to explain exactly how. There's a few things.
First of all, the sound is just crisper.
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eyb0le | how does a wi-fi extender work? let's say if a certain location has a signal of -50dbm, how does adding an extender at that exact location boost the signal around it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eyb0le/eli5_how_does_a_wifi_extender_work_lets_say_if_a/ | {
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7gx0sd | a few genuine questions about depression. | Hi, first time posting here, sorry if this is a dumb question. I read a post earlier saying how it was near impossible to function with depression. It said it was hard to talk walk and concentrate. Is depression a thing we're born with or does it develop overtime? If it develops over time, for what reason will it devel... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gx0sd/eli5_a_few_genuine_questions_about_depression/ | {
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3m9rui | how was the first straight edge ruler made? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3m9rui/eli5_how_was_the_first_straight_edge_ruler_made/ | {
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4epcft | what's the difference between a narcissist and somebody who, naturally, looks out for their own well-being? | From a standpoint of natural selection wouldn't it be beneficial to care that much about one's own well-being? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4epcft/eli5whats_the_difference_between_a_narcissist_and/ | {
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213pek | why is cheese sold in wheels? | It makes more sense to me that cheese would be made and sold in blocks that would be easier to store and portion out. The only answers I have gotten were about "curing". So why wheels? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/213pek/eli5_why_is_cheese_sold_in_wheels/ | {
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