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2j3u4c | what actually happens if a bank crashes? do you lose all your savings? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j3u4c/eli5_what_actually_happens_if_a_bank_crashes_do/ | {
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fjke9c | why is the media in america being hated on so much during these times? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fjke9c/eli5_why_is_the_media_in_america_being_hated_on/ | {
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5kd891 | how do plants "know" to close when it's night, and open their leaves again when it's day? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kd891/eli5_how_do_plants_know_to_close_when_its_night/ | {
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1n99nm | what i will have to do on oct 1st with the affordable healthcare act/ obamacare | What will I have to do and how will it work? Also what are some things to be aware of and to look out for? This is not a political debate.
Edit: Loving the feed back but I notice there is still lots of confusion. /u/Jlbern27 offered to do an AMA, which is greatly appreciated!
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13dabc | why unplugging devices is needed to reset devices | I have an electric water kettle that sometimes does nothing even after you press the button. However, if I unplug it for 30 seconds and replug it, the button works.
I notice this unplugging trick used for other devices like the modem and router too.
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ljp7w | video bit rates. | Either when recording or during playback.
Why are some camera's 50mbps (broadcasting standard) and some 220mbps (and some less than 50mbps)? And what is the difference in terms of quality? Editing workflow/possibilities? Differences in general??
Thanks | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ljp7w/eli5_video_bit_rates/ | {
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cclqxs | i know this sounds really stupid but what is the difference in banks and why store money in savings? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cclqxs/eli5_i_know_this_sounds_really_stupid_but_what_is/ | {
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3ipul4 | what is the difference between kaspersky and norton and avira, and why are they better than free antiviruses? | i just bought Norton, after the free Avast failed me, many people recommended Kaspersky, but as a gamer i could not afford the performance hit, what the heck is the difference, also what is Avira. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ipul4/eli5what_is_the_difference_between_kaspersky_and/ | {
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3n4489 | why are amoebas so badass in the world of single celled organisms? | [I originally asked this question in /r/AskScience, and it got some upvotes but no responses.](_URL_1_) To elaborate, I had just watched an [amoeba eating a stentor](_URL_3_), an [amoeba eating a ciliate](_URL_2_), and an [amoeba eating two paramecia](_URL_0_). And I read a [pop science article](_URL_4_) saying that "s... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n4489/eli5_why_are_amoebas_so_badass_in_the_world_of/ | {
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1e2urx | what is computational lithography? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1e2urx/eli5_what_is_computational_lithography/ | {
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3nhgmk | what makes the clicking noise when the turn signal in a car is activated? | Also how long has this feature been in cars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nhgmk/eli5_what_makes_the_clicking_noise_when_the_turn/ | {
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722v6v | why do some countries send rescue teams and aid to help during a natural disaster? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/722v6v/eli5_why_do_some_countries_send_rescue_teams_and/ | {
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78itjs | why do computers take a while to get up to speed after being left idle? | It makes perfect since with an engine that has liquids that have to get up to temperature in order to run properly but hardware seems like it should just work the same at all times | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/78itjs/eli5_why_do_computers_take_a_while_to_get_up_to/ | {
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6hda9m | what are the things that slow down the wifi at home? | Do walls, the house plan count? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hda9m/eli5_what_are_the_things_that_slow_down_the_wifi/ | {
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3lqimw | why is it that some stores get annoyed if a customer takes photographs, or films whilst they're inside their store? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lqimw/eli5_why_is_it_that_some_stores_get_annoyed_if_a/ | {
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9tlfvb | what is "partisanship"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9tlfvb/eli5_what_is_partisanship/ | {
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5b1wdq | if we designed a digital camera with a resolution so high, could it capture detail from say a solar system in the andromeda galaxy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5b1wdq/eli5_if_we_designed_a_digital_camera_with_a/ | {
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32kt5n | when a video game is in development for 4-5 years (like the elder scrolls series), how do they keep up with technological growth? | I read that Bethesda has been working on Fallout 4 since before Fallout: New Vegas was released. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32kt5n/elif_when_a_video_game_is_in_development_for_45/ | {
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352a3w | what is happening in alberta right now? ndp is a historical win, i get that. but now what? | Can someone just give me the cliff notes as to why/what the NDP is going to do and why people are acting like its a doomsday event? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/352a3w/eli5_what_is_happening_in_alberta_right_now_ndp/ | {
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4u5y09 | why do we perceive horizontal distances as being shorter than heights and depths of equal measure? | Example: 50 feet in front of us always seems like a shorter distance than 50 feet above us or 50 below us. Why is that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4u5y09/eli5_why_do_we_perceive_horizontal_distances_as/ | {
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2kltnd | why is there is a weird sensation at the base of my spine, whenever i sit with my back facing a door? | For as long as I can remember I have always felt this strange sensation. I've heard that something like this is common among soldiers and people with PTSD. But I was never a soldier and I do not have PTSD, so why do I get that feeling? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kltnd/eli5_why_is_there_is_a_weird_sensation_at_the/ | {
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4ld954 | why do various animals when petted respond by closing or squinting their eyes? goes for some humans too. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ld954/eli5_why_do_various_animals_when_petted_respond/ | {
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zr2yc | why didn't a helicopter try to save people from the world trade center? | I mean, couldn't you just hover above the buildings and drop down a long ladder? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zr2yc/eli5_why_didnt_a_helicopter_try_to_save_people/ | {
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jyseu | nuclear submarines | How can modern submarines, be powered constantly by nuclear reactors for months? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jyseu/eli5_nuclear_submarines/ | {
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1ii2s9 | in antidepressants, explain what "reuptake inhibitor" means. | I know what neurons, neurotransmitters, and synapses are. But every explanation or method of action about SSRI is overly technical and vague. My guess is the "inhibitor" means the neurotransmitters don't get broken down into the blood stream, thus causing them to stick around and get used again, or "reuptake". I don... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ii2s9/eli5_in_antidepressants_explain_what_reuptake/ | {
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1vi1rd | what the hell is wrong with ea's servers? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vi1rd/eli5what_the_hell_is_wrong_with_eas_servers/ | {
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416jhg | how can those speed guns that cops use tell how fast something is going? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/416jhg/eli5_how_can_those_speed_guns_that_cops_use_tell/ | {
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182p51 | what are the key differences between the various types of electronic music, i.e., house, techno, trance, breaks, electro, tech-house, and dubstep? | Perhaps providing sample tracks of each would be helpful. Or pointing to artist who are quintessential examples of each genre. Should the differences be obvious? What is the thing that obviously separates the main genres (House, Techno, and Trance)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/182p51/eli5_what_are_the_key_differences_between_the/ | {
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57sxaf | why do political advertisements disclose who's responsible for the ad at the end? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/57sxaf/eli5_why_do_political_advertisements_disclose/ | {
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6jh9n6 | why can we sometimes not inhale all the way, and why does that 'extra bit' feel better when we do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6jh9n6/eli5_why_can_we_sometimes_not_inhale_all_the_way/ | {
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416b2o | how can a court order someone to pay ridiculous sums of money they'll never have? | Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev was [just ordered by a judge](_URL_0_) to pay **$101 million** in restitution to the victims and families of the bombing. He's in jail for the rest of his life already and he was a college student whose family had very little money. So WTF does it mean to require him to fork over... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/416b2o/eli5_how_can_a_court_order_someone_to_pay/ | {
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82h0j3 | how do scientists seperate particles from the rest of their groupings? | Basically like how do they shoot off one particle at a time in experiments like the "Gold Foil Experiment" | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/82h0j3/eli5_how_do_scientists_seperate_particles_from/ | {
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5rsl98 | why do photographers not just take video in hd or 4k then take screenshots afterwards from the footage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rsl98/eli5_why_do_photographers_not_just_take_video_in/ | {
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chjcca | what does it mean when politicians say they want to “break up big tech companies” and why do they want to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/chjcca/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_politicians_say_they/ | {
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2ok6q6 | does a shower hydrate your body when you're hungover? is water absorbed through the skin? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ok6q6/eli5_does_a_shower_hydrate_your_body_when_youre/ | {
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7u54ck | i’m lying on the couch and staring at the ceiling right now. why is the ceiling bumpy as if there were tiny rocks embedded in the paint? how do they get the paint to be so bumpy like that? is there a benefit from having it like this. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7u54ck/eli5_im_lying_on_the_couch_and_staring_at_the/ | {
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5mi6ih | how come my car has options to blow air in combinations like defrost/floor and floor/panel but never defrost/panel? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mi6ih/eli5_how_come_my_car_has_options_to_blow_air_in/ | {
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2tkon5 | why do professional tennis players always take a spare ball when serving, despite having a small army of ball boys/girls to serve them new balls on command? | ...surely running around with an extra ball in your pants is uncomfortable and puts you at a disadvantage to your non-serving opponent?
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2j28ix | why is putting your hand(s) on your head comfortable? | Like when I'm sitting on the couch I find myself with one hand on/behind my head. Why do people do this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j28ix/eli5why_is_putting_your_hands_on_your_head/ | {
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67zli7 | how is a crop domesticated? | When I heard corn was once domesticated, I couldn't help but laugh as the only picture I had in my head was a guy wrangling down a wild corn stalk. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/67zli7/eli5_how_is_a_crop_domesticated/ | {
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4t13lx | why is the dark web (allegedly) much larger than the regular internet if it has so fewer users? | I keep hearing the dark web is this huge place with many more websites than the normal web we use daily. Which I cannot figure out, because the number of users of the dark web must be way smaller considering the difficulty of access and overall shady character of it. Who is making all those sites and to what end? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4t13lx/eli5_why_is_the_dark_web_allegedly_much_larger/ | {
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ds7bcf | there's a new concept invisibility coat/material - ow does it work? | Here is what I'm talking about: _URL_0_
I've seen it a couple it times, but I just don't understand HOW it can see something's but not other things? Is it because the thing is darker?
Thankyou! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ds7bcf/eli5_theres_a_new_concept_invisibility/ | {
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2duqnm | why do alcoholics shake when they don't drink? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2duqnm/eli5_why_do_alcoholics_shake_when_they_dont_drink/ | {
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5mcxa6 | fix: what is actually happening when an aquatic animal is said to be able to "hold its breath" for x hours. | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mcxa6/eli5_fix_what_is_actually_happening_when_an/ | {
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9ixoq0 | what would cause a propane tank that’s being transported in a vehicle to explode? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ixoq0/eli5_what_would_cause_a_propane_tank_thats_being/ | {
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54xiyq | what global/environmental changes are we likely to see if we never bring our carbon dioxide levels back below 400 ppm? | This article almost suggests that September 2016 will be a month that's remembered in infamy:
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15d58a | if global warming causes ice to melt, why isn't there a corresponding evaporation effect to curb a rise in ocean levels? | I've always wondered about this. I'm not a climate change skeptic, but wouldn't it make sense that at least some of the world's ocean water would evaporate if global temperatures rise? All everyone ever talks about is the ice melting.
(Side point: I suppose the added water vapour trapped in the atmosphere could contr... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15d58a/eli5_if_global_warming_causes_ice_to_melt_why/ | {
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1u3b5a | why can't the us forgive it's own debt? | I'm not an econ major by any stretch of the imagination. However, it occured to me that the US owns about 56% of it's own debt. Why can't it just forgive itself? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1u3b5a/eli5_why_cant_the_us_forgive_its_own_debt/ | {
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44tgjy | if i live someplace where water is plentiful, how does my over-consumption make things any worse for people who live in areas with water shortages? | Disclaimer: I don't live someplace where water is plentiful, and I do conserve water.
But if I did live someplace where water is plentiful, what would be the benefit of conserving water (besides my water bill being slightly lower)? It's not like what I don't use somehow makes it to California or Africa to help them ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44tgjy/eli5_if_i_live_someplace_where_water_is_plentiful/ | {
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axe3no | in what way is a salary better than a wage? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/axe3no/eli5_in_what_way_is_a_salary_better_than_a_wage/ | {
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4vw7am | what is the difference in the damage caused by smoking cigarettes and the damage caused by the smoke of a fire? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4vw7am/eli5_what_is_the_difference_in_the_damage_caused/ | {
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3dzrol | what's going on between us and cuba? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dzrol/elif_whats_going_on_between_us_and_cuba/ | {
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cg95c3 | electrical wires | How do wires like telephone wires and charging cables do different things when it's all just electricity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cg95c3/eli5_electrical_wires/ | {
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4ozpog | how does swearing an oath not to lie in court help during the trial? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ozpog/eli5_how_does_swearing_an_oath_not_to_lie_in/ | {
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3gc1sj | why are certain meats so universally popular as ingredients? | Why are some meats in particular found across so many national cuisines in the world? What makes them so popular, to be found in everything from Chinese to Moroccan to English to Italian?
For example, beef can be found in Mongolian Beef, and also as a Pizza topping, and in Moroccan curries.
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65wxkr | why do shopping carts all seem to have one broken wheel? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65wxkr/eli5_why_do_shopping_carts_all_seem_to_have_one/ | {
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8pzlza | how do pressure sensors on weight scales perceive how much weight is on it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8pzlza/eli5_how_do_pressure_sensors_on_weight_scales/ | {
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5jvrfe | why do we sometimes jump when falling asleep causing our whole body to jump a little and wake up again? it's like the feeling of tripping over a curb or falling over suddenly. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jvrfe/eli5_why_do_we_sometimes_jump_when_falling_asleep/ | {
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9107ig | how did mechanical slot machines work to allow for randomness? what mechanically went on inside of them that insured randomness? were they also constructed in ways to guarantee an average win/loss rate over a long enough period? | For the win/loss rate question what I mean is that currently slot machines can be set to have a certain payout rate, such as on average, it will pay out (fake numbers) 40% of the time, but will still bring in money 60% of the time. Did old mechanical slot machines have the ability to change this payout percentage as we... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9107ig/eli5_how_did_mechanical_slot_machines_work_to/ | {
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3wqzjb | how do anti cheating programs (like valve anti cheat) work ? if it needs to scan someones's computer for programs, whats to stop them from just manipulating the scanning process to always come up clean ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wqzjb/eli5_how_do_anti_cheating_programs_like_valve/ | {
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34qpql | why do states have their own standards to become a teacher instead of a federal system? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34qpql/eli5_why_do_states_have_their_own_standards_to/ | {
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6v7t93 | is someone more skilled at something if they learned it during developmental years? | I know most of you will say that yes, because they had more time to learn, however what I mean is to ask is if you started learning (for ex) boxing at the age of 15 and stopped at 18, would you be better at it then if you began at 21 and stopped at 24 ? Does having a brain that is still growing make it easier to adapt ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6v7t93/eli5_is_someone_more_skilled_at_something_if_they/ | {
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c55un4 | how do you make money as a stock broker | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c55un4/eli5_how_do_you_make_money_as_a_stock_broker/ | {
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1whc0c | if sochi is so dangerous, why was this chosen as the place for the olympics in the first place? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1whc0c/if_sochi_is_so_dangerous_why_was_this_chosen_as/ | {
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92x66u | why is chicken meat "stringy"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92x66u/eli5_why_is_chicken_meat_stringy/ | {
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dls9v3 | how come when you pour something powdered into a liquid, some of it forms into balls where the outer layer is wet but it protects the inner powder and won't dissolve? | I've don't understand how the powder on the inside doesn't get wet from the neighboring outer layer. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dls9v3/eli5_how_come_when_you_pour_something_powdered/ | {
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burok1 | how are games 'ported' to different platforms like pc, xbox or ps? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/burok1/eli5_how_are_games_ported_to_different_platforms/ | {
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90jbqn | when there's a murder or a homicide, investigators sometimes need to perform a second autopsy to verify the cause of death. how are they able to find out how the person died when all that is left are bones? | I guess if someone died because they were hit in the head, for example, there could be marks left on the skull. But what about death by asphyxiation or by poisoning? Can forensics find proof of such kinds of death when there are no soft tissues left? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90jbqn/eli5_when_theres_a_murder_or_a_homicide/ | {
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3odwwn | why do ducks constantly quack while flying in formation. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3odwwn/eli5why_do_ducks_constantly_quack_while_flying_in/ | {
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a75yy9 | how much co2 is produced from 1 gallon of gasoline burned in car engines? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a75yy9/eli5how_much_co2_is_produced_from_1_gallon_of/ | {
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1jqou7 | how does robert mugabe continue to win when there is blatant rigging of the electoral roll, among other offences? | From Wikipedia:
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3rnvjj | how does a police sketch work? i feel like if i saw a suspect for a brief time no way would i be able to describe the shape of his eyes or what kind of eyebrows the guy has. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rnvjj/eli5_how_does_a_police_sketch_work_i_feel_like_if/ | {
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3fiqce | why are some americans so patriotic about the flag, army, tech, the moon, wwii, music etc. but so unpatriotic when it comes to taxes and welfare? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fiqce/eli5_why_are_some_americans_so_patriotic_about/ | {
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kyqwq | phospholipids, how do they react in water? | The phosphate group is polar and the rest is non-polar correct? How do they react in water then? Also, how are phospholipids related to soap (LI5). Thanks in advance! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/kyqwq/eli5_phospholipids_how_do_they_react_in_water/ | {
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1zvcpg | what does it mean when a car "autotunes" | I read about it one time, but i didn't really understand. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zvcpg/eli5_what_does_it_mean_when_a_car_autotunes/ | {
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5l85sf | if stemcells can rejuvenate the brain and body, why does the research to make it possible take so long? what are the dangers? | If stemcells has already proven to have such potential to rejuvenate the body and brain, how come it takes such a long time to "make it work" on the populace?
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3b4d3b | why does the air at night smell nicer/different? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3b4d3b/eli5why_does_the_air_at_night_smell_nicerdifferent/ | {
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bzs9ty | with so little land and resources, how is great britain still as rich and powerful as it is today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bzs9ty/eli5_with_so_little_land_and_resources_how_is/ | {
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5v5oof | how does gpu compute game graphics | So, how does a GPU compute all the texture, model, bump map, alpha map, etc sooo fast when I'm playing a game? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v5oof/eli5how_does_gpu_compute_game_graphics/ | {
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3tazpm | why don't people use the dark web more? | I understand there is a stigma attached to it for hackers, child pornography, the silk road and other illegal activities, but I also understand it makes up ~95% of the 'rest of the internet'. Are there any other potential uses for the dark web? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tazpm/eli5_why_dont_people_use_the_dark_web_more/ | {
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3lob5n | why is flooding a desert with seawater a bad idea? | My Q is inspired by [this thread](_URL_0_) (specifically [this post](_URL_0_cv7emeb)) and it's leaving me feeling like a dumbass, but I can't think why that wouldn't work. Aside from displacing or destroying people/animals/vegetation in the process, wouldn't it still work? At first I thought it could be because the sal... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3lob5n/eli5_why_is_flooding_a_desert_with_seawater_a_bad/ | {
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5hm1fv | if sound is physical waves in the air that travels to our ears, why can we still hear things that are in a closed off space? | I can put an alarm clock in a glass jar that is completely sealed and still hear it, how? We said that sound waves need to travel through a medium(the air) to reach our ears, but the air around the glass jar can't be affected by the sound waves inside the glass jar, so how can we still hear the alarm?How can the waves ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hm1fv/eli5_if_sound_is_physical_waves_in_the_air_that/ | {
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3dztji | the proposed change to copyright law in the us. | I've seen some people comment in places that there is a new copyright law that has some significant backing. How would this change things and would it be good or bad?
I think this is a link to the new proposal: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dztji/eli5_the_proposed_change_to_copyright_law_in_the/ | {
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2a42k5 | what would happen if a war broke out between two modern countries? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a42k5/eli5_what_would_happen_if_a_war_broke_out_between/ | {
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2wfoz8 | for someone who understands qs+qe at a basic level: how are quantum superposition and quantum entanglement used in quantum computing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wfoz8/eli5_for_someone_who_understands_qsqe_at_a_basic/ | {
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3dxsgq | how do the jury members of multi-year trials pay all their bills/ not have their careers ruined ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dxsgq/eli5_how_do_the_jury_members_of_multiyear_trials/ | {
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6gptf5 | the difference between cable and wi-fi. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gptf5/eli5_the_difference_between_cable_and_wifi/ | {
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70elde | why do some people develop worse gag reflexes while others (looking at you porn stars) either develop out of it or they don't have one? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70elde/eli5_why_do_some_people_develop_worse_gag/ | {
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5j4mgh | why is it hard for me to watch others embarrassing moments i.e. embarrassing scenes in movies and such | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5j4mgh/eli5_why_is_it_hard_for_me_to_watch_others/ | {
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62fk5r | what would happen globally if every human disappeared? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62fk5r/eli5_what_would_happen_globally_if_every_human/ | {
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1yuhqu | if an astronaut spins in space, would they feel the centrifugal forces? | I just saw a promo for the movie Gravity and Sandra Bullock spins from a rotating space shuttle while attached to the shuttle's arm. This is the same type of movement a centrifuge uses on Earth's surface- would she have felt the movement or suffered a blackout in LEO? And does the proximity to Earth have an effect on t... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yuhqu/eli5_if_an_astronaut_spins_in_space_would_they/ | {
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db8haw | if led screens are made up of small rgb lights, how do they display white and black colours? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/db8haw/eli5_if_led_screens_are_made_up_of_small_rgb/ | {
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bv26zy | what is happening on the micro scale when your back cracks. | Especially, when being adjusted by a chiropractor. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bv26zy/eli5_what_is_happening_on_the_micro_scale_when/ | {
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d8gqm7 | i've read that a normal engine's efficiency is about 20%. what makes them so inefficient? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d8gqm7/eli5_ive_read_that_a_normal_engines_efficiency_is/ | {
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2w24gp | how does "popcorn time" manage to function both legally and financially? | I just discovered this app and it lets you see almost any tv show or movie without commercials in between, full HD in some cases etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w24gp/eli5_how_does_popcorn_time_manage_to_function/ | {
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6qksa1 | some products, like chocolate contain milk products and don't need to be refrigerated, so why is it that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6qksa1/eli5_some_products_like_chocolate_contain_milk/ | {
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35m15g | why are the states in the east coast of the usa smaller than the west coast? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35m15g/eli5_why_are_the_states_in_the_east_coast_of_the/ | {
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