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6zxxoz | why are many americans so hostile towards higher taxes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6zxxoz/eli5_why_are_many_americans_so_hostile_towards/ | {
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8jpgg5 | as someone who has an anxiety disorder (hypochondria) and has had every test (2 ekgs, 2 cbcs, d dimer, troponin, chest x-ray, holter monitor, echocardiogram) why is it that i feel the physical symptoms of anxiety even though i don’t feel anxious? meaning things like chest tightness , etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8jpgg5/eli5_as_someone_who_has_an_anxiety_disorder/ | {
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8bwzqt | why do objects feel lighter when they're lifted higher up? | For example, it's easier carry a heavy box while you're holding on your head rather than at chest level. Also when you go camping you place all your heaviest objects at the top of the bag. Why does placing objects higher up cause them to feel lighter, or make them easier to carry? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8bwzqt/eli5_why_do_objects_feel_lighter_when_theyre/ | {
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2kalw0 | how can higher educational institutions justify requiring higher test scores and gpas from asian applicants. | There is a debate going on about affirmative action and whether it too much favors African Americans. I don't agree with it, but at least there is reasoning behind that. African Americans were subject to social and economic oppression for decades.
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fk1za9 | how will the us economy not completely collapse with everything being shut down? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fk1za9/eli5_how_will_the_us_economy_not_completely/ | {
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tjkh9 | this chart about jpmorgan chase's recent $2 billion loss | _URL_0_
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1xeurj | how do soaps made out of tallow clean the body rather than just make it greasy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xeurj/eli5_how_do_soaps_made_out_of_tallow_clean_the/ | {
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2qtvle | what makes things colored? why is a blue flower blue? | Why are things different colors? What makes a blue flower look blue to us and what makes a red flower red? What is in something that makes it that color? Why do our eyes see that color? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qtvle/eli5_what_makes_things_colored_why_is_a_blue/ | {
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6k2exl | why is internet explorer so much slower than the other browsers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6k2exl/eli5_why_is_internet_explorer_so_much_slower_than/ | {
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497wie | how do illegal immigrants get into the us? | What paths do illegal immigrants mostly take to get into the US? Also, what prevents a mexican citizen from just taking a flight into the US? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/497wie/eli5_how_do_illegal_immigrants_get_into_the_us/ | {
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2lavws | why doesn't our brain allow us to play chess with ourself? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lavws/eli5why_doesnt_our_brain_allow_us_to_play_chess/ | {
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4nw6gn | what are the differences between east/west germany before the berlin wall fell and present day north/south korea that makes any kind of reunification for the koreas so worrisome to people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4nw6gn/eli5_what_are_the_differences_between_eastwest/ | {
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5hur6u | what is the point of the 12-page personality tests employers make you take during online applications? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hur6u/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_the_12page_personality/ | {
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b9nwru | how do celebrities spot comments from other celebrities on ig/twitter when they probably have thousands of mentions to sort through? | If you’re getting notified thousands of times, you can’t possibly be looking at all of them to see if one of them is actually your friend... can you? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b9nwru/eli5_how_do_celebrities_spot_comments_from_other/ | {
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asm3r7 | why does your batteries performance drop if you leave it on charge while it is already fully charged? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/asm3r7/eli5_why_does_your_batteries_performance_drop_if/ | {
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8i7w3x | why does our species find other animals to be cuter when they are sleeping/curled up in a ball? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8i7w3x/eli5_why_does_our_species_find_other_animals_to/ | {
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8fffbw | why does lightning strike very precise points such as the end of a pole, yet takes a seemingly randomized zig-zag path to that point? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8fffbw/eli5_why_does_lightning_strike_very_precise/ | {
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av74r9 | math for combination outcomes | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/av74r9/eli5_math_for_combination_outcomes/ | {
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aadxbx | why do companies try to reduce inventory at end of year? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aadxbx/eli5_why_do_companies_try_to_reduce_inventory_at/ | {
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5znvf0 | why is it that unplugging the wifi router can fix the problem with slow internet, and what happens to cause it to becomes slower than it should be? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5znvf0/eli5_why_is_it_that_unplugging_the_wifi_router/ | {
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8xw2lf | why is “binge drinking” so unhealthy? | I don’t understand why people keep telling me taking long breaks from alcohol in between nights where I’ll drink too much is supposed to be the worst kind of drinking for your body. Wouldn’t it be worse if I drank every night? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8xw2lf/eli5_why_is_binge_drinking_so_unhealthy/ | {
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267xbv | why do most professional sports(us) require 4-7 games to determine the winner in the finals(or equivalent), but football needs only one? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/267xbv/eli5why_do_most_professional_sportsus_require_47/ | {
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aivhmq | how exactly does a trade deficit between two countries work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aivhmq/eli5_how_exactly_does_a_trade_deficit_between_two/ | {
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4fvn4u | why do some books have uneven cut pages and some are perfectly flush? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fvn4u/eli5_why_do_some_books_have_uneven_cut_pages_and/ | {
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3e4e33 | why do cars on main streets typically travel in clusters? | Cars usually travel in clusters as opposed to being equally spread out? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3e4e33/eli5why_do_cars_on_main_streets_typically_travel/ | {
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7yolnb | why do violins have f-shaped sound holes? | Some guitars have round sound holes, what is the difference and why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7yolnb/eli5why_do_violins_have_fshaped_sound_holes/ | {
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7k1yx5 | why does chili leave a stain on plastic bowls when other foods don't? | You know, that orangeish ring around the top level of the microwave safe plastic dish that you reheated your chili in. Why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7k1yx5/eli5_why_does_chili_leave_a_stain_on_plastic/ | {
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5stpdy | is there an equation to determine how long it will take a given volume of liquid to freeze? if not, why is that? | The other day I was making some fresh ice cubes, and I wondered how long (approximately) it would take the water to freeze. Having made ice cubes more than once in my life, I realized I could come up with an estimate based purely on past observations. Because I'm using the same freezer, the same ice cube tray, the same... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5stpdy/eli5_is_there_an_equation_to_determine_how_long/ | {
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2g2932 | what exactly is al qaeda? how are they organised? is it one single group? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g2932/eli5_what_exactly_is_al_qaeda_how_are_they/ | {
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aum3yy | how astronomers can observe for a prolonged period of time a tiny part of the sky, with the earth rotating around its axis and the sun | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aum3yy/eli5_how_astronomers_can_observe_for_a_prolonged/ | {
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jmqoo | why does my electric razor stop charging when i turn it on? | I can use my phone while it's charging, and it keeps charging. But if I turn on my razor while it's charging, it stops charging until I turn it off. It's been like this for every electric razor I've owned. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jmqoo/eli5_why_does_my_electric_razor_stop_charging/ | {
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8oftlz | why can humans swim but gorillas can't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8oftlz/eli5_why_can_humans_swim_but_gorillas_cant/ | {
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a30dek | what are derivatives, bonds, options, equities, shares and how are they all different? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a30dek/eli5_what_are_derivatives_bonds_options_equities/ | {
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6cnlpb | why do we still need to bring our license and registration to drive? considering it's 2017 and we have enough technology to have all this information in the cloud / in our phones and match with the cops information. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6cnlpb/eli5_why_do_we_still_need_to_bring_our_license/ | {
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5vz5bw | how does vx (the nerve agent that killed kim jong-nam) kill you even with a tiny amount applied to the skin? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vz5bw/eli5_how_does_vx_the_nerve_agent_that_killed_kim/ | {
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2jct7v | given hipaa and patient privacy, how do we know who the nurses are who have ebola? | Who released, or authorized the release of, that information? I mean yes, as soon as they started scrubbing down the apartments people would know who they were, but who made that knowledge official, and how is that legal under HIPPA? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jct7v/eli5given_hipaa_and_patient_privacy_how_do_we/ | {
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dqleo5 | how do mirrors reflect everything at any angle and not just what's infront of it? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dqleo5/eli5_how_do_mirrors_reflect_everything_at_any/ | {
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3o0nzk | why doesn't anyone want to be speaker of the house? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o0nzk/eli5_why_doesnt_anyone_want_to_be_speaker_of_the/ | {
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jwc2x | calculus derivatives | I'd like to know as much as possible about derivatives; from how they are solved to what are their applications. Thx in advance. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jwc2x/eli5_calculus_derivatives/ | {
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1lkj4c | why is fishing more accepted than hunting? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lkj4c/why_is_fishing_more_accepted_than_hunting/ | {
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1alm6h | the concept of social class in the us | The US and the rest of the world seem to have vastly different ideas about what constitutes 'middle class'. I've heard of people who's tiny houses are about to be foreclosed on because their two crappy minimum wage jobs behind a counter at their local Walmart and working in a shipping warehouse somewhere isn't enough ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1alm6h/eli5_the_concept_of_social_class_in_the_us/ | {
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f0csvm | why is it so hard for me to explain/teach concepts i'm familiar with? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f0csvm/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_for_me_to_explainteach/ | {
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eke6s7 | why is it not possible to get a source code of a program/game if it's original is lost? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eke6s7/eli5_why_is_it_not_possible_to_get_a_source_code/ | {
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5syzqz | why do all sci-fi space helmets now have ambient lights on the inside? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5syzqz/eli5_why_do_all_scifi_space_helmets_now_have/ | {
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1x8q49 | how far back into history do living things have eye sight? what was the first living thing with "eyes"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1x8q49/eli5_how_far_back_into_history_do_living_things/ | {
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27v630 | taboo culture of tattoos in japan | Why are tattoos considered so bad in places like Japan?
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55akb6 | how can a 9 year old child complete enough schoolwork, that they can then legitimately enroll in college? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/55akb6/eli5_how_can_a_9_year_old_child_complete_enough/ | {
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4j0ll6 | what was the evidence to justify brazil's presidential impeachment? why are there counter allegations of a coup? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4j0ll6/eli5_what_was_the_evidence_to_justify_brazils/ | {
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5qqucz | when a new potus and his family move into the white house, how much can they change? how are the personal tastes of each president balanced with historic preservation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qqucz/eli5_when_a_new_potus_and_his_family_move_into/ | {
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6njjci | what is the difference between seltzer water and sparkling water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6njjci/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_seltzer_water/ | {
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4um2j5 | whirlpools in the ocean. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4um2j5/eli5_whirlpools_in_the_ocean/ | {
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19xsye | why are prescription bottles always translucent orange with a white top? | Basically I'm asking who started this trend and if there is any reason for these specific colors. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19xsye/eli5_why_are_prescription_bottles_always/ | {
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wxtob | why are slick tires faster than ones with profiles? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wxtob/eli5_why_are_slick_tires_faster_than_ones_with/ | {
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2809p8 | why does it take more energy to cool than to heat if molecules with higher heat technically have higher levels of energy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2809p8/eli5why_does_it_take_more_energy_to_cool_than_to/ | {
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e2u559 | what does it mean that europe has run out of ip addresses? | _URL_0_
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8h757c | how do american supermarkets get away with offering so much in coupon discounts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8h757c/eli5_how_do_american_supermarkets_get_away_with/ | {
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90p4e8 | why do some music chords and intervals sound consonant while others sound dissonant | And why some chords that are supposed to sound dissonant sound consonant in a song? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90p4e8/eli5_why_do_some_music_chords_and_intervals_sound/ | {
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a1uop2 | how did hackers obtain the email-addresses of celebrities? | reference: 2014 celebrity hack
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2mxere | why are homeopathic doctors allowed to call themselves doctors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mxere/eli5_why_are_homeopathic_doctors_allowed_to_call/ | {
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2wcuxv | why are racist insults significantly more taboo than sexist insults, or insults to any other demographic for that matter? | Why does the N word > bitch, dick (misandry?), retard etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wcuxv/eli5why_are_racist_insults_significantly_more/ | {
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1s7tyj | why do you start imaginary arguments while in the shower? | I'm not sure, i'm just wondering | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1s7tyj/eli5_why_do_you_start_imaginary_arguments_while/ | {
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1eidqb | how do people get the oil out of a tree, plant, fruit, vegetable, or fish? | This question was sparked when I got myself some neem oil at an Indian herb store. I was wondering how the neem oil came through to this tiny little bottle.
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5peivh | how was it that in the united states, most people were able to afford mortgages, car payments, health insurance, food, etc. without a college education before? | Now it seems like it is a lot tougher to be 100% independent than it was back in the 1950s-1980s. Now even if you do have a college education, chances are that you need to rely on roommates/subsidies to be able to pay for yourself. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5peivh/eli5_how_was_it_that_in_the_united_states_most/ | {
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"My commute home is terrible" vs "My commute *to* work is terrible."
What makes home a special word that seems to include a verb with it?
Direction names are the same way. "I'm headed South." | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27br5v/eli5_why_does_the_sentence_im_taking_a_trip_home/ | {
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2e45q2 | why are teams so superior at home? (soccer specifically, but it's true for many other sports) | What is it about playing at home that gives teams such an advantage?
Is it the fans chanting for you?
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1jqksg | the benefits of compulsory voting | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jqksg/eli5_the_benefits_of_compulsory_voting/ | {
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5wv9n1 | if one destroy enough money, can one theoretically inflate the worth of each dollar bill? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wv9n1/eli5_if_one_destroy_enough_money_can_one/ | {
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41x0ki | a jet engine takes air in from the front and shoots air out the back. how is that fundamentally different from a propeller? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41x0ki/eli5_a_jet_engine_takes_air_in_from_the_front_and/ | {
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3565ca | why does sex feel so good? | What is it that causes sex to make a person feel so good? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3565ca/eli5why_does_sex_feel_so_good/ | {
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64yt6q | why is height the only biometric used to determine if you can ride a ride. | Carnivals and theme parks will often say "you have to be this tall to ride". Why is height the only important factor when riding a ride safely? Wouldn't many other metrics also be important?
*EDIT* So it appears that the other biometrics are considered when allowing someone to ride. The height metric is more visible d... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/64yt6q/eli5_why_is_height_the_only_biometric_used_to/ | {
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d1pxh7 | how is fmri done when physical tasks are required? | For example, a book I’m reading talked about a neuro-psych study done where brains were mapped while the subjects completed repetitive/boring tasks, allowing their mind to wander.
Another study I read about mapped brains in people with certain types of pain immediately after exercising.
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35p91d | why are a lot of products becoming subscriptions? | For example, MS Office and Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud come to mind. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35p91d/eli5_why_are_a_lot_of_products_becoming/ | {
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d3fiwj | am i the only one that sees the 'all but' idiom backwards? i don't get it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d3fiwj/eli5_am_i_the_only_one_that_sees_the_all_but/ | {
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1qu45x | with so much advancement in technology that fits in our pockets, what makes consoles like the ps2/3/4 and xbox/360/one have to be that large? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qu45x/eli5_with_so_much_advancement_in_technology_that/ | {
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k98rt | how a language like japanese reads and is written | I'll see an intricate little symbol drawn on a vase. I assume it translates to a word. Then I'll see pages and pages of similar looking (to me, at least) symbols sprawled out like our words in a sentence. Does every word have a unique symbol? Are there variants of the symbols that mean different permutations of a word?... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k98rt/eli5_how_a_language_like_japanese_reads_and_is/ | {
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6hybyr | what exactly are people celebrating at pride events/month? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6hybyr/eli5_what_exactly_are_people_celebrating_at_pride/ | {
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1m0cw3 | why is robin thicke's "blurred lines" misogynistic? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m0cw3/eli5_why_is_robin_thickes_blurred_lines/ | {
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ag6ry2 | how dangerous are x-rays | My doctor took 8 x-rays of my broken humerus in one week. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ag6ry2/eli5_how_dangerous_are_xrays/ | {
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3e7tsb | venture capitalism | Not grasping the concept so I'm asking here.
Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3e7tsb/eli5_venture_capitalism/ | {
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3092hp | if you compress a solid enough, it will structurally fail. can a gas, compressed enough, fail? what exactly occurs? | Learning things in a statics course and was just curious. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3092hp/eli5_if_you_compress_a_solid_enough_it_will/ | {
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34i76u | why isn't hacking and distributing paid cheats for a video game illegal? | Can't people who hack games and sell cheats (e.g. Aimware for FPS) be sued by developers/publishers for profiting off of copyright infringement on their product? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34i76u/eli5_why_isnt_hacking_and_distributing_paid/ | {
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j4li8 | explain (like i'm five) music theory. | Keys, scales, whatever, I don't know anything about music theory at all and I'm willing to learn. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/j4li8/explain_like_im_five_music_theory/ | {
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9yp68s | what are the mental health downsides to suppressing emotions in non-medical terms? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9yp68s/eli5_what_are_the_mental_health_downsides_to/ | {
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1zk6v2 | why do car companies such as volkswagen continue to make cars that sell for a loss? | For example each Bugatti Veyron sells for a 6.27M loss.
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2v232c | how do contact lenses work since they can't be shaped like regular concave or convex lenses in glasses? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2v232c/eli5_how_do_contact_lenses_work_since_they_cant/ | {
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k3eu0 | patent war and why everyone is mad at apple. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k3eu0/eli5_patent_war_and_why_everyone_is_mad_at_apple/ | {
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6tm17a | is genetic diversity almost always a good thing? | For example people of different races or ethnic background, do they usually breed genetically stronger offspring? Being that the genetic code has more resources available when creating said human? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tm17a/eli5_is_genetic_diversity_almost_always_a_good/ | {
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20dqwc | when wealthy people buy expensive house, in the millions, do they pay monthly like usual or do they just pay the millions up front? | Random curiosity. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20dqwc/eli5_when_wealthy_people_buy_expensive_house_in/ | {
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1d02gt | how does a company (say, edward jones) benefit from having a charitable foundation arm (like edward jones charitable foundation)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1d02gt/eli5_how_does_a_company_say_edward_jones_benefit/ | {
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3z9rhg | how do my eye balls simultaneously move at the same time and in the same direction? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z9rhg/eli5_how_do_my_eye_balls_simultaneously_move_at/ | {
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7qnp8g | if tobacco companies add chemicals like arsenic and acetone to cigarettes, how do they not kill people much quicker? what’s the purpose of adding those chemicals? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7qnp8g/eli5_if_tobacco_companies_add_chemicals_like/ | {
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bgkndg | how do non-pendulum mechanical clocks keep constant time? | For instance, how do small pocket watches keep a constant pace at different windings? This has been surprisingly difficult to find on Google. I have found that typically these sorts of clocks are powered by spring, but shouldn't the force of that spring change based on how wound your spring is? If that's the case then ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bgkndg/eli5_how_do_nonpendulum_mechanical_clocks_keep/ | {
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35zplm | why do do girls' hips rock from side to side while guys's hips don't seem to do anything? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/35zplm/eli5_why_do_do_girls_hips_rock_from_side_to_side/ | {
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4kkgto | what is the difference between acne face/body washes when they all have the same active ingredient (salicylic acid, usually 2%)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kkgto/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_acne_facebody/ | {
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43h3h0 | why is sprint more expensive than other carriers that use sprints network? | I keep reading how other low cost cellular companies uses sprints network. How can they charge such a low rate when sprint is always higher for the same or less service? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/43h3h0/eli5_why_is_sprint_more_expensive_than_other/ | {
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3zx9ml | why do so many sports leagues run over autumn, winter and spring where for most it would make more sense to run spring, summer, autumn for better weather? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zx9ml/eli5_why_do_so_many_sports_leagues_run_over/ | {
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62mcue | since the fda cannot regulate homeopathy and supplemental drugs because of extracting quantifiable amounts of active ingredients from plants, why can we not enforce a process by which many plants are blended together and sampled for the correct active ingredient level? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62mcue/eli5_since_the_fda_cannot_regulate_homeopathy_and/ | {
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1wl3bo | machine learning vs artificial intelligence | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wl3bo/eli5_machine_learning_vs_artificial_intelligence/ | {
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