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7kqwlz | why can a portable heater (like my fake fireplace) pump out hot air as soon as i turn it on, but my car takes a long time to warm up? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7kqwlz/eli5_why_can_a_portable_heater_like_my_fake/ | {
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2aeahn | can dogs really not eat chocolate, bread, onions, or garlic? why not? | If they've been domesticated from wolves to the point they're at now and living off of human food scraps this whole time, shouldn't their digestive tract have evolved to handle everything ours can? Are there any other foods they can't / shouldn't eat? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aeahn/eli5_can_dogs_really_not_eat_chocolate_bread/ | {
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6umevh | why do some people with mental complications have their mouths hanging open? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6umevh/eli5_why_do_some_people_with_mental_complications/ | {
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3zv2xx | how did obama put this new gun law into action with no vote etc | I'm super confused about Obama's last ditch effort of throwing in this gun law where HIPPA is basically ignored and now mental health records are part of any background check. Is that even legal? Doesn't it violate my second amendment rights? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zv2xx/eli5_how_did_obama_put_this_new_gun_law_into/ | {
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3jjf2b | why did men's pants move down from the "natural waist" to the hips? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jjf2b/eli5_why_did_mens_pants_move_down_from_the/ | {
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2mwd97 | how come most coconut oils we see are solid, yet there are coconut oils in a liquid state - what makes them not solidify? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mwd97/eli5_how_come_most_coconut_oils_we_see_are_solid/ | {
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1es1r9 | i just got a job that offers a 401k plan, can anyone explain what i should do with that? | Keeping in mind that I'm 22 years old and chances are this is not a super long term career. Do 401k's roll over to a new job? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1es1r9/eli5_i_just_got_a_job_that_offers_a_401k_plan_can/ | {
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6b6ai8 | sudoku patterns | Can someone please explain the x-wing, swordfish, and finned swordfish patterns please? I've looked this up many times but I have a difficult time grasping the concept. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6b6ai8/eli5_sudoku_patterns/ | {
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b4choy | if there is no actual "touch", just electric impulses between atoms that give the feeling of touching, how does a knife, for example, break bonds to "cut" something? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b4choy/eli5_if_there_is_no_actual_touch_just_electric/ | {
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4mui59 | the "freemen on the land" movment. | How did this belief system get started? How long has it been around. Why do people believe it?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mui59/eli5_the_freemen_on_the_land_movment/ | {
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7rlph4 | if you lived long enough, would all your cells eventually become cancerous? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7rlph4/eli5_if_you_lived_long_enough_would_all_your/ | {
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8r9yuc | how come when we put our phones under sun light it is barely visible, but when we put it under artifical light in our house it is clearly visible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8r9yuc/eli5_how_come_when_we_put_our_phones_under_sun/ | {
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2p6flt | if usa and russa had an all-out nuclear war during the cold war, would there really be a nuclear apocalypse like we see in movies? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p6flt/eli5_if_usa_and_russa_had_an_allout_nuclear_war/ | {
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1vh026 | why is the cosmic background microwave energy in outer reaches of the universe warmer as we look at higher frequencies? | A recent issue of science news shows a series of illustrations derived from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite of the residual background energy in the universe as measured from 30 Ghz to 857 Ghz and, generally, as they looked at higher frequencies the center of the universe looks cooler and the outer limits ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vh026/eli5why_is_the_cosmic_background_microwave_energy/ | {
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2favys | why do they not put ebola victims in suits like the doctors wear? would it not somewhat help contain the virus? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2favys/eli5_why_do_they_not_put_ebola_victims_in_suits/ | {
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5wmyvf | what is the true purpose of "tag a friend who ..." spam-posts on facebook? | I guess it has something to do with facebook's algorithm for ads or something? Or is it just a ruse to gather personal information from people? They are annoying as hell and I'd like to understand why they exist at all.
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259cl8 | how is basic universal income different than unconditional welfare? | At the end of the day, wouldn't basic income still just be the government giving away free money? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/259cl8/eli5_how_is_basic_universal_income_different_than/ | {
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1p8j7j | what is bank liquidity and how do high rates differ from low rates. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p8j7j/eli5_what_is_bank_liquidity_and_how_do_high_rates/ | {
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5d6gdr | huygens-fresnel principle | I read about light diffraction and this comes up. Couldn't understand the explanation on wiki | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5d6gdr/eli5_huygensfresnel_principle/ | {
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cw0yes | how is peter popoff's "magic spring water" not shut down for false advertising? | Title. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cw0yes/eli5_how_is_peter_popoffs_magic_spring_water_not/ | {
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uh9v3 | what is the significance of the relativity of time? | Any impact on our daily lives? Any expected impact to come? Can we take advantage of it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/uh9v3/eli5_what_is_the_significance_of_the_relativity/ | {
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sh0sy | how was life created from the primordial soup? | I understand the whole primordial soup thing, where electricity + gases + heat = amino acids, but beyond that I'm kind of lost. What drove these random bits and pieces to become bacteria, then species? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/sh0sy/eli5_how_was_life_created_from_the_primordial_soup/ | {
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8mj9ai | how do dimensions work and what does each one mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8mj9ai/eli5_how_do_dimensions_work_and_what_does_each/ | {
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1m59p6 | why are vision problems more common than problems of other senses (ie. hearing, smell, etc.) | Are the eyes more fragile than other organs? Are vision problems simply more genetically prevalent? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m59p6/eli5_why_are_vision_problems_more_common_than/ | {
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62miit | how do companies push updates to your phone without an actual app update?. | Some of you may have noticed the recent twitter update that no longer counts usernames towards character limit (finally) but this was done without the app updating. How does this work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/62miit/eli5_how_do_companies_push_updates_to_your_phone/ | {
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42hy8n | how does information become classified (secret, top secret, etc.), who determines access to the information, and how many levels exist? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42hy8n/eli5_how_does_information_become_classified/ | {
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44plcz | why doesn't the american government prop up the oil companies currently struggling the way it did banks during the great recession? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44plcz/eli5_why_doesnt_the_american_government_prop_up/ | {
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2jjzv8 | why do some works of fiction try so hard to avoid using trademarks? | For example, would Marvel Comics really be in hot water if they had Peter Parker drinking Starbucks instead of Starducks? Or Pepsi instead of Pipsi? Little things like that? Why do some stories have no problem with it while others do?
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1v23at | how did criminals 'hack' target card readers? | What process did they use and how does this enable them to commit credit card fraud? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v23at/eli5_how_did_criminals_hack_target_card_readers/ | {
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9mx2j9 | what is radiation? how does it change the atomic structure of atoms? how and why does it go away after thousands of years? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9mx2j9/eli5_what_is_radiation_how_does_it_change_the/ | {
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dmas7e | how does my body know to blink and stop something from hitting my eye that i couldn’t even see? | I was cooking earlier this evening when the grease popped in my pan causing me to blink. This stopped a piece of grease from hitting my eye, and instead burning my lower eyelid. There is know way I could have seen that projectile, much less time my blink perfectly. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dmas7e/elif_how_does_my_body_know_to_blink_and_stop/ | {
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4dk6hj | people say that o.j simpson was found not guilty because the prosecution mishandled the case. what does this mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dk6hj/eli5_people_say_that_oj_simpson_was_found_not/ | {
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buhyu3 | why are wide open eyes and a gaping mouth the physiological responses of extreme shock? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/buhyu3/eli5_why_are_wide_open_eyes_and_a_gaping_mouth/ | {
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2eiwz9 | why isn't russia's intervention in ukraine getting more (us) media attention? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2eiwz9/eli5_why_isnt_russias_intervention_in_ukraine/ | {
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6kzxbd | what are the rules around finding 'treasure' on land and in the sea? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6kzxbd/eli5what_are_the_rules_around_finding_treasure_on/ | {
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57j1bm | how can baby animals instantly walk? | I'm fascinated by machine learning and human learning. I did a 6-week course on creating a self-driving car and was amazed how easy the software part is. The teaching of the machine is the hard and time intensive part.
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cwzxjn | how did the singularity end ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cwzxjn/eli5_how_did_the_singularity_end/ | {
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2g7sbb | how do the underground pipes that deliver water for us to bathe and drink stay clean? is there no buildup or germs inside of them? | Without any regard to the SOURCE of the water, how does water travel through metal pipes that live under ground, or in our walls, for years without picking up all kinds of bacteria, deposits or other unwanted foreign substances? I expect that it's a very large system and not every inch is realistically maintained and ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2g7sbb/eli5_how_do_the_underground_pipes_that_deliver/ | {
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2ff8tu | what's the deal with anita sarkeesian and why do so many people seem to think that she faked the recent death threat on twitter. | So I saw a few of her videos on youtube a few years ago. Sure her ideas were a bit too much, but, at least in my opinion, she raised some valid points. So, why does the gaming community hate her, or rather why do they care so much. Also is there any decent proof that she faked her own death threats? If so what could he... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ff8tu/eli5_whats_the_deal_with_anita_sarkeesian_and_why/ | {
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1ks3ok | why can't we make a single led that can display all visible colors? | All LEDs I know of are a single color, with some being composed of a green, blue, and red to provide most of the colors of the visible spectrum. Why can't we make a single LED that can vary it's color? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ks3ok/why_cant_we_make_a_single_led_that_can_display/ | {
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2oxslp | how come my mind goes blank and i fluster when i become nervous. from a biological standpoint, shouldn't i be thinking and talking clearly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2oxslp/eli5_how_come_my_mind_goes_blank_and_i_fluster/ | {
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2hks3x | who does a state attorney general have to listen to? | At the federal level, the attorney general is appointed by the president, so he takes his orders from the president. At state level, I believe most, if not all, AGs are elected. Does that then mean that they do not have to take orders from the governor? And if they do what is the point of electing AGs in the first plac... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hks3x/eli5_who_does_a_state_attorney_general_have_to/ | {
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t3yxx | how do we know about how much of a given element is still to be mined? | I hear that there is a finite amount of gold in the world, which makes perfect sense to me. However, when people tell me that there are around 33 cubic meters of gold in the world, of which we have mined 25 cubic meters, I want to know how we know that there are 7 extra cubic meters to mine!
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49ar9t | why is a sudden loud sound startling? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/49ar9t/eli5why_is_a_sudden_loud_sound_startling/ | {
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by3tkw | how did the beef between the chinese government and falun gong start? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/by3tkw/eli5_how_did_the_beef_between_the_chinese/ | {
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a62qor | the differences between the 3 forms of buddhism | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a62qor/eli5_the_differences_between_the_3_forms_of/ | {
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36kcbs | what is a microwave actually doing to my food? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36kcbs/eli5_what_is_a_microwave_actually_doing_to_my_food/ | {
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c38c1k | how does the stomach let fluids through without the stomach acid flowing out with it | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c38c1k/eli5_how_does_the_stomach_let_fluids_through/ | {
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dtw8ww | why do our ears and nose continue to grow as we age, but not other facial features? do other animals have this same progression? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dtw8ww/eli5_why_do_our_ears_and_nose_continue_to_grow_as/ | {
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8maomr | why do students typically only learn their multiplication tables up to 12? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8maomr/eli5_why_do_students_typically_only_learn_their/ | {
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crzpa2 | why do plants like poison ivy cause skin to bubble? why does the reaction appear to spread through skin contact? | So itchy. So confused. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/crzpa2/eli5_why_do_plants_like_poison_ivy_cause_skin_to/ | {
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2hvkfk | what does steam really do when it verifies the game cache? | I play ArmA 3 with the 10th Mountain Division (check them out if your into milsim. My first time, and it's amazing so far) and a man on our squad was having trouble launching. IT told him to verofy the game cache to no avail. So if this doesn't help, what does Steam actually verify and why do things not become validate... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hvkfk/eli5_what_does_steam_really_do_when_it_verifies/ | {
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2bqxlh | why don't we have famous mainstream classical composers like mozart and beethoven today? | Is it because there isn't a market for it nowadays or that classical music simply cannot compete with pop and dance music nowadays, so any composer for the orchestra remains relatively obscure?
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1vrpyx | why is the commercial sex illegal? is it anti-social? does it harm someone? | Just trying to understand the reasoning in considering the paid sex as illegal.
Edit: Also would like to understand the validity of those considerations in the modern days. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vrpyx/eli5_why_is_the_commercial_sex_illegal_is_it/ | {
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411ahm | if an electrical outlet (120 volts) can kill you, how come a taser (50,000) can't? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/411ahm/eli5_if_an_electrical_outlet_120_volts_can_kill/ | {
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1esw9n | what is bayesian logic/reasoning, and what are its uses? | I've been reading Harry Potter and the Methods or Rationality lately, and Bayesian, as a both a term and an attitude, gets mentioned a lot. I think I have a slight grasp, but comments like this
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5h9sr8 | how are the numbers for life expectancy calculated? is it based off your current age or the year you were born? country of birth or residency? | So many question! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5h9sr8/eli5_how_are_the_numbers_for_life_expectancy/ | {
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5ufa8p | what's the difference between whistleblowing and leaking? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ufa8p/whats_the_difference_between_whistleblowing_and/ | {
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1vs61t | how does peeing after sex prevent infections when the urethra and vagina are two different holes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1vs61t/eli5_how_does_peeing_after_sex_prevent_infections/ | {
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4ipso8 | why do some women complain about "luxury" tax on tampons but accept taxes on other necessary hygiene products like toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper, etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ipso8/eli5_why_do_some_women_complain_about_luxury_tax/ | {
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5gukw0 | how do countries with low education rankings, such as the usa and the uk, continue to be economically effective and influential? how can a successful economy not be represented in its educational standards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gukw0/eli5_how_do_countries_with_low_education_rankings/ | {
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6bjwgo | why do the terrorists' sources of weapons very seldom appear in the news while we always hear which country or rebel groups get their weapons from which country? | So many times there are news like "*This country will buy this many tanks and fighter planes from that country*" or "*This country reacts to the weapons they sold to that country to be used in this way*" or as it happens now "*US decides to arm this friendly rebel group*"; but we rarely get any reaction towards the cou... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6bjwgo/eli5_why_do_the_terrorists_sources_of_weapons/ | {
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39nfrs | why do packages often say bring cold water to a boil? | Why cold? Why not hot? I always did hot so it boils faster. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39nfrs/eli5_why_do_packages_often_say_bring_cold_water/ | {
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86tiqs | why do gaming servers maintanence times happen on tuesday morning in america? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/86tiqs/eli5_why_do_gaming_servers_maintanence_times/ | {
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jsnek | how can a few satellites serve so many people and devices? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jsnek/how_can_a_few_satellites_serve_so_many_people_and/ | {
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3kr85o | what's the difference between hebrew, jew, and israelite? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3kr85o/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_hebrew_jew_and/ | {
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3s952v | why do some people think psychology is a pseudoscience? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s952v/eli5_why_do_some_people_think_psychology_is_a/ | {
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4mabcr | watching nba tonight. what do the vegas odds mean? | I don't understand how the odds are written. ESPN is showing GSW - 210 and Cavs +180. What does that mean? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mabcr/eli5_watching_nba_tonight_what_do_the_vegas_odds/ | {
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24dgqq | why do some people consider the united states government an oligarchy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24dgqq/eli5_why_do_some_people_consider_the_united/ | {
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203lvv | do we have any system of "direction" in outer space? | With everything moving and no obvious cardinal directions, how do we tell which way is which? Is everything just relative to what it orbits? With the message on voyager giving our "address" would other planets even know which way to go? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/203lvv/eli5_do_we_have_any_system_of_direction_in_outer/ | {
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6y9qw9 | why does your body feel physically ill after experiencing emotional trauma? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6y9qw9/eli5_why_does_your_body_feel_physically_ill_after/ | {
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6tbv1s | charlottesville protest & violence | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6tbv1s/eli5_charlottesville_protest_violence/ | {
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6m4zj6 | why do stores throw out packaged long-expiry-date foods and non perishable products (like software, chairs)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6m4zj6/eli5why_do_stores_throw_out_packaged/ | {
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90wk14 | how were elements like hydrogen and helium found hundreds of years ago without being able to see them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/90wk14/eli5_how_were_elements_like_hydrogen_and_helium/ | {
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9hb479 | how do hard-disc drives (hdd) store data i.e. images compared to solid-state hard-drives (ssd)? | Looking for a layman's explanation please? My lecturer banged on about how HDD's 'read/write head aligns magnetisable domains in one direction for 1's and other for 0's' which literally makes no sense to my computer naive self. I do remember my dad recommending me to get a SSD instead because they're faster and slimmer... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hb479/eli5_how_do_harddisc_drives_hdd_store_data_ie/ | {
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9fygdx | why does the independent film channel air reruns of two and a half men? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fygdx/eli5_why_does_the_independent_film_channel_air/ | {
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5gnham | does dreaming take energy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gnham/eli5_does_dreaming_take_energy/ | {
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1zde5a | why do we have a registry and notification system for sex offenders but not murders? don't they pose a greater threat to society? | I'm 100% behind the registration of convicted sex offenders because people need to know who poses a threat to their safety. But why aren't people notified if someone who has committed a murder moves in next door?
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3hcekg | how does a regular water faucet work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hcekg/eli5_how_does_a_regular_water_faucet_work/ | {
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8fv9px | does the thickness of a wire effect how much electricity can go through it like the thickness of a pipe does with water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8fv9px/eli5_does_the_thickness_of_a_wire_effect_how_much/ | {
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c5hraa | how bad were british workhouses? | I'm watching a show set in the 50s and they talk about the people who were traumatized by living in workhouses. So I'll say I'm an American. Many things that British had to deal with sadly wasn't discussed over here. So I really want to learn. I hope someone will explain. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c5hraa/eli5_how_bad_were_british_workhouses/ | {
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31ptlt | why does the human body sometimes stop having regular bowel movements when away from home? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31ptlt/eli5_why_does_the_human_body_sometimes_stop/ | {
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1111of | how was the international space station put into space? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1111of/eli5_how_was_the_international_space_station_put/ | {
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2h3ake | if all of my cells have the same dna, how do cells become specialized? | My brain cells and blood cells are very different, but they contain the same instructions (DNA). How do they know what their job is? How do they become specialized? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2h3ake/eli5if_all_of_my_cells_have_the_same_dna_how_do/ | {
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zifan | how do directors create pitch trailers? | I want to know how directors create pitch trailers without anything? Do they cut up other films to create a story board? Do they build up small funds and go to a studio to make the trailer?
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1l66fy | why do most large retailers not allow their employees to stop shoplifters? | I have several friends who work in retail. According to them, someone can walk into a store, grab a bunch of clothes off a rack, and walk out the door. All without being stopped by an employee who just witnessed the entire thing. In one example, a manager called the police on two girls who were openly shoplifting in... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1l66fy/eli5_why_do_most_large_retailers_not_allow_their/ | {
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4m17zf | room temperature superconductors | I was reading Michio Kaku's physics of the future book, where he mentions room temperature super conductors... I'm confused on how this would work because I thought superconductors only happen at around 0k. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4m17zf/eli5_room_temperature_superconductors/ | {
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70i5t9 | how hela is contaminated and considering progressive cancers, shouldn't any progressive cancer cell be "immortal"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/70i5t9/eli5_how_hela_is_contaminated_and_considering/ | {
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32i28s | why is it that textbooks are written in such an unnatural way that you have to read a sentence 2 or 3 times to grasp it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32i28s/eli5_why_is_it_that_textbooks_are_written_in_such/ | {
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2i299z | what is the use of the un if they are unable to prevent invasion of sovereign countries, ethnic cleansing and war crimes including use of chemical weapons? | Ukraine, Syria, Kurdistan, et al | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i299z/eli5_what_is_the_use_of_the_un_if_they_are_unable/ | {
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3bjazi | how do they decide how many episodes of a show are gonna be in each season? | I've seen as many as 24 and as few as 3 in each season of a show. How to they decide on how many they'll make that season? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bjazi/eli5_how_do_they_decide_how_many_episodes_of_a/ | {
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2qwkjl | what happens to that little bit of money that always remains on gift cards? i know it expires but where does it go? | Edit: So I am like really tired and I apparently didn't think this through very well. Have a nice day every one. Go answer someone's question that makes sense. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qwkjl/eli5_what_happens_to_that_little_bit_of_money/ | {
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288b2u | why do humans get impulses to do things they know are incredibly stupid? (i.e. standing on a cliff and having the impulse to jump off) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/288b2u/eli5_why_do_humans_get_impulses_to_do_things_they/ | {
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3mggtb | why do animated villains, mainly in anime, are drawn with tiny eyes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mggtb/eli5_why_do_animated_villains_mainly_in_anime_are/ | {
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dp11rg | why is driving a jeep wrangler in 4wd bad for it when done on flat dry ground? specifically at low speeds and tight turns. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dp11rg/eli5_why_is_driving_a_jeep_wrangler_in_4wd_bad/ | {
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34igyn | the difference between paint and primer | Edit: I'm looking for a better explanation than primer goes on before paint. That much I know. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34igyn/eli5_the_difference_between_paint_and_primer/ | {
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d5bh9n | the collatz conjecture. | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d5bh9n/eli5_the_collatz_conjecture/ | {
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