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4beqer | on what principles the romans and other early civilisations based their structural engineering without any sort of newtonian physics and what are the basic mathematical tools / thinking methods used which allow you to build basilicas, bridges, temples, aqueducts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4beqer/eli5_on_what_principles_the_romans_and_other/ | {
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2bhnch | why does windows use file extensions everywhere (like .exe or .txt) and linux usually doesn't need them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bhnch/eli5_why_does_windows_use_file_extensions/ | {
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5a6joe | how did game developers decide that an "s" rank would be what you get after you score an a rank? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5a6joe/eli5_how_did_game_developers_decide_that_an_s/ | {
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2lia0b | when cloning an animal (let's say a dog), how much of that cloned animal is exactly the same as the original animal? | Like looks, personality, habits, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lia0b/eli5_when_cloning_an_animal_lets_say_a_dog_how/ | {
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8pq2l5 | why do recent scratches, cuts, scrapes, etc. sting/burn when in warm water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8pq2l5/eli5_why_do_recent_scratches_cuts_scrapes_etc/ | {
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1mtj3n | how come i can fall asleep nearly instantly in a school lecture when i'm trying to pay attention, but toss and turn when in a comfy bed and trying to sleep? | Edit: looks like this blew up overnight... whilst I was sleeping. I'm reading through the answers now. Lots of good information here on sleep hygiene, not so much on the topic of how its so easy to fall asleep in a hard chair. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mtj3n/eli5_how_come_i_can_fall_asleep_nearly_instantly/ | {
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dg948h | how does a single cell multiply into exact copies of itself yet somehow knows to start building into different body parts? they are all in the same environment with the same dna yet behave differently. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dg948h/eli5_how_does_a_single_cell_multiply_into_exact/ | {
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2kt9jp | why do men catcall? | By now, most people have seen [this video](_URL_0_) of a woman being catcalled over a hundred times over the course of ten hours.
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27pmpd | why do dogs stop mid play fight and freeze until one of them moves to fight again? | Same goes for the start of the fight they get low and stare each other down before chasing each other | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/27pmpd/eli5_why_do_dogs_stop_mid_play_fight_and_freeze/ | {
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1nfvfc | does the body absorb every calorie? if i overeat like crazy will some of it just 'flow through' me or will it all be stored? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nfvfc/does_the_body_absorb_every_calorie_if_i_overeat/ | {
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9j5vbd | how can there be millions of door/car keys that are different from each other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9j5vbd/eli5_how_can_there_be_millions_of_doorcar_keys/ | {
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co85dx | what are vectors and scalars? | I read about it and did some googling, but didn’t really understand it. I was hoping someone here could break it down for me. I’d appreciate both examples and definitions on the terms, as well as of course, an explanation. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/co85dx/eli5_what_are_vectors_and_scalars/ | {
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2cpecg | why do many bars insist on playing music at deafening volumes? | I understand our has to be loud enough to hear it, but why so loud that I can't even hear myself talking? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cpecg/eli5_why_do_many_bars_insist_on_playing_music_at/ | {
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6353au | why was d-day so successful? and were the germans ill prepared? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6353au/eli5_why_was_dday_so_successful_and_were_the/ | {
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9fmmhx | why do attractive people make us feel nervous? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fmmhx/eli5_why_do_attractive_people_make_us_feel_nervous/ | {
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4gujfe | how could you explain fascism to an actual 5 year old? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4gujfe/eli5_how_could_you_explain_fascism_to_an_actual_5/ | {
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1zeh7t | why do most forum-based websites or apps tend to have a very heavy political opinion lean? | I re-visited iFunny today for the sake of boredom only to come across dozens of Conservative Christian spam accounts with nearly a thousand posts in each one. I'm not asking or saying who's right or wrong, I'm just wondering how sites can get such a heavy opinion lean. Also, it's usually more than just politics, too. R... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zeh7t/why_do_most_forumbased_websites_or_apps_tend_to/ | {
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dcesae | what is borderline personality disorder | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dcesae/eli5_what_is_borderline_personality_disorder/ | {
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38t34q | wic forces the purchase of healthy foods, why do food stamps let people buy hot pockets and pizza? | Not judging, but with obesity the way it is and that it's concentrated amongst poor people, it makes sense that there would be restrictions on food stamps to promote healthier choices. It's done on WIC, why not food stamps? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38t34q/eli5_wic_forces_the_purchase_of_healthy_foods_why/ | {
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5i8nem | why do certain things seem to happen or appear all of a sudden after i learn about them? | I randomly looked up a graph of an extended factorial function (x!) 2 days ago, and literally a day after that, I saw a front-page Reddit post of someone asking for the derivative of x!.
This has happened a lot before this as well, with other random things. I learned about "onomatopoeia" or whatever a while ago, and I... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5i8nem/eli5_why_do_certain_things_seem_to_happen_or/ | {
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stnli | dear eli5: why are some people upset with the dali lama? that guy seems like a pretty nice dude. | A lot of his teachings are pretty basic human decency issues, but there seems to be a group saying that he not as good as he appears. What's up with that? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/stnli/dear_eli5_why_are_some_people_upset_with_the_dali/ | {
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1sqbql | why are companies like pandora and spotify more willing to allow a free listen if we aren't the one picking the song? | This has always bugged me. With the [news](_URL_0_) today that Spotify is allowing mobile listening for free on Tablets now, so long as you have the shuffle setting on, I couldn't resist finding an answer any longer.
Spotify has always been happy to let me choose a song on my laptop, but I have to **pay** on my phone... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sqbql/eli5_why_are_companies_like_pandora_and_spotify/ | {
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p39sx | how do i download youtube videos for storage, later playing and to burn on dvds? | ELI5: I'm not entirely computer illiterate but I have been having a lot of trouble being able to do this. And maybe I don't even really understand what I am doing, all the steps and formats and such. I have a macbook air and a 1tb external hard drive. I have download extra web browsers in an attempt to be able to fi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/p39sx/how_do_i_download_youtube_videos_for_storage/ | {
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f0bhwd | how does a photographer take a super long exposure photo of the sky? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f0bhwd/eli5_how_does_a_photographer_take_a_super_long/ | {
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1n6bjj | what are actors/actresses actually doing when supposedly smoking cannabis in the movies and on t.v.? | Are they really getting high? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1n6bjj/eli5_what_are_actorsactresses_actually_doing_when/ | {
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evsy2k | how are people who still have symptoms of being sick no longer ‘contagious’? | I know it happens where the person is still coughing up a lung but cleared to go back to work/school from a doctor because they’re no longer contagious. Just curious as to how/why they’re no longer able to pass on the sickness. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/evsy2k/eli5_how_are_people_who_still_have_symptoms_of/ | {
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cz5ys4 | - why is some debt considered "good" and some "bad"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cz5ys4/eli5_why_is_some_debt_considered_good_and_some_bad/ | {
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6eor5q | aside from ideological political differences, why does the u.s. continue to take such a hardline stance against specifically communism? is it really still that big of a threat to global democracy? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6eor5q/eli5_aside_from_ideological_political_differences/ | {
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erpsdi | how does flying low keep you off the radar? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/erpsdi/eli5_how_does_flying_low_keep_you_off_the_radar/ | {
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52sxwy | what would it look like if you were standing where a meteor was about to hit? | I've seen meteors and meteor showers from all kinds of angles (mostly at night). I was wondering what it would look like, during the day, if you happen to be standing (or recording) from(or very near) the destined impact point and were looking directly at the meteor. I searched reddit and this topic and don't see this ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/52sxwy/eli5_what_would_it_look_like_if_you_were_standing/ | {
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29n8mw | why are some bullets described as calibre (50.cal) and others described as in mm (9mm)? | are these descriptions able to be interchanged? like what would be the calibre of a 9mm round shot from a M9? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/29n8mw/eli5_why_are_some_bullets_described_as_calibre/ | {
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7ixizf | the difference between trance and house? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ixizf/eli5_the_difference_between_trance_and_house/ | {
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83szsm | what is the difference between amortization and accrual? | Can you please give examples as well? Thanks! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83szsm/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_amortization/ | {
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8zj497 | are arthropods cold-blooded? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8zj497/eli5_are_arthropods_coldblooded/ | {
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4rgbns | why do city planners make roads that zig-zag? in other words, why not make them all face north, south, east, west? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rgbns/eli5_why_do_city_planners_make_roads_that_zigzag/ | {
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65qdrx | why does stress often cause the inability to sleep? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65qdrx/eli5_why_does_stress_often_cause_the_inability_to/ | {
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2qzgab | how are personal checks still a thing? | Considering this piece of paper which is often given to a total stranger has:
1. Your full bank account number
2. Routing number
3. Full address
4. Signature
How is this still a thing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qzgab/eli5_how_are_personal_checks_still_a_thing/ | {
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cbhvu7 | when you’re drunk, how come when you speak it sounds like you’re speaking normal but to everyone else, you’re slurring your words? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbhvu7/eli5_when_youre_drunk_how_come_when_you_speak_it/ | {
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5fznhf | why do we have to pee that much when drinking beer and how can we change this? | it really annoys when i always have to go to the toilet when being out with friends and drink some beer | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5fznhf/eli5_why_do_we_have_to_pee_that_much_when/ | {
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321i2r | what exactly went down in the united states v. microsoft case and why did it happen. | I'm aware that it had something to do with internet explorer but I don't quite know exactly what happened. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/321i2r/eli5_what_exactly_went_down_in_the_united_states/ | {
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71hv9k | what is the back ground to the current situation in catalonia? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/71hv9k/eli5_what_is_the_back_ground_to_the_current/ | {
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1rstev | if a singularity in a black hole is infinitely dense, then why doesn't suck the entire universe. | Thanks for the explanations | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rstev/eli5_if_a_singularity_in_a_black_hole_is/ | {
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2qgdk8 | what do surveyers do? | I see these guys out in the city all the time looking through their equipment like telescopes, but I never knew exactly what they were doing. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qgdk8/eli5_what_do_surveyers_do/ | {
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92jfh0 | why does the spanish language pronounce seemingly every letter in each word, but the french language pronounces relatively few? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92jfh0/eli5_why_does_the_spanish_language_pronounce/ | {
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8ddjqp | what is the biological competitive advantage pmt/pms (heightened emotional sensitivity and anxiety at the time of menstruation)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ddjqp/eli5_what_is_the_biological_competitive_advantage/ | {
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497e03 | what happens when your saliva hits your stomach...? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/497e03/eli5_what_happens_when_your_saliva_hits_your/ | {
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6diqz5 | how is it that the nervous systems of biological organisms are generally more efficient at processing information than human made computers? | I know that it's not fair to compare computers to biological organisms because the former was made by man and the latter is very complicated.
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497vs5 | would the human body adjust to higher gravity, extreme temperatures through slow but increased training | Disclaimer: I've seen similar questions. but they've been archived already(and not completely the same. If I started at 1.5x gravity and went to 2x then 3x etc. As in Goku training for Namek but on a much slower scale. Would our bones grow denser? Would our bodies just crush at some point? In the same rate if we train... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/497vs5/eli5_would_the_human_body_adjust_to_higher/ | {
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dy6isv | why do (us) phone calls coming from your saved contacts sometimes appear unknown, unsaved or a completely different number altogether? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dy6isv/eli5_why_do_us_phone_calls_coming_from_your_saved/ | {
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1kj82w | how is japan able to make games for just japanese people and have it still be profitable? | Examples: Ys (But I understand there are localizations now)
Bleach Heat the Soul
One Piece Gigant Battle 2
Bunch of Digimon Games | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kj82w/eli5how_is_japan_able_to_make_games_for_just/ | {
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4u7een | why do skydivers wear a helmet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4u7een/eli5_why_do_skydivers_wear_a_helmet/ | {
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3wkg39 | why should we be worried about internet regulation bills like cisa? wouldn't major tech companies like google and facebook have a vested interest not letting these bills pass and have the same lobbying potential as the people that support such bills? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wkg39/eli5_why_should_we_be_worried_about_internet/ | {
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2bhlc2 | isn't religion just a massive conflict of interests? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bhlc2/eli5_isnt_religion_just_a_massive_conflict_of/ | {
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fpdbxg | how easy is it for distilleries and others making alcohol to make the switch to making hand sanitizer? | With the current situation in the world, I’ve heard of some distilleries switching from making whiskey to making hand sanitizer. Is that easy and cost efficient for them to do or are they taking a huge monetary hit? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fpdbxg/eli5_how_easy_is_it_for_distilleries_and_others/ | {
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cyu2s4 | how did people survive open wounds infection before the invention of antibiotics? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cyu2s4/eli5_how_did_people_survive_open_wounds_infection/ | {
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by1xa6 | when pouring a liquid, what determines if it pours out nicely or dribbles down the side of the original container? | I hate that! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/by1xa6/eli5_when_pouring_a_liquid_what_determines_if_it/ | {
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8gq1g9 | how did old civilizations deal with fish and nut allergies? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gq1g9/eli5_how_did_old_civilizations_deal_with_fish_and/ | {
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1syixq | why do my food cravings change so rapidly? | For instance, when I eat something sweeter, like cereal, I suddenly get a craving for something savory. Is this my body trying to vary my diet, or am I just as hormonal as a pregnant woman for some reason? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1syixq/eli5_why_do_my_food_cravings_change_so_rapidly/ | {
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6w983q | what happens to your lungs/air-passageways if during an asthma attack an inhaler is not available? | To elaborate: would there be a change in the air-passageways once the asthma attack subsides? such as strengthened lungs that can better cope in the next attack, intake more air; or an overall change in lungs/tubing?
I am not endorsing not using inhalers or respiratory devices that may save lives, I am just curious. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6w983q/eli5_what_happens_to_your_lungsairpassageways_if/ | {
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fkgh7l | what's the difference between fiscal and monetary stimulus? how can the government go about enacting fiscal stimulus? what are the consequences of it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fkgh7l/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_fiscal_and/ | {
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2msm4z | why do some cpu's offer the 'turbo boost' feature? why can't they just have the boost as the default speed? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2msm4z/eli5_why_do_some_cpus_offer_the_turbo_boost/ | {
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ntnr8 | conway's game of life | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ntnr8/eli5conways_game_of_life/ | {
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6xux9q | are cameras difficult to operate in the vacuum of space? | A good portion of the official space footage that is shown is mainly of selective viewing angles within the ship, showing miniscule views of the Earth and space. Why is there never any footage of what is around the ISS in 360 degrees? We have 4k 360 degree cameras here on Earth by the dozen, so why hasn't one been inst... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xux9q/eli5_are_cameras_difficult_to_operate_in_the/ | {
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didkcx | cash flow | What does it mean to have a 15% yearly tax mitigated cash flow? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/didkcx/eli5_cash_flow/ | {
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6a3p4x | what does a percentage divided by another percentage mean, mathematically? | Hi Reddit
X% x Y% = a percentage of a percent
But what does X%/Y% = ?
Example I have is:
Discount type A = 15% Discount type B = 20% Effective rate = 6%
Formula (1-(80%/85%)) = 6%
It's a sheet I got at work but it's bugging me because I don't understand what it's doing.
Thanks
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