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67ixsr | why is the understanding of nutrition so far behind? | I don't know if "behind" is necessarily the most accurate way of describing it, but the field of Nutrition and Dietetics seems like it can't quite nail anything down beyond basic necessities. Even then, the RDA/%DV seems to change quite a bit.
What is it that makes it so difficult to develop an accurate understanding... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/67ixsr/eli5_why_is_the_understanding_of_nutrition_so_far/ | {
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21f5m3 | how do researchers synthesize elements if we have have yet to recreate atomic fusion. | As I understand, scientists can basically 'create' atoms in a lab setting, mostly done for some of the higher atomic number elements, such as Livermorium or Ununoctium which exist for only a few thousandths of a second. While some of them do exist as decayed versions of higher atomic number atoms, it still doesn't expl... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21f5m3/eli5_how_do_researchers_synthesize_elements_if_we/ | {
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1erlhk | the conservative scandal concerning a $90,000 payment to senator mike duffy | Don't know much about politics. Other than a conflict of interest, who are these people and why are they important? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1erlhk/eli5_the_conservative_scandal_concerning_a_90000/ | {
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1ph3vx | how does someone, without millions of dollars, start investing? | Is there a website where I can just start buying stocks in single digits or do I have to buy in large quantities? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ph3vx/eli5how_does_someone_without_millions_of_dollars/ | {
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b53jn3 | why is it that when metals are heated up to a molten state they lose most or all of their magnetic characteristics, but the earths core is molten metal and it is what gives the earth its magnetic field? | A theory I heard about Mars is that its core cooled and thus the planet lost its magnetic field leading to its atmosphere degrading and surface water boiling away. How come this molten metal at the Earths core retains its magnetic properties instead of losing it due to not having a defined north and south pole for the ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b53jn3/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_metals_are_heated_up_to/ | {
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2hv50e | why it is so common for people to misunderstand freedom of speech? | Why do people cry freedom of speech everytime their views are criticised or censored for being offensive?
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2d22ca | why can't we stop the brain from thinking? | Whenever we're within our conscious mind, we can't create silence within our head because of all the thoughts occurring. Why is this?
Edit: I mean while still seeing and hearing outside stimuli, the voice in your head isn't saying anything/making any noise.
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9dujx1 | when someone is photoshopped out of a picture how do they place a background behind them where they were? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9dujx1/eli5_when_someone_is_photoshopped_out_of_a/ | {
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2smcmw | why would females want to follow the religion of islam when there are clear preachings about them being worth less than a man? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2smcmw/eli5_why_would_females_want_to_follow_the/ | {
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652kkl | how do shaped explosives work? | You've probably seen them in a video game or something of the sort. How does a shaped explosive work, as in how is the explosion directed in one direction, rather than all around it?
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6n8yo2 | if programming is mainly a bunch of math and numbers then how is a video game created? | I have learned some programming in the past but I cannot figure out how you build a game from it. You need some graphics and sounds for it too (which are tasks for graphics designers and sound engineers) , but I don't know how do you integrate that in your programming (math/ numbers) and in the final product, the game ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6n8yo2/eli5_if_programming_is_mainly_a_bunch_of_math_and/ | {
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3zi3l9 | why can a person be paid for donating plasma, eggs, or sperm, but not for blood or other organs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3zi3l9/eli5_why_can_a_person_be_paid_for_donating_plasma/ | {
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1sx662 | why do a lot of smokers have a mentality that there cigarette butts aren't litter? | mostly curious as the ones I see do it don't seem to even consider it, and at my school it makes up about 85% of the litter I see.
edit: I'm sorry I wrote there and not their. it is rather late -_- | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sx662/eli5_why_do_a_lot_of_smokers_have_a_mentality/ | {
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2l58e2 | comcast, to a non-american. | Everyone seems to be having problems with this company. What exactly gives them such bad reputation and then why people still use it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2l58e2/eli5_comcast_to_a_nonamerican/ | {
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2a1bas | how did the first egyptian pharaoh convince people he was divine? | Wouldn't everyone else have been like, "yeah, sure buddy." and gone about their daily business, ignoring the crazy person? How did they convince an entire civilization that they were divine incarnations with supreme power? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a1bas/eli5_how_did_the_first_egyptian_pharaoh_convince/ | {
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7ac6mx | what makes rejection cause the brain to desire a person more? in what ways can you combat this responsive behavior? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ac6mx/eli5_what_makes_rejection_cause_the_brain_to/ | {
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e34u5a | why do some lights glow after being turned off? |
Sometimes when you turn a light off it glows quite dimly, but it only happens with some lights, can anyone explain why this is? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e34u5a/eli5_why_do_some_lights_glow_after_being_turned/ | {
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fq7u31 | how is memory saved? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fq7u31/eli5_how_is_memory_saved/ | {
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1kzqz3 | how am i able to sing along to a song and write/type coherently at the same time? | I was singing along to an album the other day (am actually doing so now as I type this) and found that I was able to keep typing coherent sentences or responses to instant messages while simultaneously singing along to the song currently playing.
I can also comprehend what I read while singing as well. Are these func... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kzqz3/eli5_how_am_i_able_to_sing_along_to_a_song_and/ | {
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40ejwr | why does a humidifier (water vapor) keep my skin from getting dry while simply splashing water on my skin does not? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40ejwr/eli5_why_does_a_humidifier_water_vapor_keep_my/ | {
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1l74u6 | the relationship between food consumption/digestion, caloric value and time. | I have always been curious about this, and did not find anything on a search of the subreddit. I am mainly interested in:
-How long it takes for the body to absorb the calories of any given food (on average)?
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3wy0vq | all politics aside, why did the obama administration trade 5 taliban fighters for an american soldier who is now facing life imprisonment for desertion? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wy0vq/eli5_all_politics_aside_why_did_the_obama/ | {
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4im9s7 | what are the factors which make up second world nations, and how are they prevented from becoming 1st or 3rd world? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4im9s7/eli5_what_are_the_factors_which_make_up_second/ | {
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4bu91d | what exactly went down with the arizona voting scandal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bu91d/eli5_what_exactly_went_down_with_the_arizona/ | {
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3mglon | if you get a piece of pencil graphite stuck in your body (i.e. a hand), why doesn't it go away? | I accidentally stabbed myself with a pencil 8 years ago at my palm. There's still a dull grey dot where I was stabbed. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mglon/eli5_if_you_get_a_piece_of_pencil_graphite_stuck/ | {
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8anrm6 | how would being trapped in a “sensory deprivation” tank/room affect your mind and mental state? wouldn’t you just recover eventually? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8anrm6/eli5_how_would_being_trapped_in_a_sensory/ | {
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2a34ze | why people are so committed to being fans of losing sports teams? (detroit) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a34ze/eli5_why_people_are_so_committed_to_being_fans_of/ | {
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2l6chx | why does exercise suppress appetite? | So if I am really hungry and I go for a long walk or I do some pushups or any other exercise that wears me out I no longer feel hungry afterward. Yet you'd think it would work up an appetite?
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88a04o | why do shoes have a sole inside them that is not glued to the bottom, but can slide? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/88a04o/eli5_why_do_shoes_have_a_sole_inside_them_that_is/ | {
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do6acc | how do certain sounds (scratching a blackboard, rustling cardboard) trigger physical sensations such as teeth sensitivity? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/do6acc/eli5_how_do_certain_sounds_scratching_a/ | {
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61vyt1 | how do the helmet microphones that a helicopter or small plane pilot uses only pick up voice and not the helicopter engine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61vyt1/eli5_how_do_the_helmet_microphones_that_a/ | {
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3virxf | why do we sometimes hear a very high frequency sound for a few seconds out of nowhere? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3virxf/eli5_why_do_we_sometimes_hear_a_very_high/ | {
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63laim | how do people get from sitting on a sofa to opening a business, what is the process after idea is born? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63laim/eli5_how_do_people_get_from_sitting_on_a_sofa_to/ | {
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3eyyr5 | why does india fund a space program, while they have a ton of problems on earth already? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eyyr5/eli5_why_does_india_fund_a_space_program_while/ | {
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32xu3j | how come when i cook an egg over a campfire it explodes unless i poke a hole in it but hardboiled eggs dont. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32xu3j/eli5_how_come_when_i_cook_an_egg_over_a_campfire/ | {
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1prt6g | why do people like jenny mccarthy think vaccines cause autism? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1prt6g/eli5_why_do_people_like_jenny_mccarthy_think/ | {
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1rikag | can your mind function driving a vehicle on auto-pilot? | I will be driving like normal and after awhile my mind is on other things and I will even forget how I arrived to wherever I was going. It's hard to explain. Does this happen to anyone else? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rikag/eli5_can_your_mind_function_driving_a_vehicle_on/ | {
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fdbgqv | why is it so hard to just tune out and think about nothing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fdbgqv/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_to_just_tune_out_and_think/ | {
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7jzl1b | why are veins used for injections instead of arteries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7jzl1b/eli5_why_are_veins_used_for_injections_instead_of/ | {
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2k8nvh | how did planets form to have their own gravitational pull? why is the core so hot? | Just thinking about planet formation. How do these massive things even stick together? How did a gravitational pull in a single location built mass that became a planet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k8nvh/eli5_how_did_planets_form_to_have_their_own/ | {
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9fasae | how does the phone number cloning tech used by scammers work? can it be prevented? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fasae/eli5how_does_the_phone_number_cloning_tech_used/ | {
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23turt | would colonizing mars affect the orbit of the earth? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23turt/eli5_would_colonizing_mars_affect_the_orbit_of/ | {
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1r79mn | how does the b-movie industry work. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r79mn/eli5_how_does_the_bmovie_industry_work/ | {
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3n7qmy | how does the american political system make it so difficult for obama to introduce tighter gun controls? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n7qmy/eli5_how_does_the_american_political_system_make/ | {
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dj74s6 | what's the point of cvc or cvv om credit card? | If online transaction only need card number and CVC/CVV, then when the card is stolen there's no additional security layer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dj74s6/eli5_whats_the_point_of_cvc_or_cvv_om_credit_card/ | {
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5647f8 | how do musical intervals work? | I've just seen some image that separates various well known songs into their respective 'intervals' apparently, and I'm sitting here humming along like a nobhead to them all trying to work out why "My Bonnie lies over the Ocean" is a Major 6th, the Star Wars theme is a Perfect 5th, and Usher's "Yeah" is Minor 7th.
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198xis | the d drive vs the c drive, why are there two? | I should know this already. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/198xis/the_d_drive_vs_the_c_drive_why_are_there_two/ | {
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5hsrgb | why do my teeth hurt/react when cutlery is scraped along a plate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hsrgb/eli5_why_do_my_teeth_hurtreact_when_cutlery_is/ | {
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2ali2j | why does a car tire require around 30 - 35 psi while a road bike tire can require up to 100+ psi? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ali2j/eli5_why_does_a_car_tire_require_around_30_35_psi/ | {
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201atr | who actually owns the credit card companies visa, master card, and american express? | Someone asked me when you use one what institution are you borrowing money from and it turned to be more complicated than I thought after Googling it... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/201atr/eli5_who_actually_owns_the_credit_card_companies/ | {
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188tbo | why do cats hate water as much as they do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/188tbo/eli5_why_do_cats_hate_water_as_much_as_they_do/ | {
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2ne52j | what's happened in this ask reddit thread | I posted this last night and have no idea what's going on.
How did your "yeah, but I was really drunk" excuse work out for you?
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3n4ae7 | why do razors get dull if they're made of metal? | I never understood this. In a science class way back whenever, I was told that materials had a certain hardness and could only be damaged by something of equal or greater hardness (for example, diamond is the hardest material and can only be cut by other diamonds.
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2zpift | how big is space? it can't just end after a certain point because something would have to be on the other side. it can't go on forever either... | This has always been something I have wondered in my head, because if "Space" was a bazillion sq miles (for arguments sake) something would have to be at the end of those bazillion sq miles. But also, something can't just go on forever, right?? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zpift/eli5_how_big_is_space_it_cant_just_end_after_a/ | {
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1symcl | why do your palms sweat when in danger, like approaching the edge of a tall building, rather than dry out to have better grip? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1symcl/eli5_why_do_your_palms_sweat_when_in_danger_like/ | {
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cu71v7 | why do our perceptions of videogame graphics change over time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cu71v7/eli5_why_do_our_perceptions_of_videogame_graphics/ | {
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ehfiek | why are air conditioning units not. a ‘one size fits all’ thing? | Why does a window type AC have a difficult time cooling multiple rooms? Or even a single large room? Why is it better to use an inverter? Does it actually sense how large the room is?
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1royox | how to deaf people dial 911 in an emergency and speak to police? can you text 911? i'm being serious. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1royox/eli5_how_to_deaf_people_dial_911_in_an_emergency/ | {
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29rff7 | why i can shine a colored laser on a different colored object. | So, how I understand colors is that if I shine a white light on a banana all light except the yellow light becomes heat and the yellow light gets reflected.
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4wqzlk | how can one tap the undersea cables with a submarine? | Don't they have to cut the cables to be able to monitor the communications? Can they do that at great depths without anyone noticing? (an interesting article: _URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4wqzlk/eli5_how_can_one_tap_the_undersea_cables_with_a/ | {
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dweyhf | why does forcing a large company to break up prevent it from being anti-competitive? can't they still pledge to coordinate with each other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dweyhf/eli5_why_does_forcing_a_large_company_to_break_up/ | {
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9w1bua | why does bread taste so good?! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9w1bua/eli5_why_does_bread_taste_so_good/ | {
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3d6632 | what's the connection between dimmed lights and romance/intimacy? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3d6632/eli5_whats_the_connection_between_dimmed_lights/ | {
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3p4cgo | what is the point of life imprisonment? | If a person is found guilty of a heinous crime, why are they condemned to spend the rest of their life in a little room? Discounting inflated expenses of execution, how is life imprisonment a preferable option to death or to a lengthy (but not lifelong) sentence?
You've just got a useless guy in a box for decades. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3p4cgo/eli5_what_is_the_point_of_life_imprisonment/ | {
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qp458 | a request for the eli5 mods. | I love this subreddit and boy has it grown since its inception. But now that the size is relatively large, I think more stern rules are needed for posts. My main complaint is that I see the same ELI5 questions over and over again. It seems every day someone wants to know what fascism is, what torrents are, and what is ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qp458/a_request_for_the_eli5_mods/ | {
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331nj1 | why do buses vibrate when idle but not when moving | Why do big buses and cars ex. charter buses vibrate when they are sitting still with the engine on but when they accelerate the vibrating stops. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/331nj1/eli5why_do_buses_vibrate_when_idle_but_not_when/ | {
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cbdsm9 | how do android apps collect data after we deny them permissions ? | ref: [More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions](_URL_0_)
[1] once we deny permission, how do the apps still have access to those data?
[2] what does the "deny permission" setting actually do?
[3] is it one of those "fake switch" things that do nothing internally ?
[4] was goog... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cbdsm9/eli5_how_do_android_apps_collect_data_after_we/ | {
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2z5pqe | when you take pain meds like aspirin or ibuprofen, does it go treat the pain at the location or is it a general dulling of pain in your whole body? | Edit: Thanks for all the great answers guys! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2z5pqe/eli5_when_you_take_pain_meds_like_aspirin_or/ | {
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2bgy00 | why does it feel like you aren't getting enough air when it's hot outside? | You know on really hot days it feels like you aren't getting enough oxygen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bgy00/eli5_why_does_it_feel_like_you_arent_getting/ | {
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72xlgu | whyvare there so many different producers on movie? | As I watch the opening or closing credits I a movie, I don't know why there are so many different producers. What do they all do? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72xlgu/eli5_whyvare_there_so_many_different_producers_on/ | {
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6ktgjx | why does it happen that we tend to remember some words not by their meaning, but by the context they were used in? | more often than not, this is exactly the thing I have done when I want to recall certain words. I am able to remember a word by the context where it was used, but not by its actual meaning.
PS English is my second language.
| explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ktgjx/eli5_why_does_it_happen_that_we_tend_to_remember/ | {
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2vfb2x | with the mlb looking to play games in cuba, would defectors be arrested immediately? | The Red Sox and Orioles are looking into playing an exhibition game in Cuba next month, which I think is awesome for many different reasons. My question is, would a player like Rusney Castillo, who defected last year, be arrested immediately upon stepping foot in Cuba? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2vfb2x/eli5_with_the_mlb_looking_to_play_games_in_cuba/ | {
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2is6g8 | why does the conductor of an orchestra gesticulate so much? | Skip forward to 1:35 [here](_URL_0_), for example.
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1kcr8c | why is it legal to smoke in the uk at 16 but the legal age to purchase tobacco products is 18? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kcr8c/eli5_why_is_it_legal_to_smoke_in_the_uk_at_16_but/ | {
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a3kvuk | how in the world does a cd, mp3 player, or any other sort of digital music player take data and turn it into sound? | I think I understand how data is stored... But how does it go from data to sound?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3kvuk/eli5_how_in_the_world_does_a_cd_mp3_player_or_any/ | {
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1gwtqh | why does is matter if i'm using encryption/privacy measures if all the traffic is kept by my isp anyways? | To further explain, let's say I'm with Verizon as an ISP. Doesn't all my browsing and my search requests go through their servers before it hits google or some encrypted service? And if so, doesn't that mean that they can provide the NSA a copy of my traffic, regardless of what service I use to make it anonymous?
Also... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gwtqh/eli5_why_does_is_matter_if_im_using/ | {
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2ivolt | how come i factory reset my phone, downloaded the same apps but had 7gb more space. | Before I factory reset I had ~100 photos and I frequently deleted the cache on all my apps as well as text messages, so where did this extra 7gb of space come from? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ivolt/eli5_how_come_i_factory_reset_my_phone_downloaded/ | {
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l298i | student loan jargon. read the papers, still confused. (so much for a college education right?) | So I've gathered that I am soon to owe 400 a month on various loans (roughly 8,000ish). Because I am still a server, after bills I cannot afford this. I was forced to take a break before grad school (aka didn't get into the one I wanted) and therefore will be past the grace period before I am (hopefully) admitted next ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/l298i/student_loan_jargon_read_the_papers_still/ | {
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2cqarn | heart palpitations | My doctor told me I had one when I told him about chest pain and that I'll probably have more in the future. I zoned out when he started throwing around long technical words. What does this mean, and will it hurt me over time? Is this something I need medicine for? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cqarn/eli5_heart_palpitations/ | {
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c18d6k | 666 = evil, 777 = good | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c18d6k/eli5_666_evil_777_good/ | {
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10fvxf | what happens inside your ear when the elevator goes up (and you get that weird vertigo feeling) | I know theres something in your ears that helps your brain determine if you're sitting, walking, standing, etc and helps you balance. I think its a liquid. What happens to it when the elevator goes up to give you that funny vertigo feeling (if I'm using the term vertigo right). | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10fvxf/eli5_what_happens_inside_your_ear_when_the/ | {
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f3pv8h | can you really develop a tolerance for things your body treats as bad? poisons/allergens. if so, how and why does this work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f3pv8h/eli5_can_you_really_develop_a_tolerance_for/ | {
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3fc44o | why don't all plastic bottles have a deposit (e.g. water)? | I've always believed that only pop (soda) had a deposit on the bottles because they were carbonated. But why is this? Wouldn't having a deposit on the water bottles encourage recycling? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fc44o/eli5_why_dont_all_plastic_bottles_have_a_deposit/ | {
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3cjrx2 | how do combustion engines prevent fires/explosions from happening when the fuel is ignited? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cjrx2/eli5how_do_combustion_engines_prevent/ | {
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dm3e1k | how does the transformer increase or decrease voltages and currents. for example, how does a step down transformer decrease the voltage and simultaneously increase current? | Shouldn't the current supplied by the source be the constant? The structure is obviously not some sort of a compressor that compresses the current and make the voltage high of some kind.
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72i8bu | how is the u.s. space program able to easily partner with other countries that we're at political odds with (e.g. russia/china)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/72i8bu/eli5_how_is_the_us_space_program_able_to_easily/ | {
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92dx81 | why does the brain sometimes take a moment to process words? | I’ve noticed, for years, when talking to people, if I say something, at times they’ll say “what?” like they didn’t hear me. Then reply accordingly without me having to repeat anything. It happens to me too. So, what is the delay and why does it take a split second to process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/92dx81/eli5_why_does_the_brain_sometimes_take_a_moment/ | {
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4rph10 | is it physically possible to hold your breath until you pass out? | Will your body eventually involuntarily take a breath for you? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rph10/eli5_is_it_physically_possible_to_hold_your/ | {
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2cizcg | how does my fingerprint scanner on my iphone work through a plastic bag? | I was at the beach today and I had my phone in a snack bag to keep it dry and my fingerprint worked through the bag. How did this happen?? Is this normal? Has this happened to anyone else with other materials? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cizcg/eli5_how_does_my_fingerprint_scanner_on_my_iphone/ | {
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5hg8nh | why is it that in the musical alphabet there is a whole step between all notes except b and c and e and f? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5hg8nh/eli5_why_is_it_that_in_the_musical_alphabet_there/ | {
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1qcxf5 | what is /r/shitreddit says? why is the subreddit so disliked by the rest of the reddit community? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qcxf5/eli5_what_is_rshitreddit_says_why_is_the/ | {
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df0b9k | how do cnc machines measure so accurately? | It seems like magic, lets be honest.
Big, vibrating, metal-chewing machines that turn out parts that are flat to the 5th and 6th decimal places? How is there no slip? how does it compensate for vibrations and the super fast movements? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/df0b9k/eli5_how_do_cnc_machines_measure_so_accurately/ | {
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2udtzd | why do people still judge others for playing video games? | *remove post* | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2udtzd/eli5_why_do_people_still_judge_others_for_playing/ | {
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3nslb2 | could the earth ever be moved like in futurama? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nslb2/eli5_could_the_earth_ever_be_moved_like_in/ | {
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dnskqk | why are we sick when we exert ourselves during exercise? | It just seems counterintuitive to get rid of energy by throwing up what you have eaten | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dnskqk/eli5_why_are_we_sick_when_we_exert_ourselves/ | {
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9wj25i | the neuroscience of forming and breaking habits | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9wj25i/eli5_the_neuroscience_of_forming_and_breaking/ | {
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20335q | most realistic scenario following a nuclear attack | What would be the most realistic scenario if say, North Korea got pissed at the US and just launched a few nukes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20335q/eli5most_realistic_scenario_following_a_nuclear/ | {
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15qikr | how fossilization works. | I understand it is the mineralization of organic matter but that's where my knowledge stops. Also I'm not quite sure about the process of mineralization of organic matter. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15qikr/eli5_how_fossilization_works/ | {
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