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1sxk53 | how has the pirate bay not been shut down with the owners so public? | The owners of the Pirate Bay go around talking about the site and don't hide from society Silk Road style, but how has the Pirate Bay not been shut down itself? It's definitely not an obscure site, and Megaupload already went down before because of pirating and copyright infringement on tons of their downloads.
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3y45ee | ; do biting bugs get affected by drugs or medicine in someone's blood? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y45ee/eli5_do_biting_bugs_get_affected_by_drugs_or/ | {
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5sal2j | why do objects with a higher thermal conductivity feel colder to the touch? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5sal2j/eli5_why_do_objects_with_a_higher_thermal/ | {
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1hts1y | the existence or perversion of the social contract in the us | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1hts1y/eli5_the_existence_or_perversion_of_the_social/ | {
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2hgstb | how can an iphone 6 bend without the screen cracking or breaking? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2hgstb/eli5_how_can_an_iphone_6_bend_without_the_screen/ | {
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frwtqi | how do scientists count chromosomes? | They say that most human cells have 46 chromosomes. How exactly do they count how many chromosomes they have? Did they just grab a cell and start counting it like tallying? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/frwtqi/eli5_how_do_scientists_count_chromosomes/ | {
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66awue | the new 'negative mass' discovery | So in this post the linked article talks about the discovery of 'negative mass' particles:
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8ktokj | i understand that plants (specifically flowers) are killed when we cut them from their original location, but how does placing them in vases of water and plant food keep them alive for a little longer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ktokj/eli5_i_understand_that_plants_specifically/ | {
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3r0efu | how trick or treat works. first halloween in the usa | This is my first halloween in the USA and I was wondering if some one could explain me how this works. what to give what not, how to let people know if you are participating, etc.
Danke,
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1d86wx | over-clocking a computer | What does it mean? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1d86wx/eli5_overclocking_a_computer/ | {
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5rhj60 | why do atoms organize into living organisms? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5rhj60/eli5_why_do_atoms_organize_into_living_organisms/ | {
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988h75 | how do parasitic worms control the movement of their preys? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/988h75/eli5_how_do_parasitic_worms_control_the_movement/ | {
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9ws0cw | what are artificial ingredients and why are they bad? | I know that artificial ingredients get such a bad rap but why did we create them in the first place and what are they actually? I know some of them were to help preserve foods and such, so how will we compensate if they are removed from our foods? Is there proof that they are bad for us? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ws0cw/eli5_what_are_artificial_ingredients_and_why_are/ | {
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2rhrj0 | why do nasa launch rockets from sea level instead of from the top of a mountain | if they launch from a higher point they will need less fuel because they have to go a shorter distance, right? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rhrj0/eli5why_do_nasa_launch_rockets_from_sea_level/ | {
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7oesjy | how does paypal work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7oesjy/eli5how_does_paypal_work/ | {
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qmi3n | what exactly do a president and vice president do all day? | Are they just reading bills and such, do they have people summarizing things to them and just making rulings about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qmi3n/what_exactly_do_a_president_and_vice_president_do/ | {
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2esqeu | how bills like cispa can keep being reintroduced but with different names after not being adopted into being? | Like if it didn't work the first time, how can they just call it something else, change a couple things, and then try it again? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2esqeu/eli5_how_bills_like_cispa_can_keep_being/ | {
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4eh9d0 | when and how did buttoning the top button of a collared shirt when you're not wearing a tie become a thing? | Buttoning the top button of a button-down collared shirt without a tie used to be a way of signaling a character's social ineptitude (see: Rain Man or Forrest Gump). Now, however, it's all over the place. It seems to be "in" everywhere from hipster hangouts to the runway to hip-hop. How did this came to be? Am I the on... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4eh9d0/eli5_when_and_how_did_buttoning_the_top_button_of/ | {
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4w3bhj | how do you determine something as right or wrong? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4w3bhj/eli5_how_do_you_determine_something_as_right_or/ | {
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73a4hz | how do companies manufacture the pixels for hd displays? | I know how a pixel works, a pixel has 3 cells red, green, blue yadayadayada I get that. However, for years I've wondered how so many pixels could be packed into such a small space. A 1980x1080 monitor contains 2,073,600 pixels, and each pixel has 3 cells, how do people manufacture pixels this tiny? And don't even get m... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/73a4hz/eli5_how_do_companies_manufacture_the_pixels_for/ | {
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4dgeq6 | why are there articles about new, amazing battery technologies that seem ready for production so often, yet lithium-ion batteries are still the king? what technology is bound to be the next best thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dgeq6/eli5_why_are_there_articles_about_new_amazing/ | {
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18fxmg | how much truth is there to the idea that the united states invaded iraq for oil? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18fxmg/eli5_how_much_truth_is_there_to_the_idea_that_the/ | {
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31rfk0 | why can't i remember things when i tell myself to? | As in, why is, "I don't need to write that down, I'll remember it!" completely ineffective? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/31rfk0/eli5_why_cant_i_remember_things_when_i_tell/ | {
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25xgfn | if outer space is zero pressure, how does earth's atmosphere keep in everything? | Like what forces keeps the atmosphere (O3, O2, N2, etc) at a gradient ie the atmosphere gets thinner right? Why doesn't it all just get dispersed into space? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25xgfn/eli5_if_outer_space_is_zero_pressure_how_does/ | {
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6s2bme | why do facebook pages use videos of still images instead of just a picture? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s2bme/eli5_why_do_facebook_pages_use_videos_of_still/ | {
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226slz | is swallowing phlegm bad for you? | What's in phlegm? Sometimes you get a nasty loogie and just can't spit it out. It's gross to swallow it, but is it bad for you too? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/226slz/eli5is_swallowing_phlegm_bad_for_you/ | {
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2tbbpg | what would be the impact if in the next presidential election, a republican wins, thus controlling both congress and white house? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tbbpg/eli5_what_would_be_the_impact_if_in_the_next/ | {
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3arudt | how can a commercial show a competitor brand in a negative light, but a television show/movie/book has to use made-up versions of a brand? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3arudt/eli5_how_can_a_commercial_show_a_competitor_brand/ | {
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5elz27 | how does the destruction of thousands of tons of illegal ivory help fight poachers and the black market? | Wouldn't that make them that much more valuable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5elz27/eli5_how_does_the_destruction_of_thousands_of/ | {
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2c4e0n | how does banning revenge porn not contradict copyright laws? | I've been reading a lot about revenge porn lately, which usually involves an angry ex posting naked pics or sex tapes. If the ex who's posting things took the pictures/videos, then don't they own the copyright on them? Shouldn't they legally be able to post them anywhere they want?
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atjptz | why can't our immune system fight against many diseases without external medication? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/atjptz/eli5_why_cant_our_immune_system_fight_against/ | {
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1j43rj | as a woman, why is it that i can painlessly poop but i cannot have anal sex without crying in pain? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j43rj/eli5_as_a_woman_why_is_it_that_i_can_painlessly/ | {
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45loat | why do the majority of girls growing up tend to have a similar writing style? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/45loat/eli5_why_do_the_majority_of_girls_growing_up_tend/ | {
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2cqf57 | why does technology double every two years? | Why not 1.5x, or 3x, or any other variation in advancement? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cqf57/eli5_why_does_technology_double_every_two_years/ | {
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9hybkc | what is the riemanm hypothesis and what does it have to do with prime numbers? | Bringing this up as I saw a news article saying that a mathematician has found a way to prove this particular hypothesis, which has been unsolved for more than a century. Reading the wikipedia article just gave me a headache :( | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hybkc/eli5_what_is_the_riemanm_hypothesis_and_what_does/ | {
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6lk46h | when does it go from "my cute little baby who is naked" to child porn? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lk46h/eli5_when_does_it_go_from_my_cute_little_baby_who/ | {
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5nw1dd | why is evidence found illegally by police inadmissible in court? | I am **NOT** asking why it is illegal to do random search and seizures of private property, or why police officers gathering evidence should be charged. Rather I am curious why any evidence found illegally is considered inadmissible? Its still evidence isn't it? Is it simply because it was found illegally or are there... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nw1dd/eli5_why_is_evidence_found_illegally_by_police/ | {
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1xatuh | how do states have time to pass silly bills when there are far more pressing issues at hand? | For example, in California, we banned the sale of fois gras that is produced in California. The ethical issue of force feeding an animal to enlarge its liver is one thing, but this is not a significant issue to the vast majority of people. I would assume that there inst enough money behind this issue to force this bill... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xatuh/eli5_how_do_states_have_time_to_pass_silly_bills/ | {
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5vgmtu | how gangs work | I am from Europe but I am very interested in American gang life style. I was hoping if someone could give me detailed explanation how do gangs actually identify members as I heard they don't use colors anymore and also I doubt all the TV documents are real that say they just rob stores and kill rival gang members on th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vgmtu/eli5_how_gangs_work/ | {
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xoncn | why do non-english speaking teams in the olympics always have their names in english writing on their jerseys? example would be north korea having their names not in korean | What the deal with it? Does it have to do with what nations hosting? Or are the olympics only an english speaking thing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/xoncn/eli5_why_do_nonenglish_speaking_teams_in_the/ | {
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9ma4el | what are the differences between "sponsors" and "advertisers," especially when it comes to donations and ad revenue? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ma4el/eli5_what_are_the_differences_between_sponsors/ | {
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6dr9k2 | if some supermarkets have store-brand coupons freely available with the item on the shelves, why must we present the coupon at the register in order to get the discount instead of the store simply giving the discount to everyone who purchases the item? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6dr9k2/eli5_if_some_supermarkets_have_storebrand_coupons/ | {
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c226t3 | is there a good explanation why passports need to be checked when departing and then again when arriving? | Why do they check when I'm arriving if I've been checked already on the way there? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c226t3/eli5_is_there_a_good_explanation_why_passports/ | {
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293arn | how does your body fight off illness? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/293arn/eli5_how_does_your_body_fight_off_illness/ | {
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34ncnb | why doesn't some violent athletes get banned by their organizations? | So I was gonna post this on /r/ChangeMyView but then I realized I didn't know enough about it to have a view.
[Michael Vick had a dog fighting ring. If dogs didn't perform well he drowned them](_URL_0_).
[Floyd Mayweather beat up his wife infront of his kids](_URL_1_).
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5qznh8 | why are presidential appointments not predetermined and provided during campaigns? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qznh8/eli5_why_are_presidential_appointments_not/ | {
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9my61j | what is the difference between a constitution and a statute? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9my61j/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_a/ | {
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esvxc1 | how does a flash lamp excite electrons? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/esvxc1/eli5_how_does_a_flash_lamp_excite_electrons/ | {
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c1anyw | how come acid can't dissolve ceramic or glass vials but it can go through metal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c1anyw/eli5_how_come_acid_cant_dissolve_ceramic_or_glass/ | {
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a8pki2 | what do clothing companies do with stock that didn’t sell by the end of the season? how do high end brands (gucci, chanel) do this differently from ‘industrial fashion’ brands (michael kors, zara)? | Surely there’s stock left for all these companies and this problem is obviously also present in other industries. But when it comes to clothing, clothes essentially become obsolete after the season has passed (2010 clothes would sell considerably less if put up for sale currently), differently from, say, electronics, w... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a8pki2/eli5_what_do_clothing_companies_do_with_stock/ | {
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3idqit | what exactly is happening when a kitchen radio or microwave makes a static noise just before a nearby cell phone receives a text or a call? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3idqit/eli5_what_exactly_is_happening_when_a_kitchen/ | {
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9bq3xy | why are there trade tariffs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9bq3xy/eli5_why_are_there_trade_tariffs/ | {
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234agl | does it actually do any legal difference to write "i do not own this material" in a youtube video description? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/234agl/eli5_does_it_actually_do_any_legal_difference_to/ | {
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4iaje3 | why does it feel like it's easier to have negative thoughts rather than positive? also, why are we more attracted to negativity - violence, drugs, and vices? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4iaje3/eli5_why_does_it_feel_like_its_easier_to_have/ | {
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2xt5l5 | where are all the rabbits? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xt5l5/eli5_where_are_all_the_rabbits/ | {
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zjz5j | what is a heat haze? | What is it that we actually see during a heat haze? Why can we see it? Sorry if it's a slightly mundane question, it's bugged me for the best part of 20 years. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zjz5j/eli5_what_is_a_heat_haze/ | {
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4g08bw | why do we get so caught up in mob mentality? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4g08bw/eli5_why_do_we_get_so_caught_up_in_mob_mentality/ | {
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1rbqww | how famous does one have to be to be considered assassinated and not just murdered? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rbqww/eli5_how_famous_does_one_have_to_be_to_be/ | {
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4x1lk9 | how do those credit card readers/calculators, the ones used to approve online payments or log in to internet banking, work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x1lk9/eli5how_do_those_credit_card_readerscalculators/ | {
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8c2bnk | leveraged buyouts, siphoning off debts, and who is holding the bag? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8c2bnk/eli5_leveraged_buyouts_siphoning_off_debts_and/ | {
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3cf6ws | how do space probes continually photograph the same distant object? | How is it possible for a probe to be taking progressively closer photos of the same object, eg. New Horizons photos of Pluto. Its orbital path is shown [here]( _URL_0_). Wouldn't the perpendicular travel of the probe relative to the planet's orbital path suggest the planet would move close enough for imaging for a brie... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cf6ws/eli5_how_do_space_probes_continually_photograph/ | {
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3jr6ug | why dislike healthy foods? | Why do (some) people dislike the taste of spinach/broccoli/etc if it's healthy for you? I've heard we enjoy the taste of sugars because it's quick energy which would be useful back when we would have to find food and had no guarantee of a next meal. How would it at all be beneficial for our body to reject foods that ar... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3jr6ug/eli5_why_dislike_healthy_foods/ | {
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3aqxru | if the half-life of uranium-235 is 4.5 billion years, why does nuclear fuel become ineffective in like a decade or less? | Even though only a fraction of a nuclear fuel rod is U235, shouldn't it still remain viable for thousands of years? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3aqxru/eli5_if_the_halflife_of_uranium235_is_45_billion/ | {
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16k568 | people w/ physics backgrounds, why does water fix bed head? | Physically, what is the interaction between the water and my hair that makes it stay down? Why does wetting it work so much better than pushing on it/brushing it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16k568/eli5_people_w_physics_backgrounds_why_does_water/ | {
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eibkhx | what caused the sudden and dramatic shift from predominantly hands-off parenting in the 50s and 60s to the overprotective, helicopter-style of parenting we see today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/eibkhx/eli5_what_caused_the_sudden_and_dramatic_shift/ | {
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agss8w | how do movie producers make old photos of the characters? | Do they use personal photos of the actors or is it just photoshop? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/agss8w/eli5_how_do_movie_producers_make_old_photos_of/ | {
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98fxp9 | why does it seem so difficult for app developers to include a dark mode with their apps? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98fxp9/eli5_why_does_it_seem_so_difficult_for_app/ | {
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39qnui | in 1998: what exactly am i doing when i use the tracker on a vhs? | Edit: This was totally prompted by my 4th viewing of Kung Fury | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39qnui/eli5_in_1998_what_exactly_am_i_doing_when_i_use/ | {
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89abvq | what exactly is washington dc, geographically? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/89abvq/eli5_what_exactly_is_washington_dc_geographically/ | {
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nz7hc | how a major motion picture with significant cg (inception, avatar, star wars) is made from front to back | Things like auditions, storylines, locations, actors/actresses, directors, production crew, cg, dates, etc... How long does it all take and what's the order it goes in? Sorry, but my tiny little mind won't let me wrap my head around how it goes from Idea to theatres.
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3fzk5u | how does running/cardio result in building abs, shouldn't it just burn fat? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fzk5u/eli5how_does_runningcardio_result_in_building_abs/ | {
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6s1coo | where did the bacteria in our mouths come from? | We brush our teeth every day, or should at least. We eat cooked food that should contain no bacteria. Yet we still end up with enough bacteria in our mouths that if left unchecked can dissolve our enamel with the acid they produce. Where do they all come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s1coo/eli5_where_did_the_bacteria_in_our_mouths_come/ | {
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1nlt55 | why do you hear a big bang when you break the sound barrier? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1nlt55/why_do_you_hear_a_big_bang_when_you_break_the/ | {
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205drh | why are planets, or even whole galaxies, arranged across a plane instead of dispersed randomly across all axes? | My question was spawned by this article. _URL_0_
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25ehkt | why do politicians agree to be interviewed for colbert report clips when he is always going to make fun of them right to their faces? | He always interviews people and pokes fun at them and their stances when generally they seem like they are trying to promote and issue or themselves. If they watch any interview of his they can plainly see what they are in for, yet so many continue to agree to it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25ehkt/eli5_why_do_politicians_agree_to_be_interviewed/ | {
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1ix54q | why do i blackout and almost faint after working out? | I've been athletic all my life. Sometimes after working out my vision gets all black and fuzzy then I feel as if I might faint. The pressure in my head feels terrible and I can't yawn to make it go away, like one might do on an airplane. What's going on?
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5y19kc | why do profitable companies carry debt? | Why do many large, profitable companies with positive cash flow carry millions, or even billions, of dollars of debt?
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2mz1or | how will finding new particles at cern effect my everyday life in the future? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mz1or/eli5_how_will_finding_new_particles_at_cern/ | {
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800pez | why does shortsightedness still occur when looking in a mirror? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/800pez/eli5_why_does_shortsightedness_still_occur_when/ | {
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1gyrop | why was concorde pulled out of service? | Also why is it common to refer to it as a single concorde when they were a few of them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gyrop/eli5_why_was_concorde_pulled_out_of_service/ | {
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99xqfo | why was the graphical jump from ps2 era to the next generation so large compared to what we see today? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/99xqfo/eli5_why_was_the_graphical_jump_from_ps2_era_to/ | {
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9f761n | how sales tax works. | So for instance, your income is taxed and the worker pays taxes. Now when you own a business and sell a product, what tax is the consumer paying? I know it’s sales tax but let’s say a store decided to not charge that, so they end of year have to pay taxes on that? (On top of their taxation of earning). How does that’s... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9f761n/eli5_how_sales_tax_works/ | {
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1rl2zb | how do engineers calculate how much steel and in what fashion they should be constructed to keep a structure from collapsing? | Is it just a lot of complicated calculations? Overcompensating guesswork? Do they just pile on weights until it collapses an then rebuild it like the Calvin and Hobbes explanation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rl2zb/eli5_how_do_engineers_calculate_how_much_steel/ | {
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9usftd | why do some people never grow out of their speech impediments? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9usftd/eli5_why_do_some_people_never_grow_out_of_their/ | {
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411ktf | why do employers (usually) not explicitly state what the hourly wage of a position will be preceding the interview process? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/411ktf/eli5_why_do_employers_usually_not_explicitly/ | {
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bcumh9 | islamic banking system. how is it different from interest? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bcumh9/eli5_islamic_banking_system_how_is_it_different/ | {
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2yrsas | why is the isil flag purposefully designed that the white ring in the center isn't perfectly circular? perfect replications of the flag exist that all contain the same deformities. | The ISIL flag:
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6lizsn | among criminals, why does it seem to be more acceptable to murder each other than to snitch? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6lizsn/eli5_among_criminals_why_does_it_seem_to_be_more/ | {
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ejthtb | what is carpal tunnel syndrome and what are some causes and treatment? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ejthtb/eli5_what_is_carpal_tunnel_syndrome_and_what_are/ | {
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6l35j5 | what's the difference between a laser pointer and a flashlight? | I mean I know that they are both different things but why can't a flashlight's emission be as strong as a laser pointer's? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6l35j5/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_a_laser_pointer/ | {
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4a0ok9 | why do professional divers wade in the small pool after each dive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4a0ok9/eli5why_do_professional_divers_wade_in_the_small/ | {
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ecqcyd | the affordable healthcare act's individual mandate | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ecqcyd/eli5_the_affordable_healthcare_acts_individual/ | {
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5e756i | why do we tilt our paper to the side when writing or drawing on a table? | Everyone I know turns the paper to the side when writing during school. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5e756i/eli5_why_do_we_tilt_our_paper_to_the_side_when/ | {
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7pv3us | how does our body know when to stop reproducing blood after it has been drawn? | How does our body know it is low on blood in the first place? How does it know that the “tank” is full? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pv3us/eli5_how_does_our_body_know_when_to_stop/ | {
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yocy7 | what is or what are dividends? more so relating to the financial world. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yocy7/what_is_or_what_are_dividends_more_so_relating_to/ | {
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