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3t092h | because they have to drink more to feel the same effects, do bigger people face a higher risk of alcohol related problems than smaller people? | Like Cirrhosis, Chronic liver failure, addiction, etc... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3t092h/eli5because_they_have_to_drink_more_to_feel_the/ | {
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4puexp | how are free withdrawal atm machines profitable? | There's a lot of them so it must be making someone money | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4puexp/eli5_how_are_free_withdrawal_atm_machines/ | {
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1wgvk7 | in hinduism and buddhism where the dead get reincarnated, how do they account for population growth? | Was wondering about reincarnation and I came up with a question. I'd like to see if reddit can help me understand Hinduism and Buddhism better. Situation: example The population is 10 people, and one person gets horribly murdered but a women gives birth to triplets, then the one dead guy can only be one of those babies... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wgvk7/eli5_in_hinduism_and_buddhism_where_the_dead_get/ | {
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3k24ua | how did people "google" before google existed? | For instance, if I don't understand something or want a quick explanation, I just google it. Before Google, did people really have to go to the library for every little explanation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3k24ua/eli5_how_did_people_google_before_google_existed/ | {
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1mae7i | linux | Is Linux a specific OS? Or is it like Windows where it has XP, Vista, 7, 8. Are they Ubuntu or Mint? If it is Ubuntu and mint can you tell me the order of them. Thanks. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mae7i/eli5_linux/ | {
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4mxv3z | why did film become a synonym for movies when photography also used film? | When someone says "I'm a filmmaker" or "let's watch a film," people automatically associate it with moving pictures even though photography was a medium that came before movies. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mxv3z/eli5_why_did_film_become_a_synonym_for_movies/ | {
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191eof | why do people care if google is tracking us? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/191eof/eli5_why_do_people_care_if_google_is_tracking_us/ | {
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40m1u4 | why do we weigh less a few hours after eating, even if we have not yet passed waste? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40m1u4/eli5_why_do_we_weigh_less_a_few_hours_after/ | {
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10touo | what is the benefit to having a box-spring under your mattress as opposed to just having your mattress on the floor? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/10touo/eli5_what_is_the_benefit_to_having_a_boxspring/ | {
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5ptrdc | what's the difference between triple a games and other types of games? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ptrdc/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_triple_a_games/ | {
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3kiozy | why don't people on a hijacked plane ever try to fight back for control? | I've always wondered why they never try to fight for their lives. If I knew their plan was to kamikaze into something, I personally would not care if they had guns, I would do anything I can to try to save us. So my question is why don't hostages fight back or are they not aware of what is happening?
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1lvhsg | how do you cut a wedding cake? | I'm watching this fancy baking show, and some of these cakes are friggin' huge. They're making tiers that are like, ten inches tall, and I just don't understand how people are supposed to eat that. Do they just cut each tier into smaller pieces (heightways), with some poor soul getting virtually no icing on their slice... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lvhsg/eli5how_do_you_cut_a_wedding_cake/ | {
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11haab | the club atmosphere | On the infrequent occasions where I have found myself in a dance-club setting, the notion of normalcy becomes extremely elastic in my thought process. I observe what I frankly interpret to be otherwise normal people behaving like animals. In any other circumstance, it would be really strange to see people behaving the ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/11haab/eli5_the_club_atmosphere/ | {
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fg0v1e | does it make sense to preheat water in electric kettle when using stove anyway? | I want to cook Broccoli in a pot. Is it more energy efficient to preheat water in an electric kettle and then pour it into the pot on the stove (the stove needs to heat up anyway to cook the broccoli).
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1140r3 | european soccer | its gotta be the most confusing set up i've ever come across. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1140r3/eli5_european_soccer/ | {
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24cqjg | what "resoultion" are our eyes? | With all these new high tech upgrades in graphical capabilities, systems are now being able to render video games in incredible quality... how far off is a 4k tv to what we see or even the increasing number of polygons our new technology can hold. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24cqjg/eli5_what_resoultion_are_our_eyes/ | {
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3aeeo9 | why do patients at their end-of-life- stage suddenly become better before dying? | cross-post from: _URL_0_
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42ii6y | the war in darfur | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/42ii6y/eli5_the_war_in_darfur/ | {
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8gtbxj | why is it so difficult to tell your brain to stop being nervous about something that in reality isn’t worth being nervous about? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gtbxj/eli5_why_is_it_so_difficult_to_tell_your_brain_to/ | {
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2q0jxf | why do i get stomach aches doing physical activity immediately after eating? what difference does waiting a fre minutes really make? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q0jxf/eli5_why_do_i_get_stomach_aches_doing_physical/ | {
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4x3iy7 | why do we find attractive people or people we crush on intimidating despite them not being a threat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4x3iy7/eli5_why_do_we_find_attractive_people_or_people/ | {
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2bjg3d | why does it seem like men crave sex way more than women do? are women just less interested in sex or..? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bjg3d/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_men_crave_sex_way_more/ | {
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4d3q93 | why does every single album seem to have a deluxe edition? why not release that as the main album? | Some have remixes, most have additional songs, and these songs can occasionally be better than the main album's content. So why this delayed release of all the material? What's the point in the deluxe version? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4d3q93/eli5_why_does_every_single_album_seem_to_have_a/ | {
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1sd4gz | how do pagers work? | They predated cellular network and worked up to 40 miles from a signal point in the 1950s for doctors in NYC. That's all I understand from the wiki. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sd4gz/eli5_how_do_pagers_work/ | {
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1xuwz3 | the difference between neanderthals and cro-magnons? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xuwz3/eli5_the_difference_between_neanderthals_and/ | {
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8zpefo | why do most countries have a capital district that is not a part of any state/province/etc., whereas in some countries like canada, that is not the case? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8zpefo/eli5_why_do_most_countries_have_a_capital/ | {
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94t6hh | why do hands swell up at higher elevation? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/94t6hh/eli5_why_do_hands_swell_up_at_higher_elevation/ | {
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3bisrf | how does my coffee magically spill all over my microwave plate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3bisrf/eli5_how_does_my_coffee_magically_spill_all_over/ | {
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a02wvg | how does slingshotting work in racing? (nascar, etc) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a02wvg/eli5_how_does_slingshotting_work_in_racing_nascar/ | {
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3dwo1q | why don't we look like we're getting bald when we see a lot of hair in the shower drain? | title says all | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dwo1q/eli5_why_dont_we_look_like_were_getting_bald_when/ | {
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5cemjx | why can't a fusion reactor have a catastrophic meltdown? | I've read a lot of stuff about why fusion is better than fission (more plentiful and easily accessed fuel, no radioactive waste, etc...) and one thing that always comes up is that fusion reactors can't turn into a Chernobyl-type disaster. Definitely a good thing but everywhere I read just lists this like it's a common ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5cemjx/eli5_why_cant_a_fusion_reactor_have_a/ | {
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4ufban | how did humanity survive millennia of smoking and drinking during pregnancy if they are bad for fetuses? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ufban/eli5_how_did_humanity_survive_millennia_of/ | {
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1ff0sy | why did ships in the age of sail not employ more bow/stern "chaser" guns? | Considering that much time might be spent chasing (or fleeing) enemy ships, rather than being side by side and exchanging broadsides, why didn't ship designers put more effort into placing guns that could fire forwards or backwards rather than just sideways? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ff0sy/eli5_why_did_ships_in_the_age_of_sail_not_employ/ | {
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7ohn0u | why do bad cramps leave the muscle sore for a while afterwards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ohn0u/eli5_why_do_bad_cramps_leave_the_muscle_sore_for/ | {
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7n7xgw | why marinating something for a longer period of time allow it to be more flavorful | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7n7xgw/eli5_why_marinating_something_for_a_longer_period/ | {
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3q80rv | why are there convenience fees attached to online payments/credit cards/atms, etc.? do they really cost the business money, or are they trying to rip you off? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q80rv/eli5_why_are_there_convenience_fees_attached_to/ | {
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2qedp6 | what's with all the fedora trolls on youtube? | I can't even tell if they're extracting the urine or not, there's so many of them. The same goes for all the "extreme feminists."
Can someone explain the history behind it? Is there a small minority that actually fit the stereotype or is it completely fabricated?
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51yyet | how does this circuit work? | [This](_URL_0_) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/51yyet/eli5_how_does_this_circuit_work/ | {
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2bneta | why so many super hero movies all at once it seems? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bneta/eli5_why_so_many_super_hero_movies_all_at_once_it/ | {
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1zifzb | how do rams not getting concussions/internal bleeding/brain damage from all that vicious headbutting? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zifzb/eli5_how_do_rams_not_getting_concussionsinternal/ | {
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2jghua | how celebrities, with their closely guarded contact info, contact each other. | Is there some sort of confidential celebrity directory? How does Oprah know for sure that she is being contacted by Tom cruise? How would a new celebrity be added to this circle? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jghua/eli5_how_celebrities_with_their_closely_guarded/ | {
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2aeqh1 | how a rape is verified? | When a rape is commited how a rape is verified and what medical tests are done which help to identify the rapist. Moreover what in the case where a male is raped. Isn't a females words enough to accuse him? If not how males can be protected from being falsely being accused of rape? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aeqh1/eli5_how_a_rape_is_verified/ | {
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2s05fu | what does it feel like to be shot with a gun? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2s05fu/eli5_what_does_it_feel_like_to_be_shot_with_a_gun/ | {
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1kcdap | why does the postal service sometimes take absurd routes? | I bought something on Amazon from Brooklyn NY (I live in Stamford CT). Why Did my package go from Brooklyn to Philadelphia? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kcdap/eli5why_does_the_postal_service_sometimes_take/ | {
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30cxs7 | what is the nation of oman? what special branch of islam do they have? | And how come I often never hear about it even with the stuff going on in Yemen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30cxs7/eli5_what_is_the_nation_of_oman_what_special/ | {
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2ekuno | why does our face, especially the nose and forehead get oily but other body parts like your knees don't? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ekuno/eli5_why_does_our_face_especially_the_nose_and/ | {
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1sh4ga | why do i think animated women like rapunzel are "beautiful," even though their eyes are gigantic? | Rapunzel from Tangled doesn't really look human. Her eyes are ridiculously oversized. Surely if I saw a woman in real life who looked like that, with eyes the size of baseballs, I would be horrified, right? So why is it different in a cartoon? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1sh4ga/eli5_why_do_i_think_animated_women_like_rapunzel/ | {
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4uh0ud | why does hearing loss over your life have to be permanent? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4uh0ud/eli5_why_does_hearing_loss_over_your_life_have_to/ | {
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3mu4lu | what would the ramifications be if the usa and russia becoming close allies over night? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mu4lu/eli5_what_would_the_ramifications_be_if_the_usa/ | {
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1xcs5h | why do people take sports/sports rivalries so seriously? | I enjoy watching sport but I do not understand the tribal mentality that comes with it, or the effect that it has on people's emotions.
(This question has been posed to ELI5 in a similar form but was not explained adequately.) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xcs5h/eli5_why_do_people_take_sportssports_rivalries_so/ | {
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34ioqi | comic book universes / timelines | One thing which has always confused me as a non-comic-reader is how comic book universes (e.g. Marvel and DC) operate.
Is the narrative actually cohesive within a particular universe? Do all of the things that happen on a timeline actually take into account all of the previous events which have happened in that univer... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34ioqi/eli5_comic_book_universes_timelines/ | {
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cc5ibd | how is the gold standard a fiat currency, and how does gold standard currency go through inflation? | I started studying monetary history and theory. And one thing that came up was that even the Gold Standard is a Fiat currency.
Also that even with the Gold Standard under the British rule and in America, it also went through an inflation. But how if its backed by gold, a physical good?
can somebod... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cc5ibd/eli5_how_is_the_gold_standard_a_fiat_currency_and/ | {
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98jtus | how does the alarm for a passenger not wearing their seatbelt in a car not go off when you have a large amount of weight sitting in the passenger seat? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98jtus/eli5_how_does_the_alarm_for_a_passenger_not/ | {
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2lubqv | why is anticipation better than the real thing? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lubqv/eli5_why_is_anticipation_better_than_the_real/ | {
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4erysl | why are you not supposed to use a laser pointer to play with dogs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4erysl/eli5_why_are_you_not_supposed_to_use_a_laser/ | {
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e6hagj | why do sounds outside of the human range of hearing not damage our ears? when a speaker plays an 18 khz tone at a loud volume level it hurts to listen to, however, if you change the pitch to say 30 khz it’s as if nothing was being played. why is this? | I know the air is still vibrating with the same power as before, but for some reason the pressure on the ear goes away. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e6hagj/eli5_why_do_sounds_outside_of_the_human_range_of/ | {
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401s96 | how can radical calorie restriction extend your lifespan while anorexia kills you? | Like the title says - there seems to be pretty solid evidence, at least in rodents and primates, that radical calorie restriction can extend lifespan. On the other hand, extremely solid evidence that anorexia increases mortality. Is anorexia just eating even *less* than radical calorie restriction? Please ELI5.
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1w0djp | why aren't the united states' news services reporting on the events in kiev, ukraine? | There's almost nothing about it on CNN, CNBC or Fox News but it is headline news on Reuters and other European news services. As an American I am feeling very disconcerted by the lack of coverage about what seems like very important news. Thanks in advance. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1w0djp/eli5_why_arent_the_united_states_news_services/ | {
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3s8nr7 | what does money represent? | Before money people would trade and barter resources, such as gold or cows, or whatever represented some form of mutually understood value for both parties. Now that has been abstracted into currency, which provides a standard unit of value for trading and/or bartering which effectively represents resources/effort expe... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3s8nr7/eli5_what_does_money_represent/ | {
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1m0mzb | how did the member states of the soviet union come to be a part of it? | So the Soviet Union was comprised of a bunch of member states like the Baltic states, the "Stans," Ukraine, Belarus, etc. How did these states become a part of the Soviet Union? Did the USSR take them over by force and absolve them or did they join voluntarily for economic opportunities similar to the EU? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m0mzb/how_did_the_member_states_of_the_soviet_union/ | {
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fay9en | what would happen if i actually ate uranium/ something small with an extremely high amount of calories? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fay9en/eli5_what_would_happen_if_i_actually_ate_uranium/ | {
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59sl88 | random flashes of light when my eyes are closed at night after going to bed. | About once every month or two, I'll see a really bright flash of light for the briefest of moments while trying to fall asleep.
Is this psychological, or am I seeing a cosmic particle interact with something in my eye (muon, neutrino, etc)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/59sl88/eli5_random_flashes_of_light_when_my_eyes_are/ | {
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187hpx | what are voids in space, and how is it that (if so) there's nothing in them? | As the title asks, could you explain to me what voids in terms of astrophysics are, and how it's possible (if it is the case) that there's nothing in them, not even dark matter? What does this mean in terms of the universe on a whole? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/187hpx/eli5_what_are_voids_in_space_and_how_is_it_that/ | {
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6c14wz | the money sorting machine inside of atm's | How does it differentiate bills? And for that matter how can it read a check and denote the value on the check? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6c14wz/eli5_the_money_sorting_machine_inside_of_atms/ | {
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4ejb9q | the controversy about big pharma | I admit that I am not informed on this topic. I always hear people talking about the "evils of big pharma" and usually it is from people I am inclined to agree with. Can anyone explain to me what Pharma companies do that is morally questionable?
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7t62iz | why is the price on small retail purchases usually fixed (groceries, etc.), but on large retail purchases (cars, houses) it's negotiable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7t62iz/eli5_why_is_the_price_on_small_retail_purchases/ | {
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cjq536 | how can we tell what a meteorite is composed of? without having previously explored it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cjq536/eli5_how_can_we_tell_what_a_meteorite_is_composed/ | {
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4bzeoe | what is cluster computing and how does it differ from traditional computing? what applications is it useful for, or used in? thanks | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4bzeoe/eli5_what_is_cluster_computing_and_how_does_it/ | {
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3x48no | how is it legal for congress to attach riders to bills that absolutely have to pass? isn't this cheating the system? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x48no/eli5_how_is_it_legal_for_congress_to_attach/ | {
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1gfjba | why does it take iphone apps so long to cross over to android? | For instance, I know both Instagram and Vine took several months to be released in the Google Play Store. Do they have to re-write code or do they just hate Android users? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1gfjba/eli5_why_does_it_take_iphone_apps_so_long_to/ | {
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30ilta | are the daily recommended values on food labels ideal figures or maximum allowances? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30ilta/eli5_are_the_daily_recommended_values_on_food/ | {
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2lgsjp | why didn't net neutrality or blanket surveillance issues play a bigger part in mid term elections this year? | I dont really have a lot of issues I care about. But these are my biggest. I feel like a lot of other people care about it a lot, but it was never brought up in a serious manner. Why? Do voters not care about it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lgsjp/eli5why_didnt_net_neutrality_or_blanket/ | {
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3tqxhf | why is james dean so popular recently? | He's been mentioned in multiple songs lately, and I don't understand the obsession. He died really young, a long time ago, and he doesn't seem that much more attractive than other movie stars. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tqxhf/eli5_why_is_james_dean_so_popular_recently/ | {
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2a00dz | why can you sometimes still feel the surge of the tides when you close your eyes after a day of swimming at the beach? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a00dz/eli5_why_can_you_sometimes_still_feel_the_surge/ | {
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omh2t | dividend payments on stocks | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/omh2t/eli5_dividend_payments_on_stocks/ | {
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3nnuwr | how is a companies stock price calculated? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nnuwr/eli5_how_is_a_companies_stock_price_calculated/ | {
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20d363 | why are males, ages 15-25, typically the target audience for most movies, games, and tv shows? | I've heard that it's because they generally spend more money on buying movies and games. But then again, they probably spend more money on movies and game BECAUSE they're marketed to more than any other demographic. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20d363/eli5_why_are_males_ages_1525_typically_the_target/ | {
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3naj9n | why do so many people seem surprised that pope francis opposes legal equality for lgbt people? | I don't think he's ever kept it a secret. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3naj9n/eli5why_do_so_many_people_seem_surprised_that/ | {
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9p6bvl | what happens to our eyes if we go into a pitch black room? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9p6bvl/eli5_what_happens_to_our_eyes_if_we_go_into_a/ | {
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41y5n9 | how does hollywood hedge bets against a big star dying in the middle of a multi-movie series? for example, what happens if mark hamill dies before the next star wars movie films? | Some of the bigger franchises are billion-dollar-per-movie juggernauts - I've often wondered if there is some kind of contingency planning. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41y5n9/eli5_how_does_hollywood_hedge_bets_against_a_big/ | {
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bqp32b | what was einstein’s meaning of time when he says time is only an illusion. | “The distinction between the past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bqp32b/eli5_what_was_einsteins_meaning_of_time_when_he/ | {
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37pswt | when i am falling asleep why do i sometimes feel abnormally large or impossibly tiny? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37pswt/eli5_when_i_am_falling_asleep_why_do_i_sometimes/ | {
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32iw2l | why do coffee cup lids (starbucks dutch bros) have a recycle logo meaning please recycle but recycle bins say no coffee cup lids? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32iw2l/eli5_why_do_coffee_cup_lids_starbucks_dutch_bros/ | {
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2x6igs | how do water coolers work? | It's magical, how do water coolers take a gallon of water and can instantly dispense a cold or hot version of it so quickly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2x6igs/eli5how_do_water_coolers_work/ | {
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7v4nfe | why is it so painful to rub salt on a open wound? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7v4nfe/eli5_why_is_it_so_painful_to_rub_salt_on_a_open/ | {
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1qq1dx | how does dirt get into the gutters on my house? | I was cleaning my gutters today and there was an inch of dirt in there. How does it get in there? There's no trees around it and I don't know how birds, ants, etc could move that much dirt 20 feet in the air. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qq1dx/eli5_how_does_dirt_get_into_the_gutters_on_my/ | {
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18nka1 | how/why does flatulence exist? | This isn't usually something they teach in health classes in school, but I feel like if they included it, more teenage boys would pay attention. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/18nka1/eli5_howwhy_does_flatulence_exist/ | {
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6z6k5r | how does the irs calculate the income threshold in each tax bracket? | Like in 2017, the 10% threshold for single is $9,325, but $9,275 in 2016.
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10gdat | why is it that when you look at a dim light through a crack you can't see it? | Let me explain cause after writing that I thought I sounded like a crazy man o.0..
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azuy7e | how is it that things such as centrifugal force are obviously real and can be felt in normal everyday life, but yet isn’t classified as a real force in physics? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/azuy7e/eli5_how_is_it_that_things_such_as_centrifugal/ | {
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5wcgq5 | do people with eyes that point in different directions have wide angle vision? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5wcgq5/eli5_do_people_with_eyes_that_point_in_different/ | {
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9nlosd | why do our bodies crave high calorie foods for energy (such as sweets), but not equally crave foods high in essential nutrients (such as leafy greens)? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9nlosd/eli5_why_do_our_bodies_crave_high_calorie_foods/ | {
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abzmb1 | do we accumulate or flush the plastics we eat? | Tiny plastic slivers on top of water gallon jugs... Microplastics in our seafood, etc. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/abzmb1/eli5_do_we_accumulate_or_flush_the_plastics_we_eat/ | {
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2w3x37 | why is it so hard for scientists to discover whether or not vaping is bad for your health? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w3x37/eli5_why_is_it_so_hard_for_scientists_to_discover/ | {
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2j8lbu | why are pianos never actually in tune? | I transcribe classes at a university for deaf/hard of hearing students. I transcribed a senior level music theory class, and the professor was explaining how the piano can never be truly in tune for a keys, but can be close. Apparently you can't tune the piano to octaves and 5ths? My mind was blown, but I still don't u... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j8lbu/eli5_why_are_pianos_never_actually_in_tune/ | {
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3g0jlc | why do we not put a chip in/on people's body to detect the chemicals released when we are about to have a heart attack or seizures or stuff like that? | Isn't that what a dog does? Why cant we have a little computer chip do it and then call 911 or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3g0jlc/eli5_why_do_we_not_put_a_chip_inon_peoples_body/ | {
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ebwlmt | why does it sound like traditional chinese music when i play all the black keys on a piano one by one? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ebwlmt/eli5_why_does_it_sound_like_traditional_chinese/ | {
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"The black keys on the piano form what is known as the \"pentatonic scale,\" a five-note scale (as opposed to the seven-note scales, e.g. C major, formed when you play the white keys). The pentatonic scale grew in popularity in East Asia sometim... | [] | [] | [
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3ox3pe | why do our bodies react so violently to bad injuries? | I'm not just talking about horrible pain. I'll elaborate.
Today, I dislocated my knee. Besides the pain, I felt queasy and dizzy, my vision blurred and brightened, and color acted weird. When I popped it back in, these went away almost immediately.
I would think the body wouldn't handicap me beyond my injury. So why... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ox3pe/eli5_why_do_our_bodies_react_so_violently_to_bad/ | {
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"Think of it this way, if you get a scratch it stings a little and you know not to stick your hand in a rose bush. Effective because you feel pain you know to avoid it.\n\nNow you ride your bike and fall onto sharp rocks and get sliced up all over... | [] | [] | [
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