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41b837 | why don't engineers have to factor in the curve of the earth? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41b837/eli5_why_dont_engineers_have_to_factor_in_the/ | {
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2cd6cu | what is the relation between tequila and worms? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cd6cu/eli5_what_is_the_relation_between_tequila_and/ | {
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3arujb | what's the deal with charcoal toothbrushes? what makes them better than normal ones? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3arujb/eli5_whats_the_deal_with_charcoal_toothbrushes/ | {
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f4m8yq | if you spent enough time in a foreign country, could you pick up the language like your original language without having to take classes or whatever? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f4m8yq/eli5_if_you_spent_enough_time_in_a_foreign/ | {
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3tkkjb | how does shock work? | i don't undertsand how shock works as "reviving" i mean, how cna something that can take someone's life bring it back to life?? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3tkkjb/eli5_how_does_shock_work/ | {
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2dnhlo | what is the real purpose of those radar speed signs on some roads? are they taking pictures of violators, or telling the police which roads should be patrolled? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dnhlo/eli5_what_is_the_real_purpose_of_those_radar/ | {
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23d20o | how can the moons gravity cause the tides on earth from over 380,000 km away, yet cannot sustain its own atmosphere? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/23d20o/eli5_how_can_the_moons_gravity_cause_the_tides_on/ | {
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1t3mfi | why do newscasters/show hosts sometimes use the same phrases verbatim? | A friend sent me this video from Conan: _URL_0_
What causes this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t3mfi/eli5_why_do_newscastersshow_hosts_sometimes_use/ | {
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byz15o | how long have animals and humans been dying from cancer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/byz15o/eli5_how_long_have_animals_and_humans_been_dying/ | {
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2wejse | why are designer brands like chanel and louis vuitton so expensive? are they made out of really high quality material, or is it just because of the company they come from? | Just wondering because my mom decided to look for a fake Chanel handbag online, and the prices for a fake was $200, which, for an Asian, is expensive as fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk. So are these things made of legit alligator skin or something? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wejse/eli5_why_are_designer_brands_like_chanel_and/ | {
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2fq8yi | how do the new 100+ flavor coke machines work? | I mean, I'm sure they don't have 100+ tanks of soda back there. How does it store all of the flavors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fq8yi/eli5_how_do_the_new_100_flavor_coke_machines_work/ | {
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7ydlcc | why are directors praised for a good story? i mean, for good cinematography, sure. but they don't write the story. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7ydlcc/eli5why_are_directors_praised_for_a_good_story_i/ | {
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cqxmtj | why does a person singing an e sound different than a person with a slightly deeper voice singing the same e? what makes it sound different? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cqxmtj/eli5_why_does_a_person_singing_an_e_sound/ | {
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25a15m | why are hangover poops so bad? | I've always wondered how alcohol can make your poop so bad the next day. I can't even think of a simple explanation | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25a15m/eli5_why_are_hangover_poops_so_bad/ | {
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21ux8n | 3d printing of organs and various other things | How can we print working organ systems?
Edit: Changed text | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21ux8n/eli5_3d_printing_of_organs_and_various_other/ | {
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ad5vsy | why is it that almost all cheap earphones happen to end up with only one ear bud working? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ad5vsy/eli5_why_is_it_that_almost_all_cheap_earphones/ | {
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3qogfm | where did the "tradition" of breaking a bottle of champagne on a new ship come from? | I'm not sure if it really happened, or if it's just from old cartoons I saw, but it seemed to be an old tradition to decree a vessel sea worthy by breaking a bottle of champagne or wine on it. Just curious where that came from and if there is any validity to it, | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3qogfm/eli5_where_did_the_tradition_of_breaking_a_bottle/ | {
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ejv7ux | do liquids get digested at the same rate as solid food, or do they flow through the digestive tract quicker? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ejv7ux/eli5_do_liquids_get_digested_at_the_same_rate_as/ | {
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2r5hsh | why isn't junk food good for bodybuilding? | Basically from what I know, junk food has lots of calories and calories seem to be what bodybuilders need in order to get big. But most bodybuilders recommend a healthy diet to get calories rather than gorging on oreos all day. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2r5hsh/eli5_why_isnt_junk_food_good_for_bodybuilding/ | {
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85n7k3 | why do humans have such a bad grasp of time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/85n7k3/eli5_why_do_humans_have_such_a_bad_grasp_of_time/ | {
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50h4lv | why does spell check not include many words? | I use google chrome(not sure if all spellchecks are the same). When I type responses in reddit, I'll normally get about 1-2 words that I use that are registered as misspelled. Then I type the word into google, and I'm re-assured that I spelled it correctly, and it is in fact a word. I have used Microsoft Word's spel... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/50h4lv/eli5_why_does_spell_check_not_include_many_words/ | {
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4dji7z | north carolina's hb2 bill | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dji7z/eli5_north_carolinas_hb2_bill/ | {
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5uc50m | how do all animals know that a ball is a play thing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5uc50m/eli5_how_do_all_animals_know_that_a_ball_is_a/ | {
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448aio | during the last ice age, since the water had to come from somewhere, how much lower were the ocean levels and what affect on maps and human activity would that have had? | During the last Ice Age, Glaciers covered approx. 32% of the land area compared to today's roughly 10%. The water had to come from somewhere, but I can't seem to find any information on how much lower the oceans were and the effect on Land Masses. I've read that if the Antarctica Ice Sheet collapsed it would raise th... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/448aio/eli5_during_the_last_ice_age_since_the_water_had/ | {
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bx4i0k | if the melting temperature of hydrogen is -259°c and the melting temperature of oxygen is -218°c then why is the melting temperature of water (h2o) 0°c? | Shouldn't it be around -245°C? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bx4i0k/eli5_if_the_melting_temperature_of_hydrogen_is/ | {
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5we9gb | how do we "see" our memories? | When you close your eyes and picture a beach and you can sort of see the beach in black and white and it seems to be underlying your current vision - how does that work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5we9gb/eli5_how_do_we_see_our_memories/ | {
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2w3llv | why do things stick together when they're wet? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w3llv/eli5_why_do_things_stick_together_when_theyre_wet/ | {
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47x3zc | hegelian dialectics | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/47x3zc/eli5_hegelian_dialectics/ | {
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5m1pi5 | how does internet speed affect online gaming experience | Been online gaming for years, but never really understood what , ping, upload and download really mean, and how it affects online. Currently, on speedtest, my ping is 15, download 37.18 Mbps, and upload 9.04 Mbps. How do each these numbers affect online gaming, mainly CoD, which is the most influential number. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5m1pi5/eli5_how_does_internet_speed_affect_online_gaming/ | {
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2rmb1n | why are you not a blood donor? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rmb1n/eli5_why_are_you_not_a_blood_donor/ | {
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34h9ku | why do tv shows sometimes have cast that are "featuring" or "with," and included as part of the main cast? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34h9ku/eli5_why_do_tv_shows_sometimes_have_cast_that_are/ | {
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7x14fq | why must countries borrow from the world bank but not banks with lower interest rate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7x14fq/eli5_why_must_countries_borrow_from_the_world/ | {
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ba6utg | are blue light glasses a scam? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ba6utg/eli5_are_blue_light_glasses_a_scam/ | {
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2a72u5 | how is the "1 in 35 million chance of a shark bite" statistic calculated? | Or any such statistic (e.g. You have a 1 in 1 million chance of being struck by lightning, etc.) for that matter.
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seauu | big o, theta, and omega | Lots of ELI5 about Big O, but none really about theta/omega, that I could find.
I would like these from a computer science point of view, but if their is anything you know, that'd work too.
If someone can explain these, the differences, why use each, and what they really mean, I'd appreciate it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/seauu/big_o_theta_and_omega/ | {
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4kwl4h | why are most wwii photos in black in white since color photography has been around since the 1800s? | I'm assuming because it was a lot more expensive back then but I would have guessed that WWII would have been more of a priority for this type of thing. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kwl4h/eli5_why_are_most_wwii_photos_in_black_in_white/ | {
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160eko | the news recently that scientists have achieved a temperature below absolute zero in the lab | I've read the articles but I still have trouble understanding this..
An article, if curious: _URL_0_ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/160eko/eli5_the_news_recently_that_scientists_have/ | {
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36s7gb | can you cure strep throat by drinking enough alcohol? why or why not | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36s7gb/eli5_can_you_cure_strep_throat_by_drinking_enough/ | {
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3v4cir | australian and new zealand's role in the vietnam war | I'm writing this as a 15 year old Australian male, and I am wondering, if the Vietnam War was purely the U.S's war, and even Britain declined the US any troops, and the only reason Australia and New Zealand was in the war was because we had been previously in a treaty. Australia lost 534 soldiers, and had 3000 wounded,... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3v4cir/eli5_australian_and_new_zealands_role_in_the/ | {
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20b1zg | can i declare war? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20b1zg/can_i_declare_war/ | {
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bv4jyx | why do liquors that are made from carb-heavy foods like potatoes (vodka) and sugar cane (rum) have no digestible carbs in them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bv4jyx/eli5_why_do_liquors_that_are_made_from_carbheavy/ | {
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n8vsp | how do cars float? | Cars can weigh up to thousands of kilograms. In movies they are always portrayed as sinking when they hit the water. I thought this was so in the real life too, but then I saw this [video footage](_URL_0_) of the recent Japanese tsunami where all the cars just float around.
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9i4494 | how did computers store dates that led to the y2k problem | The usual explanation I've heard is that they only stored 2 digits to save space and this would lead to problems, but if you had stored them as characters that would be 1 byte per character and if you stored year as a single byte you'd have 256 years to worry about rollover.
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2yqg8r | how did africans survive in the past when they are dying of hunger today? | All these thousands of years, have they populated rapidly when they were suffering from hunger or is it something new? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yqg8r/eli5_how_did_africans_survive_in_the_past_when/ | {
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2lnqu5 | why darker pee mean's our kidneys are unhealthy. wouldn't the darker liquid mean more is being filtered and taken out of the body? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lnqu5/eli5_why_darker_pee_means_our_kidneys_are/ | {
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74a7mo | why does making a cringing face make pain feel less painful. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/74a7mo/eli5_why_does_making_a_cringing_face_make_pain/ | {
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4343u0 | the cause of the challenger disaster. | I just don't understand the technical jargon. Something about an O-ring failing but what is an O-ring and what followed after it failed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4343u0/eli5_the_cause_of_the_challenger_disaster/ | {
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dgq21o | how was the electron beam in crt televisions aimed and moved with such speed and pinpoint accuracy? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dgq21o/eli5_how_was_the_electron_beam_in_crt_televisions/ | {
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4naosc | what's the point in having a strong password if most passwords are stolen from the server end rather than from brute force hacking a single account? | Your password must be at least 8 characters, with a number, uppercase letter, and special character. Then their server gets hacked and 30 million passwords are stolen. So why bother?
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cn1x49 | why is clicking a pen so satisfying when you are the one doing it but so annoying when someone else is doing it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cn1x49/eli5_why_is_clicking_a_pen_so_satisfying_when_you/ | {
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1xdn04 | what gives us the ability to perfectly recreate a sound in our heads without being able to actually vocalize that sound? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1xdn04/eli5_what_gives_us_the_ability_to_perfectly/ | {
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8japlw | how do headphone jacks work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8japlw/eli5_how_do_headphone_jacks_work/ | {
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6easf3 | what is the origin of the "http://" before a website address, what is its purpose, and why is wikipedia's "https://" a significant difference? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6easf3/eli5_what_is_the_origin_of_the_http_before_a/ | {
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yunqx | why do we have pubic hair? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yunqx/why_do_we_have_pubic_hair/ | {
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8h2luh | can someone explain to me how anorexia nervosa works | Specifically I don't understand why survival instinct doesn't kick in to save the victim | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8h2luh/eli5_can_someone_explain_to_me_how_anorexia/ | {
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2m9jbf | why do some people say fall, while others say autumn? is this varied by country or preference to a certain word? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2m9jbf/eli5_why_do_some_people_say_fall_while_others_say/ | {
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c2jnmd | - how does a single 3.5 mm jack provide stereo sound? | So on my way back home I was listening to music on my bike and I got fascinated by a sound panning from left to right in my earphones. (I was listening Ready or Not by the Fugees). How does a single contact like a 3.5 mm jack provide a stereo sounding effect? How is it able to split the sound between both earphones? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c2jnmd/eli5_how_does_a_single_35_mm_jack_provide_stereo/ | {
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2i4x0q | why is washington "redskins" considered offensive but the cleveland indian's logo of an indian with red-skin is not? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2i4x0q/eli5_why_is_washington_redskins_considered/ | {
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245jvl | why is it that, with age, women have an increased sex drive along with an increased risk of birth defects in their children? | If I understand correctly, women tend to have their highest libido when they reach 30-40 years of age. However, past the age of 35, women also start to have a higher risk of having children with birth defects. I would think that, from an evolutionary standpoint, we would want women to have their sexual peak coincide wi... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/245jvl/eli5_why_is_it_that_with_age_women_have_an/ | {
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dpojsg | when someone gets measles, how does it "reset" the immune system? what's the process whereby it does this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dpojsg/eli5_when_someone_gets_measles_how_does_it_reset/ | {
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c5vgor | why is it ok for the yolk of eggs to be consumed runny but not the whites? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c5vgor/eli5_why_is_it_ok_for_the_yolk_of_eggs_to_be/ | {
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19n371 | - why does usb transfer rate fluctuate? | Why does the transfer rate fluctuate when I'm moving a file from a flash drive to my computer, instead of staying at a constant rate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19n371/eli5_why_does_usb_transfer_rate_fluctuate/ | {
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6t2k1g | why apple products need to be updated every other week | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6t2k1g/eli5_why_apple_products_need_to_be_updated_every/ | {
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1rvw94 | why hasn't anyone try and improve some of the horrible conditions of the foster care system? | I have heard a lot of horror stories about the foster care system and how poorly it treats the kids who go in it. I am wondering why no has tried to improve the conditions or at lest make some sort of an effort to limit the continued abuse.
I know not all foster parents are like this but for the ones that are.
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7b3zr9 | what is thinking? why do we have to `learn to think`? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7b3zr9/eli5_what_is_thinking_why_do_we_have_to_learn_to/ | {
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nm4ud | how to maximize the security of your computer. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nm4ud/eli5_how_to_maximize_the_security_of_your_computer/ | {
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5caiak | why do our eyes often suddenly perceive spinning movements as slower than their actual speed once a certain speed threshold is reached? | This refers to the effect often seen in strobe discs used for turntables, zoetropes for incredibly old films, and even things as basic as car wheels, in which at when objects spin fast enough our eyes suddenly view them as spinning slowly. Is this linked to saccades? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5caiak/eli5_why_do_our_eyes_often_suddenly_perceive/ | {
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bbzwha | how do home satellite systems never lose connection to the satellite they communicate with? does the satellite orbit the earth at the same rate it spins? or are there multiple satellites that transfer the signal as they go by? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bbzwha/eli5_how_do_home_satellite_systems_never_lose/ | {
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f937mw | what can the average person do to help bring wealth to 3rd world and developing countries? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f937mw/eli5_what_can_the_average_person_do_to_help_bring/ | {
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3wjssw | i believe in evolution, from all of the evidence there is. but i am just curious how there are no people in between us and monkeys anywhere. i know this may sound ignorant but i honestly don't know. why is this so? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3wjssw/eli5_i_believe_in_evolution_from_all_of_the/ | {
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6gwh9u | what is the purpose of the holes in sink across from the faucet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gwh9u/eli5_what_is_the_purpose_of_the_holes_in_sink/ | {
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343alr | why is the national guard used in riots? | Is just because of numbers or do they use different tactics than police use? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/343alr/eli5why_is_the_national_guard_used_in_riots/ | {
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34ebwl | how are electricity bills calculated? | I can't seem to understand the "estimated vs. actual" system. My bill this month was $15 and my bill last month was over $200. I called the company, and it's not a mistake. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34ebwl/eli5_how_are_electricity_bills_calculated/ | {
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zftvi | genetically modified food | I hear a lot about this topic, but was it GM food to be precise? How is it created? Are there any large negatives/positives to consuming and growing GM food? Is it bad for the environment? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/zftvi/eli5_genetically_modified_food/ | {
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4alqvu | why do young girls seem to be more interested in performing arts than boys? is it cultural or psychological? | I act and sing, and I seriously notice that the number of girls in my school's programs have a much higher amount of girls than boys. Why is this? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4alqvu/eli5_why_do_young_girls_seem_to_be_more/ | {
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1ooaog | the concept of modes (ionian, dorian, etc.) in musical theory. | I understand each note has various scales, minor, major, etc. and that various notes within that scale make a chord. And generally that a variant of a scale is used to achieve particular chords, diminished, augmented, etc. But that's where I get fuzzy... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ooaog/eli5_the_concept_of_modes_ionian_dorian_etc_in/ | {
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p5kvn | appellate courts | What are they used for and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/p5kvn/eli5_appellate_courts/ | {
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2qivl6 | why does my computer always need to restart or close the app i'm using to install an update? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qivl6/eli5_why_does_my_computer_always_need_to_restart/ | {
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3dp6kk | i have always envisioned the universe as a sphere, but models picture it as flat constantly. why? | I have always thought that the big bang caused a spherical expansion of the universe and matter dispersed throughout the entire volume of this sphere, but my bedtime brain just started wondering why the space-time continuum is always drawn as flat. How does the concept of folding a flat space-time work when things are ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3dp6kk/eli5_i_have_always_envisioned_the_universe_as_a/ | {
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8o5o2y | why are some murders a state crime but others a federal crime? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8o5o2y/eli5_why_are_some_murders_a_state_crime_but/ | {
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c6tdpt | how come when it's dark you don't see just black, you see what looks like tv static? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c6tdpt/eli5_how_come_when_its_dark_you_dont_see_just/ | {
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1rhbap | what does "bonus" mean under the score on televised nba games? | I've had it explained to me before but I just don't get it. It has something to do with penalties. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rhbap/eli5_what_does_bonus_mean_under_the_score_on/ | {
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2d0cd2 | what do philosophers mean by we don't have free will? | I tried to understand the discussion on free will and I just don't get it at all. Please if someone can explain it in simple terms why do philosophers say that we don't have free will?
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83cysc | how is linear algebra used in machine learning algorithms? | Edit: the two well thought out and informative answers I've gotten so far are making me very glad that I chose electrical engineering instead of computer engineering for a major | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/83cysc/eli5_how_is_linear_algebra_used_in_machine/ | {
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bmjui8 | why people still buy iphones even if android phones are useable and cheap? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bmjui8/eli5_why_people_still_buy_iphones_even_if_android/ | {
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8ixkal | how police officers turning off their body cameras don't count as evidence tampering. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8ixkal/eli5_how_police_officers_turning_off_their_body/ | {
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4luw2l | how are we given life span estimates for some electronic components which claim to have an incredibly long life span? | In regards to this: _URL_0_
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296029 | why can't i fall asleep on my back, but i wake up laying on my back sometimes? | I wish I could fall asleep on my back. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/296029/eli5_why_cant_i_fall_asleep_on_my_back_but_i_wake/ | {
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6fhxg7 | what is the difference between christianity, islam, and judisim | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6fhxg7/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_christianity/ | {
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julep | how the ipod to cassette player things work. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/julep/how_the_ipod_to_cassette_player_things_work/ | {
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2p0mb6 | why is my graphics card so big compared to my cpu? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p0mb6/eli5_why_is_my_graphics_card_so_big_compared_to/ | {
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63cx50 | why do we have different tastes in what we like or don't like? why couldn't we all just have the same tastes? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63cx50/eli5_why_do_we_have_different_tastes_in_what_we/ | {
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ussvw | why does an opened bottle of coke go "flat" faster if it is stored in a fridge? | I've noticed that after opening a bottle of Coke, it loses it's carbonation more quickly if it is stored in the fridge as opposed to being kept outside at room temperature. To clarify, I am talking about the bottle being stored with the cap back on. Why does this happen? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ussvw/eli5_why_does_an_opened_bottle_of_coke_go_flat/ | {
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fcutvq | when to use use to vs. used to. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fcutvq/eli5_when_to_use_use_to_vs_used_to/ | {
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61pci0 | assuming humans are still alive at the time, how close will andromeda have to be to the milky way before we notice changes such as gravity, weather, and other stuff. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/61pci0/eli5_assuming_humans_are_still_alive_at_the_time/ | {
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3veoug | since dogs don't brush their teeth like humans, why don't their teeth decay more rapidly than human teeth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3veoug/eli5_since_dogs_dont_brush_their_teeth_like/ | {
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1qqs7j | how do self-healing surfaces work? | How do self-healing surfaces, like dartboards and cutting mats "heal themselves?" | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qqs7j/eli5_how_do_selfhealing_surfaces_work/ | {
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3eyceq | what do flies want from me? | Why are they so insistent on landing on me for only a split second at a time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3eyceq/eli5_what_do_flies_want_from_me/ | {
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k1uns | moral subjectivism vs moral relativism? | Are these terms synonymous or is there a distinct difference between the two? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k1uns/moral_subjectivism_vs_moral_relativism/ | {
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