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d03s5m | ; does carbon 14 look any different from carbon 12? | I guess this has just been on my mind for a while. I know that it has 2 more neutrons, but how would that look in real life? If I had a chunk of carbon 12 and a chunk of carbon 14, what would be different about it? Is it different?
I remember vaguely that carbon 14 is used in carbon dating or what not, but that does... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/d03s5m/eli5_does_carbon_14_look_any_different_from/ | {
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2f3oqs | why do women tennis players scream as if they were having an orgasm when they play? is that suppose to give them more power or is it just a way to fuck with the opponent? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2f3oqs/eli5_why_do_women_tennis_players_scream_as_if/ | {
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e7rdia | how did astronomers explain the lunar phases back when they used the geocentric model? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e7rdia/eli5_how_did_astronomers_explain_the_lunar_phases/ | {
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2nusnr | if chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus, why are they different conditions? do they just have different names, or does the virus express itself differently the second time? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2nusnr/eli5_if_chickenpox_and_shingles_are_caused_by_the/ | {
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q8ry3 | why are car salesmen necessary? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/q8ry3/eli5_why_are_car_salesmen_necessary/ | {
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6q92l8 | can you get an std without having sex? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6q92l8/eli5_can_you_get_an_std_without_having_sex/ | {
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3mniv9 | how can saudi arabia crucify a 17 year old for having an anti-government uncle and all they get is the u.n. telling them not to do it? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mniv9/eli5_how_can_saudi_arabia_crucify_a_17_year_old/ | {
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2yedfg | why do most car companies not have stores/ locations to directly purchase their products, like apple? they obviously have enough money to execute this, so why do they elect to lose a percentage to a car dealer as the middleman between manufacturer and end user? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2yedfg/eli5why_do_most_car_companies_not_have_stores/ | {
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73jg2i | in movies, how to they get the glass in windows/windshields to break as if a bullet went through it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/73jg2i/eli5_in_movies_how_to_they_get_the_glass_in/ | {
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4e3kxc | why is every other baptist church the first? was it just a huge tie and they all tied for first? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4e3kxc/eli5_why_is_every_other_baptist_church_the_first/ | {
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s9m52 | why do static shocks hurt? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/s9m52/eli5_why_do_static_shocks_hurt/ | {
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a5bn52 | how catholic confessionals work? | does a priest do standby duty in there? or you walk in and ask the priest to meet you over in the confessional? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5bn52/eli5_how_catholic_confessionals_work/ | {
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20smbf | why can't container ship have guns to protect themselves? | I was watching Nat Geo's Megaship and at one point, they mention that the only defense they have against pirate boarding their ship is to shoot high pressure water jet at them. Why can't the ship just have some guns to protect themselves? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/20smbf/eli5why_cant_container_ship_have_guns_to_protect/ | {
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4rx48u | why do jukeboxes/arcades/other coin-operated machines cost so much? wouldn't it generate more profit if it costed less? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4rx48u/eli5_why_do_jukeboxesarcadesother_coinoperated/ | {
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a281zy | who were the babylonians? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a281zy/eli5_who_were_the_babylonians/ | {
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266rzj | why a long island iced tea, despite containing mostly liquor, doesn't really taste like alcohol at all. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/266rzj/eli5_why_a_long_island_iced_tea_despite/ | {
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2wlyxr | why are bedrooms (usually) upstairs and rooms like kitchens (usually) downstairs? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2wlyxr/eli5_why_are_bedrooms_usually_upstairs_and_rooms/ | {
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1okyhh | why do we not see the numerous corpses of animals (birds, squirrels, deer, etc.) that died of old age or other natural causes? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1okyhh/eli5_why_do_we_not_see_the_numerous_corpses_of/ | {
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4fj5kt | if the revolutionary war between 1775 and 1783, why and how did the usa gain independence in 1776? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fj5kt/eli5_if_the_revolutionary_war_between_1775_and/ | {
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ac52gz | why is some abstract art like a jackson pollock is considered a masterpiece by experts, but to most people is just splashy paint on a sheet? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ac52gz/eli5why_is_some_abstract_art_like_a_jackson/ | {
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7z8ijh | why do pictures of a computer screen look much different than real life? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7z8ijh/eli5_why_do_pictures_of_a_computer_screen_look/ | {
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3pn89a | how a text can't be sent through wifi? | I spend so many hours at school, which is unfortunately enclosed by so many signal cancelling walls. Though I don't have any signal, I always have WiFi courtesy of my university. How come I can't send a simple text though WiFi? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3pn89a/eli5_how_a_text_cant_be_sent_through_wifi/ | {
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1rxu67 | why do people abandon cities? | I saw this picture on /r/abandonedporn and I don't understand why people abandon entire cities, or villages. Can someone offer insight?
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9sme2p | what is first and second order system ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9sme2p/eli5_what_is_first_and_second_order_system/ | {
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8j4es8 | how do psychics fool people so convincingly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8j4es8/eli5_how_do_psychics_fool_people_so_convincingly/ | {
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5a376s | what differentiates regular anxiety from having an anxiety disorder? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5a376s/eli5_what_differentiates_regular_anxiety_from/ | {
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274sli | why are there so many different types of torrents for one episode of a tv show? | I'm catching up with Game of Thrones. But I need subtitles to get everything they say. But it's a real pain in the ass to find the right subtitles for the right file.
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6fi98q | types of dietary fat and how humans metabolize dietary fat as compared to glucose. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6fi98q/eli5_types_of_dietary_fat_and_how_humans/ | {
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22311f | why are data file systems (e.g. winfs, zfs) seemingly so much harder to implement than any other os component? | WinFS helped to kill Microsoft's Longhorn project and delayed Microsoft's release of a major new OS by many years. Apple has been toying with implementing ZFS for years now. Why is this so much harder to implement than any other OS component? Entire OS graphical systems and codebases are created all the time, yet new f... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22311f/eli5_why_are_data_file_systems_eg_winfs_zfs/ | {
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4a9rco | why does the last half inch of a cigarette go on burning for such a long time? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4a9rco/eli5_why_does_the_last_half_inch_of_a_cigarette/ | {
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3mpyx0 | how would humans live on mars regarding pressure and oxygen? | With the recent NASA announcement about water on Mars, I've read a lot of comments about human colonization and so on. However, how would a human live in a planet without the right conditions regarding pressure and oxygen? Would humans have to live on astronauts suits or whatever? How would work this hope?
Please, ELI... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3mpyx0/eli5_how_would_humans_live_on_mars_regarding/ | {
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6nxs34 | what does elon musk mean when he says ai poses an "existential risk"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6nxs34/eli5_what_does_elon_musk_mean_when_he_says_ai/ | {
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ct9ihv | gradient descent and backpropagation | Hey y'all. I'm an ML Research Engineer/Student giving a presentation about ML to a bunch of others who don't know ML. I wanted to see how the greatest minds on Reddit can explain this concept as simply as possible.
Cheers! | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ct9ihv/eli5_gradient_descent_and_backpropagation/ | {
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2uf7tr | how google profits from free software like drive and hangouts, that do not have ad integration | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2uf7tr/eli5_how_google_profits_from_free_software_like/ | {
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2p5x5t | why mpaa hate google? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2p5x5t/eli5_why_mpaa_hate_google/ | {
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4h6gvx | why do skinheads shave their heads? where did it come from? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4h6gvx/eli5_why_do_skinheads_shave_their_heads_where_did/ | {
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66465t | why we learn such advanced math in school but most of us never do more math than counting as adults | My kid asked why she has to learn how to find where parabolas cross the y-axis. My best answer was so she could teach the quadratic equation to her own kids one day. ._.
As a secondary ELI5, why do schools not teach things like filing taxes which *everybody* has to do?
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bgpeza | in sci-fi movies, spaceships are shown with engines burning fuel in normal travel. would this be necessary? i thought spacecraft reached a max speed and then coasted since there is no gravity. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bgpeza/eli5_in_scifi_movies_spaceships_are_shown_with/ | {
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1m446z | why do some drugs / medications have varying effects by individual (ex. antacids, beta-blockers, anti-depressants) while others have a seemingly uniform effect (ex. general anesthesia)? | Although there are a handful of exceptions / bad reactions, the effect of general anesthesia (ex. propofol) will put a person 'to sleep'. Compare this to taking something like an antacid (ex. nexium, tecta) - these medications work for some but not for others (side effects aside). I'm sure there are better examples ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m446z/eli5_why_do_some_drugs_medications_have_varying/ | {
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2n17g5 | gibraltar, the whole reasoning behind the uk still having it. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2n17g5/eli5_gibraltar_the_whole_reasoning_behind_the_uk/ | {
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jor6z | why mcdonalds in europe sell beer, yet the ones in america and the uk don't? | As stated in title, please explain why european McDonalds can sell beers but McDonalds in countries like America and the UK can't/don't.
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8e2f9n | what makes kopi luwak (civet coffee) so coveted and special in asia? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8e2f9n/eli5what_makes_kopi_luwak_civet_coffee_so_coveted/ | {
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jy8w2 | why i should vote in a presidential election (us) if i don't live in a swing state. | The common arguments I hear:
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9ayzab | if antibacterial products like lysol and listerine kill 99.9% of bacteria they come into contact with, are we not creating a strain of immune superbacteria descended from the 0.1% that survive? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ayzab/eli5_if_antibacterial_products_like_lysol_and/ | {
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1q5qrm | what does a rorschach test indicate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1q5qrm/eli5_what_does_a_rorschach_test_indicate/ | {
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24c3e9 | how does dark matter fit into string theory? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/24c3e9/eli5_how_does_dark_matter_fit_into_string_theory/ | {
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fqhkps | why is it that when we’re on something very high, we tend to lose our balance, however, when standing on the same surface close to the ground, we’re absolutely fine? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fqhkps/eli5_why_is_it_that_when_were_on_something_very/ | {
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200del | why was nixon impeached for wiretapping, but the nsa revelations have not led to serious impeachment calls for obama and everyone else complicit in this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/200del/eli5_why_was_nixon_impeached_for_wiretapping_but/ | {
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b6izw7 | how do we know that life can form only on a planet like earth? how do we know that species cannot exist on other planets that don't need water and oxigen but other elements? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b6izw7/eli5_how_do_we_know_that_life_can_form_only_on_a/ | {
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1v99rd | i have the flu. why do i think i am freezing and why can't i stop shivering even though i am running a very high temperature? | I am literally sat on top of the radiator under two blankets, but I am sure I am freezing! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1v99rd/eli5_i_have_the_flu_why_do_i_think_i_am_freezing/ | {
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3ztri3 | in america why do they (still, to this day) administer 'field sobriety tests' when in australia they have always been completely unnecessary? | Because: instantaneous, scientific breath analysis technology that has been around for at least 30 years | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ztri3/eli5in_america_why_do_they_still_to_this_day/ | {
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32o0qa | why does tesla need political "permission" to sell in certain states? isn't usa a free market? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/32o0qa/eli5why_does_tesla_need_political_permission_to/ | {
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3o49op | why do we use radiation therapy to cure cancer, when those who live near places with high radiation (chernobyl, etc.) get cancer from it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3o49op/eli5_why_do_we_use_radiation_therapy_to_cure/ | {
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6gq927 | what makes one's mentality capable of pushing them further past fatigue or physical adversity than someone else? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6gq927/eli5_what_makes_ones_mentality_capable_of_pushing/ | {
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szs4o | if android is just an os on the hardware that is my phone, how is it possible to 'brick' it? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/szs4o/if_android_is_just_an_os_on_the_hardware_that_is/ | {
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36whwp | singers spit on stage? | So I recently went to some punk/pop rock concerts and I notice the singer occasionally spits on stage. And they do it on purpose because sometimes they spit up, side ways, or even at audience (though maybe not directly at audience, but I was too far away to tell).
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4kyjrm | why do some movie directors shoot both film and digital? wouldn't that cause an inconsistent image quality, depending on the camera? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4kyjrm/eli5why_do_some_movie_directors_shoot_both_film/ | {
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8shxia | why is a vehicle left in a low gear like first (or even reverse) without the brake applied less likely to roll or move than left in top gear? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8shxia/eli5_why_is_a_vehicle_left_in_a_low_gear_like/ | {
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8cywm7 | how do all animals know to start licking their wounds? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8cywm7/eli5_how_do_all_animals_know_to_start_licking/ | {
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9h47rj | how do deep sea creatures survive under the enormous pressure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9h47rj/eli5_how_do_deep_sea_creatures_survive_under_the/ | {
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7i8564 | why in english "t" and "d" sometimes sound like a japanese/spanish "r"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7i8564/eli5_why_in_english_t_and_d_sometimes_sound_like/ | {
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98crw9 | why is the disparity between us and mexico pretty extreme, while the disparity between us and canada is not so much? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98crw9/eli5_why_is_the_disparity_between_us_and_mexico/ | {
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bkuavm | healthy eating and losing weight. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bkuavm/eli5_healthy_eating_and_losing_weight/ | {
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2k5h7u | how does anything "move" through space | I feel like a real nimrode asking this but: How does anything "move?" In order for someone to go 10 feet, they first have to go 5 feet. And in order to go that 5 feet first, they have to go 2.5 feet. How can anything "go" in the first place? How Is Motion Possible, did I just miss this day in class?
EDIT: Sorry, I don... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2k5h7u/eli5_how_does_anything_move_through_space/ | {
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6v8fem | why hasn't life on native american reservations improved? why is drug and alcohol abuse still so rampant? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6v8fem/eli5_why_hasnt_life_on_native_american/ | {
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2ro8b6 | with the advent of 3d printers, what happens now to the china (producer) u.s. (consumer) global relationship? | How does this affect the symbiotic relationship between the two countries? Are we less safe and more likely to go to war if we don't have to rely on one another for sustainment? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ro8b6/eli5_with_the_advent_of_3d_printers_what_happens/ | {
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1qkdi8 | why are lab rats more often used (are they?) for scientific research to aid our understanding of genetics, diseases, the effects of drugs etc. in human targets as opposed to primates which are physiologically more similar? | On the surface I don't see much resemblance between rats and humans (except perhaps that there are too many of both on this planet), so why are they preferred for trials and experimentation? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qkdi8/why_are_lab_rats_more_often_used_are_they_for/ | {
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2zag86 | why the specific order of attaching the cables when boosting a dead car? | I know you have to attach the cables in a specific order when jump-starting a car (red cable to dead car's battery, other end to live car's battery, black cable to live car's battery, other end to piece of metal on dead car) but I don't understand why this specific order is the safest and least likely to cause a batter... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zag86/eli5_why_the_specific_order_of_attaching_the/ | {
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357dr2 | why are some people mad at joss whedon over the avengers 2: age of ultron? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/357dr2/eli5_why_are_some_people_mad_at_joss_whedon_over/ | {
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aamfq0 | why jewish people don't consider themselves caucasian\white? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aamfq0/eli5_why_jewish_people_dont_consider_themselves/ | {
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39fgmp | why are those pipelines not straight? just 90 degrees to their destination. why do they have "bumps"? | why are the pipelines like [this?](_URL_0_) and not straight, only with 90 degree curves to their destination? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39fgmp/eli5_why_are_those_pipelines_not_straight_just_90/ | {
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17b2jw | time travel/wormholes! | I'm sorry but my browser is being a dick and blocking sites from where I am... There's no way it hasn't been asked but I can't see them.
I don't get time travel and lack of evidence nor wormhole travel. Is time or is not not a constant. Do we live in a single moment? I don't know!
Thanks chappettes/chaps! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/17b2jw/eli5_time_travelwormholes/ | {
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3l4vg4 | why is the younger generation much better at technological things than the older generations if they have both been using them for the same time? | Basically why are younger kids so much better at using electronics than older people, and why is it so hard for them? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3l4vg4/eli5_why_is_the_younger_generation_much_better_at/ | {
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3hcus2 | what is happening to your body when it is overheating? | Like heat exhaustion and dehydration | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3hcus2/eli5_what_is_happening_to_your_body_when_it_is/ | {
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cap10n | how does disney's domination of the box affect the consumer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cap10n/eli5_how_does_disneys_domination_of_the_box/ | {
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cr1hq4 | how does colourblindness work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cr1hq4/eli5_how_does_colourblindness_work/ | {
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4y8a7g | why are some swords single edged, opposed to double edged? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4y8a7g/eli5_why_are_some_swords_single_edged_opposed_to/ | {
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2mw2gv | why does it seem like the last 15 minutes of sleep after my alarm goes off is the best and deepest i've had all night? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mw2gv/eli5_why_does_it_seem_like_the_last_15_minutes_of/ | {
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1j3h7k | why are gas gauges less accurate when the tank is low? | So after filling up I get about 200 miles until I'm at half a tank, but I'm lucky if I get another 100 before I'm sitting on empty? Why is an accurate gas gauge seemingly impossible? It's like this on many cars I have driven. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1j3h7k/eli5why_are_gas_gauges_less_accurate_when_the/ | {
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alnaym | what would happen if you put water under soo much pressure that when you froze it, it couldnt expand. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/alnaym/eli5_what_would_happen_if_you_put_water_under_soo/ | {
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2u2ojz | what causes the feeling of impending doom or of being watched? | I've had this eerie feeling these past two days, but I can't explain how or why it's happening, and my google search has been inconclusive. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2u2ojz/eli5_what_causes_the_feeling_of_impending_doom_or/ | {
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65qjil | where and how is offline spotify/netflix content saved? | I searched my phone to see where the content is saved, but did't found anything | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/65qjil/eli5_where_and_how_is_offline_spotifynetflix/ | {
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4mnppf | how do plants absorb water? how does it work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4mnppf/eli5_how_do_plants_absorb_water_how_does_it_work/ | {
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5vxzpe | the cloudflare incident and what i, a consumer, need to do about it. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vxzpe/eli5_the_cloudflare_incident_and_what_i_a/ | {
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2047q2 | jet streams | How are they created? If I were to skydive into a jet stream, would I be propelled at 400 km/h? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2047q2/eli5_jet_streams/ | {
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4lwg2i | how does venmo make money? | I don't see any ads, or ever pay fees | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4lwg2i/eli5_how_does_venmo_make_money/ | {
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k6hti | why at & t merging with t-mobile is triggering antitrust challenges but sirius/xm merging is not an issue. | There are no other players in the satellite radio world so it seems like Sirius/XM have a monopoly on things there. AT & T/T-Mobile merging still leaves Sprint, Verizon and a bunch of local type carriers (Cricket, etc.) so that doesn't seem to be as big of a deal. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/k6hti/eli5_why_att_merging_with_tmobile_is_triggering/ | {
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1m59za | what did obama just say about what we're doing in syria? and what exactly is going on? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1m59za/eli5_what_did_obama_just_say_about_what_were/ | {
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3ca7pa | if a completely undocumented person from e.g. a poor tribe in africa/asia, managed to get to e.g. western europe, he never said a word and it was 100% impossible to track his country of origin, what would the authorities do? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ca7pa/eli5_if_a_completely_undocumented_person_from_eg/ | {
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1ybhdn | why does it become harder to stay thin/fit with age? | I know people tend to exercise less as they get older but even those who make a huge effort to stay fit say it gets harder in your 30s/40s. Does it have something to do with metabolism? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ybhdn/eli5_why_does_it_become_harder_to_stay_thinfit/ | {
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5ohz4y | how are millions of letters every day checked for things like anthrax or other biological hazards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ohz4y/eli5_how_are_millions_of_letters_every_day/ | {
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2u6a6r | can us ever repay its national debt? | Is it possible to ever get the 17 or so trillion dollar debt back to 0 and how so? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2u6a6r/eli5can_us_ever_repay_its_national_debt/ | {
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69uerp | what are astronauts actually researching on the iss? | I have been wondering what astronauts from different regions are actually studying and looking at on space.
I know there are different laboratories but I am not quite sure what they are working on. And even if each region is working towards the same goal.
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6eq1mg | how does autism develop after adolescence and into adulthood? | Is the individual able to cope better with the situation due to a more developed brain? Does it become less noticeable if it was severe as a child? Does it keep progressing or is there a point at which an individual stops on the spectrum? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6eq1mg/eli5_how_does_autism_develop_after_adolescence/ | {
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4iwmx5 | how does drowning work? i know that you become unconscious but do you start breathing in water or just stop breathing all together? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4iwmx5/eli5_how_does_drowning_work_i_know_that_you/ | {
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dcp2r8 | why some 60s tv tapes look so awful compared to others? | Look at The Judy Garland show vs a Live Concert with Liza Minneli
The quality looks so different
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Another good example is the Apollo 11 landing and the lost high quality tapes:
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