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613ppa | how come it feels much easier to "hit the right high note" when singing loudly than softly? | I've noticed that when singing along with some songs that aren't really in my vocal range, it becomes much easier to hit the notes on the fringe of my range when I put "full power" into the note, but if I try to sing it quietly, I need to go into falsetto to be in tune.
My first question is why this is the case, and m... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/613ppa/eli5_how_come_it_feels_much_easier_to_hit_the/ | {
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p95xy | why people find beer delicious and refreshing. | Honestly I think it's all a conspiracy. I believe every single one of you actually thinks beer tastes disgusting, but since everyone else has a reason to love it, you do too. How do you come up with all these sophistacted adjectives to describe it. I have tried dozens and dozens of different beers. None of them have ev... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/p95xy/eli5_why_people_find_beer_delicious_and_refreshing/ | {
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2tp3lr | freud's theory of penis envy. | My friend suggested I check this out and it's really hurting my head. Thank you thank you! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tp3lr/eli5_freuds_theory_of_penis_envy/ | {
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1yxx7i | is there an objective way to describe "matching" colors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1yxx7i/eli5_is_there_an_objective_way_to_describe/ | {
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21ra5q | how can two different cars have the same plates? | I am currently behind 2 cars with the same plate, it is a custom plate, so it isn't random.
A BMW with California plates and a Toyota truck with Nevada plates. I've heard of two exact cars with the same plates.
I have pictures, but on my phone that I can upload if anyone asks.
Sorry for formatting, in on my phone. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/21ra5q/eli5_how_can_two_different_cars_have_the_same/ | {
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2sw01k | why are anti-bullying laws necessary in the u.s.? isn't bullying already a form of illegal harassment? | Seems redundant to me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2sw01k/eli5_why_are_antibullying_laws_necessary_in_the/ | {
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3cox50 | why are austerity measures used to tackle a debt crisis even though it rarely succeeds and often cause more harm? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3cox50/eli5_why_are_austerity_measures_used_to_tackle_a/ | {
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1cmekj | how did the romans successfully cut and paste the greek gods into their own society? | It seems like a rather tricky thing to pull off. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1cmekj/eli5_how_did_the_romans_successfully_cut_and/ | {
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2a6sq4 | the gaza strip | I don't understand its history, I don't know so many Palestinians concentrated there, and I really don't know what's going on now. I would like to. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2a6sq4/eli5_the_gaza_strip/ | {
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502ur7 | how do factories make booster packs contain random cards? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/502ur7/eli5_how_do_factories_make_booster_packs_contain/ | {
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687rcb | why have usually us semi trucks "nose" compared to european flat cabin semis? | It doesn't make sense to me especially considering fuel efficiency, since gas in US is cheaper and those with nose should be more aerodynamic. Or the ones with nose are more dangerous for other cars and US doesn't have so strict safety requirements? Or US has lower requirements on length of truck so they can waste spac... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/687rcb/eli5_why_have_usually_us_semi_trucks_nose/ | {
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c1c8y2 | why do lots of mobile video game advertisers just show random fragments of out of context gameplay, without showing us the name of the game or even trying to make an ad that is nice to watch? does that strategy even work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/c1c8y2/eli5_why_do_lots_of_mobile_video_game_advertisers/ | {
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19ldgu | why a picture that i take with my smart phone or even a decent point-and-shoot camera looks nothing like what i see with my naked eye. | Generally, I don't get nearly as much content in the photo as I'm trying to capture, which I understand is a limitation of the lenses. But why do the pictures always seem to come out so much darker than it actually is? I can see just fine, why can't the camera? And why is it so hard to capture accurate colors? I've tri... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/19ldgu/eli5_why_a_picture_that_i_take_with_my_smart/ | {
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8uw36z | what are the philosophies of the different scotus justices? | How does Kagan reach her conclusions compared to Gorsuch, for instance? Why was Scalia such a big deal? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8uw36z/eli5_what_are_the_philosophies_of_the_different/ | {
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1ila2a | where does hot air go? | Everybody knows hot air rises but the higher you go in the atmosphere the colder it gets, many of the tallest mountains are covered in snow, so where does the hot air that rose go? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ila2a/eli5_where_does_hot_air_go/ | {
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2fzzrt | what is credit card laundering? | I think it's also called credit card factoring sometimes. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fzzrt/eli5_what_is_credit_card_laundering/ | {
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8gbfwd | if 1,000,000 calories were compacted into a bite sized piece of food, would eating it make you instantly become huge? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8gbfwd/eli5_if_1000000_calories_were_compacted_into_a/ | {
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76ezr3 | the media/internet situation in china. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/76ezr3/eli5_the_mediainternet_situation_in_china/ | {
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2w28jz | how come i'm perfectly healthy even though i drink only 1 glass of water per week(ish), and the healthy amount is 8-12 glasses per day? | ? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2w28jz/eli5_how_come_im_perfectly_healthy_even_though_i/ | {
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1rohyr | does "survival of the fittest" no longer apply to human evolution because we have the technology to keep people alive and manage all sorts of ailments? | Genuinely curious to hear others' thoughts. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rohyr/eli5_does_survival_of_the_fittest_no_longer_apply/ | {
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48p409 | if we understand corruption in government to be so pervasive, then why does it seem as though no one is truly investigating the matter? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/48p409/eli5_if_we_understand_corruption_in_government_to/ | {
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93t5d8 | why are some slow-motion videos low pitched and some normal pitched ones that are simply slower? what is the difference between their creation processes? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/93t5d8/eli5_why_are_some_slowmotion_videos_low_pitched/ | {
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dcat7o | what physically happens if you downshift into a lower gear at a high speed in a car? | I’m trying to picture it in my head. Is the clutch moving too fast for the engine? Or is the engine moving too fast for the clutch? Since the clutch and engine rotate at the same speed it baffles me.
Same thing when you rev the engine really high at a low speed and you upshift , the RPM drops pretty hard, why? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dcat7o/eli5_what_physically_happens_if_you_downshift/ | {
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5kn52m | how do self-driving cars interact with construction crews / emergency vehicles? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kn52m/eli5_how_do_selfdriving_cars_interact_with/ | {
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5bjqvi | considering the 8 characteristics of living things, can a single human cell be considered living? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5bjqvi/eli5_considering_the_8_characteristics_of_living/ | {
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3ddysn | why is it possible for plastic stuff to be clear but cloth and other fabrics cannot be transparent unless they are thin or meshed? | For instance, I would really want a transparent cloth backpack that could actually hold weight. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ddysn/eli5_why_is_it_possible_for_plastic_stuff_to_be/ | {
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tm9id | why reddit "fuzzes" the ratio of up/downvotes | You know, like when some post has a large number of upvotes and it has a bunch of downvotes that don't(?) actually count applied to it, in order to obfuscate the exact ratio of upvotes/downvotes given to said post.
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2jn7pn | why are almost all mac and cheese boxes blue? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jn7pn/eli5_why_are_almost_all_mac_and_cheese_boxes_blue/ | {
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63dtl0 | what's so great about the mona lisa? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63dtl0/eli5_whats_so_great_about_the_mona_lisa/ | {
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6v4vv7 | how come your glasses don't focus light and burn your cheek from the sun? | You know how you can fry an ant with a magnifying glass? Is that possible just happening on your face with your glasses standing out in the sun? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6v4vv7/eli5_how_come_your_glasses_dont_focus_light_and/ | {
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acstp6 | why is the united states in afghanistan? is the u.s at war with anyone? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/acstp6/eli5_why_is_the_united_states_in_afghanistan_is/ | {
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4id35u | why are top boxing matches held in vegas? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4id35u/eli5_why_are_top_boxing_matches_held_in_vegas/ | {
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2dpmei | why do businesses in the us contest ex-employees unemployment? are they liable for some of the payment? and if so, what proportion and for how long? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2dpmei/eli5_why_do_businesses_in_the_us_contest/ | {
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2qfnag | why can i carry a concealed gun to protect myself, but i can't carry brass knuckles or a switch blade? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2qfnag/eli5why_can_i_carry_a_concealed_gun_to_protect/ | {
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1mvlti | why is it that, despite professional audio setup, concerts never sound as good or as balanced as the recordings on the album? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mvlti/why_is_it_that_despite_professional_audio_setup/ | {
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8z1j8v | does our bladder has air in it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8z1j8v/eli5_does_our_bladder_has_air_in_it/ | {
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1e2ts8 | why males cant lactate when they have the same glands as females. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1e2ts8/eli5_why_males_cant_lactate_when_they_have_the/ | {
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1qwzx5 | chemistry behind nuclear bombs | Did some searching myself, the best I could gather was something starts a reaction that splits some molecule apart, and those two halves hit some other atoms that split them apart and so on.
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dlefwh | what happens to the bodily systems when you consume too much alcohol? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dlefwh/eli5_what_happens_to_the_bodily_systems_when_you/ | {
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a7yzlm | what is hadoop & spark? and how do they stack together? | I have googled it but since i have no background in data science or programming, those things just confuse me more. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a7yzlm/eli5_what_is_hadoop_spark_and_how_do_they_stack/ | {
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2lj2vp | how does cantor's diagonal proof proves that real numbers are 'more infinite' than naturals? | I get that one can determine whether an infinite set is bigger, equal or smaller just by 'pairing up' each element of that set (using a bijective function ) with another's, and that in that way one can prove that there are as many Naturals = Integers = Even numbers, etc... All those infinities, while not having the sa... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2lj2vp/eli5_how_does_cantors_diagonal_proof_proves_that/ | {
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3fyj56 | why isn't the propellant in canned air, air cartridges, or aerosol cans just air? | It is usually always a flammable gas. Why can't they fill it from an air compressor with normal air? And why aren't pellet guns and paintball guns like this as well instead of using Co2? And according to the can, my shaving cream is using propane as a propellant. Wouldn't it be cheaper and just as affective to use air... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3fyj56/eli5_why_isnt_the_propellant_in_canned_air_air/ | {
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7eqkke | what stopped isp's from doing what people are saying they'll do now pre-2015 if we repeal nn now? why didn't they do it back then? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7eqkke/eli5_what_stopped_isps_from_doing_what_people_are/ | {
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4sbv5h | how come it's illegal to tweet a threat but allowed in a rap song? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4sbv5h/eli5_how_come_its_illegal_to_tweet_a_threat_but/ | {
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1jlja6 | could somebody explain how irc chat clients work? what is freenode? and how do i search for unlisted channel topics that i'm interested in? | I have been looking for a comprehensive guide for beginners and I have no networking background everything seems to be about server this proxy that. How Do I make IRC easy? Is there a client that's just very minimal opens chat room text in almost a terminal-like minimalism? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jlja6/could_somebody_explain_how_irc_chat_clients_work/ | {
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2q30s4 | that lurching feeling you get going over a bridge in a car? | Why does your stomach make that funny lurching feeling when going over a humpback bridge or riding a rollercoaster? Adrenaline? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2q30s4/eli5_that_lurching_feeling_you_get_going_over_a/ | {
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7i30vn | why do tea bags say ‘do not microwave’? | Does it have to do with how the tea steeps? Or something with metal staples on the bag? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7i30vn/eli5_why_do_tea_bags_say_do_not_microwave/ | {
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3gpppv | california recently released black shade balls to conserve water. how does that work and wouldn't the black absorb the heat causing the water to evaporate faster? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3gpppv/eli5_california_recently_released_black_shade/ | {
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1r5nsj | why is kennedy such a big deal in the us? | As I understand, he was well liked president, and was then assassinated. But it's been... How long? Why is he still spoken about so much, made movies about, Obama visiting his grave, etc.? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1r5nsj/eli5why_is_kennedy_such_a_big_deal_in_the_us/ | {
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339vym | why don't teeth grow continuously like nails? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/339vym/eli5_why_dont_teeth_grow_continuously_like_nails/ | {
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4dv2y6 | why can you "hear" a tv when it flickers or the color suddenly switches, like from black to white? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4dv2y6/eli5_why_can_you_hear_a_tv_when_it_flickers_or/ | {
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2srbmh | why only cheaper phones have dual sim | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2srbmh/eli5_why_only_cheaper_phones_have_dual_sim/ | {
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2jgcq4 | why do streamed movies cost the same as dvds/blu-rays? | Shouldn't the price of a streamed movie be knocked down by lack of physical packaging such as the disc, shell, and paper insert, even by just a couple dollars? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jgcq4/eli5_why_do_streamed_movies_cost_the_same_as/ | {
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axjdbk | a vast majority of cords and cables are black. why? | My phone charger cable is black, my aux cable is black, my hard drive cable is black. My coffee machine cord is black, my toaster cord is black. Black, black, black, black. Why is it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/axjdbk/eli5_a_vast_majority_of_cords_and_cables_are/ | {
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3te7e9 | how tyres work | I am at work right now, I have been working here about a month now. I sell tyres online/on phone.
I have no idea what actually makes a tyre good or bad or why certain tyres are better at things. I am good at pretending, but I would like to actually know these things.
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4r8r54 | why do vegans avoid oils and healthy foods like avocados and nuts? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4r8r54/eli5_why_do_vegans_avoid_oils_and_healthy_foods/ | {
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8i1g4d | what's the point in signing the credit card receipt after a purchase? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8i1g4d/eli5_whats_the_point_in_signing_the_credit_card/ | {
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enjo0h | how are the sequins on those reversible sequined pillows sewn? |
You know those sequined pillows where they're one color first, and then you rub the sequins the other way and it's another color? I couldn't help but wonder how factories manage to get all of those little sequins in an orderly fashion on the fabric for such a cheap price as to be found in Wal Marts everywhere.
Obvi... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/enjo0h/eli5_how_are_the_sequins_on_those_reversible/ | {
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5aakgv | what exactly is the correlation between britain and england, and how are their governments structured? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5aakgv/eli5_what_exactly_is_the_correlation_between/ | {
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62ibiv | ip addressing and isp's | My question is when you access the internet and you get a new IP frequently what information does the ISP have that allows them to know "Oh Address X is using this IP"
At first I thought it would be the MAC address of the modem that the ISP gave you to get address, but you can buy your own.
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f6uhck | when talking about web servers, what is a « cluster » ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/f6uhck/eli5_when_talking_about_web_servers_what_is_a/ | {
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2ynev1 | i know pi doesn't = 4, but how can you explain this? | _URL_0_
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1oafk2 | how does artists like banksy make a living? | Being unknown and apparently making illegal graffiti, how do artists such as Banksy earn money to live and even travel around the world constantly? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1oafk2/eli5_how_does_artists_like_banksy_make_a_living/ | {
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3ztcog | how are presidential polls considered to be representative of public opinion when i've never met someone who has actually sat through a phone interview for one? | I've never been called for one, but even if I was I would probably think it was a prank or a telemarketer. So when I see poll statistics on TV and they say candidate "A" has 30% support, don't they REALLY mean candidate "A" has 30% support among the kind of people who answer polling calls? And doesn't that color the re... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ztcog/eli5_how_are_presidential_polls_considered_to_be/ | {
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5jctz2 | how come various people from around the country contract meningitis without being in contact with each other? how come one contract meningitis out of nowhere? | Here in Italy we have a little meningitis outbreak but, of the 5-6 people who actually have the illness, only two of them were in contact with each other, the other are in town 200-300km from one another. How come one contract meningitis out of nowhere? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5jctz2/eli5_how_come_various_people_from_around_the/ | {
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2wy5rz | how do we know that dolphins rape other dolphins? | Reddit continually likes to describe dolphins as rapey. I've heard it in many nature documentaries and the like too.
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9fnz29 | why do ups packages seem to take routes that are cover far more distance that what seems logical? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9fnz29/eli5_why_do_ups_packages_seem_to_take_routes_that/ | {
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37quax | if sound travels fastest through solids and slowest through gases, why does heat do the opposite? | Aren't they both just the vibration of molecules? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37quax/eli5_if_sound_travels_fastest_through_solids_and/ | {
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9s1auu | if bedbugs are so difficult to kill and control how come they haven’t infested every building and home? | Bedbugs are the one thing that keep me up at night. I can go into a full sweat thinking about them and this was my latest thought. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9s1auu/eli5_if_bedbugs_are_so_difficult_to_kill_and/ | {
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4odcjl | is there any reason not to have a dash cam in the united states? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4odcjl/eli5_is_there_any_reason_not_to_have_a_dash_cam/ | {
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dtfff2 | why do some room temperature food items taste cold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dtfff2/eli5_why_do_some_room_temperature_food_items/ | {
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22eunv | how much repulsive force can two or more magnets produce? | I'd like to know if magnets on their own or using some combo can produce repulsive force of order like 1000N or so?
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2watkd | how is there more virtual money in the world than real money? | I have tried to understand this so many times but I just can't get my head around it. At what point did this occur?
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3t5t7n | why is it so easy to take in 10k refugees and house them rather than house homeless veterans? (in america) | I know this question may sound political but when I recently saw this, I thought it was a no brainer (meaning to house veterans rather than refugess).
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qs220 | why war is bad for the economy | I've heard people talk about the "broken window fallacy". What is this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/qs220/eli5_why_war_is_bad_for_the_economy/ | {
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41f716 | the heisenberg uncertainty principle and how it affects the development of teleportation. | Title | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/41f716/eli5_the_heisenberg_uncertainty_principle_and_how/ | {
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48p7d5 | why are more area codes introduced to regions? how can they be running out of phone numbers? | Our area is introducing a second area code, for the reason that we are "running out of phone numbers". However by my calculation there are 282,475,249 possible 7 digit phone number combinations (7^10 ) which is close to the population of the United States (~318,900,000 people). How can we be running out of phone number... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/48p7d5/eli5why_are_more_area_codes_introduced_to_regions/ | {
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1wudro | if your mouth has more germs than your anus, why is it easier for you to get sick from putting your mouth on someone's anus rather than kissing them? | Are there germs on the butthole that are just more potent? If so, what are they? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wudro/eli5_if_your_mouth_has_more_germs_than_your_anus/ | {
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91r79p | why does one foot grow smaller than the other? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91r79p/eli5_why_does_one_foot_grow_smaller_than_the_other/ | {
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5nj5gw | compass/navigation experts | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5nj5gw/eli5_compassnavigation_experts/ | {
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wznn0 | how do languages without alphabets organize long lists (ex. names)? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wznn0/eli5_how_do_languages_without_alphabets_organize/ | {
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6iieee | how do people work on huge programming projects | My first thought would be like a game engine, how does a group of people coordinate that, do they spend hours a day in group meetings?
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777vni | what’s the fundamental difference between a cpu and a npu? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/777vni/eli5_whats_the_fundamental_difference_between_a/ | {
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39a2zu | is there any way for super-large companies to actually fail? what would have to happen for google, microsoft, apple and the likes to actually disappear? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/39a2zu/eli5_is_there_any_way_for_superlarge_companies_to/ | {
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9ojdu3 | how is something simply 'deleted' when using something like a camera or phone? | I'm out of the loop with technical computer-y stuff, so I was wondering what happens to the stuff that I stored? Does it all get compressed to a byte? What happens to the video and photo stored? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ojdu3/eli5_how_is_something_simply_deleted_when_using/ | {
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2b7okl | what exactly did the early nasa computers, the types used in the apollo missions, do? how did 32k of processing power actually 'send a rocket to the moon'? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2b7okl/eli5_what_exactly_did_the_early_nasa_computers/ | {
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1ts6c1 | what makes mozart arguably mankind's greatest musical mind, and how to someone like jimi hendrix stack up against him? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ts6c1/eli5_what_makes_mozart_arguably_mankinds_greatest/ | {
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3xtb0q | what does alcohol consumption feels like? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3xtb0q/eli5what_does_alcohol_consumption_feels_like/ | {
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25uxi3 | how can worms still move and be alive when cut in pieces? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/25uxi3/eli5_how_can_worms_still_move_and_be_alive_when/ | {
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2rtiwm | why do people think older=smarter? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2rtiwm/eli5why_do_people_think_oldersmarter/ | {
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60gt7e | if the weight loss after gastric bypass is due to severe calorie restriction, why is severe calorie restriction on it's own rarely advised? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60gt7e/eli5if_the_weight_loss_after_gastric_bypass_is/ | {
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1mla8s | why does beer taste different when i get it at a restaurant, from when i buy it from a store? | Why is it that when I drink beer at a restaurant (tap or bottled) it tastes amazing, but when I buy it at the market it tastes like dump? This happens with the same brand btw example, Heineken from the market and Heineken from a restaurant. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1mla8s/eli5why_does_beer_taste_different_when_i_get_it/ | {
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2fhkbe | why do i see the same thread, posted a few days later all the time? | Like currently one of the top ask reddit threads is what song will you always associate with what movie. I swear I saw this question like a week ago! I mean the exact one, not another variation like what will sometimes happen with a "Men of reddit" question turning into a "Women of reddit". I also even see it with some... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2fhkbe/eli5_why_do_i_see_the_same_thread_posted_a_few/ | {
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5e0fc0 | why does a hollow cilinder descend faster than a solid one on an inclined plane? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5e0fc0/eli5why_does_a_hollow_cilinder_descend_faster/ | {
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91jf3s | why is it creepy to others if you never smile? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/91jf3s/eli5why_is_it_creepy_to_others_if_you_never_smile/ | {
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5gbgg6 | why is chinese not pronounced the way it's spelled in english? | There are renderings of other languages to English that do the same but Chinese is most common. Why is Qing pronounced Ching? Why is Peking pronounced Beijing?
Side question: Why is British Worcester pronounced "Wooster"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5gbgg6/eli5_why_is_chinese_not_pronounced_the_way_its/ | {
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7puh9d | - how do flu strains vs flu shots battle it out? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7puh9d/eli5_how_do_flu_strains_vs_flu_shots_battle_it_out/ | {
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