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340v13 | why is it when i have to verify a card with my bank, they want all the same information a card thief would require? | It seems like there are better ways to verify this information. If I am a card thief, then this is likely the information I already have. Part of me, despite calling an official bank number, wonders if I'm giving someone information I shouldn't.
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2mkbvr | how is it that games like lol and dota are still basically hacker-free, while cod games have hackers within hours after launch? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mkbvr/eli5how_is_it_that_games_like_lol_and_dota_are/ | {
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1ko2g3 | classical music nomenclature, such as what 'op.' is, how a concerto is different from a nocturne, why a piano trio usually is a piano and various stings, etc. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1ko2g3/eli5_classical_music_nomenclature_such_as_what_op/ | {
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b9dz3j | when i’m at home and playing video games an hour feels like 5 minutes, but when i’m at work an hour feels like 5 hours. why is that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b9dz3j/eli5_when_im_at_home_and_playing_video_games_an/ | {
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5z3kyd | typically, why do most abused children date abusive partners in their future? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5z3kyd/eli5_typically_why_do_most_abused_children_date/ | {
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7gtgqq | when doing heavy excersise\lifting, why do we stop breathing? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7gtgqq/eli5_when_doing_heavy_excersiselifting_why_do_we/ | {
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38sziq | why do people raise their right hand when they take an oath? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/38sziq/eli5_why_do_people_raise_their_right_hand_when/ | {
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2d8bqi | why do cats only meow at humans and not at other cats? | It seems like most "smarter" animals use some form of vocal communication amongst their own species, however domesticated cats mostly use this only when directed at their owners. Are they mimicking human speech when they do this, and why don't they find it beneficial to meow at other cats (except when fighting and mayb... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d8bqi/eli5_why_do_cats_only_meow_at_humans_and_not_at/ | {
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1t7nx2 | why do elves, dwarves, orcs and goblins appear in most things 'fantasy'? why do they usually follow the same lore and where did they come from? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t7nx2/eli5_why_do_elves_dwarves_orcs_and_goblins_appear/ | {
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8casel | why is it the faster we go in and vehicle or mode of transportation we get wobbly? | I just remember whenever I would skateboarding down a hill that the faster I would go the more and more unstable I would be | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8casel/eli5_why_is_it_the_faster_we_go_in_and_vehicle_or/ | {
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5o33be | why do americans still refer to their presidents as leaders of the free world. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5o33be/eli5_why_do_americans_still_refer_to_their/ | {
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4l3z2q | why do you all of a sudden start busting to go to the bathroom when you near your home and not while out and about? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4l3z2q/eli5_why_do_you_all_of_a_sudden_start_busting_to/ | {
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2xn1yw | why have i never seen an indian or chinese baby with down syndrome | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2xn1yw/eli5_why_have_i_never_seen_an_indian_or_chinese/ | {
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20lybi | why taking antibiotics long term does not lead to antibiotic resistance, but taking them for too short of a time (ie not finishing the prescription) does? | How is it that taking antibiotics for months on end does not cause more resistant strains of bacteria? For instance, in dermatological applications antibiotics can be prescribed for months at a time, but how does this not cause more scary strains of bacteria from forming?
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132z0c | how is it possible to run 4 million volts of raw electricity trough a human body without damaging anything? | I recently saw a a performance of "Lords of Lightning" on [video](_URL_0_) and I really wondered how this is possible. How does it feel? Does it hurt or damage anything? (more info on the this act [here](_URL_1_)) | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/132z0c/eli5_how_is_it_possible_to_run_4_million_volts_of/ | {
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3y3t3r | why do we put so much effort in keeping certain species from going extinct and invasive species out of foreign areas when the more "natural" thing to do is let it happen? (read description for clarification) | Maybe this is more of a philosophical question, but it seems to me that the "natural" way of the world is change as well as survival of the fittest. Obviously we want to keep things that ensure human survival as well as a sustainable environment, but for example Pandas and English Ivy (Hedera Helix)? I just don't see t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y3t3r/eli5_why_do_we_put_so_much_effort_in_keeping/ | {
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13twev | how come an xbox, which features 6 year old hardware, can run modern games smoother than my recently built pc? | Among the Xbox's impressive specs are:
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* A 3.2 GHz PowerPC Tri-Core Xenon
*And a 500 MHz ATI Xenos | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/13twev/eli5_how_come_an_xbox_which_features_6_year_old/ | {
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1606h8 | what happens when you're on a ship in the ocean and there's an earthquake below you? | Does the ship shake? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1606h8/eli5_what_happens_when_youre_on_a_ship_in_the/ | {
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3ibrpd | why is the recommended pressure so small (to the point of being practically invisible) on my car tires? | The tire brand is typically written in giant raised letters highlighted with white paint, but the psi is a minuscule bit of raised black rubber mixed among a bunch of other mysterious letters and numbers. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ibrpd/eli5_why_is_the_recommended_pressure_so_small_to/ | {
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48cqod | whats so great about the raspberry pi? what can you do with it?? | so the new raspberry pi 3 came out and I have no idea what you can do with it or what it does...
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8rmtdl | why is it easy to drink 6 pints of beer but not 6 pints or even 2 pints of water? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8rmtdl/eli5_why_is_it_easy_to_drink_6_pints_of_beer_but/ | {
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34hu0e | why do i feel like i'm going to pass out when i become too anxious? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34hu0e/eli5_why_do_i_feel_like_im_going_to_pass_out_when/ | {
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69a4gm | why do some judges ask a person to pay more alimony/child support, than what they make in a month? or a extremely high % of what they make in a month? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/69a4gm/eli5_why_do_some_judges_ask_a_person_to_pay_more/ | {
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ffw9dt | why can you "taste" certain foods after burping, even when it is hours later and you have eaten or drank several other types of food and beverages after eating the initial food? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ffw9dt/eli5_why_can_you_taste_certain_foods_after/ | {
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2034wn | the genetics of blood types including the rh factor (positive or negative) | I'm pregnant and due in September. My blood type is B+ (my SO doesn't remember his, but he will find out soon) and I'm wondering what possibilities out baby's blood type could be. Everything I've looked up about it is very complex and I am just looking for the simplest answer. Thanks in advance! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2034wn/eli5_the_genetics_of_blood_types_including_the_rh/ | {
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44esiv | were the nazis aware of how evil they were? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44esiv/eli5_were_the_nazis_aware_of_how_evil_they_were/ | {
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cl49zl | what is compartmentalization in psychology? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cl49zl/eli5_what_is_compartmentalization_in_psychology/ | {
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a5rkqg | what is the difference between $5 department store headphones and $500 headphones? do they fundamentally have the same components inside or made with different materials? | I saw Bose Headphones from $300 to $500 but feel like I would be paying more due to the brand name | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a5rkqg/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_5_department/ | {
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34vef5 | can anything be 100% silent? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34vef5/eli5can_anything_be_100_silent/ | {
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3myqxn | if all cells are made of lipid walls, what stops two cells from blobing into one when they collide? | Fats and lipids will combine with each other when they come on contact with each other like how water will with other water molecules, so why don't cells do this? And if they *do* combine, what dictates what it does?
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4fy94e | why and how is it an accepted notion that in quantum physics, particles exhibit different properties when observed as compared to not being observed? | Is it not common logic to believe that anything will follow a common pattern, that has been previously observed, even when it is not observed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fy94e/eli5why_and_how_is_it_an_accepted_notion_that_in/ | {
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28ee69 | why do towels get rough when dried outside on a line? | When I dry the sheets, clothes, rags on the line, they're fine. But towels can never be dried on the line without getting stiff/rough. Why?! | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/28ee69/eli5why_do_towels_get_rough_when_dried_outside_on/ | {
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9pjxtm | what is madness? | What also comes into this question also is the realities of mad people in our society. Do they see another reality apart from ours? Or do they just hallucinate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9pjxtm/eli5_what_is_madness/ | {
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2z4wq1 | why is shooting a deer in the head a bad shot? | I'm not a hunter, but I'm dating someone from a family of avid hunters, and I wanted to know why a headshot is considered a "bad shot."
I understand aiming for the lungs is a pretty much guaranteed kill, large area to aim for, etc.
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40s72i | why forward slash is two words but backslash is one word. | I don't know if we have many linguists on here but I figured someone may know. Bit of a dumb question but I'm just curious if there's a reason. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/40s72i/eli5_why_forward_slash_is_two_words_but_backslash/ | {
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2zdfli | why do water bottles have 2% calcium? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zdfli/eli5_why_do_water_bottles_have_2_calcium/ | {
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4x1a85 | what determines what limbs will stop working after a spinal inury? | I've recently become friends with a person who is staying in a private hospital near my house and receiving physiotherapy.
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7pir1v | if media attributes a source anonymously, how does anyone know if that source is true and not just fabricated by whoever wrote/reported it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7pir1v/eli5_if_media_attributes_a_source_anonymously_how/ | {
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5kdt4k | how do stars and planets emit radio frequencies without a radio tower - like what's the source and how's that different from our 'manmade' radio towers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kdt4k/eli5_how_do_stars_and_planets_emit_radio/ | {
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bajyzx | how does exhaust affect engine performance? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bajyzx/eli5_how_does_exhaust_affect_engine_performance/ | {
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15ieyg | how long does the earth have left before it becomes uninhabitable? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15ieyg/eli5_how_long_does_the_earth_have_left_before_it/ | {
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4tf4r7 | why rockets are sometimes launched at night? | I was watching the SpaceX video from last night's launch. What is the value of launching at night? It seems like the loss of visual contact would be a problem, wouldn't it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tf4r7/eli5why_rockets_are_sometimes_launched_at_night/ | {
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3u9rd0 | why do some osx programs have to be dragged and dropped into the applications folder, while some have installer packages? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3u9rd0/eli5_why_do_some_osx_programs_have_to_be_dragged/ | {
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2d2v2j | why humans can walk up and down stairs without having to look down at them. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2d2v2j/eli5_why_humans_can_walk_up_and_down_stairs/ | {
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199sb0 | how are the us and chinese economies linked? | And what would be the repercussions if one of them crashed | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/199sb0/eli5_how_are_the_us_and_chinese_economies_linked/ | {
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g2ei3o | if all the ants in the world came together to lift one two month old baby, would they be able to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/g2ei3o/eli5_if_all_the_ants_in_the_world_came_together/ | {
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bx7g4n | why is it easier to see weak light, when not looking directly at it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bx7g4n/eli5_why_is_it_easier_to_see_weak_light_when_not/ | {
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1rc8ba | why is it that whenever i am not suppose to or cant touch my face, it always starts to itch? | Why is it that whenever I am not suppose to or cant touch my face, it always starts to itch? Like if I am at work and as soon as I wash my hands and put gloves on, my face with start to itch and I can't scratch it because its unsanitary. It's like as soon as my body knows I can't or am not suppose to touch my face its ... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rc8ba/eli5_why_is_it_that_whenever_i_am_not_suppose_to/ | {
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3ymli5 | what prevents people with server access at a bank or payment processor to "spawn" themselves in money? | Besides federal laws existing, what would prevent someone from doing that?
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6thaho | what the fuck happened/is happening at charlottesville ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6thaho/eli5what_the_fuck_happenedis_happening_at/ | {
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3nun8f | quantum darwinism | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nun8f/eli5_quantum_darwinism/ | {
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5ijnqv | what technological advances would be needed to make a pharmaceutical cure for obesity/prevention of fat gain possible, and why isn't it possible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5ijnqv/eli5_what_technological_advances_would_be_needed/ | {
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1wlpuu | if quantum physics was created to deal with light, how can it be used with other waves/particles? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wlpuu/eli5_if_quantum_physics_was_created_to_deal_with/ | {
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4fk36p | how does a smartphone keep track of a timer set when you restart or reset your device? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4fk36p/eli5_how_does_a_smartphone_keep_track_of_a_timer/ | {
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e3vqc7 | when radio stations say they have 12 million listeners, how do they know? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e3vqc7/eli5_when_radio_stations_say_they_have_12_million/ | {
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7nofy9 | what makes something microwaveable or non-microwaveable? is all food microwaveable? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7nofy9/eli5_what_makes_something_microwaveable_or/ | {
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7yux9i | how do cuts on the inside of your mouth, on your cheek, tongue and lip not get super infected by all of our nasty mouth germs? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7yux9i/eli5_how_do_cuts_on_the_inside_of_your_mouth_on/ | {
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1kalfa | antenna theory | How they work, why there are directional antennas, and most importantly how certain antennas can only be used with certain frequency ranges. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1kalfa/eli5_antenna_theory/ | {
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2dz1cz | the purpose of a $1 salary | Just read that Mark Zuckerberg is on a $1/year salary....how and why?
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1p4ka3 | what was the appendix used for before it became obsolete? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1p4ka3/eli5_what_was_the_appendix_used_for_before_it/ | {
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acqsj7 | when and how did greek/roman mythology slowly shift from a religion to mythology | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/acqsj7/eli5_when_and_how_did_greekroman_mythology_slowly/ | {
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3ralyz | why do phones have enough battery to show you the picture saying that they're out of battery? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3ralyz/eli5_why_do_phones_have_enough_battery_to_show/ | {
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4l2z29 | how do mobile devices charge while they are in use? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4l2z29/eli5_how_do_mobile_devices_charge_while_they_are/ | {
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5a9quu | how pepe the frog went from "feels good man" to a conservative political symbol | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5a9quu/eli5_how_pepe_the_frog_went_from_feels_good_man/ | {
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5mkhth | how the "helicopter effect" happens in a car when you have a window open. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5mkhth/eli5_how_the_helicopter_effect_happens_in_a_car/ | {
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5qhf9r | why aren't there more bruce lee/ninja fighters in us mma? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5qhf9r/eli5_why_arent_there_more_bruce_leeninja_fighters/ | {
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3x92og | how does the 3rd party doctrine not violate the 4th amendment? | How is it legal that the government can make requests for our data from mass media corporations and that not be considered a violation of our "papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures"?
How is the fact that the NSA collects millions of calls not an unreasonable search and seizure? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3x92og/eli5_how_does_the_3rd_party_doctrine_not_violate/ | {
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5v5w4h | how the society comes up with minimum alcoholic drinking age? is there any story from it somewhere? | Just curious if in the past people let kids drink alcoholic beverages and then something happened that led to the invention of minimum drinking age rule.
Or maybe people have the default idea that kids shouldn't have the alcoholic drinks. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5v5w4h/eli5_how_the_society_comes_up_with_minimum/ | {
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1jwwx8 | . why all cell phone cameras make the 'shutter sound' and there is no option to turn it off? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jwwx8/eli5_why_all_cell_phone_cameras_make_the_shutter/ | {
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bfuyp8 | can you explain the business model for professional sports like the nba and nfl? | Let's use the NBA as an example. Do each team pay money to the NBA, or does the NBA pay the teams.
Each team makes it's own money from ticket sales or do the NBA make that money?
Also is leagues like the NBA and NFL owned by an individual like big corporation like Disney does, or they a ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfuyp8/eli5_can_you_explain_the_business_model_for/ | {
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2tws6a | is there any data to support the notion that coffee is 'safer' than energy drinks? | From what I understand, the main beef with energy drinks is the sugar and the tendency to over-consume (ignoring the youth marketing thing). Whenever someone tells me energy drinks are bad and I press them for their argument I get "chemicals" as a response. Knowing that taurine is generally considered safe (and some cl... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2tws6a/eli5_is_there_any_data_to_support_the_notion_that/ | {
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26y23d | why it is easier for me to drum my fingers from pinky to thumb rather than the other way around. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/26y23d/eli5_why_it_is_easier_for_me_to_drum_my_fingers/ | {
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36tec0 | how is sepp blatter still the president of fifa? | Sepp Blatter is the most powerful man in the sports world. The scandals and corruption surrounding FIFA during his reign as president are pretty well-documented. It seems to me that many people, inside FIFA and outsiders alike, would like to see a change in leadership. So how is it that he has been able to stay in powe... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/36tec0/eli5_how_is_sepp_blatter_still_the_president_of/ | {
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1t67vk | why does moderate consumption of alcohol boost your immune system | Explain these study results to me like I'm 5: Moderate ethanol consumption results in higher levels of antiviral cytokines and an expression profile of microRNAs linked to CD8 T cell differentiation.
edit: Full study abstract: _URL_0_
I will speak with the authors tomorrow and hopefully be able to post their ELI5 exp... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1t67vk/why_does_moderate_consumption_of_alcohol_boost/ | {
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63s4r6 | how do trade agreements work? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63s4r6/how_do_trade_agreements_work/ | {
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e5otaa | what is the psychological reason candy companies make products containing different colors even if there is no change in flavour? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e5otaa/eli5_what_is_the_psychological_reason_candy/ | {
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7d14k2 | either the universe continues indefinitely, or it has an edge somewhere, both boggle the mind to imagine, which is correct? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7d14k2/eli5_either_the_universe_continues_indefinitely/ | {
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2bdmcq | what kind of device or technique do radio stations use to get immediate access to almost every song and/or sound effect? | I'm not a big radio listener, but use services such as Spotify on more of a daily basis. But even on the Spotify library which currently has over 20 million songs (or more) doesn't have every popular song.
It would be interested to get an explanation from someone who works in the radio business or just knows more than... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2bdmcq/eli5_what_kind_of_device_or_technique_do_radio/ | {
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az5k7e | why does deleting system32 brick a computer? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/az5k7e/eli5_why_does_deleting_system32_brick_a_computer/ | {
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1rikg6 | the constant controversy surrounding the canadian seal hunt. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1rikg6/eli5_the_constant_controversy_surrounding_the/ | {
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y7zys | why does ziti taste so different from spaghetti? | Spaghetti for dinner? That's okay, I guess. Eh. Oh! Mom is out of spaghetti noodles, so she used Ziti instead! Yay! Ziti tastes so much b-
...It's the same thing.
Same pasta. Same meat. Same cooking process. Just different shaped pasta, of the same brand, from the same ingredients.
What the heck?
Is my brain interp... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/y7zys/eli5_why_does_ziti_taste_so_different_from/ | {
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ekadbs | how do they craft a perfume, and then how do they decide whether its for men or women? whats the chemistry behind it? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ekadbs/eli5_how_do_they_craft_a_perfume_and_then_how_do/ | {
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9v9l40 | does niche have different meanings when pronounced nitch va kneesh? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9v9l40/eli5_does_niche_have_different_meanings_when/ | {
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3z1qqz | what about the molecular structure of an object makes an item edible? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3z1qqz/eli5_what_about_the_molecular_structure_of_an/ | {
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cdvrdh | why couldn't a currency-less world where you barter for everything ever work? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/cdvrdh/eli5_why_couldnt_a_currencyless_world_where_you/ | {
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4molrx | do those himalayan salt lamps and the ocean air really have more negative ions? if so, what about them supposedly makes you feel better? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4molrx/eli5_do_those_himalayan_salt_lamps_and_the_ocean/ | {
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2aydgm | what is actually happening when you hear interference from a mobile through a speaker of some sort? | Just curious as to why, no matter what the volume is on my radio I can always hear the 'beeping' from my phone. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2aydgm/eli5_what_is_actually_happening_when_you_hear/ | {
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7rjj12 | when you read that flu has killed otherwise healthy people, what are the symptoms that actually take them out? are they drowning in lung fluid or exhaustion from coughing, or what? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7rjj12/eli5_when_you_read_that_flu_has_killed_otherwise/ | {
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98voh1 | what is the minimal theoretical speed at which a meteorite can enter the earth atmosphere? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/98voh1/eli5_what_is_the_minimal_theoretical_speed_at/ | {
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nahvf | state machine design pattern | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/nahvf/eli5_state_machine_design_pattern/ | {
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3q821n | when you have a drink on an airplane, and the plane banks, why does the liquid stay level with the plane and not level with the earth? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3q821n/eli5when_you_have_a_drink_on_an_airplane_and_the/ | {
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1pasqq | why does base ball have umpires and every other sport have referees? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1pasqq/eli5_why_does_base_ball_have_umpires_and_every/ | {
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3c89nu | why hasn't the u.s. been invaded in hundreds of years? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3c89nu/eli5_why_hasnt_the_us_been_invaded_in_hundreds_of/ | {
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bfxz9t | why do marvel movies (and other heavily cgi- and animation-based films) cost so much to produce? where do the hundreds of millions of dollars go to, exactly? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bfxz9t/eli5_why_do_marvel_movies_and_other_heavily_cgi/ | {
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6xurlc | " why a gdp growth of 0.5% per year isn't good enough? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6xurlc/eli5_why_a_gdp_growth_of_05_per_year_isnt_good/ | {
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12mqdi | how money in digital form can have value | Aren't they just... numbers? How can you trade numbers? How do you moderate such a system? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/12mqdi/eli5_how_money_in_digital_form_can_have_value/ | {
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a3561d | how do you refinance a car? (usa) | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3561d/eli5_how_do_you_refinance_a_car_usa/ | {
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