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wzcqa | how to grocery stores stay in business? | How do grocery stores (both large chain stores and small local stores) stay in business when it seems like they overstock and discard a lot of their items. What happens when their produce/meats/dairy go bad? Basically, can someone explain to me how supermarkets remain economical despite not being able to sell 100% of t... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wzcqa/eli5_how_to_grocery_stores_stay_in_business/ | {
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1016af | keto? | What is the Keto diet I keep hearing about? I tried reading about it but was confused by a lot of the jargon. I'm 5'7 and about 240 lbs and I started walking and then jogging but I'm not seeing a lot of results. I cut out fast food and only dropped 5 lbs, I wasn't eating it often to begin with. I keep hearing about Ket... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1016af/eli5_keto/ | {
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5n9aeq | how does our ear detect the sound vertical location ? | Saying that the sound is coming from the left or the right is "easy" cause we can just use the "volume" of the sound and which ear got it louder to know the horizontal direction.
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1jecsq | the different ways an enlisted soldier can become an officer in the amercian armed forces | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1jecsq/eli5the_different_ways_an_enlisted_soldier_can/ | {
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37zpmq | why are micronesians discriminated in hawaii ? | I don't mean to offend anyone but why are micronesians hated a lot in Hawaii ? A lot of people use the word micronesian to insult people a lot here in Hawaii. I loved in Hawaii for all of my life and I still don't understand why thry are discriminated. I had micronesian neighbors and they were nice. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/37zpmq/eli5_why_are_micronesians_discriminated_in_hawaii/ | {
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3y8t49 | how does wifi signal change throughout a house ? | Do walls really matter ? Etc... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3y8t49/eli5_how_does_wifi_signal_change_throughout_a/ | {
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6wuqgl | why are we able to tell the lights are on/off when our eyes are closed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6wuqgl/eli5_why_are_we_able_to_tell_the_lights_are_onoff/ | {
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2oylmo | if the cia admitted to using waterboarding why is no one in trouble? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2oylmo/eli5_if_the_cia_admitted_to_using_waterboarding/ | {
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3oxgj8 | why were taxi medallions invented? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oxgj8/eli5_why_were_taxi_medallions_invented/ | {
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arkuj7 | how do submarines operate with the ability to 'see' underwater? | Like I know they use sonar, but like how the hell do you know if there's a huge rock or boulder in front? From what I've seen the sonar is a 2D screen and not a 3D space. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/arkuj7/eli5_how_do_submarines_operate_with_the_ability/ | {
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3rt6j9 | why can't you have bug free code? | I always see coders making jokes about how many bugs their code has and someone always says that there is no such thing as perfect code. I can't comprehend how you could just not make a mistake. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3rt6j9/eli5_why_cant_you_have_bug_free_code/ | {
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2cnlhp | why is it that games on cartridges from the 80's and 90's having almost instantaneous load and save times, but now with discs i can wait up to 2 minutes to load a game? | As someone who grew up at the end of the cartridge era this greatly disturbs me. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cnlhp/eli5_why_is_it_that_games_on_cartridges_from_the/ | {
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9bt7ry | why are complicated passwords better than long passwords? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9bt7ry/eli5_why_are_complicated_passwords_better_than/ | {
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5boxvv | are there any benefits on dual car exhausts where they split up from single pipe further up the system? | Except the looks. Why would any car have such setup? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5boxvv/eli5_are_there_any_benefits_on_dual_car_exhausts/ | {
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4p2pwz | why are so many neo nazis holocaust deniers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4p2pwz/eli5_why_are_so_many_neo_nazis_holocaust_deniers/ | {
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3csgsp | medieval warming period and global warming | How does the medieval warming period and following little ice age fit into the current global warming debate? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3csgsp/eli5medieval_warming_period_and_global_warming/ | {
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1qe780 | how do fingerprint scanners (like apple's touch id) work when there is no light? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1qe780/eli5_how_do_fingerprint_scanners_like_apples/ | {
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4euw4m | why are older jurassic park movies more realistic than the newer ones like jurassic world, do they not have the budget to get animatronics? | Recent movies seem so cheesy now with all that CGI. How come movies with huge budgets not invest in animatronics to enhance the "realness" of the films? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4euw4m/eli5_why_are_older_jurassic_park_movies_more/ | {
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2jmhlp | how is isis able to produce oil without support from highly educated professionals/experts? | This question piggy backs the earlier question of how ISIS smuggles the crude, which is completely understandable to me. My question is how a supposedly barbaric group of uneducated fools is able to drill and refine oil and how Alibaba sells mobile refinery vehicles in the first place that can produce 100 million dolla... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2jmhlp/eli5how_is_isis_able_to_produce_oil_without/ | {
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chqhsp | why do small bugs divebomb your ears? | Except for being annoying, what is the purpose of trying to enter an ear? Or is this a misguided instinct, like when moths gather around lights at night? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/chqhsp/elif_why_do_small_bugs_divebomb_your_ears/ | {
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63hkxw | how do open world games achieve that feeling of grand scale while being small enough to be playable? | Most open world game maps can generally be traversed edge-to-edge in under an hour. Meanwhile, top runners can finish only a half marathon in that sort of time.
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7v9ehh | why nutrition labels say “sugars 0g” yet there’s sugar in the ingredients list | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7v9ehh/eli5_why_nutrition_labels_say_sugars_0g_yet/ | {
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5vi80z | why do roman sculptures look so realistic yet medieval sculptures and paintings look so cartoonish/disproportionate? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5vi80z/eli5why_do_roman_sculptures_look_so_realistic_yet/ | {
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554n0i | how come when you eat spicy food (chips, salami) the only time the spiciness doesn't bother you is when you keep eating and when you stop you suddenly feel it? | Edit: Please forgive the redundancy of the word "you".
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a3et3v | can you focus sound waves into one concentrated beam, like you can light with lasers? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/a3et3v/eli5_can_you_focus_sound_waves_into_one/ | {
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8fz49o | how do "government leaks" actually happen? for example amber rudd... does someone steal a file? forward an email? take a screenshot....? what happens? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8fz49o/eli5_how_do_government_leaks_actually_happen_for/ | {
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aqvx0s | how does colouring work in paints(any kind)? won't the chemicals used to get colour also change the physical properties of the paint like consistency, fluidity, texture etc? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aqvx0s/eli5_how_does_colouring_work_in_paintsany_kind/ | {
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5dyymb | are humans carnivores, herbivores or omnivores? | Searchig online, I could only find biased information. Scientific citation would be much appreciated. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5dyymb/eli5_are_humans_carnivores_herbivores_or_omnivores/ | {
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5h54nx | why do obese people produce more body heat than average weight people? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5h54nx/eli5_why_do_obese_people_produce_more_body_heat/ | {
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wvgpv | the van allen radiation belt. | found an article about it, while looking up moon landing conspiracy theories. Joe Rogan is outspoken about this it says, but im not even sure i understand what this is. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wvgpv/eli5_the_van_allen_radiation_belt/ | {
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9ttcro | why do grocery stores feel the need to rearrange their products? most all big stores do it where small business generally don't. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9ttcro/eli5_why_do_grocery_stores_feel_the_need_to/ | {
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4qfwpi | why are identical-sized clothes from the same brand often different lengths or fits? | I bought a pair of 34x32 khakis from banana republic the other day. They fit well so I went back and bought the same style in the same size in black and grey. When I got home the black, grey, and khaki were all different lengths and fit even though they are labeled as the exact same cut and style.
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5kwckw | how does the fitbit aria calculate body fat %? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5kwckw/eli5_how_does_the_fitbit_aria_calculate_body_fat/ | {
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6jdw23 | why cant the brain tell the diaphragm to stop hiccuping? | (ie: I think "I wish i wouldn't hiccup" But it continues anyways. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6jdw23/eli5_why_cant_the_brain_tell_the_diaphragm_to/ | {
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ah2zqx | how come in some tv shows normal scenes seem to be very quiet but when fighting/shooting happens the volume gets about 10 times louder? | A good example is Walking Dead, I can barely hear people talking but then I'm nearly deafened when a fight breaks out. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ah2zqx/eli5_how_come_in_some_tv_shows_normal_scenes_seem/ | {
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7lap0a | how to mass quantities of illegal man made drugs end up on the street? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7lap0a/eli5_how_to_mass_quantities_of_illegal_man_made/ | {
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e7x72y | why we use liquid nitrogen to make stuff really cold ? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/e7x72y/eli5_why_we_use_liquid_nitrogen_to_make_stuff/ | {
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4ujbvi | what causes the atoms of a molecule, such as water (hydrogen and oxygen) to bond in that particular configuration? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4ujbvi/eli5what_causes_the_atoms_of_a_molecule_such_as/ | {
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yesxe | why do i shit whole corn kernels even though i'm positive i chewed them. | . | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/yesxe/eli5_why_do_i_shit_whole_corn_kernels_even_though/ | {
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6liwqi | can someone explain, in our current age of technology and networking, how flights can still get oversold? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6liwqi/eli5_can_someone_explain_in_our_current_age_of/ | {
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44gfv7 | how do undocumented immigrants get jobs and places to live without government id or ssns? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/44gfv7/eli5_how_do_undocumented_immigrants_get_jobs_and/ | {
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30krlr | when i am drunk, what happens when a mosquito stings me? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30krlr/eli5_when_i_am_drunk_what_happens_when_a_mosquito/ | {
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8uumxg | why do you need consent with one or both parties to record a phone conversation, yet you are free to video record almost anything? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8uumxg/eli5_why_do_you_need_consent_with_one_or_both/ | {
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6ez8wg | australia and video game censorship. (or just censorship in general) | All the stories I hear about the Australian national ratings board banning/censoring/heavily editing out games and movies left and right for (imho) really crazy reasons. Any Austraialian Redditors care to explain why this attitude is what it is? Or is it something different than that? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6ez8wg/eli5_australia_and_video_game_censorship_or_just/ | {
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8okxwi | the greek well experiment that proves the earth is round | So I have a step brother who has sadly fallen into the pummeling depths that is flat earth and other conspiracy theories. I doubt he can be turned around to see reason anytime soon, but I'm getting somewhat tired of constantly hearing him go on about how the earth is flat, Bush burnt down the Reikstag and Clinton did 9... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8okxwi/eli5_the_greek_well_experiment_that_proves_the/ | {
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3vq7i5 | how does a wireless router separate device signals? | If I have a router on 1 channel for example it has a specific frequency. Do all devices I connect to the router have this same frequency or is it subdivided? I'm assuming it isn't subdivided, so how does a router filter the data from each individual device connected? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vq7i5/eli5_how_does_a_wireless_router_separate_device/ | {
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wxye7 | the smell of fear | I've seen references to smelling fear in many works of fiction from books to film and television shows, but never once had I sniffed something in the air and thought, "Dang, that dude stinks with fear!"
Is it something that humans or animals can truly smell? If so, what is it like? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/wxye7/eli5_the_smell_of_fear/ | {
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2irw1e | when a company loses a class action lawsuit and owes $50 million, where does that money go? if it goes to those who make a claim and receive their portion of the suit, where does the unclaimed money go? | Can almost certainly guarantee that if the lawsuit gives affected people their $7 share, few people will actually make the claim. So where is the unclaimed money? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2irw1e/eli5_when_a_company_loses_a_class_action_lawsuit/ | {
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1zvv2z | music theory; scales, keys and everything else. | I'm currently teaching myself guitar, but in every source I've seen, books, the internet etc, they don't really explain in beginner terms things such as the chromatic scale, or keys etc.
The only real experience at learning music theory I've had was at GCSE level, but most of that I've forgotten since, so any explana... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1zvv2z/eli5_music_theory_scales_keys_and_everything_else/ | {
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2zymba | why do some ups/usps workers go far enough to leave a missed package slip on a door, but refuse to ring the bell so that someone might actually pick the package up? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2zymba/eli5why_do_some_upsusps_workers_go_far_enough_to/ | {
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bljjla | what is the difference between sell by dates, best if used by dates, and expiration dates on food products? why do different foods use a different date type? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/bljjla/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_sell_by_dates/ | {
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4j5q17 | why do some stores not label the price of their products? | Is it a secret audition to see if you're psychic, or so you could ask the store clerk and allow them to tempt you with other products and promotions?
Or, are they just lazy and cbf? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4j5q17/eli5_why_do_some_stores_not_label_the_price_of/ | {
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2j5ho2 | why can cops let you off the hook in certain situations? wouldn't letting them do something illegal be illegal too? | For instance I get pulled over for speeding. I'm young and he sees some pot or smells it. He verbally states this but lets me go on just speeding. Is that legal?¿ | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2j5ho2/eli5_why_can_cops_let_you_off_the_hook_in_certain/ | {
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3oc376 | where is all the money i pay for university tuition going? | I was struggling with a topic from one of my lectures today because the lecturer's way of explaining it was so terrible I went on YouTube and a 6 minute explained to me what this guy had taken 3 hours trying to. It made me think, where does the money pay go to?
If it helps I'm at a Scottish University, having to pay ... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3oc376/eli5_where_is_all_the_money_i_pay_for_university/ | {
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4otu1d | how does an artist like christo make money? | I understand how painters and sculptors can make a profit if they make priceless pieces out of nothing more than paint or concrete.
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6z1sh9 | how do people headbutt other people in the head rendering them unconscious, but do no harm to themselves? | I usually see this in action films where the hero headbutts a man, knocking him out, but then he just keeps going. How does the attack only hurt the victim's head and not the attacker's? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6z1sh9/eli5_how_do_people_headbutt_other_people_in_the/ | {
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9eo80e | can we use solar farms to also power steam turbines? how efficient would it be? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9eo80e/eli5_can_we_use_solar_farms_to_also_power_steam/ | {
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378yac | the "plague" in world of warcraft | I heard of the incedent through Honest Game Trailers and other brief mentions.
What happened?
I heard that player actions were used to model people's actions in the event of a real life plague, how?
And any intresting anecdotes if applicable | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/378yac/eli5_the_plague_in_world_of_warcraft/ | {
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duy6l0 | what causes that annoying vibration sound/feeling in a car when only one person has their window open? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/duy6l0/eli5_what_causes_that_annoying_vibration/ | {
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1c2lql | how does a fusion driven rocket work? | The current top story on /r/worldnews is about a fusion driven rocket getting us to Mars in around 30 days. I read through the article along with a NASA article on how the Fusion Driven Rocket (FDR) engine works but it's not very intuitive.
[Link to /r/worldnewsarticle](_URL_0_)
[Link to NASA description](_URL_1_)
... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1c2lql/eli5_how_does_a_fusion_driven_rocket_work/ | {
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2cf67u | does lightning lose its lethality the further away you are from its focal point while in a body of water? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2cf67u/eli5_does_lightning_lose_its_lethality_the/ | {
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2intiv | why do people put small stones when come to a tomb? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2intiv/eli5_why_do_people_put_small_stones_when_come_to/ | {
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5km1uq | why do loud sounds interfere with our vision? | For example, many people remove their headphones to focus at something far away. If it really effects vision, why does it happen? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5km1uq/eli5_why_do_loud_sounds_interfere_with_our_vision/ | {
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6s7f36 | why do wasps build nests in hexagons if they do not store honey? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6s7f36/eli5_why_do_wasps_build_nests_in_hexagons_if_they/ | {
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6f1r36 | what are annuities, what are the different types, and what are the differences within them? how can they be used to advance one financially? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6f1r36/eli5_what_are_annuities_what_are_the_different/ | {
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aqse34 | how come we can "acclimate" to cooler seawater while swimming in it but not to air of the same temperature? assuming bare skin in both cases. | Unless the ocean is actually way warmer than I think it is. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/aqse34/eli5_how_come_we_can_acclimate_to_cooler_seawater/ | {
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2ys9q8 | what is the difference between cable tv and cable internet? why doesn't tv ever need to stop and load like streaming services? | As far as I know everything is coming through the same wire. The cable box starts almost instantly when you pick a channel and is consistent from there.
When using streaming services there is a load time, and after that there is always a chance for it to slow down, lose quality or pause itself.
Both are HD feeds, and... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ys9q8/eli5_what_is_the_difference_between_cable_tv_and/ | {
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16ppcs | how does jell-o work? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/16ppcs/eli5_how_does_jello_work/ | {
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6linlo | why does 'quick sand' make you sink and where does the sand go? | I am probably overthinking this but why do you sink in quicksand and why does it happen. Where does the sand go that is displaced by your body? Do you get sucked into the pits of hell? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6linlo/eli5_why_does_quick_sand_make_you_sink_and_where/ | {
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60fc0n | why does the word "extraordinary" mean "not ordinary" instead of "extra ordinary"? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/60fc0n/eli5_why_does_the_word_extraordinary_mean_not/ | {
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33x3wb | why does the "ph" lettering make an "f" sound. why not just use "f"? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/33x3wb/eli5_why_does_the_ph_lettering_make_an_f_sound/ | {
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2ugy25 | why does live tv look different from pre-filmed tv, even when they are broadcast at the same quality? | Case in point: 30 rock live episodes vs normal episodes. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2ugy25/eli5_why_does_live_tv_look_different_from/ | {
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b38xgb | how exactly does heat make batteries discharge faster? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/b38xgb/eli5_how_exactly_does_heat_make_batteries/ | {
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8e520v | how much does the wind actually affect the flight of a golf ball? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8e520v/eli5_how_much_does_the_wind_actually_affect_the/ | {
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1wl61o | how are they able to change the colour of a diamond? | Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't diamonds the strongest gemstone? How are they able to just change the colour to red, blue, or green? Does it compromise the integrity of the diamond or help cover flaws so they can sell it for more? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1wl61o/eli5_how_are_they_able_to_change_the_colour_of_a/ | {
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3nspgq | why do other rocky moons and planets have hundreds of obvious scars from meteorites while earth has relatively few scars? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3nspgq/eli5_why_do_other_rocky_moons_and_planets_have/ | {
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3814y5 | what makes new sponges moist out of the package and why? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3814y5/eli5_what_makes_new_sponges_moist_out_of_the/ | {
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8auzy6 | how is music for movies and tv shows selected when it isn't specifically composed for them? | Is it someone's job to seek out fitting music or is it done some other way? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/8auzy6/eli5_how_is_music_for_movies_and_tv_shows/ | {
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3vxrfy | how is it meat can be cured for weeks or months in unrefrigerated conditions, but cold cuts go bad after a week or two in my fridge? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3vxrfy/eli5_how_is_it_meat_can_be_cured_for_weeks_or/ | {
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63fgwp | why was michael jackson so popular and acclaimed? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/63fgwp/eli5_why_was_michael_jackson_so_popular_and/ | {
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2evf99 | does a company need to pay mars money every time they use m & ms in their trail mix product? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2evf99/eli5_does_a_company_need_to_pay_mars_money_every/ | {
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4tw60x | why do shockwaves cause visual distortion. | I can understand the rapid compression and decompression of air around the blast area, I can also wrap my mind around the sonic boom as well. But what really causes the distortion in the field of view (as in why are we able to see the actual shockwave). Is it something to do with light behaving as photons (sorry as the... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/4tw60x/eli5_why_do_shockwaves_cause_visual_distortion/ | {
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1443ba | why we never see curves or circles in video game graphics, but instead a series of straight lines at angles to each other. | I don't know anything about graphic design or 3D rendering. But it seems that no matter how great video game graphics get, there are never any actual curves. What is the explanation behind this? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1443ba/eli5_why_we_never_see_curves_or_circles_in_video/ | {
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2crhqm | in a hypothetical situation where there was an absence of drinking water, could you survive on soft drink? | If there was no access to suitable drinking water, assuming a normal diet could you survive relying on carbonated soft drink for hydration? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2crhqm/eli5_in_a_hypothetical_situation_where_there_was/ | {
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6l87yc | how do flies see in slow-motion, when time is relative? | [deleted] | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/6l87yc/eli5_how_do_flies_see_in_slowmotion_when_time_is/ | {
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9hoksj | why do games never release their convention demos? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/9hoksj/eli5_why_do_games_never_release_their_convention/ | {
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22aet7 | synesthesia... i heard about it on true detective and have looked it up but i don't think i fully understand it's implications. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/22aet7/eli5_synesthesia_i_heard_about_it_on_true/ | {
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3n7ep2 | given reddit demographics, how comes it is extremely and vocally pro - guns? | We know that reddit demographics is usually made of young-ish, well educated, mostly liberal people. (Also, mostly male and mostly from the US).
Yet in every single topic where guns are mentioned everybody is vehemently pro-guns, against any kind of regulation at all. Let alone a sensible overall gun ban.
How can t... | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3n7ep2/eli5given_reddit_demographics_how_comes_it_is/ | {
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7x1ddm | why does light always travel at c (in a vacuum), no matter what the speed is relative to? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7x1ddm/eli5_why_does_light_always_travel_at_c_in_a/ | {
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dfb0cl | why is it that, no matter how clear my urine is right before i go to bed, it's yellow in the morning? how did my body get so dehydrated while i was asleep? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/dfb0cl/eli5_why_is_it_that_no_matter_how_clear_my_urine/ | {
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ayfcg6 | why does the world's economy only grow at 3% (aprox)? | It'll seem that "developing countries" are far more numerous than developed ones, and these countries are catching up year by year, so why is the world economy only growing that low? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/ayfcg6/eli5_why_does_the_worlds_economy_only_grow_at_3/ | {
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2mqj8w | why doesnt germany fulfill its nato obligations of spending more on its military? and have a larger military in general? | It has a larger economy than both britain and france and yet its armed forces and spending are much "weaker" than there smaller european countries. It even runs a surplus. | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mqj8w/eli5why_doesnt_germany_fulfill_its_nato/ | {
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34ksi7 | what's the difference in the nuclear waste left behind from a nuclear meltdown (chernobyl) compared to an atomic bomb? | I saw a picture of a survivor emerging from the rubble of the Hiroshima atomic bomb in 1945. Would the radiation levels left behind from an atomic bomb not be fatal or at least dangerous, in a similar fashion to the area around Chernobyl after the nuclear meltdown there? A simple explanation of the aftermath of both oc... | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/34ksi7/eli5_whats_the_difference_in_the_nuclear_waste/ | {
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3yqlzl | what specifically makes a lawyer worth 100 vs 1000 per hour? | Other than experience in front of judges is there anything specific that makes an attorney cost 10x other attorneys? Is it a case of "he'd expensive so he must be better?" | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/3yqlzl/eli5what_specifically_makes_a_lawyer_worth_100_vs/ | {
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2mof2r | when you cut something in half, why can't you simply put it back together? what once held it together that no longer can? | Is it atoms binding together or something? And if that's the case, why don't they "bind" back together? I'm not a smart man | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2mof2r/eli5_when_you_cut_something_in_half_why_cant_you/ | {
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30w56n | - dealership parking lots... why do all the cars seem to randomly disappear overnight? | Eli5- Dealership parking lots... why do all the cars seem to randomly disappear overnight? Where do these cars go and why does the dealership move them? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/30w56n/eli5_dealership_parking_lots_why_do_all_the_cars/ | {
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5l0b5r | are commemorative coins just a scam or is there a reason someone would buy them? | Those commercials that are selling "limited edition" gold/silver commemorative coins; they have to be a scam, right? | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/5l0b5r/eli5_are_commemorative_coins_just_a_scam_or_is/ | {
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4n221r | stephen hawking theory that information can be lost from the universe when black holes evaporate away | referring to this article: _URL_0_
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fg0qnm | why does frying at a low temperature for longer make it less less likely for food to stick than a higher temperature for shorter time? | Specifically, I'm thinking about eggs on a non-stick pan, but it works for most things I have tried too. | explainlikeimfive | https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/fg0qnm/eli5_why_does_frying_at_a_low_temperature_for/ | {
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15xe59 | how do those win $5,000 a week commercials work? what's the catch? are the people in the commercials for real or actors? | explainlikeimfive | http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15xe59/eli5_how_do_those_win_5000_a_week_commercials/ | {
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